Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Rose Marie Royal Smith
Sep 17, 2014
Rose Marie Royal Smith, 83, formerly of Edwardsville died Wednesday at Little Flower Manor. Born October 22, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Henry L. and Frances Ramlow Royal. Rose Marie was a graduate of the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing in Norristown. As a licensed practical nurse she focused on home health care throughout...
Anna Jean McNulty
Sep 16, 2014
Anna Jean McNulty September 16, 2014 Anna Jean ‘AJ’ McNulty, 86, formerly of B’nai Brith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday. Born July 26, 1928 in Mount Vernon, Illinois she was a daughter of the late P. Hilton and Grace Hicks Dement. Anna Jean was a graduate of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing. A registered nurse, she worked in...
Jack Allen
Sep 14, 2014
John E. Allen, 79, of Luzerne died Sunday at his home. Born November 27, 1934 in Luzerne he was a son of the late John and Elsie Powell Allen. After graduating from Luzerne High School he continued his education at Wilkes University and later earned his degree from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. A Marine Corps veteran of the Korean...
Sister Cecilia Meighan RSM
Sep 12, 2014
Sister Cecilia Meighan, RSM, Ed.D., J.D. September 12, 2014 Sister Cecilia Meighan a member of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy died at Mercy Center on Friday, September 12, 2014 after a brief illness. As a Sister of Mercy, Sister Cecilia was an Associate Attorney with the Gallagher, Brennan and Gill Law Firm, President and member of the...
Eugene M. Suda
Sep 11, 2014
Eugene M. Suda, 71, of Buttonwood died Thursday. Born November 11, 1942 in Larksville he was a son of the late Joseph and Katherine Suda. An Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, he honorably served our country from 1961 to 1967. A daughter, Sharon Lynn Suda died in 2006, step-son, Sgt. Harold J. Smith died in 1992 and longtime companion,...
John Luca
Sep 5, 2014
John Luca, 66, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Celtic Hospice. Born March 26, 1948 in Messina, Italy he was a son of Josephine Arena Luca and the late Candeloro Luca. John emigrated from Italy to the United States with his family, settling in New Jersey in 1961. He was a resident of Wilkes-Barre for the past twenty-five years. John was...
Mary McDonough Mooney
Sep 1, 2014
Mary Rose Mooney, 92, of Provincial Tower in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at her home. Born August 30, 1922 in Plains she was a daughter of the late Francis and Katherine Moran McDonough. Following her marriage to Bernard F. Mooney after World War II, Mary lived in New Jersey for more than fifty years before returning to the Wyoming Valley in...
Anthony P. Ward
Aug 25, 2014
Anthony Patrick Ward passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born April 6, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Patrick and Rose Mulvey Ward. A lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, Tony was a graduate of Meyers High School and the University of Scranton. After graduation from Scranton he entered the Navy and...
Catherine McCabe
Aug 22, 2014
Catherine J. McCabe, 71, of Hanover Township and a longtime resident of Parrish Street in Wilkes-Barre died in the presence of her loving family at her home on Friday. Born February 27, 1943 in Hanover she was a daughter of the late Francis and Catherine Glennon McCabe. Catherine was a graduate of Hanover High School and Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational-Technical School....
David A. Kelly
Aug 20, 2014
David Alan Kelly, 61, of Blakeslee and formerly of Mountain Top passed away peacefully at his home on August 20th. Born in Kingston he was a son of the late Robert and Mary Kelly. A graduate of Meyers High School, David spent twenty-five years in the hospitality business in The Poconos. He was also employed by Luzerne County 911 Center...
Raymond John Majikes
Aug 11, 2014
Raymond John Majikes of Wilkes-Barre passed away Monday, August 11th at the Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit, South Wilkes-Barre after a three year battle with cancer. Born August 24, 1948 in Wilkes- Barre, Ray was a son of the late Charles and Theresa Lowery Majikes. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and was the recipient of the Most...
Albert J. Malachefski
Aug 6, 2014
Albert J. Malachefski, 64, of Hanover Township was in the presence of his loving family when he passed away peacefully on Wednesday at Celtic Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 16, 1950 in Kingston he was a son of the late Aloysius and Bernadine Bamrick Malachefski. A graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School he was a...
Cornelius Healy
Jul 30, 2014
Cornelius P. ‘Neil’ Healy, 91, of Forty Fort died Wednesday afternoon with his family at his side. Born July 12, 1923 in Cork City, County Cork, Ireland he was a son of the late James and Margaret Drinan Healy. The Healy family moved to New York when Neil was a young child. He was raised and educated in New York...
William E. Lynch
Jul 17, 2014
William E. Lynch, 76, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born July 26, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Lynch. Bill was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School where he lettered in wrestling, track and football and was a starting member of the 1955 conference championship...
Rita Emma Gallagher
Jul 17, 2014
Rita Elizabeth Gallagher, 99, a nearly lifelong resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday. Born June 10, 1915 in East End she was a daughter of the late Fred and Bridget Bonner Zimmerman. Emma attended the Guthrie School and James M. Coughlin High School. She dedicated her life to her family and found her greatest joy in...
Paul McCarthy
Jul 16, 2014
Paul McCarthy, 77, of Warrior Run died Wednesday at Celtic Hospice. Born November 17, 1936 in Allentown he was a son of the late David and Iris Howard McCarthy. A 1955 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey Paul honorably served our country with the Navy for two years. Paul was a manager for Gentech in Linden,...
John Shields Carr
Jul 14, 2014
John Shields Carr, 72, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Monday with his family by his side. Born April 30, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas and Mary Rowan Carr. John was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School and served in the Air Force Reserves. John retired from his career in restaurant management in 2006. A...
Ned Lenahan
Jul 12, 2014
Edward J. ‘Ned’ Lenahan, Jr., 53, of Sugar Notch died unexpectedly on Saturday. A lifelong resident of Sugar Notch, Ned was the youngest son of the late Edward and Kathleen Gallagher Lenahan. A 1979 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Ned attended Kutztown University and later worked with his father in the operation of Lenahan Oil Company. Ned was a...
Mary Lopatto
Jul 12, 2014
Mary M. Lopatto, a lifelong resident of the Heights section of Wilkes-Barre passed away at Little Flower Manor on July 12, 2014. Born August 26, 1916 Mary was the daughter of the late Attorney John S. and Mary S. Lopatto. Mary was a graduate of Southern Seminary Preparatory School in Buena Vista, Virginia and Beaver College in Glenside. Mary was...
Ann Theresa Manfre
Jul 11, 2014
Ann Theresa Kelly Manfre, 87, a former longtime resident of Hanover Township passed away Friday at Little Flower Manor. Born November 6, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Michael and Veronica Kelly. Ann was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and retired from Bell Telephone Company (Verizon). Mrs. Manfre was a member of the Parish...
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