Obituaries

Andy E. Smith

Andy E. Smith

Apr 18, 2020

Andy E. Smith, 27, of Dickson City, PA, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at home. Born May 18, 1992 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Jeff Smith of Florida and the late Kimberly Hiller Zantowsky, who died on November 25, 2011. He is survived by two sons: Asher Smith of Throop, PA and Colin Weber of Moscow, PA;...

James V. Costa

James V. Costa

Apr 16, 2020

James V. Costa, 90, of Childs, PA, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 as a resident at the Forest City Nursing Home. Born November 7, 1929 in Childs, he was the son of the late Cosimo and Frances Figliomeni Costa and was a graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, and attended Scranton Business College and Rider College. Over the years,...

Richard A. Strizki

Richard A. Strizki

Apr 15, 2020

Richard A. Strizki, of Clifford Township, PA, passed at his at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Robbinsville, NJ, he was the son of the late Anton and Irene Silagyi Strizki and was a graduate of Hamilton High School and Lafayette College of Engineering. He was a former resident...

Anne M. Cerra

Anne M. Cerra

Apr 13, 2020

Anne M. Cerra, 88, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Monday evening, April 13, 2020 at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA. She is survived by her loving husband of nearly 67 years, Carmine "Dean" Cerra. They were married on November 7, 1953. Born March 31, 1932 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and...

Carol A. Dennis

Carol A. Dennis

Apr 8, 2020

Carol A. Dennis, 70, of Forest City, PA, and formerly of White Haven, PA, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Dennis on June 29, 2007. Born October 27, 1949 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Anna Lenox Race. Carol was...

Betty Jean Stoklosa

Betty Jean Stoklosa

Apr 8, 2020

Betty Jean Stoklosa, 75, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She is survived by her husband, Francis P. Stoklosa. Born March 13, 1945 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Frank "Deacon" and Eleanor Burns Grecco. She was a 1963 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School,...

Patricia A. Keyes

Patricia A. Keyes

Apr 2, 2020

Patricia A. Keyes, 91, a resident of Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA, died Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Basil E. Keyes. Born March 17, 1929 in Franklinville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emmons and Hazel Ball Smith. She had formerly resided in New York and Florida. She is survived by...

Tina M. Daniels

Tina M. Daniels

Mar 28, 2020

Tina Marie Daniels, 70, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday upon arrival at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth E. Daniels on September 14, 2014. Born April 5, 1949 in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Marie Petranek Rezmerski. Tina was a 1967 graduate of...

Harold Hughes

Harold Hughes

Mar 27, 2020

Harold Hughes, Jr. 58, formerly of Pittston, PA, died Friday, March 27, 2020 at The Gardens, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born October 30, 1961 in Pittston, PA, he was the son of the late Harold, Sr. and Sarah Bohr Hughes. Private funeral services were conducted from Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.,...

Earl William Phelps

Earl William Phelps

Mar 27, 2020

Earl William Phelps, Sr. 89, of a resident of Barnes Kasson Skilled Nursing, Susquehanna, PA, died Friday, March 27, 2020. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Donna E. Dicicco

Donna E. Dicicco

Mar 21, 2020

Donna E. DiCicco, 60, of Bushkill, PA, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Frank P. Vassallo

Frank P. Vassallo

Mar 17, 2020

Frank P. Vassallo, 81, of Lenox Township, PA, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. He is survived by his wife of 58 years the former, Jane Obst. Born October 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Santoro and Lucille Laginestra Vassallo. Frank was a graduate of Bishop...

Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca Gordon

Mar 16, 2020

Rebecca Taylor Gordon, 55, of Kingsley, PA, died tragically on Monday. Born February 25, 1965 in Montrose, she is the daughter of Brian and Mary Jane Wilmarth Taylor of Kingsley. Rebecca was a 1983 graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, and had been employed as an over the road truck driver. She is survived by one son: Vincent Gordon...

Norma S. 'Susan' Mcmitchell

Norma S. 'Susan' Mcmitchell

Mar 15, 2020

Norma Susan McMitchell, 65, of Oneonta, NY, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, NY. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale. PA.

David C. Hannigan

David C. Hannigan

Mar 12, 2020

David C. Hannigan, 56, of Kingsley, PA, passed away suddenly on March 12, 2020. Dave was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 13, 1963. He moved to Kingsley later in his childhood where he attended Mountain View High School. Dave later moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia where he started and raised his family. He was very proud of his...

Jacqueline B. Phillips

Jacqueline B. Phillips

Mar 9, 2020

Jacqueline B. Phillips, 75, of Jackson Township, PA, died Monday morning, March 9, 2020 at home after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her husband, Sandor R. Phillips. Born November 29, 1944 in Somerville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Grace Whitman Beatty. She was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington, NJ., and...

Thomas N. Sciallo

Thomas N. Sciallo

Mar 7, 2020

Thomas N. Sciallo, 60, of Nicholson, PA, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 22, 1959 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Helen Roberts Sciallo. Tom is a 1978 graduate of Flushing High School, Queens, NY, and attended Queensborough College....

Donald T. Watts

Donald T. Watts

Mar 6, 2020

Donald Thomas Watts, a child of our heavenly Father and earthly child of the late Horace Alvah Watts and Mary Rooney Watts was called to eternal rest on March 6, 2020 at his home under hospice care, with his loving family at his side. Donald had lost his fight with prostate cancer after a two-year battle. Donald was born in...

Delores A. 'Dee' Schank

Delores A. 'Dee' Schank

Mar 4, 2020

Delores "Dee" Schank, 87, formerly of Wayne, NJ, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the home of her son in Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Albert F. Schank, on September 4, 1982. Born and raised in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Edwards and a 1950 graduate...

Edward J. Julius, Jr.

Edward J. Julius, Jr.

Mar 3, 2020

Edward J. Julius, Jr., 83, of Kingsley, PA, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife the former Sharon Clarke. Born April 7, 1936 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Edward J. Julius, Sr. and Edna Pierce Julius. Ed was a retired pipefitter and was a...