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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Edward F. Novick
Oct 3, 2019
Edward F. Novick, 96, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born December 15, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward and Johanna Grapski Novick. Ed was a truck driver for the Stegmaier Brewing Company until its closing. His love for driving kept him working for other companies and gave many rides to...
Mark Thomas Kolanowski
Sep 27, 2019
Mark Thomas Kolanowski of Kingston passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Kolanowski was born May 6, 1974, in Kingston. He graduated from Wyoming Valley High School in 1992, then earned a bachelor’s degree at Wilkes University and attended graduate school at the University of South Carolina. He worked...
Donald G. Burke
Sep 24, 2019
Donald G. Burke, 86, of New Bedford, Massachusetts passed away on September 24, 2019. Born February 8, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward J. and Emma Perschau Burke. Donald was a graduate of Saint Leo’s High School in Ashley. He was employed in the library of the University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth Campus for many...
Aubrey Rose Vargo
Sep 19, 2019
Aubrey Rose Vargo, 39, died suddenly at her home on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Aubrey was a 1998 graduate of Hanover High School. She worked as a professional waitress then spent her remaining years in restaurant management. During her youth, she was enrolled in Ballet Northeast, was a cheerleader from elementary through high school, and authored articles for the high...
Mary Lou Melan Feagley
Sep 17, 2019
Mary Lou Melan Feagley, 62, of Plains Township died following an illness on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Born May 23, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John G. and Louise Delahunty McGinley Melan. A member of Beaumont Free Methodist Church, she often hosted Bible Study in her home. Mary Lou was a kind and loving person...
Robert A. Pomento
Sep 2, 2019
Robert Anthony Pomento of Bear Creek passed away on September 2, 2019 at age 73. Bob and his wife, Judy, proudly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 30th. Bob was the son of the late Gabriel and Florence Pomento of Downingtown. He was a graduate of Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown and King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. Bob joined...
Margaret Grace Griffin
Sep 1, 2019
Margaret Grace Griffin, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 1, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Bernard and her siblings Mary Mundy, Josephine Lenahan, Ruth Lapadula and Edward Lenahan. She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Erin Nougaret (Andre) of South Carolina; grandsons Ryan Nougaret (Rebekah) of Florida, and Jordan Nougaret...
Ann Marie McAvoy
Aug 30, 2019
Ann Marie McAvoy, 65, of Kingston Township passed away on August 30, 2019. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Stanley George Wright and Ann Dorothy Wegrzynowicz Wright. Ann Marie was a successful small business owner and spent a lot of her time with her sons and grandchildren. Her favorite things were shopping for the best deals,...
Katherine Farrell Hines
Aug 23, 2019
Katherine Farrell Hines, 57, of Mountain Top, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019. Born December 12, 1961 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Eugene J. and Dorothy Zwiebel Farrell. Kate was a 1979 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School. She earned her degree in health care management from King's College in 1983, and her MBA from...
Linda May Barberio
Aug 22, 2019
Linda May Barberio, 66, passed away peacefully at her home in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Born September 13, 1952 in New Jersey, Linda was an enthusiastic fan of World Wrestling Entertainment. Her father, Tony Anthony, and brothers, Tony Anthony and Harry Frame preceded her in death. Linda will be greatly missed by her husband, John Barberio; mother and...
Josephine DelleCave
Aug 13, 2019
Josephine DelleCave, 71, of Wilkes-Barre passed away August 13, 2019 at home. Born in Naples, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Grazia Cino of Naples, Italy. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph DelleCave, a brother, Federico, and a sister, Gina. Surviving are her daughters, Elvira DelleCave, New York,...
Richard G. Shemo
Jul 29, 2019
Richard G. Shemo, 80, of Shavertown, passed away at his home on July 29, 2019. Rich was born on April 15, 1939, a son of the late Joseph and Anna Shemo of Forty Fort. He graduated from Forty Fort High School and served three years in the United States Army at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. After completing military...
Maureen Osick Crackett
Jul 21, 2019
Maureen Osick Crackett, 81, of Laflin, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Maureen was born on April 29, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre to Helen (Wysocki) and Albert Finarelli. Maureen was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and later worked with her father at Penn Refrigeration Service Corporation in Hanover. She was...
Joseph A. Kaminski
Jul 16, 2019
Joseph A. Kaminski, 66, son of Alex and Ann (Bly) Kaminski of Mountain Top, passed away after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer on July 16, 2019. Joe was a graduate of Crestwood High School and earned his Business Degree from King's College. Upon graduation he began his 27-year career in sales with a division of Time Warner capping his time...
Mary E. Jeffrey MD
Jul 5, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Jeffrey, M.D., 80, formerly of Haverford, died on Friday, July 5, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre, after a prolonged illness. Born August 5, 1938, in Pittston, Pennsylvania, she was the first-born daughter of the late Raymond B. and Alma Sharkey Jeffrey. Mary Elizabeth, called Mary Beth by her nieces and nephews, was a 1956 graduate of St. Ann's...
Carlo J. Mullay
Jul 4, 2019
Carlo J. Mullay, 88, of South Wilkes-Barre died on July 4, 2019 at the Meadows Manor in Dallas. Carlo was born in Canastota, New York on August 22, 1930 and was the son of Vincent and Maria Mullay. Carlo grew up in Luzerne Borough but lived most of his life in South Wilkes-Barre where he was actively involved in many...
Michael J. Grourke Jr.
Jul 2, 2019
Michael J. Grourke, Jr., Irish Mike, 75, of Bear Creek peacefully passed away in the presence of his loving family on July 2, 2019. A native of Philadelphia, Mike was a graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School and continued his education at Villanova University. Mike worked for Honeywell for more than thirty years, retiring as branch manager of the Wilkes-Barre...
Sally Ann Healey
Jun 28, 2019
A force of nature, wherever she went and with whomever she encountered, Sally Ann Healey, after a hard-fought battle, bravely ceased her “rage against the dying of the light.” Those of us who loved Sally knew her unique and infectious personality. Sally was born in Wilkes-Barre’s East End to Sally Dougherty and James Healey. Her father came through Ellis Island...
Charles T. Adams
Jun 25, 2019
Charles T. “Ace” Adams Charles T. Adams, Wilkes-Barre, died of natural causes on June 25, 2019. He was 92. Charles was the youngest of four children of Charles Augustus Adams and Catherine Mary Bradshaw. Like many families during the 1930s in Wilkes-Barre, Charles was raised during the depression in a poor but happy family by loving parents and considered his...
Nicholas J. Mudzik
Jun 24, 2019
Nicholas J. Mudzik, 74, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on June 24, 2019. Born April 11, 1945 in the Irish Town section of Plains Township he was a son of the late John and Genevieve Czerepuszko Mudzik. An Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, he served as a member of the Military Police. Nick worked for Muskin Leisure Products for nearly...
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