Leona A Dovin

January 28, 2014

Leona A. “Lola” Dovin, 89, of Simpson died Tuesday at the Carbondale Nursing Home. She was the widow of Andrew Dovin, who died in 1989. Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Charles & Sarah Wasnock Galavitz. She was a graduate of...

Dolores Krisa

January 18, 2014

Dolores Danchak Krisa, 83, of Alexandria, VA died Saturday at home. She was the widow of Walter Krisa, who died in 1998. Born in Simpson on June 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Walter “Deemer” & Mary Strosky Danchak. She was a gra...

James J Wagner

January 7, 2014

James J. Wagner, 66, of Carbondale died Tuesday at home. Born in Carbondale and raised in Simpson, he was the son of the late Gerald & Ann Burko Wagner. He was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson and served in the Navy. Jim was currently the...

Wanda Lee Morrison

January 6, 2014

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 Alvaro

January 3, 2014

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

January 2, 2014

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 Pfeiffer

January 1, 2014

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

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 ...

Stephanie Bischak

Stephanie Bischak, 90, of Simpson, died Sunday at home. She is survived by one brother, Paul Bischak, Simpson. Born April 12, 1930 in Simpson, daughter of the late Harry and Julia Sulich Bischak, she was a member of St. Basil’s R.O. Church, Simp...