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Margaret L LaVolpe LaVolpe
October 31, 2015
Margaret L. LaVolpe, 54, of Carbondale died Saturday morning at home. Her longtime companion was Charles Rogers of Vandling.
Born in Jersey City New Jersey, she is the daughter of Louis and Laura Schoonmaker LaVolpe. She was employed i...
Leroy S Wilk
October 21, 2015
Leroy S. Wilk, 59, of Carbondale died Wednesday at home.
Born in Chicago, Il.; he was the son of the late Sylvester & Mary Weber Wilk. He resided in Carbondale for the past ten years. He is survived by an aunt, Lucille Weber, Carbond...
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Ardis J Emmett Humphrey
October 21, 2015
Ardis J. Humphrey, 87, formerly of Carbondale died Wednesday at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. She was the widow of Harold Humphrey, who died in 2009.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Arthur & Jane Emmett. Ardis at...
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Thaddeus T. Sarnoski
October 18, 2015
Thaddeus T. “Ted” Sarnoski, 85, of Whites Crossing died Sunday at home. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dolores Sisko Sarnoski.
Born in Whites Crossing, he was the son of the late John and Josephine Kozlowski Sarnoski. He attended Fell...
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Lucas Wayne Gaddy
October 12, 2015
Lucas Wayne Gaddy, 23,of Reading and formerly of Carbondale died Monday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Born in Cherry Point, NC; he was the son of Kathryn Ann Seroka, Carbondale and the late Wesley Wayne Gaddy, who died in 2013....
Elaine Szeyko Szeyko
October 10, 2015
Elaine Szeyko, 77, of El Paso, TX died Saturday. She was born in Jersey City , NJ the daughter of the late V. Rev. Gregory H. Szeyko and Matushka Lucille Wan Szeyko. Elaine resided in the Trenton New Jersey area before moving to the El Paso...
Rose Ewonishon Harris
September 20, 2015
Rose Harris, 95, died Sunday at St. Martha’s Villa, Downingtown. She was the widow of William Harris who died in 1991. The couple had been married for 48 years at the time of his death.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late...
Suzanne M. Goldy Petronio
September 20, 2015
Suzanne M. Petronio, 57 of Dickson City and formerly of New Jersey died Sunday night at the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger Community Medical Center. She is the widow of Louis Petronio who died in 2002.
Born in Orange New Jersey she is the...
Stanley E Gorel
September 8, 2015
Stanley E. Gorel, 63, of Simpson died Tuesday at the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger CMC, Scranton. His wife is the former Joanne Sliva. The couple had celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on Friday.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son...
Rose M Sereduick Rusnak
August 9, 2015
Rose M. Rusnak, 94, of Folsom, Pa died Sunday, August 9th at Taylor Hospital Hospice, Riddle Park. She was the widow of Stephen J. Rusnak, who died in 2012.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Harry & Anna Rushnock Sere...
Sarah Allison Toms
July 28, 2015
Sarah Toms, 78, of Carbondale died Tuesday. She was the widow of Walter Toms.
Born in Blakely, she was the daughter of the late Francis & Sarah Harris Allison. She is survived by a daughter and son in law, Allison & Joseph Omilli...
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Charles Wehrle
July 26, 2015
Charles Wehrle, 88, of Dunmore and formerly of Maplewood, NJ, died Sunday at home. His wife of 60 years is the former Claire E. Hummel.
Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles R. & Susan Ingalls Wehrle. He received a M...
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Louise M Anderson Anderson
July 20, 2015
Louise M. Anderson, 95, of Carbondale, passed away on July 20, 2015, at Heritage Hill Senior Community, Weatherly, PA.
Miss Anderson was born in Carbondale, the daughter of the late Clell and Florence (Bishop) Anderson. She was a member ...
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Rev. Joseph C. Rusin
July 15, 2015
OBITUARY - REVEREND JOSEPH CONSTANTINE RUSIN
Reverend Joseph C. Rusin, Pastor Emeritus of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Mayfield died on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
Father Rusin, son of the late Jacob and JoAnna Harenza Rusin, was born in White's...
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Mary Ann Rames Benwell
July 8, 2015
Mary Ann Benwell, 91, of the Forest City Nursing Center and formerly of Whites Crossing died Wednesday. She was the widow of William H. Benwell, Jr. who died in 2003.
Born in Whites Crossing, she was the daughter of the late Frank &...
Frances Patricia Brown Striefsky
July 1, 2015
Frances Patricia Striefsky, age 81, Forest City, died Wednesday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, after a brief illness. Her husband, Ambrose Striefsky passed away in 1996.
Born December 31, 1933 in Manhattan, NY, she was the d...
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Thomas F Sisko
June 22, 2015
Thomas F. Sisko, 76, of Simpson died Monday at Geisinger- CMC, Scranton.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John A. & Sophie Chisek Sisko. He was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson and was a Navy Veteran.
Tom was a member of S...
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Dr. Stephen A. Zubrod
June 16, 2015
Dr. Stephen "Stu" Zubrod died Tuesday June 16th due to complications from surgery at Geisinger C.M.C. in Scranton, PA.
Dr. Zubrod was born in Tipton, PA however grew up in Hollidaysburg, PA. He was an all-star basketball player, a musi...
Anna Premock Premock
June 9, 2015
Anna Premock, 89, of Endicott, NY and formerly of Carbondale died Tuesday.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Martha Rushnock Premock. She was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson. Anna had been employed in th...
Marsha A. Blanchard Flythe
June 2, 2015
Marsha A. Flythe, 89, a resident of Wayne Woodlands Manor , Waymart died Tuesday. She was the widow of Spencer K. Flythe.
Born in Hallendale, FL, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. & Evalina Jones Blanchard. She moved to the Waym...
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Daniel Duke Wormuth
May 21, 2015
Daniel “Duke” Wormuth, 51, of Childs died Thursday night at home. His wife is the former Marisa Grasso, the couple had been married for 20 years.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of Ruth Cosklo Belaski, Mayfield and John Wormuth,...
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Peter Rokotz
May 18, 2015
Peter Rokotz, 95, of Simpson, died Monday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife of 67 years is Helen Anastasia Herchick Rokotz.
Born March 12, 1920, in South River, NJ, son of the late Alexander and Christin...
Ruth M Horton Dukerich
May 5, 2015
Ruth M. Dukerich, 75, formerly of Clifford died Tuesday at Mallard Meadows Care Center, Waymart after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late William & J. Pauline Prudish Horton....
Mary Ann Virkitis Pitts
May 3, 2015
Mary Ann Pitts, 79, a life- long resident of Simpson died Sunday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of James Pitts, the couple had been married for 34 years.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. & Ann...
Jean M Pidgeon McIvers
April 15, 2015
Jean M. McIvers, 77, of RR, Jermyn died Wednesday at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA, Scranton. She was the widow of James McIvers, who died in 2008.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Mary Martha Penny Pidgeo...
