Obituaries

Marianne Richards

Marianne Richards

Dec 4, 2021

Marianne Richards, 78, of Riviera Beach, FL, died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home. Born December 8, 1942 in Greenfield Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Helen Kartasevich Mihalick. She had been employed as a nurse and enjoyed gardening, baking and cooking. Marianne will be deeply missed by her longtime companion, Anthony Dallvechia...

Susan E. Snyder

Susan E. Snyder

Dec 3, 2021

Susan E. Snyder, 55, of Carbondale, PA, and formerly of New Jersey, died Friday, December 3, 2021 at home. Born March 9, 1966 in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Doris Huff Vough. She is survived by her husband: Richard Snyder; four daughters: Christina Charles, Danelle VanDerveen, Karrina Snyder and family and Brianna Snyder; grandchildren:...

Angel L. Valdivieso

Angel L. Valdivieso

Nov 28, 2021

Angel L. Valdivieso, Jr., 65, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born June 29, 1956 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Angel L. Valdivieso, Sr. and Anna Marie Oritz Fernandez. Angel was a huge 49ers fan and was a loving companion, father, grandfather, brother and friend....

Dominique M. Spence

Dominique M. Spence

Nov 28, 2021

Dominique M. Spence, 32, of Elizabeth City, NC., died Sunday, November 28, 2021. Funeral services were held from Mitchell Funeral Home, 609 Hull Drive, Elizabeth City, NC. Interment, Dove's Landing Cemetery, Elzabeth City, NC. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Dove's Landing Cemetery 1609...

Walter R. Staff

Walter R. Staff

Nov 26, 2021

Walter R. Staff, 73, of Forest City, PA, died Friday afternoon, November 26, 2021 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after an illness. He is survived by his wife the former, Marian Davis. Born May 18, 1948 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Walter T. and Mary Elizabeth Hoagland Staff. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Robert D. 'Dan' Tindal

Robert D. 'Dan' Tindal

Nov 25, 2021

Robert "Dan" Tindal, 68, a resident of Carbondale, PA, for the past five years, died unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021 at his residence. Born October 15, 1953 in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert Keith Tindal and the late Barbara Evans Somody. Dan was an avid outdoors man having enjoyed hunting and fishing. He...

Donald J. Paiva

Donald J. Paiva

Nov 13, 2021

Donald J. Paiva, 85, of 80 Sterling Township, PA, died Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born July 3, 1936 in New York, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Viera Paiva. Prior to his retirement he had been employed as a police officer. He is survived by his wife, Susan; his children:...

Franklin J. Wiltbank

Franklin J. Wiltbank

Nov 10, 2021

Franklin J. Wiltbank, III., 49, of Clifford Township, PA, and formerly of Trevose, PA, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife the former, Gloria Frye, formerly of Tamaqua, PA. They were married on March 30, 1996. Born December 23, 1971 in Abington, PA, he...

Claire E. Christie

Claire E. Christie

Nov 9, 2021

Claire Christie, 99, formerly of Milltown, NJ, and a resident of the Jewish Home Assisted Living, River Vale, NJ, died Tuesday, November 9, 2021. She was predeceased by her first husband, Walter Elliott and second husband, Donald Christie. Born September 16, 1922 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Luke and Clara McDonald Haran. A devout Catholic,...

Kevin J. O'Hara

Kevin J. O'Hara

Nov 8, 2021

Kevin J. O'Hara, Esq., 63, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Monday morning, November 8, 2021 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, the former Tina Marie Molinaro. They were married June 29, 1985. Born April 11, 1958 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Cyril...

Joseph P. Smith

Joseph P. Smith

Nov 5, 2021

Joseph P. Smith, 49, of Springville, PA, died Friday, November 5, 2021 at home. He is survived by his wife the former, Susan Kryszon. Born July 14, 1972 in Frenchtown, NJ, he was the son of Patricia Dilley Smith of Churubusco, NY, and the late William H. Smith, Sr. He is survived by two step children: Melissa Sanders and James...

Eric F. Villano

Eric F. Villano

Nov 4, 2021

Eric F. Villano, 55, of Pittston Township, PA, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital due to complications from Covid 19. His wife is the former Melissa R. Breault. They were married March 25, 1990. Born September 22, 1966 in New Brunswick, NJ, he is the son of Audrey Whitbeck Villano of Somerset, NJ, and the late...

Charles H. Jefferies

Charles H. Jefferies

Nov 4, 2021

Charles H. Jefferies, 72, of Clifford Township, PA, and formerly of Plymouth Meeting, PA, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 2, 1949 in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Rita Marini Jefferies. Charles received his Bachelor of Science and his master's...

Joann Hunter

Joann Hunter

Nov 3, 2021

Joann Hunter, 64, of Kingsley, PA, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Brian Hunter. Born November 28, 1956 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Evelyn Feduchak Rudick. Joann was a 1974 graduate of Mountain View...

Herbert W. Richards

Herbert W. Richards

Nov 2, 2021

Herbert W. Richards, 73, of Beach Lake, PA, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Elizabeth Mcandrew

Elizabeth Mcandrew

Nov 2, 2021

Elizabeth "Grams" Teeple McAndrew, 90, of Clifford, PA, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Regional Hospital in Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Francis "Nick" McAndrew in 2003. They were married on November 22, 1950 in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Carbondale, PA. Born on March 18, 1931...

Marion Colosimo

Marion Colosimo

Nov 1, 2021

Marion Colosimo, 93, of Carbondale Township, PA, died Monday, November 1, 2021 at home after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Colosimo on July 18, 1990. Born October 26, 1928 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia Earyes Fox. Marion was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale,...

Melissa A. Osborn

Melissa A. Osborn

Oct 31, 2021

Melissa A. Osborn, 32, of Muncy, PA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Hughesville, PA. Born June 12, 1989 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of Erika Osborn Faber of New Smyrna Beach, FL, and Michael Mead of Montrose, PA. Melissa was a graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA. She enjoyed crafts and scrapbooking. Melissa...

Josephine Scalzo

Josephine Scalzo

Oct 26, 2021

Josephine Pantana Scalzo, 90, passed away Tuesday morning, October 26, 2021 at Geisinger CMC, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. Born January 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Grecco Pantana, and was a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA. Her former spouse, Russell Scalzo, passed in 2005. Josephine was a member of Our Lady of...

Ramona F. Paciullo

Ramona F. Paciullo

Oct 26, 2021

Ramona F. Paciullo, 77, of Port Murray, NJ., died Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA