Obituaries

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...

Angel Mendez

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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....