Obituaries

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,...

Thomas R. Rindock

Thomas R. Rindock

Jul 18, 2016

Thomas R. Rindock, 30, of Clifford Township, PA, died Monday, July 18, 2016. Born February 23, 1986 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Frederick Michael Rindock, Jr. and Cynthia Williams Rindock, of Clifford Township, PA. Thomas is also survived by two sons: Seth and Gary Rindock; aunts, uncles and cousins. Private services were under the direction of the...

Francis X. 'Frank' Mcmyne

Francis X. 'Frank' Mcmyne

Jul 14, 2016

Francis X. "Frank" McMyne, 60, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, July 14th. Born December 30, 1955 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of Janet Baker McMyne of Ewing, NJ, and the late James V. McMyne. Frank was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School and later served four years in the Air Force. He received his masters degree from...

Joseph A. Hall

Joseph A. Hall

Jul 10, 2016

Joseph A. Hall, 97, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, July 10, 2016. His beloved wife of 66 years, Veronica Vosefski Hall, died on November 21, 2007. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Michael and Florence Brown Hall. Educated in Carbondale public schools, he...

James M. Shea

James M. Shea

Jul 7, 2016

James M. Shea, 39, of Scranton, PA, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at home. Born December 11, 1976 in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of Deborah Wolke Shea of Sebastain, FL and the late Frank Shea. He had been the owner of Dazzlant Decorators in New York City. He is survived by one brother: Robert of Miami, FL;...

Antonio Pacheco

Antonio Pacheco

Jul 4, 2016

Antonio Pacheco, 70, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the husband of Noemi Jimenez. Born in Corozal, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Zoilo Pacheco and the late Felicita Vasquez. The funeral was held Friday, July 8, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. from St. Elizabeth's Church, Ozone...

Rose A. Corrigan

Rose A. Corrigan

Jun 30, 2016

Rose A. Corrigan, 95, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing Center, Carbondale, PA. Her husband, William M. Corrigan died on April 15, 2003. Born September 23, 1920 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Fitzgerald Mack. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale. Jeff...

Agnes M. Ward

Agnes M. Ward

Jun 27, 2016

Agnes M. Ward, 80, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died Monday, June 27, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Her husband of 57 years, John "Jack" Ward, died on July 10, 2014. Born December 8, 1935 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Duffy Coleman. Agnes was a graduate of Benjamin...

Sandra L. Mason

Sandra L. Mason

Jun 23, 2016

Sandra L. Mason, 65, of Factoryville, PA and formerly of Kingsley, PA, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 shortly upon arrival at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Kenneth W. Mason, Sr., who died on June 21, 1999. Born October 7, 1950 in Hallstead, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patsy and Clara Haggerty Igoe....