Obituaries

Hugh V. Cotter

Hugh V. Cotter

Aug 21, 2015

Hugh V. Cotter, Jr., 73, of Thompson, PA, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at Linwood Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carol Cotter. Born April 24, 1942 in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of the late Hugh, Sr. and Elizabeth Jeane Sabatino Cotter. Hugh was a Navy veteran having served during...

Judith Ann 'Judy' Stankus

Judith Ann 'Judy' Stankus

Aug 20, 2015

Judith "Judy" Ann (Rhodes) Stankus, 73, of Clifford Township, PA, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, 20 August 2015 after a recent battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Frank D. Stankus, and four children: Christine (Vern) Miles of Owego, NY, Julie (Jamie) Arnold of Endicott, NY, Jennifer Payne of...

Pauline E. Baron

Pauline E. Baron

Aug 19, 2015

Pauline E. Baron, 88, of Clifford Township, PA, died Wednesday morning, August 19, 2015 at home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Adam J. Baron, who died December 1, 2010. Born October 5, 1926 in Archbald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Elizabeth (Giambetti) Violanti. Pauline...

Anthony J. Greto

Anthony J. Greto

Aug 18, 2015

Anthony J. Greto, 84, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, August 18, 2015 at home. His loving wife of 56 years is the former Marie Pettinato. They were married April 11, 1959. Born June 19, 1931 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary (Satalino) Greto. Tony was a graduate...

Mike "Lamdog" Lambert

Mike "Lamdog" Lambert

Aug 17, 2015

Mike "Lamdog" Lambert, 54, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Monday, August 17, 2015. His wife of 25 years is the former Angela M. Wassel. They were married June 23, 1990. Born August 1, 1961 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Harold and Martha (Winslow) Lambert. His generous spirit and open heart was evident to all who...

Madolyn Truman

Madolyn Truman

Aug 16, 2015

Madolyn Truman, R.N., 94, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA, where she had resided for the past several years. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis J. Truman, who died on September 12, 1988. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and...

Mary Bodner

Mary Bodner

Aug 15, 2015

Mary Bodner, 97, of Lenox Township, PA, died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late Michael Bodner, who died July 8, 1990. Born July 7, 1918 in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Sophie Ruszkiewicz. Although a longtime resident of Jersey City, NJ, Pennsylvania truly became her home....

Claude M. Granville

Claude M. Granville

Aug 12, 2015

Claude M. Granville, 75, of Carbondale, PA, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family Wednesday, August 12, 2015 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, the former Judith M. Gilia. Born October 24, 1939 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Earl and Rosella Fortuner Granville. He was...

Steven L. Jones

Steven L. Jones

Aug 6, 2015

Steven L. Jones, 46, of Clifford Township, PA, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born August 30, 1968 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin and Anna Lewis Jones. Steve was a self employed quarryman for most of his life. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and will be remembered as...

Dorothy Spencer

Dorothy Spencer

Aug 3, 2015

Dorothy Price Spencer, 86, of Novato, CA, and formerly of Union Dale, PA, died Monday, August 3, 2015 at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. She was the wife of Paul Spencer, who died March 5, 1985. Born July 11, 1929 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Marguerite Foster Price. She was of...

Nettie K. Brockway

Nettie K. Brockway

Jul 27, 2015

Nettie K. Brockway, 79, of Greenbelt, MD, died Monday, July 27, 2015 in Takoma Park, MD. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Brockway, who died in 2007. Born June 12, 1936 in La Plume, PA, she was the daughter of the late Merenas Andrew Miller and Adelia Bayliss Miller. The funeral was held Friday, July 31, 2015...

Mark J. Konopka

Mark J. Konopka

Jul 21, 2015

Mark J. Konopka, 38, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2015 from an apparent heart attack in the emergency department at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former MaryBeth Zaccone. They were married September 13, 2008. Born November 1, 1976 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Anne (Colangelo) Konopka of Madison Township,...

Frances I. Opeil

Frances I. Opeil

Jul 17, 2015

Frances Imbalzano Opeil, 87, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale. She was the wife of Edward W. Opeil, who died on December 5, 1996. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Natale and Maria Tancredi Imbalzano. Fraye was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale...

Albert D. Verboys

Albert D. Verboys

Jul 9, 2015

Albert D. Verboys, 65, of Union Dale, PA, died Thursday morning, July 9, 2015 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born April 25, 1950 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of Eleanor Andzulis Verboys of Union Dale and the late Frank Robert Verboys. Albert was a graduate of Forest City High School and attended Ascension of Our...

Richard G. 'Dick' Julia

Richard G. 'Dick' Julia

Jul 7, 2015

Richard G. "Dick" Julia, 86, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday morning, July 7, 2015 at the Old Orchard Health Care Center, Easton, PA, after a lengthy illness. His wife of 62 years is the former Betty Mazza. Born February 4, 1929 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late John and Helen Molinaro Julia. Dick was an...

Peter J. D'Aula

Peter J. D'Aula

Jul 5, 2015

Peter J. D'Aula, 82, of Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his longtime companion, Gail Nygard of Carbondale, PA. Born March 8, 1933 in New York, NY, he was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and had resided in Brooklyn, New York for many years, where he worked in...

Angelo R. Gerace

Angelo R. Gerace

Jul 4, 2015

Angelo R. Gerace, 94, of Brooklyn, NY, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Bensonhurst Center of Rehabilitation, Brooklyn, NY. He was the husband of the former Rose Mazza, a Carbondale, PA, native. Born July 6, 1920 in Italy, he was the son of the late Frank and Santa Fragomeni Gerace. He was a Veteran of World War II having served...

Steven J. Woody

Steven J. Woody

Jul 3, 2015

Steven Joseph Woody, 39, Carbondale, PA, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at home. Born November 10, 1975 in Carbondale, he is the son of Joseph Woody, Sr. and Naomi Muchal Woody both of Simpson, PA. Steven had been employed by United Cerebral Palsy and worked in a group home where he enjoyed working with the residents. Steven was a loving...

Mildred L. Gilroy

Mildred L. Gilroy

Jul 1, 2015

Mildred L. Gilroy, 88, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William J. Broderick in 1983 and her second husband, Paul B. Gilroy in 2000. Born in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Bernetta Murphy...

Helen B. Masters

Helen B. Masters

Jun 28, 2015

Helen B. Masters, 81, of Dunmore, PA, died Sunday at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Curwood E. Masters. Born October 3, 1933 in Bloomsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lloyd Bomboy and the Florence Myrtle Grove Bomboy. She served in the Navy during the Korean War having been stationed at...