Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
John F. Meyers Ph.D.
May 5, 2015
John F. Meyers, Ph.D., 74, of Mountain Top died Tuesday following a brief, yet hard fought battle with lung cancer. Born February 25, 1941 in LeRoy, Minnesota he was a son of the late Francis Rudolph and Lucille A. Carroll Meyers. Jack earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, M.A. from Clark University and Ph.D. from the University of...
Ronald A. Autieri
May 3, 2015
Ronald A. Autieri, 62, of Larksville died Sunday, May 3, 2015. Born August 5, 1952 in Haledon, New Jersey he was a son of the late Vincent and Edith D'Andrea Autieri. Ron was a member of the Parish of Saint John the Baptist in Larksville, Our Lady of Czestochowa Assembly, Fourth Degree, and Knights of Columbus Plymouth Council 984. His...
Michael A. Barberio
Apr 27, 2015
Michael A. Barberio, 55, of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at his home. Born September 29, 1959 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John A. and Helen G. Kellar Barberio. A professional plasterer, Michael was trained in the art by C & R Haas. He later worked for John Lewis and DeFrain plastering before retiring. Michael loved spending time...
Thomas Mills
Apr 17, 2015
Thomas Mills, 76, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born April 30, 1938 in New York City he was a son of the late Ralph and Mary Mae Melville Mills. Tom retired from the New York City Department of Education for which he served as a security officer for many years. His wife, Rose Marie Westcott Mills preceded...
Anna E. Lewis
Apr 6, 2015
Anna E. Lewis, 90, of Kingston died Monday, April 6, 2015. She had been a guest at Saint Therese Residence and Little Flower Manor for the past two-and-a-half years. Born May 31, 1924 in Baltimore, Anna lived most of her life there before living in Silver Spring for a time and then relocating to Kingston in 1973. Anna was a...
Ruth Ann Walsh
Apr 2, 2015
Ruth Ann Walsh, 74, of West Wyoming died at her home on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Urban Backo. Ruth Ann will be greatly missed by her son, David Walsh; daughter, Linda Wallace; and grandchildren, Karl and Shannon Wallace, all of West Wyoming. Ruth Ann's family will celebrate...
Arline Mary Oldershaw
Mar 28, 2015
Arline M. Oldershaw, 89, formerly of Bear Creek, passed away March 28, 2015 in Ashland, Virginia. Born August 14, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Stanley H. and Helen G. Ritts. Mrs. Oldershaw was employed by the Penn’s Woods Girl Scout Council in Wilkes-Barre as Registrar and Master Trainer. After retiring, she relocated to Virginia. Mrs....
Andrew John Van Loon
Mar 25, 2015
Andrew John Van Loon, 28, formerly of Dallas, passed away in Phoenix, Arizona on March 25th, 2015. Born August 28, 1986 in Kingston he was a son of Mark A. and Stephanie House Van Loon. A 2005 graduate of Dallas High School, Andrew went on to earn a degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University where he was a brother...
Esther Ellen Flannery
Mar 24, 2015
Esther Ellen Flannery, of Seattle, Washington, originally of West Pittston and later of Kingston, passed away on March 24, 2015 after a brief illness. Esther was born on April 2, 1933 in the Pittston Hospital to Frank John Flannery and Esther Brennan Flannery. She graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Georgetown Visitation Junior College, and College Misericordia and received her masters in...
John P. Kastendieck
Mar 21, 2015
John Paul Kastendieck, 68, of South Wilkes-Barre passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday. Born June 19, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Dorothy Dombrowski Kastendieck. Raised in Long Island, New York and at Harvey's Lake, John was a graduate of North Babylon High School. An Army veteran, he honorably served our country...
Joseph R. Mulligan
Mar 19, 2015
Joseph R. Mulligan, 78, of Mountain Top died Thursday at his home. Born June 27, 1936 in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas P. and Brigid Frances Boyle Mulligan. Mr. Mulligan was a member of Pipefitters Union #524 of Scranton since October of 1953. He also served in the United States Navy....
Rita H. Wambold
Mar 19, 2015
Rita H. Wambold, 91, formerly of Mountain Top and Kingston died Thursday at Saint Luke's Villa. Born December 17, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Richard and Honora Haley Horn. Rita was a 1941 graduate of Meyers High School. During World War II she worked in the offices of AC & F in Berwick in support...
Anne M. Templeton
Mar 19, 2015
Anne M. Templeton, 84, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Little Flower Manor. Born January 29, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Leo M. and Madeline George Reidlinger. A graduate of Saint Ann's Academy, Anne earned her baccalaureate from Misericordia University. A professional educator, Anne taught a Saint Nicholas Elementary School and at several schools of the...
Regina 'Jean' Leighton
Mar 17, 2015
Regina A. Leighton, 89, of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Saint Luke's Villa. Born June 25, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas L. and Elizabeth Healy Snee. Jean was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing. A registered nurse, Jean was a school and private duty nurse for several...
Thomas R. McGeer
Mar 12, 2015
Thomas R. McGeer Sr., who formerly owned and operated McGeer’s Pub in Wilkes-Barre with his wife, Dorothy, died late Thursday night, March 12th, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. As he took his last breath, he was surrounded by his two children and six of his grandchildren, his wife cradling his face in her hands and kissing his...
Helen Marie Marr
Mar 11, 2015
Helen Marie Marr, 93, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 21, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Emma Blaum Marr. A graduate of Saint Ann's Academy, Helen studied music and earned her bachelor’s degree from Misericordia University and master’s degree from Columbia University. Helen taught for several years before...
John Gerald Burns
Mar 7, 2015
John Gerald Burns of Wilkes-Barre died at the home of his brother, Joseph J. and his wife Jo Ann Burns, on Saturday, March 7, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Born October 15, 1940 in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas Leo and Dorothy Ann Dugan Burns. John graduate from Saint Mary's High School...
Brian McGinnis
Mar 4, 2015
Brian J. McGinnis, 66, of Kingston died Wednesday at the VA Medical Center following an illness. Born September 7, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John McGinnis and Eleanore Cannon McGinnis McIntyre. Brian was a 1967 graduate of Saint Mary’s High School and earned his baccalaureate degree from Wilkes University. A Marine Corps veteran of the...
Elena Monda
Mar 4, 2015
Elena Monda, 86, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at her home. Born July 28, 1928 in Afragola in the Province of Naples, Italy she was a daughter of the late Fortunato and Santa Testa Celentino. Her husband, Patsy traveled from Brooklyn, New York in 1954 to meet, fall in love with, and marry her. She left her country and traveled to...
Joseph P. Brennan
Feb 28, 2015
Joseph P Brennan, 87 of Shavertown passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 28th. Born August 5, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Helen Jackles Brennan. Joe was a 1945 graduate of GAR High School where he played varsity baseball and football and was senior class vice president. He enlisted and served...
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