Obituaries
Angel Mendez
Feb 29, 2020
Angel Daniel Ray Mendez, 22, of San Antonio, TX, died Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Wilkes Barre Township, PA. Funeral services were held from Hillcrest Funeral Home, 1218 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX. Interment, Wildflower Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final...
Dimock E. Barlow
Feb 26, 2020
Dimock E. Barlow, 97, of Gibson Township, PA, died Wednesday night, February 26, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mabel A. Miller on October 22, 2013. Born December 28, 1922 in Gibson, PA, he was the son of the late Howard and Leona Pickering Barlow. He...
James J. Hayes, Sr.
Feb 22, 2020
On Saturday, February 22, Jim passed, peacefully, into the arms of his eternal family. Jim was the son of the late Gerald and Mary (Lanzo) Hayes, and the husband of Linda (Kazmierczak) Hayes, his high school sweetheart and the love of his life for over 54 years. Jim (Jimmy "The Hammer") was born in Scranton where he attended St Frances...
Michael J. Delfino
Feb 21, 2020
Michael (Mike) Delfino, 98, of Carbondale, PA, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. His wife was the late Gwen Calabro Delfino. Born November 6, 1921, Mike was the son of the late Rachel Bonacci Delfino and Frank Delfino who emigrated from Catanzaro, a small village in the province of Calabria, Italy to the United...
Salvatore M. Lauria
Feb 20, 2020
Salvatore M. Lauria, 71, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, February 20. 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA, after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Angelika Lauria. Born September 1, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Patricia O'Neil Lauria. Sal was a veteran of the...
Joseph D. Keppick
Feb 18, 2020
Retired Pennsylvania State Trooper Joseph D. Keppick, 87, a resident of the Highlands Healthcare and Rehab Center, Laporte, PA, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the center. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Roy Fisher
Feb 18, 2020
Roy Fisher, 68, of Beach Lake, PA, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his residence. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Alma R. Sparks
Feb 14, 2020
Alma R. Sparks, 94, of Clifford Township, PA, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Delbert H. Sparks on March 8, 2013. Born April 2, 1925 in Clifford Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Stella Seymour Lee....
David L. Hachan
Feb 13, 2020
David L. Hachan, 61, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday morning, February 13, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, the former Robyn M. Kohut. Born June 7, 1958 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Leon and...
Dorothy A. Holford
Feb 12, 2020
Dorothy A. Holford, 100, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, where she had resided for the past seven years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward A. Holford on January 28, 2000. Born November 12, 1919 in Kingston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl...
Carol N. Stepnosky
Feb 10, 2020
Carol Stepnosky beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2020 at home with her husband of 33 years by her side. Carol was 80 years old and suffered from Parkinson's Disease for the last five years. Carol was born in Glen Ridge, NJ, and was the daughter of the late August "Doc" and Joan...
Michael Buckley
Jan 31, 2020
Michael Buckley, 60, of Stevensville, PA died Friday, January 31, 2020 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Maxine Wademan
Jan 31, 2020
Maxine Lydia Wademan, 88, of Apalachin, NY, died Friday, January 31, 2020 at The Mercy House of The Southern Tier/Lourdes Hospice, Endicott, NY. Her husband of 69 years is Clifton Herbert Wademan. They were married June 24, 1950. Born March 15,1931 in South Gibson, PA, she was the daughter of the late Max and Mary Kozlowski Holzman. Maxine was a...
Mark J. Abrams
Jan 30, 2020
Mark J. Abrams, 51, of Springbrook Township, PA, passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2020 in the emergency room at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Robin Abrams. Born December 9, 1968 in Long Branch, NJ, he is the son of Judie Berbec Abrams of Tunkhannock, PA, and the late Earl...
Jean Marie Gibser
Jan 24, 2020
Jean Marie Gibser, 86, of Kingsley, PA, died Friday afternoon, January 24, 2020 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born February 6, 1933 in Susquehanna, PA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary VanDuser Mahaffey. Jean was raised in Susquehanna and was a graduate of Laurel Hill Academy. She began her working career as a medical...
Roger L. Slocum
Jan 22, 2020
Roger L. Slocum, 55, of Forest City, PA, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after an illness. Born August 27, 1964 in Susquehanna, PA, he is the son of Phyllis Towner Slocum of Kingsley, PA, and Gayle Slocum of Waymart, PA. Roger was a 1982 graduate of the Forest City High School and had been employed...
Catherine Discenza
Jan 22, 2020
Catherine Ann Discenza, 68, of Albrightsville, PA, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Funeral services were held Monday, January 27, 2020 from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Interment, Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale,...
Lois J. Dombrosky
Jan 18, 2020
Lois J. Dombrosky, 88, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Dombrosky who died January 24, 2008. They were married 59 years. Born August 28, 1931 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Lucy Veril Stevens. Lois worked numerous odd...
Victor A. Campisi
Jan 17, 2020
Victor A. Campisi, 76, of Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Long Island, NY, died Friday, January 17, 2020 at home. Funeral services were held from James Funeral Home, 540 Broadway, Massapequa, NY. Local arrangement were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Dewey W. Engroff
Jan 11, 2020
Dewey W. Engroff, Sr., 52, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at home. He is survived by his wife, the former Dawn Houdershieldt. Born January 1, 1968 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Dewey B. and Elizabeth Hughes Engroff. Aww Dewey was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather and will be deeply missed....
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