Obituaries
Jeanette Ward
Jul 2, 2019
Arrener "Jeanette" Ward of Dickson City, PA, and formerly of Carbondale, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 73 years old. She was born January 1, 1946 in Jacksonville, FL, and graduated from McRay High School in Morven, North Carolina. She is survived by...
Mary Drabik
Jun 29, 2019
Mary Drabik, 98, formerly of Boonton, NJ, and Gibson, PA, died Saturday June 29, 2019 at the Lincoln Park Renaissance Center, Lincoln Park, NJ. Born September 27, 1920 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances Kowski Drabik. Mary was raised on the family farm in Gibson, PA, and resided in Boonton, NJ. for over...
John J. Yontas, Jr.
Jun 27, 2019
John J. Yontas, Jr., 80, Eynon, PA, died unexpectedly Thursday evening, June 27, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, shortly after admission. Born May 1, 1939 in Throop, PA, he was the son of the late John J., Sr. and Margaret Nossal Yontas. John was raised in Throop and was a 1956 graduate of Throop High School and...
Elinor D. Redfern
Jun 24, 2019
Elinor D. Redfern, 101, of East Stroudsburg, PA, died Monday, June 24, 2019 at the residence of her daughter in Somerville, NJ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Roy Redfern. Born March 10, 1918 in Endicott, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elise Dietrich Updyke. Elinor was a graduate of Greenfield Township High...
Norma Lopes Stracka
Jun 24, 2019
Norma Sheare Lopes Stracka, of Mayfield, PA, died peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA. She would have been 91 years old on July 5th. She was the widow of Patrick S. Lopes and John J. Stracka. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the oldest daughter of the late Trevor and Anna Morrison Sheare. Norma...
Crystal Mae Shaffer
Jun 15, 2019
Crystal M. Shaffer, 63, of South Sterling, PA, died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born October 17, 1955 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Niles and Dorothy Arnold Shaffer. Crystal was a member of the first graduating class of Western Wayne High School in 1973 and later...
Leland L. 'Lee' Parsons, Iii.
Jun 14, 2019
On Friday, June 14, 2019, Leland (Lee) Parsons, III. left this wonderful life to enter a more sacred one with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He recently accepted and developed trust in a faithful relationship with the Lord who is now embracing him in Heaven. Lee is survived by his devoted wife, Barbara, his loving daughter, Winter Parsons, sons,...
Lois S. Stephens
Jun 14, 2019
Lois S. Stephens, 88, of Lenoxville, PA, and Daytona Beach, FL, died Friday morning, June 14, 2019 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Wesley C. "Stub" Stephens, on January 25, 2017. Born in Carbondale, PA, on June 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John G....
Clarence G. Tyler
Jun 10, 2019
Clarence G. "Jerry" Tyler, 76, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at home. Born October 8, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence V. and Mary Clune Tyler. He is survived by a daughter: Mary Eckerman of Jermyn, PA; four grandchildren: Kendra Tyler of Old Forge, PA, Brandon Smith of Jermyn, PA, Aaron...
Rose Pettinato
May 27, 2019
Rose Pettinato, 97, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, May 27, 2019 at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Pettinato, in 1991. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Grecco Pantana. Rose had been employed in the local garment industry and retired from P&A...
John E. 'Jack' Roth
May 26, 2019
John E. "Jack" Roth, 90, of Clifford Township, PA, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Pauline Laky. Born July 17, 1928 in Oil City, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick and Dorothy Beighley Roth. Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served...
Beverly J. Dearie
May 26, 2019
Beverly J. Dearie, 80, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born November 5, 1938 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Sarah Perry Durst. Beverly was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale. She owned and operated the Lenox Diner in the...
Robert E. Tregaskis
May 25, 2019
Robert E. Tregaskis, 82, of Archbald, PA, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Tregaskis, and daughter, Shannon Tregaskis, who both died in a tragic automobile accident in 1991. Born December 30, 1936 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Mae France Tregaskis. Prior to...
Sandra J. Seamans
May 23, 2019
Sandra J. Seamans, 68, of Clifford Township, PA, died Thursday morning, May 23, 2019 at home. Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian Tiffany Franklin. Sandra Seamans was a devoted wife and mother who always put the needs of her husband and sons before her own. One of her great passions in life...
Constance Petruzella
May 17, 2019
Constance H. Petruzella, 91, formerly of Cortland Street, Carbondale, PA, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Green Ridge Health Care Center, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Petruzella, Jr. on January 15, 2005. Born and raised in Forest City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Pepson Grablutz. Constance...
Patricia A. Hughes
May 13, 2019
Patricia A. Hughes, 82, of Newton Lake, PA, and formerly of Syracuse, NY, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at home. She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, George M. Hughes. Born in Endicott, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Fries Nestor. She was a graduate of Union Endicott High School, Endicott,...
Gerald W. 'Jerry' Barney
May 5, 2019
Gerald W. "Jerry" Barney, 73, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday afternoon, May 5, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 48 years the former, Helen Agentovich. Born April 22, 1946 in Clifford Township, PA, he was the son of the late Ivan Milton Barney and the late Sarah Corrine Adams Barney Beader....
Robert Glen Sona
Apr 28, 2019
Robert Glen Sona, 61, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, following a battle with cancer. His wife of 35 years is the former Trudi Dancey. Born January 19, 1958 in Belleville, NJ, he was the son of the late Raymond, Sr. and Myra Burns Sona. Glen enjoyed riding his Harley...
Sandra R. Mcmyne
Apr 27, 2019
Sandra R. McMyne, 82, Jermyn, PA, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a 9 year courageous battle with heart disease. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. McMyne on January 31, 1994. Born June 12, 1936 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leonard W. and Gladys Wedeman Shields....
Frank Otto Baumiller
Apr 24, 2019
Frank Otto Baumiller, 89, formerly of New Jersey, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Village at Greenbriar, Dallas, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
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