Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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