Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Barbara Yelland
March 13, 2011
Barbara Anne Moskal Yelland, 51, of Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born May 3, 1959 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Theodosius and Barbara Lechanski Moskal. Barbara was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. She was an enthusiastic Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Her husband, Joseph F. Yelland preceded her in death. Barbara...
Helen Zielinski
March 5, 2011
Helen M. Zielinski, 92, formerly of Plains died Saturday, March 5th at Riverstreet Manor. Born November 1, 1918 in Plains she was a daughter of the late Walter and Anna Zielinski. A sister, Frances Victor and brother, John Zielinski preceded her in death. Helen's Life was Celebrated in a private graveside ceremony prior to burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in...
Richard C. Gray
March 4, 2011
Richard C. Gray, Rick, 57, of Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly on Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.Born December 27, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Fred L. and Betty Steinkirchner Gray.Rick was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School and earned his bachelor degree in business administration from Penn State University.Rick was proud to be a member of...
June Sanborn
February 23, 2011
June Ella Sanborn, 83, of Mount Pocono was surrounded by family at Keystone Garden Estates when she was called back on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and a broken hip. Born November 29, 1927 in Roxbury, Massachusetts she was a daughter of the late Harold B. and Etta Jane Barnes Parker. Commonly known as...
Edward 'Dutchie' Lenahan
February 21, 2011
Edward J. ‘Dutchie’ Lenahan, 84, of Rear Main Street in Sugar Notch died in the presence of his family at his home on Monday. Born June 13, 1926 he was a life-long resident of Sugar Notch and a son of the late James A. and Ceceilia Caffrey Lenahan. Dutchie was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. Mr....
Helen Holowchak
February 18, 2011
Helen Holowchak, 99, a resident of Wesley Village died Friday morning. Born September 13, 1911 in Taylor she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Antoinette Korakuska Holowchak. Helen attended Scranton city schools. Her career in retail sales started with Isaac Long's Department Store on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre where she was a buyer for eight years. Helen left...
Alice McAndrew
February 2, 2011
Alice E. McAndrew, 95, of Wyoming died Wednesday at Mercy Center in Dallas. Born November 20, 1915 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late John and Alice Kelly Grier. After graduating from Saint John's High School and Saint John's Business School in Pittston, Alice became employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, where she remained her entire working life...
Joan Drexinger Jones
February 1, 2011
Joan Drexinger Jones, 78, of Church Road in Mountain Top died Tuesday at her home.Born January 31, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Martin F. and Catherine Becker Drexinger.Joan was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School.Mrs. Jones was employed in the collections office of GMAC in Kingston, and later worked at RCA in Mountain Top...
Bernard O'Brien
January 30, 2011
Bernard F. O’Brien, 96, died Sunday, January 30, 2011. Bernie, as he was affectionately known to his family and friends, was born March 5, 1914, a son of Michael and Ellen Rogan O’Brien of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre. Bernie was married to Agnes McDonnell from the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, and they became the proud parents of...
Mary Murphy
January 20, 2011
Mary Andrejko Murphy, 90, of Hanover Township passed away on January 20, 2011 at Little Flower Manor where she was a resident for the past six years. Mary was born on April 20, 1920 to the late Stephen and Mary Ann Buhalla Andrejko of Hanover Township. She graduated from Hanover Memorial High School with the Class of 1939. Mary was...
Vincent Scoma
January 17, 2011
Vincent J. Scoma, 68, of Lewisburg died suddenly Monday night at Evangelical Community Hospital. Born August 8, 1942 in Jamestown, New York he was a son of the late Salvatore and Sarah Ognibene Scoma. Vince graduated from Encino High School in California. An Air Force veteran, he served in Vietnam. Vince retired from the human resources department of Trans World...
Ethel Anne Bird
January 11, 2011
Ethel Anne Bird, 67, of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. Born February 4, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James L. and Ethel Lynch Bird. Ethel is survived by her brother, James of Wescosville; nieces and nephews; and several cousins, including Patricia Whelan of Millsboro, Delaware, Robert and his wife Kim Klinetob of...
Susan Dobash
December 26, 2010
Susan Bamrick Dobash, 89, a life resident of Wilkes-Barre Township died Sunday at Little Flower Manor. Born April 15, 1921 she was a daughter of the late Michael and Susan Leslie Bamrick. Through the years, Susan received her education and raised her family in Georgetown. Mrs. Dobash was a long time member of Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church...
Joseph Hodle
December 22, 2010
Joseph J. Hodle, 67, of Webster Street in Pringle died Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born November 10, 1943 in Larksville he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Bryan Hodle. Joe was a graduate of Saint Vincent's High School in Plymouth. Joe was employed by New Jersey Transit for thirteen years and later worked for the Luzerne...
Eleanor Jennings
December 16, 2010
Eleanor Baker Jennings, 90, of Hanover Township died Thursday. A descendent of Robert Morris of Philadelphia, Eleanor was born August 16, 1920 in Paradise Valley in the Pocono Mountains. She was a daughter of the late Theodore Morris and Rose McGlynn Baker. As a child, her family lived in Stamford, Connecticut for several years before coming to Wilkes-Barre. Eleanor was...
Jeanne Macking
December 14, 2010
Jeanne D. Macking, 92, of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday. She will be missed by her sister: Angela Burke of Phoenixville; nieces and nephews, Rev. Edward Burke, Kevin and his wife Rosemary Burke, Madonna and her husband Daniel Flaherty, Dennis and his wife Kathy Burke and Patricia and her husband Stephen Seacrist. Celebration of Jeanne’s Life will be held Monday with a...
Gloria Collins
December 13, 2010
Gloria R. Dally Collins, 84, a resident of Harvey’s Lake and Englewood, Florida died Monday. Born April 24, 1926 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Carl and Eleanor Dugan Dally. Gloria was a 1943 graduate of Ashley High School. Mrs. Collins was formerly employed at RCA in Mountain Top and in the local garment industry. Gloria was...
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