Patricia Minton, 83, of Carbondale, died Saturday May 11th at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Graziano.  She was a member of the Catholic faith. Private funeral services were held with interment in the Union Dale Cemetery.  Arrangements by the Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home, Inc., 55 Lincoln Avenue, Carbondale.

Florence May Planishek, 92, of Towanda, died Saturday May 11th as a result of an automobile accident in Monroeton, Bradford County.  Her husband, Albert W. Planishek, also died in the accident. Born in Forest City, daughter of the late David Samuel and Martha Ann Arrowsmith Payne, she was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church, Towanda; and the Christ Episcopal Church, Forest City.  She was a 1945 graduate of Forest City High School.  Prior to retirement, she was employed as...

Albert W. Planishek, 91, of Towanda, died Saturday May 11th as a result of an automobile accident in Monroeton, Bradford County.  His wife, the former Florence May Payne also died in the accident. Born in Forest City, son of the late William and Elinora Pazel Planishek, he was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Church, Towanda.  He was a 1945 graduate of Forest City High School.  He was a veteran of World Word II, having served in the US Army Air Force.  Prior to...

Russell F. May, 82, of Ararat Twp., died Monday, May 6th at home. Born in Union Dale, son of the late Russell W. and Ethel Mae Paye May, he was a member of the East Ararat United Methodist Church.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the American Legion. Russell was also a member of the Bluestone Lodge #328 of the Free and Accepted Masons, Hallstead. Prior to his retirement he was employed for the Singer Link Corporation, Binghamton, NY. Surviving are 2 sons:...

Helen Matoushek, 87, of Vestal, NY and formerly of Skaneateles, NY; died Thursday May 2nd at UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY.  She was the wife of Paul F. Matoushek; the couple had been married for 63 years. Born in Union Dale, daughter of the late Peter and Catherine Hutnik Bendyk, she was a member of SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Union Dale.  Helen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Also surviving are three daughters:...

Donald Arthur, 91, of Carbondale, died Sunday, April 14th at the Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center, Antioch, CA. His first wife, Frances Kasara Arthur, died in 1985; his second wife, Lavona Finegan Arthur, died in 2018. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Samuel and Mabel Arthur, he was a 1945 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Carbondale.  Prior to retirement, he was employed at the Holt Lumber...

John Stephan Kranyak, 79, a current resident of Hazleton, and formerly of Forest City, returned to our Lord, Sunday evening April 14th at Leigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton. Born in Richmondale, son of the late Andrew and Anna Dovin Kranyak, he was a member of St. John’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Forest City. A US Army Veteran stationed in Germany, John was trained as an electrical mechanic and received the Good Conduct Medal.  He retired from a long career at the IBM Corporation...

Margaret J. “Peggy” Griffin, 78, of Carbondale, died Sunday morning, April 7th at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Griffin, Sr.,and the late Margaret States Griffin Talapa.  She was a 1959 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and she attended the First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale. Prior to her retirement, she was a longtime employee of R.C.A. in Dover, NJ, and of Specialty Records,...

Dorothy Kramer Orasin, 80, of Vandling, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 2nd at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, with her family at her side.  She is survived by her husband, Ray Orasin. Born in Browndale, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kotar Kramer, she attended the Browndale School and graduated from Forest City High School.  She was also a graduate of Keystone College.  She was a member of Ascension Parish, Forest City.  Prior to retirement, Dorothy...

Vladimir “Demer” Demianovich, 82, of Clifford Twp., died Monday April 1st at home.  He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Bock Demianovich, who died April 27, 2011. Born in Clifford Twp., son of the late Emil and Martha Tarris Demianovich, he was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Union Dale, where he served as Treasurer for over 30 years.  A graduate of Forest City High School, Class of 1953, Demer was a veteran of...