Obituaries

Zdzislaw 'Ziggy' Mamczur

Zdzislaw 'Ziggy' Mamczur

Sep 6, 2018

Zdzislaw Mamczur, 57, of Tobyhanna, PA, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. Funeral services were held from Jurek-Park Slope Funeral Home, 728 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Green-Wood Crematory 500 25th Street...

Santo A. Lamarco

Santo A. Lamarco

Sep 5, 2018

Santo A. LaMarco, 79, of Hawley, PA, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Isadora H. Eakle

Isadora H. Eakle

Sep 4, 2018

Isadora H. Eakle, 75, Jessup, PA, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Geisinger CMC, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond J. Eakle, Sr., who died April 10, 2004. Born January 18, 1943 in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Isadora Wilder Crossman. She was a faithful...

Robert M. 'Bob' Baker

Robert M. 'Bob' Baker

Sep 3, 2018

Robert M. Baker, 70, of Clifford Township, PA, died Monday, September 3, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, the former Kelly Schaffner. They were married on April 20, 1990. Born January 13, 1948 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of...

Mary June Brennan

Mary June Brennan

Sep 1, 2018

Mary June Brennan, 90, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Blakely, PA. She was the wife of the late Charles "Killer" Brennan, who died on January 29, 1986. Born June 20, 1928 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Grace O'Byrne Platzer. She was a graduate of...

Elaine Rose Yakubik

Elaine Rose Yakubik

Aug 31, 2018

Elaine Rose Yakubik, 67, of Dunnellon, FL., died Friday, August 31, 2018 at her summer residence in Simpson, PA. Born January 22, 1951 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Curto Yakubik. Elaine loved life, she was a nurse, teacher and loved her children. She believed in dreaming big, working steadfastly and caring deeply....

Ricardo P. Vizcarrondo

Ricardo P. Vizcarrondo

Aug 29, 2018

Ricardo P. Vizcarrondo, 58, of Simpson, PA, and formerly of New York, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Eileen R. Butts

Eileen R. Butts

Aug 27, 2018

Eileen R. Butts, 67, of Susquehanna, PA, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward C. Butts, II. Born August 4, 1951 in Susquehanna, she was the daughter of the late Samuel R. and Anna Louise Weibel Butts. Eileen had...

Lottie M. Urbanski

Lottie M. Urbanski

Aug 24, 2018

Lottie M. Urbanski, 84, formerly of Dupont, PA, died Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Creekside Healthcare Center, Carbondale, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Urbanski. Born July 30, 1934 in Dupont, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Della Zukoski Tokash. She was a graduate of Pittston High School and was a retired...

Joseph Skasko, Jr.

Joseph Skasko, Jr.

Aug 24, 2018

Joseph Skasko, Jr., 75, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, August 24, 2018 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former Judy Peregrin. They were married Christmas Day in 1963. Born November 15, 1942 in Carbondale, he is the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Jeanette Adams Skasko. Joe proudly served in...

Charles Perry

Charles Perry

Aug 21, 2018

Charles Perry, 82, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at home, after an illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 1, 2018 from Nesbitt Funeral Home, 175 W. Englewood Avenue, Englewood, NJ. Interment, Maple Grove Cemetery, Hackensack, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA....

Maureen F. Wasner

Maureen F. Wasner

Aug 20, 2018

Maureen F. Wasner, 59, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Wasner on October 31, 2003. Born July 21, 1959 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Theresa Boylan Scott. She is survived...

Robert J. 'Bob' Mclaughlin

Robert J. 'Bob' Mclaughlin

Aug 11, 2018

Robert J. McLaughlin, 91, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Forest City Nursing Center, Forest City, PA, after an illness. Born November 18, 1926 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late William and Estelle Farrell McLaughlin. Bob was a graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, and the University of Scranton, class of 1947....

Joseph J. Paone, Jr.

Joseph J. Paone, Jr.

Aug 10, 2018

Joseph J. Paone, Jr., 74, of Jermyn, PA,, died Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township, PA. His wife is the former Ann Marie Ruane. They were married September 13, 1985. Born January 27, 1944 in Archbald, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph J., Sr. and Yolanda Grace Corsaletti Paone. Joseph was a...

Robin E. Linsell

Robin E. Linsell

Aug 10, 2018

Robin E. Linsell, 75, of Nicholson, PA, died Friday morning, August 10, 2018 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Cheryl P. Sherwood. Born January 1, 1943 in St. Albans, England, he was the son of the late Percy and Evelyn Barlow Linsell. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was...

Regina Roth

Regina Roth

Aug 9, 2018

Regina Roth, 89, of Clifford Township, PA, died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA. She was the wife of Artur Roth, who died on October 18, 2012. Born May 24, 1929 in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Ignatz and Martha Weinkauf Ratajczak. Regina was a member of the Bethel Congregation at Welch...

Mason Levi 'Poop A Doo' Oldakoski

Mason Levi 'Poop A Doo' Oldakoski

Jul 26, 2018

Mason Levi "Poop A Doo" Oldakoski, 15 months, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from chronic granulomatous disease. Born April 12, 2017 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Brian Lee Barney and Erika Amber Oldakoski and fiance Bradley Davis. He is survived by his nana and papa: Sarah Spratt...

David E. Mason, Jr.

David E. Mason, Jr.

Jul 8, 2018

David E. Mason, Jr., 34, of Lanesboro, PA, died Sunday, July 8, 2018 at home. He is survived by his wife of two months, Heather Magee Mason. Born February 29, 1984 in Susquehanna, PA, he was the son of David E. Mason, Jr. and Brenda Kuiper Walker. He is survived by one daughter: Victoria Elizabeth Mason; three sisters: Angie Seagrave,...

Mary Ann Miller

Mary Ann Miller

Jul 6, 2018

Mary Ann Miller, 68, of Lenox Township, PA, died Friday morning, July 6, 2018 at home, after an illness. She is survived by her husband, Donald Miller. Born July 30, 1949 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Navalaney Rusek. She is survived by one son: Jason Miller and husband Arturo Mejia of Raleigh,...

Gordon J. Emmett

Gordon J. Emmett

Jul 4, 2018

Gordon J. Emmett, 89, of Union Dale, PA, died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA, with his wife by his side. His wife of 23 years is the former Ann M. Zaleski. They were married April 22, 1995. Born March 7, 1929 in Oneonta, NY, he was the son of the late John and...