Obituaries
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...
Edward T. Lubash
Oct 23, 2019
Edward T. Lubash, 92, of Mayfield, PA, died Wednesday, October 23, 2019 following an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, the former Martha Kielar. Born November 15, 1926 in Mayfield, he was the son of the late Paul and Sophie Godniak Lubash. He was a 1944 graduate of Mayfield High School and at the age...
Joseph R. Liuzzo
Oct 17, 2019
Joseph R. Liuzzo, 66, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, October 17, 2019 at home after a courageous year long battle with cancer and so many other complications. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend, the former Ilva Bernardini. Born September 27, 1953 in Carbondale, son of the late Patrick T. and Gloria Jean Brown Liuzzo, he was...
John Sasz, Jr.
Oct 15, 2019
John Sasz, Jr., 89, of Clarks Green, PA, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at home. He is now reunited with his loving wife of 55 years, Erika Wink Sasz. John is missed and loved by his two daughters: Marilyn Sasz Yassu and husband, Chris Yassu and Marylou Sasz Mebane and husband, Trey Mebane; two granddaughters: Neva and Nova...
Robert G. Vanvarick
Oct 11, 2019
Robert Gary "Bobby" VanVarick, 70, of Honesdale, PA, died Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA Mr. VanVarick donated his body to science to further a cure for the world's many illnesses. Arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Frances Grimaldi Pullo
Oct 6, 2019
Frances T. Grimaldi Pullo, 89, a resident of The Gardens for Memory Care, Easton, PA, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the nursing facility. Funeral services were held from Molinari-Cassieri Funeral Directors, 2380 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. Interment, Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Flushing, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services,...
Tiffany Lynn Brown
Sep 25, 2019
Tiffany Lynn Brown, 32, of Blakely, PA, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at home. Born July 14, 1987 in Texarkana, TX, she was the daughter of Desiree Eames Brister of Carbondale, and the late Grady Paul Brown, Jr. She is also survived by three children: Gauge Burress, whom she shared with partner, Hank Burress, Jr. and Kaydince and Breyden Dean,...
Patrick A. Estus, Sr.
Sep 25, 2019
Patrick A. Estus, Sr., 59, of Jermyn, PA, died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, September 25, 2019 at home. He was preceded in death by his wife the former, Barbara Ann Lloyd on December 8, 2010. Born January 28, 1960 in Fort Fairfield, ME, son of the late Donald and Juanita Goltra Estus. Pat was a self employed contractor. He enjoyed...
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