Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Marie Hahn
Jul 5, 2010
Marie Hahn, 87, a resident of Mercy Center Assisted Living in Dallas died Monday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born May 5, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Marie Fischer Hahn. Marie attended St. Nicholas High School, Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Business College. Miss Hahn was a bookkeeper for the former Globe...
Dolores Kochinski
Jul 2, 2010
Dolores 'Boots' Kochinski, 82, of Whitehouse Beach in Delaware died Friday at Delaware Hospice Center. Born May 28, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Freda Schaffer Moluskey. Dolores raised her family and lived in Levittown for thirty years before moving to Whitehouse Beach where she had resided for the past thirty-one years with her...
John Moore
Jun 30, 2010
John J. Moore, 80, of Scott Street in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born August 6, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward and Catherine McKelvey Moore. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he earned the rank of Sergeant. Jack was the manager and owner of Moore's Cafe...
Kurt Reisinger
Jun 29, 2010
Kurt Reisinger of New York City died unexpectedly at his residence on June 29 2010 when God called him home. Born in Wilkes-Barre (Nesbitt Hospital), he spent the better part of his first thirty years growing up in the Wyoming Valley. Kurt attended Meyers Junior High School, where he played basketball and football, and graduated from Wyoming Seminary where he...
Mary Ietti
Jun 26, 2010
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Charles A. Leo Sr.
Jun 24, 2010
Charles A. Leo, Sr., 75, of Diebel Avenue in Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly on Thursday. Born January 22, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Angelo and Madeline Cameron Leo. Charles was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. Prior to retirement, Mr. Leo was a member of the Carpenters and Joiners Local Union 645 for more...
Patricia Meginess
Jun 20, 2010
Patricia Cunningham Meginess, 70, of Country Club Apartments in Dallas died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born February 2, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Martin and Mary Shock Cunningham of Wilkes-Barre. Patti was a 1958 graduate of Saint Mary's High School. Mrs. Meginess dedicated the majority of her life to caring for her family. Patti was a...
Margaret Ellman
Jun 14, 2010
Margaret Tierney Ellman, 97, formerly of Washington Square and Sheridan Manor in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Keystone Garden Estates. Born September 26, 1912 in Carbondale she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Ann Robinson Tierney. Peg attended Carbondale High School. Until her retirement, Peg was a retail associate for Alexander's Department Store in New York for more than...
Claire Hart Cummings
Jun 6, 2010
Claire Hart Cummings, 91, of South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre died peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on Sunday, June 6th. Born May 15, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Edna Callahan Hart. A graduate of Saint Ann's Academy, Claire earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Misericordia University...
Margaret Krummell
May 26, 2010
Margaret C. Krummell, 87 died May 26th, 2010 in Palm Beach Gardens Florida from complications following open heart surgery. Born August 11, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre Township, Margaret was one of twelve children of Apolinaris S. and Anna Grasavage Cilvik. After graduating from Wilkes-Barre Township High School she attended business school in New York. She then moved to the Pocono Mountains...
Mary McHugh
May 20, 2010
Mary McHugh, 75, a former resident of East Saint Mary’s Road in Hanover Township died Thursday, May 20th at The Laurels in Kingston. Born September 3, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, PA she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Laura McHugh. Mary worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry until retiring in 1985. Celebration of Mary’s...
Helen Schmitt
May 16, 2010
Helen Stapleton Schmitt of Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown, Maryland and formerly of Williamsburg, Virginia, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Born May 3, 1925, Helen was the wife of the late Paul J. Schmitt and a daughter of the late John and Anna Gernan Stapleton of Kingston. Helen was a graduate of St....
John Gittins
May 8, 2010
John Gittins, 90, of River Road in Hanover Township died Saturday at Hampton House. Born April 30, 1920 in Kingston he was a son of the late John L. and Gertrude Rose Gittins. John was a veteran of General Patton's Army. He received a Purple Heart medal for injuries sustained in the Battle of the Bulge while serving in the...
Janet Corcoran Kane
May 7, 2010
Janet Corcoran Kane, 93, a former resident of Madison Street in Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 2, 1916 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Michael and Josephine Norton Corcoran. Janet was a graduate of Saint John the Evangelist High School in Pittston and its Business Academy. Mrs. Kane was an administrative assistant in...
Angelo 'Micky' Nardone
May 7, 2010
Angelo ‘Micky’ Nardone, 79, of East South Street in Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born September 21, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Alfonso and Anna Colarusso Nardone. A graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Micky was self-employed in the floor covering business before retiring. An enthusiastic conversationalist, he enjoyed passing time at flea...
John VanHorn
May 4, 2010
John Bruce Van Horn, 69, of Dallas died Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Born February 16, 1941 in Plymouth he was a son of the late Robert E. and Rachel Van Horn. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, John attended the United States Naval Academy and earned his bachelors degree from the University of Scranton. A decorated veteran, Mr. Van...
Louis Knapp
May 1, 2010
Louis Knapp, 84, a former resident of Barnes Street in Plymouth died Saturday at Manor Care in Kingston. Born August 30, 1925 in Plymouth he was a son of the late Louis and Josephine Shelski Knapp. Louis attended Plymouth High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A member of All Saints Parish in Plymouth, Louis enjoyed...