Obituaries
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...
Paul Fife, Sr.
Apr 18, 2021
Paul Fife, Sr., 73, of Childs, PA, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after an illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Sharon L. Parry on June 5, 2012. Born July 19, 1947 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late William and Julia Matichak Fife. Paul was...
Jenna Ann Agens
Apr 15, 2021
Jenna Ann Agens, 40, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Nicholas M. Pope
Apr 9, 2021
Nicholas M. Pope, 38, of Carbondale, PA, (formerly of Jim Thorpe, PA) unexpectedly passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. Nick was born February 2, 1983 in Brooklyn, NY and was a Jim Thorpe area resident for most of his life. He is survived by his loving mother and father, Gregory and Lucia Ann Pope of Jim Thorpe; his loving and...
Joan E. Rudick
Apr 8, 2021
Joan E. Rudick, 83, of Kingsley, PA, died Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Barnes-Kasson Skilled Nursing Facility, Susquehanna, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Sammy Rudick on January 8, 2020. Born June 16, 1937 in East Lemon, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances Kowski Drabik....
John P. Sheridan
Apr 4, 2021
John P. Sheridan, 79, of Nicholson, PA, died Sunday, April 4, 2021 at home surrounded by his family following a short battle with cancer. His wife is the former Alberta Courtright. They were married June 23, 1986. Born August 11, 1941 in Lenoxville, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph and Audrey Allen Sheridan. John was a graduate...
Linda May Monks
Mar 31, 2021
Linda May Monks, 69, of Thompson, PA, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a battle with cancer. Born August 22, 1951 in Bloomingdale, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Shirley Quick Monks. She spent her days sewing, cooking and spoiling her dog, Buster. She was everything to everyone and...
Mike Mustafa Bulut
Mar 30, 2021
Mike Mustafa Bulut, 50, of Elizabeth, NJ died Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in Kidder Township, PA. Funeral and Interment were held in the Istanbul Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey. Arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
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