Obituaries

Kristie L. Fife

Kristie L. Fife

Sep 6, 2021

Kristie Brady Fife, 32, of Harrisburg, PA, died Monday, September 6, 2021 at her home. Born August 8, 1989 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of Patrick Brady of Scott Township, PA, and the late Paulette Lemoine Brady. Kristie was a graduate of Lakeland High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Her two boys were...

Janet O. Wagner

Janet O. Wagner

Aug 31, 2021

Janet O. Wagner, 84, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday morning, August 31, 2021 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the widow of Joseph J. Wagner Sr., who died Dec. 1, 2012. At the time of his death, they were married for 57 years. Born March 5, 1937, in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of...

Elizabeth "B.J." Fazio

Elizabeth "B.J." Fazio

Aug 25, 2021

Elizabeth "B.J." Shifler Fazio RN., 85, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA, after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Fazio, Jr. on May 18, 2010. Born October 28, 1935 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Russell Owens and Marie Byer Owens....

Christopher M. 'Jelly' Davis

Christopher M. 'Jelly' Davis

Aug 25, 2021

Christopher "Jelly" Davis, 32, of Forest City, PA, lost his battle with addiction on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Born April 20, 1989 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Marian Tyrrell Davis and the late Howard A. Davis. Jelly was a 2007 graduate of Forest city High School and had been a self-employed auto mechanic. He was an avid...

Barbara E. Lynady

Barbara E. Lynady

Aug 20, 2021

Barbara E. Lynady, 79, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, August 20, 2021 at home after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Lynady on January 23, 1961. Born February 27, 1942 in Union Dale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Milton "Pat" Barney and the late Sarah Adams Barney. Barbara was a...

Betty Bruno

Betty Bruno

Aug 14, 2021

Betty Bruno, 86, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fiore Bruno, Sr. on December 15, 2008. Born November 2, 1934 in Archbald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Alice Leonard Biglin. Betty was a graduate of Johnson Technical...

Flossie Sibio Profka

Flossie Sibio Profka

Aug 13, 2021

Flossie Sibio Profka, 77, Scranton, PA, died peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2021 at her home. Born April 11, 1944 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Florence Potts Sibio. Flossie was a proud graduate and cheerleader of West Scranton High School. She had been employed as a legal secretary for 27 years at Kreder Brooks...

William A. Ash

William A. Ash

Jul 27, 2021

William A. Ash, 50, of Shickshinny, PA, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Scranton, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Marla R. Burnham

Marla R. Burnham

Jul 25, 2021

Marla R. Burnham, 69, of Bridgewater Township, PA, died Sunday, July 25, 2021. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA.

Donna M. Vetrosky

Donna M. Vetrosky

Jul 21, 2021

Donna M. Vetrosky, 61, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. She is survived by her husband Scott A. Vetrosky. They were married June 2, 1984. Born August 15, 1959 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Elizabeth Tolerico Nolan. Donna was a graduate of Carbondale Area High...

Muriel Torch Kowtko

Muriel Torch Kowtko

Jul 20, 2021

Muriel Torch Kowtko, 91, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Andrew R. Torch and second husband, William C. Kowtko. Born and raised in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Isabel Measler Robinson. Muriel was employed...

Karen Rosibel Lopez

Karen Rosibel Lopez

Jul 15, 2021

Karen Rosibel Lopez, 36, of Scranton, PA, died Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. A viewing was held Tuesday, July 20, 2021 from 5-7 p.m. at the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 89 Farview Street, Carbondale, PA. Viewing 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Carmine...

Bette L. Mullisky

Bette L. Mullisky

Jul 12, 2021

Bette Lou Mullisky, 74, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, July 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of James E. Mullisky, who died on March 15, 2021. Born August 11, 1946 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late William "Chilly" and Bette Williams Rosler. Bette Lou was...

Ronnie '"Mouse"' Latwinski

Ronnie '"Mouse"' Latwinski

Jul 11, 2021

Ronnie Latwinski, (a.k.a. Mouse), 56, of Kingsley, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021. Born April 19, 1965 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Ed and Sonia (Sachko) Latwinski. Ronnie was an avid race car driver in his younger days, winning his first race at the Penn Can Speedway. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing,...

Susan Harper-Rowan

Susan Harper-Rowan

Jul 5, 2021

Susan H. Harper-Rowan, 55, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, July 5, 2021 at home. Born November 23, 1965 in Rochester, NY, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Gordon. Susan was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and a friend to all. She had a heart of gold. She is survived her husband, Richard C. Rowan; three children;...

Jay Savige Hanas

Jay Savige Hanas

Jul 4, 2021

Jay Savige Hanas passed away July 4, 2021, in Oklahoma City, OK. He was born in Dunkirk, NY on July 8, 1948 and grew up in Corning, NY. He always enjoyed learning and playing sports. He played lacrosse at East High School was awarded an academic scholarship from Johns Hopkins University where he played varsity lacrosse and received a Bachelor...

Gregorio Macias Sanchez

Gregorio Macias Sanchez

Jul 2, 2021

Gregorio Macias Sanchez, 63, of Gouldsboro, PA, formerly of New York, died Friday, July 2, 2021. Private funeral services were held from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, Ozone Park, NY. Local arrangements by Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Adele G. Liepinis

Adele G. Liepinis

Jun 28, 2021

Adele G. Liepinis, 85, of Kingsley, PA, died Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Bradford County Manor, Troy, PA. She was preceeded in death by her husband, John J. Liepinis, Jr. on December 1, 2008. Born May 17, 1936 in Pike County, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Imogene Driller Steele. She is survived by three...

John Shalkey

John Shalkey

Jun 25, 2021

John Shalkey, Jr., 88, of Greenfield Township, PA, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA. Born in Jermyn, PA, he was the son of the late John and Mary Shalkey. John graduated from Scott High School and attended the University of Scranton. John went to work for the FBI in Washington DC, and was...

Claire A. Lee

Claire A. Lee

Jun 22, 2021

Claire A. Lee, 79, of Crystal Lake, PA, died Tuesday morning, June 22, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Booby" Lee on October 30, 1996. Born August 27, 1941 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel Brooks Wall. Claire was a former...