All Obituaries

Funeral service and interment information for Rev. Carmen Joseph Perry, Jr. will be announced in the upcoming days.  Please refer back to the funeral home website and Facebook page for updates, or to the Tuesday edition of the Scranton Times.  

    Paul E. Tyrell, 76, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family in St. Petersburg, FL, on January 10, 2026, following a brief illness. He was born in Scranton, PA, to Paul M. Tyrell and Grace Lyons Tyrell of Dunmore. He and his wife, the former Ellen Golden, celebrated 51 years of marriage in April 2025. He attended Dunmore schools before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after being drafted by the United States Marine Corps. A veteran of ...

MaryAnn Spott, 86, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the widow of Frederick C. Spott who died November 14, 2013, and with whom she spent 52 years of a loving and joyful marriage. Born and raised in Dunmore, MaryAnn was the daughter of Louis and Angeline Maglio. She was a proud graduate of Dunmore High School. She spent many years on the high school reunion committee and enjoyed meeting up with her old friends. Following high school, ...

Elaine (Goodman) Alper - 88, formerly of Scranton, died Wednesday, April 8th at the Pearl of Downers Grove Nursing Home in Illinois.  She was preceded in death by her ex-husband Les Alper. Born January 21,1938 in Scranton to the late Morris and Bessie Weinberg Goodman.  Elaine was the last of her family, sister Anita and brothers Alvin and Joseph. She was a graduate of Central High School Class of 1955, and went on to Penn State University, where she obtained her bachelor’s ...

Shirley Mae Penick, 88, daughter of the late Margaret Chaney, beloved wife of the late William Penick, of Jefferson Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in the loving arms of her daughter, Denice, surrounded by the devotion she spent a lifetime earning. Born July 12, 1937, in Alabama, Shirley migrated to Cincinnati with her mother. She was light before she was anything else. Smart, witty, and kind. She was industrious in a manner that was almost spiritual, as if she ...

John A. “Jack” Saravitz, 79, of Scranton, passed away on Tuesday at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Rose Mangione Saravitz and was a graduate of West Scranton High School. He was a member of Our Lady of Snows Church and its choir member and an Army veteran. Jack was a man who beat to his own drum with a big heart that was full of compassion. He was kind, thoughtful and cared about those who were less fortunate. Jack was a talented singer and drummer ...

Amelia Kelly Caruso of Kingston passed away Tuesday morning after a long, courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of Thomas and Carmel Kelly, she was born in Dunmore and graduated from Dunmore High School. She received her BS in Professional Studies with a concentration in Gerontology Magna Cum Laude and her MS in Organizational Management from Misericordia University. Amy started her professional career at Marywood College. She was a longtime employee of Misericordia University as ...

Frank R. Froese, 72 of Dunmore, died April 1st at Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton after having waged a fierce and relentless battle with cancer. His widow is Kathryn “Kathy” Park Froese. He was a graduate of Dunmore High School Class of 1972. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and the late Joan Derrig Froese. He was an Army Veteran and served in the Military Police Corps at Fort Dix New Jersey and Fort Lee Virginia prior to being honorably discharged ...

Mary Ann Germano, 96, of Dunmore, died Wednesday at home. She was the wife of the late Michael J. Germano Jr., who died on October 3, 2002. Born in Dunmore, Mary Ann was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Pietraface D’Andrea. She was a member of SS. Anthony & Rocco Parish, Dunmore, and its altar and rosary society. She was a 1947 graduate of Dunmore High School. Mary Ann was an active member of the Dunmore Senior Center, where she participated in Pilates, yoga, and Tai ...

Alyce R. DeAntona, 74, of West Scranton, died early Wednesday at Celebration Villa in Peckville.  She is survived by her loving husband, Joseph E. DeAntona. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Ray and Helen Edwards Rosengrant, she was a graduate of West Scranton High School and had been employed by the Scranton School District prior to her retirement.  She had also worked as a receptionist for Studio RD after her retirement, and as a teller for the West Side Bank in her younger ...