Obituaries

Gina M. Scalzo

Gina M. Scalzo

Nov 22, 2017

Gina Scalzo, 33, of Mayfield, PA, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at home. Surviving are her companion: Christopher Gagner; her mother: Rita; siblings: Christine and companion, Derek Burgenstock, Jennifer, Bernard, Jr. and wife Melissa; niece: Fiora Scalzo; nephews: Paul Soluri, III. and Anthony Carpenter; grandmother: Alice Davis; aunts, uncles and cousins. She was also preceded in death by her father:...

Richard R. Regan

Richard R. Regan

Nov 21, 2017

Richard R. Regan, 76, of Milford, PA, and formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday evening, November 21, 2017 at the Milford Healthcare Center, Milford, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Samuel Keselowsky

Samuel Keselowsky

Nov 21, 2017

Samuel Keselowsky, 90, of Clifford Township, PA, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at home. His is survived by his wife of 64 years the former, Johanna Boyko. Born March 30, 1927 in Clifford Township, he was the son of the late John and Mary Kowalchik Keselowsky. Prior to his retirement, Sam was simultaneously employed as both a self employed dairy...

Dolorese M. 'Dolly' Tingley

Dolorese M. 'Dolly' Tingley

Nov 20, 2017

Dolorese M. "Dolly" Tingley, 64, of Harford, PA, died Monday morning, November 20, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family, after an illness. She is survived by her husband, George E. Tingley, Jr. They celebrated 45 years on marriage on May 6th. Born June 1, 1953 in Binghamton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Sherwood and Evelyn...

Carlos Antonio Minaya

Carlos Antonio Minaya

Nov 19, 2017

Carlos Antonio Minaya, 49, of Hazleton, PA, died Sunday, November 19, 2017. Funeral services were conducted from Funeraria Alvarez, 66 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ. Interment, Cementerio Municipal El Mamey, Los Hidalgos, Dominican Republic. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Stanley E. Mikalsen

Stanley E. Mikalsen

Nov 19, 2017

Stanley E. Mikalsen, 71, of New Milford, PA, died Sunday, November 19, 2017 at home. Born November 2, 1946 in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Signe Olsen Mikalsen. He was a former resident of Staten Island, NY and had been a retired self employed carpenter. He was a disabled veteran having served in...

Paulette M. Pilcavage

Paulette M. Pilcavage

Nov 14, 2017

Paulette M. Pilcavage, 56, of Scott Township, PA, died Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She is survived be her husband, Richard Pilcavage. Born July 25, 1961 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Pauline Mattey Novitsky. Paulette was a 1979 graduate of Lakeland High School and owned the Kentucky Fried...

Virginia D'Errico

Virginia D'Errico

Nov 14, 2017

Virginia D'Errico, 64, of Brooklyn, NY and Hawley, PA, died Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Julia Ribaudo Care Center, Lake Ariel, PA. Born May 13, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Frances Lucenti DeVito. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, John P. D'Errico; one daughter: Danielle Tammaro and husband...

Ann M. Bianchi

Ann M. Bianchi

Nov 5, 2017

Ann M. Bianchi, 86, of Waymart, PA, and formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday night, November 5, 2017 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Bianchi who died in 1990. Born July 9, 1931 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Farrell Bradley. Prior to her retirement, she...

Jeanne M. Vosefski

Jeanne M. Vosefski

Nov 1, 2017

Jeanne M. Vosefski, RN, Jermyn, PA, died Wednesday morning, November 1, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Her beloved husband and best friend is Walter A. Vosefski. The couple celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this year. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Gilhool and Catherine Hughes Gilhool. She was a 1961 graduate of...

Dante J. Orazzi, Iii.

Dante J. Orazzi, Iii.

Oct 31, 2017

Dante J. Orazzi III, 52, of Greenfield Township, PA, Salt Lake City, Utah and Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at his childhood home. Born in Carbondale, PA, on June 12, 1965, Dante was the son of Dante P. Orazzi Jr. and Dorothy (Hemak) Orazzi of Greenfield Township, PA. He graduated Lakeland High School and Penn...

Nancy M. Langley

Nancy M. Langley

Oct 30, 2017

Nancy M. Langley, 71, of Scranton, PA, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA

William M. Field

William M. Field

Oct 25, 2017

William M. Field, 70, of Blakely, PA, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, after an illness. Born December 12, 1946 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Marcus E. Field and the late Esther L. Bailey Nocera. He was the step son of the late Vito Nocera. He retired...

Barbara J. Mcgrady

Barbara J. Mcgrady

Oct 23, 2017

Barbara J. McGrady, 60, a resident of Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA, died Monday, October 23, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born April 9, 1957 in Middletown, NY, she was the daughter of the late John H. Baker, Sr. and the late Rosella Purgatorio Baker. She had formerly resided in Tafton, PA and had worked...

Robert Sephton

Robert Sephton

Oct 21, 2017

Robert Sephton, 61, of Jermyn, PA, died Saturday, October 21, 2017 from injuries received in a tractor trailer accident on I-80 in Butler Township, PA. Services were held Monday, October 30, 2017 from Oakland Memorial Home, 330 Ramapo Road, Oakland, NJ. Interment, Ponds Reformed Church Cemetery, Oakland, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral...

August R. 'Augie' Pisano

August R. 'Augie' Pisano

Oct 20, 2017

August R. Pisano, Jr. 73, of Dingman Township, PA, died Friday, October 20, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Funeral Services were held Wednesday, October 25, 2017 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.

John L. 'Jack' Case

John L. 'Jack' Case

Oct 20, 2017

John "Jack" Case, 80, of Clifford Township, PA, died Friday morning, October 20, 2017 at home after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, the former Barbara A. Dobak. Born April 10, 1937 in Waymart, PA, he was the son of the late Leon and Hazel Wells Case. Jack was a retired mechanic having worked on...

Sonia Gray

Sonia Gray

Oct 18, 2017

Sonia Gray, 75, of Union Dale, PA, died Wednesday morning, October 19, 2017 at home after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Gray who died on January 4, 2008. Born February 25, 1942 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Norman Calvin White and Sophie Mensel Bologansky. Prior to her retirement,...

Elizabeth Kavulich

Elizabeth Kavulich

Oct 17, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" Kavulich, 90, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday morning, October 17, 2017 at home after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Joseph M. Kavulich, who died May 27, 2008. They were married 56 years. Born Oct. 16, 1927 in Herrick Center, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas (Timko) and Esther Strosky Holowach. Betty...

Richard L. Hiemenz

Richard L. Hiemenz

Oct 17, 2017

Richard L. Hiemenz, 68, of Clifford Township, PA, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. He is survived by his wife the former, Karen J. Batcher. They would have celebrated their 46 wedding anniversary on October 23rd. Born June 22, 1949 in Cold Spring, MN, he was the son of Leroy Joseph Hiemenz of Cold Spring,...