Obituaries
Francis W. 'Frank' Rybak
Aug 25, 2017
Frank Rybak, 66, formerly of Scott Township, PA, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born September 29, 1950 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Walter and Catherine Kopchain Rybak. He graduated Scott High School in 1968. Shortly thereafter he joined the Scott Township Hose Co. as a volunteer firefighter and...
Audrey J. Downs
Aug 16, 2017
Audrey J. Downs, 60, of Lenox Township, PA, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at home. Born September 18, 1956 in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Audrey Armstrong Robinson, of Lenox Township, PA, and the late George Robinson. Formerly of Levittown, PA, she had been a certified nurses aide. Audrey enjoyed listening to classic rock and western music and...
Joseph G. 'Stogie Joe' Sadusky, Jr.
Aug 14, 2017
Joseph "Stogie Joe" Sadusky, 81, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, August 14, 2017 at the hospice unit at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. He is survived by his wife, the former Sharon Platzer. They celebrated 57 years of marriage on February 20th. Born July 17, 1936 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Mildred...
Francis G. Lagana
Aug 12, 2017
Francis G. Lagana, 59, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday night, August 12, 2017 at home after an illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Drozdick. Born December 9, 1957 in Carbondale, he was the only child of the late Gaetano "Guy" and Rachel Gigliotti Lagana. Francis was a 1976 graduate of Carbondale Area High School and had...
Ann Hess
Aug 9, 2017
Ann Hess, 71, of Gouldsboro, PA and Lakeland, FL, died August 9, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born in Carbondale, PA, daughter of the late Hubert and Margaret States Griffin, she graduated from Ben Franklin High School class of 1963. Ann was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend and she will be greatly missed. She...
John J. Barbaro
Aug 9, 2017
John J. Barbaro, 75, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Evelyn Barth. They would have celebrated 55 years of marriage in November Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Angelo and Lena Mongelia Barbaro....
Deborah J. Lupinsky
Aug 2, 2017
Deborah J. Lupinsky, 61, formerly of Luzerne, PA, died Wednesday morning, August 2, 2017 at Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. Born September 16, 1955 in Kingston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph, Jr. and Betty Mayewski Lupinsky. She was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and had attended cosmetology school. She is survived...
Frances Ann Delisa
Jul 26, 2017
Frances Ann DeLisa, 99, of Gibson, PA., died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Donald Reinhard and Alphonse DeLisa. Born February 21, 1918 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Susan Kavetski. Frances was raised on a family dairy farm and also worked as a seamstress in the...
Margaret M. 'Peggy' Farrell
Jul 21, 2017
Margaret "Peggy" Farrell, of Carbondale, PA, died peacefully on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness. Born in Carbondale in 1921, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Isabel Carden Farrell. She was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School. Peggy maintained perfect attendance throughout elementary and high school, and applied that...
James J. Piekanski
Jul 10, 2017
James J. Piekanski, 67, of Olyphant, PA, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at home. Born July 23, 1949 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Theodore Charles and Delores K. McDermott Piekanski. James was a member of the United States National Guard and worked as a truck driver for the garment industry. Cremation arrangements were under the care of...
Virginia R. Shay
Jul 10, 2017
Virginia Halstead Shay, 75, of Susquehanna, PA, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at home with her family at her side. Her husband, Joseph Shay died on February 8, 2017. Born October 31, 1941 in Hancock, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Addie Comfort Halstead. She is survived by two sons: Leroy Rogers and James Bishop and...
Vincent N. Malvasia, Iii.
Jul 6, 2017
Vincent "Chuckie" Malvasia, III., 73, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at home. Born July 2, 1944 in Cliffside Park, NJ, he was the son of the late Vincent, Jr. and Ann Pinzone Malvasia. He is survived by one daughter: Dawn Smith of Lodi, NJ; two grandchildren; one sister: Joanne of New Jersey; several nieces and nephews....
Jean Marie Raue
Jul 6, 2017
Jean Marie Raue, 83, of Honesdale, PA and formerly of New Jersey, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Born August 13, 1933 in Glen Ridge, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie Peterseh Newport. She is survived by two sons: Rod and Carl Raue both of New Jersey Cremation arrangements were entrusted...
Linda S. Hoglund
Jul 5, 2017
Linda S. Hoglund, 57, of Dalton, PA and formerly of Maine, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA. Born August 21, 1959 in Bangor, ME, she was the daughter of the late Phil and Martha Limeburner. She had been employed for many years in Maine's fishing industry. She is survived by three children: Amanda, Zachary and...
John Jenkins
Jul 4, 2017
John Jenkins, 75, of Clifford, PA, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy Johns Jenkins. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas and Bertha Sadonis Jenkins. Before retirement, he was...
Mary A. Mckalotz
Jun 30, 2017
Mary A. McKalotz, 95, formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center, Arlington, VA. She was the wife of the late Anthony McKalotz. Born October 22, 1921 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Zabielski Seleski. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed in the local...
Antoinette H. Steck
Jun 29, 2017
Antoinette H. Steck, 81, formerly of Ossining, NY, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Mid Valley Manor, Peckville, PA. Born July 7, 1935 in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Irene Kristofski Cusano. She was of the Catholic faith and was a retired secretary. She is survived by a nephew and caregiver: Darrell McIntyre of...
Virginia A. 'Ginger' Adams
Jun 25, 2017
Virginia "Ginger" Adams, 70, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes Barre, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born April 1, 1947 in Carbondale, daughter of the late James and Antoinette Gigliotti Adams, she was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School and St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, both of Carbondale. Ginger was a retired...
Vincent Tarae
Jun 23, 2017
Vincent Tarae, 73, of St. James, NY, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton, PA. Funeral services were conducted by Molinari-Cassieri Funeral Directors, Inc., Brooklyn, NY. Entombment, St. John's Cemetery, Queens, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Earl J. Abrams
Jun 17, 2017
Earl J. Abrams, 70, of Clifford Township, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 17 years the former Laura Otto. Born July 19, 1946 in Towanda, PA, he was the son of the late David and Olive Trowbridge Abrams. Earl had been...
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