Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Helen K. (Syrylo) Panek
Helen K. (Syrylo) Panek, 85 formerly of Honesdale died Friday December
14, 2007 at her daughters home in Pottstown, PA. She was the beloved
wife of the late Matthew A. Panek who died Feb. 6, 2004. The couple
married June 30, 1945.
Born Sept. 1, 1922 in Wayne County she was the daughter of the late
Stephen and Mary Krol Syrylo. A housewife and mother, she also worked
as a forelady at Katz Underwear Factory. Helen was an active member of
St. John the Evangelist Parish in Honesdale where she was a
eucharistic minister, lector, a choir member, and participated in its
Eucharistic Adoration Chapel, and its Altar and Rosary Society. She
was a member of Court St. Martin Catholic daughters of the Americas.
Helen also volunteered at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center.
She was the loving mother of Judith A. Bonanno and husband Edward of
Pottstown and Janice P. Propst and husband Peter of Honesdale; devoted
grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 9.
She was preceded in death by her baby daughter , Elaine Kathern, great
granddaughter Grace Mary and several brothers.
A Memorial Mass will be on Wednesday at St. Mary Magdalen Church in
Honesdale at 10:30 AM. The family will receive friends from 9:30
until service time in church. Cremated remains will be intered in St.
Michael's Cemetery in Olyphant.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Compassionate Care
Hospice, 3333 Street Blvd., Bensalem, PA 19020.
Elwin C. "Shorty" Ostrander Sr
Elwin C. "Shorty" Ostrander Sr., 79 formerly of Beech Grove Rd.
Honesdale died Saturday Dec. 1, 2007 at Mallard Meadows in Waymart.
Born Dec. 1, 1928 in Boyds Mills, PA, he was the son of the late
Lawrence and Elizabeth Young Ostrander. Elwin was the owner and
operator of Snows Service Station, Main St. Honesdale until becoming
disabled. He was an avid hunter and member of the Boyds Mills Hunting
Club. He took pride in sponsoring the local 4-H by purchasing pigs
and cows at the fair.
He is survived by a son Elwin Ostrander Jr. of Boyds Mills; daughters
Sandra Wulff and husband William of White Mills and Sheri Haney of
Waymart; brothers George and wife Betty of Haskell, NJ, Walter and
wife Jean of Beach Lake and Larry and wife Ruth of Gillett, PA; 8
grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant sister Eva Ostrander and sister
Grace Tallman.
Funeral services will be Friday at 10 AM at the Hessling Funeral Home,
428 Main St. Honesdale with Rev. Jean Blackie officiating. Interment
will follow in Calkins Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8.
Memorials contributions can be made to Dickey Center Clinic, c/o
Geisinger Medical Center, Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822.
Shirley Y. Sandercock
Shirley Y. Sandercock, 87 formerly of Grove St. Honesdale died Friday
Nov. 23, 2007 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center. She was preceded
in death by her husband George S. Sandercock on May 14, 1982.
Born Oct. 23, 1920 in Calkins she was the daughter of the late Warren
N. and Helen Jackson Yerkes. She was a graduate of Damascus High
School, class of 1938 and later worked as a secretary at Erk's
Insurance Agency. Shirley enjoyed gardening and interior decorating
and was a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Honesdale.
Surviving is her son Reed Sandercock and wife Dianne of Greentown; a
sister Doris Hocker and husband George of Honesdale; grandchildren
Grant Gregory, Stacy Brown, Marci Brand and Brian Hernandez; 7 great
grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her daughter Margie Ann Sandercock
in 2005 and her brother William Yerkes.
Her funeral will be Saturday December 1, 2007 at the Honesdale Central
United Methodist Church at 2 PM with Rev. Ted Muller and Pastor Becky
Sweet officiating. Friends may visit the church from 12 until service
time. As per her request cremation will follow at Maple Hill
Crematory in Archbald and private interment will be in Glen Dyberry
Cemetery. Arrangements by Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St.
Honesdale, PA.
Memorials can be made to Ellen Memorial Resident Council Fund, 23
Ellen Memorial Ln. Honesdale, PA 18431.
Lillian B. Ciccotelli
Lillian B. Ciccotelli, RN, 68 of Beach Lake, PA, died Monday November
19, 2007 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her
husband Anthony E. Ciccotelli Sr. in January of 1985. The couple
married Jan. 8, 1973.
Born Dec. 31, 1938 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late
Frank Sr. and Mary Wagner Barhight. She was graduate of Carbondale
High School and attended Nursing School in New Jersey. A housewife
and mother, she worked at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center as an RN
for 19 years before taking ill. Lillian was also the former owner and
operator of the White Owl Tavern at Welcome Lake and Lil and Tony's
Place.
A 10 year breast cancer survivor, she was active in the American
Cancer Society, was an avid stamp collector and loved animals.
Lillian will be remembered as caring and giving person who loved her
family and grandchildren.
Surviving is her son Michael "Chic" Ciccotelli and fiancee Bianca Legg
of Beach Lake; daughters Elaine Bobrowski Pinto and husband James of
Newfoundland, Deborah and Toni-Jean Ciccotelli both of Beach Lake and
Michele Ciccotelli of Hawley; a sister Ruth Daniels and husband Arlen
of Carbondale; 16 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, an aunt
Dorothy Woodbury of ME; nieces and nephews.
Also preceding her in death is her brother Frank Jr.
Friends may visit the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St. Honesdale on
Friday from 4-7. Her funeral will follow at 7 PM at the funeral home
with Rev. William Rushik officiating. Cremation will be at Maple Hill
Crematory in Archbald and private interment will be at Canaan Corners
Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to Wayne Memorial Hospice, 601 Park St.
Honesdale, PA 18431 or American Cancer Soc.100 4th St. Suite 9
Honesdale, PA 18431.
Ann Clara Lynch
Ann Clara Lynch, of Brooklyn, NY and originally of Honesdale
died Monday November 12, 2007 at her daughters home in
Brooklyn after an illness. She was preceded in death by her
husband Lawrence J. Lynch who died June 1, 2004. The couple
married Sept. 29, 1951 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Honesdale.
Born in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late Frank
and Anna McGraw Farrell. She was a graduate of Lackawanna
Jr. College. A loving mother and wife Ann worked for Metropolitan
Life in New York City and later worked with the Better Business
Bureau in Scranton for many years. She enjoyed sewing and
volunteered to help sew for the Nuns in New York.
She was a member at Church of Good Shepherd in Brooklyn and
before moving to New York was a member at St. John the
Evangelist Parish in Honesdale.
Surviving are her daughters Marie Sollecito of Brookville, NY,
Ann Lynch of Rockaway Park, NY and Kathy Babajko of Marine
Park, Brooklyn, NY; a brother Paul Farrell and wife Dolores of
Honesdale; sisters Julia Leonard of Rock Lake, Elizabeth O'Hara
and husband Joe of Clarks Green, and Teresa Farrell of Chevy
Chase, MD; 5 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Also preceding her in death was her brothers Francis and
John Farrell and sisters Beatrice Farrell and Mary O'Hara.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 AM
in St. John the Evangelist Church in Honesdale. Interment will
follow in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may visit the Hessling
Funeral Home, 428 Main St. Honesdale on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9.
William D. Smith Sr
William D. Smith Sr., 94 of Cherry Ridge Twp., died Sunday November
11, 2007 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, the
former Laura J. Rollison on Aug. 31, 2007. The couple married Aug.
14, 1933.
Born May 2, 1913 in Bethany, he was the son of the late John and
Elizabeth Pethick Smith. A loving Father and husband, Bill worked for
White Mills Bat Co. and later retired as a Dairy Farmer.
Surviving are his sons William Smith Jr. and wife Margaret of Hawley,
David Smith and wife Donna of Honesdale, and James Smith Sr. and wife
Dawn of Cherry Ridge; his caretaker Corinne Clark Eckert; a sister
Heldia Luce of Philadelphia, grandchildren Blaine and Kelly Smith,
Dr. William Smith III, Davette Kennedy, Jamie Savage and James Smith
Jr. and 3 great grandchildren Andrew Weist, Luke Kennedy and Jack
Savage.
Also preceding him in death was a son Arthur Smith who died in 1997,
brother Stanley Smith and sister Dorothy Rockwell.
His funeral will be Thursday at 11 AM at the Hessling Funeral Home,
428 Main St. Honesdale, PA 18431 with Rev. Becky Sweet, Pastor at the
Central United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in
Darling Cemetery. Friends may visit the on Wednesday from 6-8 at the
funeral home.
Mary Ann Dickey Wasylyk
Mary Ann Dickey Wasylyk, 82 of Honesdale, died November 8, 2007 at
Bethany Village. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph
Wasylyk who died July 14, 1994. The couple married June 27, 1942.
Born Feb. 25, 1925 in Handhive of the Slovak Republic, she was the
daughter of the late Peter and Mary Bednar Dickey. A housewife and
mother, Mary and her husband were the owners and proprietors of
Wasylyk's Bar on Main St. in Honesdale for 20 years. Mary was a
member of St. John the Evangelist Parish and its Altar and Rosary
Society.
She is survived by her sons Joseph and Debbie of Narrowsburg, NY, John
and Katie of FL, Robert and Maribeth of Newfoundland, James and Gail
of Greentown, Thomas and Mary of Forest City, Stephen and Sally of
Prompton and David and Rebecca of Sweet Valley; daughters Debra Mesko
and husband Gary of Honesdale and Monica Perlantti and husband Robert
of Olyphant; brothers George, Pete and Joe Dickey; sisters Helen
Shepard and Deloris Janowicz; 30 grandchildren, 17 great
grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Also preceding her in death is her son Michael and brothers John and Andy.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11 AM at
St. John the Evangelist Church in Honesdale. Interment will follow in
St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may visit the Hessling Funeral Home, 428
Main St. Honesdale on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8.
Memorial contributions can be made to Diakon Hospice St. John, 416
Main St. Suite D Honesdale, PA 18431.
