Obituaries

Eddie C. Ward

Eddie C. Ward

Dec 11, 2013

Eddie C. Ward, 56, of Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday night, December 11, 2013 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of seven years the former Denise Pormigiano-Mugavin, formerly of Queens, NY. He was preceded in death by his first wife the former Ilene Kauffman. Born November 26, 1957 in Carbondale, PA, he...

Thomas J. Cerra

Thomas J. Cerra

Dec 6, 2013

Thomas J. Cerra, 82, of Greenfield Township, PA., died Friday morning, December 6, 2013 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA, following an illness. His wife is the former Catherine Scavo. They were married on September 6, 1958. Born May 15, 1931 in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Adams Cerra. He was a graduate of...

Donald Y. Holibaugh

Donald Y. Holibaugh

Dec 6, 2013

Donald Y. Holibaugh, 91, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Suncoast Hospice Care Center South in St. Petersburg. He was the husband of the former Dorothy L. Neeman. Born May 19, 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Donald Y. and Hazel Jackson Holibaugh. He was a retired salesman having worked for...

Doris E. Carlo

Doris E. Carlo

Dec 6, 2013

Doris Allan Carlo, 83, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Friday, December 9, 2013 at home after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Anthony T. Carlo, Jr. who died on October 21, 1991. Born September 15, 1930 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Margretta Foerster Allan. She was the step daughter of the...

Angela Farber Parise

Angela Farber Parise

Dec 4, 2013

Angela Farber Parise, Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Forest City, PA, just short of her 91st birthday. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Parise, Jr. who died July of 2000. They were married for 54 years. Born January 19, 1923 in Carbondale, PA, Angela was the daughter...

William H. Smith

William H. Smith

Nov 29, 2013

William H. Smith, Sr., 79, of Nicholson, PA, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Patricia Dilley. Born July 22, 1934 in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late William J. and Elizabeth Gesner Smith. Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a truck driver for...

Michele A. Cruz

Michele A. Cruz

Nov 25, 2013

Michele A. Cruz, 53, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday, November 25, 2013 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born in Paterson, NJ., she was the daughter of Mabel Benson Hendricks of Carbondale and the late Michael Hendricks. She had been employed as a waitress at the Viewmont Diner in Dickson City, PA. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...

Peter Shupenes

Peter Shupenes

Nov 18, 2013

Peter Shupenes, Jr., 90, formerly of Kingsley, PA., died Monday evening, November 18, 2013 at Celtic Hospice in Dunmore, PA. He was the husband of the former Dorothy M. Domblosky who was the love of his life and died in 2005 Born in Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late Peter and Monica Shupenes. He had been employed...

Valerie E. Graham

Valerie E. Graham

Nov 13, 2013

Valerie E. Graham, 49, RR1, Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA., after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Robert M. Graham. They were married October 12th 1985 and recently celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary. Born October 5, 1964 in Wilkes Barre, PA., she was the daughter of Richard L....

Lois I. Worthington

Lois I. Worthington

Nov 7, 2013

Lois I. Worthington, 89, of Stevensville, PA., died Thursday night, November 7, 2013 at the Bradford County Manor in Troy, PA. She was the wife of Thomas S. Worthington, who died August 28, 2006. Born November 11, 1923 in Jordan Township, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Robins Wood. She is survived by a grandson:...

Donald P. Jervis

Donald P. Jervis

Nov 7, 2013

Donald P. Jervis, 77, of Tafton, PA., died Thursday morning, November 7, 2013 at his home on Lake Wallenpaupack after an illness. Born and raised in Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Chernesky Jervis. He was a graduate of the Scranton School District and later served in the Navy during the Korean War. Prior...

Casey A. Cordova

Casey A. Cordova

Nov 7, 2013

Casey A. Cordova, 18, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday afternoon, November 7, 2013 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born June 13, 1995 in Honesdale, PA., she is the beloved daughter and best friend of Moira (Kane) Cordova, of Carbondale, PA. Casey was a 2013 graduate of Connections Academy and also attended Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School where...

Eduardo Daniel Madera

Eduardo Daniel Madera

Nov 6, 2013

Eduardo D. Madera, 46, of Wilkes Barre, PA., died tragically on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Born in Adjunta, Puerto Rico. He formerly resided in Missouri and New Jersey. The funeral was held from Funeraria Las Americas, Inc., 279 Roseville Avenue, Newark, NJ., Interment, Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, NJ. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home...

Ann B. Weber

Ann B. Weber

Nov 5, 2013

Ann B. Weber, age 76, of Union Dale, PA., died Tuesday morning, November 5, 2013. She was the wife of the late Carl E. Weber, who died April 19, 2006. Born October 22, 1937 in Locust Gap, PA., she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Quirk) Weldon. Ann was a 1956 graduate of Mount Carmel Catholic High...

Vitaly Nejourin

Vitaly Nejourin

Oct 29, 2013

Vitaly Nejourin, 34, of Brooklyn, NY., died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Born March 7, 1979 in the Ukraine, he was the son of Vladimir Nejourin and Alla Berezinskaya Nejourin. Funeral services were held Sunday, November 3, 2013 from Lisovetsky Memorial Home, 1283 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Interment, New...

John J. Moran

John J. Moran

Oct 25, 2013

John J. Moran, 74, of Carbondale, died Friday morning, October 25, 2013 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born May 17, 1939 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late John J. and Helen Doyle Moran. He is survived by five children: John J. Moran, III., of Waymart, PA., Jeffrey Moran of Clarks Summit, PA., Jillanne Moran of California,...

Timothy M. Schmidt

Timothy M. Schmidt

Oct 25, 2013

Timothy M. Schmidt, 55, of Waymart, PA., died Friday morning, October 25, 2013 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born June 22, 1958 in Schenectady, NY., he is the son of Maryann (Kasowski) Schmidt of Sarasota, FL. and the late Govenour Schmidt. He was a self employed painter for many years and an avid hunter. He is survived by...

Zachary A. Dayton

Zachary A. Dayton

Oct 25, 2013

Zack Dayton, 30, of Lenoxville, PA., was taken from us Friday, October 25, 2013 in a tragic automobile accident in Clifford, PA. Born October 5, 1983 in Carbondale, PA., he is the son of Alan and Sue (Ransom) Dayton, of Lenoxville, PA. Zack is a 2002 graduate of Mountain View High School and worked in construction. He was a member...

Mabel A. Barlow

Mabel A. Barlow

Oct 22, 2013

Mabel A. Barlow, 79, of Union Dale, PA., died Tuesday morning, October 22, 2013 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA., where she had been a guest since March. She is survived by her husband Dimock E. Barlow. They were married on September 1, 1951. Born December 4, 1933 in Waverly, PA., she was the daughter of the...

L. Densmore Jacobs

L. Densmore Jacobs

Oct 16, 2013

Louis Densmore Jacobs, Jr., 73, of Montrose, PA., died Wednesday evening, October 16, 2013 at Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born October 28, 1939 in Binghamton, NY., he was the son of the late Rev. Louis Densmore Jacobs, Sr. and the late Marie Mountain Jacobs. He had been an amateur race car driver. He is survived by nephews...