Obituaries

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...

Andrew D. Ogozaly

Andrew D. Ogozaly

Jun 5, 2013

Andrew D. Ogozaly, 45, of Browndale, PA., died Wednesday afternoon, June 5, 2013 in the emergency room at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., of an apparent heart attack. He was the husband of the late Mary Lou Peduto, who died on January 22, 2013. Born November 26, 1967 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of John Ogozaly of...

Swann S. Kushmore

Swann S. Kushmore

Jun 1, 2013

Swann S. Kushmore, 16, of Clifford, PA., died Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Clifford. Born September 21, 1996 in Somerville, NJ., she was the daughter of Michelle Kushmore of Clifford and Steven Cubberly of Union Dale, PA. She was a member of the sophomore class at the Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA. and was a guitarist in the band,...

Everett H. Stephens

Everett H. Stephens

May 31, 2013

Everett H. Bud Stephens, Jr., 87, of Honesdale, PA., died Friday, May 31, 2013 at Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami, FL. His wife of 65 years, the former Alyce Louise Evans, died on January 16, 2013. Born February 3, 1926 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Everett H. and Mary Crossley Stephens. He was a graduate of...

Phyllis J. Boyer

Phyllis J. Boyer

May 28, 2013

Phyllis J. Boyer, 67, of Carbondale, PA. and formerly of Newton, NJ., died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Boyer. Born in Newton, NJ., she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Ruthkosky Howey. She is survived by four daughters: Karen Jones of Carbondale, PA., Joann Netzer and Stacey...

Catherine Brown

Catherine Brown

May 16, 2013

Catherine Brown, 53, Greentown, PA., died Thursday afternoon, May 16, 2013 at Kindred Hospital Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was the wife of Kenneth Brown. Born April 11, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY., she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Breslin Ryan. Funeral services were held from Joseph P. Clavin Sons, Inc., 7722 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Local arrangements...

Pauline P. Gates

Pauline P. Gates

May 11, 2013

Pauline P. Gates, 95, of Scranton, PA., died Saturday morning, May 11, 2013 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of the late William Gates, who died on October 6, 1987. Born January 23, 1918 in Scranton, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Jablonsky Minkel. She was a member...

Eugenia Ann Forelli

Eugenia Ann Forelli

May 8, 2013

Eugenia Ann Forelli, age 84, of Long Beach, NY., died Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2013 at the Ellen Memorial Health Care Center, Honesdale, PA., after an illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Forelli who died in 2008. Born July 20, 1928 in Queens, NY., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Vera Attanasio Ippolito. She...

Rose M. Molinaro

Rose M. Molinaro

May 7, 2013

Rose M. Molinaro, age 96, a lifelong resident of Carbondale,PA., died late Tuesday evening, May 7, 2013 at Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Fortunato Duke Molinaro who died on January 25, 1957. Born October 16, 1916 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Maria Teresa Scalzo Scalise. Rose worked...