Obituaries

Brian W. Wertman

Brian W. Wertman

Jan 10, 2020

Brian W. Wertman, 48, of Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Lenox Township, PA, died Friday, January 10, 2020 at home. Born April 6, 1971 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Marilyn Wertman Tarlton of York, PA, and the late Charles W. Ross, Jr. Brian had been previously employed at Simplex Industries in Scranton, PA, and as an escort...

Sammy Rudick

Sammy Rudick

Jan 8, 2020

Sammy Rudick, 87, of Kingsley, PA, died Wednesday afternoon, January 8, 2020 at Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, the former Joan Drabik. Born November 2, 1932 in South Gibson, PA, he was the son of the late Wasil and Dora Kozlowska Rudick. Sammy was a veteran of the...

Margie M. Drobnicki

Margie M. Drobnicki

Jan 8, 2020

Margie M. Drobnicki, 62, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She is survived by her husband, Robert Drobnicki. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Art and Betty Jean Siebold Sweet, and the step daughter of the late Jean Marie Sweet. Margie's life revolved around her family, especially...

Verdon C. Decker

Verdon C. Decker

Jan 6, 2020

Verdon C. Decker, 90, of Lenoxville, PA, died Monday morning, January 6, 2020 at home. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, the former Faye L. Hallstead, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage at the time of her death on October 14, 2008. Born on February 28, 1929 in Glenwood, PA, he was the...

Marilou B. Ficarra

Marilou B. Ficarra

Jan 4, 2020

Marilou Bonacuse Ficarra, 82, of Foster City, CA, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living, San Mateo, CA. She was the wife of John T. Ficarra. Born January 19, 1937 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Cacossa Bonacuse. Private interment took place on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at...

Ann Marie Laguzzi

Ann Marie Laguzzi

Jan 1, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Ann Marie Laguzzi announces her passing in the early morning hours of New Years Day on Wednesday, at the Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, where she had been a resident since this past July. Ann was born February 6, 1935 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick...

Theresa E. Slick

Theresa E. Slick

Dec 27, 2019

Theresa E. Slick, 89, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Friday evening, December 27, 2019 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest J. Slick in 1993. Born February 20, 1930 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Rogus Molinaro. Theresa was a 1948 graduate of Benjamin...

Mehmet Ali Akturan

Mehmet Ali Akturan

Dec 22, 2019

Mehmet Ali Akturan, 76, of Bethlehem, PA, died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. Funeral services and interment were held at Karabaglar Cemetery, Izmir, Turkey. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Charles Eichenbaum

Charles Eichenbaum

Dec 19, 2019

Charles Alan Eichenbaum, 75, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday morning, December 19, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA. Born March 27, 1944 in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late Al and Helen Drazen Eichenbaum. Chuck was a graduate of William A. Wirt High School, Gary, Indiana, and served in the Army during the Vietnam War....

Helen Tamulevicius

Helen Tamulevicius

Dec 17, 2019

Helen Tamulevicius, 100, of Waymart, PA and formerly of Marlboro, NJ, died Tuesday morning, December 17, 2019 at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Vincent Tamulevicius on October 14, 1987. Born September 15, 1919 in Harrison , NJ, she was the daughter of the late Benedict and Mary Evanowska Milinska. She was...

John F. Mikloiche

John F. Mikloiche

Dec 7, 2019

John F. Mikloiche, 77, a lifelong resident of Dundaff, PA, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, after a battle with cancer. His wife is the former Myra Mikulak of Browndale, PA. Born March 8, 1942 in Dundaff, PA, he was the son of the late Steve and Eva Parker Mikloiche. John was...

Marianne Colarossi

Marianne Colarossi

Dec 5, 2019

Marianne McDonnell Colarossi, 64, a lifelong resident of Scranton, PA, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Blakely, PA. She was the wife of the late Michael P. Colarossi. Born May 23, 1955 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Jeanne McCormick McDonnell. Marianne was a graduate of Scranton Central High...

Robert J. Bean

Robert J. Bean

Dec 4, 2019

Robert J. "Bobby" Bean, 63, of Kingsley, PA, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at home. He is survived by his wife the former, Karin Wydeen. Born August 26, 1956 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late John G. Bean and Marian A. Button Bean. He is survived by three daughters: Robin Bean, Sheila Durso and...

John Byrne

John Byrne

Dec 3, 2019

John Byrne, 81, of Carbondale, PA, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at home under the care of his daughter, Debby. Born February 25, 1938 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of immigrant parents, the late John and Mary (nee Shanagher) Byrne. He was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Carbondale, PA, and...

Gail A. Cain

Gail A. Cain

Dec 2, 2019

Gail A. Cain, 83, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard P. Cain on November 17, 2000. Born May 28, 1936 in Union Dale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Milton Barney and Sarah Corrine Adams Barney Beader. Gail was very...

Michael Rambousek

Michael Rambousek

Dec 2, 2019

Michael Rambousek, 72, of Damascus, PA, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. Funeral services were held Friday, December 6, 2019 from D'Arienzo Funeral Home, Inc., 104 Skillman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Private cremation followed. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Violet Ciambrone

Violet Ciambrone

Dec 1, 2019

Violet Ciambrone, 88, a resident of Lincoln View Manor, Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Farview Street, Carbondale, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Creekside Healthcare Center, Carbondale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Ciambrone, former owner of Ciambrone's Dry Cleaners, which was located on Pike Street in Carbondale. Born May 21, 1931 in Scranton, PA, she was...

Joyce Cooper

Joyce Cooper

Nov 22, 2019

Joyce Cooper, 69, a resident of Creekside Healthcare Center, Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Honesdale, PA, died Friday, November 22, 2019 at the nursing home. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Copper. Born October 23, 1950 in Jersey City, NJ, she is the daughter of Marie Schmitt Kishma and the late George Moriarty. Joyce was a native...

Robert 'Bob' Parry

Robert 'Bob' Parry

Nov 21, 2019

Robert Parry, Jr., 92, of Scott Township, PA, died Thursday, November 21, 2019 at The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Grace Messina. They celebrated 70 years of marriage on September 10th. Born January 19, 1927 in Blakely, PA, he was the son of the late Robert, Sr. and Mae McLaughlin...

Daniel R. Hancock

Daniel R. Hancock

Nov 16, 2019

Daniel R. Hancock, 64, of Kingsley, PA, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 after spending the day hunting. Born January 11, 1955 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Betty White Hancock. Dan was an avid outdoors man and had been employed with his dad on the family farm. He later worked in the molding department...