Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Richard C. Bosher
Feb 21, 2015
Richard C. Bosher, 70, of Hanover Township, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21 from complications of ALS and Leukemia. Born June 3, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late George and Ida Luongo Bosher. Richard graduated from GAR High School in 1962 and served in the Army National Guard’s Battery C 1st Battalion 109th Artillery from 1963-69. He...
Mary C. Clarke
Feb 19, 2015
Mary C. Clarke, 88, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Little Flower Manor. Born May 18, 1926 in Carbondale she was a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Margaret Gildea Kerins. Mary was a 1944 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Prior to retiring in 1987, Mrs. Clarke was a hearing assistant for the Office of Hearings and Appeals of...
Thomas J. Borum
Feb 16, 2015
Thomas J. Borum, 65, of Mountain Top died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Born March 11, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre Township he was a son of the late John and Catherine Sabulski Borum. Tom attended Wilkes-Barre Township schools. Prior to retiring in 2012 he was employed by Eastern Penn Supply Company. A member of the...
Daniel T. Conrad
Feb 13, 2015
Daniel T. Conrad, 57, of Wilkes-Barre was in the presence of his loving family in Orlando, Florida when he was called to heaven on February 13, 2015. Born April 4, 1957, he was the son of Mary Bloss Conrad of Wilkes-Barre and the late Philip J. Conrad. Dan graduated from E.L. Meyers High School in 1975 and Wilkes University in...
Jean M. Foley
Feb 11, 2015
After a brief illness, Jean M. Foley of Mountain Top entered peacefully into eternal rest with her family at the bedside at her home on February 11, 2015. Born July 21, 1927 in Yonkers, New York, Jean was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Katherine Murphy Cavanaugh. She received her bachelors in nursing at the College of Mount...
Robert L. Sipple
Feb 3, 2015
Robert Leo Sipple, 77, of Ashley and formerly of Bear Creek and Georgetown passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Born May 20, 1937 he was a son of the late Henry L. and Grace Kastreva Sipple. Robert honorably served our country in the United States National Guard 109th Field Artillery from 1956 through his retirement...
Mary Jane Bonner
Feb 2, 2015
Mary Jane Bonner, a longtime Baltimore resident and retired Baltimore County employee, died Feb. 2 after a brief illness in Fort Myers, Florida. She was 88. The daughter of James Duffy, a police detective, and Mary Misché, a homemaker, “Jane” Duffy was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where she graduated from Meyers High School in 1944. In 1945 she married her...
Frank C. Hourigan Jr.
Feb 1, 2015
Frank Charles Hourigan, Jr. died peacefully on February 1, 2015. He was the oldest child of Frank and Jayne Hourigan, who preceded him in death along with his brothers, Joseph and Thomas, as well as his sisters, Mary and Sarah. Frank graduated from Central Catholic High School and earned a bachelor's degree from King's College where he was the team...
John D. McCarthy
Jan 27, 2015
John D. ‘Jack’ McCarthy, 79, of Kingston and Harvey’s Lake passed away on January 27, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a short illness. Born June 19, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph J. and Claire Kilcoyne McCarthy. A graduate of Saint Mary’s High School and King’s College, Jack’s love of cars led him to...
Anna Novinski
Jan 20, 2015
Anna Horro Novinski, 86, died peacefully on January 20th at her home in Hanover Township. Born February 14, 1928 in Hanover she was a daughter of the late John and Eleanor Gronowski Horro. Anna and her husband were the proprietors of the Sunset Drive-In in Mountain Top, Annie's Diner in Nanticoke and Penn Deli in Wilkes-Barre. A loving mother, grandmother...
James Gunsauls
Jan 7, 2015
James Gunsauls, 89, of the East End Section of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born December 21, 1925 in Carbondale he was a son of the late Roy and Margaret Moser Gunsauls. An Army veteran of World War II he served in Italy as part of the European Theater of Operations. Jimmy was employed by HNB Mortgage in...
Joan J. Fladd
Jan 5, 2015
Joan J. Fladd, 90, formerly of Riverside Drive in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Mountain Top Senior Care. Born January 5, 1925 in Swoyersville she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Hornick Forgash. Joan earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Misericordia University and Master of Science degree from Bucknell University. Mrs. Fladd started teaching chemistry at Forty...
Marilyn Simmers Miele
Jan 2, 2015
Marilyn ‘Marney’ Miele, 92, of Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Celtic Hospice. Born June 5, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte Haney Simmers. Marney was a 1940 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Before retiring in 1986 Marney was a personnel administrator at Kinder Manufacturing in Wilkes-Barre. A member of...
Harry M. Jones
Dec 29, 2014
Harry M. Jones, 97, of Edwardsville and a longtime resident of Regent Street in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Celtic Hospice. Born March 12, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Harry and Dorothy Higgins Jones. A graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Harry was an Army veteran of World War II and served honorably in the Phillipines....
Rita Schappert Brislin RN
Dec 25, 2014
Most unexpectedly, Rita Schappert Brislin, RN of Wilkes-Barre was called home by God on Christmas morning, December 25, 2014. Born August 20, 1930 she was the beloved daughter of the late Edward and Martha Kelly Schappert, and widow of the late John G. Brislin. Rita was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre and received her elementary and high school education at...
Robert P. Marshall
Dec 19, 2014
Robert P. Marshall, 74, formerly of Hazleton died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He had been a resident of Mountain Top Senior Care for nearly eleven years. Born March 17, 1940 in Hazleton he was a son of the late Dominick Marshall. Celebration of Robert’s Life will be held Monday with Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM in...
Raymond E. Sipple
Dec 19, 2014
Raymond E. Sipple, 83, of Indian Lake in Buck Township died Friday at his home. Born December 19, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Henry L. and Grace Kastreva Sipple. A 1950 graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School, Ray completed business school in Missouri while he was serving with the military. A Veteran of the Korean...
Thomas J. Nauss MD
Dec 18, 2014
Thomas J. Nauss, M.D., 96, formerly of Spring Brook Township died Thursday at Mercy Center in Dallas. Born February 20, 1918 in Plymouth he was a son of the late Henry and Catherine Molyneux Nauss. A 1936 graduate of Meyers High School, Dr. Nauss earned his baccalaureate degree from Penn State University and doctorate in medicine from the University of...
Charles 'Gilly' Harrison
Dec 18, 2014
Charles ‘Gilly’ Harrison, 77, beloved husband of fifty-three years and father died Thursday at Celtic Hospice. Born June 13, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre he was a resident of East End. Gilly was a driver for Jack Fink Seafood in Wilkes-Barre for thirty-five years, and he and his wife owned and operated the East Side Diner on South Washington Street for seven...
Bernadine Scherbenco
Dec 18, 2014
On December 18th Bernadine Scherbenco decided to leave us all behind and fly away with the angels. Gracing us with her presence since 1931, Bernadine was the daughter of the late Susan and John Strichek. Her husband, Joseph died in 2001 and her late-in-life companion, Bob Sobeck died in 2011. Born and raised in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre...
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