Obituaries

Jason L. Rinehart

Jason L. Rinehart

Sep 12, 2016

Jason L. Rinehart, 39, Exeter, PA, died Monday, September 12, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA, surrounded by family. Born August 15, 1977 in Kingston, PA, he was the son of Clifford Rinehart and the late Belinda Morgan Rinehart. Jason was a graduate of West Side Vo-Tech High School, Kingston and had been employed as a machinist and...

Jeffrey Lee Howard

Jeffrey Lee Howard

Sep 10, 2016

Jeffrey Lee Howard, 54, of Union Dale, PA and formerly of Michigan, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Andrea V. Malinchak

Andrea V. Malinchak

Sep 9, 2016

Andrea V. (Talnogi) Malinchak, 74, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born May 23, 1942 in Peckville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Sophie Promovitz Talnogi. Andrea was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School, Dickson City, PA and worked at Sandvik Steel,...

Willard D. Dierks, Jr.

Willard D. Dierks, Jr.

Sep 8, 2016

Willard D. Dierks, Jr., 75, of Browndale, PA, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Willard, Sr. and Helene Tourjee Dierks. Willard was a raised in Factoryville, PA and served his country in the Army. He had been employed for 42 years at...

Frank R. Faber

Frank R. Faber

Sep 7, 2016

Frank R. Faber, 49, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016. He is survived by his wife Erika Osborn Faber. Born July 22, 1967 in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of the late George and Johanna Streelman Faber. Frank was a graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA and had been most recently employed at Carriage...

Mary K. Swindells

Mary K. Swindells

Sep 6, 2016

Mary K. Swindells, 76, of Honesdale, PA, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born November 29, 1939 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Agnes Manion Swindells. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as a drug and alcohol counselor at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Beacon, NY. As...

Robert J. 'Rob' Gigliotti

Robert J. 'Rob' Gigliotti

Sep 5, 2016

Robert J. "Rob" Gigliotti, 42, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born April 2, 1974 in Carbondale, he was the son of John "Butch" and Louise Brennan Gigliotti of Las Vegas, NV. Rob was a 1992 graduate of Carbondale Area High School and had been employed as the parts manager at...

W. Susan Farrell

W. Susan Farrell

Sep 5, 2016

On Labor Day, September 5, 2016, W. Susan Farrell, a resident of Waymart, PA peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family. Her loving Husband of 57 years is Joseph W. Farrell. She was born in Philadelphia to Edward and Whilma Crockenberg Sullivan. At an early age she moved with her family to the 1700 block of Jefferson Avenue in...

Patrick H. Pettinato

Patrick H. Pettinato

Aug 27, 2016

Patrick Henry Pettinato, 95, formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the home of his daughter, Patrice, in Germantown, MD. His wife of 55 years, Madelyn Pollits, died January 27, 2010. Born July 5, 1921 in Carbondale, he was the oldest son of the late Santo and Marie Sachele Pettinato. He was a 1939 graduate of Benjamin...

Diane Bradford

Diane Bradford

Aug 25, 2016

Diane Bradford, 67, of Lake Ariel, PA, died Thursday, August 25, 2016. Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 30, 2016 from Elmont Funeral Home, Inc., 1529 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY. Interment, Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Holy Rood...

Patrick J. Criscera

Patrick J. Criscera

Aug 11, 2016

Patrick J. Criscera, 97, of Carbondale, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale. His is survived by his wife of 66 years the former Margaret Fofi. Born in Carbondale, PA, son of the late Paul and Frances Crisalli Criscera. In his early years, he was a milkman, delivering door to door. This...

Shirley Mae Coyne

Shirley Mae Coyne

Aug 10, 2016

Shirley Mae Coyne, 81, a resident of the Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA and formerly of Scranton, PA, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband John Thomas Coyne, preceded her in death. Born in Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Romeo. She is survived by five children :...

Nathan Antonio Sosa

Nathan Antonio Sosa

Aug 9, 2016

Nathan Antonio Sosa, 22, of Tempe, AZ, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Born February 2, 1994 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Antonio Sosa of Waymart, PA and Jennifer Jimenez Davis of Florida. Nathan was a very kind-hearted, goofy, fun-loving young man. He had a contagious smile that lit up every room he stepped into. Anyone who knew...

Mathilde Husby

Mathilde Husby

Aug 8, 2016

Mathilde Husby, 102, a resident of Gluco Lodge Personal Care Home, Stroudsburg, PA and formerly of West Milford, NJ, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Gluco Lodge. She was the wife of the late Thor Husby. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA

Dianne M. Lucas

Dianne M. Lucas

Aug 6, 2016

Dianne M. Lucas, 67, formerly of Waymart, PA, died Saturday, August 6, 2015 at the Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA. Born May 2, 1949 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Irene Tiddick Lucas. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as a sewing machine operator in the local garment industry. She...

Leona M. Hancock

Leona M. Hancock

Jul 30, 2016

Leona M. "Lee" Hancock, 84, of South Gibson, PA, died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She is the wife for 67 years of Ervin R. Hancock. They were married August 25, 1948. Born May 7, 1932 in Susquehanna, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Lona Russell Hughes. Leona...

Michael T. 'Mickey' Fortuner

Michael T. 'Mickey' Fortuner

Jul 30, 2016

Michael T. "Mickey" Fortuner, Sr., 84, of Clifford Township, PA, and formerly of Vandling, PA, for 48 years, died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA. His wife was the late Ruth Shuman Fortuner, who died in 2001. Born May 21, 1932 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Eibes...

Michael J. Pepe

Michael J. Pepe

Jul 25, 2016

Michael J. Pepe, 89, of Stroudsburg, PA and formerly of Staten Island, NY, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Patricia A. Honeywell

Patricia A. Honeywell

Jul 25, 2016

Patricia A. Honeywell, 69, of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Milton M. Honeywell. Born August 19, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. Brennecke and the late Dorothy McDonough. Patty was a resident of Carbondale since 1995 and was formerly...

Mary L. Olsewski

Mary L. Olsewski

Jul 22, 2016

Mary L. Olsewski, 88, formerly of Linden, NJ, died peacefully on Friday, July 22, 2016 in Hemet, CA. Wife of Thomas G. Olsewski who died in 2003. Sister of the late Anna Rita Watts and the late John and Francis Fitch. She is survived by sons: Tom of Winchester, CA and Paul of New York City; daughter-in-law: Maria; grandchildren: Steven,...