Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Anita Mae Fumanti
Jun 7, 2021
Anita M. Fumanti, 85, of Olyphant, died on Monday night at Allied Services Scranton Hospice Center. She was the wife of Samuel Fumanti who died in 2002.
Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Michael and Ada Palazzari Biondi, Anita was a graduate of Blakely High School. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant...
Carolyn M. Kondash
Jun 5, 2021
Carolyn Kondash, 72, of Billings Montana, died on June 5, 2021 at home.
She was the wife of 53 years to the late Robert A. Kondash Sr. who died on Dec.30, 2020.
Born and raised in Throop, Pa., she resided in Montana for the last 30 years.
She is survived by her children, Lori Birk and husband Bruce,
...
Esther M. Sonnenberg
May 28, 2021
E. Marie Sonnenberg May 28, 2021 Esther M. Sonnenberg, 67, of Scott Township, died Friday, at home. She was the wife of Dieter Sonnenberg, her beloved husband, whom she loved so much throughout their 47&1/2 year marriage. She was born in Trenton, NJ, daughter of the late Gertrude Farkas. She and her husband moved from NJ to PA, in the...
Mary (Villano) Staschak
May 22, 2021
Mary Villano Staschak May 22, 2021 Mary Villano Staschak, 91, of Carbondale, PA passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 in the comfort of her daughter and son in law’s home. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she will be greatly missed by many. She is predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Eugene Staschak...
Robert J. Welsch
May 12, 2021
Robert Welsch, 82, of Peckville died on Wednesday evening at home surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Barbara Bzdick. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last year.
Born in Archbald, he was a resided in Peckville for the last 48 years. He was the son of the late William and Mary Conway Welsch. Bob was a graduate...
Joseph William Van Nort
May 8, 2021
Joseph W. Van Nort, 63, of Olyphant, died Saturday morning at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is the son of Jeanne Shanley Van Nort and the late Frank J. Van Nort.
Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore and was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant. He was formerly employed by WEA Manufacturing,...
Frank J. Juliano
May 8, 2021
Frank J. Juliano May 8, 2021 Frank J. Juliano, 93, of Tonawanda, N.Y., died Saturday. He was the beloved husband of the late Alvera Narducci Juliano. Loving son of the late Joseph and Frances Ferrigno Juliano, he was a devoted brother to James (Rosemary) Juliano and Angela (the late William) Hitchko. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews....
Joseph (Joey) Banik
May 7, 2021
Joseph (Joey) Allen Banik, of Olyphant, died Friday, May 7, 2021. He was born on March 20, 2021 in Scranton, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Swingle) Banik.
Joey was the apple of his parents' eye. He loved snuggles, swaying in his parents’ arms to music, and looking around at the “big wide world.” His very best friends were his three...
Kevin Oprishko
May 5, 2021
Kevin Oprishko, 42, of Trafford, PA died on Wednesday at home. He was the son of Michael J. Oprishko, Jr. and the late Sharon Barna Oprishko.
Born in Scranton, he was a resident in Olyphant until moving to the Pittsburgh area over twenty years ago. He was a graduate of Mid Valley Secondary Center, Throop and attended the University of...
Philip Mosolino
May 1, 2021
Philip Mosolino May 01, 2021 Philip Mosolino, 58, of Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center after an illness. He and his wife, Michele (Wormuth) Mosolino, would have celebrated 30 years of marriage on May 25. Born in Pottsville, son of the late Mark and Nancy (McGrory) Mosolino, he was a proud veteran, serving in the United States...
Martin J. Roe
Apr 30, 2021
Martin J. ‘Marty’ Roe April 30, 2021 Martin J. “Marty” Roe, 69, Carbondale, died Friday at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Carbondale, son of the late John J. and Jule T. (Mang) Roe, he was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale, and a retired teacher in the Carbondale Area School District after 33 years...
Rose Marie Cuce
Apr 28, 2021
Rose Marie Cuce April 28, 2021 Rose Marie Cuce, 90, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Carbondale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Her husband of 60 years was the late Anthony Cuce. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Chris and Mildred Stungis Mazza, she resided in the house she was born in for nearly her entire life. Rose Marie, who celebrated...
Ann Marie Rinkers
Apr 9, 2021
On April 9, 2021 Ann Marie Rinkers peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late William P. Rinkers, Sr.; devoted mother of Sharon M. Stachowski and her husband Tom, and William “Bill” P. Rinkers, Jr. and his wife Joan; dear sister of Joann Gonzalez and the late Stanley Kaminsky, Jr.; loving grandmother...
Stephen P. Depalma
Apr 7, 2021
Stephen P. DePalma April 7, 2021 Stephen P. DePalma, 41, of Carbondale, passed away Wednesday at home, surrounded by family, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. His wife is Jamie (Bonacci) DePalma. Born in Carbondale, son of Linda (Abraham) DePalma and the late Paul DePalma, he was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Steve was...
Betty Mascaro
Apr 3, 2021
Betty Mascaro April 3, 2021 Betty Mascaro, 90, Carbondale, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 3, at her daughter’s home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Mascaro, who died June 3, 2004. Born and raised in Pleasant Mount, daughter of the late Bill and Elizabeth Bucklish Jones, she grew up on her family farm in Curtis Valley...
Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati
Apr 2, 2021
Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati April 2, 2021 Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati, 98, Carbondale, passed away Friday at home. Her husband was the late Salvatore Galati. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Phillip and Angelina (Esposito) Andidora, she was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Margaret loved to spend time crocheting or baking for her family...
James "Jimmy" Hill
Apr 1, 2021
James “Jimmy” Hill April 1, 2021 James “Jimmy” Hill, 48, Mayfield, passed away on Thursday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Born in Scranton, son of the late William C. Hill and Barbara A. Clemens Hill, he was a graduate of Lakeland High School in 1991. Jimmy was employed at Chamberlain Mfg. (General Dynamics) in Scranton. At an early age, it was...
Chancey Seymour
Mar 31, 2021
Chancey Seymour March 31, 2021 Chancey Seymour, 99, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Wayne Highlands. His wife was the late Rose Mary Mauro Seymour. Born in Jermyn, son of the late Samuel G. and Pearl Dennis Seymour, he was a World War II Army veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. Before retirement, he worked for the Carbondale Department of Public Works...
Richard Mcgrantham Jr.
Mar 29, 2021
Richard McGrantham Jr. March 29, 2021 Richard McGrantham Jr., 56, Forest City, died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife is Judy Alexander McGrantham. Born in Jersey City NJ, son of the late Richard McGrantham Sr. and Angela Marie Burns McGrantham, he served in the Army National Guard. He was a machinist who worked at Martin-Rollison Prompton...
Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski
Mar 27, 2021
Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski March 27, 2021 Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski, 46, Waymart, passed away Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband is Marc Ostroski. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of Debra (Karlak) Megivern and the late Eugene Fofi; and step daughter of James Megivern. Jennifer was an avid fisherman and hunter. She...
Anita Mae Fumanti
Jun 7, 2021
Anita M. Fumanti, 85, of Olyphant, died on Monday night at Allied Services Scranton Hospice Center. She was the wife of Samuel Fumanti who died in 2002.
Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Michael and Ada Palazzari Biondi, Anita was a graduate of Blakely High School. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant...
Carolyn M. Kondash
Jun 5, 2021
Carolyn Kondash, 72, of Billings Montana, died on June 5, 2021 at home.
She was the wife of 53 years to the late Robert A. Kondash Sr. who died on Dec.30, 2020.
Born and raised in Throop, Pa., she resided in Montana for the last 30 years.
She is survived by her children, Lori Birk and husband Bruce,
...
Esther M. Sonnenberg
May 28, 2021
E. Marie Sonnenberg May 28, 2021 Esther M. Sonnenberg, 67, of Scott Township, died Friday, at home. She was the wife of Dieter Sonnenberg, her beloved husband, whom she loved so much throughout their 47&1/2 year marriage. She was born in Trenton, NJ, daughter of the late Gertrude Farkas. She and her husband moved from NJ to PA, in the...
Mary (Villano) Staschak
May 22, 2021
Mary Villano Staschak May 22, 2021 Mary Villano Staschak, 91, of Carbondale, PA passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 in the comfort of her daughter and son in law’s home. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she will be greatly missed by many. She is predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Eugene Staschak...
Robert J. Welsch
May 12, 2021
Robert Welsch, 82, of Peckville died on Wednesday evening at home surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Barbara Bzdick. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last year.
Born in Archbald, he was a resided in Peckville for the last 48 years. He was the son of the late William and Mary Conway Welsch. Bob was a graduate...
Joseph William Van Nort
May 8, 2021
Joseph W. Van Nort, 63, of Olyphant, died Saturday morning at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is the son of Jeanne Shanley Van Nort and the late Frank J. Van Nort.
Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore and was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant. He was formerly employed by WEA Manufacturing,...
Frank J. Juliano
May 8, 2021
Frank J. Juliano May 8, 2021 Frank J. Juliano, 93, of Tonawanda, N.Y., died Saturday. He was the beloved husband of the late Alvera Narducci Juliano. Loving son of the late Joseph and Frances Ferrigno Juliano, he was a devoted brother to James (Rosemary) Juliano and Angela (the late William) Hitchko. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews....
Joseph (Joey) Banik
May 7, 2021
Joseph (Joey) Allen Banik, of Olyphant, died Friday, May 7, 2021. He was born on March 20, 2021 in Scranton, son of Jacob and Rebecca (Swingle) Banik.
Joey was the apple of his parents' eye. He loved snuggles, swaying in his parents’ arms to music, and looking around at the “big wide world.” His very best friends were his three...
Kevin Oprishko
May 5, 2021
Kevin Oprishko, 42, of Trafford, PA died on Wednesday at home. He was the son of Michael J. Oprishko, Jr. and the late Sharon Barna Oprishko.
Born in Scranton, he was a resident in Olyphant until moving to the Pittsburgh area over twenty years ago. He was a graduate of Mid Valley Secondary Center, Throop and attended the University of...
Philip Mosolino
May 1, 2021
Philip Mosolino May 01, 2021 Philip Mosolino, 58, of Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center after an illness. He and his wife, Michele (Wormuth) Mosolino, would have celebrated 30 years of marriage on May 25. Born in Pottsville, son of the late Mark and Nancy (McGrory) Mosolino, he was a proud veteran, serving in the United States...
Martin J. Roe
Apr 30, 2021
Martin J. ‘Marty’ Roe April 30, 2021 Martin J. “Marty” Roe, 69, Carbondale, died Friday at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Carbondale, son of the late John J. and Jule T. (Mang) Roe, he was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale, and a retired teacher in the Carbondale Area School District after 33 years...
Rose Marie Cuce
Apr 28, 2021
Rose Marie Cuce April 28, 2021 Rose Marie Cuce, 90, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Carbondale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Her husband of 60 years was the late Anthony Cuce. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Chris and Mildred Stungis Mazza, she resided in the house she was born in for nearly her entire life. Rose Marie, who celebrated...
Ann Marie Rinkers
Apr 9, 2021
On April 9, 2021 Ann Marie Rinkers peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late William P. Rinkers, Sr.; devoted mother of Sharon M. Stachowski and her husband Tom, and William “Bill” P. Rinkers, Jr. and his wife Joan; dear sister of Joann Gonzalez and the late Stanley Kaminsky, Jr.; loving grandmother...
Stephen P. Depalma
Apr 7, 2021
Stephen P. DePalma April 7, 2021 Stephen P. DePalma, 41, of Carbondale, passed away Wednesday at home, surrounded by family, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. His wife is Jamie (Bonacci) DePalma. Born in Carbondale, son of Linda (Abraham) DePalma and the late Paul DePalma, he was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Steve was...
Betty Mascaro
Apr 3, 2021
Betty Mascaro April 3, 2021 Betty Mascaro, 90, Carbondale, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 3, at her daughter’s home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tony Mascaro, who died June 3, 2004. Born and raised in Pleasant Mount, daughter of the late Bill and Elizabeth Bucklish Jones, she grew up on her family farm in Curtis Valley...
Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati
Apr 2, 2021
Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati April 2, 2021 Margaret R. (Andidora) Galati, 98, Carbondale, passed away Friday at home. Her husband was the late Salvatore Galati. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Phillip and Angelina (Esposito) Andidora, she was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Margaret loved to spend time crocheting or baking for her family...
James "Jimmy" Hill
Apr 1, 2021
James “Jimmy” Hill April 1, 2021 James “Jimmy” Hill, 48, Mayfield, passed away on Thursday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Born in Scranton, son of the late William C. Hill and Barbara A. Clemens Hill, he was a graduate of Lakeland High School in 1991. Jimmy was employed at Chamberlain Mfg. (General Dynamics) in Scranton. At an early age, it was...
Chancey Seymour
Mar 31, 2021
Chancey Seymour March 31, 2021 Chancey Seymour, 99, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Wayne Highlands. His wife was the late Rose Mary Mauro Seymour. Born in Jermyn, son of the late Samuel G. and Pearl Dennis Seymour, he was a World War II Army veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. Before retirement, he worked for the Carbondale Department of Public Works...
Richard Mcgrantham Jr.
Mar 29, 2021
Richard McGrantham Jr. March 29, 2021 Richard McGrantham Jr., 56, Forest City, died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife is Judy Alexander McGrantham. Born in Jersey City NJ, son of the late Richard McGrantham Sr. and Angela Marie Burns McGrantham, he served in the Army National Guard. He was a machinist who worked at Martin-Rollison Prompton...
Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski
Mar 27, 2021
Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski March 27, 2021 Jennifer (Fofi) Ostroski, 46, Waymart, passed away Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband is Marc Ostroski. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of Debra (Karlak) Megivern and the late Eugene Fofi; and step daughter of James Megivern. Jennifer was an avid fisherman and hunter. She...
