Obituaries
Marcia J. Nykaza
Aug 17, 2022
Marcia Jean Nykaza, 69, of Taylor, PA, passed away after a long illness at the Dunmore Health Care on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Jacob (Jake) Nykaza, and her mother, Joan Lozo Rickle. She was born on July 19, 1953 in Glens Falls, NY. Marcia graduated from Suffern High School,...
John J. 'Tuggy' Scalise
Aug 7, 2022
John J. "Tuggy" Scalise, 96, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday morning, August 7, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside, Carbondale. Born May 13, 1926 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Giacomo "Jake" and Maria Teresa Scalzo Scalise. Tuggy was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 2nd Infantry Division in the...
Donald D. Kennedy
Aug 6, 2022
Donald D. Kennedy, 84, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside, Carbondale, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years the former, Lorraine Owens, on August 19, 2007. Born October 5, 1937 in Honesdale, PA, he was the son of the late Harold Alonzo and Ethel Mae Hogancamp Kennedy. He was...
Elsie M. Cox
Aug 5, 2022
Elsie M. Cox, 82, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, August 5, 2022 at the home of her son, Dale in Vandling, PA. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Skeen, and her second husband, William Cox. Born May 22, 1940 in Charles Town, WV, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esile Lawson Helems. Prior...
Penny Jo Sanauskas
Aug 2, 2022
Penny Jo Sanauskas, 58, of Nicholson, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, after battling pancreatic cancer. Born June 27, 1964 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Arneta Brainard Sanauskas. Penny was a 1982 graduate of Mountain View High School and lived most of her adult life in Oklahoma with her significant other, William...
Olivia Faith Kane-Jean
Jul 24, 2022
Olivia Faith Kane-Jean, infant daughter of Jaime L. Kane of Olyphant, PA, and Tyler D. Jean of Blakeslee, PA, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, one day after her birth. Olivias spirit will live forever in the hearts of her family and she will never be forgotten by them. She is also survived by grandparents:...
Angela M. 'Marie' Grecco
Jul 20, 2022
Angela M. "Marie" Grecco, 86, Clifford, PA, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at the home of her son, James. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Grecco on October 6, 2004. Born October 27, 1935 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Philomena Sirianni DeFazio. She was...
Mary A. Morrisard-Larkin
Jul 16, 2022
Mary Morrisard-Larkin, 54, of Clifford Township, Pa., died Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton, Pa., after a courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, David E. Larkin. Born April 2, 1968 in Pittsfield, Ma., she was the daughter of the late James E. Morrisard and Angie Rimmer Morrisard....
Ann M. Tolerico, Rn.
Jul 16, 2022
Ann M. Tolerico, RN., 69, Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born March 13, 1953 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Anastasia "Stasia" Newcomb Gallas. Ann was a 1971 graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, and graduated first in her class...
Donna M. Hunter
Jul 12, 2022
Donna M. Hunter, 73, of Scranton, PA, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. Born May 15, 1949 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rita Mussari Lucko. She is survived by two daughters: Dona Walls and Lois Evans; two sons: Bryan Freeman and Wesley Freeman; a brother: Adam David Lucko; 15 grandchildren; and...
Madlyn Decker
Jul 7, 2022
Madlyn Decker, 99, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Allied Hospice, Wilkes Barre, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harley W. Decker, Jr., on July 27, 1999. Born December 8, 1922 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Agnes Mannion Morcom. Madlyn retired from Carbondale...
Dorothy C. Carey
Jul 6, 2022
Dorothy C. Carey died peacefully Wednesday, July 6th, surrounded by immeasurable love. The daughter of Ralph and Evelyn Wilmot, she was born in Scott Township, PA on a beautiful Mays day in 1932. Dorothy attended the Scott school district, was a lifelong member of the Tompkinsville United Methodist Church, and proudly owned and operated Careys Slaughterhouse with her husband of...
Raymond J. Tomaine
Jun 22, 2022
Raymond J. Tomaine, 67, of Cliffside Park, NJ and formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at home after a sudden illness. Born July 5, 1954 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph "Cokie" and Carmella Nestico Tomaine. Ray was a 1972 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and received his bachelor's degree in 1976...
Robert A. Auletta
Jun 21, 2022
Robert A. Auletta, 59, of Scranton, PA, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Margaret M. 'Peggy' Littman
Jun 15, 2022
Margaret M. "Peggy" Littman, 76, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Littman, on June 28, 1987. Born March 11, 1946 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Ruth DeLoskey McDonald. Peggy was a graduate...
Neal Gray
Jun 8, 2022
Neal Gray, 63, of Greenfield Township, PA, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 unexpectedly at home. Born March 27, 1959 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Gordon and Ann Malinchak Gray and spent his childhood growing up in Greenfield Township. A graduate of Lakeland high School he also achieved a degree in electrical engineering from Penn...
Pauline T. Bruno
Jun 6, 2022
Pauline T. Bruno, 94, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, June 6, 2022, at Carbondale Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Bruno, on December 29, 1980. Born November 25, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Theresa Furlong McIlarly. Pauline was a loving and caring mother and grandmother...
Perry C. Price
Jun 2, 2022
Perry C. Price, 72, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Thursday, June 2, 2022 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, the former Susan Chiles. Born December 28, 1949 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Alma Cooley Price. Perry was a 1969 graduate of Mountain...
Michael J. Fraizer
May 29, 2022
Michael J. Fraizer, 50, of Kingston, PA, died Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Montour Township, PA. Born March 21, 1972 in Red Bank, NJ, he was the son of the late Dolores Fraizer and Frank Bernard. Michael had been employed as a tree aborist. He is survived by his son: David Fraizer of Scott Township, PA; and his aunt: Diane...
Ann Marie Paone
May 26, 2022
Ann Marie Paone, 80, of Jermyn, PA, died May 26, 2022 at Forest City Personal Care Home, Forest City, PA, after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Brozina, Jr. in 1984 and her second husband, Joseph Paone, Jr. in 2018. Born July 7, 1941 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the...
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