Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Patricia Ann Warner Shamberger
Aug 25, 2022
Patricia Ann Warner Shamberger, 85, of Drums, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on August 25, 2022. Born April 9, 1937 she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Warner. Ann graduated Valedictorian of the Class of 1954 from St. Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. She earned a full scholarship to Misericordia University in Dallas...
Louise A. Callahan
Aug 13, 2022
Louise A. Callahan, 99, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022. She lived most of her life on Shoemaker Street in Swoyersville and Murray Street in Forty Fort. Born July 7, 1923 in Swoyersville she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Edith Boyle Callahan. Louise was a 1941 graduate of Swoyersville High School and earned her...
John Charles Schmitt II
Aug 13, 2022
John Charles Schmitt II, 51, of Stamford, Connecticut passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022. He was the loving son of John Schmitt and Eloise (Siddons) Schmitt of Hawley and the beloved husband of Angela (Bevan) Schmitt for twenty years. John attended Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley and earned his bachelor’s degree in International Business and Real Estate from the...
Karen E. Carr
Aug 8, 2022
Karen E. Carr, 66, of Allentown, passed away on August 8, 2022. Born May 28, 1956 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Edith Ramsey Carr. Karen graduated from Central Catholic High School and earned her degree from Misericordia University. Karen's decades-long food service career started with The Wood Company in Allentown. She was devoted...
Joseph W. Raieski
Aug 8, 2022
Joseph W. Raieski, Jr., 67, of Forty Fort, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 8, 2022. Born September 9, 1954 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph W. and Genevieve Barletta Raieski. Joe's daughters Angie and her husband, Zachary Brady, and Abby and her husband Jeffrey Lawrence; grandchildren Jackson Brady and Jeffrey Wayne Lawrence; other family and...
Chardell Gardner Narcum
Aug 5, 2022
Chardell Narcum, RN, 94, of Forty Fort, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2022. Born August 14, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Magnus and Florence Meighan Gardner. Her husband, George M. Narcum, died on May 11, 1964, and a son George M., Jr., died on November 14, 2016. Sisters Betty Collins and Jeanne Williamson and...
Ellen Kinney Wallace
Aug 5, 2022
Ellen Kinney Wallace, 79, a lifelong resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on August 5, 2022. Born August 5, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Mae Williams Kinney. A 1961 graduate of Saint Mary's High School, she continued her...
Kathryn Farrell
Jul 24, 2022
Kathryn Farrell, 78, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Born March 22, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James A. and Anne Boyle Farrell. A graduate of St. Mary's High School, Class of 1961, Kathy continued her education at Misericordia University and earned her Master's Degree from Rutgers University....
George M. Hebda
Jul 21, 2022
George M. Hebda, 78, of Plymouth, passed away at his home on July 21, 2022. Born March 9, 1944 in Luzerne he was a son of the late Joseph and Lauretta Nafus Hebda. George was a graduate of Westmoreland High School. He was the proprietor of G.H. Construction from 1985 to 2005. George was a devoted husband, loving father, and...
Joseph J. Gardjulis Jr.
Jul 18, 2022
Joseph J. Gardjulis, Jr., 78, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family at his home on July 18, 2022. Born October 5, 1943 in the Lee Park section of Hanover Township he was a son of the late Joseph J. and Catherine Conklin Gardjulis. Joe was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School. He served...
Columbia Jiunta
Jul 16, 2022
Columbia Jiunta passed away peacefully at her home on July 16, 2022. Born September 21, 1931 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Carmella Guarnieri, Italian immigrants that settled in Pittston. Columbia graduated from Pittston High School and Wilkes-Barre Business school and worked side-by-side with her husband at Jiunta's Pharmacy for over forty years, combining a...
Eileen M. Mullay
Jul 14, 2022
Eileen M. Mullay, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 at The Gardens East Mountain. Born March 1, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Wallace. Eileen lived most of her life in South Wilkes-Barre and worked for Bell Telephone for many years in addition to raising her children, Carlo and Pam. Her...
Marita Freeman
Jul 14, 2022
Marita Freeman, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, and Nana, died peacefully on July 14, 2022. Born May 1, 1930 in Nuangola she was a daughter of the late James and Rose Peters Parrish. She married George Freeman, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and moved to Wilkes-Barre, where she resided most of her life. After her husband passed away, she lived...
Jacqueline Marie Perillo
Jul 2, 2022
Jacqueline Marie Perillo, Jackie, 65, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, fought a long and courageous battle against several health conditions and passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on July 2, 2022. Born January 25, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John J. and Rosemarie Mercadante Perillo. Jackie grew up surrounded by a...
Patrice Quigley Kittrick
Jun 20, 2022
Patrice Quigley Kittrick, 87, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on Monday, June 20, 2022. Born May 17, 1935 in Sugar Notch she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Dougherty Quigley. Patrice was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. On July 20,...
Victoria Elias O'Donnell
May 31, 2022
Victoria Elias O'Donnell, 91, a life resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at Mercy Center in Dallas on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born March 11, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Celia Andari Elias. Victoria was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Class of 1950. Victoria...
Thomas J. O'Connor
May 24, 2022
Thomas J. O'Connor, 95, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Born November 9, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Claire O'Connor. A graduate of Plymouth High School, Tom honorably served our country as a sailor in the United States Navy in...
Joseph F. Morrison Jr., M.D.
May 20, 2022
Joseph Francis Morrison Jr., beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away peacefully with his family at his side in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the age of 75. Joe was born on September 6, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre to Joseph and Frances Morrison. After obtaining his B.S. at King's College, he voluntarily joined the Navy during the Vietnam War,...
Margaret Mary Bly Kopiak
May 20, 2022
Margaret Mary Bly Kopiak, 88, of Plains, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022. Born July 25, 1933 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Malachi and Emily Smith Bly. Margaret was a graduate of Saint Leo's High School in Ashley. She worked in several different factories over many years retiring from Koehler Brightstar. A devout Catholic with...
Leon Thomas Kolanowski
May 18, 2022
Leon Thomas Kolanowski, Kollie, 77, of Kingston, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The son of Leon and Mary Reilly Kolanowski, Leon was born on July 28, 1944, in Nanticoke. He graduated from St. Nicholas High School in 1962 and earned a bachelor's degree at Penn State University in 1966 and a Master's Degree in Business...
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