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Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Peter P. Minetola
Jul 15, 2013
Peter P. Minetola, 95, a longtime resident of Vulcan Street in Wilkes-Barre died Monday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born October 12, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John and Carmella Stotsi Minetola. Pete was a member of the Class of 1935 of G.A.R. Memorial High School. A Navy veteran of World War II he served in...
Anthony C. Cook
Jul 14, 2013
Anthony C. Cook, 82, of the Lee Park section of Hanover Township unexpectedly passed away at his home on Sunday. Born August 28, 1930 in Newtown he was a son of the late Anthony R. and Mary Christopher Cook. Anthony was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and earned his baccalaureate degree from Penn State University. A Navy veteran...
Paul A. Barrett
Jul 7, 2013
Paul Anthony Barrett, 84, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre died unexpectedly on Sunday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born November 20, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John J. and Mary Baltes Barrett. A graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, Paul continued his education at Penn State and Fairleigh Dickinson universities. A Coast Guard veteran, he...
William J. Haslem
Jul 1, 2013
William J. Haslem, 82, formerly of Chestnut Avenue in Kingston died Monday at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. Born July 23, 1930 in Ashley he was a son of the late James and Mary Cunningham Haslem. An Army veteran, he proudly served our country during the Korean Conflict. Bill was employed in the local textile industry before retiring....
James V. Fisher
Jun 30, 2013
James V. Fisher, 93, a longtime resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday. Born December 28, 1919 in East End he was a son of the late James and Catherine Dooley Fisher. Jim was a member of the Class of 1939 of James M. Coughlin High School. An Army veteran of World War II he served in...
Rose Marie Kamionka Lee Kreider
Jun 28, 2013
Rose Marie Kamionka Lee Kreider, 74, of Kingston, beloved sister, aunt and cousin passed away suddenly on Friday at Manor Care in Kingston where she had briefly been a resident. Born April 1, 1939 in Swoyersville she was a daughter of the late Carl G. and Clara Mary Wiliszewski Kamionka of Wapwallopen. Her first husband, Arthur Lee, second husband, Leon...
Dorothy Dombroski Edwards
Jun 27, 2013
Dorothy Dombroski Edwards, 96, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at Golden Living Center – Summit on June 27, 2013. Born June 4, 1917 in Buffalo, NY she was a daughter of the late Charles and Brona Roski Dombroski. Dot was the widow of John (Jack) Edwards of Edwardsville. Her siblings, Robert C. Dombroski, Charles (Chuck) Dombroski and Geraldine D. Powell also...
Thomas L. Mahle
Jun 26, 2013
Thomas L. Mahle, 78, of Laflin died Wednesday at his home. Born August 27, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Thomas and Dorothy McTigue Mahle. Tom was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and continued his education at Luzerne County Community College and King's College. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict he served from...
Atty. Michael J. Lewis Jr.
Jun 12, 2013
Attorney Michael J. Lewis, Jr., formerly of Park Place, Kingston, died peacefully at the Wilkes-Barre VA hospital on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in a room overlooking his beloved Wyoming Valley. He was eighty. Mr. Lewis was the son of the late Michael J. Lewis, Sr. and Mary “Grace” (Dugan) Lewis. He graduated in 1950 from Kingston High School, where he...
Valentine R. Montedonico
Jun 12, 2013
Valentine R. Montedonico, 96, of Venice, Florida and a former resident of Shavertown died Wednesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1916 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Santino and Lucia Rigoni Montedonico. An Army veteran of World War II he served as a medic in the European Theater. Val was a foreman and salesman for...
Irene Collett Hannagan
Jun 4, 2013
Irene Rose Collett Hannagan, 83, was fond of telling everyone she met that she was “one of eleven and raised seven.” She died Tuesday at Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre. Irene married her high school sweetheart, James Vincent Hannagan and together they raised three daughters and four sons in the family’s home in Kingston. Her family remembers her for her huge...
Mark Borum
May 25, 2013
Mark Borum, age 43 of Saint Joseph’s Center, Swoyersville died Saturday May 25, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born Nov. 26, 1969 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of Virginia Mooney Borum and the late Joe Borum. Mark had attended Saint Rocco’s school in Pittston, the Palmer Street School in Wilkes-Barre and later graduated from the Special Education Program at the...
Mary Ellen Mudzik
May 22, 2013
Mary Ellen Mudzik, 64, of Wilkes-Barre entered into eternal rest to be with the Lord on Wednesday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She passed away peacefully with family and friends at her side. Born August 15, 1948 in Hudson she was a daughter of the late Catherine and Albert Frashefski. Mary Ellen was a retiree of Luzerne County Community College where...
Phillip R. Scavone
May 19, 2013
Phillip Richard Scavone, 81, of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born March 29, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Phillip E. and Mae Gately Scavone. A 1949 graduate of Lehman Township High School, Phil was recruited for his baseball talent and immediately left to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. He later continued his education...
Patricia Claherty Oschal
May 15, 2013
Patricia Claherty Oschal was in the presence of her family when she died peacefully on Wednesday after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of Dorothy Melleski Claherty and the late John J. Claherty. Patricia was educated in Wilkes-Barre Area schools and was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. After high...
Margaret Anne Rooney
May 12, 2013
Margaret Anne Whalen Rooney, 90, a former resident of Washington Square Apartments with her husband, Thomas Rooney died on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013 at River Street Manor. Born April 27, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Jordan Whalen. Margaret was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School. Margaret worked at Nepera Chemical...
Kathleen McDermott Rabiolo
May 10, 2013
Kathleen McDermott Rabiolo, 52, of Pittston died Friday at her home. Born April 25, 1961 in Havertown she was a daughter of Joseph and the late Anne R. McDermott. Kathy lived most of her life in suburban Philadelphia, moving to the Wyoming Valley in 2004. Her mantra; service with a smile; followed her throughout her career with various restaurants and...
Therese O'Hara
May 8, 2013
Therese O'Hara, 73, of Penn Yan, New York died Wednesday at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Born February 18, 1940 in Endicott, New York she was a daughter of the late William A. and Elizabeth Lynch O'Hara. A graduate of Saint Agnes High School in Towanda, Therese earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Misericordia University. Before retiring...
James Oliver Butterwick
May 6, 2013
James Oliver Butterwick, 90, a recent resident of Forty Fort slipped away peacefully on Monday. Born June 22, 1922 in Philadelphia he was a son of the late Oliver Grant Butterwick and Ethel Irene Creasing Butterwick, both of whom passed away when he was a child. He lived with and was cared for by uncle and aunt, Peter and Sally...
Arthur McCluskey
May 4, 2013
Arthur H. McCluskey, 82, of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday. Born July 16, 1930 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts he was a son of the late Peter J. and Alma LaCroix McCluskey. A 1950 graduate of Saint Bernard High School in Fitchburg, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Providence College and Master of Arts from Montclair State University. An Army veteran of...
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