Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Andrew Harbay
December 12, 2010
Andrew W. Harbay, 97, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Heritage House. Born September 2, 1913 in Larksville he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Haropko Harbay. Andrew retired in 1973 after many years as a supervisor of the Shipping and Delivery Department of Town & Country Furniture Galleries in Wilkes-Barre. Andrew resided in South Berwick, Maine for...
James Atherton
December 10, 2010
James T. Atherton, 80, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday at his home. Born November 10, 1930 in Kingston he was a son of the late James and Edna Miller Atherton. A 1948 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Jim earned his bachelor degree from Wilkes University in 1954 and master degree in education from the University of Scranton. He served...
Frances Lyons
December 8, 2010
Frances Tabor Lyons, 66, formerly of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at her home in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Born December 7, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Frances Naklicki Tabor of Dallas and the late William Tabor. Raised in Lee Park, Frances was a graduate of Hanover High School. Frances' career path varied throughout her life, being last employed as...
Philip Rizzo Ph.D.
November 21, 2010
Philip L. Rizzo, Ph.D., 86, a resident of Willow Manor in Germantown, Maryland died Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Rizzo lived for many years in Wilkes-Barre, where he was a Professor of Literature and Linguistics at Wilkes University. Philip was born in Philadelphia on July 23, 1924. An Army veteran of World...
Jean Kelly
November 15, 2010
Jean McGroarty Kelly, 83, a former long time resident of Nesbitt Street in Larksville died Monday at The Laurels in Kingston. Born August 24, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth Hillard McGroarty. Jean was raised on Custer Street and graduated from James M. Coughlin High School. Before she dedicated herself to raising her...
Karen McManus
November 13, 2010
Karen McManus, 68, of Dallas died Saturday at Hospice Care of the VNA in Wilkes-Barre. Born January 19, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Eleanor Carlin Brisk. Karen was a resident of Luzerne, where she was a member of the parishes of Sacred Heart and Holy Family, for more than fifty years. An infant daughter, Kathleen...
Sophie (Niedzwicki) Nedwick
November 11, 2010
Sophie M. Nedwick, 96, of Nanticoke died Thursday at Birchwood Nursing Center. Born April 16, 1914 in Nanticoke she was a daughter of the late Felix and Mary Winiarsko Niedzwicki. Before retiring, Sophie was employed by the former Blue Bird Restaurant in Nanticoke for many years. Sophie was a member of the Parish of Saint Faustina Kowalska and long time...
Rita McLarney
November 3, 2010
Rita M. McLarney of Laurel Run Road in Bear Creek died Wednesday. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Anna Mulcrone McLarney. Rita retired after working many years in the business office of Bell Telephone Company. Miss McLarney was a member of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth. Surviving are a brother, Edward J. McLarney...
Maureen Cook
November 1, 2010
Maureen Mullen Cook, 61, a resident of Kingston, passed away Monday, November 1, at Hospice Community Care in Wilkes-Barre, following an illness. Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of Irene Norton Mullen and the late Dennis A. Mullen. Maureen married Stephen J. Cook in 1971 and on October 29th they observed their 39th wedding anniversary. Together they...
David Wren
October 22, 2010
David Mason Wren, Sr., 59, of North Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilkes-Barre entered into eternal rest on Friday with his wife and sister at his side. David was brave and valiant throughout his nearly one-year fight with pancreatic cancer. Born September 3, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Harold and Agnes Mason Wren. David was a graduate...
Peter Nardone
October 19, 2010
Peter T. Nardone, 83, of Park Avenue in Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday at Hospice Community Care. Born April 3, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Alfonso and Anna Colarusso Nardone. Peter was a graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater. Peter was a dispatcher for...
Katherine Girton
October 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
October 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
October 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
October 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.
October 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...
Arielle Davis
October 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...
Mary Ellen McDade
October 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...
John J. Conlon
October 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...
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