Current Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas

Samuel J. Mangino

Samuel J. Mangino

Jan 3, 2014

Samuel J. Mangino, 89, a longtime resident of Hanover Township passed away Friday. Born October 19, 1924 in West Wyoming he was a son of the late Louis and Grace Greco Mangino. An Army veteran of World War II he proudly served our country in several battles in Germany. Sam worked at the Loomis Colliery before taking a position as...

Kenneth Francis 'Frank' Eick

Kenneth Francis 'Frank' Eick

Jan 1, 2014

Kenneth Francis “Frank” Eick, 69, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at home on Wednesday surrounded by his loving family. Born December 2, 1944 in Endicott, New York he was a son of the late Kenneth and Margaret Eick. Frank graduated from Union-Endicott High School. After proudly serving our country from 1965 to 1969 in the United States Air Force, he earned...

Savitri Jaiswal

Savitri Jaiswal

Dec 29, 2013

Savitri Jaiswal, 92, of Mountain Top died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born December 25, 1921 in India she was a daughter of the late Krishna and Parvati Devi Prasad. Savitri dedicated her life to the care of her family. Her husband, N.D. Jaiswal, preceded her in death. She will be greatly missed by her sons, Niranjan D. Gupta of...

Ronald 'Rocket' Rebo

Ronald 'Rocket' Rebo

Dec 27, 2013

Ronald R. ‘Rocket’ Rebo, 65, of Wilkes-Barre passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2013. Born March 9, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Emily Lutinski Rebo. A US Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era he proudly took part in the maiden voyage of the USS John F. Kennedy. He was honorably discharged in 1973...

Mary Elizabeth Lenahan

Mary Elizabeth Lenahan

Dec 19, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Lenahan, 76, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Hospice Community Care. Born October 1, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Attorney Frank P. and Mary Dane Lenahan. Mary was a graduate of Saint Ann’s Academy and Mercy Hospital Nursing School. Mary loved being Irish and had great passion for her...

Daniel Bartley

Daniel Bartley

Dec 13, 2013

Daniel L. Bartley, 84, of Bear Creek and a longtime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Friday. Born May 2, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Daniel and Gertrude Helfrich Bartley. Dan was a 1947 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. An Army veteran of the Korean War he proudly served our country...

Marilyn Kelchner Talbert

Marilyn Kelchner Talbert

Dec 12, 2013

Marilyn Kelchner Talbert, 82, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 31, 1931 in Forty Fort she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Conrad Kelchner. Marilyn attended Forty Fort High School and graduated from Wyoming Seminary in 1949. She earned her baccalaureate degree from Saint Lawrence University in Baldwin, New York in 1953. Marilyn...

Raymond Horan

Raymond Horan

Dec 10, 2013

Raymond J. Horan, 87, a native of Wilkes-Barre and resident of Middlesex, New Jersey died Tuesday. Born May 9, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Raymond J. and Mary Gorham Horan. Ray was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School. A Navy veteran of World War II, he proudly served our country from 1943 to 1946....

Florence Jumper

Florence Jumper

Dec 1, 2013

Florence Jumper, 100, of Wyoming died Sunday at Hospice Community Care. Born May 30, 1913 in Wyoming she was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Catherine Brennan Ward. Florence was a graduate of Saint Cecelia's High School. Prior to her marriage to George Jumper in 1959 Florence worked for EmKay Manufacturing in West Wyoming for more than twenty years....

Judy Mullen

Judy Mullen

Nov 30, 2013

Judy Mullen, 69, a resident of Forty Fort died Saturday. Born January 27, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Irene Norton Mullen of Wilkes-Barre and the late Dennis A. Mullen. Judy was a graduate of Coughlin High School and continued her education in nursing at Luzerne County Community College. Judy was a Registered Nurse working in the operating...

Albert Kishel

Albert Kishel

Nov 24, 2013

Albert Kishel, 73, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family at his home in Bear Creek on Sunday. Born July 30, 1940 in Taylor and raised in Dupont he was a son of Betty VanLuvender Kishel and the late Albert Kishel. A graduate of West Pittston High School he earned his baccalaureate degree at Wilkes University. Al had...

Raymond Jones

Raymond Jones

Nov 24, 2013

Raymond K. Jones, 82, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Hospice Community Care. Born January 3, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Raymond K. and Isabelle Adams Jones. Ray attended Meyers High School. An Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict he proudly served our country from 1952 to 1956. Ray was employed by Frank Martz Coach...

Edward Dopko

Edward Dopko

Nov 20, 2013

Edward J. Dopko, 73, of Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 27, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward and Adele Styklunas Dopko. Ed's family relocated to Philadelphia where he graduated from Overbrook High School. An Army veteran he proudly served our country for six years with more than two years of...

Ruth Clemons

Ruth Clemons

Nov 16, 2013

Ruth Hayward Clemons, 82, of ManorCare in Kingston and former longtime resident of South Welles Street in Wilkes-Barre entered into eternal rest on Saturday evening at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born April 4, 1931 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bertha Sprow Hayward. Ruth was a member of the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima and...

Ronald Maholic

Ronald Maholic

Nov 16, 2013

Ronald J. Maholic, Sr., 61, of Drums and formerly of West Deer and Rural Ridge, entered into eternal peace November 16, 2013 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Ron was born July 2, 1952 in Harrison Township to the late Anthony and Mary (Cagna) Maholic. He was a Certified Orthotist/Prosthetist (CPO) with the American Orthotic/Prosthetic Academy working in the field for over...

Elizabeth Mary Kearney

Elizabeth Mary Kearney

Nov 15, 2013

Elizabeth Mary Kearney, 77, of Kingston entered eternal rest on Friday. Born September 22, 1936 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Kathleen O'Malley Smith. Elizabeth earned her baccalaureate degree from Misericordia University. Before retiring Elizabeth taught in the elementary schools in South Plainfield, New Jersey for thirty-five years. She spent several years in South...

William View

William View

Nov 12, 2013

William C. View, 74, of Wright Avenue in Kingston entered into eternal rest on Tuesday. Born April 4, 1939, a son of the late Charles M. and Marie Parry View, he lived most of his life in Wilkes-Barre. An Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, he proudly served our country for two years. Before retiring Bill was a baker at...

Jack Gibbons

Jack Gibbons

Nov 9, 2013

John P. ‘Jack’ Gibbons, 74, of Exeter died at his home on Saturday, November 9th following metastatic melanoma. Jack was born in Scranton, the son of the late Anne Powell and Eugene Gibbons. He was a 1957 graduate of Scranton Central High School, where he was an All-Scholastic student and basketball player; and the University of Scranton with a degree...

Louis Kwarcinski

Louis Kwarcinski

Nov 9, 2013

Louis P. Kwarcinski, 66, of Farmhouse Road in Mountain Top died Saturday at his home. Born July 23, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Louis J. and Catherine Kratz Kwarcinski. Lou was a 1965 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. An Air Force veteran he served for four years during the Vietnam Era. After completion of...

Kathryn McCafferty Dorrance

Kathryn McCafferty Dorrance

Oct 31, 2013

Kathryn Dorrance, 98, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on October 31 at Little Flower Manor. Born in Swoyersville she lived most of her life in the Wilkes-Barre area and in Piscataway, New Jersey. Her first husband, Sylvester McCafferty, second husband, Stanley Dorrance and an infant son, Robert McCafferty preceded her in death. She will be greatly missed by her daughter,...