Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Dec 13, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Williams was accepted into the arms of the Lord on Thursday, December 13, 2012. An affectionate wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend, Mary Elizabeth was loved dearly and will be missed greatly. Born May 25, 1954 to the late Thomas and Betty Gardner Collins, Liz was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre. A 1972 graduate of Elmer L. Meyers...
Dorothy Lawall
Dec 10, 2012
Dorothy Orth Lawall, 68, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre died Monday. Born December 20, 1943 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Louis and Alice Hennigan Orth. Dorothy was a graduate of Pittston High School and dedicated most of her life to caring for her family. Her husband of thirty-two years, Edward R. Lawall died February 6, 2002....
Mary Seibel
Dec 6, 2012
Mary Monahan Seibel, 98, a former resident of Ashley died Thursday at her residence in Chicago. Born February 9, 1914 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Sarah Cusack Monahan. Her husband, Edmund M. Seibel died April 12, 1980. A sister, Kathryn and brothers, William and Joseph Monahan also preceded her in death. She will be...
Edward Gallagher
Dec 6, 2012
Edward F. Gallagher, 58, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at his residence. Born March 23, 1954 in Pittston he was a son of the late Paul J. and Helen Flannery Gallagher. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science from Wilkes University and completed his Master of Science in Psychology at Marywood University. Ed's career as a counselor and therapist led to positions...
Eleanor Keil
Dec 5, 2012
Eleanor Teresa Keil, 89, of Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born March 11, 1923 she was the fourth daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Abbey Lynn of Forty Fort. A 1941 graduate of Kingston High School, Eleanor served as a secretary for the Union of Teleradio, and worked at the Linear factory and...
John Mooney
Nov 29, 2012
John M. Mooney, 80, of Almond Lane in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Born December 6, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Eugene and Virginia Gallagher Mooney. Jack was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served from 1952 to 1954. Jack...
Margery Strobel
Nov 27, 2012
Margery Strobel, 92, a former resident of the Georgetown section of Wilkes-Barre Township died Tuesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born May 29, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre Township she was the daughter of the late Chester and Catherine Kelly Strobel. Margery was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School. Ms. Strobel devoted her life to caring for her parents and siblings at...
Rita McHugh Graf
Nov 26, 2012
Rita McHugh Graf, 95, of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Riverstreet Manor. Born October 7, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Catherine Reilly McHugh. A graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Rita continued her education at the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Rita was a First Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps serving in the...
Joseph Pienkowsky
Nov 19, 2012
Joseph Pienkowsky - fondly known as “Joe P” to all who loved him – lost his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on November 19th while a patient at Hospice Community Care in Wilkes-Barre. He will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives he so generously and lovingly touched. Joe was born on April 6, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre to...
John Edwards
Nov 17, 2012
John W. ‘Cracker Jack’ Edwards, 64, of Hunlock Creek died unexpectedly on Saturday. Born August 9, 1948 in Hazleton he was a son of the late John William and Anna Morris Edwards. Jack was a graduate of Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era he enlisted in June of 1967 and...
Bernard Corbett
Nov 16, 2012
Bernard F. Corbett, 87, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Kindred Hospital. Born August 17, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Lillian Fluegel Corbett. A graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, he earned his baccalaureate degree in education as a member of the first graduating class of King's College in 1950. Bernie continued his education...
James F. Lee Jr.
Nov 7, 2012
James F. Lee, Jr., 49, of Larksville died Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born April 21, 1963 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James F. and Patricia A. Shovlin Lee. Jimmy worked in construction for many years before an injury confined him to a wheelchair. He possessed great knowledge of building needs and techniques and was always...
Rita Stephens
Nov 1, 2012
Rita M. Stephens, 93, formerly of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Mercy Center in Dallas. Born June 25, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Mary Harkins Corbett. Rita was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Mrs. Stephens was a long time member of the former Parish of Saint Therese and the Wyoming Valley...
William Paul Smedley MD, FACS
Oct 29, 2012
William Paul Smedley, M.D., F.A.C.S. passed away peacefully at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Monday, October 29, 2012 with his family at his side after courageously battling a debilitating illness since September, 2007. Dr. Smedley was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre and the Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University, Chicago, IL. Additionally, he served as...
Joseph DelleCave
Oct 25, 2012
Joseph J. DelleCave, 66, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at home in the presence of his family on Thursday, October 25th.Born in Naples Italy, he was the son of the late Gennaro and Elvira DelleCave of Brooklyn, New York.Throughout his forty-five year career Joe was employed as a pizza baker at several restaurants where he acquired the nickname Papa Joe.He enjoyed...
Elizabeth Sipple
Oct 23, 2012
Elizabeth E. Sipple, 76, of Indian Lake in Buck Township died of a stroke on Tuesday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born May 24, 1936 in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Hannadel Lippa. Betty was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School where she was recognized for her...
Josephine Spernoga
Oct 16, 2012
Josephine Marie Spernoga, 87, of Dan Flood Tower in Kingston died Tuesday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born May 6, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Jezerchak Spernoga. Josephine was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School and studied theology at King's College in her later years. Before retiring, Josephine was a housekeeper...
Donald Imrich Buzinkai Ph.D.
Oct 10, 2012
Donald Imrich Buzinkai, PhD., beloved husband, devoted father and grandfather, mentor and friend, passed away Wednesday, October 10th at his home in Wilkes-Barre. Affectionately known to friends and colleagues as Buzz, he was born September 10, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Buzinkai was Professor Emeritus of Political Science, retiring from King’s College in 2000 following a career that began...
Mary Moran
Oct 8, 2012
Mary M. Padden Moran, 86, of Orchard West, Newberry Estate in Dallas and Spanish Lakes in Fort Pierce, Florida died Monday at her home in Dallas. Born May 30, 1926 in Plains she was a daughter of the late William and Helen Dougherty Padden. Mary was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. Before retiring Mary was employed...
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