Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Patricia Barber Blockus
Nov 12, 2019
Patricia A. Blockus, 56, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Born February 21, 1963 in West Pittston she was a daughter of Mildred Sarf Barber and the late Michael Barber. Patricia was a graduate of Wyoming Area High School and earned her BA from King's College. She was a paralegal for the law firm of Hourigan, Kluger and Quinn...
R. Joseph Stapleton
Nov 11, 2019
R. Joseph Stapleton, 72, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family on November 11, 2019. Born February 27, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Joseph R. and Mary (Jean) Conwell Stapleton. Joe was a 1965 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School where he was a founding member of the Tappa Kegga...
Dominick Zarola
Nov 8, 2019
Dominick Zarola, 89, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019. Born December 14, 1929 in Kingston he was a son of the late Dominick and Catherine Fatheryar Zarola. Dominick was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He retired from the former Mercy Hospital in the early 1990s and previously worked as a landscape contractor for many...
Edward Searle Spence
Nov 5, 2019
Edward Spence, 83, died November 5, 2019. Born October 14, 1936 in Nanticoke, PA he was the only son of the late Searle Spence and Beatrice Spence and was a graduate of Newark Technical High School. An Air Force veteran of 1955–1958, he served as airline mechanic during his time at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Edward was a machinist...
Bernadine M. Ricci
Oct 30, 2019
Bernadine M. Ricci, 87, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2019. Born November 5, 1931 in Nanticoke she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Shemanski Witczak. The love of her life, her husband of sixty-seven years, Angelo A. Ricci, died on March 6, 2019. Bernadine assisted Angelo in the operation of Angelo's Pizza for many years, but...
Phyllis C. Baranousky
Oct 26, 2019
Phyllis C. Baranousky, 68, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Born July 25, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony C. and Betty Tippins Bauer. Phyllis was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and Empire Beauty School. Before retiring Phyllis was employed by Nutrition, Inc. at G.A.R. Memorial High School. She previously...
William Perez
Oct 21, 2019
William Perez, 84, of Wilkes-Barre died October 21, 2019. Born June 15, 1935 in Puerto Rico he was a son of the late Daniel and Carmen Rivera Perez. He lived in New York for forty-three years before moving to Wilkes-Barre in 2001. William was an upholsterer by trade and was quite the handyman. He enjoyed walking around the neighborhood and...
Michael Patrick McNulty
Oct 17, 2019
Michael Patrick McNulty, 65, a longtime resident of New Jersey passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019. Born December 14, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Anna Jean Dement McNulty. Michael was a graduate of Dickinson College where he was a member of the Army ROTC, Sigma Chi fraternity and Raven's Claw Society. He served...
John H. McHale
Oct 11, 2019
John H. McHale, 89, a resident of Mountain Top passed away peacefully at his home on October 11, 2019. Born July 12, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Leo and Mary Malone McHale. John was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. He was employed by Llewellyn Brothers printing company for several years and taught graphic...
Janice Klein White
Oct 7, 2019
Janice Ann White, of Port Deposit, Md., formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away suddenly, entering into heaven on Oct. 7, 2019, to dance with her brother, catch up with her mother and celebrate in the love of families and friends who have gone before her. Born Dec. 13, 1955, in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Loretta...
Edward F. Novick
Oct 3, 2019
Edward F. Novick, 96, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born December 15, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward and Johanna Grapski Novick. Ed was a truck driver for the Stegmaier Brewing Company until its closing. His love for driving kept him working for other companies and gave many rides to...
Mark Thomas Kolanowski
Sep 27, 2019
Mark Thomas Kolanowski of Kingston passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Kolanowski was born May 6, 1974, in Kingston. He graduated from Wyoming Valley High School in 1992, then earned a bachelor’s degree at Wilkes University and attended graduate school at the University of South Carolina. He worked...
Donald G. Burke
Sep 24, 2019
Donald G. Burke, 86, of New Bedford, Massachusetts passed away on September 24, 2019. Born February 8, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward J. and Emma Perschau Burke. Donald was a graduate of Saint Leo’s High School in Ashley. He was employed in the library of the University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth Campus for many...
Aubrey Rose Vargo
Sep 19, 2019
Aubrey Rose Vargo, 39, died suddenly at her home on Thursday, September 19, 2019. Aubrey was a 1998 graduate of Hanover High School. She worked as a professional waitress then spent her remaining years in restaurant management. During her youth, she was enrolled in Ballet Northeast, was a cheerleader from elementary through high school, and authored articles for the high...
Mary Lou Melan Feagley
Sep 17, 2019
Mary Lou Melan Feagley, 62, of Plains Township died following an illness on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Born May 23, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John G. and Louise Delahunty McGinley Melan. A member of Beaumont Free Methodist Church, she often hosted Bible Study in her home. Mary Lou was a kind and loving person...
Robert A. Pomento
Sep 2, 2019
Robert Anthony Pomento of Bear Creek passed away on September 2, 2019 at age 73. Bob and his wife, Judy, proudly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 30th. Bob was the son of the late Gabriel and Florence Pomento of Downingtown. He was a graduate of Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown and King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. Bob joined...
Margaret Grace Griffin
Sep 1, 2019
Margaret Grace Griffin, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 1, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Bernard and her siblings Mary Mundy, Josephine Lenahan, Ruth Lapadula and Edward Lenahan. She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Erin Nougaret (Andre) of South Carolina; grandsons Ryan Nougaret (Rebekah) of Florida, and Jordan Nougaret...
Ann Marie McAvoy
Aug 30, 2019
Ann Marie McAvoy, 65, of Kingston Township passed away on August 30, 2019. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Stanley George Wright and Ann Dorothy Wegrzynowicz Wright. Ann Marie was a successful small business owner and spent a lot of her time with her sons and grandchildren. Her favorite things were shopping for the best deals,...
Katherine Farrell Hines
Aug 23, 2019
Katherine Farrell Hines, 57, of Mountain Top, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019. Born December 12, 1961 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Eugene J. and Dorothy Zwiebel Farrell. Kate was a 1979 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School. She earned her degree in health care management from King's College in 1983, and her MBA from...
Linda May Barberio
Aug 22, 2019
Linda May Barberio, 66, passed away peacefully at her home in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Born September 13, 1952 in New Jersey, Linda was an enthusiastic fan of World Wrestling Entertainment. Her father, Tony Anthony, and brothers, Tony Anthony and Harry Frame preceded her in death. Linda will be greatly missed by her husband, John Barberio; mother and...
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