Obituaries

Robert Meloni

Robert Meloni

Apr 23, 2019

Robert Meloni, 74, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday evening, April 23, 2019 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Jo Cerra. They were married on July 2, 1970. Born April 20, 1945 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Yankovich Meloni. He was...

Anthony M. 'Tony' Tancredi

Anthony M. 'Tony' Tancredi

Apr 20, 2019

Anthony M. Tancredi, 92, of Hornell, NY, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 20, 2019 at home. Born and raised in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony and Maria Sansafarina Tancredo. Tony was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served in the Pacific Theatre of operations during World War II. After the war, he gained...

Fred S. Siebecker

Fred S. Siebecker

Apr 19, 2019

Fred S. Siebecker, Jr., 76, of Lenox, PA, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at home. His wife of 57 years is the former, Barbara J. Hudak. They were married on September 20, 1961. Born December 8, 1942 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Fred S., Sr. and Lucille M. Weidow Siebecker. Fred was a 1961 graduate of...

Donald Robert Hess

Donald Robert Hess

Apr 18, 2019

Donald Robert "Sonny" Hess, Sr., 82, of Scranton, PA, died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA. Born May 24, 1936 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late George and Catherine Reynolds Hess. Don was a graduate of Henry Snyder High School, Jersey City, N.J., and had served in the United States Army...

Karen Ann Palumbo

Karen Ann Palumbo

Apr 18, 2019

Karen Ann Palumbo (neé Mondro), age 71 of Moosic, PA, passed away on April 18, 2019. She was born to Florence Mondro of Dickson City, and the late Mitchell Mondro, on August 8, 1947. Karen graduated valedictorian of her Dickson City High School class, and went on to earn degrees from East Stroudsburg University (Bachelor of Education) and SUNY Albany...

Timothy F. Collins, Sr.

Timothy F. Collins, Sr.

Apr 15, 2019

Timothy F. Collins, Sr., 68, of Clifford Township, PA, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at home. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Carol Ann Lukasevic. Born October 8, 1950 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late William and Helen Campbell Collins. Tim was a 1968 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale,...

Gina H. 'Jean' Briganti

Gina H. 'Jean' Briganti

Apr 14, 2019

Gina H. "Jean" Briganti, 97, of East Stroudsburg, PA, and formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the Whitestone Care Center, Stroudsburg, PA. Born June 5, 1921 in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Amelia Macali Briganti. Jean was a 1940 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, and was retired from the...

Catherine G. Hinz

Catherine G. Hinz

Apr 11, 2019

Catherine G. Hinz, 95, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Mayfield, PA, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Hinz in 2003. Born October 6, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Quigley Ready and was a retired supervisor for...

Teresa M. Molinaro

Teresa M. Molinaro

Apr 11, 2019

Teresa M. Molinaro, 89, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Constantino F. "Custy" Molinaro, on June 19, 2003. Born May 15, 1929 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Harry, Jr. and Beatrice Bell Kerins. She...

Marie A. Byers

Marie A. Byers

Apr 2, 2019

Marie A. Byers, 78, formerly of Erie, PA, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Byers, Sr., on May 14, 1999. Born August 17, 1940 in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Valentine and Theresa Wiercinski Kaliszewski. She was a member...

Anthony Randazzo

Anthony Randazzo

Mar 31, 2019

Anthony Randazzo, Jr., 43, of Saylorsburg, PA, died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital Monroe Campus, Stroudsburg, PA. Funeral Services were held from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Donald R. 'Don' Miller

Donald R. 'Don' Miller

Mar 30, 2019

Donald R. Miller, 62, of Lenox Township, PA, died Saturday, March 30, 2019 from injuries received in a tractor accident on his property. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mary Ann Rusek, on July 6, 2018. Born August 8, 1956 in Meshoppen, he was the son of Dona Brainard Warner of Clifford Township and the late...

Margaret Mary Phelan

Margaret Mary Phelan

Mar 28, 2019

Margaret Mary Weidner Phelan left us to join her beloved husband, William Joseph Phelan in God's arms on March 28, 2019. She was predeceased by her parents, Christopher and Mary Weidner, of Brooklyn Street, Carbondale, her niece, Jeanette Subrizi, as well as her sister and long time companion, Anne Weidner Subrizi. She is survived by her children, Timothy, Kathleen, and...

Dayle R. Mcguire

Dayle R. Mcguire

Mar 26, 2019

Dayle Ramsey McGuire, 67, of Herrick Township, PA, and formerly of Pompton Plains, New Jersey, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford, PA.

Frank J. Zimowski

Frank J. Zimowski

Mar 22, 2019

Frank J. Zimowski, 62, of Gibson Township, PA, died Friday morning, March 22, 2019 at home. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, the former Patricia Ann Congdon. Born April 6, 1956 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Dolores Nilsson Zimowski. Frank had been self employed in the slate roofing business for...

Joseph G. Gerdusky

Joseph G. Gerdusky

Mar 17, 2019

Joseph G. Gerdusky, 84 of Clifford Township, PA, died Sunday night, March 17, 2019 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA. He was preceded in death by two wives, the former Florence Swederskis in 1976 and Evelyn Sheare in 2018. Born March 12, 1935 in Forest City, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Stella Slick Gerdusky....

Ross W. Davidson

Ross W. Davidson

Mar 15, 2019

Ross W. Davidson, 65, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, March 15, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Laurie Adams, on October 9, 1992. He was the son of Pauline McIlvary Bruno of Carbondale, and the late Earl Davidson. He was also preceded in death by his step father,...

Michael D. Clark

Michael D. Clark

Mar 13, 2019

Michael D. Clark, 76, of Endicott, NY, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY. He is survived by the love of his life, whom he loved with all of his body and soul, Laura C. Horton-Clark. They were married on September 12, 1981. Born October 27, 1942 in Endicott, NY, he was the...

Jindra Rambousek

Jindra Rambousek

Mar 10, 2019

Jindra Rambousek, 70, of Damascus Township, PA, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. Funeral services were held from D'Arienzo Funeral Home, 104 Skillman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Joanna D. Perry

Joanna D. Perry

Mar 7, 2019

Joanna D. Perry, 85, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday night, March 7, 2019 at the Lackawanna Healthcare Center, Sturges, PA, after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, John K. Perry on December 29, 2011. At the time of his death they were married for 56 years. Born August 10, 1933 in the city of Rotterdam, South...