Obituaries

Stephen Phillip Giacobbe

Stephen Phillip Giacobbe

Nov 19, 2012

Stephen P. Giacobbe, age 49, of Vandling, PA., died unexpectedly Monday morning, November 19, 2012. Born December 16, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA., he was the son of the late Domenic and Julia (Warrington) Giacobbe. Stephen enjoyed painting, horses, and loved attending the Kentucky Derby each year. He was an avid Philadelphia sports fan, but most of all enjoyed his family....

Raymond J. Zigmont

Raymond J. Zigmont

Nov 17, 2012

Raymond J. Zigmont, 77, of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Mary Mulrooney. They were married on March 23, 1957. Born in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late John and Bessie Grayeski Zigmont. He was a 1953 graduate of the Benjamin Franklin...

Pauline 'Penny' Williams

Pauline 'Penny' Williams

Nov 16, 2012

Pauline Penny Williams, 76, of Clifford Township, PA., died Friday morning, November 16, 2012 upon arrival at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA., after being stricken ill at home. She was the wife of Thomas R. Williams. They were married on May 19, 1956. Born October 7, 1936 in Forest City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Wasyl and...

Martin P. Barhite

Martin P. Barhite

Nov 15, 2012

Martin P. Barhite, age 66, of Clifford, PA., died Thursday evening, November 15, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with leukemia. His wife of 20 years is the former Christine M. Bomgardner. Born September 19, 1946 in Masthope, PA., Pike County, he is the son of May (Rosemier) Barhite...

Joseph Peter Gillott

Joseph Peter Gillott

Nov 14, 2012

Joseph Peter Gillott, 72, of Mayfield, PA., died Wednesday night, November 14, 2012 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. He was the husband of the former Sandy Mosley. They were married on May 4, 1968. Born April 4, 1940 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Patrick and Mary Talarico Gillott. Prior to his retirement, he had been...

Marianne Harhut

Marianne Harhut

Nov 14, 2012

Marianne Harhut, age 67, of Carbondale, PA., died early Wednesday morning, November 14, 2012 at home from a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Richard Andrew Harhut. Born March 22, 1945 in Burgdorf, West Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ernst and Frieda Bosse. She was educated in West Germany before moving to...

Harry Jones

Harry Jones

Nov 12, 2012

Harry Jones Sr., 50, of Lake Ariel, PA., died Monday, November 12, 2012 at home. Born in Lake Ariel, PA., he was the son of the late Milford and Margaret Jones, he was a regular at Country Auction in Honesdale, PA. He was employed at Blooming Grove Sand and Gravel and worked on small engine repairs. He enjoyed his time...

Catherine L. 'Kay' Dick

Catherine L. 'Kay' Dick

Nov 11, 2012

Catherine L. Kay Dick, age 68, of Carbondale, PA., died Sunday afternoon, November 11, 2012 at the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Her husband of 48 years is Joseph A. Dick, Sr. They were married October 3, 1964. Born March 11, 1944 in Carbondale, PA., she is the daughter of Josephine (Trelc) Skubic of...

Sheila B. Tinsley

Sheila B. Tinsley

Nov 7, 2012

Sheila Tinsley, 79, of Carbondale,PA., died Wednesday morning, November 7, 2012 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center, Carbondale, after battling Alzheimer's Disease. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene C. Tinsley on October 23, 1987. Born in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Pope Baldwin. She was a member of St....

Sophie Chermak

Sophie Chermak

Nov 2, 2012

Sophie Chermak, 87, of North Scranton, Pa., died Friday morning, November 2, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, PA., after a brief illness. She was the wife of George Whitey Chermak. They celebrated 49 years of marriage on October 31st. Born August 25, 1925 in Scranton, PA., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Annette Shola. Prior to...

Buck Quick

Buck Quick

Oct 29, 2012

Buck Quick, Junior., age 44, a resident of Osprey Ridge Healthcare Center, Carbondale, PA. and formerly of South Carolina, died Monday morning, October 29, 2012 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born January 18, 1968 in Veniceville, SC., he was the son of the late James Thomas Quick and Francine (Purhem) Quick. He is survived by one daughter: Chelsea Norton of...

David L. Winters

David L. Winters

Oct 26, 2012

David L. Winters, 65, of Carbondale, PA., died Friday night, October 26, 2012 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife of 41 years the former Bonnie Schiebel. Born October 2, 1947 in Scranton, PA,, he was the son of the late John Manny and Edna Mancini Winters. He had resided in Carbondale for the past...

Hilda S. Botens

Hilda S. Botens

Oct 25, 2012

Hilda S. Botens, 92, formerly of Honesdale, PA. and Zephyrhills, FL., died early Thursday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA., where she resided for the past several years. She was the wife of the late Donald G. Botens, who died on May 15, 1994. Born January 31, 1920 in Walker Valley, NY., she was the daughter of the late...

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...