Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
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....
Charles E. Balasavage Jr.
Mar 7, 2019
Charles E. Balasavage, Jr., 28, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Born November 15, 1990 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of Charles E. and Joanne Shanahan Balasavage. Charlie had a kind and loving soul and truly wanted to help other people. His maternal grandparents, Joseph and Joan Shanahan, and a niece, Emily Hockenbury, preceded him in death. Charlie...
Angelo A. Ricci
Mar 6, 2019
Angelo A. Ricci, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born March 22, 1931 in Carovilli, Italy he was a son of the late Sabatino and Lucia DiGiacomo Ricci. Angelo emigrated to the United States through Ellis Island and settled in Dorrance with his parents as a small child; the family later moved to Nanticoke. He was the...
Anthony R. Metroka
Feb 15, 2019
Anthony R. Metroka, 84, of the Newtown section of Hanover Township passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born December 3, 1934 in Swoyersville he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary Polk Metroka. A graduate of Swoyersville High School, he continued his education at Cornell University. An Army veteran, he served two years in Germany prior to...
Patricia Hall Lavelle
Feb 15, 2019
Patricia Hall Lavelle, 69, of Swoyersville passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born August 28, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Jackson E. and Dolores Poviliatus Hall. Trish was a 1967 graduate of Saint Mary's High School. She was a medical secretary for many years, working in the admissions office at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital...
William T. Bly Sr.
Feb 12, 2019
William T. Bly, Sr., 82, of Ashley, passed away following a brief illness on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Born June 4, 1936 in Ashley he was the youngest son of the twelve children of the late Malachi and Emily Smith Bly. Bill was a 1955 graduate of Saint Leo's High School where he was involved in many school activities as...
Judge John J. Thomas
Feb 7, 2019
Judge John J. Thomas, 71, of Forty Fort died unexpectedly after being stricken ill at his home on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Born January 4, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Alice C. Thomas. Judge Thomas was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Class of 1965. He earned his BS in Business...
James Joseph Butco
Feb 2, 2019
James (Jim) Joseph Butco, born December 5th, 1943, passed away in his Larksville home on February 2nd, 2019 at the age of 75. It was the end of a life filled with the greatest of joys and the greatest of sorrows. His military service in the United States Army, Sergeant First Class (retired), his children, and grandchildren were the source...
Kathleen Ellen Kane
Jan 30, 2019
Kathleen Ellen Kane, 28, passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving parents at their home on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Katie was the daughter of Michele and Kevin Kane. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sean Patrick Kane; grandparents, Kathleen and James Kane, and Ellen and Bob Heck; her aunt, Katie Adams; and her uncle, James...
Margaret A. Brogan
Jan 28, 2019
Margaret A. Brogan, 93, of Gateway Apartments in Edwardsville died Monday, January 28, 2019. Born December 11, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James H. and Catherine Lynch Brogan. A 1944 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Margaret earned her baccalaureate degree from Misericordia University in 1948. Margaret worked for the Erie County, New York...
Brian Glynn Brace
Jan 3, 2019
Brian Glynn Brace, 46, a native of Wilkes-Barre found peace on Thursday, January 3, 2019 after many years of battling addiction. Born January 26, 1972 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of William Glynn Brace and his wife Laura, and Jill Ostrum Williams and her husband Gordon. Brian was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and attended Luzerne County...
Robert T. Bambrick
Dec 28, 2018
Robert Thomas Bambrick, a lifelong resident of East End, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at St. Luke’s Villa after a brief illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 9, 1922, Robert was the son of the late Louis and Anna McLaughlin Bambrick. He graduated from Coughlin High School in 1940. Robert served in the United States Navy from...
Mario J. Nardone
Dec 24, 2018
Mario J. Nardone, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, died peacefully at home on December 24, 2018. His parents, the late Vincent & Maria Pasquini Nardone immigrated to the United States, from Italy, in the early 1900s. Mario was the youngest of eight children, born May 30, 1926, in Wilkes-Barre. The Nardone Family had humble beginnings, where faith and family values were always...
John A. Yourishen Jr.
Dec 12, 2018
John A. Yourishen, Jr., 75 of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Born February 21, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John A. and Helen Marich Yourishen. A 1963 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Jack served in the Army Artillery from 1964 to 1966. After holding several management positions with Eberhard Faber, Jack...
Maureen Hannon
Dec 11, 2018
Maureen Hannon, 86, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born September 8, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Anna McNally Lynn. Maureen was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College. She retired in 1995 after working twenty years in...
Steven Morris
Nov 25, 2018
Steven Morris, 64, a native of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family in New York City on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Born November 21, 1954 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James and Catherine Tibbett Morris. Steve was employed by the Visiting Nurse Association in Wilkes-Barre and Northwest Medical Center in Tucson,...
John F. Murray
Nov 6, 2018
John Francis Murray passed away in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Born April 7, 1937 in Newark, New Jersey he was a son of the late John Francis Murray, Sr. and Margaret Ferguson Murray. John attended grade schools in South Orange and Middlesex and graduated from Bound Brook High School where he was a...
Joseph D. Rodgers
Nov 6, 2018
Joseph D. Rodgers, 71, of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Born April 16, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Cornelius G. and Rita Dougherty Rodgers. A graduate of Saint Mary’s High School, Joe worked for Carter Footwear for thirty years. After retiring from Carter, he was employed by Luzerne County in the offices of the...
Robert J. Zwiebel Sr.
Nov 3, 2018
Robert J. Zwiebel, Sr., 78, of Wilkes-Barre passed away following an illness on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Born December 23, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Theodore W. and Katherine Gwynn Zwiebel. Bob proudly served with the United States Navy from 1958 to 1962. He was a lifetime member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas where...
John Patrick Hoolick Jr.
Nov 1, 2018
John Patrick Hoolick, Jr. (Sarge), 88, of Lower Askam went home to be with the Lord on All Saints Day, Thursday, November 1, 2018. Born March 17, 1930 in Warrior Run he was a son of the late John Patrick and Mary Kowalchik Hoolick. He was a graduate of Warrior Run High School. On August 18, 1948, John enlisted with...
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