Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
John T. Lee
Nov 14, 2019
John T. "Jack" Lee, 90, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at home. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, the former Juliann Newfrock. Born May 31, 1929, in Whites Crossing, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Maybert Pearce Lee. Before his retirement, Jack worked as a master printer for...
Charlene K. Skriba
Nov 12, 2019
Charlene Kathryn Skriba, 77, of Charleroi, PA, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the home of her daughter located in the Poconos, after a fierce battle with cancer. Born in Daisytown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Irene Berczik Sustrik. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, John M. Skriba, Sr.; one...
Margaret C. Levine
Nov 9, 2019
Margaret C. McClelland Levine, 92, a resident of Newhaven Court at Lindwood, Greensburg, PA, died Saturday night, November 9, 2019 at Newhaven Court. She was preceded in death by two husbands, David F. McClelland and Morris Levine. Born March 3, 1927 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Marvin G. and Lulu Campbell Lilje. Fondly known as...
Gerald J. Rusek
Nov 7, 2019
Retired Greenfield Township Police Chief Gerald J. "Jerry" Rusek, Sr., 81, died Thursday evening, November 7, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, surrounded by his family. Jerry was born at home in Greenfield Township on November 27, 1937 to the late Joseph and Stella Navalany Rusek. He was raised on the family's dairy farm and after graduating from Greenfield...
Damion Lourick
Nov 5, 2019
Damion Lourick, 45, of Hanover Township, PA, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, PA. Funeral services were conducted from Owens Funeral Home, Inc., 216 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY. Interment, Forest Green Cemetery, Morganville, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Forest Green Cemetery...
Katherine L. Coons
Nov 3, 2019
Katherine L. "Kathy" Coons, 69, of White Mills, PA, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Creekside Healthcare Center, Carbondale, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born November 26, 1949 in White Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsie Eppley Utegg. Kathy was a graduate of Wallenpaupack High School and had been employed in the food service...
Taisha Teresa Elmore
Nov 1, 2019
Taisha Teresa Elmore, 39, of Pittsburgh, PA, and formerly of New York City, NY, died Friday, November 1, 2019 at home. She is survived be her husband, David T. Greenlee. Born February 13, 1980 in Queens, NY, she is the daughter of Arthur Elmore of New York and the late Paulette Dobbins Elmore. She was a loving wife and mother...
Robert H. Sterling
Oct 28, 2019
Robert H. Sterling, 68, of West Pittston, recently transitioned into eternal life while under Sacred Heart Hospice at-home care. Most recently, Robert was a partner in Direct eMail Marketing Sales, West Pittston, and the former owner of Northeast Investigative Consultants, Wilkes-Barre and Tunkhannock. He earned numerous outstanding performance awards for his lengthy service as Corporate Security Director for Advanced Security...
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