Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Catherine Burridge
Nov 22, 2017
Catherine Burridge, 88, of Nuangola died Tuesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born February 14, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Clarke, she was raised by Patrick Gallagher and his sister, Catherine Gallagher. Catherine was a master stained glass artisan creating many specialty pieces for her family and others. She was lovingly referred to as Mother...
Florence Klug
Nov 5, 2017
Florence Klug, 86, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at her home on Sunday morning. Born September 12, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Birmer Klug. A graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, Florence was a produce office clerk for the ACME Warehouse in Forty Fort for more than forty years before retiring. A dedicated...
Kenneth W. Bird
Nov 1, 2017
Kenneth W. Bird, 98, of Wilkes-Barre peacefully passed away at Little Flower Manor on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Born July 20, 1919 in Scranton and raised in West Nanticoke he was a son of the late William and Bertha Williams Bird. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in Italy. After the war he served in the Merchant...
Ann Puskar Montedonico
Oct 24, 2017
Ann Montedonico, 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Born August 26, 1927 in Plymouth she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Puskar. Ann and her husband, Frank, moved from Antioch, California to Rotonda West, Florida in 2003. Before moving to Florida, she was a member of Good Shepherd R.C. Chuch in Pittsburg, California. Ann will...
George A. Dunbar Sr.
Oct 17, 2017
George A. Dunbar, Sr., 85, a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on Tuesday October 17th. Born on February 25th 1932, he was a son of the late John and Margaret Smith Dunbar. George was a graduate of GAR High School. He retired from the engineering department...
Thomas J. Mulroy
Oct 17, 2017
Thomas J. Mulroy, 73, a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and former resident of Greene died October 17, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Born January 5, 1944 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late John P. and Irene Walsh Mulroy. He was a Navy veteran of twenty years, serving two tours in Vietnam. He also retired from the D&H/Canadian...
Terry W. Casey
Oct 16, 2017
Terry W. Casey passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, October 16, 2017. Born March 28, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Mary Dougherty Casey and Walter Charles Casey and the grandson of the late Congressman John J. Casey. Terry graduated from Meyers High School in 1949. He entered the United States Navy in 1951,...
John Budinas
Oct 3, 2017
John Joseph Budinas, 69, of Old Forge and formerly of the Hanover Section of Nanticoke passed away in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Born June 25, 1948 he was a son of the late Leonard and Josephine Budinas of the Hanover Section of Nanticoke. John graduated from Nanticoke High School with the Class of...
Kathleen McHenry
Sep 30, 2017
Kathleen McHenry, 85, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully at Saint Luke’s Villa on September 30, 2017. Born January 5, 1932 in Johnstown she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Leach Maley. She was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in Wilkes-Barre. Kathleen was a teacher for Luzerne County Head Start before retiring. She was...
Irene N. Davison
Sep 28, 2017
Irene Natalie Davison, 94, of Harvey’s Lake, formerly of Wilkes Barre, died peacefully Thursday, September 28,2017 at her daughter’s home at Harvey’s Lake. She was born in Edwardsville on February 28, 1923 the daughter of the late Peter and Nettie Savage. Irene excelled in academic excellence, graduating with honors from Hanover High School and College Misericordia where she earned a...
Kathleen Ann Burke
Sep 28, 2017
Kathleen Ann Burke, 73, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Thursday. Born August 7, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Eugene A. and Dorothy Blaum Burke. A graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, Kathy was trained as a radiology technician at Mercy Hospital. Kathy was a radiology technician and supervisor...
John J. Elias
Sep 27, 2017
John J. Elias, 78, of Laflin, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late John and Lillian Joseph Elias. John was a 1956 graduate of GAR Memorial High School, attended Wilkes-Barre Business School, and was a member of the United States Air Force Reserves, 92nd...
Joseph M. Callahan
Sep 26, 2017
Joseph M. Callahan, 89, of East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away September 26, 2017 at Celtic Hospice. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 16, 1928, the son of the late Martin and Helen McDermott Callahan. Joe was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School and attended Wilkes College. After high school, he enlisted in the United States...
Joseph Patrick Ward
Sep 19, 2017
Joseph Patrick Ward, 56, of Drums died Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Born January 30, 1961 in Levittown he was a son of Marjorie Ann Finn Ward of Drums and the late Thomas Michael Ward. A graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Joe had a long career as an owner-operator long distance truck driver. He was presently employed in trucking in...
Patricia M. Dougherty
Sep 18, 2017
Patricia M. Dougherty, of Allentown, died Sept. 18 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in and raised in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Anne (O’Hara) Mitchell. Patricia was a proud employee of the Bell Telephone Company for many years and after moving to Allentown and raising her family she enjoyed being the afternoon secretary at...
Nancy Carol Miller
Sep 18, 2017
Nancy Carol Miller, 84, of Wilkes-Barre died Monday, September 18, 2017. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Nancy was a daughter of the late John and Madeline Eyerman Miller. She will be greatly missed by her sister, Patricia Miller of Wilkes-Barre; niece, Patricia and her husband Marty Ritsick of Mountain Top and their children, Casey, Madeline and Kaitlyn Ritsick; other family and friends....
Jean Marie Roberts
Sep 15, 2017
Jean Marie Roberts, 85, of Kingston died September 15, 2017. Born March 13, 1932, in Scranton she was a daughter of the late George and Marie White Shoemaker. She was a graduate of Kingston High School and attended classes at Wilkes-Barre Business College. During her life, Jean worked at General Cigar and Dunkin Donuts in Kingston. She also worked at...
Maureen Blihar Piekara
Aug 25, 2017
Maureen Blihar Piekara, 62, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Friday evening, August 25, 2017, after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born April 7, 1955 in Wilkes-Barre she was the first daughter and eldest child of the late Thomas J. and Carol McHugh Blihar. Maureen (lovingly known as "Aunt Mo" by her family and friends) was a 1973 graduate of E.L....
Nancy A. Harworth
Aug 17, 2017
Nancy A. Harworth, 67, of Kingston passed away in the presence of her loving family on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Born December 8, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Foster J. and Helen Burns Brague. Nancy was a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School and continued her studies at King’s College. Nancy was a...
Brian J. Foley
Aug 14, 2017
Brian Joseph Foley of Manahawkin, NJ passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 14, 2017. Born December 26, 1954 in Flushing, NY, Brian was the son of the late Dr. T. Raymond Foley and Jean Marie Cavanaugh Foley. Brian spent his childhood and early adult years as a resident of Mountain Top, PA. A 1972 graduate of Scranton Prep, Brian graduated from...
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