Obituaries

Neida E. Melendez-Torres

Neida E. Melendez-Torres

Jul 6, 2012

Neida E. Melendez-Torres, age 65, of Wilkes Barre, PA. and formerly of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico died Friday night, July 6, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born December 25, 1946 in Juana Diaz, PR., she was the daughter of the late Domingo Martinez and the late Rosa M. Torres Martinez Prior to her retirement, she had been employed...

Sophie J. Alexandrakos

Sophie J. Alexandrakos

Jul 1, 2012

Sophie J. Alexandrakos, 85, formerly of McAdoo, PA., died Sunday afternoon, July 1, 2012 at the East Mountain Manor, Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was the wife of the late Agesilaos Syl Alexandrakos who died in 1980. Born September 16, 1926 in Pittston, PA., she was the daughter of the late John and Virginia Banos. She was a member of Annunciation Greek...

Pauline Novitsky

Pauline Novitsky

Jun 28, 2012

Pauline Novitsky, age 89, a resident of Scott Township, PA., died Thursday afternoon, June 28, 2012 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Stephen Novitsky who died in 1971. Born July 17, 1922 in Throop, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann (Tarrassar) Mattey. She worked as a seamstress for many...

Jeannine Gillott

Jeannine Gillott

Jun 28, 2012

Jeannine Gillott, 55, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday morning, June 28, 2012 at home after a lengthy illness. Born February 26, 1957 in Bridgeport, CT., she was the daughter of the late Stella Molinaro Mickel and Paul Lemoine. She was the step daughter of the late Harold Mickel. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School and had been employed...

Jean M. Brady

Jean M. Brady

Jun 21, 2012

Jean M. Brady, 85, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday morning, June 21, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, PA. She was the wife of Edward P. Brady who died on January 19, 1993. Born October 12, 1926 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Freda Schenk Lang. She was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin...

John J. Calafut

John J. Calafut

Jun 21, 2012

John J. Calafut, 85, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday night, June 21, 2012 at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. Born December 8, 1926 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Frank Calafut and the late Kathryn Novabilski Calafut Potochak. He was a graduate of the Fell High School in Simpson, PA. and was a...

Dusty Estabrook

Dusty Estabrook

Jun 19, 2012

Dustin J. Dusty Estabrook, 26, of Clifford Township, PA., died Tuesday night, June 19, 2012 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA., after complications following surgery. Born July 9, 1985 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of Lori Cottrell Cook and husband Paul of Clifford Township, PA. and Richard Estabrook, Jr. and wife Kathy of Hop Bottom, PA. He was...

Donald J. Farrell

Donald J. Farrell

Jun 14, 2012

Donald J. Farrell, 85 of Lakeland, FL., died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland. He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Eleanor Davis Farrell, RN. Born in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Molly Murray Farrell. He attended Carbondale public schools and the Johnson Trade School. He...

Lance E. Streich

Lance E. Streich

Jun 10, 2012

Lance E. Streich, 43, of Factoryville, PA., died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Regional Hospital of Scranton, PA. Born April 14, 1969 in Norwich, NY., he was the son of Sharon Sussman Streich of Factoryville, PA. and the late Robert Streich. He had been a self employed contractor for over 25 years. His life revolved around his children and his...

Mary E. Vise

Mary E. Vise

Jun 7, 2012

Mary E. Vise, 72, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday evening, June 7, 2012 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Dale Vise. Born July 3, 1939 in Wyckoff, NJ., she was the daughter of the late William and Alice Nagle Howard. She had resided in Phoenix, AZ for several years before moving to Carbondale 15...

Sharon L. Fife

Sharon L. Fife

Jun 5, 2012

Sharon L. Fife, age 68, of Childs, PA., died Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012 at home. She was the wife of Paul Fife, Sr. Born April 12, 1944 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Charlotte (Doney) Parry and step daughter of the late Ethel (Robinson) Parry. She was a 1963 graduate of the Benjamin...

Walter J. Munson

Walter J. Munson

May 30, 2012

Walter J. Munson, III., 62, Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday night, May 30, 2012 at home. He was the husband of the former Sonia Smith. Born January 23, 1950 in Rhinebeck, NY., he was the son of the late Walter J. and Catherine (Vincent) Munson, Jr. Prior to his retirement, he had been employed as a custodian for the Red Hook...

Leon Rohalevich

Leon Rohalevich

May 30, 2012

Leon Rohalevich, 79, of Carbondale, PA., died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born July 30, 1932 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Phillip and Theodisa (Hamar) Rohalevich. He was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale and prior to his disability; he had been employed as a laborer...

Kenneth W. Light

Kenneth W. Light

May 26, 2012

Kenneth W. Light, age 65, of Clifford Township, PA., died Saturday evening, May 26, 2012, at home following a courageous battle with cancer. His wife of almost 39 years is the former Marilyn Sparks. They were married July 7, 1973. Born March 22, 1947 in Lamesa, TX, he was the son of the late Lon Light, Jr. and the late...

Salvatore Gasper Polizzi

Salvatore Gasper Polizzi

May 26, 2012

Salvatore Gasper Polizzi, 13, of Howard Beach, NY., died Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Lake Ariel, PA. from injuries sustained in a motor bike accident. Born December 12, 1998 in Queens, NY., he was the son of Salvatore and Lysa (King) Polizzi. He was an 8th grade student at P.S. 207 and was a member of Our Lady of Grace...

Keith D. Wilbur

Keith D. Wilbur

May 26, 2012

Keith D. Wilbur, 50, of Kingsley, PA., died Saturday morning, May 26, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, PA. Born March 3, 1962 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of Lee A. and Sharon (MacDonald) Wilbur, Jr. of Kingsley. He was a 1980 graduate of the Mountain View High School, Kingsley and had been a self employed stone cutter...

John F. Nally, Jr.

John F. Nally, Jr.

May 22, 2012

John F. Nally, Jr., 51, of Hoboken, NJ, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Born March 13, 1961 in Carbondale, PA., he was the beloved son of Mary Christine Connell Nally of RD, Carbondale, PA. and the late John F. Nally, Sr. He graduated of St. Rose High School, Carbondale, received his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of...

Margaret Bobrovcan

Margaret Bobrovcan

May 13, 2012

Margaret Bobrovcan, 89, of Clifford Township, PA., died Sunday morning, May 13, 2012 at home. Her husband of 69 years, John Bobrovcan, Sr. died on January 9, 2012. Born August 10, 1922 in Newark, NJ., she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Thoburn) Hanna. The couple met in Hillside, NJ and moved to Rahway, NJ in 1951...

Robert C. Kilmer

Robert C. Kilmer

May 6, 2012

Robert C. Kilmer, age 81, of Clifford, PA., died early Sunday morning, May 6, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Born April 5, 1931 in Schenectady, NY., he was the son of the late Clarence Kilmer, Sr. and Consetta (Corvino) Kilmer. He was a graduate of Greenfield Township High School and owned and operated Robert Kilmer Logging, Clifford, for...

Elizabeth A. Tolerico

Elizabeth A. Tolerico

Apr 28, 2012

Elizabeth A. Tolerico, age 82, a lifelong resident of Carbondale, PA., died Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Frank A. Tolerico, who died May 15, 2009. Born March 2, 1930 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Paone) Ferentine. She was...