Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Joan Walsh
Mar 19, 2010
Joan Alicia Walsh, 80, of Wilkes-Barre and formerly of Harvey’s Lake died Friday at Riverstreet Manor. Born April 14, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Agnes Gilligan Walsh. Joan was a 1946 graduate of Saint Mary's High School. She earned her BA in Fine Arts and Anthropology from American University in Washington, D.C....
Karl M. Burke
Mar 14, 2010
Karl M. Burke, 71, of South Main Road in Mountain Top died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born March 16, 1938 in Ashley, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Emma Perschau Burke. Karl was a graduate of Saint Leo's High School. Before retiring in 2004, Mr. Burke was a library assistant for the D. Leonard Corgan...
Marie Preston
Mar 7, 2010
Marie Rose Preston, 84, formerly of Southview Manor in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Timber Ridge. Born June 22, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret Judge Preston. Before retiring Marie was a sales associate at Pomeroy’s in Downtown Wilkes-Barre. Ms. Preston was a member of the Parish of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception....
Janice Shilkoski
Mar 7, 2010
Janice Shilkoski, 61, of Breslau in Hanover Township entered into eternal rest on Sunday at Hospice Community Care. Born May 26, 1948 in Breslau she was a daughter of Helen Balavage Shilkoski and the late Walter Shilkoski. A graduate of Saint Vincent’s High School, Class of 1966, she was employed at Kraft Foods (formerly Standard Brands) for forty-one years as...
Julie Mantione
Mar 6, 2010
Julie Mantione, 59, of Yatesville and formerly of Wilkes-Barre lost her courageous battle with cancer on Saturday. Born July 31, 1950 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Chester and Jennie Polomski Gutowski. Julie was a 1968 graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School in Kingston, and worked for the General State Authority at Hickory Run State...
Barbara L. Martin
Mar 2, 2010
Barbara Ann Lapinski Martin, 69, who resided in Wilkes-Barre with her husband of thirty-eight years, James J. Martin, Jr and a former resident of Italy Street in Mocanaqua died Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born June 17, 1940 she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Michaloski Lapinski. Barbara worked for Commonwealth Telephone Company for thirty-five...
Raymond Burke
Feb 25, 2010
Raymond Burke February 25, 2010 Raymond William Burke, 71, of Eno Street in Plymouth died Thursday, February 25th at his home. Born April 16, 1938 in Plymouth he was a son of the late Raymond and Helen Burke. Raymond was a 1956 graduate of Plymouth High School. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he served our country from 1958...
James B. Jescavage
Feb 20, 2010
James B. Jescavage, 54, a resident of Timber Ridge and, formerly, Valley Crest died Saturday, February 20th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born November 28, 1955 and raised in Kingston, he was the son of the late Thaddeus Lewis Jescavage and Helen Kennedy Bennett. James engaged many activities at Valley Crest and earlier, through the ARC. He was an animal lover...
Kathryn Lynch
Feb 16, 2010
Kathryn Klinetob Lynch, 92, a resident of Little Flower Manor in Wilkes-Barre passed away on Tuesday. Born June 12, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Florence Flosser Klinetob. Kathryn devoted her life to her family. Her husband, Joseph T. Lynch died December 29, 1987. A sister, Dorothy Everett and brothers, Robert and John Klinetob...
Lillian Kamionka
Feb 15, 2010
Lillian Kamionka February 15, 2010 Lillian Kepp Kamionka, 56, of Oak Road in Wapwallopen died Monday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born August 13, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Alice Kepp. Lilly worked for a few years prior to marriage, and later devoted her time to her family. Surviving are her husband, Carl G....
Robert Zarola
Feb 11, 2010
Robert Zarola, 75, a resident of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Hospice Community Care. Born September 28, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Dominic and Catherine Fatheryar Zarola. Bobby was a 1952 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He served our country in the Army from 1957 to 1959 and as a reservist until 1963. Bobby...
Lisa Ha Vu
Feb 8, 2010
Lisa Ha Vu, 39, of Gardner Avenue in Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly at her home on Monday. Born October 29, 1970 in Saigon, Vietnam she was a daughter of Vu Van Dang and Huynh Thi Dam. Lisa was a good person and was devoted to her work as a nail technician for LA Nails at the Wyoming Valley Mall for the...
Marguerite Ritz
Feb 7, 2010
Marguerite Ritz, 82, formerly of Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne and a resident of Farmington Hills, Michigan for the past eighteenth months died Sunday at Saint Mary’s Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan. Born January 27, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Fred C. and Helen Lisman Ritz. Marguerite was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. Miss Ritz...
Edward A. McGinley
Feb 7, 2010
Edward August McGinley, 77, of Tunkhannock died peacefully in the presence of his family on Sunday, February 7th at his home. Born January 22, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Dr. Edward L. and Regina Trapold McGinley. Edward was a loving and proud husband, father and grandfather who inspired his family and many close to him...
Rita Brown
Feb 3, 2010
Rita Senghaas Brown, 90, of Noble Lane in Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully Wednesday at Riverstreet Manor. Born April 5, 1919 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Schilling Senghaas. Rita was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College. Before retiring, Rita was secretary to Michael Ferrance at Martin L. Murray -...
Loretta McHugh
Feb 1, 2010
Loretta McHugh, 88, of Hillard Street in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born August 16, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Veith McHugh. Loretta was a member of the Class of 1939 of James M. Coughlin High School and later attended beauty school. Before retiring she...
John F. Gallagher
Jan 29, 2010
John Frank Gallagher passed away peacefully at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Friday morning, January 29, 2010. Born January 31, 1918 in West Pittston he was the youngest son of George P. and Julia Gaffney Gallagher. He was a graduate of West Pittston High School, class of 1935. He achieved the rank of Captain in the Army during his service in...
Violet Williams
Jan 24, 2010
On Sunday evening, January 24, 2010, Violet Regina Williams, infant daughter of Gordon and Regina Lippi Williams of Indian Lake, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus. Violet was born on September 17, 2009. We were blessed with Violet for four months, and each day was full of love and happiness. She was loved tremendously by her ‘Mommy’ and...
Mildred Graver
Jan 24, 2010
Mildred E. Graver, 89, of Simpson Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born November 3, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James and Ella Thompson Balmer. Mildred was a 1939 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Before retiring Mildred was employed in the Wilkes University Library for twenty years. A member of Firwood...
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