Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Jonathan R. Matzer
Apr 12, 2024
Jonathan R. Matzer, 34, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kingston on Friday, April 12, 2024.Born March 15, 1990 in Kingston he was the son of Robert J. Matzer of Kingston and Donna Silvetti Matzer of Wilkes-Barre.Jonathan was a 2009 graduate of West Side Career and Technical Center. He was a crew member at Burger King in Kingston for...
Leona Kelly Williams
Apr 6, 2024
Leona Williams, 93, formerly of Mountain Top, died peacefully on April 6, 2024. Born September 9, 1930 in Pittston she was the daughter of the late Leo and Anne McHugh Kelly. A graduate of Hughestown High School and St. John's Business School, she worked at the Middle Dept. in Pittston, an insurance rating organization, where she met her future husband, Robert C....
Joan Holohan Howantiz, MD
Mar 29, 2024
Joan Holohan Howanitz, MD of New York City, died on March 29, 2024, at the age of 83 and was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes Barre. Joan was born in Schenectady, New York, on March 1, 1941, the sole child of John and Isabel Holohan, and graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Bacteriology and Botany. She attended...
Herbert Gilman Dumin
Mar 22, 2024
Herbert Gilman Dumin, a devoted family man, proud Air Force veteran of the Korean War, and former manager at Western Southern Life Insurance Company, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024. A skilled handyman and woodworker, he leaves behind a legacy of love. He is survived by his daughters, Mary Turner, Shirley Korey, Patricia Krevis, and Debra Idell, along with...
Loraine Wampole Honeywell
Mar 19, 2024
Loraine Wampole Honeywell, 85, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, peacefully passed away on March 19, 2024. Born December 1, 1938 in Plymouth she was a daughter of the late David and Myrtle Jehu. Loraine was a 1956 Plymouth High School graduate and was a reunion committee member. Loraine was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Wilkes-Barre, where she...
Rita McCabe
Mar 7, 2024
Rita McCabe, 82, of Hanover Township, peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Born March 21, 1941 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Francis and Catherine Glennon McCabe. Rita retired after many years in various administrative positions in human services with The Salvation Army, Mental Health Association, Caron Foundation, and HCC Home Health Hospice. Rita also...
Phyllis Martz Chadwick
Feb 25, 2024
Phyllis Chadwick, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, died on February 25, 2024. Born July 21, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Robert Martz and Phyllis Marcheski Martz. Phyllis was a graduate of Marymount High School. Before retiring, Phyllis enjoyed a long career in Human Resources with the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Phyllis was a parishioner of St. Mary's of...
Mary Alouise Conlon Danberg
Feb 20, 2024
Mary Alouise Conlon Danberg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the age of 94, following a brief illness. Mary Alouise, widely known as Marylou, was born on December 7, 1929, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Her parents were the late Paul Jerome Conlon and Mary McLaughlin Conlon. Her husband of fifty-seven years, Dr. James E. Danberg, passed away on...
Janine Bly Horro
Feb 13, 2024
Janine Bly Horro passed away unexpectedly at age forty on February 13, 2024. Born October 29, 1983, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of Kevin and Linda Turoski Bly. Janine earned her degree in Psychology from King's College and helped children with unique needs as a TSS worker for several years. Janine married her loving husband, Joseph, on July 26,...
James P. D'Iorio MD
Feb 10, 2024
Dr. James P. D’Iorio, formerly of Forty Fort, died Saturday, February 10, 2024, at his home in Thompson. Born in Pittston, he was a son of the late Attorney Anthony F.X. and Deomina Adonizio D’Iorio. He graduated from the University of Scranton and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. For many years, he practiced family medicine in Forty Fort....
Joseph P. Toole
Feb 6, 2024
Joseph P. Toole, 76, a longtime resident of Hanover Township, passed away in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Born March 14, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre Township he was a son of the late Emmett and Margaret Grasavage Toole. After graduating from Wilkes-Barre Township High School, Joe began his apprenticeship with IBEW Local 163. He retired...
Suzanne Hartman Coronado
Jan 24, 2024
Suzanne Coronado, 63, of Ashley, formerly from Immokalee, Florida, completed her circle of life and went to meet her family waiting for her in heaven on January 24, 2024. Born October 23, 1960 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Edgar J. and Constance Brennan Hartman. She worked for many years with Ike Brown Insurance in Florida. Upon...
Nicholas Joseph Kratz
Jan 24, 2024
Nicholas Joseph Kratz, a lifelong resident of Sugar Notch, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born February 24, 1948 he was a son of the late Nicholas J. and Mary Maier Kratz. His beloved wife, Juliann Jackloski Kratz, preceded him in death on April 3, 2022. Nick was a 1965 graduate of Saint Nicholas...
Irene P. Martin
Jan 22, 2024
Irene P. Martin, 93, a longtime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024. Born February 13, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Slovinski Jescavage. A 1948 graduate of Coughlin High School, Irene was employed in the purchasing department of the VA Medical Center before retiring....
Rudite 'Rudy' Avotins
Jan 13, 2024
Rudite Juta Avotins, Rudy, of Provincial Tower in Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Born March 7, 1954 in New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Henry and Marianna Susters Avotins, natives of Latvia. Rudy lived in West Orange, New Jersey, where she was a dietary aide at the Theresa Grotta Nursing Center for nearly forty...
Roseann Daddamio
Jan 8, 2024
Roseann Daddamio, affectionately known as Nonna, of Nanticoke and Wilkes-Barre, passed away in the presence of her loving family on January 8, 2024. Born January 26, 1935 in Castelvecchio Subequo, L'Aquila, Italy she was the daughter of the late Giovanni Valeri and Delfina Pignatelli. Leaving behind her beloved family and hometown, she followed her heart and moved to America at...
Dennis M. Klein
Jan 1, 2024
Dennis Klein passed away on January 1, 2024 in Fenton, Michigan. Born April 14, 1939 in New York City he was a son of the late Robert and Malvina Maxwell Klein. In his teens, he moved to Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Sugar Notch High School. He immediately joined the Air Force and honorably served four years as...
Dorene Schmid Goryeb
Dec 30, 2023
Dorene Schmid Goryeb, of Trucksville, passed away unexpectedly in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was the widow of Emil Anthony Goryeb, who died on May 4, 2011. The couple had been married for fifty-seven years and shared a beautiful family. She was a longtime member of the parishes of Saint Ignatius Loyola in...
Helen Halchak Cwalina
Dec 23, 2023
Helen Halchak Cwalina, 89, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023. A lifelong resident of Upper Askam in Hanover Township, Helen was a daughter of the late John and Pearl Homick Halchak. Her husband of fifty-three years, Francis Cwalina, died on April 5, 2009. Sisters Jean Syroid, Julie Fromel, Anne Kaczmarczyk, Mary Kotch, and brothers Michael, John, and Frank...
Joseph E. Grula
Dec 16, 2023
Joseph Eugene Grula passed away on December 16, 2023, at the age of 89 in his hometown of Wilkes-Barre. He was born on July 14, 1934, to John and Mary Grula. Joseph was a dedicated and hardworking individual who served his country with honor. After enlisting in the Air Force on August 22, 1952, he proudly served his term until...
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