Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Eileen Rodzinak
Apr 22, 2014
Eileen I. Rodzinak, 67, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Tuesday at Golden Living Center - Summit. Born December 27, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY she was a daughter of the late John Thaddeus and Amelia Kraujalis Rodzinak. After the passing of her father when she was fourteen, her mother moved the family to Wilkes-Barre where Eileen spent the rest of her life....
Daniel Fritz
Apr 14, 2014
Daniel G. Fritz, 65, of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at his home. Born June 28, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Charles E. and Elizabeth Martin Fritz. A 1966 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Dan continued his education at Luzerne County Community College. He honorably served our country as a member of the United States Marine...
Bernadine Zaikoski
Apr 10, 2014
Bernadine Gabrysh Zaikoski, 78, formerly of West Maple Street in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 22, 1935 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Julia Gabrysh. Bernadine was a graduate of Ashley High School and dedicated most of her life to the care of her family. She will be greatly missed by...
Ruby Huffman
Apr 4, 2014
Ruby Huffman, formerly of Wyoming Avenue in Kingston and Carlisle Street in Wilkes-Barre died on April 4, 2014 at the age of 94. Ruby was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 4, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Lewis and Edith Evans Lewis. Ruby was a 1938 graduate of Meyers High School, and was a member of the...
Gilbert Fried
Apr 4, 2014
Gilbert Fried, 80, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday. Born May 31, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Frank and Blanche Myers Fried. Gil was a 1951 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Before retiring Gil was an audio-visual technician for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for many years. He was previously in business with his brother in...
Helen Roznick O'Boyle
Mar 29, 2014
Helen O’Boyle, 96, formerly of Andrew Street in Green Brook, New Jersey passed away peacefully Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Edison, New Jersey where she resided happily for the past seven years. Born at home November 7, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio she spent her early years on a farm near Pittston, attending school in a...
Michael Janc
Mar 28, 2014
Michael Francis Janc, 50, of Bear Creek Township died Friday. Born October 19, 1963 in La Porte, Indiana he was a son of Charlotte Fencl Janc and the late Emil Joseph Janc. Michael was a graduate of Saint Jude's School in Mountain Top and Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre. He earned his baccalaureate degree from King's College. He was...
Regina Purcell
Mar 28, 2014
Regina Casey Purcell, 89, formerly of Stanley Street in Wilkes-Barre died Friday. Born January 13, 1925 in Ashley she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Grogan Casey. A 1942 graduate of Saint Leo’s High School in Ashley, Regina left for Baltimore where she worked in support of the manufacture of aircraft for the Glenn L. Martin Company...
Charles W. Collins
Mar 23, 2014
Charles W. Collins, 92, of Harvey's Lake passed away March 23rd at his home with his only daughter, Charlene and his loving caregivers at his side. Born March 11, 1922 in Nanticoke he was a son of the late Charles A. and Elizabeth Gallagher Collins and was raised in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre. After graduating from Coughlin High...
Gloria Rudaitis
Mar 19, 2014
Gloria Rudaitis, 86, of Wilkes-Barre died Wednesday at Golden Living Center - Summit. Born July 31, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Caston and Mary Devers Rudaitis. She will be greatly missed by her brother, James Rudaitis of Malta, New York. Celebration of Gloria’s Life will begin Friday with visitation from 3 to 5 PM at...
Thomas Lyons
Mar 15, 2014
Thomas J. Lyons, 68, of Plains died Saturday. Born in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Leonard J. and Agnes Petroski Lyons. Tom attended Penn State and King's College and earned his associate degree from LCCC. Before retiring he was a project manager for Pasonick Engineering. An ardent Penn State fan and lover of JoePa, he was a...
Margaret Clinton
Mar 12, 2014
Margaret Clinton, 91, entered into eternal rest on March 12 following a long illness. Margaret, also known as Peggy, Mom, and Nana, was a life-long resident of Sugar Notch, a place she loved and never had any desire to leave. The second oldest of eleven children of Frank and Elvira Jones Kinney, she learned to share and care about others...
Walter Z. Newman MD
Mar 9, 2014
Walter Zeland Newman, MD, 88, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday. Born October 22, 1925 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, a son of the late George and Lucille Grey Newman, he grew up in Manhattan after the family moved to the Upper East Side when he was ten years old. Walter first enrolled at Cornell University where he was involved with the V-12 Navy...
Elizabeth Schuler
Mar 2, 2014
Elizabeth L. Schuler of Wilkes-Barre entered eternal life on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Madeline Miliszauskas Yencha. Her husband, Robert E. Schuler, died November 24, 2008. Sisters, Mary Rampe and Dolores Hemmer and a brother, Stephen Yencha also preceded her in death. She will be greatly missed by her...
Edward Aloysius Conologue
Feb 28, 2014
Edward Aloysius Conologue, 90, a longtime resident of Forty Fort, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family on February 28th, 2014. Born April 26, 1923 in Glen Cove, New York, he was a son of the late Edward and Margaret Wolfle Conologue. Ed, as he was lovingly referred to by his friends and family, attended Saint Patrick’s Elementary...
Thomas Dale Jerrytone
Feb 26, 2014
A Forever Loving Husband and Father Thomas ‘Tom’ Dale Jerrytone Tom, 62, was granted his angel wings and entered into eternal life peacefully on February 26th, 2014. His final days were spent surrounded by his family that he loved and inspired throughout his very memorable life. He bravely confronted and fought pulmonary disease. Tom was born July 16, 1951, the...
Michael Clemons
Feb 24, 2014
Michael Clemons February 24, 2014 Michael Clemons, 45, of South Welles Street in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born October 5, 1968 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Lawrence Joseph and Ruth Hayward Clemons. A 1987 graduate of Coughlin High School, he was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Mike was a member of the Parish...
Eleanor Boyle
Feb 20, 2014
Eleanor Cunningham Boyle, 91, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday. Born March 22, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Connell Cunningham. Eleanor was a 1940 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. Mrs. Boyle was a member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas. Her husband of forty-three years, Dr. Raymond Boyle died October 17, 1993....
Eleanor Dombroski
Feb 16, 2014
Eleanor Dombroski, 89, of Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday. Born June 16, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late John and Josephine Dernoski Dombroski. Eleanor was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. Before retiring she was office manager of the Cross Insurance Agency in Wilkes-Barre for thirty-two years. She later worked as a bookkeeper...
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