\t\t\tCosmo J. Mustacchio, Esq. \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Cosmo J. Mustacchio, Esq., of Archbald, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 20, 1951, the son of the late Cosmo and Anne (Sershen) Mustacchio, both World War II veterans who also made their home in Archbald, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
\nC.J. was a proud graduate of Penn State University and George Mason University School of Law. He dedicated much of his life to serving others \u2013 first as a respected criminal defense attorney and later as Solicitor and Manager of Olyphant Borough. He was also a member of Kingsbury Masonic Lodge, Olyphant.<\/p>\n
\nWhen not working or serving his community, C.J. cherished time with his family, especially during vacations, holidays, and gatherings filled with laughter and love. He was an avid music enthusiast with a deep appreciation for art and sports memorabilia. Above all, C.J.\u2019s greatest joy was his family \u2013 his children and grandchildren were the center of his world.<\/p>\n
\nHe is survived by his beloved wife, Anne Mustacchio; his devoted sisters, Pam Mustacchio and Linda Mustacchio; his children, Christopher Mustacchio and wife Lisa (Bonczewski) Mustacchio, Pamela Kozlowski and husband Jared Kozlowski, Cosmo Mustacchio, and Stephanie Mustacchio; and his treasured grandchildren, Liam Kozlowski, Zoey Correia, and Malcolm Mustacchio. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Susan Takacs, Sandra Kaushas and Sheila Davis, brother-in-law John Takacs, and various cousins.<\/p>\n
\nC.J. was preceded in death by his parents, Cosmo and Anne Mustacchio, his uncle Francis Sershen, Lilian and Bill Doyle, and his niece Candice Kaushas.<\/p>\n
\nThe funeral will be Thursday, May 14th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Robert E. Decker Funeral Home, 702 River St., Peckville, with services by Pastor Thomas Taylor. Interment will follow in Valley View Memorial Park. Friends may call Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Masonic service will be at 5:45 p.m. Friends and family can share memories and online condolences for the family by visiting www.rdeckerfh.com<\/a><\/p>\n \nCosmo J. Mustacchio, Esq.<\/p>\n \nMay 9, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cosmo J. Mustacchio, Esq. OBITUARY Cosmo J. Mustacchio, Esq., of Archbald, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-190184","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\/190184","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=190184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}