Obituaries

Dec 16, 2022

James A. Tracy of Harford, PA, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at Riverview Manor, Owego, NY.

Born on May 7, 1940 in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Rena May (Monroe) Tracy.

Prior to his retirement, he was the owner and operator of James A. Tracy Roofing and Siding and...

Dec 14, 2022

Anne Marie Piccotti, 87, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2022.

She was born in Bristol, PA, on May 11, 1935 to Jetmund "Jerry" and Anna (Lappan) Litell, and was raised in California, along with her brother and three sisters. Through her Catholic upbringing and education, she had the opportunity to travel to Rome...

Dec 7, 2022

Philip D. "Junior" Calachino, Jr., 82, Blakely, PA, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at home surrounded by his family after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, the former Ronna-Gae Thompson.

Born December 3, 1940 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Philip D. Colachino, Sr., and the late Angelina...

Dec 3, 2022

Jason R. Miller, 49, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on State Route 107 in Scott Township, PA. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Patricia Miller former Gauthier.

Born March 16, 1973 in Carbondale, PA, he is the son of Pandora Yates of Carbondale, PA....

Dec 2, 2022

David S. "Scott" Tigue, of Scranton, PA, died Friday, December 2, 2022 at the Geisinger CMC Hospital, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his companion of many years, Rose Griffin of Scranton, PA.

He was born March 7, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii to David L. Tigue of Old Forge, PA.

David graduated from West Side...

Dec 2, 2022

Gino Carlo Ciambriello, 25, of Greenfield Township, PA, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, 2022.

Born May 11, 1997 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Anthony and Barbara Carlo Ciambriello.

Gino was a 2015 graduate of Lakeland High School and received his bachelor's degree in Information Technology Management from Bloomsburg University in 2020....

Nov 25, 2022

Mary Jane Pascoe, 75, of Carbondale, PA, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Ronald A. Pascoe. They were married on November 26, 1966.

Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Reese and Palma Cerra Payne,...

Nov 24, 2022

Sandra Keene, LPN, 72, of Harford, PA, died Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert Keene. They were married September 21, 1979.

Born March 26, 1950 in South Gibson, PA, she was the daughter of the late Boyd A. and Alverna Tuttle...

Nov 18, 2022

Serafine A. "Sar" Tolerico, 65, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday morning, November 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a lengthy battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He is survived by his wife, the former Karen A. Littman. They were married on December 31, 1998.

Born May 7, 1957...

Nov 16, 2022

Mary A. Donnelly Whitaker, 85, of Harford Township, PA, died Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a sudden illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 65 years, Roger E. Whitaker, Sr.

Born December 31, 1936 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James Francis Donnelly, Sr....

Nov 15, 2022

Janet Ruth Blickens Taylor, 94, of Ridgewood, NJ, died Tuesday morning, November 15, 2022 at Oakland Rehab and Healthcare Center, Oakland, NJ.

Born May 2, 1928 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Fuller E. Blickens, a prominent Carbondale and Clarks Summit funeral director and the late Rosella Siedler Blickens.

She was...

Nov 12, 2022

Jennifer A. Cox, 38, of Scranton, PA, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at home.

Born February 20, 1984 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of JoAnn Rowe Rivers of Carbondale, PA, and the step daughter of Gary Knapp of Carbondale, PA.

Jennifer was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Carbondale, and...

Nov 5, 2022

Robert J. Mlinar, 87, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Commonwealth Health Wilkes Barre General Hospital, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, the former Lois A. Germano.

Born July 22, 1935 in Forest City, PA, he was the son of the late Jack and Mary Orasin Mlinar....

Nov 2, 2022

Anne E. McDonough Lawler, 74, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, November 2, 2022 during brief stay at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Martin F. Lawler, retired superintendent of the Carbondale Area School District. They were married on August 21, 1971.

Born May 15, 1948...

Oct 27, 2022

Nancy A. Kuzminski, 84, formerly of Honesdale, PA, and Queens, NY, died Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of the late Albert Kuzminski.

Born November 2, 1937 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Anna Robertson Pawson.

She is survived by two...

Oct 25, 2022

Brenda L. Nesevich, 61, of Harford Township, PA, died Tuesday, October 24, 2022 at home, after declining health. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Andrew M. Nesevich.

Born February 11, 1961 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Carol Nonnenberg Hollenbeck.

Brenda had previously worked at the...

Oct 17, 2022

Attorney James W. Murphy, III., 76, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at home.

Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Oct 15, 2022

Grace J. Costello, 92, formerly of Harford, PA, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Earl Costello.

Born October 28, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Priscilla Gough Albert.

She is survived...

Oct 15, 2022

Alexander "Randy" Tomain, 52, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born November 14, 1969 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Ellen Moylan Tomain of Roach, MO, and the late Dennis E. Tomain.

Randy had been a self-employed mason and...

Oct 13, 2022

Joseph W. Farrell, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at his home in Waymart, PA.

He was born on June 12, 1927 to Clement and Isabelle (Carden) Farrell in Carbondale, PA. Raised on the West Side of Carbondale, during the heart of The Great Depression in a strong Irish-Catholic family, he had nothing but fond...