Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Patricia Finnegan
Mar 11, 2022
Patricia Finnegan, 81, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away in the presence of her loving family on Friday, March 11, 2022. Pat was born on August 30, 1940. She attended Meyers High School, followed by Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. In 1961, Pat began her career as a registered nurse upon graduation from nursing school. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre...
Barbara A. Chamberlain
Mar 6, 2022
Barbara A. Chamberlain of Mountain Top passed away into eternal life on March 6, 2022. Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Guy F. and Catherine Featherstone Simms. She was educated in local schools and was a member of the first graduating class of the newly created Crestwood High School. She earned a...
Monica A. Wignot
Mar 4, 2022
Monica A. Wignot passed away in a tragic car accident on Friday, March 4, 2022. Monica was born on June 17, 1992, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1998, the Wignot family moved to the Wyoming Valley. Monica graduated from Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre. While there, she participated in Track, Soccer, Volleyball, and Basketball. She was beloved and adored in...
Ruth Amelia Jones
Feb 26, 2022
Ruth Amelia (Herden) Jones, 97, entered into eternal life on Saturday, February 26, at Allied Meade Street Residence, formerly St. Therese Residence. Born February 1, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Emma (Neimeyer) and Frank Herden. Ruth graduated from Saint Nicholas High School, where she was the Class of 1943 Valedictorian and Snow Queen. Upon graduation,...
Shirley Achhammer Lynch
Feb 19, 2022
Shirley Margaret Lynch (nee Achhammer), Wilkes-Barre, age 83, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at her home. She is now where she always wanted to be in life: beside her beloved husband William, who preceded her in death in 2014. Born September 18, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Bernhardt and Sophie Achhammer. Shirley graduated from...
Nancy Regina O'Donnell
Feb 19, 2022
Nancy Regina O'Donnell passed away in the presence of her loving family at her home on February 19, 2022. Born August 18, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Regina Conway Fraley. She lived a full and active life until the time of her death: playing tennis into her late 80s, driving until age 92,...
Sara Elizabeth Tinsley
Feb 12, 2022
Sara Elizabeth Tinsley, 53, passed away peacefully at her home in Kingston on February 12, 2022. Born July 28, 1968 in New York City she was a daughter of Thomas V. Tinsley, Jr. of Glen Summit, Mountain Top, and the late Katherine Swan Tinsley. Sara was a graduate of Crestwood High School. She most enjoyed spending time with her family....
Kathryn Theresa Healey
Feb 12, 2022
Kathryn Theresa Healey allowed herself to rest on February 12, 2022, after a courageous battle with multiple competing illnesses. She fought until the end and would have stayed to help her family forever if given a chance. She was one of five children and spent her life in south Wilkes-Barre, graduating from Meyers High School. She had a few office...
Susan Hryvnak Watkins
Jan 31, 2022
Susan Hryvnak Watkins, 74, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully following an illness on January 31, 2022. Born October 7, 1947 in Hanover Township she was the daughter of the late Russell and Venetta Johnson Hryvnak. A 1965 graduate of Hanover High School, Susan volunteered her time as a candy striper at the former Mercy Hospital. Susan worked...
Thomas W. Reilly Sr.
Jan 16, 2022
Thomas W. Reilly, Sr., 75, a life resident of Courtdale, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2022. Born March 18, 1946 he was a son of the late John and Martha Updyke Reilly. For many years, Tom was a Pennsylvania licensed inspection mechanic and an over-the-road truck driver. Wyoming Seminary employed him for the past twenty-five years. A proud member...
John H. Farrell Jr.
Jan 16, 2022
John Henry Farrell, Jr., Jack, 78, of Hanover Township, passed away after a lengthy illness on January 16, 2022. Born February 7, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Jack was the oldest of five children born to the late John H. and Letty Dugan Farrell. A graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Jack earned an associate degree in engineering from Wilkes College and...
Ryan R. Jones
Jan 11, 2022
Ryan R. Jones, 48, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Wilkes-Barre on January 11, 2022. Born August 22, 1973 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of Kenneth and Catherine Liparula Jones of Shavertown. A graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Ryan earned his bachelor's degree from Susquehanna University and master's degree from Bucknell University. The Social Security Administration employed...
Eleanore Sterling Honeywell
Jan 7, 2022
Eleanore Sterling Honeywell, 89, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2022. Born December 4, 1932 a native of Palmer Massachusetts she was a daughter of the late Albert W. Sterling and Constance Flint Gardner. A graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Eleanore worked in tax preparation for clients of Jackson Hewitt before retiring and with...
Russell C. Madden
Jan 1, 2022
Russell C. Madden, 70, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 1, 2022. Born July 30, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Russell E. and Ada Bond Madden. Russ was a 1970 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School where he played baseball and basketball. He continued his education at Luzerne County Community College. Russ worked...
Eileen F. Devaney
Dec 31, 2021
Eileen F. Devaney died peacefully at the Mercy Center on December 31, 2021. Born in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre on January 17, 1927, she was the daughter of Edward F. and Helen Flosser Devaney. Eileen was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and held degrees in Music from Misericordia and Marywood Universities. Before teaching music in the...
Bernice Sipple Gavlick
Dec 24, 2021
Bernice Sipple Gavlick, 86, of Ashley, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born May 27, 1935 in Buck Township she was a daughter of the late Henry and Grace Kastreva Sipple. Bernice was a member of the Parish of Saint Leo the Great and the Donegal Society. Her husband, Norman R. Gavlick, Sr., died February...
Norine M. Amesbury
Dec 21, 2021
Norine Mary Amesbury, 70, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on December 21, 2021. Born January 15, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Ruth Klein Amesbury. Norine graduated from E.L Meyers High School, Class of 1968. That fall, she enrolled at College Misericordia with a major in secondary English, graduating in 1972. She continued her education...
Theodore P. Lyons
Dec 20, 2021
Theodore P. Lyons, 78, a longtime Wilkes-Barre resident, passed away at his residence in North Carolina on December 20, 2021. Born June 1, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Leonard and Agnes Petrowski Lyons. Ted was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Ted was a practicing Catholic and regular communicant throughout his life. He loved...
Ronald James Johnson
Dec 20, 2021
Ronald James Johnson, Sr., of Hudson, 79, passed away peacefully at home on December 20, 2021. Born October 18, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Maurice and Agnes Dolan Johnson. A graduate of Coughlin High School, Ronald enlisted in the Army and served in the 82nd Airborne for three years. Ronald drove for IDC for more...
Marion Hassay
Dec 18, 2021
Marion Hassay, 84, of Wilkes-Barre passed away following an illness on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Born January 20, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Edward and Charlotte Schulte Klein. Marion was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Before retiring, she was a seamstress in the local garment industry for many years and later worked in...
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