Obituaries

Kathleen Haudberg

Kathleen Haudberg

May 22, 2016

Kathleen Haudberg, 71, of Beach Lake, PA died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at home. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from Krauss Funeral Home, Inc., 1097 Hempstead Turnpike, Franklin Square, NY. Interment, St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA

Linneal D. 'Lenny' Decker

Linneal D. 'Lenny' Decker

May 21, 2016

Linneal D. "Lenny" Decker, 69, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Saturday morning, May 21, 2016 at home following a battle with cancer. Born September 25, 1946 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Linneal and Marie Brelish Decker. Lenny worked for 20 years at Walczak Lumber Company, Clifford, PA as a truck driver and mechanic prior to...

Brian Keith Curley

Brian Keith Curley

May 12, 2016

Brian K. Curley, 49, of Pleasant Mount, PA, and formerly of Freehold, NJ, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at home. The funeral was held Monday, May 16, 2016 from Freeman Funeral Home, 47 East Main Street, Freehold, NJ. Interment, Brick Reformed Church Cemetery, Marlboro, NJ. Local arrangements by Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.,...

Carmine R. Lardieri

Carmine R. Lardieri

May 7, 2016

Carmine R. Lardieri, 91, of Bushkill, PA, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Whitestone Care Center, Stroudsburg, PA. The funeral was held Thursday from James Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park, NY. Interment, St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. Friends called Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. &...

Patricia Ann Sussman

Patricia Ann Sussman

May 7, 2016

Patricia Ann Sussman, 73, of Acre Lake, Kingsley, PA, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, PA. She was the beloved wife of Marvin Sussman. They were married March 31, 1975. Born December 16, 1942 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Martha McGrath Kirk. She was also preceded in...

Maude Marie Call

Maude Marie Call

May 2, 2016

Maude Marie Call, 80, formerly of Hop Bottom, PA and Carbondale, PA, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born February 19, 1936 in Scott Township, Wayne County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Devire and Edith Seamons Acker. Maude loved to play bingo, visit her friends at the senior center,...

Philip Gilbert

Philip Gilbert

Apr 28, 2016

Philip Gilbert, 75, of Forest City, PA and Greentown, PA, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 following a hard fought and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born April 21, 1941 in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Sol and Frances Gilbert. Philip graduated from RCA Electronics Trade School in Manhattan and worked with his father...

Pearl M. Grumpelt

Pearl M. Grumpelt

Apr 27, 2016

Pearl M. Grumpelt, 93, of Mesa, AZ, and a former longtime resident of New Haven, CT, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Hospice of the Valley-Lund Home, Gilbert, AZ. She was the wife of Frederick J. Grumpelt, Jr., a Carbondale, PA, native who died on May 3, 1985. Born October 27, 1922 in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of...

Arthur G. Pratt, Jr.

Arthur G. Pratt, Jr.

Apr 25, 2016

Arthur G. Pratt, Jr. 69, of Hop Bottom, PA, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA. Born November 16, 1946 in Montrose, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur G., Sr. and Livena Ford Pratt. He had been employed as a machinist at N.C. Stauffer and Son in Factoryville, PA. He enjoyed working on classic...

Kathryn W. Mroczka

Kathryn W. Mroczka

Apr 12, 2016

Kathryn W. Mroczka, 94, of Jermyn, PA, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Her husband of 62 years, Matthew C. Mroczka died on September 4, 2008. Born June 1, 1921 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Kate Whiting Park. She was a retired seamstress having worked at...

Terese A. 'Tt' Wagner

Terese A. 'Tt' Wagner

Apr 3, 2016

Terese "TT" Tomaine Wagner, of Simpson, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. She was the wife of the late Raymond Wagner. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carmino and Stella Lidaka Tomaine. She was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and had been employed...

Michael P. Jordan

Michael P. Jordan

Apr 2, 2016

Michael P. Jordan, 63, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. His wife Rosemary Bossick Fashauer died on November 1, 1997. Born November 30, 1952 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Michael Jordan and Elizabeth Roche Jordan Enslin. Mike was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and...

Samuel 'Sam' Cadora, Jr.

Samuel 'Sam' Cadora, Jr.

Mar 31, 2016

Samuel Cadora, Jr., 76, of Carbondale, PA died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Samuel Cadora, Sr. and Lillian Molinaro Cadora Taroli. Sam was an Army veteran and had a distinguished career as a Control Fire Crewman, stationed in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan at...

Palma Tolerico

Palma Tolerico

Mar 29, 2016

Palma Tolerico, 88, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday morning, March 29, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She was the wife of Carmine "Carney" Tolerico, who died in September, 1991. Born December 10, 1927 in Carbondale, she was daughter of the late Guy and Angelina Sirianni DeFazio. Palma was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School,...

Mary Ann Ritzco

Mary Ann Ritzco

Mar 29, 2016

Mary Ann Ritzco, 59, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Robert Ritzco. Born and raised in Archbald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Ann Fuller Harkenreader. Mary Ann was proud of her accomplishment of graduating from the Career Technology Center and receiving her...

Carl O. Raue

Carl O. Raue

Mar 27, 2016

Carl O. Raue, 92, of Lakeville, PA, died Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

George R. Everett

George R. Everett

Mar 27, 2016

George R. Everett, 76, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA after a courageous battle with lung cancer. His wife is the former Jeannette Kiczula. Born February 19, 1940 in Cerrogordo, OK, he was the son of the late Dewis and Charlene Bates Everett. George worked in the construction and landscaping business...

Cody M. Albert

Cody M. Albert

Mar 18, 2016

Cody M. Albert, 21, of Kingsley, PA, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2016. Born July 5, 1994 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Dale and Linda Depew Albert of Kingsley, PA. Cody was a 2012 graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley and was currently a junior at Kutztown University. In his short...

Eddie Frank Kinnard

Eddie Frank Kinnard

Mar 17, 2016

Eddie Frank Kinnard, Sr. 60, a Claiborne County Elections Commissioner of Port Gibson, Mississippi, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA Funeral services were held Saturday, March 26, 2016 from Thompson Funeral Home, 612 Coffee St., Port Gibson, MS. Interment, Hermanville Cemetery, Hermanville, MS. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. & Louis C....

William F. 'Billy' Farber

William F. 'Billy' Farber

Mar 13, 2016

William F. Farber, Sr., Crystal Lake, Carbondale, died unexpectedly at home March 13, 2016. He was the former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of CommBancorp Inc. and Community Bank & Trust Company, Clarks Summit. The Bank was purchased by First National Bank of Pennsylvania in 2010 at which time he retired from banking. He was born...