Times Leader Obituaries

Mountain Top, PA

MOUNTAIN TOP — Martina J. Aufiero, 80, of Mountain Top, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2o18, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 27, 1938, daughter of the late Edward and Sarah Carkhuff Degnan. Martina was a graduate of Coughlin...

Wilkes-Barre, PA

WILKES-BARRE — Louis P. DeFalco, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, died June 16, 2018. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday from the Nat and Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Wyoming, PA

WYOMING — Rubin Popovich, of Wyoming, died June 14, 2018. Private funeral will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home, 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville.

Franklin Twp., PA

FRANKLIN TWP. — Colleen Spare, 56, of Franklin Township, died June 17, 2018. Arrangements are pending from the Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

Duryea, PA

DURYEA — Sophie Zbylicki died June 16, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson St., Duryea. Viewing will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.

Shavertown, PA

Barbara Piccone Garrahan, 91, formerly of Shavertown and Kingston, died on June 15, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.

Pittston, PA

PITTSTON — Alfonso V. Mangione, 85, of Pittston, died Friday, June 15, 2018, in the VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Pittston, he was the son of the late Peter and Rose Anzalone Mangione. Al was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Korea. He was self-employed in the...

Pittston, PA

PITTSTON — Raymond D. Oakley, 80, of Pittston, died June 9, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains.

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — Ronald D. Russo, 79, of Vine Street, Edwardsville, died on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Lawrence Russo and Dorothy Chappel. He graduated from Kingston High School, Class of...

Newtown, CT

NEWTOWN, CONN. — Rosario (Ross) D. Salvo, 12, of Newtown, Conn., beloved son of Pasquale J. Salvo and Diane (Mueller) Salvo, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018, unexpectedly at Danbury Hospital. Ross was born March 6, 2006, in Norwalk, Conn., and has been a lifelong resident...

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — Edward Joseph Szymczak, 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018, at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Danville. Born in Kingston on June 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Bernadine T. (Konesko) Szymczak of...

Pringle, PA

PRINGLE — Thomas Valatka, 84, of Hamilton, N.J., and formerly of Pringle, died June 14, 2018. Arrangements are under the direction of Saul Funeral Homes Inc., Trenton, N.J.