Obituaries
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...
Richard V. 'Rick' Alessi
Jan 17, 2021
Richard V. Alessi, 68, of Clifford Township, PA, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife the former, Linda M. Lee. Born August 30, 1952 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Virgil and Marilyn Kurth Alessi. After retiring from Coca-Cola in Maspeth, NY., Rick relocated to...
David L. Krantz
Jan 16, 2021
David L. Krantz, 78, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, after a brief illness. Born September 30, 1942 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Ferdinand and Natalie Goode Krantz. David had been raised by and resided with his two late aunts, Mary Krantz, a former Carbondale...
Karen S. Dombrosky
Jan 16, 2021
Karen S. Dombrosky, 78, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA, due to congestive heart failure. Born November 13, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Murtha Dombrosky. Karen was a 1961 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, and worked as a...
Richard F. 'Dick' Case
Jan 16, 2021
Richard "Dick" Case, 94, of Clifford Township, PA, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA, after an illness. Born June 4, 1926 in Waymart, PA, he was the son of the late Leon and Hazel Wells Case. He was a member of the Clifford Baptist Church but attended the Community Bible Church in Greenfield Township,...
Frank B. Scalzo
Jan 15, 2021
Frank B. Scalzo, 69, of Scranton, PA, died Friday, January 15, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. His wife is the former Phyllis Baldino. They were married March 3, 1998. Born December 27, 1951 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Basil F. and Carmella Scarpino Scalzo. Frank was a 1969 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School,...
Rose Marie Boyles
Jan 12, 2021
Rose Marie Boyles, 58, of Carbondale, PA, died tragically in a house fire on Tuesday morning, January 12, 2021. Born May 25, 1962 in Carbondale, PA, she is the daughter of Anna Toms Wright and the late James C. Wright. She is survived by eight children: James L. Davis, Frederick Davis, James C. Davis, Gary E. Davis, Jr., Paul Deprospo,...
Hans-Peter Junge
Jan 10, 2021
Hans-Peter Junge of Gibson Township, PA, who was fondly called Peter, Petie, Pe-tar and Pete slipped away from this earth quietly at the age of 51 on January 10, 2021. He was predeceased by his parents, Hans and Marlene, best friend, Mart, and most recently, his Auntie Trish. Surviving are his sister, Christina Mansfield and husband, Keith, nephews, Zachary and...
Mary R. Warholic
Jan 10, 2021
Mary R. Warholic, 89, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Robert R. Warholic on April 21, 2017. Born September 6, 1931 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Mary Germano Tolerico....
Barbara A. 'Barbie Or Cookie' Rhodes
Jan 9, 2021
Barbara "Cookie" Rhodes, 79, of Susquehanna, PA, passed away peacefully at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, on January 9, 2021 with family by her side, after a long battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Wallace Edward Rhodes, her brother, Robert Farmer, her brother-in-law, Ervin Stallings and her nephew, Jamie Stallings. Cookie is survived by...
Madeline Amendt
Jan 8, 2021
Madeline Amendt, 93, a resident of the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Sturges, PA, died Friday, January 8, 2021 at the center. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Linda M. Canfield
Jan 6, 2021
Linda M. Canfield, 79, of South Gibson, PA, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at home after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Doyal J. Canfield. They were married on June 23, 1962. Born May 21, 1941 in Gelatt, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Bernice Pickering Potter. As a young woman Linda began...
Dolores 'Dodie' Zaleski
Jan 2, 2021
Dolores Zaleski, 84, of New Milford, PA, died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Sturges, PA, from complications of COVID-19. Born October 3, 1936 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Helen Gladys Kazmierczak and was fondly known as Dodie. She was the class of 1954 Valedictorian from West Scranton...
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