Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Giuseppe Zafarana
Feb 13, 2023
Giuseppe Zafarana, 83, of Kingston, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023. Born March 20, 1939 in Italy he emigrated to the United States in 1957. Giuseppe settled in Manhattan and worked with Teamsters Local 807 for many years before retiring and moving to Kingston. Giuseppe enjoyed bowling, baking pizzas, and the music of Elvis and Johnny Cash. He had...
James Joseph Durkin III
Feb 10, 2023
James Joseph Durkin III, 59, of Shavertown, died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 10, 2023. Born February 4, 1964 in Kingston he was a son of Jeanne McLaughlin Durkin of Dallas and the late James J. Durkin, Jr. Jim graduated from Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, Kingston, and Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Jim served the needs of...
Mildred M. Petcavage
Feb 8, 2023
Mildred M. Petcavage, 95, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Born December 23, 1927 in Scranton she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Burke Petcavage. Mildred earned her BS from Misericordia University and MS in education from the University of Scranton. Mildred was a Hanover Green Elementary School teacher for...
Rory Patrick Sgarlat
Feb 3, 2023
Rory Patrick Sgarlat, 33, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 3rd. Left to remember his life are his parents, Michael J. Sgarlat and Jean M. McCoskey Sgarlat. He will also be deeply missed by his sisters, Megan Sgarlat Prynn (Dale) and Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca (Otis); brothers, John Patrick, Liam, and Michael (Josh Barajas); nephews, Patrick Sgarlat, Sawyer Prynn, and Whitaker...
Barbara E. Gazda
Dec 30, 2022
Barbara Elizabeth Gazda, 85, of Wilkes-Barre, died on December 30, 2022. Born March 5, 1937 in Old Forge she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Stanek. A graduate of Old Forge High School and Lackawanna Junior College, she went to work with Supermarket Services as an administrative assistant. After having children, Barbara joined Kids R Us and...
Francis J. Prest Jr.
Dec 24, 2022
Francis J. Prest Jr., 79, of Plains, was welcomed into heaven on the morning of December 24, 2022. Frank was born on January 5, 1943 to Francis J. and Bessie (Bossert) Prest and was raised in Wilkes-Barre, where he attended Meyers High School. Frank was employed at Blue Ribbon Bakery Before beginning his 32-year railroad career in 1974 with the...
W. Maureen McCabe Paulson
Dec 24, 2022
W. Maureen Paulson, 86, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022. Born October 29, 1936 in Hanover Township she was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine Glennon McCabe. Maureen was a 1954 graduate of Hanover High School. In 1975, when her five children were school-age, she began her career as a secretary for Community...
Benedicta (Virgie) Slusser
Dec 20, 2022
Benedicta (Virgie) Slusser of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, after a short illness. She was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States after marrying her husband of forty-five years, David Slusser. Benedicta was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very proud of her daughters and granddaughter. Above all, she found great joy...
Anne McGlynn Steiner
Dec 16, 2022
Anne McGlynn Steiner, 83, went on her last adventure on the morning of Friday, December 16th, 2022. Anne was a graduate of St. Leo's in Ashley. On November 25th, 1961, she married Paul, a Navy man, and her true love. Anne and Paul would travel the world together for ten years, going wherever the Navy needed them. She would reminisce...
Sharon Ann Williams RN
Dec 14, 2022
Sharon Ann Williams, RN, 69, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Born December 24, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Earl and Mary Anne Homa Sibert. Sharon was a 1970 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. She continued her education in the nursing program at LCCC. Sharon was...
James E. Brennan Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
James E. Brennan, Jr., 54, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Born April 14, 1968 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late James E. and Mildred Bartnick Sparlik Brennan. Jim was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. The Wilkes-Barre Area CTC employed him for the past seventeen years. Jim was a member of...
William R. Smith
Dec 6, 2022
William R. Smith, 76, of Swoyersville, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at the VA Community Living Center on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Born April 18, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William and Ruth Dumble Smith. After graduating in 1964 from G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre, Bill served our country as a...
Chester M. Shiner
Dec 5, 2022
Chester Michael Shiner, 78, of Scranton, a former longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away after an illness at Scranton Health Care Center on Monday, December 5, 2022. Born August 2, 1944 in Scranton he was the son of the late Wanda Zackowski Shiner Baden and the late Carl W. Shiner, Jr. Chester attended school in White Haven. He was employed...
Barbara Ann Rowe
Nov 22, 2022
Barbara Ann Rowe, 67, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Born September 12, 1955 in Somerville, New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Eleanor Flasser Rowe. A Bishop Hoban High School graduate, Barbara worked for the Social Security Administration in Wilkes-Barre for nearly forty years before retiring. Barbara was known to...
Elizabeth M. Austin
Nov 3, 2022
Elizabeth M. Austin entered peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, November 3, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Dubois, Pennsylvania, on September 29, 1924, to the late John and Veronica Macko and moved with her family to Wilkes-Barre, which she called home until her passing. Elizabeth was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School. Before her...
Joyce Polocko Jacobson
Nov 2, 2022
Joyce Polocko Jacobson died Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948 in Kingston, she was the daughter of Matthew F. and Grace Parsons Polocko. Joyce graduated from Central Catholic High School, Class of 1966, and attended the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, earning her Licensed Practical Nursing certification...
Eugene M. Brady
Nov 1, 2022
Eugene M. Brady, a lifelong son and dedicated community leader of Northeastern Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at his Mountain Top home on November 1, 2022, after a short illness. Gene was surrounded by his immediate family. His death completed his earthly and spiritual journey to an almost certain and well-earned eternal heavenly reward. Gene Brady was born November 14, 1949...
John P. Moses Esq.
Oct 31, 2022
John P. Moses, Esq., prominent attorney, public servant, philanthropist, and lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at his home on Monday, October 31, 2022. Born on June 27, 1946, he was the son of the late Peter and Jean Sessin Moses and was the beloved husband of Joyce Nahas Moses and father of Atty. Peter J. Moses, both of Wilkes-Barre....
Catherine A. O'Brien
Oct 28, 2022
Catherine A. O'Brien, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on October 28, 2022. Born October 31, 1930 in Mocanaqua she was a daughter of the late John F. and Anne Weir O'Brien. Catherine graduated from Saint Mary's High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She was a private-duty Registered Nurse before retiring. Cousins survive Catherine. Catherine's family celebrated her life...
Joseph A. O'Brien Jr.
Oct 26, 2022
Joseph A. O'Brien, Jr., 83, passed away into eternal life on October 26, 2022. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on April 29, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph A. O'Brien, Sr., and Regina (Jean) O'Brien. Joe graduated from GAR Memorial High School, where he was an outstanding athlete participating in football, basketball, and track. He was awarded the...
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