Obituaries

Joseph R. Woody

Joseph R. Woody

Jul 5, 2020

Joseph R. Woody, Sr., 71, of Simpson, PA, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 upon arrival at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. He is survived by his wife the former, Naomi Muchal. Born October 18, 1948 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Frances "Fritz" Vadala Woody. Joe attended Carbondale public schools and later enlisted in...

Alicia Alfonso

Alicia Alfonso

Jul 4, 2020

Alicia Alfonso, 58, of Lake Ariel, PA, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at home. Funeral services were held Monday, July 13, 2020 from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Cremation followed at the Fresh Pond Crematory, Middle Village, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.,...

Florence Mondro

Florence Mondro

Jul 4, 2020

Florence Mondro, aged 95, died peacefully at home in Dickson City, PA, on the afternoon of July 4, 2020. Her husband of 59 years was the late Mitchell "Mac" Mondro. Born April 29, 1925 in Blakely, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Sowienski) Toton. Florence graduated from Blakely High School in 1942. After her marriage...

Mary B. Getzie

Mary B. Getzie

Jul 3, 2020

Mary Getzie, 78, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, July 3, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Von Getzie, Sr. on July 18, 2019. Born September 2, 1941 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Veronica Fluellen Bowell. Mary was a...

Hans G. Junge

Hans G. Junge

Jun 22, 2020

Hans G. Junge, 83, of Gibson, PA, was called home on Monday, June 22, 2020. He was reunited with his wife, Marlene, who preceded him in 1996, parents: Georg and Frida Junge, and sister: Kathe. He is survived by his children: Christina (Keith) Mansfield of New Milford, PA, and Hans-Peter Junge of Gibson, PA; his grandsons whom he adored: Zachary...

Dawna J. Cole

Dawna J. Cole

Jun 17, 2020

Dawna J. Cole, 82, of Binghamton, NY, died Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA. Funeral Services were held from Thompson Filicky Funeral Home, 4221 Market Street, Youngstown, OH. Entombment, Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown, OH. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final...

Martha Proctor

Martha Proctor

Jun 16, 2020

Martha Proctor, 83, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at home. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 20, 2020 from Perry Funeral Home, Inc., 34 Mercer Street, Newark, NJ. Interment, General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Wilma M. Scarpelli

Wilma M. Scarpelli

Jun 16, 2020

Wilma M. Scarpelli, 94, formerly of Blakely, PA, died Tuesday evening, June 16, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, where she has resided for the past several years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Rosario "Russell" Scarpelli, on November 12, 2003. Born June 26, 1925 in Saucier, MS, she was the...

Lydia Ann Coulter

Lydia Ann Coulter

Jun 16, 2020

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Amber Dawn Remsen

Amber Dawn Remsen

Jun 15, 2020

Amber Dawn Remsen, 35, of Sherwood, OR, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services, Mountain Home, AR. Interment, Promise Land Cemetery, Mountain Home, AR. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation...

Johanna Keselowsky

Johanna Keselowsky

Jun 14, 2020

Johanna Keselowsky, 88, of Clifford Township, PA, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Sturges, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Samuel Keselowsky on November 21, 2017. Born March 19, 1932 in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Harcharik...

Ali Bayramali

Ali Bayramali

Jun 13, 2020

Ali Bayramali, 48, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Stroudsburg, PA. Interment, Forest Green Park Cemetery, Morganville, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Forest Green Cemetery 535 Texas Road Morganville, New Jersey, United States 07751

Glynn Edward Lewis

Glynn Edward Lewis

May 30, 2020

Glynn Edward Lewis, 64, a lifelong resident of Clifford, PA, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at home after a short battle with cancer. Born September 8, 1955 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Gardner and Marie Griffiths Lewis. He was also preceded in death by his aunt, Eleanor Griffiths, who helped raise him after his mother...

Andraa J. Hemmler

Andraa J. Hemmler

May 28, 2020

Andraa Falvo Hemmler, 52, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her home after a sudden illness. Born August 1, 1967 in Carbondale, she is the daughter of Mary Spizzirri Falvo, of Carbondale, and the late Anthony J. Falvo. Andraa was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School and was a licensed nail...

Jerry '"Finn"' Finney

Jerry '"Finn"' Finney

May 26, 2020

Jerry "Finn" Finney, 73, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale. Born February 26, 1947 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Gerald Graham Finney and Effie Myers Finney. Jerry had been employed by Valley Lanes in Childs for many years and was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Carbondale....

Jean M. Druther

Jean M. Druther

May 20, 2020

Jean M. Druther, 97, formerly of Cottage Street, Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday night, May 20, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Center, Forest City, PA, where she had resided for the past several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Henry Druther on October 21, 1984. Born May 24, 1922 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of...

Rose M. Connor

Rose M. Connor

May 16, 2020

Rose M. Connor, 94, formerly of Main Street, Clifford, PA, died Saturday morning, May 16, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, where she has resided for the past several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert F. Connor on November 22, 2002. Born April 1, 1926 in Carbondale, PA, she was the last surviving child of the...

Sean C. Michaels

Sean C. Michaels

May 14, 2020

Sean C. Michaels, 33, Drums, PA, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Carbondale, PA. Born September 29, 1986 in Conway, SC, he was the son of Christopher Michaels of Drums, and the late Christine Horton Michaels, who died on December 6, 2019. Sean grew up in Bloomsburg, PA, and later graduated from Solanco High School, Quarryville, PA, in 2004. He...

Carol Lopatofsky

Carol Lopatofsky

May 14, 2020

Carol (Bolcavitch) Lopatofsky, 76, one-time resident of Lenox Township, Pa, was lifted from this earth on Thursday, May 14, 2020, to rejoin her fellow angels. Daughter of the late Eva (Shevock) and Robert Bolcavitch, of Eynon, Pa, Carol was born July 30, 1943 and graduated from Archbald High School in 1961. She worked as a science teacher in Damascus, Pa,...

Sharon Wade

Sharon Wade

May 13, 2020

Mary Sharon Baker Wade, 73, of Clarks Summit, PA, and formerly of Whites Crossing, PA, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, following complications from surgery for a sudden illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank J. Wade, in 2010. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late...