Obituaries

Donald L. Lovett

Donald L. Lovett

Mar 9, 2017

Donald L. Lovett, 71, formerly of 63 N. Main Street, Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Florence D. Tuzze

Florence D. Tuzze

Mar 8, 2017

Florence D. Tuzze, 85, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday morning, March 8, 2017 at the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. She is the wife of 61 years of Alessandro "Sonny" Tuzze. Born June 20, 1931 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Maryan and Mary Truskaloski Milewski. Florence was a 1948 graduate of Benjamin Franklin...

Florencia Santos

Florencia Santos

Mar 8, 2017

Florencia Santos, 97, formerly of 17 Oak Street, Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Blakely, PA. Her husband was the late Teofilo Santos. Born July 2, 1919 in Havana, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Concepcion (Gonzalez) Gonzalez. She is survived by three granddaughters: Joyce Santos of Carbondale, PA,...

Laurence J. 'Larry' Brown

Laurence J. 'Larry' Brown

Mar 5, 2017

Laurence J. "Larry" Brown, Jr., 73, of Harford, PA, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 under the care of Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center and Traditional Hospice, Carbondale, PA, with his daughter by his side. His wife, the former Patricia E. Kavetski died on October 27, 2015. Born August 13, 1943 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, NY, he was the...

Paul F. Rysdyke

Paul F. Rysdyke

Mar 3, 2017

Paul F. Rysdyke, 66, of Canastota, NY, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA. Funeral services were held from Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc., 39 Orchard Street, Walden, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Antonino Ingui

Antonino Ingui

Feb 25, 2017

Antonino Ingui, 79, of Ozone Park, NY, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. The funeral was held Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, Inc., 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Entombment, All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, NY Visitation was held Tuesday, February 28, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m from James...

Barbara J. Bevilacqua

Barbara J. Bevilacqua

Feb 23, 2017

Barbara Johnson Bevilacqua, 75, of Silver Spring, MD and formerly of RR, Jermyn, PA, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at home. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert Bevilacqua. Born in Jermyn, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Bertha Juanita Cobb Johnson. She had resided in the Maryland/District of Columbia area since 1960...

Joseph A. Uhrin

Joseph A. Uhrin

Feb 19, 2017

Joseph A. Uhrin, of Greenfield Township, PA, died peacefully on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at home. Born in Dickson City, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Liptak Uhrin. Joe was a dairy farmer and also served in the army during the Korean War. After his military service he continued farming until the time of his...

James J. Caffrey, Jr.

James J. Caffrey, Jr.

Feb 17, 2017

James J. Caffrey, Jr., 31, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, February 17, 2017. Born May 4, 1985 in Carbondale, he is the son of James, Sr. and Karen Merring Caffrey of Carbondale. He was a 2003 graduate of Carbondale Area High School where he played baseball and football. He served in the Army and was currently employed as a machinist...

Joseph Oscar Shay

Joseph Oscar Shay

Feb 8, 2017

Joseph Oscar Shay, 72, Susquehanna, PA, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, after an illness. He is survived by his wife the former Virginia Hallstead. Born August 18, 1944 in Susquehanna, he was the son of the late Oscar and Gertrude Harding Shay. Joe had been a proud self employed quarryman in the flagstone business for many...

Sarah Gillott

Sarah Gillott

Feb 8, 2017

Sarah Gillott, 69, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. Born February 12, 1947 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J., Sr. and Mary Talarico Gillott. She was a 1965 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, and was senior class president and also graduated...

Frank Valentine

Frank Valentine

Feb 8, 2017

Francis Charles "Boss Man" "Land Lord" Valentine, of Lenox, PA and Cocoa, FL, passed away with his family at his side at Wuesthoff Hospice in Rockledge, FL, on February 8, 2017 from complications with COPD. Born May 27, 1933 in Eynon, son of the late Francis Charles Valentine and Nellie Puza Valentine. Frank was a veteran of the Air Force...

Keith Joel Thompson

Keith Joel Thompson

Feb 8, 2017

Keith Joel Thompson 02/24/1964 - 02/08/2017 You are the love of my life and my best friend. I will cherish all our memories and love you forever. Keith (Keeter) Thompson was one in a million. He was an incredibly loving husband, father, step-father grand-father and God-father. He was the best brother and uncle. His many friends were considered his family....

Lea M. Andrews

Lea M. Andrews

Feb 8, 2017

Lea M. Andrews, 81, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Her husband the late Michael J. Andrews, Sr. died on March 1, 2007. Born November 14, 1935 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret Tigglebeck Cox. Lea worked at Supermarket Service, Dunmore, PA, where...

Robert C. Ransom

Robert C. Ransom

Feb 5, 2017

Robert C. Ransom, 78, of Lenoxville, PA, died Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his daughter's home in Clifford Township, PA. Born May 13, 1938 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Robert R. and Agnes I. Becker Ransom. Robert worked as a farmer on the family farm in Lenoxville. He enjoyed living on the farm and wildlife....

John E. Wolff

John E. Wolff

Feb 2, 2017

John E. Wolff, 67, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, February 2, 2017 at home. Born July 19, 1949 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Edward and Judith Miller Wolff. He was a graduate of Scott Township High School and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He had been a longtime employee at Thomson Consumer...

Jay E. Molyneaux

Jay E. Molyneaux

Jan 31, 2017

Jay E. Molyneaux, born July 7th, 1949 in Candor, New York, died January 31, 2017 after a battle with cancer. Jay, a pastor of forty-six years, served churches in Buffalo, NY; White Cloud, KS; Bakersburg, PA; Montrose, PA; Bloomsburg, PA; Dalton, PA; and Clifford, PA. Jay is also widely known with farmers in Pennsylvania and New York for dehorning cattle,...

Mary Ellen Enke

Mary Ellen Enke

Jan 29, 2017

Mary Ellen Enke, 50, of Pottsville, PA, died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Wesley C. 'Stub' Stephens

Wesley C. 'Stub' Stephens

Jan 25, 2017

Wesley "Stub" Stephens, 87, of Lenoxville, PA, and Daytona Beach, FL, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Forest City Nursing and Rehab Center, following a brief, courageous battle with brain cancer. He was married for 65 years to his wife, Lois Snyder Stephens. Born in Chinchilla, PA, on December 2, 1929, he was the son of the late, Ross...

Denise D. Doherty

Denise D. Doherty

Jan 17, 2017

Denise D. Doherty, 49, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born May 27, 1967 in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of Mabel Benson Hendricks of Carbondale and the late Dennis Doherty. She was employed as a certified nurses aid at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by two children:...