Obituaries
Ted A. Wells
May 18, 2017
Ted A. Wells, 64, of Harford, PA, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at home after an illness. Born October 1, 1952 in Carbondale, PA, he is the son of Donald and Jeanne Arnold Wells of Lakewood, CO and formerly of Lenoxville, PA. Ted was the owner and operator of the Clifford Hotel since 1990. Prior to operating the hotel, he...
William R. 'Bill' Machell
May 17, 2017
William R. Machell, 75, of Clifford, PA, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at home after a brief illness. Born September 25, 1941 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Albert "Pat" and Rachel Bowen Machell. Bill was a graduate of Mountain View High School and served in the Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He had been...
Kevin J. Benedict
May 12, 2017
Kevin J. Benedict, 56, of Nicholson, PA, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at home. He was the husband of the late Debbie Kilmer Benedict. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late George Benedict and Margaret Luczak Benedict Liples. Kevin was raised in the Nicholson area with his mother and step father, the late Robert Liples. He...
Debra L. Benedict
May 12, 2017
Debbie Kilmer Benedict, 57, of Nicholson, PA, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Kevin J. Benedict. Born in Tunkhannock, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick, Sr. and Vernice Escott Kilmer. She was the owner of Debbles Tanning and Sauna in Nicholson. Debbie was an avid lover of nature, and...
Frances M. Johnson
May 10, 2017
Frances Kenyon Johnson, 79, of Clifford, PA, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Born April 24, 1938 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rachel Bowen Machell. She was a lifelong member of the Clifford Baptist Church where she faithfully served as pianist, Sunday school teacher and church clerk. She began her career as a secretary...
Sharon A. Rosar
May 5, 2017
Sharon A. Rosar, 70, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at home. Her husband of 32 years was Joseph A. Rosar, who died on March 25, 2010. Born June 16, 1946 in Carbondale, PA, she is the daughter of Madlyn Morcom Decker of Carbondale and the late Harley W. Decker, Jr. Sharon was a loving wife, mother, daughter...
Anna Dasilva
May 4, 2017
Anna DaSilva, 64, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Funeral services were held Monday, May 8, 2017 from Brooklyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 2380 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Robert N. Ritzco
May 2, 2017
Robert N. Ritzco, formerly of Dickson City, PA, died Tuesday evening, May 2, 2017 at the home of his step daughter. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bernadine Licwinko Ritzco, and his second wife, Mary Ann Harkenreader Ritzco. Born in Peckville, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Anna Efcavitch Ritzco. He is survived...
Kathryn Fosegan
Apr 29, 2017
Kathryn O'Connor Fosegan, 79, of Brackney, PA, died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at home. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
Diana Stratton
Apr 22, 2017
Diana Stratton, 55, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at home. Born April 29, 1961 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ada Middleditch Glennon. Prior to her disability, she had been employed as a nurses aid and she was a veteran of the Navy. She is survived by one daughter: Stephanie Cummings...
Robert R. Warholic
Apr 21, 2017
Robert R. Warholic, 89, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 66 years the former Mary R. Tolerico. Born in Sturges, PA, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Capri Warholic, and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Bob had...
Vernice I. Kilmer
Apr 19, 2017
Vernice I. Kilmer, 81, of Nicholson, PA, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at The Gardens at Tunkhannock, Tunkhannock ,PA. She was the wife of Fred T. Kilmer, Sr., who died on May 17, 2015. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Susan White Escott. Vernice was a Christian woman who was generous and always...
Norman Vincent Engelhardt
Apr 17, 2017
Norman Vincent Engelhardt, 76, of Bethlehem, PA, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at home. His wife the former Mary Gowan Engelhardt died on July 12, 2011. Born November 13, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Jakober and Candace Apple Engelhardt. He was a graduate of Essex County College, Newark, NJ., and was an Army veteran...
Qualeek T. Miller
Apr 15, 2017
Qualeek T. Miller, 30, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born January 26, 1987 in Brooklyn, NY, he is the son of Shaniqua Miller of Brooklyn, NY and Dale Weiford and the step son of Keisha Weiford both of Las Vegas, NV. Qualeek Miller had the face of an angel and...
Sharon Scalzo
Apr 14, 2017
Sharon Krok Scalzo, 68, of Carbondale, PA died Friday morning, April 14, 2017 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. Born August 9, 1948 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Julia Kudrick Krok. Sharon attended Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale. With dignity and grace she battled a long term disability for most of...
Robert H. Kilmer
Apr 14, 2017
Robert H. Kilmer, 92, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday afternoon, April 14, 2017 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. His wife is the former Ann L. Newcomb. This August they would have celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born November 27, 1924 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Cecil and Elizabeth...
Nathaniel O'Neal Mcdonald
Apr 13, 2017
Nathaniel O'Neal McDonald, Jr., 32, of Freehold, NJ, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold, NJ. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA Funeral...
Oscar Garcia
Apr 12, 2017
Oscar Garcia, 85, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born July 25, 1931 in Santa Rosa, Colombia, he was the son of the late Aurelio and Maria Guevara Garcia. Prior to moving to Carbondale three years ago, he resided in both Queens, New York and...
Marian A. Bean
Apr 11, 2017
Marian A. Bean, 86, of Clifford Township, PA, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at home. She was the widow of John G. Bean, who died on February 11, 2013. Born in Conklin, NY, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Doris Decker Button. Marian enjoyed cooking and baking and was well known for her apple pies and cinnamon...
George H. Stephens
Apr 7, 2017
George H. Stephens, 87, of Greenfield Township, PA and Daytona Beach, FL, died peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, with his wife and daughter by his side. His wife of 67 years is the former, Rosemari Healey. Born April 6, 1930 in Lenoxville, PA, he was the son of the late Howard...
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