Obituaries
Andrew C. Mazza
Feb 21, 2016
Andrew C. Mazza, 23, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Born July 15, 1992 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Phillip P. Mazza and companion Gina Grizzanti of Greenfield Township and Kimberly Robbins-Roberts...
Helen C. Boyarsky
Feb 21, 2016
Helen C. Boyarsky, 93, formerly of Scott Township, PA, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg, PA. She was the wife of the late Henry C. Boyarsky, who died January 11, 2003. Born April 17, 1922 in Mayfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Anna Bachak Pietriyk. She was a graduate...
Sharon Elaine Kavetski
Feb 18, 2016
Sharon Elaine Kavetski, 74, of Gibson, PA, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on her birthday Thursday afternoon, February 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late Frank G. Kavetski, III. who died on March 17, 2012. Born February 18, 1942 in Binghamton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Grace Brown. She...
Robert J. 'Woodpecker' Turano
Feb 8, 2016
Robert J. Turano, 65, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Monday morning, February 8, 2016 at the Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born March 2, 1950 in Carbondale, PA, he is the son of the late William, Sr. and Philomena DeFazio Turano. Bob was a 1968 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School,...
Theodore J. Knapp
Feb 7, 2016
We are saddened to announce the death of our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, Theodore J. Knapp, of Pleasant Mount, PA, who died Sunday, February 7, 2016. Ted was a good man who dedicated his life to his family, his church and to his community. He proudly served in the Navy during the Korean conflict, and was a graduate...
Joseph M. Artone
Feb 7, 2016
Joseph M. Artone, 87, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA after being struck ill at home. His wife the former Phyllis Payne preceded him in death. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Carlo and Josephine Cerra Artone. Joe attended Carbondale public schools and served in...
Walter C. Holtsmaster
Jan 31, 2016
Walter C. Holtsmaster, 74, of South Gibson, PA, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former Linda A. Wells. They were married January 12, 1991. Born April 2, 1941 in Carbondale, PA, son of Doris Schenck of South Gibson and the late Walter Holtsmaster. Walter was an Army veteran and...
Russell A. Scavo
Jan 31, 2016
Russell A. Scavo, 87, Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at home following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Clara Leo Scavo, who died on November 25, 2005. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Angelo and Margaret Sirianni Scavo. Russell attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale and graduated in 1945. He...
Donna M. Kilmer
Jan 31, 2016
Donna M. Kilmer, 53, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Joel M. Kilmer. They were married on July 23, 1983. Born September 11, 1962 in Honesdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Marlene Johnson Lent. Donna was a...
Sabine N. Schulz
Jan 31, 2016
Sabine N. Schulz, 66, of Mayfield, PA, died Sunday morning, January 31, 2016 at home after a lengthy illness. Born in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Kaethe Ohsoling Schulz. She is survived by two children: Kaethe Cassimore of Hackettstown, NJ. and Joseph Bosotina of Randolph, NJ. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J....
Michaelina Jean Chivers
Jan 29, 2016
Michaelina Jean Vaughan-Chivers, 70, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Friday, January 29, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 35 years is Larry Chivers. They were married April 4, 1980. Born April 21, 1945 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and...
Gerard S. Fenty
Jan 28, 2016
Gerard S. Fenty, 62, of Carbondale, PA and formerly of Staten Island, NY died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born May 22, 1953 in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Helen McGovern Fenty. He is survived by brothers: John, Peter and Steven Fenty; his companion: Linda Rizzo. He...
Eleanor H. Rentner
Jan 27, 2016
Eleanor H. Rentner, 84, formerly of Browndale, PA, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born June 23, 1931 in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa Maybee Christensen. She was a retired LPN having worked at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, PA and also did private duty...
Lucas C. 'Lukie' Pollits
Jan 20, 2016
Lucas C. Pollits, 79, of Carbondale, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale. His wife of 57 years is the former Joann Wallace. Born September 22, 1936 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Mary Brescia Pollits. Lukie was a 1954 graduate of the...
Eugene E. Larkin
Jan 20, 2016
Eugene Eben Larkin, 83, of Clifford Township, PA, died Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. He was the husband of Shirley Tracy Larkin, who died on May 3, 2005. Born March 16, 1932 in East Pubnico, Nova Scotia, he was the son of the late Cecil Larkin and the late Ursa Maude...
Marjorie B. Lynch
Jan 16, 2016
Marjorie B. Lynch, 92, of Clifford, PA, died Saturday evening, January 16, 2016. Her husband of 65 years, Stephen G. Lynch, died April 8, 2007. Born July 17, 1923 in Union Dale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Della Baker. Marjorie was a graduate of Dunmore High School and retired as post master from the Clifford...
Josephine Whitcomb
Jan 14, 2016
Josephine Whitcomb, 104, of New York, NY, died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the ArchCare at Mary Manning Walsh Home, New York. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Whitcomb, who died on July 24, 1979. Born May 10, 1911 in Archbald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kasimier and Theophila Rogosinski Zabielski. She was a...
Pleecdo L. 'Tex' Roba
Jan 13, 2016
Pleecdo L. "Tex" Roba, 93, of Clifford Township, PA, died Wednesday night, January 13, 2016 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born October 5, 1922 in Nicholson, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Turute Roba. In his earlier years, Tex had been employed as a dairy farmer at the family farm on...
James L. Lewis
Jan 11, 2016
James L. Lewis, 66, a resident of the Julia Ribaudo Care Center, Lake Ariel, PA, died Monday evening, January 11, 2016 at Julia Ribaudo. His wife the former Shirley Cole Keesler, died on December 13, 2014. Born August 4, 1949 in Deposit, NY, he was the son of the late Earl Lewis and Ula Rachel Rynearson Lewis Taylor. He was...
Robert F. Maynard
Jan 10, 2016
Robert F. Maynard, 49, of Ehrhardt, SC, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held from Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., 1012 Whitman Street, Orangeburg, SC. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.
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