Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Robert J. Loftus
Oct 25, 2022
Robert J. Loftus, 49, of Mountain Top, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Born February 9, 1973, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lorraine Cavan Loftus, Wilkes-Barre. A graduate of Meyers High School and King's College, Bob was an account executive for WNEP-TV for seventeen years. Before this, he worked for 98.5 KRZ and Magic 93...
Donald E. Engel Sr.
Oct 14, 2022
Donald E. Engel, Sr., 91, of Kingston, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on Friday, October 14, 2022. Born November 24, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Irene Armbruster Engel. A 1948 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, he continued his education at night at Wilkes University, completing coursework in accounting....
Nancy A. Endler
Oct 13, 2022
Nancy A. Endler, 77, of Leesburg, VA, died Thursday, October 13, 2022. A native of Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mildred Mack Endler. Nancy graduated from Meyers High School in 1963 and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1966. She continued her education, earning a BS in Nursing from George Mason University and an MS...
Joseph Gluzinski
Oct 12, 2022
Joseph Gluzinski went to meet the Lord Our Father on October 12, 2022. Joseph was born on April 25, 1934, in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, to George and Eva Gluzinski, George's second wife. He was their third child together, and Joseph liked to say his parents agreed they could not do any better, so they quit having children. George had ten children...
Francis J. Nardone Jr.
Oct 8, 2022
Francis J. Nardone, Jr., 67, of Plains Township, passed away at his home with his loving wife, sons, loyal German Shepard, Rambo, and family at his side on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Born in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Frank and Rita Zurla Nardone. Frank was a graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and attended King's College. He...
Karen E. Spagnola
Oct 7, 2022
On October 7, 2022, Karen E. Spagnola passed away peacefully with her daughter and granddaughter at her side. Born September 13, 1950 in Ithaca, NY she was a daughter of the late Ronald McAlarney and Elizabeth Lapp McAlarney. Karen was a 1968 graduate of St. Gabriel's High School in Hazleton. Before retirement, Karen worked in customer service at Citizens Bank....
Marybeth Kasper
Oct 5, 2022
Marybeth Kasper, 64, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Born March 4, 1958 in Kingston she was the daughter of the late Carl J. and Mary McDonnell Kasper. Raised in Wilkes-Barre, Marybeth attended public schools and graduated from J.M. Coughlin High School. She continued her education at Keystone Junior College and Mansfield...
Thomas V. Tinsley Jr.
Sep 29, 2022
Thomas V. Tinsley, Jr., 81, of Glen Summit, Mountain Top, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2022. Born October 16, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Thomas V. and Mollie Green Tinsley. Tom attended West Side Central Catholic High School, Kingston and graduated from the University of Scranton in 1963, with a degree in Accounting. Tom...
Frank Carl Montedonico
Sep 27, 2022
Frank Carl Montedonico, 90, of Rotonda West, Florida, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Born February 10, 1932 in Wilke Barre he was a son of the late Santino and Lucia Rigoni Montedonico. Frank enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably in the Korean War. Frank retired after working many years in the financial department of...
Mary Ellen O'Brien
Sep 27, 2022
Mary Ellen "Rip" O'Brien, 81, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on September 27, 2022. Born in Drexel Hill on November 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Mary Emma Van Winkle. A graduate of West Chester University, Mary Ellen was a Health and Physical Education teacher...
William J. Flanagan
Sep 20, 2022
Bill Flanagan, 65, of Bear Creek, passed unexpectedly while on a business trip on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Born August 26, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James and Patricia Claire (Daly) Flanagan. Bill is survived by his daughters, Kaitlyn Flanagan (fiance Ian Donohue) of Ridgewood, NY; and Dr. Krista Flanagan Evanish (Dr. Evan Evanish) of...
Edward F. Zabroski
Aug 28, 2022
Edward F. Zabroski, 75, of Jenkins Township, peacefully passed away in the presence of his loving family after a brief illness at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Born March 29, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre, Eddie was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Barrett Zabroski. A graduate of GAR High School, Class of 1965, Eddie was in...
Patricia Ann Warner Shamberger
Aug 25, 2022
Patricia Ann Warner Shamberger, 85, of Drums, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on August 25, 2022. Born April 9, 1937 she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Warner. Ann graduated Valedictorian of the Class of 1954 from St. Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. She earned a full scholarship to Misericordia University in Dallas...
John Charles Schmitt II
Aug 13, 2022
John Charles Schmitt II, 51, of Stamford, Connecticut passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022. He was the loving son of John Schmitt and Eloise (Siddons) Schmitt of Hawley and the beloved husband of Angela (Bevan) Schmitt for twenty years. John attended Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley and earned his bachelor’s degree in International Business and Real Estate from the...
Louise A. Callahan
Aug 13, 2022
Louise A. Callahan, 99, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022. She lived most of her life on Shoemaker Street in Swoyersville and Murray Street in Forty Fort. Born July 7, 1923 in Swoyersville she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Edith Boyle Callahan. Louise was a 1941 graduate of Swoyersville High School and earned her...
Joseph W. Raieski
Aug 8, 2022
Joseph W. Raieski, Jr., 67, of Forty Fort, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 8, 2022. Born September 9, 1954 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph W. and Genevieve Barletta Raieski. Joe's daughters Angie and her husband, Zachary Brady, and Abby and her husband Jeffrey Lawrence; grandchildren Jackson Brady and Jeffrey Wayne Lawrence; other family and...
Karen E. Carr
Aug 8, 2022
Karen E. Carr, 66, of Allentown, passed away on August 8, 2022. Born May 28, 1956 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Edith Ramsey Carr. Karen graduated from Central Catholic High School and earned her degree from Misericordia University. Karen's decades-long food service career started with The Wood Company in Allentown. She was devoted...
Chardell Gardner Narcum
Aug 5, 2022
Chardell Narcum, RN, 94, of Forty Fort, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2022. Born August 14, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Magnus and Florence Meighan Gardner. Her husband, George M. Narcum, died on May 11, 1964, and a son George M., Jr., died on November 14, 2016. Sisters Betty Collins and Jeanne Williamson and...
Ellen Kinney Wallace
Aug 5, 2022
Ellen Kinney Wallace, 79, a lifelong resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on August 5, 2022. Born August 5, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Mae Williams Kinney. A 1961 graduate of Saint Mary's High School, she continued her...
Kathryn Farrell
Jul 24, 2022
Kathryn Farrell, 78, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Born March 22, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James A. and Anne Boyle Farrell. A graduate of St. Mary's High School, Class of 1961, Kathy continued her education at Misericordia University and earned her Master's Degree from Rutgers University....
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