Obituaries

Denise J. Judith Wandell

Denise J. Judith Wandell

May 28, 2006

Denise (Judith) Wandell, age 37, of Simpson, PA., died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, May 28, 2006 at home. She was the wife of Mark Wandell. Born November 7, 1968 in Jersey City, NJ. She is the daughter of Dennis and Ruth (Muese) Decker of Jersey City, NJ. She was a member of the New Life Assembly of God Church, Carbondale, PA....

Cecil E. Appleman

Cecil E. Appleman

May 28, 2006

Cecil E. Appleman, age 90, of Nicholson, PA., died late Sunday evening, May 28, 2006 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. His wife was the late Myrtle Alden who died in 1995. Born July 6, 1915 in Kingsley, PA. He was the son of the late Bert and Minnie (Steere) Appleman. He is survived by one son: George Appleman...

Ralph Holton

Ralph Holton

May 26, 2006

Ralph Holton, age 89, a resident of Vestal, NY., died Friday afternoon, May 26, 2006 at the Osprey Ridge Health Center, Carbondale, PA. His wife Reba, of 52 years died in 1995. Born August 19, 1916 in Binghamton, NY. He was the son of the late Thomas and Edna Holton. He was a member of the Vestal United Methodist Church...

Vito M. Delucia

Vito M. Delucia

May 17, 2006

Vito M. Willie DeLucia, age 93, of East Stroudsburg, PA. and formerly of New Jersey, died Wednesday morning, May 17, 2006 at Osprey Ridge Health Care Center, Carbondale, PA., after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Grace Palma. Born October 9, 1912 in Newark, NJ., he was the son of the late Dominick and Rosa DeLucia....

Gladys R. Ross

Gladys R. Ross

Apr 25, 2006

Gladys R. Ross, 81, a resident of the Country Living Personal Care Home, Nicholson, PA. and formerly of Lenoxville, PA., died Tuesday evening, April 25, 2006 at the home. She was the widow of Charles W. Ross who died in 1979. Born December 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Guy Hunter and Mahala (Eggleton) Hunter-Lent. Prior to...

Anna Mae Wood

Anna Mae Wood

Apr 24, 2006

Anna Mae Wood, age 74, of Carbondale, PA., died early Monday morning, April 24, 2006 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA., after a brief Illness. Her beloved husband of 46 years is Stephen J. Wood, Jr. Born August 13, 1931 in Carbondale, PA. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Angelina (Senec) Apostolico. She had resided in Norwich,...

John W. Jack Atkinson

John W. Jack Atkinson

Apr 21, 2006

John W. Jack Atkinson, 70, of Lenoxville, PA. and formerly of Factoryville, PA., died Friday morning, April 21, 2006 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Adelaide (Scottie) Welles. Born April 7, 1936 in Factoryville, PA., he was the son of the late John Clement and Bessie(Stewart) Atkinson. He...

Robert E. Degrazio

Robert E. Degrazio

Apr 7, 2006

Robert E. DeGrazio, age 82, of Carbondale, PA., died Friday evening, April 7, 2006 at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the late Lillian Ledrick who died January 6, 1996. Born January 15, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the son of the late James Genaro and Josephine (Cerra) DeGrazio. He was also preceded in death by...

Bob Red Malinchak

Bob Red Malinchak

Apr 5, 2006

Bob Red Malinchak, age 68, of Crystal Lake, PA., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, April 5, 2006 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. His wife is the former Caroline Yachymiak. Born April 25, 1937 in Jessup, PA. He was the son of the late Frank and Catherine (Kutchmanick) Malinchak. He was a self-employed logger for most of his life...

Joseph E. Frankovsky Jr.

Joseph E. Frankovsky Jr.

Apr 3, 2006

Joseph E. Frankovsky, Jr., 36, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday, April 3, 2006 at home. Born September 3, 1969 in Carbondale, PA. He was the son of Joseph E. Frankovsky, Sr. of Vandling, PA. and Mary Kennedy Frankovsky of Carbondale. He was currently employed at Walmart in Honesdale, PA., and was a member of the Carbondale Congregation of Jehova Witness,...

Georgette Buchinski

Georgette Buchinski

Apr 1, 2006

Georgette Buchinski, a former resident of the White Haven Center, White Haven, PA., died early Saturday morning, April 1, 2006 at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility, Scranton after an illness. Born February 22, 1952 in Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Kashetta Buchinski. She was a loving daughter, sister and aunt. She had...

Anthony J. Sliva Jr.

Anthony J. Sliva Jr.

Mar 27, 2006

Anthony J. Sliva, Jr., 56, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday night, March 27, 2006 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born October 14, 1949 in Carbondale, PA. He was the son of Mary (Cerra) Sliva of Carbondale and the late Anthony W. Sliva who died in 1980. He was affiliated with St. Rose of Lima Church and Our Lady of...

Kathleen M. Palko

Kathleen M. Palko

Mar 27, 2006

Kathleen M. Palko, 82, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday night, March 27, 2006 at Mercy Hospice, Scranton, PA. She was the widow of Paul S. Palko who died January 17, 1995. Born May 4, 1923 in England. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Daisy Goodwin Ford. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale...

Roberta J. Riley

Roberta J. Riley

Mar 27, 2006

Roberta J. Riley, 90, of Uniondale, PA., died early Monday morning, March 27, 2006 at her daughters home. She was the wife of the late George W. Riley who died January 25, 2004. They were married for 67 years. Born June 30, 1915 in Queens, NY., She was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Margaret Tanyas Schumann. She was...

Margaret T. Kohut

Margaret T. Kohut

Mar 22, 2006

Margaret T. Kohut, 70, of Carbondale, PA., died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, March 22, 2006 at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Frank Kohut who died May 2, 1998. Born October 3, 1935 in Carbondale, PA. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Beatrice Henry McArdelle. She was a member of St. Rose of...

Robert Haines Sr.

Robert Haines Sr.

Mar 19, 2006

Robert Haines, Sr., 62, of Melbourne, FL. and formerly of Lake Ariel, PA., died Sunday, March 19, 2006 in a boating accident at Stick Marsh, Indian River County, Florida, doing one of his favorite pastimes. Born July 20, 1943 in Madisonville, PA. He was the son of the late Raymond and Pearl Beavers Haines. Prior to his retirement he was...

Carlton W. Lewis

Carlton W. Lewis

Mar 18, 2006

Carlton W. Lewis, 74, of West Clifford, PA., died Saturday, March 18, 2006 at Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, FL. Born April 8, 1931 in Lenoxville, PA. He was the son of the late Waymond and Gertrude Marcy Lewis. He was a member of the Elkdale Baptist Church, West Clifford. During World War II he was a civilian lookout....

Shannon A. Conklin

Shannon A. Conklin

Mar 17, 2006

Shannon A. Conklin, age 37, of Jackson Township, PA., died unexpectedly Friday morning, March 17, 2006 at home. Born January 13, 1969 in Tunkhannock, PA. He is the son of Lois Watson-Kuczero of North Carolina and the late Paul Conklin. He is survived by one daughter: Ciara Rose Conklin of Eynon, PA.; one son: Shane Conklin of Great Bend, PA.;...

Viola M. Rivenburg

Viola M. Rivenburg

Mar 13, 2006

Viola M. Rivenburg, 95, formerly of Tompkinsville, PA., died Monday morning, March 13, 2006 at Laurels Health Rehab Center, Sturges, PA. She was the wife of the late Harry R. Rivenburg who died February 3, 1967. Born November 18, 1910 in Jermyn, PA. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Grace Decker Merritt. She was a charter...

Betty Ann Puza

Betty Ann Puza

Feb 17, 2006

Betty Ann Puza, 54, of RR 1, Nicholson, PA., died Friday, February 17, 2006 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Florida. She was the wife of Charles Puza, Sr. Born April 28, 1951 in Archbald, PA. She was the daughter of the late Sidney J. and Rose Christopher Rushworth, Sr. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale,...