Obituaries

John Tyler Manuel

John Tyler Manuel

Dec 8, 2011

John Tyler Manuel, age 24, of Lake Charles, LA., died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, PA. Born in Houston, TX., he was a life long resident of Lake Charles and worked in the construction industry. The funeral was held Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM from Johnson Funeral Home, 4321 Lake Street, Lake Charles,...

Dennis John Denike

Dennis John Denike

Dec 4, 2011

Dennis John DeNike, 25, of Clifford, PA., died Sunday morning, December 5, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on State Route 374, in Clifford Township, PA. Born April 18, 1986 in Scranton, PA., he is the son of William C. DeNike, II. and Jacqueline (Race) DeNike. He was a part of the class of 2004 at Mountain View...

Christina M. Voorheis

Christina M. Voorheis

Nov 27, 2011

Christina M. Voorheis, 18, of Kingsley, PA. died Sunday morning, November 27, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on State Route 2063 in Harford Township, PA. Born June 6, 1993 in Montour Falls, NY., she was the daughter of Tammy Pickering Latwinski of Kingsley and Ernest Voorheis, Sr. of New York. She was the step daughter of Ronnie...

Kimberly G. Zantowsky

Kimberly G. Zantowsky

Nov 25, 2011

Kim G. Zantowsky, age 51, of Carbondale, PA., died Friday morning, November 25, 2011 at the Intensive Care Unit in the Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., after a brief illness. Born September 17, 1960 in Marietta, GA., she is the daughter of Gail (Barney) Cain of Carbondale and the late William Hiller. She was the stepdaughter of the late Richard...

Theodore F. Kastawa

Theodore F. Kastawa

Nov 17, 2011

Theodore Kastawa, 80, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale, PA. and formerly of Carbondale Township, PA., died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the nursing home. He was preceded in death by his wife the former Lois Williams of Nicholson, who died in 1996. Born in Mayfield, PA, he was the son of the late Walter and Anita Mroczka...

Edward J. Tranovich

Edward J. Tranovich

Nov 8, 2011

Edward J. Tranovich, 84, of Greenfield Township, PA., died Tuesday evening, November 8, 2011 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA. He is survived by his wife the former Pearl J. Stracham. They were married on October 13, 1951. Born January 25, 1927 in RD, Olyphant, PA., he was the son of the late George and Mary Skwish Tranovich. He...

Margaret Kelsch

Margaret Kelsch

Nov 5, 2011

Margaret Kelsch, age 87, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing Home and formerly of Hickory Street, Carbondale, PA., died Saturday morning, November 5, 2011 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale. Born July 29, 1924 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Gebarth and Kathleen (Toolan) Kelsch. She was a 1942 graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School,...

Walter E. Welch

Walter E. Welch

Nov 4, 2011

Walter E. Welch, 72, of Hamilton, VA., died Friday evening, November 4, 2011 at Capital Caring Halquist Inpatient Center, Arlington, VA. He is survived by his wife the former Joyce Scales. Born November 13, 1938 in Melrose, PA., he was the son of the late Sylvester and Louise (Mead) Welch. He was a retired farmer and handy man. He is...

Thomas Talerico

Thomas Talerico

Nov 3, 2011

Thomas Talerico, 91, Mayfield, PA., son of the late Joseph and Pauline Talerico, entered Eternal Rest on November 3, 2011 at his home with his daughter at his side. His wife, Lenore, preceded him in death on November 6, 1983. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Carol Talerico, his caretaker, with whom he lived. Mary Carol would like to...

George J. Robinson

George J. Robinson

Oct 30, 2011

George John Rocco Robinson, age 80, formerly of Levittown, PA. and Lenox Township, PA., passed peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton, after a lengthy illness. Born April 12, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA., he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Grace (Capaldi) Robinson. He worked for 25 years as a...

John K. Nagle

John K. Nagle

Oct 30, 2011

John K. Nagle, Sr., 73, of Carbondale, PA., died Sunday evening, October 30, 2011 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, after a lengthy illness. Born June 9, 1938 in Kingston, PA., he was the son of the late Thomas and Ruth King Nagle. He was a 1956 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale and had served with the...

Rita A. Gardella

Rita A. Gardella

Oct 29, 2011

Rita A. Gardella, age 88, of Clifford Township, PA., died Saturday morning, October 29, 2011 at home. Born December 5, 1922 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Adele (Kollier) Gardella. She worked at the Lenoxville General Store and was a cleaning person for the Clifford Post Office and State Aggregates in Clifford for...

Jean R. Benson

Jean R. Benson

Oct 29, 2011

Jean Ruth Glasser Benson, 79, of Olyphant, PA., died Saturday morning, October 29, 2011 at Regional Hospital of Scranton, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Thomas F. Benson, Sr., who died February 14, 2010. Born August 1, 1932 in Newark, NJ., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Olga Nowakiewicz Glasser. She and her beloved...

Della Sechrist

Della Sechrist

Oct 28, 2011

Della Sechrist, 69, of Factoryville, Pa., died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Regional Hospital of Scranton, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Sechrist, Sr. Born September 7, 1942 in Binghamton, NY., she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Marjorie (Neil) Williams. She is survived by two daughters: Marjorie Sechrist and Wendy Carey; two sons:...

Glenn Bater

Glenn Bater

Oct 28, 2011

Glenn Bater, 65, of New York City and Union Dale, PA., died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY. He is survived by his wife the former Kathleen O'Connor. He was preceded in death by his first wife the former Karen Callison. Born May 4, 1946 in Chicago, IL., he was the son of the late Anthony and...

Allen R. Corey

Allen R. Corey

Oct 25, 2011

Allen R. Corey, age 58, of Carbondale, PA., died Tuesday afternoon, October 25, 2011 at the Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. Born June 15, 1953 in Scranton, PA., he was of the Catholic faith and a Vietnam War veteran. There are no known survivors. Cremation arrangements were under the care of the Carmine J. Louis C. Parise Funeral Home Cremation...

Mary Louise Clark

Mary Louise Clark

Oct 21, 2011

Mary Louise Clark, 94, a resident of the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City, PA. and formerly of Clifford, PA., died Friday, October 21, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold L. Clark who died in 1978. Born and raised in Union Dale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Irena Price Foster. After...

Arthur E. Barnett

Arthur E. Barnett

Oct 21, 2011

Arthur E. Barnett, 88, of Greenfield Township, PA., died Friday morning, October 21, 2011 at VNA Hospice, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his wife the former June F. Swader. Born June 17, 1923 in Westerville, OH., he was the son of the late Homer and Bessie Skells Barnett. He was well known as a minister of Jehova's Witnesses and...

Charles William Mahoney, Jr.

Charles William Mahoney, Jr.

Oct 21, 2011

Charles William Mahoney, Jr., 64, of Tunkhannock, PA., died Friday, October 21, 2011 at home. He was the husband of the former Gerardine Bergen. Born April 18, 1947 in Queens, NY., he was the son of Charles William Mahoney and Concetta (Catanzarita) Mahoney. He was a veteran of the armed forces and was a self employed plumber. The funeral was...

Olympia Nicholas

Olympia Nicholas

Oct 17, 2011

Olympia Nempie Nicholas, age 88, of Scranton, PA, died Monday afternoon, October 17, 2011 at NYU Medical Center, New York, NY. She was the wife of 55 years to the late Charles A. Nicholas, who died July 8, 2007. Born October 27, 1922 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina (Scalzo) Talarico. She was...