Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
William Goeckel Mulligan
Dec 19, 2017
William Goeckel Mulligan of Doylestown, PA and Naples, FL passed away at home in Pennsylvania on the 19th of December. Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife of thirty-six years, Eileen, and by his brothers, Gene Mulligan and Bob Mulligan, and his sisters, Mary Lou MacFarland and Joan Weber, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws. Bill...
Mary McElwee Williams
Dec 18, 2017
Mary McElwee Williams, 96, of Sugar Notch passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born January 14, 1921 in Sugar Notch she was the daughter of the late Owen and Anna O’Donnell McElwee. Mary earned her BA from Marywood University. Prior to marriage, she worked for the FBI in Philadelphia and briefly for the Social Security Administration. After raising her...
James F. Jiunta
Dec 18, 2017
James F. Jiunta, 93, of Wilkes-Barre peacefully passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017. Born February 21, 1924 in Pittston he was a son of the late Joseph and Bridget Latona Giunta. Jim attended Pittston schools until the family relocated to Wilkes-Barre where he graduated from Coughlin High School in 1942. An Army veteran of World War II, he was...
Dorothy McGeer
Dec 16, 2017
Dorothy McGeer, who embodied the meaning of unconditional love, died quietly at home the evening of December 16, 2017, at the age of 96. She was determined to be with her husband of 73 years, the late Thomas R. McGeer Sr., in time for his birthday on December 21. The couple formerly owned and operated McGeer’s Pub in Wilkes-Barre for...
Stephen Ference
Dec 16, 2017
Stephen Ference, 87, formerly of Plains and Miners Mills, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Little Flower Manor, where he had been a resident for the last nine years. Born in Plains Township, Stephen was a son of the late Fred and Anna (Wansaw) Ference. He was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School and lived in...
Anthony DePolo
Dec 16, 2017
Anthony DePolo, 76, a long-time resident of Shavertown passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017. Surviving are his wife, Laura DePolo; son, Michael and his wife Molly DePolo; daughter, Nicole DePolo; grandchildren, Laurel and Noah DePolo; brother, Jim and his wife Florence DePolo. Celebration of Tony's Life will be held Wednesday with visitation from 1 to 9 PM, with services at...
Carol V. Brague
Dec 14, 2017
Carol V. Brague, 68, of Plains passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born December 8, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Foster J. and Helen Burns Brague. Carol was a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School. She was a secretary for the ACME Warehouse in Forty Fort for several years before retiring due...
John E. Hilsher
Dec 14, 2017
John Edward “Jack” Hilsher, 99, of Kingston, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2017 at Manor Care, Kingston, following a brief illness. The "greatest generation" lost one of its greatest. Born in Williamsport on September 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Edward and Viola Hilsher.John attended Williamsport schools and later served his country during World War II...
Carl Joseph Kratz Jr.
Dec 11, 2017
Carl Joseph Kratz, Jr., 68, of Exeter passed away at his home, with his wife of forty-three years at his side, on Monday, December 11th. Born June 18, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Carl Joseph and Marie Yudisky Kratz. Carl attended G.A.R. Memorial High School and Keystone Junior College. A Navy veteran, he served from...
Donald C. Johnson
Dec 5, 2017
Donald C Johnson, Sr. loving son, brother, father, grandfather, uncle and best friend, passed into Jesus' loving embrace on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Born October 4, 1939 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Maurice and Agnes Dolan Johnson. Don was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School and owned and operated his own real estate management company....
Tricia Fennell
Dec 3, 2017
Tricia Fennell, 57, a native of Kingston, passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Born November 29, 1960, she was a daughter of Patricia Walsh Fennell of Kingston and the late James F. Fennell. Tricia was a resident of White Haven Center for many years due to a severe neurological condition. Her entire family is...
Roseann 'Honey' Dunay
Nov 26, 2017
Roseann ‘Honey’ Dunay, 84, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born September 19, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Louis M. and Mary Burke Hahn. Honey was a 1951 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Her husband, Joseph J. Dunay, died June 14, 1994. A sister, Theresa Vital, and brother, Edmund J. Hahn, also preceded...
Catherine Bly Rable
Nov 24, 2017
Catherine Bly Rable, 96, of Langhorne died Friday, November 24, 2017. She lived at The Birches of Newtown for nearly two years and briefly at Pickering Manor. Born November 30, 1920 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Malachi and Emily Smith Bly. Catherine attended Saint Leo’s School in Ashley. She was married to her husband, Frank P....
Catherine Burridge
Nov 22, 2017
Catherine Burridge, 88, of Nuangola died Tuesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born February 14, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Clarke, she was raised by Patrick Gallagher and his sister, Catherine Gallagher. Catherine was a master stained glass artisan creating many specialty pieces for her family and others. She was lovingly referred to as Mother...
Florence Klug
Nov 5, 2017
Florence Klug, 86, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at her home on Sunday morning. Born September 12, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Birmer Klug. A graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, Florence was a produce office clerk for the ACME Warehouse in Forty Fort for more than forty years before retiring. A dedicated...
Kenneth W. Bird
Nov 1, 2017
Kenneth W. Bird, 98, of Wilkes-Barre peacefully passed away at Little Flower Manor on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Born July 20, 1919 in Scranton and raised in West Nanticoke he was a son of the late William and Bertha Williams Bird. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in Italy. After the war he served in the Merchant...
Ann Puskar Montedonico
Oct 24, 2017
Ann Montedonico, 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Born August 26, 1927 in Plymouth she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Puskar. Ann and her husband, Frank, moved from Antioch, California to Rotonda West, Florida in 2003. Before moving to Florida, she was a member of Good Shepherd R.C. Chuch in Pittsburg, California. Ann will...
George A. Dunbar Sr.
Oct 17, 2017
George A. Dunbar, Sr., 85, a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on Tuesday October 17th. Born on February 25th 1932, he was a son of the late John and Margaret Smith Dunbar. George was a graduate of GAR High School. He retired from the engineering department...
Thomas J. Mulroy
Oct 17, 2017
Thomas J. Mulroy, 73, a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and former resident of Greene died October 17, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Born January 5, 1944 in Wilkes Barre he was a son of the late John P. and Irene Walsh Mulroy. He was a Navy veteran of twenty years, serving two tours in Vietnam. He also retired from the D&H/Canadian...
Terry W. Casey
Oct 16, 2017
Terry W. Casey passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, October 16, 2017. Born March 28, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Mary Dougherty Casey and Walter Charles Casey and the grandson of the late Congressman John J. Casey. Terry graduated from Meyers High School in 1949. He entered the United States Navy in 1951,...
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