Current Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas

Larry Gwynn

Larry Gwynn

Oct 27, 2018

Larry Gwynn of Wilkes-Barre passed away at his home on his 64th birthday, Saturday, October 27, 2018. Born October 27, 1954 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late Lois Gwynn Krebs. Larry was a 1972 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and went on to study hospitality and culinary arts at Luzerne County Community College. Larry had...

Martha V. Lenahan

Martha V. Lenahan

Oct 21, 2018

Martha V. Lenahan, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at her residence in Kingston on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Janosov Saraka. Martha was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. Martha started her career as a sales associate with Fowler, Dick and Walker's The...

Ann K. Gill

Ann K. Gill

Oct 20, 2018

Ann K Gill, 95, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving family at her side on Saturday, October 20, 2018, following a brief illness. Born November 4, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Bridget and Edward Button. Ann was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1940, and was a member...

Gloria Jean Banick

Gloria Jean Banick

Oct 17, 2018

Gloria Jean Banick, 75, a longtime resident of the Wilkes-Barre area, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Vincent and Mary Ann (Munchak) Banick. Gloria was a graduate of the former Saint Ann's Academy in Wilkes-Barre. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in English and Secondary Education with...

Betty McNulty

Betty McNulty

Oct 9, 2018

Betty McNulty, 91, of Wilkes-Barre died Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Born March 8, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Hreha Latsko. Betty was a 1945 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She retired after many years working for the Social Security Administration. Her husband, Raymond J. McNulty, died July 6, 1994. Sisters,...

Marguerite McCormick Tolan

Marguerite McCormick Tolan

Oct 8, 2018

Marguerite (Peggy) Tolan of Wilkes-Barre died on Monday, October 8, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John F. and Isabel L. Harkins McCormick. Peggy was a graduate of Meyers High School and the former Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Following her graduation from nursing school, she moved to New York City where she was employed...

Leona Strohl Zimmerman

Leona Strohl Zimmerman

Oct 4, 2018

Leona Strohl Zimmerman, 95, formerly of Jenkins Township and a longtime resident of Montclair, New Jersey died Thursday at her residence in Nanticoke. Born November 26, 1922 in Kunkle she was a daughter of the late Robert F. and Etta Cole Strohl. Leona dedicated most of her life to caring for her family. Her husband, William H. Zimmerman, Jr., an...

Braulio Marmolejo

Braulio Marmolejo

Sep 26, 2018

Braulio Marmolejo, 60, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Born December 21, 1957 in Ahuehuetitla, Puebla, Mexico he was a son of Juana Tlatelpa Lopez and the late Delfino Marmolejo Bravo. Braulio will be missed by his wife, Martina Gaspar; children, Oscar Marmolejo and his wife Eugenia Calixto, Rusbelina and her husband Eddie Hart, Iris Marmalejo, Claudia Marmolejo, and...

Marcella McCormick Fay

Marcella McCormick Fay

Sep 25, 2018

Marcella McCormick Fay, 97, of Shavertown died Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Born March 19, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Attorney Peter J. and Margaret White McCormick, pioneer residents of West River Street. Marcella received her primary education from Saint Ann's Academy and graduated with the Class of 1939 of Wyoming Seminary. She earned her Bachelor...

William J. Ruzzo Esq.

William J. Ruzzo Esq.

Sep 22, 2018

William Joseph Ruzzo, Esq., 77, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday, September 22, 2018. Born September 17, 1941 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late Patrick and Clara Shambe Ruzzo. A graduate of Wilkes University, he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Bridgeport. Billy was a well-known and accomplished criminal defense attorney. In addition to his private...

Hilda L. Healy

Hilda L. Healy

Sep 20, 2018

Hilda L. Healy, 90, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre and Forty Fort died September 20, 2018. Born November 29, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mathilda Hausler. A 1945 graduate of Meyers High School, in 1948 she received her degree as a Registered Nurse from the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing. In 1949,...

Larry F. Barberio

Larry F. Barberio

Aug 24, 2018

Larry F. Barberio, 60, of Bethlehem and formerly of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018. Born May 29, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John A. and Helen Kellar Barberio. Larry was employed by Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre for several years. A daughter, Teri Marie, and brothers, Michael and Gary Barberio preceded him in...

Joseph Tomczak

Joseph Tomczak

Aug 23, 2018

Joseph Tomczak, 75, a resident of the Pavilion at Saint Luke Village in Hazleton and a longtime resident of Mountain Top died Thursday, August 23, 2018. He was the son of the late Joseph and Veronica Tomczak. Celebration of Joe’s Life will be held Thursday, August 30, 2018 with visitation beginning at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at...

Robert A. Paoletti

Robert A. Paoletti

Aug 18, 2018

Robert A. Paoletti, 75, of Mountain Top lost his battle with cancer on August 18, 2018. Born October 2, 1942 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts he was a son of the late Antonio and Marion Coutu Paoletti. Bob earned a BS degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1964 and a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University in 1968. Upon completion...

Jackson E. Hall

Jackson E. Hall

Aug 17, 2018

Jackson E. Hall of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Friday August 17, 2018. He was 89. Born February 26, 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina he was a son of the late Caleb Anderson Hall and Alice Smith Hall of Tennessee. His wife of seventy years, Dolores Poviliatus Hall, preceded him in death on March 28, 2018. “Mr. Jack” was founder...

George T. Sitar

George T. Sitar

Jul 24, 2018

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Joseph T. Quinlan

Joseph T. Quinlan

Jul 17, 2018

Joseph T. Quinlan, 75, of Wilkes-Barre died following an illness on July 17, 2018. Born September 11, 1942 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late Thomas J. and Clara Umlah Quinlan. Joe attended G.A.R. Memorial High School. Joe enlisted with the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He retired as a Master Gunnery Sergeant in 1989 after...

Elizabeth O'Karma

Elizabeth O'Karma

Jul 6, 2018

Elizabeth O'Karma, 92, a longtime resident of Wilkes-Barre died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 6, 2018. Born August 22, 1925, she was a daughter of the late George and Cecelia Dreier Kowalchick. Elizabeth was a graduate of Garrison High School. Prior to her marriage to Henry David O'Karma, Elizabeth worked for the Bell Telephone Company. She later worked for the...

Father Thomas L. Burns SCJ

Father Thomas L. Burns SCJ

Jun 23, 2018

The Reverend Thomas L. Burns, SCJ, a Wilkes-Barre native, died Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Pinellas Park, Florida after a lengthy illness. Born September 12, 1938, he was the second of eight children born to the late Thomas L. and Dorothy Ann Dugan Burns. Father Tom was a 1956 graduate of Saint Mary's High School, Wilkes-Barre. Father Tom spent one...

Elizabeth A. Russell

Elizabeth A. Russell

Jun 20, 2018

Elizabeth A. Russell, known to many as Betty Boop, 92, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Born January 19, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Peter and Anna Hawk Lyons of Swoyersville. Betty attended Swoyersville schools. Before retiring she was employed at various garment manufacturing companies in the area. Betty enjoyed listening...

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