Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
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...
Sr. Mary Joseph Brady Bielecki O.Carm.
Dec 16, 2014
Sister Mary Joseph, born Mary Brady on May 11, 1931, peacefully passed to her eternal reward Tuesday evening at Little Flower Manor. She was the daughter of Edward and Helen Flynn Brady. She attended St. Mary’s High School and graduated as a Registered Nurse from Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. After working at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City for several...
Rita T. Kilgallon
Dec 16, 2014
Rita T. Kilgallon, 90, formerly of Wilkes-Barre died December 16th following an illness. Born March 10, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa Marley O'Rourke. Rita was a 1942 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Rita dedicated most of her life to caring for her family. She was a nursing assistant at Wilkes-Barre General...
Claire Druffner Meehan
Dec 16, 2014
Claire Druffner Meehan, 82, passed away at home in Denville, New Jersey, following a short illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she has lived in Denville for the past twenty-nine years. She was a 1950 graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in Wilkes Barre. Prior to marriage Claire worked as a supervisor at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Northeastern Pennsylvania but the...
James Aloysius Ward
Dec 15, 2014
James A Ward passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 after a long and courageous seven year battle with cancer. Jim was brought to rest with family at his side at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Born July 29, 1953, he was a son of the late Anthony and Eileen Donohue Ward of Wilkes-Barre. Jim was a dedicated and...
Hannah Scanlon
Dec 14, 2014
Hannah C. Duffy Scanlon, 100, formerly of Ashley and Hanover Township passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Sunday at Saint Luke's Villa where she had been an assisted living resident. Born December 26, 1913 in Sugar Notch she was a daughter of the late Philip P. Duffy who was the borough police chief and Bridget...
Joseph R. Proeller
Dec 12, 2014
Joseph R. Proeller, 101, of Wilkes-Barre died December 12th after a short illness. Born March 4, 1913 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late George J. and Anna Schappacher Proeller. Joe was a member of the 1931 graduating class of Coughlin High School where he lettered in both football and baseball. His Army service included forty-three months in...
Peter J. Hoegen
Dec 3, 2014
Peter J. Hoegen, 77, of Kingston Township died Wednesday, December 3rd at the home of his daughter, Katie Arensmeyer in Kingston. Born October 8, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri he was a son of the late Judge Peter J. Hoegen and Rosemary Edam Hoegen. Peter was a 1955 graduate of Archbishop John Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. He attended...
Robert J. McLaughlin Jr.
Nov 28, 2014
Robert J. McLaughlin Jr., 66, of Scranton passed away following a recent illness on Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Riverside Rehabilitation Center in Taylor. Born September 30, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Robert J. and Jean J. Gallagher McLaughlin. His family’s ties to Wilkes-Barre span seven generations. Mr. McLaughlin was a graduate of Coughlin...
Joseph F. DiMaggio
Nov 24, 2014
Joseph F. DiMaggio, 76, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully with his family at his side on November 24, 2014 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Gene, with whom he resided. Born November 2, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Charlotte Anderson DiMaggio. Educated in Wilkes-Barre city schools, Joe served honorably...
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