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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Anna Marie Keefer
Jul 25, 2017
Anna Marie Uzdilla Keefer passed away on July 25, 2017. Anne was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 5, 1937 to Edmond and Anna Uzdilla. Anne graduated at the top of her class from Hanover Memorial High School in 1955. After graduation, Anne became a secretary at the Atwater Company, and later served in various medical and insurance positions at doctor’s...
Joseph Carl Wilkie
Jul 21, 2017
Joseph Carl Wilkie, 85, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at Celtic Hospice on July 21, 2017. Born April 4, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Harry L. and Margaret Weiner Wilkie. A graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Joe continued his education at King’s College. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he later served more than...
Margaret McAneny McGraw
Jul 20, 2017
Margaret Ann McAneny McGraw, 77, a lifetime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday, July 20, 2017. Born November 18, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William J. ‘CornCob’ and Anna Moore McAneny. Peggy Ann was a graduate of Holy Saviour School, Saint Mary’s High School. She earned her BA in Education from...
William E. Benis
Jul 18, 2017
William E. Benis, 83, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, known to the neighborhood and children at school as Grampa Bill, was called to his mansion in the sky on July 18, 2017. Bill entered this world on July 19, 1933 in Nanticoke, born to Joseph and Sophia Benis. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; son, David; grandchildren, Ryan...
Helen Gill
Jul 16, 2017
Helen M. Gill (previously Helen Riefler) passed away peacefully on July 16, 2017 in Ormond Beach, Florida on her 96th birthday. Helen was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania to Rhienard and Helen Riefler, but she lived and raised her family in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania for over 50 years. Helen moved to the Daytona Beach area in 1997 where she became an...
Brian W. Leonard
Jul 12, 2017
Brian W. Leonard, 70, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Born November 11, 1946 in Orange, New Jersey he was a son of the late James R. and Catherine Collins Leonard. A graduate of Essex Catholic High School, Brian continued his education for three years at King’s College. Brian, along with a group of friends, owned and operated a...
Joseph W. Balz
Jul 6, 2017
Joseph W. Balz, previously of Cherry Lane in Mountain Top, died on July 6, 2017. He was born on March 9, 1926, in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Frank J. Balz and Emma Walter Balz. He graduated from St. Nicholas High School in 1944 and was an Eagle Scout in Troop 43 of that parish. He was a member of...
Rita Marie Rodgers
Jul 5, 2017
Rita Marie Rodgers, 74, of Hanover Township died Wednesday evening at her home. Born March 9, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Cornelius G. and Rita Dougherty Rodgers. A graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Rita had a long career as a billing specialist in health care for Summit Nursing Home, Leader West, Travelers Insurance and...
Mary M. Nardone
Jul 3, 2017
Mary M. Nardone, 91, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at Little Flower Manor on Monday, July 3, 2017. Born June 7, 1926 in Aiken, South Carolina she was a daughter of the late Van and Maggie Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas J. Nardone; her son Robert; daughter, Jacquelyn Cunningham; brother, George Thompson; and sisters, Elizabeth Thompson...
Gertrude Schuler Zini
Jul 3, 2017
Gertrude Schuler Zini, 93, a longtime resident of Kingston died Monday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born September 10, 1923 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late H.G. and Edith Norton Schuler. Gertrude was a 1941 graduate of Hanover High School. Gertrude was secretary to the late Senator Andrew J. Sordoni for a few years before joining her husband...
Rita Nardone
Jun 22, 2017
Rita B. Nardone, 86, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away June 22, 2017 surrounded by her family.Born on Sept. 16, 1930, Rita was the daughter of the late Valerio and Santina Zurla, of Exeter. She graduated top of her class in 1947 from Exeter High School. She was a devout Catholic and an active member of Saint Nicholas Church.Rita was married to...
Charles V. Zajaczkowski
Jun 18, 2017
Charles V. ‘Kaz’ Zajaczkowski, 90, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Celtic Hospice. Born December 3, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Charles V. and Anna Mazurkiewicz Zajaczkowski. Kaz left high school early to enlist in the Navy. He was a veteran of World War II. A plasterer by trade, Kaz retired as a plaster foreman after...
Anne Regina Brennan
Jun 7, 2017
Anne Regina Brennan, 79, of Old Bridge, NJ, and formerly of Lincroft, NJ passed away June 7, 2017 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. Anne was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on July 29, 1937 to Edward J. Brennan and Anna E. Fisher Brennan. She graduated from Saint Nicholas High School in 1955 and continued her education at...
Rose Young
Jun 6, 2017
Rose Ann Young joined the Lord on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Born October 28, 1942 in Luzerne she was a daughter of the late Florence Opiel Ritter and Reginald Keefe. Rose worked as a Certified Nurses Aide for many years at the Summit Health Care Center in Wilkes-Barre. A long-term member of the VFW Kingston Auxiliary, Rose was a Social...
George W. Endler
May 22, 2017
George Endler, 90, a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at his home. Born November 8, 1926 he was a son of the late Philip and Johanna Bergstrasser Endler. George attended city schools. An Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, he served for more than four years and attained the rank of Corporal. George retired after...
Donald Robert Mawhinney
May 18, 2017
Donald Robert Mawhinney, 85, passed away at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 18, 2017. Born February 6, 1932 to the late Genevieve (Doherty) and James K. Mawhinney, Don was raised in Syracuse, New York, attending Most Holy Rosary School. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Japan during the Korean War. Don moved to the Washington D.C....
Guy Rothery
May 15, 2017
Guy Rothery, 90, of Wilkes-Barre died Monday, May 15th. Born May 28, 1926 in Luzerne he was a son of the late George Guy and Laura Charnetski Rothery. Guy enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served for more than two years during World War II. Later, as a member of the Naval Reserve, he was again called to...
Fred Pape
May 13, 2017
Fred Pape, 67, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday, May 13th at his home. Born July 31, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Frederick and Rita Finnegan Pape. Fred was a member of the Class of 1967 of E.L. Meyers High School, where he excelled on the football and wrestling teams. Fred was self-employed as a general contractor...
James C. Horn
Apr 21, 2017
James C. Horn, 67, of Long Neck, Delaware died on April 21 in the Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 11, 1949, in Wilkes-Barre to Anne Marie Horn and the late George Horn. Jim married his grade school sweetheart, Sharon Meehan, and they enjoyed a wonderful forty-five years of marriage. He...
Brian P. Bly
Apr 18, 2017
Brian P. Bly, 50, of Wilkes-Barre was in the presence of his loving family when he passed away peacefully into the arms of his Saviour, Jesus Christ at Hershey Medical Center on Tuesday evening, April 18, 2017. Born October 21, 1966 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of Florence Lucarino Bly and the late Michael Leo Bly. A 1985 graduate...
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