Obituaries

Anna 'Nan' Hotz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Doris Kline

Doris Kline

Jun 11, 2014

Doris Kline, 81, formerly of Shenandoah Village Apartments, Shenandoah, PA, died Wednesday evening, June 11, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 5, 1932 in Shenandoah, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Beatrice (Durham) Kline. Doris was a faithful and lifelong member of the First...

Lijiah J. Simpson

Lijiah J. Simpson

Jun 6, 2014

Lijiah J. Simpson, age 25, of North Scranton, PA., died Friday afternoon, June 6, 2014 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born May 31, 1989 in Bay Shore, NY, he is the son of Wayne Simpson and the late Mary Beth (King) Simpson. He is the step son of Pat Simpson. He was a 2007 graduate of West Scranton...

Robert H. Curtis

Robert H. Curtis

May 28, 2014

Robert H. Curtis, age 79, of Curtis Valley, PA, died Wednesday morning, May 28, 2014 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born February 4, 1935 in Curtis Valley, PA, he was the son of the late Homer and Myrtle (Wiltonstein) Curtis. Robert was a lifetime resident of Curtis Valley and was a dairy farmer. He also worked as...

James Fofi

James Fofi

May 27, 2014

James Fofi, 53, of Waymart, PA and formerly of Upper Powderly Street, Carbondale, PA, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at home after a brief illness. Born May 14, 1961 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of Rose Marie Warhola Fofi of Waymart and the late Eugene Fofi, Sr. Jimmy was a very special person who was very loving and...

Catherine R. Monaghan

Catherine R. Monaghan

May 21, 2014

Catherine R. Kay Monaghan, RN, age 76, of Carbondale Twp, PA, died Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014 at the Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born November 8, 1937 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary (Corcoran) O' Dowd. Kay was a 1955 graduate of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, attended Marywood University...

Vincent J. Moscatelli

Vincent J. Moscatelli

May 20, 2014

Vincent J. Moscatelli, Jr., age 76, a resident of Hawley, PA, and formerly of New Jersey, died Tuesday evening, May 20, 2014, at the Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Janet Davidyak. Born November 18, 1937 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Vincent, Sr. and Carmella (Baraczo) Moscatelli. Vincent was...

Fiore N. Tochelli

Fiore N. Tochelli

May 15, 2014

Fiore N. Mr. Softee Tochelli, 94, of Carbondale, PA, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the former Joan R. Vymlatil who died August 20, 2010. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Augustino and Rose Cerra Tochelli. He was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, class...

Josephine R. Skubic

Josephine R. Skubic

May 12, 2014

Josephine Dodi Haney Skubic, 89, formerly of Forest City, PA and a resident of the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA, died Monday morning, May 12, 2014 at the nursing center. She was the wife of the late Jacob Haney and Rudolph Skubic. Born March 15, 1925 in Forest City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank...