Obituaries
Shirley A. Demorrow
May 29, 2021
Shirley A. DeMorrow, 74, formerly of the Carbondale, PA area, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA, following a short illness. She was the wife of the late Dale R. DeMorrow, who died January 6, 2001. Born May 22, 1947 in South Bend, IN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Mary...
Mary Lou Gillen
May 27, 2021
Mary Lou Gillen, 88, formerly of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Thursday night, May 27, 2021 at Smith's Health Care, Mountain Top, PA, where she resided. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Thomas J. Gillen, Jr. on May 19, 2002. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Genevieve Smith Langan....
Steven J. Brainard
May 23, 2021
Steven J. Brainard, 64, of Gibson Township, PA, died Sunday, May 23, 2021 at home after an extended illness. Born August 7, 1956 in Harford, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence "Coog" Brainard and Mildred "Millie" Kaminski Brainard. Steve was a self-employed contractor and a member of the Carpenter's Lehigh Valley Local 600, Bethlehem, PA. An avid...
Charlotte E. Sidorski
May 19, 2021
Charlotte E. Sidorski, 100, a resident of the Meadow View Healthcare Center, Montrose, PA, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Endless Mountains Health Systems, Montrose, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Sidorski in 2013. Born April 6, 1921 in Alford, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stinson and Edna Ely Young. Charlotte spent most...
Richard Yuhas
May 16, 2021
Richard Yuhas, 65, of Elysburg, PA, died Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care Center, Bloomsburg, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Violet J. Catella
May 12, 2021
Violet Jean Catella, 90, of Gouldsboro, PA, died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Allied Hospice, Scranton, PA. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, Mrs. Catella retired to the Poconos with her late husband, James Catella, in 1995 after a successful career as the Chief Safety Officer at South Beach Psychiatric Center. Violet was predeceased by her husband shortly after...
Delmer L. Riffe
May 11, 2021
Delmer L. "Del" Riffe, 79, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA, after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 42 ½ years, the former Karen Mascelli. Born March 18, 1942 in Hundred, WV, he was the son of the late Norm Riffe and Edna Kennedy Six. Del was a graduate...
William R. Schwalm
May 9, 2021
William Russel Schwalm, 66, of South Gibson, Pa, died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at home surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, the former Suzanne Harting. Born April 21, 1955 in Abington, PA, he was the son of the late William Russel and Ella Mae Strohecker Schwalm. Russ...
Shane W. Terrance
May 9, 2021
Shane W. Terrance, 52, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former Caitlin Fullam. Born December 19, 1968 in Massena, NY, he is the son of Thomas G. Terrance of Akwesasne, NY, and the late Barbara Dillabough Terrance. Shane was a graduate of Massena Central High School, and...
Frank R. Smith, Jr.
May 5, 2021
Frank Robert Smith, Jr., 18 months, of Simpson, PA, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at home. Born October 18, 2019 in Honesdale, PA, he is the son of Frank Robert Smith and Ashley Gonsauls Smith of Simpson, PA. Frankie will be remembered for his smile that could light up anyone's day. He loved meeting people when out at a store...
Alan L. 'Al' Peters
May 5, 2021
Alan L. Peters, 67, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 32 years, the former Ann Marie Vadella on November 22, 2020. Born May 11, 1953 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Floyd and Helen...
Gerald A. 'Jerry' Mazzucca
May 4, 2021
Gerald "Jerry" Mazzucca, formerly of Carbondale, PA; passed away on May 4, 2021, at the age of 77, in Sacramento California. Jerry was born in Throop, PA, to the late Anthony and Evelyn Brunamonti Mazzucca. He was born into an Italian family of pharmacists, was raised above the family's business, Mazzucca's Pharmacy, which was located on Fallbrook Street in Carbondale....
Rita Kay Morrison
Apr 30, 2021
Kay Morrison, 77, of Carbondale, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, April 30, 2021 following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, William Morrison. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Rita Thornton Speicher. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima...
Roy A. Montalvan
Apr 29, 2021
Roy A. Montalvan, 63, of Paupack Township, PA, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, from a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Louise Anne Huber. They were married May 8, 1982. Born March 12, 1958 in New York, NY, he is the son of Betty (Sherman) Lewis of Bloomingburg, NY, and the...
Bajram Emin Metolli
Apr 28, 2021
Bajram Emin Metolli, 89, of Emmaus, PA, died Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown, PA. Funeral and Interment was held at the Prishtina Cemetery, Republic of Kosovo. Arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Willard S. Buck
Apr 27, 2021
Willard S. Buck, 90, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Romayne Wells. They were married on October 28, 1950. Born April 22, 1931 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence and Charlotte Sonn Buck. Willard was a graduate...
Joan L. Miles
Apr 25, 2021
Joan L. Miles, 76, of Scranton, PA, died April 25, 2021 at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Born June 30, 1944 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Beers Miles. Joan was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and retired as the fleet safety director from Wise Snacks, Berwick, PA. She worked in the trucking industry...
Emma Rauschenberger
Apr 23, 2021
Emma J. Rauschenberger, 93, of Souderton, PA, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at the Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown, PA. Born March 4, 1928 in Osijek, Croatia, she was the daughter of the late Willibald and Luzie Zarkovic Hoechtl. She immigrated to the United States in 1952 with her husband and son, Willibald. They lived in Doylestown, PA, then...
William "Billy" Lepre
Apr 23, 2021
William "Billy" Lepre, Jr., 79, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. His wife of 55 years is the former Bernadette Scalzo. They were married September 18, 1965. Born January 13, 1942 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late William Lepre, Sr. and Pasqualina Cianflone Guzzi Lepre. Billy was...
Paul Kruper
Apr 22, 2021
Paul Kruper, 84, of Lords Valley, PA, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Sally Anne Licks. Born February 1, 1937 in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Mary Kuhta Kruper. He is also survived by two daughters: Sally Cillo and Nancy...
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