Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A Gabriel Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Ann (Fife) Rogish
Apr 6, 2024
Ann (Fife) Rogish
April 6, 2024
Ann Rogish, 95, of Carbondale, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 6, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of Joseph J. Rogish Sr., who died on October 7, 2004. The couple was married for 56 years.
Born in Childs, PA, she...
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper
Mar 23, 2024
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper
March 23, 2024
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper, 89, Greenfield Township, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Her husband, the late Walter F. Casper, died on July 20, 2015.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late James and Theresa...
Samuel A. Mancuso
Mar 19, 2024
Samuel A Mancuso
March 19, 2024
Samuel A. Mancuso, 89, of Carbondale, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Joan Weidig. They celebrated 61 years of marriage in September.
Born in Carbondale on April 24, 1934, he was the son of late...
Carmella J. Zink
Mar 14, 2024
Carmella J. Zink
March 14, 2024
Carmella J. (Costanzo) Zink, Buffalo NY, formerly of Carbondale, died Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Downing Costanzo.
Surviving are: sons, Robert; and Edward “Tiger”; a daughter, Patricia Hewitt and husband, Charles; grandchildren, Joseph...
Maria (Chellino) Murgia
Mar 13, 2024
Maria (Chellino) Murgia
March 13, 2024
Maria (Chellino) Murgia, 97, passed away Wednesday evening, March 13, 2024, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband, John Murgia, died in 2007.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Frances Tolerico and Anthony Chellino, she was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church,...
Philip A. Pettinato
Mar 6, 2024
Philip A. Pettinato
March 6, 2024
Philip A. Pettinato, 91, of Carbondale died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Joan Zeznock.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Philip “Bull” and Margaret Solt Pettinato, Philip or “Lil Bull” to all who knew him, was...
Karen Loomis
Feb 27, 2024
Karen Loomis
February 27, 2024
Karen Loomis, 72, Jefferson Township, died Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical, Scranton. Her husband, the late Stephen Loomis, died in 2014.
Born in Carbondale as Patricia “Karen” Peskur, daughter of the late John and Mary (Soltus) Peskur, she was a 1969 graduate of Forest City...
David M. Greene
Feb 19, 2024
David M. Greene February 19, 2024
David M. Greene, 68, of Peckville, died Monday at home. His longtime companion was the late Theodora Chwasciewski.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late John and Mary Ellen Gerrity Greene, he was a 1973 graduate of Carbondale Area High School. He worked over 20 years at TW ComCorp...
Lisa (Garretson) Willette
Feb 10, 2024
Lisa (Garretson) Willette
February 10, 2024
Lisa (Garretson) Willette, Carbondale, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at home. Her husband is Walter Willette.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of the late James Garretson and the late Carol Haley, she was a loving and devoted homemaker.
In addition to...
Brooke Kay Davis
Feb 4, 2024
Brooke Kay Davis February 4, 2024
Brooke Kay Davis was born sleeping on February 4, 2024, at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her parents are Peter Davis Jr. and Alexis Starkweather.
Brooke Kay Davis, how very quietly you tiptoed into our world, silently. But what an imprint your footprints have left upon our hearts...
Reverend Russell E. Motsay
Feb 1, 2024
Rev. Russell E. Motsay
February 1, 2024
Reverend Russell E. Motsay passed from this life to his eternal home on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Father Motsay, son of the late Russell E. Motsay Sr. and Rose Ann (Cerra) was born in Carbondale, PA on May 9, 1946. He received his early education at Lincoln Elementary...
James D. Gilia
Feb 1, 2024
James D. Gilia February 1, 2024
James “Dave” Gilia, 79, of Carbondale, died at home Thursday after a brief battle with brain cancer. His wife was the late Marie Wasley Gilia, who died in 2001.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late James J. and Sophia Suhosky Gilia, he was a 1962 graduate of Ben...
Thomas Gatto
Jan 29, 2024
Thomas J. Gatto January 29, 2024
Thomas J. Gatto, 90, of Archbald, died Monday at home. His wife was the late Arlene Marcavage Gatto.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Gaetano “Thomas” and Mary Molinaro Gatto, he worked in the warehouse and distribution industry. Tom was a loving and devoted husband, father and “Papa.”...
Frank L. Denunzio
Jan 25, 2024
Frank L. DeNunzio
January 25, 2024
Frank L. DeNunzio, 79, formerly of Lake Ariel, died Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the late Mildred (Burkhardt) DeNunzio died in December 2001.
Born in the Bronx, NY, son of the late Louis and Josephine (Carabella) DeNunzio, Frank was a...
Bonnie Schaeffer
Jan 23, 2024
Bonnie Schaeffer
January 23, 2024
Bonnie Schaeffer, 76, Carbondale, passed away Tuesday morning, January 23, 2024, at Commonwealth Regional Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of the late James. B. Schaeffer.
Born in New Hampshire, daughter of the late Russell Shaw Wallace and Margaret Nye Wallace, Bonnie owned Schaeffer’s Retreat Homeless Shelter in...
Angela Tolerico
Jan 17, 2024
Angela Tolerico
January 17, 2024
Angela Tolerico, 97, Carbondale, passed away peacefully Wednesday, with her son by her side, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the wife of the late Joseph “Tucker” Tolerico.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Louis “Casey” and Angela (Scarpino) Tolerico, she was a dedicated parishioner...
Grace Baldino
Jan 10, 2024
Grace Baldino
January 10, 2024
Grace Baldino, 98, of Carbondale, died Wednesday at Carbondale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John A. Baldino, with whom she shared 64 wonderful years of marriage.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose...
Joseph W. Cosgrove
Dec 28, 2023
Joseph W. Cosgrove
December 28, 2023
Joseph W. Cosgrove, 88, Carbondale died Thursday at home. His wife is the former Joan Linder.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Martin and Kathleen Neary Cosgrove, he was an Air Force veteran. He enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially Philadelphia Eagles football in his favorite...
Anthony D. Cerra
Dec 26, 2023
Anthony D. Cerra
December 26, 2023
Anthony D. Cerra, 72, of Scranton, died Tuesday at Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Delaware, after a brief illness.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Anthony and Ellen Lynch Cerra, he was a teacher in the Lakeland School District for more than 30 years. A loving and devoted...
John A. Wayman
Dec 3, 2023
John A. Wayman
December 3, 2023
John A. Wayman, 52, of Jermyn, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center.
Born in Carbondale, son of Lora Chellino and the late John Wayman, he was a class of 1990 Lakeland High School graduate, a member of Lakeland’s undefeated 1987 Eastern Football Conference championship team, a...
Ann (Fife) Rogish
Apr 6, 2024
Ann (Fife) Rogish
April 6, 2024
Ann Rogish, 95, of Carbondale, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 6, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of Joseph J. Rogish Sr., who died on October 7, 2004. The couple was married for 56 years.
Born in Childs, PA, she...
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper
Mar 23, 2024
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper
March 23, 2024
Carmel A. (Craparo) Casper, 89, Greenfield Township, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Her husband, the late Walter F. Casper, died on July 20, 2015.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late James and Theresa...
Samuel A. Mancuso
Mar 19, 2024
Samuel A Mancuso
March 19, 2024
Samuel A. Mancuso, 89, of Carbondale, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Joan Weidig. They celebrated 61 years of marriage in September.
Born in Carbondale on April 24, 1934, he was the son of late...
Carmella J. Zink
Mar 14, 2024
Carmella J. Zink
March 14, 2024
Carmella J. (Costanzo) Zink, Buffalo NY, formerly of Carbondale, died Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Downing Costanzo.
Surviving are: sons, Robert; and Edward “Tiger”; a daughter, Patricia Hewitt and husband, Charles; grandchildren, Joseph...
Maria (Chellino) Murgia
Mar 13, 2024
Maria (Chellino) Murgia
March 13, 2024
Maria (Chellino) Murgia, 97, passed away Wednesday evening, March 13, 2024, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband, John Murgia, died in 2007.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Frances Tolerico and Anthony Chellino, she was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church,...
Philip A. Pettinato
Mar 6, 2024
Philip A. Pettinato
March 6, 2024
Philip A. Pettinato, 91, of Carbondale died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Joan Zeznock.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Philip “Bull” and Margaret Solt Pettinato, Philip or “Lil Bull” to all who knew him, was...
Karen Loomis
Feb 27, 2024
Karen Loomis
February 27, 2024
Karen Loomis, 72, Jefferson Township, died Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical, Scranton. Her husband, the late Stephen Loomis, died in 2014.
Born in Carbondale as Patricia “Karen” Peskur, daughter of the late John and Mary (Soltus) Peskur, she was a 1969 graduate of Forest City...
David M. Greene
Feb 19, 2024
David M. Greene February 19, 2024
David M. Greene, 68, of Peckville, died Monday at home. His longtime companion was the late Theodora Chwasciewski.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late John and Mary Ellen Gerrity Greene, he was a 1973 graduate of Carbondale Area High School. He worked over 20 years at TW ComCorp...
Lisa (Garretson) Willette
Feb 10, 2024
Lisa (Garretson) Willette
February 10, 2024
Lisa (Garretson) Willette, Carbondale, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at home. Her husband is Walter Willette.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, daughter of the late James Garretson and the late Carol Haley, she was a loving and devoted homemaker.
In addition to...
Brooke Kay Davis
Feb 4, 2024
Brooke Kay Davis February 4, 2024
Brooke Kay Davis was born sleeping on February 4, 2024, at Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her parents are Peter Davis Jr. and Alexis Starkweather.
Brooke Kay Davis, how very quietly you tiptoed into our world, silently. But what an imprint your footprints have left upon our hearts...
Reverend Russell E. Motsay
Feb 1, 2024
Rev. Russell E. Motsay
February 1, 2024
Reverend Russell E. Motsay passed from this life to his eternal home on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Father Motsay, son of the late Russell E. Motsay Sr. and Rose Ann (Cerra) was born in Carbondale, PA on May 9, 1946. He received his early education at Lincoln Elementary...
James D. Gilia
Feb 1, 2024
James D. Gilia February 1, 2024
James “Dave” Gilia, 79, of Carbondale, died at home Thursday after a brief battle with brain cancer. His wife was the late Marie Wasley Gilia, who died in 2001.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late James J. and Sophia Suhosky Gilia, he was a 1962 graduate of Ben...
Thomas Gatto
Jan 29, 2024
Thomas J. Gatto January 29, 2024
Thomas J. Gatto, 90, of Archbald, died Monday at home. His wife was the late Arlene Marcavage Gatto.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Gaetano “Thomas” and Mary Molinaro Gatto, he worked in the warehouse and distribution industry. Tom was a loving and devoted husband, father and “Papa.”...
Frank L. Denunzio
Jan 25, 2024
Frank L. DeNunzio
January 25, 2024
Frank L. DeNunzio, 79, formerly of Lake Ariel, died Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the late Mildred (Burkhardt) DeNunzio died in December 2001.
Born in the Bronx, NY, son of the late Louis and Josephine (Carabella) DeNunzio, Frank was a...
Bonnie Schaeffer
Jan 23, 2024
Bonnie Schaeffer
January 23, 2024
Bonnie Schaeffer, 76, Carbondale, passed away Tuesday morning, January 23, 2024, at Commonwealth Regional Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of the late James. B. Schaeffer.
Born in New Hampshire, daughter of the late Russell Shaw Wallace and Margaret Nye Wallace, Bonnie owned Schaeffer’s Retreat Homeless Shelter in...
Angela Tolerico
Jan 17, 2024
Angela Tolerico
January 17, 2024
Angela Tolerico, 97, Carbondale, passed away peacefully Wednesday, with her son by her side, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the wife of the late Joseph “Tucker” Tolerico.
Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Louis “Casey” and Angela (Scarpino) Tolerico, she was a dedicated parishioner...
Grace Baldino
Jan 10, 2024
Grace Baldino
January 10, 2024
Grace Baldino, 98, of Carbondale, died Wednesday at Carbondale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John A. Baldino, with whom she shared 64 wonderful years of marriage.
Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose...
Joseph W. Cosgrove
Dec 28, 2023
Joseph W. Cosgrove
December 28, 2023
Joseph W. Cosgrove, 88, Carbondale died Thursday at home. His wife is the former Joan Linder.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Martin and Kathleen Neary Cosgrove, he was an Air Force veteran. He enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially Philadelphia Eagles football in his favorite...
Anthony D. Cerra
Dec 26, 2023
Anthony D. Cerra
December 26, 2023
Anthony D. Cerra, 72, of Scranton, died Tuesday at Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Delaware, after a brief illness.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Anthony and Ellen Lynch Cerra, he was a teacher in the Lakeland School District for more than 30 years. A loving and devoted...
John A. Wayman
Dec 3, 2023
John A. Wayman
December 3, 2023
John A. Wayman, 52, of Jermyn, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center.
Born in Carbondale, son of Lora Chellino and the late John Wayman, he was a class of 1990 Lakeland High School graduate, a member of Lakeland’s undefeated 1987 Eastern Football Conference championship team, a...