Current Obituaries

Helen Marie Tinsley

Jan 14, 2025

Helen Marie Tinsley of Glen Summit died on January 14, 2025.

Born March 10, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Mollie Green Tinsley and Thomas Vincent Tinsley.

A 1955 graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Helen entered a five-year program at Mercy Hospital and College Misericordia to achieve her dream of becoming a pediatric nurse.

Helen worked at hospitals in New...

Joseph C. Lang

Jan 7, 2025

Joseph C. Lang, 100, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2025.

Born December 30, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph C. and Florence Griesmer Lang.

A graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, he served our country honorably as a soldier of the Army during World War II. He fought in the Germany, Northern France, and...

John J. Elias

Dec 31, 2024

John J. Elias, 91, of Kingston, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at Allied Services Meade Street Hospice.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre on February 23, 1933, a son of the late Anthony and Celia Andary Elias. Jack was a 1950 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Thanks to the...

Voncele Louise Evans-Crenshaw

Dec 29, 2024

Voncele Louise Evans-Crenshaw was born on October 29, 1952, in Macon, Ga, to the late Washington Evans, I, and Nettie May Evans. In her early years, the Evans Family relocated to Paterson, NJ. Voncele gained her education in the Paterson Public School System. She attended School # 25 and then went on to Eastside High School, where she graduated.

Voncele cherished...

Irene Natalie Davison Brislin

Dec 29, 2024

Irene Natalie Davison Brislin passed away peacefully at her home on Harvey's Lake on December 29, 2024. 

Born June 23, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Irene Savage Davison.

Irene graduated from Meyers High School and then attended Villanova University, where she majored in nursing. She proudly worked as an RN after college in Boston before...

Donald T. Rogers

Dec 19, 2024

Donald Rogers, 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Don was born on April 6, 1954, to the late Geraldine Loftus Rogers and Charles H. Rogers and grew up in Mountain Top. He was a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and King's College. He earned his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School...

Keith Ronald Collier

Dec 18, 2024

Keith Ronald Collier, 47, passed away on December 18, 2024, just a few months short of his planned early retirement after a successful fifteen-year career in financial services and investment management.

Keith's sudden and unexpected battle with brain cancer was a journey that he described as a long, heartbreaking goodbye to the world he loved and appreciated so much. Unfortunately, the...

Corinne Fronzoni Namey

Dec 16, 2024

Corinne Namey, 89, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home on December 16, 2024.

Born June 21, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Julio and Teresa Veroni Fronzoni.

A loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, she loved everyone. Corinne lived a full life traveling, shopping, cooking, and spending time with...

Patricia Ward O'Dea

Dec 12, 2024

Patricia Ward O'Dea, 85, peacefully passed away in the presence of her loving family at her home in Wilkes-Barre on December 12, 2024. 

Born July 14, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre she was the youngest of four children of the late Joseph and Ruth Burritt Ward. 

Pat graduated from E.L. Meyers High School, where she was a majorette and gymnast. 

After marrying the love of...

Sharon Ann Mathers

Dec 9, 2024

Surrounded by her family, Sharon Ann Mathers, passed on peacefully on Dec. 9, 2024, at her home in Dallas, Pa. Lucy, her loyal dog and friend, was also by her side.

Born on June 13, 1943, Sharon grew up in Wilkes-Barre, graduating from Elmer L. Meyers High School in 1961. After marrying, Sharon moved to the Back Mountain, where she raised...

James Barnes

Dec 7, 2024

James H. Barnes, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Kingston on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

Born July 23, 1932 in Selinsgrove he was a son of the late Elwood and Nora Beishline Barnes.

Jim met the love of his life, Carolyn Case, in high school. This year, they celebrated seventy-one years of marriage.

Jim honorably...

Anthony James Katra, Jr.

Dec 4, 2024

Anthony James Katra, Jr., the ten-month-old son of Kelsey Burham and Anthony James Katra of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

Anthony was born with many medical challenges. He loved hanging out with his siblings at home and attended Aveanna Health Daycare during the day. Anthony was beginning to catch up to his milestones, holding his head up, rolling...

Michael J. Dennis

Oct 30, 2024

Michael J. Dennis, 71, passed away peacefully at his home on October 30, 2024.

Born February 16, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William J. and Leanore Schrader Dennis.

Michael was an E.L. Meyers High School and LCCC Culinary Arts program graduate.

In June 1974, Michael opened the first LGBT nightclub in the City of Wilkes-Barre. Throughout his 39-year...

Rose Rogers Engel

Oct 28, 2024

Rose M. Engel, formerly of Kingston, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Monday, October 28, 2024, at Wesley Village, less than 3 weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

Born November 14, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Frances Rogers.

A 1942 graduate of Saint Leo High School, she worked as a secretary...

Viola Fazzi Centini

Oct 25, 2024

Viola Fazzi Centini, 96, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family at her home in Bear Creek on October 25, 2024.

Born Velia Fazzi on May 13, 1928 she was a daughter of the late Nello and Theresa Gross Fazzi of Bear Creek.

Viola devoted most of her life to caring for her family. She was strongly connected to...

Rose Testen Doran

Oct 23, 2024

Rose Testen Doran, a beloved member of the Hanover Township community, was born on January 2, 1937, in Wilkes-Barre. She passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the age of 87.

Rose was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Mihelick Testen.

Rose was a graduate of Kingston High School and Wyoming Seminary Business School. She worked for Massachusetts Mutual...

Ann Marie DeVizia

Oct 22, 2024

Ann Marie DeVizia passed away peacefully on October 22, 2024, at Luther Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hatboro, where she had resided since March 2022.

Ann Marie was born in Wilkes Barre on September 22, 1945, daughter to the late Joseph F. DeVizia and Ruth Miller DeVizia.

A 1963 graduate of St. Anne's Academy, Ann Marie earned her bachelor of arts...

John Jacob Keefer

Oct 22, 2024

Retired U.S. Army Infantry Major John Jake Keefer, 86, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

Born March 16, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Donald S. and Esther Arvilla Bogart Keefer.

Jake graduated from Hanover High School in 1955, excelling at football. He continued his education at Pennsylvania Military College and King's College and later graduated from...

Robert C. Sapak

Oct 19, 2024

Robert Sapak, 68, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

Born July 11, 1956 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late William and Regina Piotrowski Sapak. 

A Bishop Hoban High School, Class of 1974, and Luzerne County Community College graduate, Bob worked with his in-laws for 37 years (1977-2014) at Plymouth Poultry, earning the nickname 'Chicken Bob'....

Robert J. Heaman

Oct 17, 2024

Bob Heaman, 82, of White Haven, PA, passed away on October 17, 2024. Born on March 30, 1942, in Detroit, MI, Bob was the fourth of seven siblings--Joan (Hasselbach), Bill, Barbara (Porter), Rick, Jim, and Beth (Giroux)--born to Mary Mullen and Robert Heaman. Bob’s bond with his siblings remained strong throughout his life.

Bob graduated from St. Mary’s of Redford High...