Obituaries

Michael R. 'Mickey' Witko, Jr.

Michael R. 'Mickey' Witko, Jr.

Apr 27, 2022

Michael "Mickey" R. Witko Jr., 76, of Greenfield Township, PA, joined his family in heaven on April 27, 2022. Son of Michael, Sr. and Jane Fowler-Witko, Mickey was born in Peckville, PA, and graduated from Lakeland High School. Before retiring from his position as maintenance supervisor, he worked for Chamberlain/General Dynamics for 30 years. In his free time, Mickey would...

Geraldine M. Milliron

Geraldine M. Milliron

Apr 20, 2022

Geraldine M. Milliron, 93, formerly of Renovo, PA, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin T. Milliron, Sr. on May 15, 2007. Born September 15, 1928 in Allport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Mary Johnston Linberg. For the past eleven years Geraldine had...

Rose M. Andrews

Rose M. Andrews

Apr 17, 2022

Rose M. Andrews, 68, of Scott Township, PA, died Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton, PA. She is survived by her husband and the love of her life, John K. "Jay" Andrews. They were married on July 7, 1993. Born September 19, 1953 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Kielar Gerchman....

Nancy T. Bracken

Nancy T. Bracken

Apr 10, 2022

On April 10th, 2022, our beloved Nancy Teresa Bracken, our Matriarch, joined the skies, welcomed by the warm embraces of her love Pete, her brother Tony, her son Edward Jr, and her grandson Charles, who missed her as dearly as we do now. Born on December 17th, 1936, she loved sewing, crocheting, gardening, baking cookies, and her family. A mother,...

Roseann T. Snykus

Roseann T. Snykus

Apr 9, 2022

Roseann T. Snykus, 61, of Dickson City, PA, died Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after an illness. Born August 5, 1960 in Scranton, PA, she is the daughter of Rose Krajewski Tomeo of Taylor, PA, and the late Michael Tomeo. She was a graduate of Riverside High School and formerly resided in Forest City and Carbondale,...

Laureen T. Bonczkiewicz

Laureen T. Bonczkiewicz

Apr 5, 2022

Laureen T. Bonczkiewicz, 82, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. She was the wife of 59 years to the late Edward Bonczkiewicz, Sr. who died March 13, 2013. Born December 5, 1939 in Dickson City, PA, she was daughter of the late Louis and Stella Romanczyk Pasko....

Sharon L. Rukse

Sharon L. Rukse

Apr 1, 2022

Sharon L. Rukse, 78, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, April 1, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. Born July 27, 1943 in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Wilson Carl Miller and Madeline Wynn Miller. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, trips to the ocean, attending paint and sips and dancing. Her pride and joy were her family...

Lee M. Harach

Lee M. Harach

Mar 31, 2022

Lee M. Harach, 62, of Simpson, PA, died Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. His wife of 27 years is the former Lisa Gillette. They were married September 24, 1994. Born January 7, 1960 in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Trostle Harach. Lee was a 1978 graduate of Steelton-Highspire High...

Lucy Craparo

Lucy Craparo

Mar 24, 2022

Lucy Craparo, 96, of Carbondale, PA, passed peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Craparo on October 4, 1980. Born December 16, 1925 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Angello and Sarah Baglia Blandina. Lucy was a graduate of...

Irene Miller

Irene Miller

Mar 24, 2022

Irene Miller, 87, formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Patrick Ruddy and her second husband, Eugene "Tiny" Miller. Born in Jermyn, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Goy Tereschak (Frishko). She is survived by a...

Janet H. Clarke

Janet H. Clarke

Mar 22, 2022

Janet H. Clarke, 87, of Syracuse, NY, died Tuesday, March 22, 2022 after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. Born February 20, 1935 in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Helen Ogden Hane. Janet was a native of Poughkeepsie and received her nursing degree from Russell Sage College in Troy. She had been employed as a...

Jacob N. Montgomery

Jacob N. Montgomery

Mar 16, 2022

Jacob N. Montgomery, 28, of Florida, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Waymart, PA Funeral services were held from Otts Funeral Home, 4255 Highway 278 West, Sulligent, AL. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Joseph C. Megivern

Joseph C. Megivern

Mar 15, 2022

Joseph C. Megivern, 67, of Harford Township, PA, died early Tuesday morning, March 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born June 19, 1954 in Honesdale, PA, he was the son of the late Bernard and Agnes Stiles Megivern. Known for his hard work ethic, Joe had been employed at Baldwin Stone Company,...

Sheila A. Judge

Sheila A. Judge

Mar 7, 2022

Sheila A. Judge, 71, of Dickson City, PA, and formerly of Scranton, PA, died Monday morning, March 7, 2022 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 18, 1950 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine Panetti Gravine. Sheila was a devout Catholic and was raised in Childs and Carbondale. She was...

Thomas D. 'Doug' Corrigan

Thomas D. 'Doug' Corrigan

Mar 5, 2022

Thomas "Doug" Corrigan, 94, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Creekside Healthcare Center, Carbondale. He was preceded in death by his wife the former, M. Claire Healey who died on April 28, 1977. Born May 15, 1927 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late John and Agnes McDonald Corrigan. As a member of the greatest...

Francis P. Stefanick

Francis P. Stefanick

Mar 4, 2022

Francis P. Stefanick, 75, of Orange, NJ, died Friday, March 4, 2022 at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ. Born October 9, 1946 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Boylan Stefanick. He was also preceded in death by his brother: Tom Stefanick. Francis lived in Orange with his roommates and supportive staff...

Nancy Maida

Nancy Maida

Mar 3, 2022

Anne "Nancy" Maida, 75, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at home surrounded by her family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 52 years is Jerome M. "Jerry" Maida. They were married May 3, 1969. Born February 26, 1947 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph, Sr. and Nan...

Betty Lou Lopatofsky

Betty Lou Lopatofsky

Feb 21, 2022

Betty Lou Lopatofsky, of Eynon, PA, and formerly of Clifford Township, PA, went home to the loving arms of her Savior on February 21, 2022 surrounded by her family at the Forest City Nursing Home. Betty Lou was born November 22, 1936, a daughter of the late Raymond Ted and Frances (Owens) Arnold in Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania. She was united...

Jesse W. Manzer

Jesse W. Manzer

Feb 19, 2022

Jesse W. Manzer, 82, of Kingsley, PA, died Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA, following an illness. His wife was the late Minerva "Peg" Shipps Manzer who died December 10, 2012. They were married October 15, 1960. Born November 10, 1939 in South Gibson, PA, he was the son of the late Freeman and Marie Marvin...

Michele R. Pond

Michele R. Pond

Feb 17, 2022

Michele R. Pond, 53, of Ormond Beach, FL., formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 4, 1968 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of Rose McDonald Lynch of Carbondale, PA, and the late John J. Lynch, Jr. Michele was a graduate of...