Obituaries

Eugene F. Benson

Eugene F. Benson

Sep 17, 2020

Eugene "Gene" Benson, 85, a 30-year resident of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born April 8, 1935 in Honesdale, PA, he was the son of the late George Benson and Lottie Stegner Benson Whitby. Prior to his retirement, he worked in construction, was a bar tender and had been employed in the maintenance...

Carmella Kernoschak

Carmella Kernoschak

Sep 15, 2020

Carmella M. Kernoschak, 77, of Harlem Avenue, Carbondale, PA died Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's. Born January 11, 1943 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Giglotti Luparella. She was a 1960 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale. Carmella was employed...

Carolyn M. 'Cookie' Finneran

Carolyn M. 'Cookie' Finneran

Sep 13, 2020

Carolyn Marie Finneran 78, of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away peacefully September 13, 2020 in Iowa City surrounded by her loving family following a long illness. Carolyn was born on January 23, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, the third child of Vincent and Evelyn (Petruzella) Pettinato. As a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, she sang in the youth choir...

Gary L. Fries

Gary L. Fries

Sep 10, 2020

Gary L. Fries, 74, of Lenox Township, PA, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. His wife of 50 years is the former Grace Jenkins. Born February 22, 1946 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin Arthur Fries and the late Doris Esther Ross Fries Jenkin. He was also preceded...

Mary B. Susco

Mary B. Susco

Sep 6, 2020

On Sunday, September 6, 2020, Mary Bell Susco, passed at the age of 101. Mary was born on October 30, 1918, in Carbondale, PA, to Biagio Bell Baglio and Lucia Guinta both of Sera del Falco, Sicily. Her niece, Patricia Angello Gleich and husband, Paul, Camp Hill, PA, were her caregivers. Patty, as she was fondly called, visited Mary daily...

Sinan Arabaci

Sinan Arabaci

Sep 4, 2020

Sinan Arabaci, 43, of Mary D, PA, died Friday, September 4, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. Funeral services were held in Brooklyn, NY. Interment, Cebeci Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA

John R. Dalickas

John R. Dalickas

Sep 2, 2020

John Robert Dalickas, 83, South Gibson, PA, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at home. The last few weeks of his illness, his wife, Delores, daughter, Amy and grandson, John were with him. Born in Scranton, PA, son of the late Anthony and Nellie Sadonis Dalickas, he was a 1954 graduate of Central High School. He served in the Army, 574th...

Anthony J. 'Muzzy' Rotell, Jr.

Anthony J. 'Muzzy' Rotell, Jr.

Sep 1, 2020

Anthony J. "Muzzy" Rotell, Jr., 86, of Carbondale Twp., PA, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at home surrounded by his daughter and her family. He was the husband of the former Juline Rose, who died on October 27, 2018. They shared 62 ½ years of marriage. Born November 24, 1933 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late...

Ina Marcho

Ina Marcho

Aug 29, 2020

Ina Wysosky Marcho, 89, of Clifford, PA, wife of the late Peter Marcho who were married November 1, 1952, entered eternal rest Saturday, August 29, 2020. Born December 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Boris and Mary Mikolyczak Wysosky. Family was so important to Ina and she loved and was so very proud of her children, grandchildren...

Robert J. Hasselbach

Robert J. Hasselbach

Aug 25, 2020

Robert J. Hasselbach, 71, Scranton, PA, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Services were held from Joseph P. Clavin Sons, Inc., 7722 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Interment, St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, NY. Local Arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Dorothy Schermerhorn

Dorothy Schermerhorn

Aug 22, 2020

Dorothy Ann Schermerhorn, 84, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Schermerhorn on November 7, 1966. Born October 1, 1935 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick "Thatcher" and Placidia Kerl Moran. Dorothy was a 1953...

Nathalie Jacques

Nathalie Jacques

Aug 22, 2020

Nathalie Jacques, 48, of Brooklyn, NY, died Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Thornhurst Township, PA, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held from Guarino Funeral Home, 9222 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Interment, St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA....

Patricia Ann Winfield

Patricia Ann Winfield

Aug 17, 2020

Patricia Ann Winfield, 71, formerly of Dickson City, PA, died Monday morning, August 17, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing Center. She was the widow of Frank Winfield. Born June 15, 1949 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ann Catherine Tronko Shelsky. She will be fondly remembered as a wonderful and generous mother and grandmother...

Anthony J. Misko

Anthony J. Misko

Aug 14, 2020

Anthony J. Misko, Sr., 86, of Mayfield, PA, died Friday, August 14, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, the former Eleanor A. Socha. Born November 16, 1933 in Eynon, PA, he was the son of the late George and Della Matulaitis Misko. Tony served in the...

Marie A. Martin

Marie A. Martin

Aug 14, 2020

Marie Amico Martin, 55, of Reading, PA, and formerly of Queens, NY, died Friday, August 14, 2020 at Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Funeral services were held from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Cremation to follow at Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral...

Stefan Kuksa

Stefan Kuksa

Aug 13, 2020

Stefan Kuksa, 91, of Union Dale, PA, a native of Poland who survived a German Concentration Camp as a child during World War II, died Thursday, August 13, 2020 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA.

Rev. Lynn Tompkins

Rev. Lynn Tompkins

Aug 12, 2020

Rev. Lynn H. Tompkins, 78, of South Gibson, PA, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Allied Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Jane Griffin. Born January 6, 1942 in New Milford, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Teresa Payne Tompkins. Lynn was an Army...

Anna Hlavaty

Anna Hlavaty

Aug 8, 2020

Anna Hlavaty "Nana", of Greenfield Township, PA, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the home of her daughter, Andrea Maxwell in Peckville, PA. She was the wife of the late Andrew "Dye" Hlavaty, who died March 18, 1995. A special thank you to Tricia White, Daniel White, Jr. and Taylor, her caregivers. Born in Jermyn, PA, she was the daughter...

Mary A. Cerra

Mary A. Cerra

Aug 4, 2020

Mary A. Cerra, 96, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Villa Street, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her apartment. She was the wife of the late Bernard J. Cerra, who died April 12, 2003. Born December 7, 1923 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Stecko Brady. Mary was the first...

Christopher Jay Kopp

Christopher Jay Kopp

Jul 27, 2020

Christopher Jay Kopp, 60, Hanover Township, PA, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.