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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 5 Area Obituaries Jones & Brennan Funeral Home 430 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421 (570) 785-3500 Established 1901 * OFF-STREET PARKING AVAILABLE John P. Brennan, Supervisor John P. Brennan, Jr. F.D. Joseph J. Brennan, F.D. 513 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421 (570) 785-3153 Funeral Arrangements www.lesjackfuneralhome.com VITA Program Available in Susq. County United Way of Susquehanna County in partnership with United Way of Lackawanna County again this year will be offering the Volunteer In- come Tax Assistance Program (VITA) to residents of Susque- hanna County. The service will be available to households whose income was $54,000.00 or less in 2015. Some clients may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) of up to $6,044.00.* The program will be offered on Friday, February 19th from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the United Way of Susquehanna County office at 693 Main St., New Milford, PA. Space is lim- ited. To make an appointment, please call 2-1-1 or 1-888-829- 1341. *You must meet the IRS cri- teria to be eligible to partici- pate Andrew C. Mazza Greenfield Twp. Andrew C. Mazza, 23, of Greenfield Township, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at the Geisinger Community Medi- cal Center, Scranton, due to injuries sustained in an au- tomobile accident in Gib- son Township, Susquehanna County. Born July 15, 1992 in Scran- ton, he is the son of Phillip P. Mazza and companion Gina Grizzanti of Greenfield Town- ship, and Kimberly Robbins of NH. Andrew was a 2011 gradu- ate of Lakeland High School and is employed by the Inter- national Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 542, Wilkes-Barre for five years where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. Andrew enjoyed snowmo- biling, skydiving, boating at the lake and performance die- sel racing. His family would like to thank all of the EMS and fire- fighters involved with the ac- cident and are forever grateful for their efforts. He is survived by his sister, Kathleen Mazza, of Jefferson City, TN; sister, Macy Phillips of Vandling; half brother, Jim- my Roberts of Winchendon, MA; maternal grandfather, Chris Robbins of CO; maternal grandmother, Betsie Combs of MA; great aunt, Rose Gerace of Brooklyn, NY; uncles, Mi- chael Mazza of Lenox, Chris- topher & Robin Mazza of Newton Lake, and Charles & Leslie Mazza of Simpson; sev- eral cousins He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents: Kathleen & Michael Mazza The funeral Feb. 25 from the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home & Cre- mation Services, Inc., Carbon- dale, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Interment, Our Mother of Sor- rows Cemetery, Greenfield Township. To share condolences and photos with Andrew’s family visit his book of everlasting memories at www.parisefu- neralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to the donor’s favorite charity in An- drew’s name. David M. Cavalieri Vandling David M. Cavalieri, 21, of Vandling, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in an automobile accident. Born May 14, 1994, in Scranton, he is the son of Kimberly Cavalieri, Vandling, and David F. Cavalieri, Scott Twp. David was a graduate of Forest City Regional High School and attended Penn State for two years. He enjoyed playing sports, soccer, vol- leyball, and basketball. He loved snowboarding and the outdoors. He was an over- all good kid that would do anything for his family and friends. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Also surviving are mater- nal grandmother, Margretta Peterlin, Vandling; paternal grandmother Virginia Cava- lieri, Scott Twp.; a brother Tyler Clift, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by a maternal grandfather, William Peterlin, and a pa- ternal grandfather, David Cavalieri. A Mass of Christian burial was held Feb. 26 in St. Jo- seph’s Church, Forest City. Funeral arrangements by the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, Forest City. Inter- ment, private. Condolences: www.lesjackfuneralhome. com. To honor David Caval- ieri’s life, a scholarship fund has been set up. Contribu- tions can be made in his name to First National Bank, 521 Main St. Forest City, PA 18421. This scholarship will be awarded to a student-ath- lete at Forest City Regional. Joseph “Butch” Vozel Browndale Joseph “Butch” Vozel, 90, of Browndale, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at the Forest City Nursing Center. His wife of 64 years is the former Marian Kuruts. Born March 8, 1925 in Browndale, he is the son of the late Anthony and Mary Shivitz Vozel. He was a member of Ascension Parish. He served in the Army as a Military Po- liceman and was presently a member of the American Le- gion. He was a great patriot, shown by never missing one election in 63 years. Butch and his wife, Mitz, ran Butch’s Bar for almost 60 years, where thousands of games of pin- nochle, poker, and horse and pepper were played, and all the worlds problems solved, and oh, what a place it was! Some highlights of his life are Turning Stone, Mt. Airy and Mohegan Sun, Butch’s Bowl- ing Team and Butch’s Golf Tournament, where he had a hole-in-one on number 7 at Elkview. And how could we forget Super Bowl XXV. There is nothing Butch loved more than geing to- gether with his family, country rides and going out for break- fast, no skins on the potatoes. A heartfelt thanks to the entire staff of the Forest City Nursing Center, Dr. Bekele and his of- fice, and all the prayers from family and friends. Also surviving are daugh- ters, Donna Tedesco and hus- band, Bob, Uniondale; Debbie Pierzga, and husband, John, Browndale; a sister, Julie Ka- min; granddughters, Niki, Tara, Lindsay, and Allison; a great-grandson Braxton, “The Commander”; and nieces and nephews. He loved them all dearly. He was also preceded in death by brothers, William Vozel, Anthony “Stria” Vozel, John Nagoda and Ignatz Gra- blutz; and a sister, Hanna Na- goda Glavich. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Feb. 25 in St. Joseph’s Church, Forest City. Funeral arrangements by the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, For- est City. Interment, St. Agnes Cemetery, Forest City. Condolences: www.lesjack- funeralhome.com. Betty H. Morris Simpson Bey H. Morris, 91, of Simpson, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing Center. She was the widow of Jack Morris, who died January 7, 2003. Born in South Gibson, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lynee Browne Pickering. She was employed in the local garment industry and she also worked on the family farm. She enjoyed kniing, crocheting, play- ing bingo, and jigsaw puzzles. She enjoyed doing anything with her hands. A very special thank you to the staff of the Carbondale Nursing Center, Traditional Hospice, Dr. Tamrat Bekele and his staff, and Kim at Paragon Home Health Care for the outstanding care giv- en to Bey. Surviving are a son: Robert Ly- man and wife Helen, Crystal Lake; 3 grandchildren: Robin, Kim, and Brian; 5 great grandchildren: Kate- lyn, Sarah, Corey, Melissa, and Austin; a great great grandchild; 2 stepsons; 3 step grandchildren: John, Tim, and Jimmy; 2 sisters: Wanda Jones, Elkdale; Joan Pot- ter, Thompson; several step great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a son: Benjamin Telford; a sis- ter: Marjorie Stone; two brothers: Maurice and Hollis Pickering. The funeral was Saturday, Feb- ruary 27 in the Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home, Inc., 55 Lincoln Av- enue, Carbondale, with services by Pastor Wayne Wolfe of the First Presbyterian Church of Carbon- dale. Spring interment will be in Gela Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial do- nations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Carbon- dale, 76 Salem Ave., Carbondale, PA 18407. For online condolences, please visit the funeral home’s website. Gail M. Coffaro Formerly of Clifford Gail M. Coffaro, 64, formerly of Clifford, died Sunday morn- ing, February 21, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing Home. Born February 8, 1952 in New Brunswick, NJ, daughter of the late Alex and Paula Kon- drayk Zawadsky. Gail graduat- ed from New Brunswick High School. Prior to retirement, Gail worked as a nurses aide at St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick and later as a beau- tician. She enjoyed doing arts and craſts, and especially liked needle point. She will be great- ly missed by all who knew her. Gail is survived by a son Jo- seph Coffaro and companion Kimberly Cavalieri, Vandling; a daughter Christine Coffaro, Stroudsburg; a grandson Joey; a brother Alex Zawadsky, Flor- ida; a sister Cathy Gutknecht, Utah; nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by a sister Dianne Leopard. Cremation is through the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, 513 Main Street, Forest City. Services are private. Con- dolences: www.lesjackfuneral- home.com. Memorial contributions can made in Gail’s name to the David Cavalieri’s Scholarship Fund, C/O First National Bank 521 Main St. Forest City, PA 18421. This scholarship will be awarded to a student-athlete at Forest City Regional. Donald Anthony Verboys Claremont, CA Donald Anthony Verboys, 88, of Claremont, CA died in his home on Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2016. He was born June 30, 1927 at the Herrick Hosp. in Susque- hanna, PA. He was the son of the late Ignatz Verboys, Austria and the late Frances(Fannie) Skodlar, Slovenia. He grew up with his 11 brothers and sisters on the “Old Farm” in Union Dale, PA. Donald joined the service at the age of 19. He served 34 years and 11 months with the USAF. He retired as a Mas- ter Sargent in 1987. He was a Flight Engineer with the 303rd Aerospace Rescue & Recovery, March AFB, CA. Donald married Beatrice Frances Linn of St. Helens, Or- egon Oct. 3, 1952. They were married 51 years and had three children, Jennie, Donna and John. He was loving and de- voted to his family. Survived by his daughter Donna Crosley, Temecula, CA, Son John Verboys, Claremont, CA, 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral was held at Lada’s Chapel in Upland, CA on Sat. Feb 27. Graveside service with Military Honors will be held Mon., March 7 at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA . Lavona Angelover Carbondale Lavona Angelover, 94, of Carbondale, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at home. Her husband, James Angelover, died in December 1999. Born in Carbondale, daugh- ter of the late Fred and Verna Reynolds Jones, she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Carbondale. She was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbon- dale, class of 1939. At one time, she was employed at various hotels in the Catskill Moun- tains. Before retirement, she was employed by the North- Eastern Pennsylvania Tele- phone Co., Forest City. Surviving are a sister, Wan- da R. Wursinger, Carbondale; a nephew, Robert Jones; and several cousins. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Jones, who died in 2008. The funeral was Monday, February 22 with services in Trinity Episcopal Church, Riv- er Street, Carbondale. Spring interment, Canaan Corners Cemetery, Waymart. Arrangements by the Bren- nan & Brennan Funeral Home Inc., 55 Lincoln Ave., Carbon- dale. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hos- pital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Tradi- tional Hospice, 113 W. Drinker St., Dunmore, PA 18512. For online condolences, visit the funeral home’s website. Are you taking care of a loved one? Caregiving is not an easy task, and most feel that they are alone; however, there are programs to provide re- spite to caregivers. The B/S/ S/T Area Agency on Aging, Inc. has several programs available to provide respite for caregivers. One of the above men- tioned programs is the Family Caregiver Support Program. This program is designed for eligible care- givers to receive financial support in caring for an old- er person in their own home or communities. Along with the ongoing support, there is also a one-time grant available for approved ren- ovations. For additional informa- tion or to make a referral for the Family Caregiver Sup- port Program or other Ag- ing services and programs please call 1-800-634-3746. B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging, Inc. are funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging; the United Way of Bradford County; the United Way of Susquehanna County; and the Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Tioga County Commissioners. Genevieve H. Deeke Peckville Genevieve H. Deecke, 92, of Peckville, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. She was the wife of Henry E. Deecke Sr., who died Jan. 11, and they had been married for 74 years. Born in Archbald, daugh- ter of the late Robert and Alice Beam McConnell, she was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Archbald, and aended Blakely schools. The family would like to extend sincere thanks and God’s blessing to the staff at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center who took ex- cellent care of our mom and showed her love and respect. They have become like family to us. Also, a heartfelt thanks to the Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their kindness and support in our time of need. Special thanks to our life- time friend, Delia Esgro, for her caring, by helping take care of mom’s personal needs while she was still at home. And also to Jane Tomkavage for helping with mom at her doctor appointments. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Alice Coulthard, Arch- bald; a son, Henry E. Deecke Jr. and wife, Kathryn, Car- bondale; two sisters, Gladys Touch, Archbald; and Joan Sco, Lancaster; 10 grand- children, Charlene Deecke, Christine Kovaleski, Tammy Rohan, Eugene Bush, Hen- ry Deecke III, April Krzak, Janine Christian, Brian Coulthard, Randy Coulthard and Amanda Deecke; 13 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by brothers, David, Charles, Eugene, Albert and baby brother, Robert Mc- Connell; a sister, Romayne Deecki; and an infant great- grandson, Robert Kovaleski. The funeral will be Wednesday with services at 11 a.m. in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Archbald. Interment will be in Archbald Cemetery. There will be no public call- ing hours. Anyone aending the services on Wednesday is asked to go directly to the church.
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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 5
Area Obituaries
Jones & Brennan Funeral Home430 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421
(570) 785-3500
Established 1901 * OFF-STREET PARKING AVAILABLE
John P. Brennan, SupervisorJohn P. Brennan, Jr. F.D.
Joseph J. Brennan, F.D.
513 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421
(570) 785-3153
FuneralArrangements
www.lesjackfuneralhome.com
VITA Program Available in Susq. County
United Way of Susquehanna County in partnership with United Way of Lackawanna County again this year will be offering the Volunteer In-come Tax Assistance Program (VITA) to residents of Susque-hanna County.
The service will be available to households whose income was $54,000.00 or less in 2015. Some clients may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) of up to $6,044.00.*
The program will be offered on Friday, February 19th from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the United Way of Susquehanna County office at 693 Main St., New Milford, PA. Space is lim-ited. To make an appointment, please call 2-1-1 or 1-888-829-1341.
*You must meet the IRS cri-teria to be eligible to partici-pate
Andrew C. Mazza
Greenfield Twp.
Andrew C. Mazza, 23, of Greenfield Township, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at the Geisinger Community Medi-cal Center, Scranton, due to injuries sustained in an au-tomobile accident in Gib-son Township, Susquehanna County.
Born July 15, 1992 in Scran-ton, he is the son of Phillip P. Mazza and companion Gina Grizzanti of Greenfield Town-ship, and Kimberly Robbins of NH.
Andrew was a 2011 gradu-ate of Lakeland High School and is employed by the Inter-national Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 542, Wilkes-Barre for five years where he worked as a heavy equipment operator.
Andrew enjoyed snowmo-biling, skydiving, boating at the lake and performance die-sel racing.
His family would like to thank all of the EMS and fire-fighters involved with the ac-cident and are forever grateful for their efforts.
He is survived by his sister, Kathleen Mazza, of Jefferson City, TN; sister, Macy Phillips of Vandling; half brother, Jim-my Roberts of Winchendon, MA; maternal grandfather, Chris Robbins of CO; maternal grandmother, Betsie Combs of MA; great aunt, Rose Gerace of Brooklyn, NY; uncles, Mi-chael Mazza of Lenox, Chris-topher & Robin Mazza of Newton Lake, and Charles & Leslie Mazza of Simpson; sev-eral cousins
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents: Kathleen & Michael Mazza
The funeral Feb. 25 from the Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home & Cre-mation Services, Inc., Carbon-dale, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Interment, Our Mother of Sor-rows Cemetery, Greenfield Township.
To share condolences and photos with Andrew’s family visit his book of everlasting memories at www.parisefu-neralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to the donor’s favorite charity in An-drew’s name.
David M.Cavalieri
Vandling
David M. Cavalieri, 21, of Vandling, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in an automobile accident.
Born May 14, 1994, in Scranton, he is the son of Kimberly Cavalieri, Vandling, and David F. Cavalieri, Scott Twp. David was a graduate of Forest City Regional High School and attended Penn State for two years. He enjoyed playing sports, soccer, vol-leyball, and basketball. He loved snowboarding and the outdoors. He was an over-all good kid that would do anything for his family and friends. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Also surviving are mater-nal grandmother, Margretta Peterlin, Vandling; paternal grandmother Virginia Cava-lieri, Scott Twp.; a brother Tyler Clift, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by a maternal grandfather, William Peterlin, and a pa-ternal grandfather, David Cavalieri.
A Mass of Christian burial was held Feb. 26 in St. Jo-seph’s Church, Forest City. Funeral arrangements by the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, Forest City. Inter-ment, private. Condolences: www.lesjackfuneralhome.com.
To honor David Caval-ieri’s life, a scholarship fund has been set up. Contribu-tions can be made in his name to First National Bank, 521 Main St. Forest City, PA 18421. This scholarship will be awarded to a student-ath-lete at Forest City Regional.
Joseph “Butch” Vozel
Browndale
Joseph “Butch” Vozel, 90, of Browndale, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at the Forest City Nursing Center. His wife of 64 years is the former Marian Kuruts.
Born March 8, 1925 in Browndale, he is the son of the late Anthony and Mary Shivitz Vozel. He was a member of Ascension Parish. He served in the Army as a Military Po-liceman and was presently a member of the American Le-gion. He was a great patriot, shown by never missing one election in 63 years. Butch and his wife, Mitz, ran Butch’s Bar for almost 60 years, where thousands of games of pin-nochle, poker, and horse and pepper were played, and all the worlds problems solved, and oh, what a place it was! Some highlights of his life are Turning Stone, Mt. Airy and Mohegan Sun, Butch’s Bowl-ing Team and Butch’s Golf Tournament, where he had a hole-in-one on number 7 at Elkview. And how could we forget Super Bowl XXV.
There is nothing Butch loved more than getting to-gether with his family, country rides and going out for break-fast, no skins on the potatoes. A heartfelt thanks to the entire staff of the Forest City Nursing Center, Dr. Bekele and his of-fice, and all the prayers from family and friends.
Also surviving are daugh-ters, Donna Tedesco and hus-band, Bob, Uniondale; Debbie Pierzga, and husband, John, Browndale; a sister, Julie Ka-min; granddughters, Niki, Tara, Lindsay, and Allison; a great-grandson Braxton, “The Commander”; and nieces and nephews. He loved them all dearly.
He was also preceded in death by brothers, William Vozel, Anthony “Stria” Vozel, John Nagoda and Ignatz Gra-blutz; and a sister, Hanna Na-goda Glavich.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Feb. 25 in St. Joseph’s Church, Forest City. Funeral arrangements by the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, For-est City. Interment, St. Agnes Cemetery, Forest City.
Condolences: www.lesjack-funeralhome.com.
Betty H. MorrisSimpson
Betty H. Morris, 91, of Simpson, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing Center. She was the widow of Jack Morris, who died January 7, 2003.
Born in South Gibson, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lynette Browne Pickering. She was employed in the local garment industry and she also worked on the family farm. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, play-ing bingo, and jigsaw puzzles. She enjoyed doing anything with her hands.
A very special thank you to the staff of the Carbondale Nursing Center, Traditional Hospice, Dr. Tamrat Bekele and his staff, and Kim at Paragon Home Health Care for the outstanding care giv-en to Betty.
Surviving are a son: Robert Ly-man and wife Helen, Crystal Lake; 3 grandchildren: Robin, Kim, and Brian; 5 great grandchildren: Kate-lyn, Sarah, Corey, Melissa, and Austin; a great great grandchild; 2 stepsons; 3 step grandchildren: John, Tim, and Jimmy; 2 sisters: Wanda Jones, Elkdale; Joan Pot-ter, Thompson; several step great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a son: Benjamin Telford; a sis-ter: Marjorie Stone; two brothers: Maurice and Hollis Pickering.
The funeral was Saturday, Feb-ruary 27 in the Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home, Inc., 55 Lincoln Av-enue, Carbondale, with services by Pastor Wayne Wolfe of the First Presbyterian Church of Carbon-dale. Spring interment will be in Gelatt Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-nations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Carbon-dale, 76 Salem Ave., Carbondale, PA 18407.
For online condolences, please visit the funeral home’s website.
Gail M. CoffaroFormerly of Clifford
Gail M. Coffaro, 64, formerly of Clifford, died Sunday morn-ing, February 21, 2016 at the Carbondale Nursing Home.
Born February 8, 1952 in New Brunswick, NJ, daughter of the late Alex and Paula Kon-drayk Zawadsky. Gail graduat-ed from New Brunswick High School. Prior to retirement, Gail worked as a nurses aide at St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick and later as a beau-tician. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, and especially liked needle point. She will be great-ly missed by all who knew her.
Gail is survived by a son Jo-seph Coffaro and companion Kimberly Cavalieri, Vandling; a daughter Christine Coffaro, Stroudsburg; a grandson Joey; a brother Alex Zawadsky, Flor-ida; a sister Cathy Gutknecht, Utah; nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by a sister Dianne Leopard.
Cremation is through the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, 513 Main Street, Forest City. Services are private. Con-dolences: www.lesjackfuneral-home.com.
Memorial contributions can made in Gail’s name to the David Cavalieri’s Scholarship Fund, C/O First National Bank 521 Main St. Forest City, PA 18421. This scholarship will be awarded to a student-athlete at Forest City Regional.
Donald Anthony Verboys
Claremont, CA
Donald Anthony Verboys, 88, of Claremont, CA died in his home on Friday morning, Feb. 19, 2016.
He was born June 30, 1927 at the Herrick Hosp. in Susque-hanna, PA. He was the son of the late Ignatz Verboys, Austria and the late Frances(Fannie)Skodlar, Slovenia. He grew up with his 11 brothers and sisters on the “Old Farm” in Union Dale, PA.
Donald joined the service at the age of 19. He served 34 years and 11 months with the USAF. He retired as a Mas-ter Sargent in 1987. He was a Flight Engineer with the 303rd Aerospace Rescue & Recovery, March AFB, CA.
Donald married Beatrice Frances Linn of St. Helens, Or-egon Oct. 3, 1952. They were married 51 years and had three children, Jennie, Donna and John. He was loving and de-voted to his family.
Survived by his daughter Donna Crosley, Temecula, CA, Son John Verboys, Claremont, CA, 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held at Lada’s Chapel in Upland, CA on Sat. Feb 27. Graveside service with Military Honors will be held Mon., March 7 at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA .
Lavona Angelover
Carbondale
Lavona Angelover, 94, of Carbondale, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at home. Her husband, James Angelover, died in December 1999.
Born in Carbondale, daugh-ter of the late Fred and Verna Reynolds Jones, she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Carbondale. She was a graduate of the Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbon-dale, class of 1939. At one time, she was employed at various hotels in the Catskill Moun-tains. Before retirement, she was employed by the North-Eastern Pennsylvania Tele-phone Co., Forest City.
Surviving are a sister, Wan-da R. Wursinger, Carbondale; a nephew, Robert Jones; and several cousins.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Jones, who died in 2008.
The funeral was Monday, February 22 with services in Trinity Episcopal Church, Riv-er Street, Carbondale. Spring interment, Canaan Corners Cemetery, Waymart.
Arrangements by the Bren-nan & Brennan Funeral Home Inc., 55 Lincoln Ave., Carbon-dale.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Tradi-tional Hospice, 113 W. Drinker St., Dunmore, PA 18512.
For online condolences, visit the funeral home’s website.
Are you taking care of a loved one?
Caregiving is not an easy task, and most feel that they are alone; however, there are programs to provide re-spite to caregivers. The B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging, Inc. has several programs available to provide respite for caregivers.
One of the above men-tioned programs is the Family Caregiver Support Program. This program is designed for eligible care-givers to receive financial support in caring for an old-er person in their own home or communities. Along with the ongoing support, there is also a one-time grant available for approved ren-ovations.
For additional informa-tion or to make a referral for the Family Caregiver Sup-port Program or other Ag-ing services and programs please call 1-800-634-3746.
B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging, Inc. are funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging; the United Way of Bradford County; the United Way of Susquehanna County; and the Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Tioga County Commissioners.
Genevieve H. Deeke
Peckville
Genevieve H. Deecke, 92, of Peckville, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. She was the wife of Henry E. Deecke Sr., who died Jan. 11, and they had been married for 74 years.
Born in Archbald, daugh-ter of the late Robert and Alice Beam McConnell, she was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Archbald, and attended Blakely schools. The family would like to extend sincere thanks and God’s blessing to the staff at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center who took ex-cellent care of our mom and showed her love and respect. They have become like family to us. Also, a heartfelt thanks to the Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their kindness and support in our time of need. Special thanks to our life-time friend, Delia Esgro, for her caring, by helping take care of mom’s personal needs while she was still at home. And also to Jane Tomkavage for helping with mom at her doctor appointments.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Alice Coulthard, Arch-bald; a son, Henry E. Deecke Jr. and wife, Kathryn, Car-bondale; two sisters, Gladys Touch, Archbald; and Joan Scott, Lancaster; 10 grand-children, Charlene Deecke, Christine Kovaleski, Tammy Rohan, Eugene Bush, Hen-ry Deecke III, April Krzak, Janine Christian, Brian Coulthard, Randy Coulthard and Amanda Deecke; 13 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by brothers, David, Charles, Eugene, Albert and baby brother, Robert Mc-Connell; a sister, Romayne Deecki; and an infant great-grandson, Robert Kovaleski.
The funeral will be Wednesday with services at 11 a.m. in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Archbald. Interment will be in Archbald Cemetery. There will be no public call-ing hours. Anyone attending the services on Wednesday is asked to go directly to the church.
