Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Katherine Girton
Oct 18, 2010
Katherine ‘Kitty’ Girton, 95, of Kingston died Monday at Manor Care in Kingston. Born September 11, 1915 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John T. and Mary Ellen McGee Reid. Kitty was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Mrs. Girton was employed for many years by Interstate Brands and its predecessor, Blue Ribbon Bakery, until its...
Emil Janc
Oct 12, 2010
Emil Joseph Janc, 76, of Bear Creek Village died Tuesday at his home in the presence of his family. Born June 10, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois he was a son of the late Emil and Cornelia Blommaert Janc. A graduate of Bishop Noll High School in Hammond, Indiana, Emil earned his bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana...
Thelma Lewis
Oct 12, 2010
Thelma J. Lewis, 80, a former resident of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 13, 1929 in Parsons she was a daughter of the late William J. and Emma Jones Lewis. Thelma was a life member of Parsons Baptist Church. Brothers, Willard, Jack, Lawrence and George Lewis and William Houser and sisters, Ida...
Wesley Jenkins
Oct 7, 2010
Wesley F. Jenkins, 90, of Rochester, New York died Thursday at his home. Born December 8, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William H. and Catherine Jones Jenkins. Wesley was a mechanic for Rochester Transit Company for many years prior to retirement. Surviving are his beloved wife of sixty-eight years, the former Ellen M. Judge; sister-in-law,...
James H. Perrins Jr.
Oct 7, 2010
James H. Perrins, Jr., 64, of Conwell Street in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia as a result of complications from a bone marrow transplant he had during his battle with leukemia. Born October 13, 1945 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James H. and Nellie Newberry Perrins. Jim was a 1963 graduate of James...
MaryEllen McDade
Oct 4, 2010
Mary Ellen McDade, 86, of Conwell Street in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Heritage House. Born July 25, 1924 in Carnlough, County Antrim, Ireland she was a daughter of the late John and Annie Mitchell Crawley, and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1928. Mary Ellen was a graduate of Saint Boniface School and G.A.R. Memorial High School...
Arielle Davis
Oct 4, 2010
Arielle Bridget Davis, 19, of White Haven died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arielle was born January 29, 1991 in Ashley, and was a 2009 graduate of Hanover Area High School. She was studying English and History at Luzerne County Community College in eventual pursuit of a law degree. Arielle was employed by Rite...
John J. Conlon
Oct 2, 2010
John J. Conlon, 78, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday at Hospice Community Care. Born November 28, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Charles Myles and Evelyn McGinley Conlon. John attended Cardinal Farley Military Academy in Rhinebeck, New York before graduating from Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern. He continued his education at Babson Institute in Wellesley, Massachusetts. John...
Janette Charters
Sep 24, 2010
Janette Brugler Charters, 53, of Mehoopany died Friday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born October 16, 1956 in Toledo, Ohio she was a daughter of Patsy Thomas Brugler of Green Valley, Arizona and the late Jack Brugler. Jan enjoyed outdoor life with her horses and dogs, and living near the Susquehanna River with her husband of twenty-eight years, Jim. Cross-country skiing,...
Anthony Ott
Sep 12, 2010
Anthony Francis Ott, 88, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Little Flower Manor. Born September 30, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Charles and Rosalia Mische Ott. Anthony was a graduate of Saint Nicholas Grade School, Coughlin High School in 1939 and Wilkes-Barre Business College in 1945. Anthony worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard after high school....
Leo Geiser
Sep 9, 2010
Leo C. Geiser, 94, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday evening at his home. Born October 9, 1915 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Anna Sauer Geiser. Leo was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and served as a Staff Sergeant with the Army in France during World War II. Leo was employed for many...
Andrew Gorto
Sep 2, 2010
Andrew A. Gorto, 66, of South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Kindred Hospital. Born October 6, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey he was a son of the late Andrew F. and Stella Boruch Gorto. Andy joined the United States Navy in 1960, retiring as Master Chief in 1991. During his career he served in Argentia, Newfoundland, aboard the...
Roberta Berenzy
Aug 19, 2010
Roberta Pommerer Berenzy, 82, died Thursday at Heritage House in Wilkes-Barre. Born June 12, 1928 in Margaretville, New York she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ada Esping Pommerer. A graduate of the School of Fine Arts of Syracuse University, Roberta continued graduate studies at the New School in New York City. Roberta was the art director for...
James Edward Danberg Ph.D.
Aug 16, 2010
Dr. James E. Danberg, 82, died peacefully at his home on Monday, August 16, 2010 after a three year battle with cancer. Dr. Danberg was born on October 13, 1927 in Wallingford, Connecticut, the only child of Loretto M. and August E. Danberg. He attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, receiving a BAE in June, 1949, a...
MaryLou Visnefski
Aug 9, 2010
Mary Lou Visnefski, a resident of Little Flower Manor, formerly of Hanover Township, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, shortly after admission. Born Oct. 13, 1932, in Stanford, Conn., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Susan Greco. Surviving are sons, Butch, Connecticut; and Michael, Larksville; brothers, Larry and Daniel Greco;...
Richard R. Walsh
Aug 6, 2010
Richard R. Walsh age 93 of Marlborough Ave. Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born and raised in New Jersey he had served in the Army during World War II After the war he had been employed many years by the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in the Long Branch, New Jersey area until his retirement...
Daniel George
Jul 21, 2010
Daniel J. George, Sr., 84, a former resident of Wilkes-Barre and Port Charlotte, Florida died Wednesday at Hazleton General Hospital. Born November 12, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William and Edith Mitchell George. Dan was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. An Army veteran of World War II serving with the 13th Signal Service...
Peggy Doyle
Jul 15, 2010
Peggy Doyle, 58, of Plains and formerly of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born May 27, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Catherine Dougherty Doyle and the late Joseph J. Doyle. A 1970 graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Peggy earned her baccalaureate degree in history and...
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