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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
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...
Geraldine Henrathy
Feb 14, 2014
Geraldine Henrathy, 101, of Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Friday. Born October 3, 1912 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Leslie Conyngham. Geraldine was a member of the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima and a regular communicant at the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Her husband, Thomas F. Henrathy...
Gertrude Bartley
Feb 6, 2014
Gertrude E. Bartley, 91, formerly of West Saint Mary’s Road in Hanover Township died Thursday. Born May 17, 1922 in Wilmington, Delaware she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Gertrude Helfrich Bartley. Gertrude was a graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. Before retiring Gertrude was secretary to the Dean of Students at King's College for many years. Gertrude...
Lucas L. Nardone
Feb 2, 2014
Lucas L. Nardone, 90, a longtime resident of Carey Avenue in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Wesley Village. Born September 14, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Carmen and Filomena Ucci Nardone. Lucas was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. He joined his parents in the operation of C. Nardone and Sons, trading as Mama Nardone's...
John L. Brislin
Jan 31, 2014
John L. Brislin, 75, a resident of Garden Spot Village in New Holland died January 31, 2014. A son of the late Edward and Lucy Boney Brislin he was the youngest of three brothers and grew up among a large extended family. A 1956 graduate of Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre, Jack left the Wyoming Valley for the Lehigh Valley...
Mark Dennis
Jan 27, 2014
Mark Anthony Dennis January 27, 2014 Mark Anthony Dennis, 58, a resident of Hanover Township died Monday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Mark was born February 15, 1955 in Wilkes-Barre. Before retiring due to a disability, Mark was a mechanic for the Martz Group. He will be greatly missed by his fiancé, Nancy Bell; special cousins, Debora Idell, Herbert Dumin, Patricia...
Carol Lacina Baldacci
Jan 26, 2014
Carol Lacina Baldacci, 70, of Wyoming died Sunday. Born January 19, 1944 in West Wyoming she was a daughter of the late George and Josephine Olszyk Lacina. Carol was a graduate of West Wyoming High School. Before retiring Carol worked for Owens-Illinois Corporation for fifteen years. She was also employed in the local garment industry and worked for Mary MacIntosh...
William R. Sauers
Jan 20, 2014
William R. Sauers, 65, of Dallas and formerly of Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William A. and Jewel Buckley Sauers. Bill graduated from E.L. Meyers High School in 1966. He enlisted in the United States Army, and honorably served our country, including a tour...
Helen Marie Rutledge
Jan 19, 2014
Helen Marie Rutledge went to be with her Lord on January 19, 2014. She was born February 7, 1932, in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, daughter of George J. and Jennie M. Rutledge. She attended Thomas Jefferson Nursing School in Philadelphia and received her Master’s in nursing at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She began her nursing career in the Army in...
Kathleen Policare
Jan 12, 2014
Kathleen Policare, 72, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Golden Living Center - East Mountain. Born April 7, 1941 in Sunderland, County Durham, England she was a daughter of the late Thomas William and Dorothy Donkin Ward. Kathleen came to the United States as a young woman, living first in Brooklyn, New York before settling in Northeastern Pennsylvania several years later....
Rose Gilboy
Jan 12, 2014
Rose Ellen Gilboy, 84, of Riverview Ridge and formerly of Miner Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday. Born November 20, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret Corcoran Gilboy. Brothers, Thomas and Frederick preceded her in death. Celebration of Rose’s Life will be held Wednesday at 11:30 AM at McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service,...
Sandra Jean Petersen
Jan 11, 2014
Sandra Jean Petersen of Falls passed away peacefully on January 11th after an illness. Born November 19, 1950 in New Britain, Connecticut she was a graduate of Wilkes University and was a passionate outdoorswoman, gardener and writer. Sandy worked most recently in Human Resources for Geisinger Health System and the County of Lackawanna. Three infant children; Matthew David, Gabrielle Rebecca...
Samuel J. Mangino
Jan 3, 2014
Samuel J. Mangino, 89, a longtime resident of Hanover Township passed away Friday. Born October 19, 1924 in West Wyoming he was a son of the late Louis and Grace Greco Mangino. An Army veteran of World War II he proudly served our country in several battles in Germany. Sam worked at the Loomis Colliery before taking a position as...
Kenneth Francis 'Frank' Eick
Jan 1, 2014
Kenneth Francis “Frank” Eick, 69, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at home on Wednesday surrounded by his loving family. Born December 2, 1944 in Endicott, New York he was a son of the late Kenneth and Margaret Eick. Frank graduated from Union-Endicott High School. After proudly serving our country from 1965 to 1969 in the United States Air Force, he earned...
Savitri Jaiswal
Dec 29, 2013
Savitri Jaiswal, 92, of Mountain Top died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born December 25, 1921 in India she was a daughter of the late Krishna and Parvati Devi Prasad. Savitri dedicated her life to the care of her family. Her husband, N.D. Jaiswal, preceded her in death. She will be greatly missed by her sons, Niranjan D. Gupta of...
Ronald 'Rocket' Rebo
Dec 27, 2013
Ronald R. ‘Rocket’ Rebo, 65, of Wilkes-Barre passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2013. Born March 9, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Emily Lutinski Rebo. A US Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era he proudly took part in the maiden voyage of the USS John F. Kennedy. He was honorably discharged in 1973...
Mary Elizabeth Lenahan
Dec 19, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Lenahan, 76, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Hospice Community Care. Born October 1, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Attorney Frank P. and Mary Dane Lenahan. Mary was a graduate of Saint Ann’s Academy and Mercy Hospital Nursing School. Mary loved being Irish and had great passion for her...
Daniel Bartley
Dec 13, 2013
Daniel L. Bartley, 84, of Bear Creek and a longtime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Friday. Born May 2, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Daniel and Gertrude Helfrich Bartley. Dan was a 1947 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School. An Army veteran of the Korean War he proudly served our country...
Marilyn Kelchner Talbert
Dec 12, 2013
Marilyn Kelchner Talbert, 82, of Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 31, 1931 in Forty Fort she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Conrad Kelchner. Marilyn attended Forty Fort High School and graduated from Wyoming Seminary in 1949. She earned her baccalaureate degree from Saint Lawrence University in Baldwin, New York in 1953. Marilyn...
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