Current Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas

Marion Atkinson

Marion Atkinson

May 31, 2010

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Margaret Krummell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Francis G. Anstett CSM, Ret

Francis G. Anstett CSM, Ret

Apr 30, 2010

Francis G Anstett, Sr., 80, retired Army Command Sergeant Major of Bear Creek Village and formerly of Liverpool, New York passed away Friday, April 30, 2010. Born December 20, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late David and Louise Wallace Anstett and a grandson of Professor Frank Anstett. Frank was a 1948 graduate of Coughlin High School...

Margaret White Fay

Margaret White Fay

Apr 24, 2010

Margaret White Fay of Shavertown died Saturday April 24, 2010 at Geisinger Medical Center Plains Township. Margaret was born March 3, 1952 the daughter of Joseph E. and Marcella McCormick Fay. The granddaughter of William Morris and Carolyn Runner Fay of West Pittston and Peter J. and Margaret White McCormick of Wilkes-Barre. Margaret attended Schuyler Avenue School in Kingston, afterward...

Leona C. Anstett

Leona C. Anstett

Apr 22, 2010

Leona C. Anstett, RN, age 98, formerly of Carey Ave. South Wilkes-Barre died April 22, 2010 at Manor Care Hampton House, Hanover Township where she had been a resident since June 2007. Mrs. Anstett was born October 16, 1911 in Plymouth daughter of the late Adam and Anna Benoska isslo She was a 1928 graduate of Plymouth High School and...

Dorothy Williams

Dorothy Williams

Apr 15, 2010

Dorothy Rollman Williams, 95, of Washington Square in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at her residence. Born February 25, 1915 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Walters Rollman. Dorothy was a member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas and its Altar and Rosary Society and senior citizens club. Mrs. Williams was active with the Washington Square...

Sheila Gordon

Sheila Gordon

Apr 10, 2010

Sheila Mooney Gordon, 73, of Shickshinny Lake entered eternal life on Saturday. Born October 21, 1936 in New Haven, Connecticut she was the only child of the late Terence and Nan Connors Mooney. Sheila graduated from Saint Mary's High School in New Haven where she was a cheerleader. She worked at Southern New England Telephone Company, as a legal secretary...

Nellie Sipple

Nellie Sipple

Apr 3, 2010

Nellie M. Sipple, 92, passed away Saturday, April 3rd in Hospice Care of the VNA. Born April 9, 1917 in Lee Park she was a daughter of the late John J. and Lucy Shields Fisher. Nell attended Wilkes-Barre city schools and graduated from E.L. Meyers High School. She was a homemaker for many years, and an accomplished seamstress working at...

Honorable Bernard J. Podcasy

Honorable Bernard J. Podcasy

Apr 3, 2010

The Honorable Bernard J. Podcasy, 89, of Wilkes-Barre entered eternal life on Saturday, April 3rd. Born August 12, 1920 in Ashley he was a son of the late Joseph and Catherine Pierozek Podczasy. Judge Podcasy was a graduate of Saint Leo's High School in Ashley and Saint Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown...

Marlene Dante

Marlene Dante

Mar 24, 2010

Marlene Kieran Dante, 79, of Old Carverton Road in Trucksville ended her courageous battle with cancer and entered into eternal rest in the presence of her family on Wednesday at her home. Born January 28, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Francis P. and Irene Duclos Kieran. Marlene was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School...

Joseph F. Long

Joseph F. Long

Mar 22, 2010

Joseph Francis Long, Sr. entered eternal rest on March 22, 2010 at Hospice Care of the VNA. Born October 26, 1922, Joe was a life-long resident of Wilkes-Barre and son of the late James and Catherine McAndrew Long. A 1941 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Joe earned his bachelors degree in accounting from the Wharton School of Finance of...

Eileen Hornsby Hagenbuch

Eileen Hornsby Hagenbuch

Mar 20, 2010

Eileen T. Hornsby Hagenbuch, 54, of Mountain Top died Saturday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 25, 1956 in Wilkes-Barre Township she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Eileen Mulligan Hornsby. A 1973 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Eileen was employed by Wyoming National Bank and worked for Nabisco and Kraft Foods prior to her illness....

Debra Mae Longfoot

Debra Mae Longfoot

Mar 20, 2010

Debra Mae Madara Longfoot, 57, of Woodbury Street in the Lee Park section of Hanover Township died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born October 12, 1952 in Elizabeth, New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mae Palmer Madara. Debra had been a technician at Procter & Gamble in Mehoopany for the past twenty-four years. Surviving are...