Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Kevin G Solsbury
Apr 24, 2025
Kevin G. Solsbury
April 24, 2025
Kevin G. Solsbury, 65, Carbondale, passed away Thursday morning, April 24, 2025, at home. His wife is Karen Hoover. They would have celebrated their 15 th wedding anniversary on June 26 th .
Born in Debry CT, son of the late Henry and Ann (Bailey) Solsbury, he...
Cameron Titley
Apr 10, 2025
Cameron “Alex” Titley
April 10, 2025
Cameron “Alex” Titley, 21, Carbondale, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Born in Scranton, son of Divina Moore and Derek Titley, he was a 2023 graduate of Carbondale Area High School, where he was a member of its football team and Advanced Band. He was also a...
Rosemarie A. Kielar
Apr 2, 2025
Rosemarie A. Kielar
April 2, 2025
Rosemarie A. Kielar, 88, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband was the late Frank Kielar.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Serafine and Mary Brutto Pettinato, she enjoyed going to casinos; playing scratch off tickets and spending time with the...
Mildred Bulat
Apr 1, 2025
Mildred “Millie” Bulat
April 1, 2025
Mildred “Millie” Bulat, formerly of Dunellen, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, at her residence in Blakely, PA, at the age of 100. Born on January 8, 1925, in Finderne, NJ, Mildred lived a long and fulfilling life marked by love, devotion, support, cherished memories, and a wonderful sense of...
Ann M. Murnock
Mar 23, 2025
Ann M. Murnock
March 23, 2025
Ann M. Murnock, gained her angel wings on March 23, 2025, surrounded by family, music and most important, love. Her beloved husband of 62 years was the late Joseph Murnock who died in 2016.
Ann was born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Theresa Falbo Gigliotti and...
Robert H. Roach Jr.
Mar 21, 2025
Robert H. Roach, Jr. March 21, 2025
Robert H. Roach, Jr., 78, Carbondale, died Friday morning, March 21, 2025, at home.
Born in Patterson, NJ, son of the late Oakley and Evelyn (Redner) Paulison, he grew up in Midvale NJ, then moved to PA. He was a car and truck enthusiast who loved auto racing...
Elma R. Piccotti
Mar 16, 2025
Elma R. Piccotti
March 16, 2025
Elma Piccotti, Abington Twp., 91, died Sunday, March 16 at Abington Manor, Abington Twp. Her husband was the late Paul Piccotti.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Dominick and Orsala Fancelli Nati, Elma worked in the fashion industry for many years at Sullum’s in Olyphant and...
Joan K. Pettinato
Mar 14, 2025
Joan K. Pettinato
March 14, 2025
Joan K. Pettinato, 88, Carbondale, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at Marywood Heights, Scranton. Her husband was the late Philip Pettinato.
Born in Simpson, daughter of the late Michael and Kathryn Remus Zeznock, she was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Joan was family-oriented, always...
Howard L. Otto
Mar 13, 2025
Howard L. Otto
March 13, 2025
Howard L. Otto, 81, Fleetville, passed away Thursday at home. His wife of 59 years is Constance Aylesworth Otto.
Born on December 12, 1943, in Montclair NJ, he was the son of the late Herbert R. and Elizabeth Matthews Otto. Howard and his six siblings were raised...
Joseph P Prebich
Mar 11, 2025
Joseph P. Prebich
March 11, 2025
Joseph P. Prebich, 66, Whites Crossing, died at home on Tuesday. His wife is Michele Norella Prebich.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Jake and Jenny Alampi Prebich, he worked as a Corrections Officer at SCI Waymart for 30 years. Joe was a United States Marine...
Thomas Jude "T. J." DeBlasio
Mar 8, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Thomas Jude “T. J.” DeBlasio, who departed this world in his Philadelphia home on March 8, 2025. T. J. was born on April 21, 1993, in Elizabeth, NJ and raised in Olyphant, where he made lasting memories that would define a life filled with warmth and joy.
T. J....
Michael V. Pellicano
Mar 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano, age 66, of Olyphant, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. His sweetheart and wife of almost 48 years is the former Susan Kitchen.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Muto) Pellicano and was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School, Class of 1976, where he played...
Michael V. Pellicano
Mar 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano
March 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano, age 66, of Olyphant, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. His sweetheart and wife of almost 48 years is the former Susan Kitchen.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Muto) Pellicano and...
James Boland
Feb 25, 2025
James Boland
February 25, 2025
James “Jim” Boland, 57, Greenfield Township, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at home. His wife is Lori (Ross) Boland.
Born in Scranton, son of the late Gerald and Doris (Meyers) Boland, he was a 1985 graduate of Dunmore High School. He was very proud of the time he...
Irene Donnelly
Feb 16, 2025
Irene Donnelly, 96, of Olyphant, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning.
Born and raised in Olyphant, she moved to Brooklyn, NY, in the late 1950s as she and her husband, James, began growing their family. In the 1990s, she returned to Olyphant to care for her mother. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Semonich.
A 1946...
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley
Feb 15, 2025
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley
February 15, 2025
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley, 78, Scott Township, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Commonwealth Regional Hospital, Scranton. Her late husband, Wayne Oakley, died in 2001.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Dominic and Josephine (Surace) Cacossa, she was a long-time parishioner and Eucharistic Minister...
Anne Milewski
Feb 11, 2025
Anne Milewski
February 11, 2025
Anne Milewski, 82, Ocala Florida, died Tuesday February 11 at Harmony House of Ocala. Her late husband was Maryan Stanley Milewski.
Born in Forest City, daughter of the late Paul J. and Teresa Bokal Ravnikar, she earned a degree in education; was a homemaker; liked to read; and...
Mary Ann Duchnik
Jan 30, 2025
Mary Ann Duchnik
January 30, 2025
Mary Ann Duchnik, 89, of Scott Twp, died Thursday evening at the Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Her husband was the late Thomas Duchnik.
Born in Jessup, daughter of the late John and Mary Hrapchak Beggin, she was a member...
Rose Ezak Gress
Jan 27, 2025
Rose Ezak Gress, daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth Simco Ezak passed away on Monday evening, January 27, 2025. Born on September 19, 1930, she was later preceded in death by her husband Edward James Gress in 2013. In addition, she was preceded in death by sisters Sally Alfano, Helen Gangwer and brother Harry Ezak, all of Florida.
A compassionate...
Earl John Coccetti, Sr.
Jan 11, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Earl John Coccetti Sr. of Eynon. He passed on January 11, 2025 at the age of 87 surrounded by his loving family. Born October 30, 1937 in Peckville, he was the youngest son of John and Mary Lemoncelli Coccetti.
Earl is survived by Josephine Avasine viewing their...
Kevin G Solsbury
Apr 24, 2025
Kevin G. Solsbury
April 24, 2025
Kevin G. Solsbury, 65, Carbondale, passed away Thursday morning, April 24, 2025, at home. His wife is Karen Hoover. They would have celebrated their 15 th wedding anniversary on June 26 th .
Born in Debry CT, son of the late Henry and Ann (Bailey) Solsbury, he...
Cameron Titley
Apr 10, 2025
Cameron “Alex” Titley
April 10, 2025
Cameron “Alex” Titley, 21, Carbondale, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Born in Scranton, son of Divina Moore and Derek Titley, he was a 2023 graduate of Carbondale Area High School, where he was a member of its football team and Advanced Band. He was also a...
Rosemarie A. Kielar
Apr 2, 2025
Rosemarie A. Kielar
April 2, 2025
Rosemarie A. Kielar, 88, Carbondale, died Wednesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband was the late Frank Kielar.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Serafine and Mary Brutto Pettinato, she enjoyed going to casinos; playing scratch off tickets and spending time with the...
Mildred Bulat
Apr 1, 2025
Mildred “Millie” Bulat
April 1, 2025
Mildred “Millie” Bulat, formerly of Dunellen, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, at her residence in Blakely, PA, at the age of 100. Born on January 8, 1925, in Finderne, NJ, Mildred lived a long and fulfilling life marked by love, devotion, support, cherished memories, and a wonderful sense of...
Ann M. Murnock
Mar 23, 2025
Ann M. Murnock
March 23, 2025
Ann M. Murnock, gained her angel wings on March 23, 2025, surrounded by family, music and most important, love. Her beloved husband of 62 years was the late Joseph Murnock who died in 2016.
Ann was born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Theresa Falbo Gigliotti and...
Robert H. Roach Jr.
Mar 21, 2025
Robert H. Roach, Jr. March 21, 2025
Robert H. Roach, Jr., 78, Carbondale, died Friday morning, March 21, 2025, at home.
Born in Patterson, NJ, son of the late Oakley and Evelyn (Redner) Paulison, he grew up in Midvale NJ, then moved to PA. He was a car and truck enthusiast who loved auto racing...
Elma R. Piccotti
Mar 16, 2025
Elma R. Piccotti
March 16, 2025
Elma Piccotti, Abington Twp., 91, died Sunday, March 16 at Abington Manor, Abington Twp. Her husband was the late Paul Piccotti.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Dominick and Orsala Fancelli Nati, Elma worked in the fashion industry for many years at Sullum’s in Olyphant and...
Joan K. Pettinato
Mar 14, 2025
Joan K. Pettinato
March 14, 2025
Joan K. Pettinato, 88, Carbondale, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at Marywood Heights, Scranton. Her husband was the late Philip Pettinato.
Born in Simpson, daughter of the late Michael and Kathryn Remus Zeznock, she was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Joan was family-oriented, always...
Howard L. Otto
Mar 13, 2025
Howard L. Otto
March 13, 2025
Howard L. Otto, 81, Fleetville, passed away Thursday at home. His wife of 59 years is Constance Aylesworth Otto.
Born on December 12, 1943, in Montclair NJ, he was the son of the late Herbert R. and Elizabeth Matthews Otto. Howard and his six siblings were raised...
Joseph P Prebich
Mar 11, 2025
Joseph P. Prebich
March 11, 2025
Joseph P. Prebich, 66, Whites Crossing, died at home on Tuesday. His wife is Michele Norella Prebich.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Jake and Jenny Alampi Prebich, he worked as a Corrections Officer at SCI Waymart for 30 years. Joe was a United States Marine...
Thomas Jude "T. J." DeBlasio
Mar 8, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Thomas Jude “T. J.” DeBlasio, who departed this world in his Philadelphia home on March 8, 2025. T. J. was born on April 21, 1993, in Elizabeth, NJ and raised in Olyphant, where he made lasting memories that would define a life filled with warmth and joy.
T. J....
Michael V. Pellicano
Mar 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano, age 66, of Olyphant, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. His sweetheart and wife of almost 48 years is the former Susan Kitchen.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Muto) Pellicano and was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School, Class of 1976, where he played...
Michael V. Pellicano
Mar 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano
March 1, 2025
Michael Vincent Pellicano, age 66, of Olyphant, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. His sweetheart and wife of almost 48 years is the former Susan Kitchen.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Muto) Pellicano and...
James Boland
Feb 25, 2025
James Boland
February 25, 2025
James “Jim” Boland, 57, Greenfield Township, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at home. His wife is Lori (Ross) Boland.
Born in Scranton, son of the late Gerald and Doris (Meyers) Boland, he was a 1985 graduate of Dunmore High School. He was very proud of the time he...
Irene Donnelly
Feb 16, 2025
Irene Donnelly, 96, of Olyphant, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning.
Born and raised in Olyphant, she moved to Brooklyn, NY, in the late 1950s as she and her husband, James, began growing their family. In the 1990s, she returned to Olyphant to care for her mother. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Semonich.
A 1946...
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley
Feb 15, 2025
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley
February 15, 2025
Mary Joy (Cacossa) Oakley, 78, Scott Township, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Commonwealth Regional Hospital, Scranton. Her late husband, Wayne Oakley, died in 2001.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Dominic and Josephine (Surace) Cacossa, she was a long-time parishioner and Eucharistic Minister...
Anne Milewski
Feb 11, 2025
Anne Milewski
February 11, 2025
Anne Milewski, 82, Ocala Florida, died Tuesday February 11 at Harmony House of Ocala. Her late husband was Maryan Stanley Milewski.
Born in Forest City, daughter of the late Paul J. and Teresa Bokal Ravnikar, she earned a degree in education; was a homemaker; liked to read; and...
Mary Ann Duchnik
Jan 30, 2025
Mary Ann Duchnik
January 30, 2025
Mary Ann Duchnik, 89, of Scott Twp, died Thursday evening at the Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Her husband was the late Thomas Duchnik.
Born in Jessup, daughter of the late John and Mary Hrapchak Beggin, she was a member...
Rose Ezak Gress
Jan 27, 2025
Rose Ezak Gress, daughter of the late Alexander and Elizabeth Simco Ezak passed away on Monday evening, January 27, 2025. Born on September 19, 1930, she was later preceded in death by her husband Edward James Gress in 2013. In addition, she was preceded in death by sisters Sally Alfano, Helen Gangwer and brother Harry Ezak, all of Florida.
A compassionate...
Earl John Coccetti, Sr.
Jan 11, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Earl John Coccetti Sr. of Eynon. He passed on January 11, 2025 at the age of 87 surrounded by his loving family. Born October 30, 1937 in Peckville, he was the youngest son of John and Mary Lemoncelli Coccetti.
Earl is survived by Josephine Avasine viewing their...

