Obituaries

Wanda Lee Morrison, 74, formerly of Tunkhannock died Monday at the Mountain Top Senior Care Center. She was the widow of Russell Morrison. Born in Newport, KY; she was the daughter of the late Jeff Ritchie and Rose Ella Beck. Prior to retirement, sh...

Dorothy J. Alvaro, 93, formerly of Carbondale died Friday at the Forest City Nursing Center. Her husband, Louis M. Alvaro died in 1987. Born in Forest City, she was the daughter of the late Ralph & Harriet Brain Shoop. She was a 1937 graduate of...

Jacob “Jack” Zerchak, 76, of Simpson died Thursday at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville. His wife, the former Gertrude “Trudy” Dovin died in 2011. Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John J. Zerchak and Anastasia “Tille” Pokula Zerc...

Robert Pfiffer, 91, of Carbondale died Wednesday at home. His wife the former Kathryn McWilliams died in 1996. Born in Jersey City, NJ; he was the son of the late Joseph & Mary Mabel JohnsonPfeiffer. He served in the Army during World War II in ...

Larry B. Ellett, 53, of Uniondale died Thursday at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. His wife is the former Ronda Bishop. The couple had been married for 28 years. He was born in Hancock, NY and was raised in Carbondale, graduating from Carbondale Area High ...