\t\t\tCharles H. \u2018Charlie\u2019 Williams \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Charles H. Charlie Williams, 89, of North Scranton, died Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at home. His wife of 34 years is the former Patricia Good.<\/p>\n
\nBorn in Scranton, he was the son of the late William and Florence Hall Williams, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School.<\/p>\n
\nAs the self-proclaimed Toughest Man in North Scranton, Charlie was literally a pillar in the community of North Scranton and Holy Rosary Church. Although there may be many that share his name, everyone knew that there was only ONE Charlie Williams.<\/p>\n
\nProudly serving as a Fourth Degree Sir Knight for the Knights of Columbus, and a devoutly faithful Eucharist Minister, Charlie led a life of service and dedication to others that is immeasurable.<\/p>\n
\nThe legacy of a life well lived through his generosity to others has created a ripple effect that will live on for generations to come.<\/p>\n
\nAlso surviving are sons Robert Mazzatta, Shawn Mazzatta, and EJ Leeson; daughter Sharon May; many grandchildren; sisters Rosemary Pollino and Emma Publik; nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
\nHe was preceded in death by brother William Williams; sisters Shirley Watkins and Gweneth Sheftz.<\/p>\n
\nA Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 am in the Mary, Mother of God Parish at Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St., Scranton. Interment in Cathedral Cemetery will be at a later date. Family and friends may pay their respects Monday from 9 am until time of Mass. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Holy Rosary Church, 316 William St., Scranton, PA 18508 or to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Rd, South Abington Township, PA 18411.<\/p>\n
\nArrangements are under the care and direction of the Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc., 1030 N. Main Ave., Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nPlease visit the funeral home website to leave an online condonlence.<\/p>\n
\nCharles H. \u2018Charlie\u2019 Williams<\/p>\n
\nMay 5, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charles H. \u2018Charlie\u2019 Williams OBITUARY Charles H. Charlie Williams, 89, of North Scranton, died Tuesday, May 5, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-186895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}