Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Christopher R. Fox
January 21, 2018
Christopher R. Fox, 50, a native of Wilkes-Barre, was taken home by our Lord to be with his mother on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Born February 8, 1967 in Pottstown he was a son of Richard H. Fox of Nanticoke and the late Ann C. Madden Fox. A 1985 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Chris was an active member...
Thomas Adamski
January 14, 2018
Thomas Adamski, 91, of Washington Square in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born October 20, 1926 in the Hanover Section of Nanticoke he was a son of the late Thomas and Lottie Brudnitski Adamski. A Navy veteran of World War II, Tom served our country honorably from 1943 to 1946. A member of the Teamsters Local 814 in Brooklyn,...
Joseph B. McGill
January 13, 2018
Joseph B. McGill, 65, of Exeter died Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born November 21, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Murphy McGill. Joe was a 1971 graduate of Meyers High School. Before retiring Joe was an electrician for thirty-four years and maintenance supervisor for his last four years at the Veteran’s Medical Center....
Lawrence E. Hopple
January 3, 2018
Lawrence Edward Hopple, 82, a native of Wilkes-Barre, died quietly in his sleep on January 3, 2018. Most of my Dad’s family and friends are gone now, so this obituary acts as a eulogy for a man I met twenty-four years ago. At our first meeting, he was nervous. I have to admit I was too. He was recovering from...
Roger E. Tredinnick Sr.
January 2, 2018
Roger E. Tredinnick, Sr., 66, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Born July 20, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edwin J. and Dorothy Taylor Tredinnick. An Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Era, Roger was honorably discharged as an Airman First Class after more than three years of service to...
Regina McGrath Ferry
January 1, 2018
Regina (Jean) Ferry passed from this life at the Berwick Retirement Village on January 1, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 29, 1928 to Joseph Patrick McGrath and Regina Dooley. Jean was a graduate of G.A.R. High school. The highlight of her life was her marriage to Gerald Francis Ferry on May 30, 1947....
Mary Sharkey Gluzinski
December 26, 2017
Mary Cornelia (Sharkey) Gluzinski of Tillamook, Oregon passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 26th, 2017. Mary was born January 7th, 1936 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania to the late Mary Frances Oakes and Cornelius Charles Sharkey. She attended St. Rose High School in Carbondale and later graduated from The Wyoming Valley Business College. After graduating, Mary was employed...
Theresa 'Teri' Armstrong
December 24, 2017
Theresa M. Ulgherait Armstrong entered eternal peace on December 24, 2017 at Mercy Center Personal Care in Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Lena Ulgherait and was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Class of 1952. Theresa met Michael Armstrong while working together at Planters Peanuts in Wilkes-Barre....
William Goeckel Mulligan
December 19, 2017
William Goeckel Mulligan of Doylestown, PA and Naples, FL passed away at home in Pennsylvania on the 19th of December. Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife of thirty-six years, Eileen, and by his brothers, Gene Mulligan and Bob Mulligan, and his sisters, Mary Lou MacFarland and Joan Weber, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws. Bill...
Mary McElwee Williams
December 18, 2017
Mary McElwee Williams, 96, of Sugar Notch passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born January 14, 1921 in Sugar Notch she was the daughter of the late Owen and Anna O’Donnell McElwee. Mary earned her BA from Marywood University. Prior to marriage, she worked for the FBI in Philadelphia and briefly for the Social Security Administration. After raising her...
James F. Jiunta
December 18, 2017
James F. Jiunta, 93, of Wilkes-Barre peacefully passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born February 21, 1924 in Pittston he was a son of the late Joseph and Bridget Latona Giunta. Jim attended Pittston schools until the family relocated to Wilkes-Barre where he graduated from Coughlin High School in 1942. An Army veteran of World War II, he was...
Dorothy McGeer
December 16, 2017
Dorothy McGeer, who embodied the meaning of unconditional love, died quietly at home the evening of December 16, 2017, at the age of 96. She was determined to be with her husband of 73 years, the late Thomas R. McGeer Sr., in time for his birthday on December 21. The couple formerly owned and operated McGeer’s Pub in Wilkes-Barre for...
Stephen Ference
December 16, 2017
Stephen Ference, 87, formerly of Plains and Miners Mills, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Little Flower Manor, where he had been a resident for the last nine years. Born in Plains Township, Stephen was a son of the late Fred and Anna (Wansaw) Ference. He was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School and lived in...
Anthony DePolo
December 16, 2017
Anthony DePolo, 76, a long-time resident of Shavertown passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. Surviving are his wife, Laura DePolo; son, Michael and his wife Molly DePolo; daughter, Nicole DePolo; grandchildren, Laurel and Noah DePolo; brother, Jim and his wife Florence DePolo. Celebration of Tony's Life will be held Wednesday with visitation from 1 to 9 PM, with services at...
Carol V. Brague
December 14, 2017
Carol V. Brague, 68, of Plains passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born December 8, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Foster J. and Helen Burns Brague. Carol was a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School. She was a secretary for the ACME Warehouse in Forty Fort for several years before retiring due...
John E. Hilsher
December 14, 2017
John Edward “Jack” Hilsher, 99, of Kingston, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2017 at Manor Care, Kingston, following a brief illness. The "greatest generation" lost one of its greatest. Born in Williamsport on September 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Edward and Viola Hilsher.John attended Williamsport schools and later served his country during World War II...
Carl Joseph Kratz Jr.
December 11, 2017
Carl Joseph Kratz, Jr., 68, of Exeter passed away at his home, with his wife of forty-three years at his side, on Monday, December 11th. Born June 18, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Carl Joseph and Marie Yudisky Kratz. Carl attended G.A.R. Memorial High School and Keystone Junior College. A Navy veteran, he served from...
Donald C. Johnson
December 5, 2017
Donald C Johnson, Sr. loving son, brother, father, grandfather, uncle and best friend, passed into Jesus' loving embrace on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Born October 4, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Maurice and Agnes Dolan Johnson. Don was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School and owned and operated his own real estate management company....
Tricia Fennell
December 3, 2017
Tricia Fennell, 57, a native of Kingston, passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Born November 29, 1960, she was a daughter of Patricia Walsh Fennell of Kingston and the late James F. Fennell. Tricia was a resident of White Haven Center for many years due to a severe neurological condition. Her entire family is...
Roseann 'Honey' Dunay
November 26, 2017
Roseann ‘Honey’ Dunay, 84, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born September 19, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Louis M. and Mary Burke Hahn. Honey was a 1951 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Her husband, Joseph J. Dunay, died June 14, 1994. A sister, Theresa Vital, and brother, Edmund J. Hahn, also preceded...
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