Obituaries
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.
Dorothy L. Davis
Jan 6, 2016
Dorothy L. Davis, 53, of Clifford Township, PA, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at home. Born December 22, 1962 in Carbondale, PA, she is the daughter of Gayle Whitbeck Davis of Clifford Township and the late Russell Davis. Dorothy was a 1981 graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA and worked at Gress Poultry, Scranton, PA, Scranton Lace Company...
William D. Fickes
Jan 5, 2016
William David Fickes, 77, of Gibson Township, PA, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at home. Born November 22, 1938 in Utica, NY, he was the son of the late Daniel and Elfrieda Williams Fickes. Bill was a former resident of Union, New Jersey and prior to his retirement, he had been employed by the State of New Jersey as a...
Donna K. Sona
Jan 2, 2016
Donna K. Sona, 54, of Dickson City, PA, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at home. Born December 26, 1961 in Fredonia, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Shirley Barrett Johnson. Donna was a 1979 graduate of Conestoga High School, Marlton, NJ and worked at Specialty Records in Olyphant, PA for 15 years. She recently worked at...
Craig W. Cummings
Dec 31, 2015
Craig W. Cummings, 47, of Wilkes Barre, PA, died peacefully New Year's Eve, December 31, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre, surrounded by his family and friends from complications due to a brain tumor. His partner of 19 years is Robert Karmonick of Wilkes-Barre. They were married August 22, 2015. Born July 3, 1968 in Carbondale, PA, he...
John A. Serafini
Dec 27, 2015
John Anthony Serafini, 84, of Smithtown, NY, died peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY, surrounded by his family. Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, loving husband of 58 years to the late Joanne (DeLuca) Serafini and son of the late Anna (Mussari) and Tullio Serafini, John was a 1949 graduate of Saint Rose High School. He served...
John Patrick Hotchkiss
Dec 23, 2015
John Patrick Hotchkiss, 82, Laceyville, PA, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born April 10, 1933 in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late John Gerald and Anne Elizabeth Watters Hotchkiss. Prior to his retirement, he spent his career with the Department of the Army. The funeral will...
Betty M. Werner
Dec 21, 2015
Betty M. Werner, 84, of Gouldsboro, PA, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Donald J. Werner, MD., who died on December 9, 1998. Born December 25, 1930 in March, England, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsie Norman West. Betty was raised and educated in Cambridge, England. At...
Nancy L. Klinger
Dec 14, 2015
Nancy L. Klinger, 70, a resident of Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Alexander A. Klinger of Carbondale. Born September 3, 1945 in Port Jervis, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Julia Colicchio McDowell. Nancy was...
Sean R. Rogenkamp
Dec 11, 2015
Sean R. Rogenkamp, 30, of Harford Township, PA, died Friday, December 11, 2015 at home. Born December 11, 1985 in Queens, NY, he is the son of Diane Blank Rogenkamp of Harford Township and the late Roger C. Rogenkamp, who died May 12, 2015. Sean is a 2003 graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA. His greatest joy was...
Barbara L. Prymock
Dec 8, 2015
Barbara L. Prymock, 53, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Geisinger CMC, Scranton, PA, after a brief battle with cancer. She is survived by her longtime companion, Steve Cyganick. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Art Sweet and the late Betty Siebold Spicer. She was also the step daughter of the late...
Rose Ference
Dec 6, 2015
Rose Ference, 90, of Jamesville, NY and formerly of Salem Road, Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at her home. She was the wife of the late Frank Ference, who died April 2, 2014. Born March 9, 1925 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hilary and Mary Kuzmich Krenitsky. Rose worked as a typist at...
Cindy Sue White
Nov 30, 2015
Cindy Sue White, 56, of Matamoras, PA, died Monday, November 30, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. A private memorial service was held at the convenience of the family. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Final Resting Place Sunlight Crematory, LLC. 628 Nanticoke Street Hanover...
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