Obituaries
Barbara A. Trotta
Aug 30, 2014
Barbara A. Trotta, 71, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA died Saturday afternoon, August 30, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, following a short and courageous battle with cancer. Born November 3, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Rosella Vadala Piorkowski. She was a 1960 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High...
Marc S. Carr
Aug 29, 2014
Marc S. Carr, 49, of Scranton, PA, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at home. Born May 15, 1965 in Portland, ME, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Bernice Grossman Carr. He was a former resident of Florida and had been employed as a roofer for several construction firms and also worked as a fork lift operator in...
Jerome 'Jerry' Fortuner
Aug 29, 2014
Jerome "Jerry" Fortuner, 46, of Jessup, PA, died tragically on Friday, August 29, 2014 in Childs, PA. Born January 19, 1968 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of Michael Fortuner of Vandling, PA and the late Ruth Louise Shuman Fortuner. He was formerly employed at Jerry's Sports Center in Forest City, PA, but his passion was being a firefighter....
Helen Rohalevich
Aug 20, 2014
Helen Rohalevich, 95, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday morning, August 20, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, where she had resided for the past six years. Born November 3, 1918 in Oxford, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Theodisa Hamar Rohalevich. She was of the Russian Orthodox faith and had been retired from...
Edward R. Ruppel
Aug 18, 2014
Edward Robert Ruppel, 83, of Jermyn, PA, passed away from this earth at his home on Monday morning, August 18, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Anna Zuleeg Ruppel. He was a former resident of Kings Park, Long Island, New York and resided in the area for the past 27 years. He...
Auburn D. Lyons
Aug 17, 2014
Auburn D. Lyons, 43, of South Gibson, PA, died Sunday afternoon, August 17, 2014 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Apalachin, NY. His wife of 15 years is Janet Watson. Born December 3, 1970 in Miami, FL, he was a native Floridian and had resided in the area for the past 15 years. While in Florida, he was...
Elizabeth A. Pittsman
Aug 16, 2014
Elizabeth A. Pittsman, 68, of Carbondale, PA, died Saturday afternoon, August 16, 2014 at the Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale. She was the wife of the late James Pittsman, Jr., who died in 2002. Born September 2, 1945 in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Minnie LaGravenese Verducci. Elizabeth was a graduate of Columbia...
Charles F. 'Chuckie Jones' Chapple
Aug 15, 2014
Charles F. Chapple, Jr., a.k.a, Chuckie Jones, 55, of Carbondale, PA, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at home. Born May 10, 1959 in Suffern, NY, he was raised by the late John Paul and Iva Jones. He loved to spend time with his family, friends and beloved dog Taco. He is survived by five children: Charles, III. and Joseph Chapple,...
Anna 'Nan' Hotz
Aug 7, 2014
Anna "Nan" Hotz, 95, of Ocala, FL and Lake Lowe, PA., died August 7, 2014 at Munroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala. She was the wife of Howard Hotz who died on April 20, 2005. They celebrated 54 years of marriage on April 29, 2004. Born and raised in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick A. and...
Joseph James Valentine
Aug 6, 2014
Joseph James Valentine, 21, of Union Dale, PA, died Wednesday evening, August 6, 2014 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born April 15, 1993 in Scranton, PA, he is the son of Joseph C. and Lisa A. (Proctor) Valentine of Union Dale, PA. Joseph was a 2011 graduate from Mountain View High School and also earned a diesel mechanic...
Joseph P. Pascoe
Aug 6, 2014
Joseph P. Pascoe, 77, Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday afternoon, August 6, 2014 at the VNA Hospice Unit, Scranton, PA after a brief illness. Born February 16, 1937 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Santo A. Pascoe, former Lackawanna County Sheriff and the late Rose Cerra Pascoe. He was a 1954 graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High...
Jean L. Beach
Jul 16, 2014
Jean L. Beach, age 77, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in the Intensive Care Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Beach, Jr. Born March 29, 1937 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Willis C. and Helen Dolph Schultz. She is survived by...
David O'Dell Dunn
Jul 6, 2014
David O'Dell Dunn, 62, of Matamoras, PA, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at home. Born January 3, 1952 in Kingston, NY, he was the son of the late Lawrence Stanley and Mildred Rose Simmons Dunn. Prior to his retirement he had been employed by the New York City Parks Department. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. & Louis...
Joseph L. Messinger
Jul 4, 2014
Joseph L. Messinger, age 57, of Salem Township, PA, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at the Columbia Montour Home Hospice, Danville, PA, after a short battle with cancer. Born January 24, 1957 in Easton, PA, he is the son of Evelyn C. (Tomaino) Messinger of St. Petersburg, FL and the late Maynard A. Messinger. Joseph was a truck driver for...
Carol Lin Hartley
Jun 29, 2014
Carol Lin Hartley, 55, of Lenoxville, PA. and formerly of Clarion, PA and Rochester, MN, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband of 27 years is William J. Maitland, Jr. Born January 3, 1959 in Sharon, PA, she is the daughter of Dr. Harold V. Hartley, Jr. and Carolyn Callaway Hartley...
William J. Cyganick
Jun 26, 2014
William J. Cyganick, 62, a resident of Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA, and formerly of Jefferson Township, PA, died Thursday afternoon, June 26, 2014 at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born April 1, 1952 in Jersey City, NJ, he is the son of Eileen Cox Cyganick of Lake Ariel, PA and the late Joseph Cyganick. He was a veteran of...
Margaret M. Waldner
Jun 26, 2014
Margaret M. Waldner, 89, a resident of Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA, died Thursday morning, June 26, 2014 at Creekside. Born June 10, 1925 in Avoca, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Chapella Beseda. She formerly resided in New Jersey for many years and was the former owner and operator of the Swiss...
Sylvia S. Masiuk
Jun 19, 2014
Sylvia S. Masiuk, age 87, formerly of Clifford Township, PA, died Thursday morning, June 19, 2014 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. She was the wife of the late Metro Masiuk, who died April 27, 2001. Born April 27, 1927 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Max and Mary (Kozlowski) Holzman. Sylvia...
Mary Ann Hickey
Jun 17, 2014
Mary Ann Hickey, 58, of Simpson, PA, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA after a long battle with heart disease. Her husband of 32 years is James B. Hickey. Born September 26, 1955 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Thelma Daniels Rushworth. She attended Benjamin Franklin High School,...
Delbert N. Updyke
Jun 16, 2014
Delbert N. Updyke, 97, a resident of Pocono Tranquil Gardens, East Stroudsburg, PA and formerly of Swiftwater, PA, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at the assisted living facility. He was preceded in death by three wives, the former Laraine Evelyn Krill who died in 1968, the former Alma Gregonis who died in 1992 and the former Rosemary Powell who died...
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