Obituaries

Patrick Joseph Lynch

Patrick Joseph Lynch

Oct 23, 2014

Patrick Joseph Lynch, 55, of Carbondale, PA, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the former Theresa Zelinski. They were married June 1, 1985. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helene Bayer Lynch. He was raised in Dunmore and was a graduate of Dunmore High School. He was...

Paul Malak

Paul Malak

Oct 22, 2014

Paul Malak, age 71, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and a resident of the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, died Wednesday afternoon, October 22, 2014, at the VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born September 29, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA, he is the son of Pearl (Szczesny) Mackowski of Freeport, PA and the late John...

Marion Davis

Marion Davis

Oct 21, 2014

Marion Davis, 87, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale. Born November 24, 1926 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Forest and Adah Snedeker Davis. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Gentex Corporation in Simpson and was a member of the First United...

James E. Miller

James E. Miller

Oct 20, 2014

James E. Miller, Sr., 75, Carbondale, PA, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 46 years the former Margaret Siefring. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Albert and Clarissa Tiffany Miller. Jim was a graduate of West Scranton High School and Indiana...

Gerald A. 'Jerry' Tomasetti

Gerald A. 'Jerry' Tomasetti

Oct 20, 2014

Gerald A. "Jerry" Tomasetti, Jr., 29, of Carbondale, PA, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at home. Born March 15, 1985 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of Gerald, Sr. and Henrietta Taroli Tomasetti of Carbondale. He attended Carbondale Area Junior Senior High School and was a member of and employed by Heavy Highway Construction Union, Local 158. He...

Catherine M. Cerra

Catherine M. Cerra

Oct 18, 2014

Catherine M. Cerra, age 81, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Saturday evening, October 18, 2014 at her daughter Susanne's home in Greenfield Township, following a short illness. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Cerra, who died December 6, 2013. They were married September 6, 1958. Born November 4, 1932 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of...

Lulu Swingle

Lulu Swingle

Oct 18, 2014

Lulu Swingle, 85, of Union Dale. PA, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Raymond Swingle. Born Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Viola Rehkop Hendrickson. Lulu was a graduate of Fell Township High School in Simpson, PA. After her marriage to Ray, she became a farmer's...

Warren C. White

Warren C. White

Oct 15, 2014

Warren C. "Whitey" White, 80, Greenfield Township, PA, died Wednesday morning, October 15, 2014 at home after an illness. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Rupert and Rhoena Sprague White. After the untimely death of his father, he had been sent to live at the Masonic orphanage in Elizabethtown, where he received his formal education....

Mark A. Robinson

Mark A. Robinson

Oct 15, 2014

Mark A. Robinson, 65, of Waymart, PA, died surrounded by his family Wednesday evening, October 15, 2014 at Hospice of The Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA, following a short battle with cancer. His wife is the former Celia "Gail" Browning. They were married February 12, 2000. Born May 2, 1949 in Fort Dix, NJ, he is the son of Eleanor (Dombrowski)...

Harriet H. Keim

Harriet H. Keim

Oct 1, 2014

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Harriet H. Keim, 84, of Union Dale, PA, who died October 1, 2014. She married the love of her life, William D. Keim, Jr., on December 31, 1949. Born December 2, 1929 in Alexandria, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Urban Smith and Louise...

Dana Scott Willett

Dana Scott Willett

Sep 29, 2014

Dana Scott Willett, 54, of Damascus, PA, died Monday, September 29, 2014. She was the wife of John P. Willett for 30 years. Born September 8, 1960 in Wichita, KS, she was the daughter of the late James and Jean(Graham)Scott. She is survived by one daughter: Jamie Willett of Damascus, PA; one son: Jeremy Willett of Damascus, PA; two sisters:...

Deborah A. Hopkins

Deborah A. Hopkins

Sep 29, 2014

Deborah A. Hopkins, 62, formerly of Jacksonville, FL, died Monday night, September 29, 2014 at the home of her mother in DeFuniak Springs, FL, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 9, 1951 in Niagra Falls, NY, she is the daughter of Elizabeth "Betty" Talarico Amato, of DeFuniak Springs, FL and a native of Carbondale, PA and the late...

Walter Julia, M.D.

Walter Julia, M.D.

Sep 28, 2014

Walter Julia, M.D., 83, of Langhorne, PA and formerly of Edison, NJ, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA. He was the husband of the former Beverly Clausen who died in 2011. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late John and Helen Molinaro Julia. Dr. Julia was a graduate of the Benjamin...

Russell P. Williams

Russell P. Williams

Sep 18, 2014

Russell P. "Russ" Williams, 67, of Gouldsboro, PA, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, after a courageous battle with ALS. His wife is the former Suzanne Beeby. They recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late George and Valedia Skelding Rushin. Russ was a veteran...

Doris E. Henke

Doris E. Henke

Sep 17, 2014

Doris E. Henke, 73, of Kingsley, PA., passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 where she was called home to live eternally in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. Born in Highland Park, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Jeanette Strack Stefanik. Doris lived a life that was full and...

Kenneth E. Daniels

Kenneth E. Daniels

Sep 14, 2014

Kenneth E. Daniels, 67, of Carbondale, PA, and formerly of Montdale, PA and Binghamton, NY, died Sunday night, September 14, 2014 at Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale. He was the husband of the former Tina Rezmerski. Born October 28, 1946 in Binghamton, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Griffiths Daniels. He was a graduate...

Margaret A. Boylan

Margaret A. Boylan

Sep 13, 2014

Margaret A. Boylan, 96. a resident of the Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA and formerly of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the nursing home. Born August 12, 1918 in Carbondale, PA.,she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Mary Frances Brennan Boylan. She proudly enlisted and served as a SPAR in the Coast Guard during World...

Miguel A. Jimenez

Miguel A. Jimenez

Sep 13, 2014

Miguel A. Jimenez, 59, of Taylor, PA, died Saturday morning, September 13, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born January 30, 1955 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Miguel A. Jimenez and Aida Herrera Jimenez. He had been employed at Arlington Industries in Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Elsa Ivette Roman of Taylor,...

Marcella K. Thomas

Marcella K. Thomas

Sep 10, 2014

Marcella K. Thomas,79, of Waymart, PA., died Wednesday morning, September 10, 2014 at the Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of Mark J. Thomas, who died on December 24, 2001. Born September 5, 1935 in Jermyn, PA, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Lottie Podleswski Rydzik. Marcella was a graduate of...

Sheldon Tabak

Sheldon Tabak

Aug 30, 2014

Attorney Sheldon Tabak, 86, of New York, NY, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Scranton, PA. A graveside service was held Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, NY, under the direction of Sherman's Flatbush Memorial Chapel, Inc., 1283 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home...