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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Elizabeth Radovich Winnicki
Jun 1, 2012
Elizabeth Radovich Winnicki Betty Winnicki, 91, formely of Miller Street Luzerne has gone gallivanting. Betty will be on the lookout for the best of bargains for all her family and friends. Born March 11, 1921 in Luzerne she was a daughter of the late Dushan and Verinica Smida Radovich. Twin sister Genevie Kinger, sisters Vera Kuzma and Ann Alaimo, brothers...
Attorney John Joseph Carlin
May 30, 2012
Attorney John Joseph Carlin, a guest at Manor Care, Second Ave. Kingston died Wednesday evening. Born in Luzerne he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Mary Elizabeth Collins Carlin. He was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre and had attended St. Boneventure College; he was a graduate of St. John's College, St. John's University Law School...
Thomas Arnold Ph.D.
May 5, 2012
Thomas Richard Arnold, Ph.D., 78, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday at Hospice Care of the VNA. Born August 5, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Harry M. and Margaret C. Mellet Arnold. A graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, he attended Ithaca College before studying for his BA in Economics from King's College. He earned his MA...
Elizabeth Zira Brody
May 5, 2012
Elizabeth Zira Brody, 97, formerly of Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre died Saturday in the Partridge-Tippett Nursing Facility at Wesley Village. Born December 27, 1914 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Samuel Elias and Waheba Brody. Zira attended city schools and Dean School of Business at Wyoming Seminary. Before retiring Zira was employed by Pennsylvania Gas & Water...
Lorraine Marchakitus
Apr 25, 2012
Lorraine Ann Marchakitus, mother of two and grandmother of four, died suddenly on April 25, 2012 of a heart attack. She was 72. Lorraine was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 27, 1940 to the late Albert W. and Leona Fisher Wampole, and was raised in Plymouth. She attended Plymouth High School (Class of 1958), where she met her future husband...
Lawrence Weybrecht
Apr 24, 2012
Lawrence A. Weybrecht of Blakeslee passed away Tuesday at Little Flower Manor as a result of lung cancer. He was eighty-eight years old at the time of his passing and is remembered as saying recently, I had a great life. Born February 10, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio he was a son of the late August and Marie Klein Weybrecht. He...
Ann Kirkpatrick
Apr 24, 2012
Ann Schuler Kirkpatrick, 79, of Elm Avenue in Kingston died Tuesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born August 20, 1932 in Dunmore she was a daughter of the late Earl and Mary Edwards Schuler. Ann was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Parish of Saint Ignatius Loyola. Her husband, Joseph M....
Robert Stein
Apr 20, 2012
Robert B. Stein, 84, of B’nai Brith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Manor Care Hampton House. Born April 21, 1927 in Easton he was a son of the late Henry Monroe and Ora Margaret Belles Stein. Bob was a graduate of Newport Township High School. In his younger days, Bob worked for the Berwick Hotel and Berwick Laundry for...
Leonard Ostrowski
Apr 19, 2012
Leonard Ostrowski of Laflin died Thursday. He will be greatly missed by his wife of fifty-nine years, the former Joan Brenner. Leonard's Life will be Celebrated in a Funeral Mass on Monday at 11 AM in the Church of Saint Maria Goretti. Interment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township. Arrangements by McLaughiin's - The Family Funeral Service....
Judy Maher
Apr 14, 2012
Judy Delong Maher, 65, of Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born February 13, 1947 in Slocum Township she was a daughter of the late Paul and Helen Fine Delong. Judy graduated with honors from Crestwood High School and later trained for her career in health care. Beginning at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital thirty-five years ago, Judy was...
Kevin Nelson
Apr 14, 2012
Kevin G. Nelson, the Chairman and CEO of Acton Technologies as well as the Managing Director of Flontech USA, passed away after a valiant fight with esophageal cancer on April 14, 2012. He was 64. Kevin was born in New York City on August 18, 1947 and traces his roots to Kishkeam, County Cork. He holds Irish as well as...
Carol Johnston
Apr 3, 2012
Carol M. Johnston April 3, 2012 Carol M. Johnston of Kingston Township, daughter of John J. and Carol Space Kearns, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6 PM. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Attorney Ralph J. Johnston, Sr. and her sisters, Mrs. Edward Ruane and Mrs. Leo Brady. Surviving are her children: Attorney Ralph J....
Kevin Munley
Apr 1, 2012
Kevin John Munley, 54, of Mountain Top was in the arms of his adoring wife and the presence of his children and family as he entered into eternal rest at his home on Sunday. Born September 13, 1957 in Sugar Notch he was a son of Agnes Benish Munley and the late John T. Munley. An alumnus of Crestwood High...
Oscar Hungarter
Mar 29, 2012
Oscar Hungarter, Jr., 86, who lived in the only home he ever owned on Oak Street in Wilkes-Barre until June of 2011 died Thursday at Riverview Ridge. Born January 26, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Oscar and Beatrice Brungess Hungarter. Although he achieved academically, earning straight A's through eighth grade, Oscar made the sacrifice of...
Joseph Mangan
Mar 27, 2012
Joseph Carl Mangan, 82, a true gentleman known for his kindness and humor, died peacefully at his home in Bear Creek on March 27th. Joe was born in the North End of Wilkes-Barre in 1929, the son of the late Edward and Veronica McAvoy Mangan. In 1964 he married the former Joan Kenney of the East End of Wilkes-Barre. In...
Frank Loch
Mar 25, 2012
Frank J. Loch, 91, a resident of Saint Luke’s Villa in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born May 9, 1920 in Berwick he was a son of the late Jacob and Amelia Loeffler Loch. Frank attended Hanover Township public schools and was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Extension School of Business, US Army Adjutant...
Kelly Ann Frail
Mar 16, 2012
Kelly Ann Frail, 32, of Hanover Township died Friday at her residence. Born August 11, 1979 she was a daughter of Steven and Roberta Slusser Frail of Wilkes-Barre. Kelly was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Her grandparents, Angela Pencak Slusser, Carol Ann Pryor Frail and Robert A. Frail, and her uncle and godfather, Robert A. Frail, Jr. preceded...
Jean Brittain
Mar 12, 2012
Jean Garrison Brittain, 93, formerly of Oxford Street in Lee Park died Monday at Keystone Garden Estates. Born June 12, 1918 in Hazleton she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Goldie Eroh Garrison. Jean was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Before retiring Jean and her husband owned and operated Bob's Market in Lee Park for nearly...
Earl Meginess
Mar 10, 2012
Earl G. Meginess, 76, of Wilkes-Barre Township died Saturday at Hospice Community Care. Born August 7, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Earl Meginess and Ann Schmidt Fritzges. Earl was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. A Marine Corps veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict. Before retiring Earl was a letter carrier for the...
Emma L. Simms
Mar 9, 2012
Emma L. Simms of Mountain Top died March 9, 2012 at the age of 94. Emma was the daughter of Rowena Davis Gillman and Harry Gillman. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-seven years A. L. Simms (Augie). Emma is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Rhea Simms of Shavertown, and daughter and son-in-law, Rowena...
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