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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Richard G. Shemo
Jul 29, 2019
Richard G. Shemo, 80, of Shavertown, passed away at his home on July 29, 2019. Rich was born on April 15, 1939, a son of the late Joseph and Anna Shemo of Forty Fort. He graduated from Forty Fort High School and served three years in the United States Army at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. After completing military...
Maureen Osick Crackett
Jul 21, 2019
Maureen Osick Crackett, 81, of Laflin, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Maureen was born on April 29, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre to Helen (Wysocki) and Albert Finarelli. Maureen was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and later worked with her father at Penn Refrigeration Service Corporation in Hanover. She was...
Joseph A. Kaminski
Jul 16, 2019
Joseph A. Kaminski, 66, son of Alex and Ann (Bly) Kaminski of Mountain Top, passed away after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer on July 16, 2019. Joe was a graduate of Crestwood High School and earned his Business Degree from King's College. Upon graduation he began his 27-year career in sales with a division of Time Warner capping his time...
Mary E. Jeffrey MD
Jul 5, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Jeffrey, M.D., 80, formerly of Haverford, died on Friday, July 5, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre, after a prolonged illness. Born August 5, 1938, in Pittston, Pennsylvania, she was the first-born daughter of the late Raymond B. and Alma Sharkey Jeffrey. Mary Elizabeth, called Mary Beth by her nieces and nephews, was a 1956 graduate of St. Ann's...
Carlo J. Mullay
Jul 4, 2019
Carlo J. Mullay, 88, of South Wilkes-Barre died on July 4, 2019 at the Meadows Manor in Dallas. Carlo was born in Canastota, New York on August 22, 1930 and was the son of Vincent and Maria Mullay. Carlo grew up in Luzerne Borough but lived most of his life in South Wilkes-Barre where he was actively involved in many...
Michael J. Grourke Jr.
Jul 2, 2019
Michael J. Grourke, Jr., Irish Mike, 75, of Bear Creek peacefully passed away in the presence of his loving family on July 2, 2019. A native of Philadelphia, Mike was a graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School and continued his education at Villanova University. Mike worked for Honeywell for more than thirty years, retiring as branch manager of the Wilkes-Barre...
Sally Ann Healey
Jun 28, 2019
A force of nature, wherever she went and with whomever she encountered, Sally Ann Healey, after a hard-fought battle, bravely ceased her “rage against the dying of the light.” Those of us who loved Sally knew her unique and infectious personality. Sally was born in Wilkes-Barre’s East End to Sally Dougherty and James Healey. Her father came through Ellis Island...
Charles T. Adams
Jun 25, 2019
Charles T. “Ace” Adams Charles T. Adams, Wilkes-Barre, died of natural causes on June 25, 2019. He was 92. Charles was the youngest of four children of Charles Augustus Adams and Catherine Mary Bradshaw. Like many families during the 1930s in Wilkes-Barre, Charles was raised during the depression in a poor but happy family by loving parents and considered his...
Nicholas J. Mudzik
Jun 24, 2019
Nicholas J. Mudzik, 74, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on June 24, 2019. Born April 11, 1945 in the Irish Town section of Plains Township he was a son of the late John and Genevieve Czerepuszko Mudzik. An Army veteran of the Vietnam Era, he served as a member of the Military Police. Nick worked for Muskin Leisure Products for nearly...
Ray Holmes
Jun 13, 2019
Ray Holmes, 70, of Wilkes-Barre died June 13, 2019 after a long battle with colon cancer. Born September 9, 1948 in Columbia, MS he was the son of the late Mary Bullock. Ray was a graduate of Jefferson HS, class of '68, Columbia, MS and Jackson State, class of '72, Jackson, MS. Prior to retirement, Ray worked for UGI as...
Anna E. Gazey
Jun 7, 2019
Anna E. Gazey, 101, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019. She was born in Sweet Valley on May 23, 1918. Her husband, Jacob J. Gazey, died August 27, 2000. Her sister, Mary Kelley, and brother, John Bialko also preceded her in death. Anna will be greatly missed by her son, Gerard and his...
Virgil John Thomas D.C.
May 31, 2019
Virgil John Thomas, D.C., 65, of Wilkes-Barre, fell asleep in death on Friday, May 31st, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 26th, 1953, he was the son of the late Geno and Gina Thomas. He is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie Thomas; sons: Kyle and his wife Carrie, Evan and his wife Nicole; daughters: Keri and...
Antoinette P. Nardone
May 25, 2019
Antoinette P. Nardone, 86, a longtime resident of Kingston died May 25, 2019 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born June 16, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas P. Nardone and Josephine E. Nardone. Antoinette was a graduate of Saint Ann's Academy and earned her degree from Marywood University. Prior to retirement, Antoinette was a...
Theodore L. Zwiebel
Apr 26, 2019
Theodore L. Zwiebel, 85, of Hanover Township passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019. Born June 26, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Theodore W. and Katherine Gwynn Zwiebel. Ted was a 1951 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and continued his education at Wyoming Seminary and King's College. Ted proudly served our country as...
Kathleen Ann Stobodzian
Apr 9, 2019
Kathleen Ann Stobodzian, 61, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Born February 1, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Irene Kaminski Everett and the late Eugene Everett. Kathleen was a 1975 graduate of Hanover Area High School. She was employed by Mercy Health Care Center in...
Ann M. Reilly
Apr 1, 2019
Ann Maureen Reilly, 72, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Ann was born November 29, 1946 to Joseph Francis Reilly and Catherine Margaret Gernan. Ann graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1964, and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Wilke-Barre, on a full scholarship, graduating in 1967. She also attended Wilkes College. She worked as...
Norman F. Kopiak
Mar 28, 2019
Norman F. Kopiak, 83, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre passed away following a lengthy illness on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born May 30, 1935 in Kingston he was a son of the late Andrew and Helen Stochla Kopiak. Norman enlisted with the United States Air Force in 1952, beginning a thirty-year career in the military. He served in the Air...
Robert G. Byle
Mar 24, 2019
Robert G. Byle, 60, of Kingston passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Born February 20, 1959 in Kingston he was a son of Eleanore McNulty Byle and the late George D. Byle. Robert served our country as a sailor in the United States Navy for six years in the late 70s and early 80s. He retired from the construction...
Brian C. Gilligan
Mar 22, 2019
Brian C. Gilligan, 34, of Wyoming passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born April 1, 1984 in Wyoming he was a son of Donna Pignone Gilligan and the late Bernard J. Gilligan, Jr. A graduate of Seton Catholic High School, Brian earned his degree in finance from King's College in 2007. Brian was employed by MX1 in Hawley and...
Paul J. Crawford
Mar 14, 2019
Paul J. Crawford, 49, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Born November 30, 1969 in Hunlock Creek he was a son of the late Paul J. and Marguerite Nilon Crawford. P.J. was a 1987 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and earned his undergraduate degree from Wilkes University and MS in Organizational Management from Misericordia University. P.J....
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