Obituaries

Christopher J. Kovalesky

Christopher J. Kovalesky

Oct 24, 2012

Christopher J. Kovalesky, age 65, of Bradenton FL. and Lake Como, PA., died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his Lake Como residence. He was the husband of Diane Drumm-Kovalesky. Born March 30, 1947 in Kearny, NJ., he was the son of the late Andrew and Genevieve Pozarycki Kovalesky. He was the owner and operator of G.P.M. Inc., of Rockaway, New...

Artur Roth

Artur Roth

Oct 18, 2012

Artur Roth, age 85, of Clifford Township, PA., died Thursday morning, October 18, 2012 at home. His wife is the former Regina Weinkauf. They were married on July 24, 1949. Born January 5, 1927 in Nuremberg, Germany, he was the son of the late George and Helen (Zimmer) Roth. Artur and Regina moved from Nuremburg Germany to the United States...

Mary Ann Newak

Mary Ann Newak

Oct 16, 2012

Mary Ann (Yankovich) Newak, age 64, of Clifford, PA., died Tuesday morning, October 16, 2012 at home. Born March 2, 1948 in Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Justine (Demchak) Yankovich. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School and worked as a teller for many years at the First National Bank of Jermyn, PA....

Richard William Gumpert

Richard William Gumpert

Oct 14, 2012

Richard William Gumpert, 72, Greenfield Township, PA., died Sunday, October 14, 2012 at home. He was the husband of the former Joanne Ihle who died on September 9, 2006. Born October 27, 1939 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Leroy and Margaret Gladys McGowan Gumpert. He was a 1957 graduate of St. Rose High School in...

Warren J. Riechers

Warren J. Riechers

Oct 13, 2012

Warren J. Riechers, age 88, of Lenox Township, PA., died Saturday afternoon, October 13, 2012 at the Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA., after a courageous battle with skin cancer for the last two years. He was the husband of the former Lillian Schlom, who died June 13, 2011. Born September 4, 1924 in Tunkhannock, PA., he was the son...

Raymond R. Kilmer

Raymond R. Kilmer

Oct 11, 2012

Raymond R. Kilmer, Sr., age 64, of Ararat Township, PA., died Thursday afternoon, October 11, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, PA. His wife is the former Sandy Price. They were married June 8, 1996. Born January 28, 1948 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Clarence, Sr. and Consetta...

Mary T. Montonaro

Mary T. Montonaro

Oct 8, 2012

Mary T. Montonaro, 98, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday morning, October 8, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, PA. She was the wife of the late Anthony Montonaro who died on June 5, 1989. Born May 19, 1914 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Concetta Parise Scalise. She was a graduate of the Benjamin...

Robert W. Penwarden

Robert W. Penwarden

Oct 5, 2012

Robert W. Penwarden, 56, of Greenfield Twp., PA., died Friday, October 5, 2012 upon arrival at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA., after suffering an apparent heart attack at work. Born November 22, 1955 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Ann Healey Penwarden. He was a graduate of Lakeland High School in Scott Township, PA.,...

Claire J. Giannella

Claire J. Giannella

Oct 2, 2012

Claire Joyce Giannella, 79, of a resident of Harford, PA., since 1971, died Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012 at the Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, PA., after a short battle with cancer. Her husband, Nick Giannella, died on May 27, 1994. They were married for 31 years. Born August 23, 1933 in Paterson, NJ., she was the daughter of the late Leonard...

Constance T. Mcallister

Constance T. Mcallister

Oct 2, 2012

Constance T. McAllister, age 56, of Greenfield Township, PA., died early Tuesday morning, October 2, 2012 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton, PA. She was the wife of 37 years to Carl J. McAllister. Born June 9, 1956 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Marie (Larosa) Maciuska. Connie worked at Wal Mart, Dickson City,...

Alan Guthrie

Alan Guthrie

Oct 2, 2012

Alan Guthrie, 40, of Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 2012 at the Osprey Ridge Health Care Center, Carbondale. Born February 4, 1972 in Paterson, NJ., he was the son of the late Irene Slockbower Davis. He was of the protestant faith and prior to his illness he had been employed as a foreman for Vicom Materials in Scranton,...

Donald Parker

Donald Parker

Oct 1, 2012

Donald Parker, 39, of Brooklyn, NY., died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Beth Isreal Hospital, New York, NY. Born July 9, 1973 in Jersey City, NJ., he was the son of the late Donald Martin Ebersole and Anita Joyce Parker. He is survived by several aunts and cousins. Inurnment, Sandy Banks Cemetery, Greenfield Township, PA. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to...

Jessie L. Frederici

Jessie L. Frederici

Sep 26, 2012

Jessie L. Frederici, 100, of Harford, PA., died Wednesday night, September 26, 2012 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of Clinton H. Frederici who died February 1, 1992. Born February 24, 1912 in Hop Bottom, PA., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Manzer McLaud. She worked at Kodak in Rochester New...

Charles Grucella

Charles Grucella

Sep 25, 2012

Charles Grucella, age 66, of Dalton, PA., died Tuesday afternoon, September 25, 2012 at Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, PA. He had been employed as a chef for many years. He is survived by a brother: Philip J. Grucella of Wilkes Barre, PA. Cremation arrangements were conducted by the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Helen C. Costantino

Helen C. Costantino

Sep 23, 2012

Helen Caroline Costantino, formerly of Carbondale, PA., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Gracedale Nursing Home, Nazareth, PA. She was the widow of Lewis J. Costantino, who was the owner of Lew's Barber Shop in Simpson, PA., and died in 1977. Born January 29, 1917 in Whites Crossing, PA, she was one of...

Mary L. Gazella

Mary L. Gazella

Sep 22, 2012

Mary L. Gazella, age 88, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA., passed away Saturday evening, September 22, 2012 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Roscoe Gazella, Sr. who died April 17, 2010. Born December 29, 1923 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Frances (Tagliaterra) Aileo. She was a 1943...

A.M. Lokubanda Abeykoon

A.M. Lokubanda Abeykoon

Sep 17, 2012

A.M. Lokubanda Abeykoon, age 78, of Coram, NY., died Monday, September 17, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The funeral was held from Maloney's Lake Funeral Home, 132 Ronkonkoma Avenue, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. Local arrangements were entrusted to the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA.

Lee Ray Wiggins

Lee Ray Wiggins

Sep 15, 2012

Lee Ray Wiggins, 62, of the south side of Scranton, PA., died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Geisinger CMC, Scranton, PA. Born October 20, 1949 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Prior to his retirement he had been employed at the State Capital in Harrisburg, PA. and later as a Pennsylvania State Constable. He is survived by one son: Lee Dion Wiggins, Jr....

John Thomas Miller

John Thomas Miller

Sep 1, 2012

John Thomas J.T. Miller, 51, of Carbondale, PA died Saturday morning, September 1, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born June 30, 1961 in Newark, NJ., son was the son of Rose L. Miller and the late Richard W. Miller He is survived by one son: John Miller, Jr. of Barnegat Bay, NJ.; seven siblings: Linda Pezzullo of...

Robert Gillette

Robert Gillette

Aug 25, 2012

Robert Gillette, Sr., 76, of Waymart, PA., died Saturday morning, August 25, 2012 at Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, PA., after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife the former Domenica Minnie Maida Burney. Born July 23, 1936 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Marion O'Connor Gillette. He had been a self employed businessman...