Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Irene Collett Hannagan
Jun 4, 2013
Irene Rose Collett Hannagan, 83, was fond of telling everyone she met that she was “one of eleven and raised seven.” She died Tuesday at Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre. Irene married her high school sweetheart, James Vincent Hannagan and together they raised three daughters and four sons in the family’s home in Kingston. Her family remembers her for her huge...
Mark Borum
May 25, 2013
Mark Borum, age 43 of Saint Joseph’s Center, Swoyersville died Saturday May 25, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born Nov. 26, 1969 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of Virginia Mooney Borum and the late Joe Borum. Mark had attended Saint Rocco’s school in Pittston, the Palmer Street School in Wilkes-Barre and later graduated from the Special Education Program at the...
Mary Ellen Mudzik
May 22, 2013
Mary Ellen Mudzik, 64, of Wilkes-Barre entered into eternal rest to be with the Lord on Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She passed away peacefully with family and friends at her side. Born August 15, 1948 in Hudson she was a daughter of the late Catherine and Albert Frashefski. Mary Ellen was a retiree of Luzerne County Community College where...
Phillip R. Scavone
May 19, 2013
Phillip Richard Scavone, 81, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born March 29, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Phillip E. and Mae Gately Scavone. A 1949 graduate of Lehman Township High School, Phil was recruited for his baseball talent and immediately left to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. He later continued his education...
Patricia Claherty Oschal
May 15, 2013
Patricia Claherty Oschal was in the presence of her family when she died peacefully on Wednesday after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Dorothy Melleski Claherty and the late John J. Claherty. Patricia was educated in Wilkes-Barre Area schools and was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. After high...
Margaret Anne Rooney
May 12, 2013
Margaret Anne Whalen Rooney, 90, a former resident of Washington Square Apartments with her husband, Thomas Rooney died on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013 at River Street Manor. Born April 27, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Jordan Whalen. Margaret was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School. Margaret worked at Nepera Chemical...
Kathleen McDermott Rabiolo
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McDermott Rabiolo, 52, of Pittston died Friday at her home. Born April 25, 1961 in Havertown she was a daughter of Joseph and the late Anne R. McDermott. Kathy lived most of her life in suburban Philadelphia, moving to the Wyoming Valley in 2004. Her mantra; service with a smile; followed her throughout her career with various restaurants and...
Therese O'Hara
May 8, 2013
Therese O'Hara, 73, of Penn Yan, New York died Wednesday at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Born February 18, 1940 in Endicott, New York she was a daughter of the late William A. and Elizabeth Lynch O'Hara. A graduate of Saint Agnes High School in Towanda, Therese earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Misericordia University. Before retiring...
James Oliver Butterwick
May 6, 2013
James Oliver Butterwick, 90, a recent resident of Forty Fort slipped away peacefully on Monday. Born June 22, 1922 in Philadelphia he was a son of the late Oliver Grant Butterwick and Ethel Irene Creasing Butterwick, both of whom passed away when he was a child. He lived with and was cared for by uncle and aunt, Peter and Sally...
Arthur McCluskey
May 4, 2013
Arthur H. McCluskey, 82, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday. Born July 16, 1930 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts he was a son of the late Peter J. and Alma LaCroix McCluskey. A 1950 graduate of Saint Bernard High School in Fitchburg, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Providence College and Master of Arts from Montclair State University. An Army veteran of...
Veronica Columbus
Apr 30, 2013
Veronica F. Columbus, 89, formerly of Washington Square Apartments and New Mallery Place in Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Mountain Top Senior Care. Born November 20, 1923 in Plains she was a daughter of the late John and Catherine Palcisko Shedlock. Veronica was employed by Consolidated Cigar for several years and later worked for Empire Dress Company until her retirement. Veronica...
Ann Fox
Apr 28, 2013
Ann C. Fox, 77, of Nanticoke died Sunday. Born October 9, 1935 in Harvey's Lake she was a daughter of the late Anthony Madden and Bertha Madden Hornyak. Ann was a graduate of Pringle High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College. Mrs. Fox dedicated most of her life to raising her family. She previously worked at Jimeal's in Plymouth and Miracle...
Todd Stefanski
Apr 24, 2013
Todd A. Stefanski, 43, of Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly on Wednesday. Born August 25, 1969 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Margaret Stefanski Lee. Todd attended Hanover Area High School. He enjoyed camping with friends and family, and was an enthusiastic fan of the Chicago Bears. In addition to his mother, a brother-in-law, Roland Parham preceded him in...
James Burke
Apr 23, 2013
James Richard Burke, Jr., 52, of Carlisle Street in Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Hospice Community Care. Born November 9, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York he was a son of Barbara Johnson Burke of Wilkes-Barre and the late James Richard Burke. Jim was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. I addition to his father, Jim was preceded in death by...
Dr. Joseph V. Krawczeniuk
Apr 17, 2013
Dr. Joseph Volodymyr Krawczeniuk, who walked out of his native Ukraine with his older brother to escape communism as a teenager, sought a better life in the United States and found it as a college professor and father in Wilkes-Barre, died Wednesday morning of a heart attack at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was eighty-eight years old. His wife, Oksana Kolodij...
Marion Keller
Apr 8, 2013
Marion E Keller, 90, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013 at Mercy Center in Dallas. Marion, (“Sis” as she was known to her family), was born in Wilkes-Barre and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Fischer Keller. She was a member of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre. She attended St. Nicholas Grade...
Ann Davis
Apr 6, 2013
Ann Davis, 83, passed into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, April 6th. She had been a resident of Saint Luke’s Villa and former resident of Grove Lane in Wilkes-Barre. Born June 26, 1929 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Flaherty Murphy. Ann was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School. Her main...
George 'Jerry' Ferenchick
Mar 25, 2013
George ‘Jerry’ Ferenchick, 81, of Plymouth and a former longtime resident of Edison Street in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Mercy Special Care Hospital. Born August 22, 1931 in Plains he was a son of the late George and Elizabeth Kosek Ferenchick. George was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School. He was a proud veteran of Korean Conflict having served...
Joseph Stefansky
Mar 25, 2013
Joseph Stefansky, 77, a longtime resident of Hayes Lane in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Commonwealth Hospice. Born April 24, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Stanley and Margaret Williams Stefansky. He was a proud veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the Navy from 1952 to 1956. Joe retired from Martz Trailways following a thirty-three...
Betty Wampole
Mar 18, 2013
Betty M. Wampole of Mountain Top passed away on Monday, March 18th. Born August 12, 1931 she was a daughter of the late Austin R. and Evelyn Green of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Greenbelt, Maryland. Betty was employed by the United States government for thirty-five years. She first worked for the Office of Personnel Management and later joined the Small Business...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
