Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Joseph Tomczak
Aug 23, 2018
Joseph Tomczak, 75, a resident of the Pavilion at Saint Luke Village in Hazleton and a longtime resident of Mountain Top died Thursday, August 23, 2018. He was the son of the late Joseph and Veronica Tomczak. Celebration of Joe’s Life will be held Thursday, August 30, 2018 with visitation beginning at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at...
Robert A. Paoletti
Aug 18, 2018
Robert A. Paoletti, 75, of Mountain Top lost his battle with cancer on August 18, 2018. Born October 2, 1942 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts he was a son of the late Antonio and Marion Coutu Paoletti. Bob earned a BS degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1964 and a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University in 1968. Upon completion...
Jackson E. Hall
Aug 17, 2018
Jackson E. Hall of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Friday August 17, 2018. He was 89. Born February 26, 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina he was a son of the late Caleb Anderson Hall and Alice Smith Hall of Tennessee. His wife of seventy years, Dolores Poviliatus Hall, preceded him in death on March 28, 2018. “Mr. Jack” was founder...
Joseph T. Quinlan
Jul 17, 2018
Joseph T. Quinlan, 75, of Wilkes-Barre died following an illness on July 17, 2018. Born September 11, 1942 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late Thomas J. and Clara Umlah Quinlan. Joe attended G.A.R. Memorial High School. Joe enlisted with the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant in 1989 after...
Elizabeth O'Karma
Jul 6, 2018
Elizabeth O'Karma, 92, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 6, 2018. Born August 22, 1925, she was a daughter of the late George and Cecelia Dreier Kowalchick. Elizabeth was a graduate of Garrison High School. Prior to her marriage to Henry David O'Karma, Elizabeth worked for the Bell Telephone Company. She later worked for the...
Father Thomas L. Burns SCJ
Jun 23, 2018
The Reverend Thomas L. Burns, SCJ, a Wilkes-Barre native, died Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Pinellas Park, Florida after a lengthy illness. Born September 12, 1938, he was the second of eight children born to the late Thomas L. and Dorothy Ann Dugan Burns. Father Tom was a 1956 graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Wilkes-Barre. Father Tom spent one...
Elizabeth A. Russell
Jun 20, 2018
Elizabeth A. Russell, known to many as Betty Boop, 92, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Born January 19, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Peter and Anna Hawk Lyons of Swoyersville. Betty attended Swoyersville schools. Before retiring she was employed at various garment manufacturing companies in the area. Betty enjoyed listening...
P. Joseph Ruddy
Jun 15, 2018
P. Joseph Ruddy, 90, of Edwardsville and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at Little Flower Manor on Friday, June 15, 2018. Born July 22, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Peter and Nora Carey Ruddy. Joe attended G.A.R. Memorial High School and served with the Navy aboard the USS Midway during World War II. Joe was...
Gregory Scott Najder
Jun 15, 2018
The family of Gregory Scott Najder of Moosic is grieved to announce his sudden passing on June 15, 2018 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He is survived by his most beloved daughter, Ayla Walker-Najder, Wilkes-Barre and his very loving fiancé, Colleen Krispin, Moosic. Also surviving are his mother, Eleanor Najder of Rochester, NY and his brother Kenneth Najder, New...
Edmund R. Duffy
Jun 4, 2018
Edmund R. Duffy, 75, of Dallas died Monday, June 4, 2018. Born January 1, 1943 in Kingston he was a son of the late Edmund R. and Rita Hodgson Duffy. A graduate of Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre he completed post-graduate studies at Wyoming Seminary. Duff enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1961 and served four years. Before...
Jacqueline Conway
Jun 2, 2018
Jacqueline Conway, 48, of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday, June 2, 2018. Born March 17, 1970 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John D. and Norma Kelly Conway. Jackie was a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and was a chef at various restaurants throughout the Wyoming Valley, most recently at the Hilton Garden...
Dawn Huffman Galavitz
May 24, 2018
Dawn Huffman Galavitz, of Dunmore, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, at the age of 60. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 5, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Henry "Bud" Huffman and the late Ruby L. Huffman. Dawn was a 1975 graduate of Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School in Wilkes-Barre and...
Stephen J. Cook
May 19, 2018
Stephen J. Cook (Cookie), 69, a resident of Kingston, passed away following an illness at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Saturday, May 19, 2018. He was the son of Ruth Cook and the late John Cook. A gifted mechanic, as a young man Cookie worked in his father’s auto repair shop. He went on to serve his country as a diesel...
Dorothy Jean McGraw
May 16, 2018
Dorothy Jean McGraw, 78, of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Born January 25, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Seabers Schintz. Dorothy was a 1953 graduate of Holy Saviour School and 1957 graduate of Coughlin High School. Dorothy worked for Kaufmanns...
Victor Habib
May 15, 2018
Victor Habib, Sr., 89, passed away on May 15, 2018. Born August 18, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York he was the son of the late Kameel and Victoria Habib. Victor resided in Kingston for the past fifty years. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Theresa Habib and his infant son, John as well as his brother, Alfred...
Nancy Durkin
May 4, 2018
Nancy Durkin, age 93, formerly of Sugar Notch, entered into eternal rest on May 4, 2018. Born June 17, 1924 in Wilkes Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony J. and Anna Farley Durkin. A 1941 graduate of Sugar Notch High School, Nancy earned her degree in Business Education from Misericordia University in 1945. Nancy's career in education...
Concetta Maritato
Apr 27, 2018
Concetta Maritato, 84, formerly of Lake Ariel, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018. Born December 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Genevieve Barlow Maritato. Connie loved her family, first and foremost. She was also an animal lover and sports enthusiast who enjoyed watching television, flea markets, and cooking. Sisters, Genevieve...
Charles L. Perez III
Apr 25, 2018
On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Charles L Perez III (Chaz) lost his battle with heroin addiction. Chaz was the beloved and only child of both of his surviving parents, Charles L. Perez, Jr. and Melissa McClay Reiser. Chaz was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 26, 1988. He attended Elmer L. Meyers High School and Wilkes-Barre Vo-Tech. Chaz was very proud...
Joseph G. Merante
Apr 22, 2018
Joseph G. Merante, 60, of Forty Fort died Sunday, April 22, 2018. A longtime resident of Hyde Park, New York, Joe was an avid outdoorsman. His mother, Rosemarie Disisto Merante, and brother, Francis Merante, preceded him in death. Joe will be greatly missed by his father, Valentino Merante; sons, Joe and Frank Merante; sisters and brothers, Mary Altmayer, Angela Ascolillo,...
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