Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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,...
Elizabeth Callahan
Oct 25, 2013
Remembering Betty... On Friday morning, October 25, Elizabeth Callahan peacefully died after a more than two decade battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. Known to most people as "Betty" she was 87 years old at the time of her passing. She was born at home on Schoolhouse Lane in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 1, 1926...
Patrick J. Whalen
Oct 19, 2013
Patrick J. Whalen of Kingston passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 in the Trauma Unit of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born June 13, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre he was the youngest child of the Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Whalen, Sr. Pat attended Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre and graduated from Malvern Prep in 1971. For the better part of...
Helene Conover
Oct 18, 2013
Helene Guhanick Conover of Bear Creek Township died Friday at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Rose Guhanick. A graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Helene continued her education at Luzerne County Community College and King's College. Helene retired from Harris Semiconductor in Mountain Top after working for RCA for many...
Mildred Nell McLain
Oct 11, 2013
Mildred Nell McLain (nee Adams) died on Oct 11, 2013 at the age of 97. Mildred was born on New Year’s Eve to Frank Adamaitis and Nell Adamick (nee Russen) in Sugar Notch, PA. Mildred lost her mother when she was two years old, and was raised by her Lithuanian-speaking grandmother Anelka Russena, whom Millie loved dearly. Forced out of...
Ann Zwiebel
Oct 11, 2013
Ann Zwiebel, 77, of Hanover Township died Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born December 31, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Josephine Reilly Smith. Ann was a 1954 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Mrs. Zwiebel dedicated most of her life to caring for her husband and five children, and was a senior aide...
Ann Marie Wallace
Sep 22, 2013
Ann Marie Wallace, 73, of Washington Street in West Pittston died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 7, 1939 in West Pittston she was a daughter of the late John and Genevieve Manganello Barnhart. Ann Marie was a graduate of the West Pittston High School. Her calling in life was to meet the many needs of her family by...
Barbara Tayoun
Sep 22, 2013
Barbara L. Tayoun, 69, of Laflin died Sunday at Hospice Community Care. Born March 31, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre and raised in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Barber J. and Margaret Rose Thomas Tayoun. An honors graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School, Barbara earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilkes University and Master of Science...
Donna Cook
Sep 21, 2013
Donna M. Cook, 74, of Parrish Street in Wilkes-Barre died Saturday at River Run Nursing Center in Kingston. Born August 12, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James and Mary Girvan Drey. Donna was a 1957 graduate of E.L. Meyer High School. Before retiring Donna worked for Kmart in Wilkes-Barre Township for more than fifteen years....
David M. Ebert
Sep 20, 2013
David M. Ebert, 73, a former resident of Wilkes-Barre Township passed away peacefully at Manor Care in Kingston on Friday, September 20, 2013. Born January 18, 1940 in Charles Town, West Virginia he was a son of the late Alexander M. and Agnes Julia Everhart Ebert. David was an outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting. He also loved being an...
Marion Ransom
Sep 17, 2013
With family at her side, Marion Ransom, 90, was called home on Tuesday, September 17. Marion was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre and attended Saint Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception. She was employed for many years in the garment industry, but later returned to the school district that educated her as a food service employee at the Heights-Murray Elementary...
Stanley C. Bigoski
Sep 16, 2013
Stanley C. Bigoski, 77, of Kingston died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 16, 2013. Born March 22, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Stanley and Nella Sharkey Bigoski. A graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Stan continued his education at Wilkes University and earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance. An...
Patricia Flanagan
Sep 10, 2013
Patricia Daly Flanagan, 82, a longtime resident of Penn Lake died Tuesday at her home. Born February 13, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre Township she was a daughter of the late William and Agnes Glennon Daly. Pat was an administrative assistant at White Haven Center for more than twenty-five years before retiring. Mrs. Flanagan was a member of the Parish of Saint...
James J. Munley Jr.
Sep 4, 2013
James J. ‘Jimmy’ Munley, Jr., 81, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born March 8th 1932 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James J. Munley, Sr. and Catherine Carey Munley. James was a 1952 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and earned a degree in accounting from Wilkes-Barre Business College. Upon graduation Jimmy worked for...
Florence Salwoski Martin
Aug 28, 2013
Our mom had wings long before she ever became an Angel in Heaven. She was an Angel on Earth, and now she will be an Angel forever. Florence C. Salwoski Martin was given her wings on August 28th, 2013. Our mother, our grandmother, our great-grandmother, joined the love of her life 20 days after he left this earth for his...
James J. Dunn DDS
Aug 26, 2013
James J. Dunn, D.D.S., 88, a resident of Jupiter, Florida and formerly of Riverside Drive in Wilkes-Barre passed away Monday, August 26th at Jupiter Medical Center. Born April 13, 1925 in Larksville he was a son of the late Thomas F. and Lillian Dougherty Dunn of Larksville and Pittsburgh. A graduate of Larksville High School, James earned his Pre-Dental Degree...
Tudor Roberts
Aug 24, 2013
Tudor Roberts, 91, of Provincial Tower in Wilkes-Barre died Saturday, August 24, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 1, 1922 in Kingston he was a son of the late William and Mary Williams Roberts. Tudor was a member of the Class of 1941 of G.A.R. Memorial High School. An Army veteran of World War II, he honorably...
Michael J. McGlynn
Aug 20, 2013
Michael J. McGlynn, 66, of Provincial Tower in Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Hospice Community Care. Born November 22, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Jerome D. and Helen Arms McGlynn. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Mike attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied languages at Wilkes University where he earned his baccalaureate degree. Mike...
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