Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
George M. Hebda
Jul 21, 2022
George M. Hebda, 78, of Plymouth, passed away at his home on July 21, 2022. Born March 9, 1944 in Luzerne he was a son of the late Joseph and Lauretta Nafus Hebda. George was a graduate of Westmoreland High School. He was the proprietor of G.H. Construction from 1985 to 2005. George was a devoted husband, loving father, and...
Joseph J. Gardjulis Jr.
Jul 18, 2022
Joseph J. Gardjulis, Jr., 78, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family at his home on July 18, 2022. Born October 5, 1943 in the Lee Park section of Hanover Township he was a son of the late Joseph J. and Catherine Conklin Gardjulis. Joe was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School. He served...
Columbia Jiunta
Jul 16, 2022
Columbia Jiunta passed away peacefully at her home on July 16, 2022. Born September 21, 1931 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Carmella Guarnieri, Italian immigrants that settled in Pittston. Columbia graduated from Pittston High School and Wilkes-Barre Business school and worked side-by-side with her husband at Jiunta's Pharmacy for over forty years, combining a...
Eileen M. Mullay
Jul 14, 2022
Eileen M. Mullay, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 at The Gardens East Mountain. Born March 1, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Wallace. Eileen lived most of her life in South Wilkes-Barre and worked for Bell Telephone for many years in addition to raising her children, Carlo and Pam. Her...
Marita Freeman
Jul 14, 2022
Marita Freeman, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, and Nana, died peacefully on July 14, 2022. Born May 1, 1930 in Nuangola she was a daughter of the late James and Rose Peters Parrish. She married George Freeman, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and moved to Wilkes-Barre, where she resided most of her life. After her husband passed away, she lived...
Jacqueline Marie Perillo
Jul 2, 2022
Jacqueline Marie Perillo, Jackie, 65, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, fought a long and courageous battle against several health conditions and passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on July 2, 2022. Born January 25, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John J. and Rosemarie Mercadante Perillo. Jackie grew up surrounded by a...
Patrice Quigley Kittrick
Jun 20, 2022
Patrice Quigley Kittrick, 87, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on Monday, June 20, 2022. Born May 17, 1935 in Sugar Notch she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Dougherty Quigley. Patrice was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. On July 20,...
Victoria Elias O'Donnell
May 31, 2022
Victoria Elias O'Donnell, 91, a life resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at Mercy Center in Dallas on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Born March 11, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Celia Andari Elias. Victoria was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Class of 1950. Victoria...
Thomas J. O'Connor
May 24, 2022
Thomas J. O'Connor, 95, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Born November 9, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Claire O'Connor. A graduate of Plymouth High School, Tom honorably served our country as a sailor in the United States Navy in...
Margaret Mary Bly Kopiak
May 20, 2022
Margaret Mary Bly Kopiak, 88, of Plains, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022. Born July 25, 1933 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Malachi and Emily Smith Bly. Margaret was a graduate of Saint Leo's High School in Ashley. She worked in several different factories over many years retiring from Koehler Brightstar. A devout Catholic with...
Joseph F. Morrison Jr., M.D.
May 20, 2022
Joseph Francis Morrison Jr., beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away peacefully with his family at his side in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 20, 2022, at the age of 75. Joe was born on September 6, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre to Joseph and Frances Morrison. After obtaining his B.S. at King's College, he voluntarily joined the Navy during the Vietnam War,...
Leon Thomas Kolanowski
May 18, 2022
Leon Thomas Kolanowski, Kollie, 77, of Kingston, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The son of Leon and Mary Reilly Kolanowski, Leon was born on July 28, 1944, in Nanticoke. He graduated from St. Nicholas High School in 1962 and earned a bachelor's degree at Penn State University in 1966 and a Master's Degree in Business...
John Peter Richards
May 16, 2022
John Peter Richards, four and a half, passed away peacefully in his mother's loving arms with his father by his side on Monday, May 16, 2022. John was born in Philadelphia and lived the first three and a half years of his life in Conshohocken before moving to Mountain Top with his family. John was a gentle and patient soul...
Doris M. Wilkie
May 16, 2022
Doris M. Wilkie, 99, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2022. Born August 29, 1922 in Kingston she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret Titus of Forty Fort. Doris graduated from Forty Fort High School and was employed at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre until her retirement. Doris was preceded in death by her husband,...
Ann Hughes Kinsman
May 15, 2022
On her 92nd birthday, Ann Hughes Kinsman of Lake Nuangola passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Ann was born on May 15, 1930 to Louise Morgan Hughes and John J. Hughes, Sr., in Wilkes-Barre, PA. After graduating from E.L. Meyers High School in 1948, she attended Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA, and graduated with honors in 1952. She received...
Elaine M. Rowe
May 10, 2022
Elaine Rowe, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Born October 21, 1959 in Somerville, New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Eleanor Flasser Rowe. Elaine was a 1978 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School. She worked for Luzerne Optical Laboratories and was previously employed by Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and the...
Patrick J. Leighton
Apr 8, 2022
Patrick Joseph Leighton, Uncle Patrick, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his mom and family on April 8, 2022. He was born February 12, 1969, to Ann Marie (Nancy) and the late Jack Leighton. Patrick and his mom shared their home with a loving mother-son relationship that was second to none. Patrick was a special person, not because of...
Donald W. Miller
Apr 5, 2022
Donald W Miller, 65, loving husband and father, passed away on April 5, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease. Born in Kingston, he was the son of Elaine Eley Miller and Don and Marie Miller. He was a graduate of Meyers High School and attended Luzerne County Community College. Don joined the Coast Guard in...
Juliann Kratz
Apr 2, 2022
Juliann Kratz, 74, of Sugar Notch, a loving wife and mother, passed away with her husband and children at her side at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on April 2, 2022. Born April 28, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Yurina Jackloski. Juliann was a graduate of West Wyoming High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College....
Joanne M. Soprano
Mar 18, 2022
Joanne M Soprano, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas. Born February 25, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late William and Vera Ell Monahan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, who passed away on October 7, 1968, and a brother William Monahan....
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