Obituaries
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...
Joseph M. Carden
Dec 29, 2020
Joseph M. Carden, 81, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, December 29, 2020 at Wilkes Barre General Hospital, after an illness. Born November 22, 1939 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Joseph P. Carden and Lillian Westgate Carden Arnold. Joe was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, and was a former employee of the Gentex...
Willi H. Reuss
Dec 29, 2020
Willi H. Reuss, 86, of Harford, PA, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Barnes-Kasson Skilled Nursing Facility, Susquehanna, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA.
Mark A. Smith
Dec 28, 2020
Mark Allen Smith, 55, of Simpson, PA, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 28, 2020 at home of natural causes. Born February 18, 1965 in Washington, DC, he is the son of Carol Gibbs Bennett and Sandy J. Smith. As a child and young adult, Mark enjoyed many activities from skateboarding to riding dirt bikes especially with his best friends, Charlie,...
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Lopes
Dec 25, 2020
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Lopes, 95, of Clifford, PA, died Friday morning, December 25, 2020 at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Sturges, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Lopes, Sr. on June 28, 1996. Born February 21, 1925 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Helen Van Driesen Nolan....
Erlind Cakoni
Dec 24, 2020
Erlind Cakoni, 23, of Brooklyn, NY, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg, PA, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Interment took place in the Tirana Cemetery, Tirana, Albania. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA
Arthur J. Demuysere
Dec 24, 2020
Arthur J. Demuysere, 76, of Olyphant, PA, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA. Born March 15, 1944 in Lawrence, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rita Dube Demuysere. Art was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and had been employed as a salesman prior to his retirement. He was a...
James E. Farrant
Dec 23, 2020
James E. Farrant, III. 77, of Ringwood, NJ, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his secondary residence in Dingman Township, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Kenneth W. Walters
Dec 22, 2020
Kenneth Wayne Walters, of Lenoxville, PA, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his home after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, the former June DaVall. They were married on May 7, 1966. He was the son of the late Marvin and Flossie Oakley Walters. He resided most of his life in Lenoxville, was a member of the...
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