Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Cheryl M. Phillips
May 12, 2020
Cheryl Marie Phillips, 73, of Prompton, PA, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA. Cheryl was born in New Orleans in 1947 to Muriel and John "Jack" Phillips. Her sister Maria Jean arrived in 1950. After a short time in North Carolina, Muriel Anne was born in 1957. The family eventually settled in Latham, NY...
Kevin J. 'Jake' Brown
May 12, 2020
Kevin J. "Jake" Brown, 63, of Clifford Township, PA, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at home. Born February 28, 1957 in Eureka, CA, he was the son of the late Joseph Brown, Sr. and Clara DeFazio Brown Scalzo. Jake was a 1975 graduate of Mountain View High School. A gifted athlete, he excelled in baseball, was captain of the...
Alexander P. 'Butch' Belavitz
May 10, 2020
Alexander P. "Butch" Belavitz, 74, of Waymart, PA, and a resident of the Carbondale Nursing Home, died Sunday night, May 10, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife the former, Alice M. "Sue" Hoffman. They were married on July 10, 1965. Born October 10, 1945 in Scranton, he was the son of the...
William D. Keim
May 9, 2020
William D. Keim, Jr., 97, of Union Dale, PA, died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the Oakwood Terrace, Moosic, PA. His wife was the late Harriet H. Smith Keim, who died on October 1, 2014. They were married on December 31, 1949. Born March 7, 1923 in Elkhart, IN, he was the son of the late William D. Keim, Sr....
Ana A. Scanlan
May 8, 2020
Ana A. Scanlan, 62, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband is John Scanlan of Nutley, NJ. Born November 11, 1957 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Guillermo and Carmen Castillo Castro. Ana was a dental...
Domenica 'Minnie' Gillette
May 6, 2020
Domenica Marie "Minnie" Maida Gillette, 84, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was the wife of the late Robert Gillette, Sr., who died on August 25, 2012. Born November 13, 1935 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and...
John J. Cummings
May 4, 2020
John J. Cummings, Sr., 60, of Waymart, PA, died Monday morning, May 4, 2020 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. Born August 31, 1959 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Harold, Sr. and Louise Robinson Cummings. John was a graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, and had been self-employed as an electrician....
John Louis Elko
Apr 27, 2020
John Louis Elko, 41, of Carbondale, PA, died on April 27, 2020. Born November 27, 1978 in Carbondale, John grew up on the Malinchak family farm where he, his sister and cousins enjoyed the lakes, nature and all their misadventures, especially watching their grandpa's planes buzzing around. John loved tools and was a mechanical genius who could repair anything and...
Alberta J. Mihelse
Apr 25, 2020
Alberta J. (Mihelc) Mihelse, 87, formerly of Clifford PA, and Dalton, PA, and a resident of the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, for the last few years, passed away at the nursing home on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born August 9, 1932 in Montrose, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Neva Hillis Mihelc. She...
Ann Marie Grayeski
Apr 23, 2020
Ann Marie Grayeski, 67, of Clarks Summit, PA, and formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, PA, following a short battle with cancer. Born August 5, 1952 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Janet Tolerico Grayeski. Ann Marie was a 1970 graduate from St. Rose High...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Carey
Apr 20, 2020
Elizabeth "Betty" Carey, 95, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph P. Carey, on November 12, 1984. Born March 29, 1925 in Simpson, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Newfrock Kohut. Betty was a 1942 graduate of Fell High School,...
Francis P. Stoklosa
Apr 20, 2020
Francis P. Stoklosa, 74, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday evening, April 20, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. His wife the former Betty Jean Grecco, preceded him in death on April 8th. Born October 16, 1945 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Stanley and Julia Kohut Stoklosa. He was a 1963 graduate of...
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