Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Helen Norkunas Sosinski
Apr 1, 2023
Helen M. Sosinski, 93, a longtime resident of Hanover Township, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Born May 10, 1929 in Sugar Notch she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine Balchun Norkunas. Helen was a member of the Parish of Saint Faustina Kowalska. She loved animals and enjoyed traveling to Florida with her husband. Her husband,...
Jean Marie Ceklosky
Mar 26, 2023
Jean Marie Ceklosky, 89, was in the presence of her loving daughter and nurses when she passed away at Highland Park Senior Living in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, March 26, 2023, Born May 19, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Frank and Stella Sot Zegarski. Jean was a pattern and sample maker for Alfred Angelo Wedding Gowns...
Gertrude A. Foley
Mar 25, 2023
Gertrude A. Foley, Billie, 86, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Born October 12, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Cephas and Gertrude Williams Clayworth. An E.L. Meyers High School graduate, Gertrude continued her education at Wilkes-Barre Business College. After graduation, Gertrude started her career as an administrative secretary with Wyoming National Bank...
Eileen Carmody Davis
Mar 21, 2023
Eileen C. Davis, 97, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born February 5, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Bess Burns Carmody. Eileen dedicated most of her life to caring for her family. She was a longtime member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas and a very active member of the...
John Joseph Kazanecki
Feb 28, 2023
John Joseph Kazanecki, 87, of Washington Square in Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 27, 2023. Born May 5, 1935 he was a son of the late John and Julia Goravitch Kazanecki. John grew up in Miners Mills and graduated from Coughlin High School. Discharged as a Corporal of the Marine Corps, he honorably served our...
George F. "Beanie" Britzke
Feb 21, 2023
George F. Britzke, 74, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Born March 8, 1948 in Newark, New Jersey he was the son of the late George and Diane Wasnick Britzke. George was a member of the Plymouth High School Class of 1966. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Army...
James Benjamin Evans
Feb 21, 2023
James B. Evans, 80, a longtime Newark, Delaware resident, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2023. Born February 10, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Benjamin Evans and Catherine Needham Tershak. James attended E.L. Meyers High School. He left school at seventeen to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and served our country honorably from...
Ruth C. Gavin
Feb 14, 2023
Ruth C. Gavin, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Born August 10, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Hulek Kuhl. Ruth was a member of the ILGWU and worked in the Wyoming Valley garment industry before retiring. Her sister Dorothy Swan and brother Robert Kuhl preceded her in death....
Giuseppe Zafarana
Feb 13, 2023
Giuseppe Zafarana, 83, of Kingston, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023. Born March 20, 1939 in Italy he emigrated to the United States in 1957. Giuseppe settled in Manhattan and worked with Teamsters Local 807 for many years before retiring and moving to Kingston. Giuseppe enjoyed bowling, baking pizzas, and the music of Elvis and Johnny Cash. He had...
James Joseph Durkin III
Feb 10, 2023
James Joseph Durkin III, 59, of Shavertown, died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 10, 2023. Born February 4, 1964 in Kingston he was a son of Jeanne McLaughlin Durkin of Dallas and the late James J. Durkin, Jr. Jim graduated from Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School, Kingston, and Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Jim served the needs of...
Mildred M. Petcavage
Feb 8, 2023
Mildred M. Petcavage, 95, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Born December 23, 1927 in Scranton she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Burke Petcavage. Mildred earned her BS from Misericordia University and MS in education from the University of Scranton. Mildred was a Hanover Green Elementary School teacher for...
Rory Patrick Sgarlat
Feb 3, 2023
Rory Patrick Sgarlat, 33, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 3rd. Left to remember his life are his parents, Michael J. Sgarlat and Jean M. McCoskey Sgarlat. He will also be deeply missed by his sisters, Megan Sgarlat Prynn (Dale) and Caitlin Sgarlat Deluca (Otis); brothers, John Patrick, Liam, and Michael (Josh Barajas); nephews, Patrick Sgarlat, Sawyer Prynn, and Whitaker...
Barbara E. Gazda
Dec 30, 2022
Barbara Elizabeth Gazda, 85, of Wilkes-Barre, died on December 30, 2022. Born March 5, 1937 in Old Forge she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Stanek. A graduate of Old Forge High School and Lackawanna Junior College, she went to work with Supermarket Services as an administrative assistant. After having children, Barbara joined Kids R Us and...
W. Maureen McCabe Paulson
Dec 24, 2022
W. Maureen Paulson, 86, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022. Born October 29, 1936 in Hanover Township she was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine Glennon McCabe. Maureen was a 1954 graduate of Hanover High School. In 1975, when her five children were school-age, she began her career as a secretary for Community...
Francis J. Prest Jr.
Dec 24, 2022
Francis J. Prest Jr., 79, of Plains, was welcomed into heaven on the morning of December 24, 2022. Frank was born on January 5, 1943 to Francis J. and Bessie (Bossert) Prest and was raised in Wilkes-Barre, where he attended Meyers High School. Frank was employed at Blue Ribbon Bakery Before beginning his 32-year railroad career in 1974 with the...
Benedicta (Virgie) Slusser
Dec 20, 2022
Benedicta (Virgie) Slusser of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, after a short illness. She was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States after marrying her husband of forty-five years, David Slusser. Benedicta was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very proud of her daughters and granddaughter. Above all, she found great joy...
Anne McGlynn Steiner
Dec 16, 2022
Anne McGlynn Steiner, 83, went on her last adventure on the morning of Friday, December 16th, 2022. Anne was a graduate of St. Leo's in Ashley. On November 25th, 1961, she married Paul, a Navy man, and her true love. Anne and Paul would travel the world together for ten years, going wherever the Navy needed them. She would reminisce...
Sharon Ann Williams RN
Dec 14, 2022
Sharon Ann Williams, RN, 69, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Born December 24, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Earl and Mary Anne Homa Sibert. Sharon was a 1970 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. She continued her education in the nursing program at LCCC. Sharon was...
James E. Brennan Jr.
Dec 11, 2022
James E. Brennan, Jr., 54, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Born April 14, 1968 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late James E. and Mildred Bartnick Sparlik Brennan. Jim was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. The Wilkes-Barre Area CTC employed him for the past seventeen years. Jim was a member of...
William R. Smith
Dec 6, 2022
William R. Smith, 76, of Swoyersville, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at the VA Community Living Center on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Born April 18, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William and Ruth Dumble Smith. After graduating in 1964 from G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre, Bill served our country as a...
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