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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Catherine Gallagher
Aug 25, 2020
Catherine Gallagher, 85, died August 25, 2020. Born April 6, 1935, in Kingston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Gallagher and Helen Gallagher. A graduate of Mercy Hospital Nursing School, Wilkes Barre, then worked in New York City as a graduate nurse. Prior to retirement, Catherine worked many years as a staff nurse, head nurse, supervisor and...
Faith Solomon McGinley
Aug 18, 2020
Faith Irene McGinley, 72, passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Worth, Florida on August 18, 2020. Born August 14,1948 in Wilkes Barre she was a daughter of the late Samuel ‘Sol’ and Isabelle Searles Solomon. She was raised on Parrish Street and graduated from E.L. Meyers High School where she participated in basketball, water ballet and the Kegian...
William J. Keating
Aug 10, 2020
William J. Keating, 85, of Hanover Township, joined his beloved wife, Mary Rita, “Marita”, (Tershak) Keating, in Eternal Life on August 10, 2020, what would have been their 52nd wedding anniversary. Born November 2, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre to the late Victoria Iorio Keating, he was a proud 1953 graduate of Meyers High School. He served his country in the United...
Bonita Broghamer Plasco
Aug 10, 2020
Bonita L. Plasco, 76, of Slate Belt Health & Rehabilitation Center in Bangor, died at her residence on Monday, August 10, 2020. Born July 21, 1944, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Frederick J. and Lucille A. Schaefer Broghamer. Bonnie was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School and was employed in the accounts receivable department at...
Margaret Novick
Aug 2, 2020
Margaret Novick, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Born December 9, 1926 in Larksville she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine Hardiman Maher. A graduate of Larksville High School, Margaret made countless friends through her thirty-five years working at Sizzle Pi in Kingston. An avid...
John Conahan
Aug 2, 2020
John Conahan, 77, of Wilkes-Barre died August 2, 2020. Born October 19, 1942 in Wilkes Barre he was the son of the late John Conahan and Isabelle Conahan. John was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. John served on active duty in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. John was preceded in death by his wife...
Regina Elizabeth Woronowicz
Jul 22, 2020
Regina Elizabeth Woronowicz, Jean, transitioned peacefully in her family's presence at her home on July 22, 2020. She was 97 years young! Born May 28, 1923 in Sugar Notch and moving to Pringle at a young age she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Alexandria Szortyka. Taking residency in Plains after marriage, Regina was a devoted wife to...
Alethea Brennan
Jul 16, 2020
Alethea Brennan, daughter of Edward J. Brennan and Anna E. Fisher Brennan, passed away peacefully at her home. A life-long resident of Wilkes-Barre, she graduated from Saint Therese’s School, Saint Mary’s High School, and Misericordia University. Alethea completed graduate studies at the University of Scranton, where she was awarded a Master’s Degree in Political Science. Upon graduation, Alethea taught at...
Olin W. Evans Jr.
Jul 11, 2020
Olin W. Evans, Jr., 90, of Wilkes-Barre, fell asleep in death on Saturday, July 11th, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 23, 1929, he was the son of the late Olin and Marion Evans. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Lou Evans; daughter: Bonnie; sons: Olin III and his wife Lori, and John; grandchildren: Kyle,...
Catherine Dougherty Doyle
Jul 7, 2020
Catherine Dougherty Doyle, 92, a resident of Plains and longtime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Born August 1, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Munley Dougherty, who emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland. Catherine was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and...
Norman C. Burke
Jul 1, 2020
Norman C. Burke, 86, formerly of Dallas, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Born July 24, 1933 in Plymouth he was a son of the late Leo and Charlotte Pearce Burke, and was a graduate of Plymouth High School. Norman proudly served our country as a soldier of the Army during the Korean Conflict. Norman was employed by...
Richard H. Fox
Jun 30, 2020
Richard H. Fox, 81, of Nanticoke, passed away Tuesday, June 30th, 2020. Born and raised in Pottstown, he was the oldest of eleven children of the late Ernest and Edna Grandy Fox. He was a graduate of Boyertown High School. Richard proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Richard was an active and faithful member...
Theresa Shiner
Jun 30, 2020
Theresa Charles Shiner, 93, of Hanover Township, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Mercy Center in Dallas. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 18, 1927 and was the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, the late Simon and Elizabeth Charles. Theresa was one of nine brothers and sisters, whom she loved and adored. Theresa attended GAR High School, where...
James J. Walsh
Jun 30, 2020
James J. Walsh of the Rolling Mill Hill Section of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on June 30, 2020, at the age of 95. He had resided at Saint Luke's Villa in his final days. Born December 24, 1924 in the Minooka section of Scranton he was a son of the late Thomas and Agnes Moore Walsh. James was a graduate...
Joseph Matthew LaMas
Jun 28, 2020
Joseph Matthew LaMas, 38, of Hawley passed away in the presence of his family at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Born March 21, 1982 in Kingston he was the son of Michele LaMas and Matthew Paul Frushon, and the grandson of the late Joseph and Shirley LaMas, and the late Raymond and Lucille Frushon. As a boy...
Thomas Michael Stewart Jr.
Jun 23, 2020
SSG Thomas Michael Stewart, Jr., USA Ret., 64, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Mike was born September 15, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, a son of the late Thomas Michael Stewart and Mildred Holmes-Stewart. Mike served our country as a soldier of the United States Army for twenty-six years before retiring as a...
James W. O'Boyle
Jun 18, 2020
James W. O'Boyle, 75, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on June 18, 2020. Born September 28, 1944 in Plymouth he was the son of the late James and Thelma Edwards O'Boyle. Jim earned his BA in Political Science and Government from Wilkes University and his Masters of Regional Planning from Penn State University. Jim started his career with Smith Miller Associates...
Margaret Dailey Kuhns
Jun 17, 2020
Margaret Ann Dailey Kuhns, 78, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on June 17, 2020 after losing her struggle with cancer. Born May 2, 1942 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Donald and Mary Elmy Dailey. Margaret was of the Roman Catholic faith and a former member of the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Wilkes-Barre....
Charles L. Perez Jr.
Jun 11, 2020
On Thursday, June 11, 2020, Charles L Perez Jr., Chuck, 56, suffered a fatal stroke and was called home to our Heavenly Father. Charles was the beloved and only son of both of his surviving parents, Charles L. and Mary Lou Perez. Charles was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 16, 1964. He graduated from Elmer L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre...
Ann M. MacFarland
Jun 11, 2020
A lifelong educator and an “AUNT” to all her friends and family, Ann M. MacFarland, of Hanover Township, passed away on June 11, 2020, after a short illness. She was 89. Born July 26, 1930 in Avoca she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Pearl Ford MacFarland. Ann earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Misericordia University. She...
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