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Victoria V. Nagoda Rocuba
November 23, 2014
Victoria V. Rocuba, 88, of Forest City died Sunday at the Forest City Nursing Home. She was the widow of Fred Rocuba, who died in 1991.
Born in Browndale, she was the daughter of the late Jerry & Mary Nagoda. She attended F...
Beverly L Gummoe Hicks
November 22, 2014
Beverley Lou Hicks, aka “Nana” of Carbondale, Pa., passed away peacefully November 22, Saturday morning, surrounded in love by her family. Beverley was known as “Nana” to family, friends, doctors, nurses and store clerks. Surviving are her ...
Helen B Botsford Williams
November 22, 2014
Helen B. Williams, 96, of Waymart died Saturday at the Carbondale Nursing Home. She was the widow of Edward Williams, who died in 1996.
Born in Brooklyn, NY; she was the daughter of the late Kenneth & Eva M. Johnson Botsford. She w...
Veronica L Wasnock
November 14, 2014
Veronica L. Wasnock, 95, formerly of Simpson died Friday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of Lawrence J. Wasnock, who died in 2006.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Anna Mehalco Tarhanich. She a...
Michael F Lloyd
October 28, 2014
Michael F. Lloyd, 69, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 28th , after a courageous battle with cancer and his loving wife, Sharon I. (Gelatt) Lloyd by his side.
He was born October 1, 1945, in Philadelphia; the son of Frances Lloyd Garton and J...
Carol A Herring
October 20, 2014
Carol A. Herring, 71 of Forest City died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Terrance & Ruth Hoyer. She is survived by five children, Lisa Santana, Ruth Funk, Richard, Steven & Regina Herring,...
David S Arthur
October 16, 2014
David S. Arthur, 61, of Maineville, Ohio died Thursday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He wife is the former Margie Dolph Coy Arthur.
Born in Carbondale, PA; he is the son of David E. & Regina Sarnoski Arthur, Vandling. He was raised in ...
Mary Catherine Weber
October 16, 2014
Weber, Mary Catherine (Farthing)(Pineau)On Thursday October 16, 2014 we said goodbye to our loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Mary Catherine Weber, of Clifford, PA (formerly from Vestal), who entered Heaven...
Janet M Warden
September 28, 2014
Janet M. Warden, 84, of Lady Lake, Florida died Thursday night at home. She was the widow of Eugene A. Warden, who died in 2006.
Janet was born in Simpson, on June 19, 1930 to the late John & Martha Kiehart Withka. She was a graduate of Fell Hig...
Paul F Halstead
September 22, 2014
Paul F. Halstead, 83, of Clifford Township died Monday night surrounded by his family.
Our father was born May 3, 1931 at the family farm in Elkdale, PA, to the late Frank & Grace Rude Halstead. He graduated from Harford High School, class of 19...
Yolanda A Scotchlas
August 26, 2014
Yolanda A. Scotchlas, 90, formerly of Simpson died Tuesday morning at the Forest City Nursing Center.
She was the widow of Walter A. Scotchlas, who died in 1978.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Angela Maria Gentile...
Eugene J Emmons
August 25, 2014
Eugene John Emmons, 89, of Carbondale died Monday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife, the former Ruth Swingle died in 2007.
Born on July 16, 1925 in Herrick Center, he was the son of the late John H. and Ann Maslar Emmons. He was a 1943 gr...
Daniel "Dinky" Kresock
August 21, 2014
Daniel “Dinky” Kresock, 85, of Simpson died unexpectedly Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. His wife of 61 years is the former Mary Kluck.
Born in Whites Crossing, he was the son of the late William & Anna Palko Kreso...
Earl C Grosvenor
August 14, 2014
Earl C. Grosvenor, 84, of Blakely died Thrusday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife of 33 years is Joan Stanton Connor Grosvenor.
Raised in Montdale, he was the son of the late Earl & Eva Cooke Grosvenor. He served in Army duri...
Ma Kenzie Taylor Curtis
August 14, 2014
Ma Kenzie Taylor Curtis, two month old infant of Seneca Curtis and Danielle Bice of Carbondale died Thursday at home. She was born in Scranton on June 13th.
Ma Kenzie was a light in our life and was loved by many and will be missed dearly.
In addit...
Joseph E Malloy, Sr.
August 13, 2014
Joseph E. Malloy, Sr, 70, of Richmondale and formerly of New York died Wednesday night at home. His wife of 49 years is the former Julia Baldi.
Born in Queens, NY; he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Rosaria (Sadie) Seidito Malloy. Throughout h...
Verna I Mittan
July 30, 2014
Verna I. Mittan, 87, of Carbondale died Monday at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA, Scranton. She was the widow of Howard Mittan, who died in 1997.
Born in Mehoopany, she was the daughter of the late Andrew & Mabel Akens Johnson. She was a homemaker...
Bernard E Gardus
July 27, 2014
Bernard Gardus, of Whites Crossing died Friday at the Carbondale Nursing Home. He was born in Whites Crossing son of the late Anthony & Anna Falong Gardus. He was an Army Veteran.
He is survived by two brothers Francis, Carbondale; John, Whites ...
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Anthony Gardus
June 24, 2014
Anthony “Bucky” S. Gardus, 93, of Whites Crossing died Tuesday at Carbondale Nursing Home. His wife of 67 years is the former Anna Kresock.
Born in Whites Crossing, he was the son of the late Anthony & Anna Falong Gardus. He was a graduate o...
Loretta Borosky
June 21, 2014
Loretta Borosky of Simpson, passed away peacefully on June 21 at the VNA Hospice unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, with her son and daughter at her side.
She was born in Simpson, the youngest child of the late Kathryn and George Zelosko....
Karen A Munley-Dragwa
May 25, 2014
Karen A. Munley Dragwa, 64, of Carbondale died unexpectedly on Sunday at Geisinger- CMC, Scranton.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Clair and Anna Moffitt Munley, was a devoted mother, grandmother and caretaker for years to her elderly paren...
John D Cure
May 18, 2014
John D. Cure, of Carbondale died Sunday at home. His wife is the former Mary Louise Dottle.
Born in Scott Township, he was the son of the late Otto & Vera Moon Cure. John had graduated from Scott Twp. High School and was a manger of the automoti...
Rev. Peter V Herhenreader
May 15, 2014
Reverend Peter V. Herhenreader, Carbondale, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Carbondale Nursing Home.
Father Herhenreader, son of the late Peter Richard and Blanche M. Golko Herhenreader, was born in South Carbondale on August 30, 1934. He rece...
Martha A Paciga Epps
May 4, 2014
Martha A Paciga Epps, 89, of Carbondale died Sunday night in the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. She was the widow of William P. Epps, who died in 1984.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Thomas & Regina Pavlica Pacig...
Lisa A Plevyak-Suchniak
April 29, 2014
Lisa A. Plevyak-Suchniak, 44, of Carbondale died Tuesday at the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Her husband is William Suchnick.
Born in Carbondale, she is the daughter of James P. Plevyak, Starlight and the late Shirley Hunt Plevyak. S...
