Obituaries

Michael A. Mazza

Michael A. Mazza

Apr 29, 2014

Michael A. Spike Mazza, 71, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Tuesday night, April 29, 2013 at home surrounded by family and friends. Born June 22, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas Spike and Virginia Moro Mazza. He was a 1960 graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale and served for four years in the...

Thomas David Dixon

Thomas David Dixon

Apr 29, 2014

Thomas David Dixon, Jr., age 68, of Waymart, PA and formerly of Rockingham, NC, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. PA. Born April 29, 1946 in Hamlet, NC, he is the son of Doris Henry Todd of Rockingham, NC and the late Thomas David Dixon, Sr. A viewing and funeral was held at the Carter...

Sarah M. Russo

Sarah M. Russo

Apr 27, 2014

Sarah M. Sally Russo, 78, Carbondale Township, PA., died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Frank J. Russo who died December 1, 1991. Born October 27, 1935 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ruth Goodwin Eidinger. She was a 1955 graduate of the Fell Township High School in...

Angelina N. Gerek

Angelina N. Gerek

Apr 21, 2014

Angelina N. Gerek, 98, of Lorain, OH, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain. She was the wife of John F. Gerek who died in 1992. Born in Mayfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Iovana) Lagana. After leaving Mayfield she resided in Buffalo, New York for five years and...

Adeline H. Bishop

Adeline H. Bishop

Apr 19, 2014

Adeline H. Bishop, age 84, a resident of the Ellen Memorial Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Honesdale, PA, died Saturday evening, April 19, 2014 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Born September 15, 1929 in Honesdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Catherine (Hiller) Bishop. Adeline worked on the family farm in Honesdale for many years and...

Richard P. Pesek

Richard P. Pesek

Apr 16, 2014

Richard P. Dick Pesek, age 67, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday morning, April 16, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with cancer. His wife is the former Jane Ann Sopko. Born April 28, 1946 in Saint Paul, MN, he is the son of Helen (Elleson) Pesek of Ashley, ND and the late Joseph Pesek....

Lorraine D. Valentine

Lorraine D. Valentine

Apr 13, 2014

Lorraine Daria Rainy Valentine, 47, of Union Dale, PA, died Sunday evening, April 13, 2014 at home. Born May 5, 1966 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of Frank C. Valentine of Union Dale and the late Ann Louise Prybicien Valentine. She was a member of St. Pius X Church, Royal, PA and had formerly worked at Specialty Records...

Ronald Kilmer

Ronald Kilmer

Apr 11, 2014

Ronald Kilmer, age 73, of Forest City, PA, died Friday morning, April 11, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. His wife was the late Lubov Demianovich Kilmer. Born September 9, 1940 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence, Sr. and Consetta (Corvino) Kilmer. He is survived by one step daughter: Mary Lynn...

John Harris Whitmore

John Harris Whitmore

Apr 3, 2014

John Harris Whitmore, age 89, of Binghamton, NY, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Meadow View Senior Living Center, Montrose, PA. His wife was the late Diana R. Whitmore. Born March 1, 1925 in Coin, IA, he was the son of the late Glenn Meredith and Mabel (Harris) Whitmore. He was a former resident of Coin, Iowa and had...

Geraldine Korner

Geraldine Korner

Apr 2, 2014

Geraldine Korner, age 66, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, PA. She is survived by longtime companion, John Wayman, Sr., of Carbondale. Born December 1, 1947 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elsie Bradley. She is survived by two daughters: Elsie Korner of Carbondale, PA and Dawn Malpasse of...

Frank Ference

Frank Ference

Apr 2, 2014

Frank Ference, 87, Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday night, April 2, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, after a lengthy illness. His wife of 57 years is the former Rose Krenitsky. Born August 18, 1926 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander and Pelegia Wislocki Ference. He was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale...

Alfred E. Mazza

Alfred E. Mazza

Mar 29, 2014

Alfred E. Mazza, 84, of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday afternoon, March 29, 2014 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born January 3, 1930 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Angelina Guzzi Mazza. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and later retired after twenty years of combined service with the Navy...

Michael Harajda

Michael Harajda

Mar 25, 2014

Michael Harajda, 84, a resident of the Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Creekside. Born November 5, 1929 in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Mary Harajda. He was a former resident of Clifton, NJ. and was a retired motor vehicle inspector for the state of New Jersey....

Walter R. Lewandowski

Walter R. Lewandowski

Mar 21, 2014

Walter Rick Lewandowski, age 68, of Clifford Township, Pa, died Friday morning, March 21, 2014, at home following a short illness. Born August 8, 1945 in Asheville, NC, he was the son of the late Walter R., Sr. and Elizabeth (Mott) Lewandowski. After graduating high school, Rick attended college for one year before entering the US Navy during the Vietnam...

Ruth E. Snyder

Ruth E. Snyder

Mar 18, 2014

Ruth E. Snyder, 85, of Kunkletown, PA, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. She was the wife of the late Charles Newton Snyder. Born in Hempstead, NY, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Evelyn White Edwards. She was a former resident of Long Island, New York and was a retired...

Julia A. Stoll

Julia A. Stoll

Mar 16, 2014

Julia A. Stoll, 82, formerly of Elmwood Park, NJ and a current resident of Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Stoll. Born April 12, 1931 in East Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Catherine Reseniak...

Anthea M. Fulkerson

Anthea M. Fulkerson

Mar 14, 2014

Anthea M. Fulkerson, 45, of Clifford Township, PA., died Friday, March 14, 2014 at home. Born March 5, 1969 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of Altheda Whitman and the late Stuart Fulkerson. Anthea was a loving daughter, mother, sister, aunt and friend. Through her struggles in life, she did the best she could with the hand she was...

Charles R. Friedmann

Charles R. Friedmann

Mar 12, 2014

Charles R. Friedmann, Jr., 87, a resident of the Creekside Health and Rehab Center, Carbondale, died Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2014 at Creekside after a lengthy illness. Born November 15, 1926 in Union City, NJ, he was the son of the late Mr. Mrs. Charles R. Friedmann, Sr. He was a former resident of New Jersey and Stroudsburg, PA. He...

William Joseph Flora

William Joseph Flora

Mar 11, 2014

William Joseph Flora, 70, of Damascus, PA and formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday afternoon, March 11, 2014 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born April 4, 1943 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Vracalli Flora. William was an Army veteran and worked as a steel worker in the aluminum manufacturing industry....

Elsie Zitterman

Elsie Zitterman

Mar 11, 2014

Elsie Bonacci Zitterman, 79, of Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday afternoon, March 11, 2014 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Catherine Molinaro Bonacci. She was retired from the Gentex Corporation in Carbondale and was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale and its Altar...