Obituaries

Norman B. Sheldon

Norman B. Sheldon

Aug 12, 2013

Norman B. Sheldon, Jr. 69, of Endicott, NY., died Monday afternoon, August 12, 2013 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born May 20, 1944 in Providence, RI., he was the son of the late Norman B. Sheldon Sr. and Miriam Knight Sheldon. He retired after 23 years of service in the Navy and later worked as a drug and alcohol counselor....

Arthur J. Lewis

Arthur J. Lewis

Aug 12, 2013

Arthur J. Lewis, 68, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA., died Monday morning, August 12, 2013 at home. Born February 21, 1945 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late George and Emma Helms Lewis. He was a 1963 graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Prior to his...

Renee M. Frishko

Renee M. Frishko

Aug 3, 2013

Renee M. Frishko, 41, of Clifford Township, PA., died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA., after an illness. Born September 10, 1971 in Scranton, PA., she was the daughter of Robert, Sr. and Judy Zemek Morrison of Clifford Township. She was a 1989 graduate of the Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA. and...

Russell C. Davis

Russell C. Davis

Aug 2, 2013

Russell C. Davis, age 78, of Clifford Township, PA., died early Friday morning, August 2, 2013 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, PA. His wife of 57 years is the former Gayle Whitbeck. They were married July 19, 1956. Born June 27, 1935 in Union Dale, PA., he was the son of the late Elmer T. and Eleanor (Harris)...

Catherine Pepson

Catherine Pepson

Jul 25, 2013

Catherine Bucinell Franceski Pepson, of Clifford, Pennsylvania, died July 25, 2013 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. She was 97. In the early 1960's, Catherine and her late husband, Bartley Paul Pepson, became founding members of St. Pius X Catholic Chapel in Royal, Pennsylvania. They were actively involved in the growth and development of the Chapel, which over a few...

William D. Eggelton

William D. Eggelton

Jul 23, 2013

William D. Eggelton, age 54, of Clifford Township, PA., died Tuesday afternoon, July 23, 2013 at home following a courageous battle with liver cancer. His wife of 10 years is the former Danita Davis. Born July 9, 1959 in Honesdale, PA., he was the son of the late Henry, Sr. and Charlotte (Mitzer) Eggelton. William was a graduate of Forest...

David A. Butler

David A. Butler

Jul 21, 2013

David A. Butler, age 66, of Simpson, PA., died Sunday morning, July 21, 2013 at home. Born September 29, 1946 in Union Dale, PA., he was the son of the late Wendell C. and Bernice (Price) Butler. David was a retired disabled Marine Corp veteran serving three tours in Vietnam and was a recipient of three purple hearts. He was...

Anna Keyasko

Anna Keyasko

Jul 20, 2013

Anna Keyasko, age 92, of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday evening, July 20, 2013 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Frank V. Keyasko who died in 1985. Born November 20, 1920 in Syracuse, NY., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anastazia (Wicherek) Prystash. Anna had a very strong catholic faith...

Erzsebeth Kovacs

Erzsebeth Kovacs

Jul 13, 2013

Erzsebeth Kovacs, 75, of Clifford Township, PA., died Saturday afternoon, July 13, 2013 at the Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Mihaly Kovacs who died June 17, 1997. Born November 28, 1937 in Ossi, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Janos and Erzsebeth Laki. She left her native country in 1957 during the...

Christopher Weeks

Christopher Weeks

Jul 13, 2013

Christopher Weeks, 48, of Stroudsburg, PA., died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. Born June 30, 1965 in Brooklyn, NY., he was the son of Alphonso and Aimanda (Mandeville) Weeks. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Stephen A. Prymock

Stephen A. Prymock

Jul 11, 2013

Stephen A. Prymock, 89, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday morning, July 11, 2013 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the former Marguerite VanDriesen. Born July 22, 1923 in Simpson, PA., he was the son of the late Harry and Martha Rushnock Prymock. He was a member of St. Rose...

Donald E. Shoener

Donald E. Shoener

Jul 9, 2013

Donald E. Shoener, 84, of Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday night, July 9, 2013 at home. He was the husband of the former Mary Vergari. They were married on October 1, 1978. Born April 30, 1929 in Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late Vernon and Greta Davis Shoener. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and...

Marcella Ransom

Marcella Ransom

Jul 6, 2013

Marcella Ransom, 76, of Hop Bottom, PA., died Saturday morning, July 6, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Ransom who died on May 31,1986. Born June 11, 1937, Alford, PA., she was the daughter of the late Ross Alfred and Reva (Pratt) Greenwood. She enjoyed reading books, all types of flowers, shopping at flea...

Charles L. Whitmore

Charles L. Whitmore

Jun 30, 2013

Charles L. Whitmore, Sr., 88, a former resident of Endfield, NY., died Sunday morning VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Doris Stage who died on December 17, 1999. Born December 15, 1924 in Riley, IN., he was the son of the late Burton Warren and Ethel Lemond Whitmore. He was an Army veteran of World...

Thomas R. Williams

Thomas R. Williams

Jun 27, 2013

Thomas R. Bob Williams, 80, of Clifford Township, PA., died Thursday morning, June 27, 2013 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. He was the husband of the former Pauline Penny Evanishyn, who died on November 16, 2012. Born July 27, 1932 in Union Dale, PA., he was the son of the late Harry and Anna Butler Williams....

Vera J. Solano

Vera J. Solano

Jun 25, 2013

Vera J. Solano, 69, of Jermyn, PA., died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at home. Born October 24, 1943 in Tacoma, WA., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin A. and Jennie Kulick Grabowski. Prior to her retirement, she was a self employed house keeper. She is survived by one daughter: Jeannie Marie Solano of Scranton, PA.; one sister: Diane...

Jean F. Filliettaz

Jean F. Filliettaz

Jun 16, 2013

Jean Fogg Filliettaz, 87, formerly of Tunkhannock, PA., died Sunday evening, June 16, 2013 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA., where she had resided for the past five years. Born June 4, 1926 in Lewiston, ME., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Laura Woods Fogg. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a...

Eugene A. Robinson

Eugene A. Robinson

Jun 13, 2013

Eugene A. Robinson, Sr., 66, of Scranton, PA., died Thursday morning, June 13, 2013 at Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, after an illness. Born September 21, 1946 in Marion, SC., he was the son of the late Arthur and Indiana Robinson. He was a life long member of the Shiloh Baptist Church, Scranton. He enjoyed going to the casino's and was an...

Thomas W. Bryant

Thomas W. Bryant

Jun 12, 2013

Thomas W. Bryant, Sr., 37, of Honesdale, PA., died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. He was the husband of the former Hope Weiser. Born April 1, 1976 in Reno, NV., he is the son of John Bryant and Joan Jespersen Plank both of Reno, NV. He is survived by seven children: Thomas Jr., Treveton, Travis, Derik...

Robert M. Lavin

Robert M. Lavin

Jun 7, 2013

Robert M. Lavin, age 76, of Royal, PA., died Friday evening, June 7, 2013 at the Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA. His wife of 54 years is the former Betty Wells. They were married June 14, 1958. Born March 8, 1937 in Forest City, PA., he was the son of the late Maurice and Rose (Yurkovic) Lavin. He was a...