Obituaries
Anna C. Degonzague
Mar 5, 2021
Anna C. deGonzague, 84, of Forest City, PA, died Friday morning, March 5, 2021 at home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Robert A. deGonzague. Born August 1, 1936 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Bridget Kubas Moraski. Ann was raised in Maspeth, Queens, NY, and...
Martin F. 'Marty' Carpenter
Feb 27, 2021
Martin F. "Marty" Carpenter, Jr., 61, of Lenox Township, PA, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at home. He is survived by his wife, the former Linda Valentine. Born March 27, 1959 in Carbondale, PA, he is the son of Ruth Marsden Curnow of Gibson Township, PA, and the late Martin F. Carpenter, Sr. Marty had been employed as a truck...
William F. Wagner
Feb 25, 2021
William F. Wagner, 79, of Scott Township, PA, died Thursday, February 25, 2021 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was the husband of the former Carol Marie Fron. They were married for 55 years and would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on August 7th. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Walter, Sr....
Ellen A. Long
Feb 24, 2021
Ellen A. Long, 70, of Vandling, PA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, from complications after surgery. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Lee Roy Long. Born September 21, 1950 in Englewood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marion Holley Leonard. Ellen was a former resident of Englewood, New...
Michael B. Chippa, Sr.
Feb 22, 2021
Michael B. Chippa, Sr., 40, of Taylor, PA, died Monday, February 22, 2021 in Scranton. Born March 6, 1980 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Gerard Chippa and the late Linda Owczarski Stubaus. Mike was self-employed, enjoyed camping and was an avid fan of the San Francisco 49ers. He is survived by four children: Sammantha,...
Pauline Paserchia
Feb 19, 2021
Pauline Frunzi Paserchia, 94, of Bushkill, PA, died Friday, February 19, 2021 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Sheridan Bromberg
Feb 16, 2021
Sheridan Le Bromberg, 77, of Union Dale, PA, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at home. Private services were conducted by Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA.
Karen A. Zrowka
Feb 12, 2021
Karen A. Zrowka, 68, of Clifford Township, PA, died Friday, February 12, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a battle with cancer. Born July 14, 1952 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ann Redgil Zrowka. Karen was a longtime resident of West Clifford and a member of the Nicholson United...
David Gonzalez
Feb 3, 2021
David Gonzalez, 67, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA, following a battle with cancer. He is survived by his longtime companion, Maryann Boyce. Born January 15, 1954 in Moca, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jacinto and Juana Cordero Gonzalez. David was a faithful member of St. Rose...
Russell M. 'Rusty' Mang
Feb 2, 2021
Russell M. "Rusty" Mang, 30, of Vandling, PA, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021. He is survived by his wife the former, Katie Piatkowski. They were married on September 7, 2019. Born May 1, 1990 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Michael Mang of Carbondale, PA, and Robin Buchanan Stinnard and husband, Eric of Vandling, PA. Rusty was a...
Evelyn Mancuso
Jan 30, 2021
Evelyn Mancuso, 96, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. She was the wife of the late Anthony S. Mancuso, who died May 15, 1966. Born July 12, 1924 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Victor, Sr. and Mary Bruno Dottle. Evelyn was a...
Marlene R. Dean
Jan 30, 2021
Marlene R. Dean, 68, South Gibson, PA, died Saturday afternoon, January 30, 2021 at home surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. Born February 4, 1952 in South Gibson, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Holtsmaster and the late Doris Dymond Holtsmaster Papke Schenck. Marlene was a graduate of Mountain View High School and...
Shirley I. Newton
Jan 30, 2021
Shirley I. Newton, 72, of Olyphant, PA, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Richard A. Newton on November 26, 2020. Born August 15, 1948 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Evelyn MacNamara Price. Shirley...
Joseph B. Yessen, Jr.
Jan 29, 2021
Joseph B. Yessen Jr., 83, of Tunkhannock, PA, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Allied Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Irene McKalotz. They were married Oct. 17, 1964. Born May 31, 1937, in Forest City, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Marie Cost Yessen. Joseph was...
Wanda A. Jones
Jan 29, 2021
Wanda A. Jones, 98, of Clifford Township, PA, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rexford W. Jones on April 18, 1985. Born September 5, 1922 in Gelatt, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard H. and Lynette Brown Pickering. She was a graduate of Thompson High...
Frank C. 'Deacon' Grecco, Jr.
Jan 27, 2021
Frank C. "Deacon" Grecco, Jr., 74, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday morning, January 27, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a brief illness. Born January 10, 1947 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Frank C. "Deacon" Grecco, Sr., former Treasurer of the Lackawanna County Republican Committee and the late Eleanor Burns Grecco. Deacon...
Eileen Brzuchalski
Jan 24, 2021
Eileen Brzuchalski, 93, of Mayfield, PA, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Brzuchalski, who died in 2008. Prior to his passing, they were married 56 years. Born July 14, 1927 in Mayfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kiefer and...
Rita A. Scalzo
Jan 19, 2021
Rita A. Scalzo, 73, of Mayfield, PA, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She was the widow of Bernard Scalzo, who died on June 11, 2017. Born November 6, 1947 in Forest City, she is the daughter of Alice Jones Davis of Sturges, PA, and the late Thomas Davis. She is survived...
Joseph I. Maciuska
Jan 19, 2021
Joe for short. A longtime resident of Jermyn and Mayfield, PA. Joe went to Mountain View High School. Joe was a member of Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Parish in Jermyn. As he became older, he wanted to venture out. He was an avid traveler from Pennsylvania. Some of his favorite places were Woodstock, N.Y., and California. He traveled...
Mary A. Vergari
Jan 18, 2021
Mary A. Vergari, 86, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died unexpectedly on Monday evening, January 18, 2021 at home. Born March 9, 1934 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Stella Goditis Bossick. Mary was a seamstress and worked at Cassaro's Dress Factory, Carbondale, and other local dress factories in the area. She was...
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