Obituaries

Dorothy V. Yates

Dorothy V. Yates

Feb 16, 2008

Dorothy V. Yates, age 68, of Royal, PA., died late Saturday evening, February 16, 2008 in the Intensive Care Unit at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA. Born August 3, 1939 in Worcester, NY., she was the daughter of the late Hayward and Ethel (Henness) Fancher. She was a member of the Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson, PA. She worked as a...

Florence Cyganick

Florence Cyganick

Feb 13, 2008

Florence Cyganick, 43, of Carbondale, PA., died early Wednesday morning, February 13, 2008 at the Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit, Scranton, PA. Her husband of 23 years is Steven Cyganick. Born November 23, 1964 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of Gerald C. Case and Maryanne (Mosley) Kizer, both of Carbondale. She formerly resided in Lake Ariel, PA., and had...

Joseph A. Curto

Joseph A. Curto

Feb 12, 2008

Joseph A. Curto, 85, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA., died early Tuesday morning, February 12, 2008 at the nursing home. He was the husband of the late Rose Donato, who died August 23, 1986. Born December 17, 1922 in Archbald, PA., he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary (DeFazio) Curto. He...

George E. Appleman

George E. Appleman

Jan 28, 2008

George E. Appleman, age 64, of Nicholson, PA., died unexpectedly Monday evening, January 28, 2008 at the emergency room in the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. His wife was the late Audrey E. Gramps, who died June 29, 2007. Born July 10, 1943 in Nicholson, PA., he was the son of the late Cecil and Myrtle (Alden) Appleman. He was...

Joseph A. Dombrosky

Joseph A. Dombrosky

Jan 24, 2008

Joseph A. Dombrosky, age 78, of Carbondale, PA., died unexpectedly Thursday morning, January 24, 2008 at home. His wife of 59 years is the former Lois Stevens. Born August 14, 1929 in Honesdale, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Murtha) Dombrosky. He was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale and was...

Oscar S. Tiffany

Oscar S. Tiffany

Jan 23, 2008

Oscar S. Tiffany, age 53, of Lenox Township, PA., died Wednesday morning, January 23, 2008 at the Golden Living Center, Scranton, PA., following a courageous battle with cancer. His girlfriend of 15 years is Barbara Nichols of Nicholson, PA. Born September 8, 1954 in Scranton, PA., he is the son of Edna (Hallstead) Tiffany of Lenox Township, PA. and the...

Eleanor Grecco

Eleanor Grecco

Jan 23, 2008

Eleanor Grecco, age 86, of Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday afternoon, January 23, 2008 at home following an illness. She was the wife of the late Frank C. Deacon Grecco, Sr., who died October 6, 2005. Born October 12, 1921 in Olyphant, PA., she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Dunnigan) Burns. She was a member of Our...

Lucille M. Siebecker

Lucille M. Siebecker

Jan 20, 2008

Lucille M. Siebecker, age 84, a resident of the Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit, Towanda, PA .and formerly of Scranton, PA., died early Sunday morning, January 20, 2008 at the nursing facility. She was the wife of the late Fred S. Siebecker, Sr. Born April 14, 1923 in Scranton, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Barbara...

Raymond L. Hoehing

Raymond L. Hoehing

Jan 18, 2008

Raymond L. Hoehing, Jr., age 57, of Clifford Township, PA., died Friday evening, January 18, 2008 at the Mid Valley Hospice, Peckville, PA. He was the husband of the former Mary Bradley. Born July 14, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA., he was the son of the late Raymond L., Sr. and Margaret (O'Hara) Hoehing. He was formerly of Philadelphia and had...

Bette L. Rosler

Bette L. Rosler

Jan 16, 2008

Bette L. Rosler, 82, of Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday night, January 16, 2008 at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Chilly Rosler, Jr., who died December 28, 1992. Born November 10, 1925 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Allan S. and Evelyn (Harrison) Williams. She was...

Armand J. Bevacqua

Armand J. Bevacqua

Jan 10, 2008

Armand J. Bevacqua, 83, formerly of Dundaff Street, Carbondale, PA., died Thursday morning, January 10, 2008 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale. He was the husband of the former Rita J. Barkosky, of Forest City, PA. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on December 19th. Born June 22, 1924 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph...

Justine T. Carite

Justine T. Carite

Jan 10, 2008

Justine T. Carite, age 73, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday morning, January 10, 2008 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Joseph J. Carite. They were married 52 years. Born July 6, 1934 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Bilotta) Graziano. She was a...

William F. Congdon

William F. Congdon

Jan 5, 2008

William F. Congdon, 61, of Greenfield Township, PA., died unexpectedly Saturday morning, January 5, 2008 at home after an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his longtime companion Myrtle Kerns. Born April 11, 1946 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Clifford and Vivian (Wallace) Congdon. He was a graduate of the Mt. View High School,...

John W. Tellep

John W. Tellep

Dec 31, 2007

John W. Tellep, age 65, of Clifford Township, PA., died early Monday morning, December 31, 2007 at the Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit, Scranton, PA., after a courageous battle with Leukemia. His wife of 31 years is the former Constance Sarnowski. Born July 10, 1942 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late John S. Tellep and Adella (Romeika)...

Samuel Pollack

Samuel Pollack

Dec 29, 2007

Samuel Pollack, age 50, of Montrose, PA., died late Saturday evening, December 29, 2007 at the Endless Mountains Health Systems, Montrose. Born May 26, 1957 in East Orange, NJ., he is the son of Mary (Maksura) Wallin of Great Bend, PA. the late Solomon Pollack. He was a United States Army Veteran. He is survived by several cousins. He was...

Carol Ann Patricia Belcher

Carol Ann Patricia Belcher

Dec 27, 2007

Carol Ann Patricia (Rusek) Belcher, 62, of RR1, Uniondale, PA., died Thursday night, December 27, 2007 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA., following complications from a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of Franklin (Jerry) Belcher, Sr. Born November 13, 1945 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella (Navalaney) Rusek. She...

Diana Palutis

Diana Palutis

Dec 24, 2007

Diana Carachilo Palutis, age 67, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday morning, December 24, 2007 at the Mercy Hospice Inpatient Unit, Scranton, PA., after a short but inspiring battle with cancer. She was the wife of Henry Donald Donnie Palutis. Born June 17, 1940 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Margaret (Pollits) Carachilo. Diana graduated...

Myra Sona

Myra Sona

Dec 19, 2007

Myra Sona, age 71, of Carbondale, PA., died early Wednesday morning, December 19, 2007 at the VNA Hospice and Inpatient Unit, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Raymond Sona, Sr., who died July 30, 2001. Born November 3, 1936 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late James J., Sr. and Mary D. (Pettinato) Burns....

Ann L. Sudlesky

Ann L. Sudlesky

Nov 25, 2007

Ann L. Sudlesky, 88, of Lenoxville, PA., died early Sunday morning, November 25, 2007 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of the late Walter Sudlesky who died April 20, 1969. Born November 6, 1919 in Newburgh, NY., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Anna H. (West) Aton. She worked in many local...

Christopher J. Young

Christopher J. Young

Nov 23, 2007

Christopher J. Young, 33, of Clifford, PA., died unexpectedly Friday evening, November 23, 2007 in Eldred Township, PA., Monroe County. Born February 27, 1974 in Philadelphia, PA., he is the son of Doris (Taylor) Young of Clifford and the late John M. Jack Young, Jr., who died January 2, 2004. He was a 1992 graduate of Mountain View High School,...