Obituaries
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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