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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Antoinette P. Nardone
May 25, 2019
Antoinette P. Nardone, 86, a longtime resident of Kingston died May 25, 2019 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born June 16, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas P. Nardone and Josephine E. Nardone. Antoinette was a graduate of Saint Ann's Academy and earned her degree from Marywood University. Prior to retirement, Antoinette was a...
Theodore L. Zwiebel
Apr 26, 2019
Theodore L. Zwiebel, 85, of Hanover Township passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019. Born June 26, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Theodore W. and Katherine Gwynn Zwiebel. Ted was a 1951 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and continued his education at Wyoming Seminary and King's College. Ted proudly served our country as...
Kathleen Ann Stobodzian
Apr 9, 2019
Kathleen Ann Stobodzian, 61, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Born February 1, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Irene Kaminski Everett and the late Eugene Everett. Kathleen was a 1975 graduate of Hanover Area High School. She was employed by Mercy Health Care Center in...
Ann M. Reilly
Apr 1, 2019
Ann Maureen Reilly, 72, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Ann was born November 29, 1946 to Joseph Francis Reilly and Catherine Margaret Gernan. Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1964, and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Wilke-Barre, on a full scholarship, graduating in 1967. She also attended Wilkes College. She worked as...
Norman F. Kopiak
Mar 28, 2019
Norman F. Kopiak, 83, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre passed away following a lengthy illness on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born May 30, 1935 in Kingston he was a son of the late Andrew and Helen Stochla Kopiak. Norman enlisted with the United States Air Force in 1952, beginning a thirty-year career in the military. He served in the Air...
Robert G. Byle
Mar 24, 2019
Robert G. Byle, 60, of Kingston passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Born February 20, 1959 in Kingston he was a son of Eleanore McNulty Byle and the late George D. Byle. Robert served our country as a sailor in the United States Navy for six years in the late 70s and early 80s. He retired from the construction...
Brian C. Gilligan
Mar 22, 2019
Brian C. Gilligan, 34, of Wyoming passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born April 1, 1984 in Wyoming he was a son of Donna Pignone Gilligan and the late Bernard J. Gilligan, Jr. A graduate of Seton Catholic High School, Brian earned his degree in finance from King's College in 2007. Brian was employed by MX1 in Hawley and...
Paul J. Crawford
Mar 14, 2019
Paul J. Crawford, 49, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Born November 30, 1969 in Hunlock Creek he was a son of the late Paul J. and Marguerite Nilon Crawford. P.J. was a 1987 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Wilkes University and MS in Organizational Management from Misericordia University. P.J....
Charles E. Balasavage Jr.
Mar 7, 2019
Charles E. Balasavage, Jr., 28, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019.Born November 15, 1990 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of Charles E. and Joanne Shanahan Balasavage.Charlie had a kind and loving soul and truly wanted to help other people.His maternal grandparents, Joseph and Joan Shanahan, and a niece, Emily Hockenbury, preceded him in death.Charlie will be greatly missed...
Angelo A. Ricci
Mar 6, 2019
Angelo A. Ricci, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born March 22, 1931 in Carovilli, Italy he was a son of the late Sabatino and Lucia DiGiacomo Ricci. Angelo emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island and settled in Dorrance with his parents as a small child; the family later moved to Nanticoke. He was the...
Anthony R. Metroka
Feb 15, 2019
Anthony R. Metroka, 84, of the Newtown section of Hanover Township passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born December 3, 1934 in Swoyersville he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary Polk Metroka. A graduate of Swoyersville High School, he continued his education at Cornell University. An Army veteran, he served two years in Germany prior to...
Patricia Hall Lavelle
Feb 15, 2019
Patricia Hall Lavelle, 69, of Swoyersville passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born August 28, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Jackson E. and Dolores Poviliatus Hall. Trish was a 1967 graduate of Saint Mary's High School. She was a medical secretary for many years, working in the admissions office at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital...
William T. Bly Sr.
Feb 12, 2019
William T. Bly, Sr., 82, of Ashley, passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Born June 4, 1936 in Ashley he was the youngest son of the twelve children of the late Malachi and Emily Smith Bly. Bill was a 1955 graduate of Saint Leo's High School where he was involved in many school activities as...
Judge John J. Thomas
Feb 7, 2019
Judge John J. Thomas, 71, of Forty Fort died unexpectedly after being stricken ill at his home on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Born January 4, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Alice C. Thomas. Judge Thomas was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Class of 1965. He earned his BS in Business...
James Joseph Butco
Feb 2, 2019
James (Jim) Joseph Butco, born December 5th, 1943, passed away in his Larksville home on February 2nd, 2019 at the age of 75. It was the end of a life filled with the greatest of joys and the greatest of sorrows. His military service in the United States Army, Sergeant First Class (retired), his children, and grandchildren were the source...
Kathleen Ellen Kane
Jan 30, 2019
Kathleen Ellen Kane, 28, passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving parents at their home on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Katie was the daughter of Michele and Kevin Kane. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sean Patrick Kane; grandparents, Kathleen and James Kane, and Ellen and Bob Heck; her aunt, Katie Adams; and her uncle, James...
Margaret A. Brogan
Jan 28, 2019
Margaret A. Brogan, 93, of Gateway Apartments in Edwardsville died Monday, January 28, 2019. Born December 11, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James H. and Catherine Lynch Brogan. A 1944 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Margaret earned her baccalaureate degree from Misericordia University in 1948. Margaret worked for the Erie County, New York...
Brian Glynn Brace
Jan 3, 2019
Brian Glynn Brace, 46, a native of Wilkes-Barre found peace on Thursday, January 3, 2019 after many years of battling addiction. Born January 26, 1972 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of William Glynn Brace and his wife Laura, and Jill Ostrum Williams and her husband Gordon. Brian was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and attended Luzerne County...
Robert T. Bambrick
Dec 28, 2018
Robert Thomas Bambrick, a lifelong resident of East End, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at St. Luke’s Villa after a brief illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 9, 1922, Robert was the son of the late Louis and Anna McLaughlin Bambrick. He graduated from Coughlin High School in 1940. Robert served in the United States Navy from...
Mario J. Nardone
Dec 24, 2018
Mario J. Nardone, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, died peacefully at home on December 24, 2018. His parents, the late Vincent & Maria Pasquini Nardone immigrated to the United States, from Italy, in the early 1900s. Mario was the youngest of eight children, born May 30, 1926, in Wilkes-Barre. The Nardone Family had humble beginnings, where faith and family values were always...
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