Robert J. Taylor, 72, of Carbondale, died Tuesday October 26th at Abington Manor.  He is survived by his wife, the former Deborah Ashby. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Robert Joseph Taylor and Ann “Nan” Lynady Taylor, he was a 1967 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale.  He was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard.  Prior to retirement, he was employed for 34 years at the former Acme Markets, Carbondale.  He later worked at the...

Frank Edward “Happy” Piorkowski, 93, of Childs, died Monday October 25th at the Carbondale Nursing Center.  His wife of 67 years is the former Rose Marie Scorzafava. Born in Forest City, son of the late Anthony and Josephine Frackiewicz Piorkowski, he was a member of Saint Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale.  He was a graduate of Forest City High School, and he attended the University of Scranton and Fordham University.  He was a United States Army veteran of World...

Peter Hruby, 86, of Forest City died Sunday October 24th at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.  His wife, the former Ruth Wedeman, died on March 23rd. Born in Pleasant Mount, son of the late Peter and Mary Labick Hruby, he was a member of the former Union Dale Presbyterian Church.  He was a graduate of Pleasant Mount High School.  Prior to retirement, he was employed by Hendrick Manufacturing, Carbondale, and later by the Panorama Golf Course, Forest City.  Peter enjoyed...

Jeremy Alan Clark, 17, of Vandling, died early Saturday morning, October 23rd, in a hit and run accident on Route 171 in Clifford Twp. Born in Scranton, son of Cassandra Himko Clark, Vandling, and the late Jason R. Clark, he attended Forest City Regional High School.  He was employed as a cook at Germana’s Pizzeria, Nicholson. Surviving are his paternal grandmother and guardian: Tabatha Rettberg, Vandling; two sisters: Karlie and Kayleigh Clark, both of Vandling; several aunts...

Josephine "Josie" Goskowski, 93, of Forest City, died peacefully Wednesday morning October 20th, at home surrounded by her family. Her husband, Michael Goskowski, passed away in 2012. Born in Richmondale, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bochniak Kazmer, she was a member of Ascension Parish in Forest City. Upon graduation, she took a job as a sewing machine operator for Textron (Ames Shower Curtain) in Forest City. That is where she met the love of her life and they were...

Claire Carney Loftus, 87, of Carbondale, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore. Her husband, Henry Joseph Loftus, Sr., died in 1998. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Gertrude H. Judge Carney, she was a graduate of Carbondale’s Benjamin Franklin High School, Class of 1952. She attended Temple University for two years, returning to Carbondale and working with her parents and siblings at Carney Cut Rate (later...

Margaret A. Faseski, 82, of Carbondale, died Monday October 11th at Allies Services Skilled Nursing, Scranton.  She was the widow of Charles M. Faseski, who died August 8, 2013. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Wahy Haggerty, she was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale.  She was a graduate of Mayfield High School.  Prior to retirement, she was employed as a seamstress in several area dress factories in Mayfield and Childs.  She was...

Penelope A. Surdoval, 68, of Scranton died Sunday October 10th at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late William and Gladys Penny Surdoval. She attended Saint Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale.  She was a graduate of Kellam High School, Virginia Beach, VA and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.  Prior to her illness she was an administrator at Race-West Company, Clarks Summit. Penny loved her daughter more than life itself and...

Rosemarie Ann Novak, 85, of Forest City, passed peacefully on Monday October 4th at Allied Services Hospice with family by her side.  She was the widow of Vincent Joseph Novak, who died December 21, 2017. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Stanley and Jennie Planishek Moken, she was a member of Ascension Parish, Forest City.  She was a graduate of Forest City High School.  Prior to retirement, she was employed as a seamstress at Kartri Sales, Forest City, and she was...

Robert Malinowski, 82, of Carbondale and formerly of Dunmore, died Sunday. Born in Dunmore, son of the late Michael and Anna Gerzonich Malinowski, he was educated in Dunmore Schools.  He was a US Army veteran.  He and his father operated the Michael Malinowski Gas Station, Dunmore, for many years, and he later retired as a security guard from Kane Warehouse. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. As per his request, cremation was held with interment in St....