Obituaries

Robert Sacharski

Robert Sacharski

Feb 16, 2010

Robert Sacharski, 82, of Harrison, NY., died Tuesday morning, February 16, 2010 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the husband of the former Florence Kilanowski. Born September 14, 1927 in Bayonne, NJ., he was the son of the late Walter and Jeanette (Rucinski) Sacharski. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the City of New York as...

John P. Mcgurrin

John P. Mcgurrin

Feb 15, 2010

John P. McGurrin, 71, of Union Dale, PA., died Monday evening, February 15, 2010 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born October 6, 1938 in Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late James and Margaret (Reilly) McGurrin. He was a graduate of Holy Rosary High School in Scranton, PA and was of the Catholic faith. He was an...

Thomas F. Benson, Sr.

Thomas F. Benson, Sr.

Feb 14, 2010

Thomas F. Benson, Sr., 74, of Carbondale, PA., died Sunday night, February 14, 2010 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Jean Ruth Glasser. They were married on April 16, 1955. Born April 2, 1935 in Wilkes Barre, PA., he was the son of the late Thomas and Bertha...

Marilyn Virkitis

Marilyn Virkitis

Feb 11, 2010

Marilyn Virkitis, 67, of Clifford Township, PA., died unexpectedly Thursday morning, February 11, 2010 at home. She was the wife of Andrew Virkitis. They were married May 12, 1962. Born April 20, 1942 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Paul Sealey and the late Mary Best Sealey Panfili. She was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin...

Fred Molinaro

Fred Molinaro

Feb 9, 2010

Fred Molinaro, 60, of Clarks Summit, PA. and formerly of Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday evening at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born August 26, 1949 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Fred and Rose (Laguzzi) Molinaro, who owned and operated Molinaro's Caf on Dundaff Street in Carbondale. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale and played...

Eugeniusz Radlinski

Eugeniusz Radlinski

Feb 8, 2010

Eugeniusz Radlinski, 68, of Gouldsboro, PA., died Monday morning, February 8, 2010 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA., after a lengthy illness. Born March 5, 1941 in Poland, he was the son of the late Antony and Stanislawa (Cikuj) Radlinski. He had resided in the United States for the past 25 years having lived in Brooklyn and Queens, New York...

Joan M. Kohut

Joan M. Kohut

Feb 5, 2010

Joan M. Kohut, age 75, of Simpson, PA., died late Friday evening, February 5, 2010 at the Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA. Her husband is Michael Kohut. They were married May 6, 1967. Born November 12, 1934 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Hart) Pfieffer. She was a member of St. Rose of...

Melda S. Raissis

Melda S. Raissis

Feb 4, 2010

Melda S. Raissis, 74, of Mountain Top, PA., died Thursday evening, February 4, 2010 at Smith Health Care Center, Mountain Top. She was the wife of the late Cosmos Raissis who died in 1999. Born February 8, 1935 in Staten Island, NY., she was the daughter of the late Arnold J. and Ranghild (Fogelberg) Schultz. She was a former resident...

C. Rosalie Pennay

C. Rosalie Pennay

Feb 2, 2010

C. Rosalie Pennay, age 85, a resident of the Barnes-Kasson Skilled Nursing Facility, Susquehanna, PA., and formerly of Harford, PA., died Tuesday morning, February 2, 2010 at the nursing facility. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Pennay, who died October 3, 2008. Born September 17, 1924 in Norristown, PA., she was the daughter of the late Elliott...

Ronald D. Allen

Ronald D. Allen

Feb 1, 2010

Ronald D. Allen, 57, of Lenoxville, PA., died Monday morning, February 1, 2010 at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 1, 1952 in Carbondale, PA., he is the son of Margaret Williams Allen of Lenoxville and the late Lawrence Allen, who died July 4, 2009. He was a graduate of the Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA....

Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson

Jan 31, 2010

Helen Thompson, of Carbondale, PA., died early Sunday morning, January 31, 2010 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA., where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. She was the wife of the late Edward Red Thompson who died March 16, 1996. Born in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late David and...

William R. Tell

William R. Tell

Jan 29, 2010

William R. Tell, 91, of Clifford, PA., died Friday afternoon, January 29, 2010 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the husband of the former Elizabeth J. Rozelle, who died March 27, 2001. Born December 27, 1918 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Julius and Minnie (Scull) Tell. He was a member of the Trinity...

Duane D. Koerner

Duane D. Koerner

Jan 29, 2010

Duane D. Koerner, 64, of West Scranton, PA., died Friday night, January 29, 2010 at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., from cardio vascular health issues. Born in West Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late Reuben and Hazel Mary (Weidener) Koerner. As a youth he attended the Bethel Baptist Church Sunday School. He was a professional interior and...

Madelyn E. Pettinato

Madelyn E. Pettinato

Jan 27, 2010

Madelyn Elizabeth Pettinato, 80, of Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday evening, January 27, 2010 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Patrick H. Pettinato. Born July 19, 1929 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late John and Kathryn Scoblick (Scopeletti) Pollitts...

Niles A. Shaffer

Niles A. Shaffer

Jan 17, 2010

Niles A. Shaffer, 74, of Waymart, PA., died Sunday afternoon, January 17, 2010 at the Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. He was the husband of the former Dorothy Arnold. They were married June 6, 1953. Born October 30, 1935 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Bennie and Emma (Shaffer) Shaffer. He had been employed as a...

Mary T. Pidgeon

Mary T. Pidgeon

Jan 16, 2010

Mary T. Pidgeon, 87, a resident of the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. and formerly of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday afternoon, January 16, 2010 at the nursing home. Born July 11, 1922 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of and the last surviving child of the late Thomas and Kathryn (Price) Pidgeon. She was a member of...

Harry F. Falbo

Harry F. Falbo

Jan 11, 2010

Harry F. Falbo, age 74, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA., died unexpectedly Monday afternoon, January 11, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former Barbara Molinaro. Born January 9, 1936 in Carbondale, PA., son of the late Carmino and Mary (Sirianni) Falbo. He was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and served in the...

Salvatore S. Santacroce

Salvatore S. Santacroce

Jan 10, 2010

Salvatore S. Santacroce, age 76, of Carbondale, PA. and formerly of Brentwood, NY., died Sunday morning, January 10, 2010 at the Osprey Ridge Health Care Center, Carbondale. He was the husband of the late Joan A. Nelson, who died March 12, 2006. Born September 13, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY., he was the son of the late Sebastian and Concetta (Spatacino)...

Francisco L. Gonzalez

Francisco L. Gonzalez

Jan 9, 2010

Francisco L. Gonzalez, 82, of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday morning, January 9, 2010 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale. Born in Oriente, Cuba, he was the son of the late Jose and Concepcion Gonzalez. He was a former resident of the Washington Heights section of New York City. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner and operator of an...

Antoinette M. Striefsky

Antoinette M. Striefsky

Jan 9, 2010

Antoinette M. Striefsky, 85, of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Leo J. Striefsky, who died September 17, 1987. Born October 1, 1924 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Margaret (Pollitts) Carachilo, Sr. She was a graduate of the...