Obituaries

Russell M. Rivenburg

Russell M. Rivenburg

May 13, 2009

Russell M. Rivenburg, 70, a lifelong resident of Greenfield Township, PA., died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at home. Born September 15, 1938 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Harry R. and Viola M. (Merritt) Rivenburg.He was a graduate of Greenfield Township High School and ran the family dairy farm in Greenfield Township for many years. He...

Willa J. Brown

Willa J. Brown

May 11, 2009

Willa J. Brown, 78, of West Warwick, RI., died Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry, RI.Born August 29, 1930 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth (Ogburn) Matthews.She was former resident of Johnson City, NY. and had resided in West Warwick, RI. since 2006. She had been employed for many...

Charles B. Rosiak

Charles B. Rosiak

May 7, 2009

Charles B. Rosiak, 63, of Lake Carey, PA., died Thursday afternoon, May 7, 2009 at Kindred Hospital - Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. His wife of 40 years is the former Charlene E. DeWolfe. Born October 4, 1945 in Fleetville, PA., he was the son of the late John Carl Rosiak and Irene VanFleet Rosiak Brown.He was a member of the...

Dorothy M. Miller

Dorothy M. Miller

May 5, 2009

Dorothy M. Miller, 85, of Jermyn, PA., died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of the late Kirt O. Miller, Sr., who died August 24, 1981. Born August 9, 1923 in East Berlin, PA., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Masie (Spangler) Leas.She was a graduate of the...

Carol K. Alleman

Carol K. Alleman

May 5, 2009

Carol K. Alleman, 60, of Thompson, PA., died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Ascera Care Hospice Unit, Peckville, PA. Born April 13, 1949 in Bethlehem, PA., she is the daughter of Florence (Palermo) Flynn of Susquehanna, PA. and the late Edward Flynn.She was a former resident of Warren, PA and has resided in Thompson for the past seven years....

Rose M. Bilotta

Rose M. Bilotta

Apr 29, 2009

Rose M. Bilotta, 93, formerly of 42nd Street, Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday afternoon, April 29, 2009 at the Ascera Care Hospice, Peckville, PA. She was the wife of the late Santo Smiler Bilotta who died November 20, 2008. Born March 24, 1916 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Guzzi) Tolerico.She was a member...

William J. O'Rourke

William J. O'Rourke

Apr 18, 2009

William J. Buddy O'Rourke, III., age 58, of Waymart, PA., and formerly of New Brunswick, NJ., died Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2009 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. His longtime companion is Debra Meszler of Waymart. Born November 18, 1950 in New Brunswick, NJ., he is the son of Patricia (Smith) O'Rourke of Honesdale, PA....

Saul A. Lazo

Saul A. Lazo

Apr 17, 2009

Saul A. Lazo, 26, of Waymart, PA. and formerly of Washington, DC., died Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. Born April 25, 1982 in El Salvador, he was the son of Maria (Felina) Lazo of Washington, DC.He attended Bell Multi-cultural School in Washington, DC. and was formerly employed as a welder for Stella Steel, Baltimore,...

Adeline F. Marasco

Adeline F. Marasco

Apr 7, 2009

Adeline F. Marasco, age 96, of Carbondale, PA., died early Tuesday morning, April 7, 2009, at the Asera Care Hospice at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA. She was the wife of the late Bernard Marasco, who died in 2006. Born February 19, 1913 in Catanzaro, Italy, she was the last of seven daughters to the late Anthony and Rose (Cutaro)...

Gwendolyn S. Proctor

Gwendolyn S. Proctor

Mar 26, 2009

Gwendolyn S. Proctor, 62, of Union Dale, PA. and formerly of Hamilton Square, NJ., died Thursday night, March 26, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA., after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the wife of Timothy G. Proctor, Sr. Born April 9, 1946 in Trenton, NJ., she is the daughter of Nicholas Sauer of Hamilton Square, NJ. and...

Lisa M. Tatar

Lisa M. Tatar

Mar 14, 2009

Lisa M. Tatar, 42, a resident of Allied in Scranton, PA., died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born November 14, 1966 in Peckville, PA., daughter of the late Joseph and Delores (Miller) Tatar, Sr.She worked with the elderly for several area nursing homes and was a former member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,...

John F. Carlo

John F. Carlo

Mar 10, 2009

John F. Carlo, 84, of Carbondale, PA., died early Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale. Born May 30, 1924 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Antonio and Frances (Liuzzo) Carlo.He was a graduate of Carbondale schools and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a partner in JJT...

Darlene Sposito

Darlene Sposito

Mar 5, 2009

Darlene Sposito, 62, of Crystal Lake, PA., died Thursday morning, March 5, 2009 at home. Born January 29, 1947 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Hortense (Tallarico) Sposito, who passed away in 1989 and 1991 respectively.She loved country western music and enjoyed frequent visits to the Elkview Country Club at Crystal Lake. She was...

Ann Mancuso

Ann Mancuso

Mar 3, 2009

Ann Popovitch DeBrocco Mancuso, age 85, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was the wife of the late Anthony Cookie Mancuso, who died August 24, 1990. Born February 5, 1924 in Simpson, PA., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Kathryn Popovitch.She was...

Ann Mensel

Ann Mensel

Mar 2, 2009

Ann Mensel, age 90, a resident of the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. and formerly of Lenoxville, PA., died Monday evening, March 2, 2009 at the nursing home. She was the wife of the late Clarence J. Mensel, Sr., who died February 6, 2000. They would have been married 74 years. Born April 17, 1918 in Throop, PA.,...

Carmella A. Chellino

Carmella A. Chellino

Feb 26, 2009

Carmella A. Chellino, age 97, a resident of Harrogate Life Care Facility, Lakewood, NJ., and formerly of Carbondale, PA., passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009, after a brief illness.Born in Carbondale, PA., she was the fifth of ten children of the late Salvatore Sam and Jenny Chellino, owners of the former Hotel Chellino in Carbondale, PA. Carmella was a...

Gladys E. Coon

Gladys E. Coon

Feb 22, 2009

Gladys E. Coon, 78, of Lenoxville, PA., died Sunday afternoon, February 22, 2009 at the Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA. She was the wife of the late Willis Coon, who died October 21, 1984. Born January 2, 1931 in Jermyn, PA., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Muriel (Adams) Reynolds.She was a graduate of Jermyn Schools and was...

Brij Mohini Bhaskar

Brij Mohini Bhaskar

Feb 15, 2009

Brij Mohini Bhaskar, age 74, of King of Prussia, PA., died Sunday afternoon, February 15, 2009 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA., following an illness. Born June 15, 1934 in Pakistan, she was the daughter of the late Din Bayal Bhardwaj and Kaushalya Bhardwaj.Cremation took place at the Rosedale Crematory, West Orange, NJ. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to The Hindu...

Regina A. Ebro Sr

Regina A. Ebro Sr

Feb 8, 2009

Regina A. Srebro, 85, died Sunday afternoon, February 8, 2009 at the Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton, PA. Born and raised in Dickson City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sophia (Zabinski) Rosiak.She graduated from Dickson City High School. After raising ten children, she achieved Nurses Aid Certification from Johnson's School of Technology. She worked...

Josephine M. Arnone

Josephine M. Arnone

Feb 7, 2009

Josephine M. Arnone, age 91, a resident of Wesley Village, Pittston, PA. and formerly of South Main Street, Pittston, PA., died Saturday afternoon, February 7, 2009 at Wesley Village. Born February 12, 1917 in Pittston, PA., she was the daughter of the late Gaspare and Maria (Mule') Arnone.She attended Pittston Schools and was a member of St. Rocco's Church, Pittston....