Current Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, PA, Luzerne County, & Surrounding Areas
Carol Ann Snyder
Nov 16, 2011
Carol Ann Snyder, 62, passed away November 16, 2011 at Kindred Hospital. Carol was a passionate writer, who encouraged and taught others in their reading and writing endeavors. She loved taking care of animals and was certified in animal rescue. She was particularly proud of "This is My Heart, Take Care", a collection of her poetry which she co-published with...
Mary O'Brien Callahan
Nov 12, 2011
Mary O’Brien Callahan formerly of Forty Fort and a resident of Saint Therese Residence since 2006 died Saturday. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Irene Murray O’Brien. A graduate of Saint Ann’s Academy, Mary earned a scholarship to Misericordia University and completed her master’s degree at Wilkes University. Mary worked for the Division of...
Cody Reilly
Nov 2, 2011
Cody Tomaz Reilly, 12, died Wednesday at Hospice Community Care. Born January 10, 1999 in Kingston he was a son of Jay and Tina Stolarik Jacobs of Pittston. He will be greatly missed by his parents; brothers, Tyler and Noah Jacobs; maternal grandparents, Elizabeth and Alex Stolarik of Wilkes-Barre; paternal grandparents, Linda and Tom Reilly of Courtdale; aunts and uncles,...
Ruby Shipley Burns
Oct 30, 2011
Ruby (Shipley) Burns, 97, of Monroeville passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2011. Born in England on September 14, 1914 she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Josephine Parker Shipley. Ruby loved dancing and was very fond of ballet. She was offered a position with a New York City ballet company but was forced by her mother...
Thomas Jones
Oct 30, 2011
Thomas Patrick Jones, 54, of South Sherman Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born July 30, 1957 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of Florence Urban Jones and the late Elmer Jones. Tom was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and attended Rutgers University. He was an active member of the International Union of Painter's and...
Mildred Wrobleski
Oct 29, 2011
Mildred Rose Wrobleski, 85, of North Gates Avenue in Kingston died Saturday at The Laurels. Born May 19, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Rose Prociak Guhanick. Mildred was a 1944 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. Before retiring in 1988 Mildred was employed by RCA in Mountain Top for twenty-six years. Mrs....
Joseph Sheplock
Oct 28, 2011
Joseph Sheplock, 91, of Spring Street in Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Little Flower Manor. Born May 30, 1920 in Miners Mills he was a son of the late Michael and Anna Kundra Sepelak. Joseph retired from King's College in 1985. He previously worked for Muskin Pools in Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of the Parish of Saint Andre Bessette and...
Walter Luskus
Oct 25, 2011
Walter Luskus, 87, formerly of West State Street in Larksville died Tuesday at Hospice Community Care. Born April 28, 1924 in Larksville he was a son of the late Walter and Catherine Luskus. Walter was a member of the former Parish of Saint Casimir and a member of the Parish of Saint Robert Bellarmine. He was a kind and faithful...
Janice Thomas Joseph
Oct 18, 2011
Janice Thomas Joseph, 72, formerly of Forty Fort passed away peacefully with her children at her side in Boca Raton, Florida. She died as a result of complications from lung cancer at 2:47 PM on October 18, 2011. Born July 7, 1939 in Forty Fort she was the devoted daughter of the late Alice and Thomas C. Thomas. Janice was...
George Miller
Oct 8, 2011
George C. Miller, 80, of Lawrence Street in Wilkes-Barre died Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born October 30, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James and Wilhamina "Minnie" Zigler Miller. Educated in Wilkes-Barre city schools, George went to work for Metropolitan Wire for several years after graduation. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, Corporal...
Joseph J. Barchock
Oct 8, 2011
Joseph John Barchock passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the remarkable age of 94. Mr. Barchock hailed from Georgetown in Wilkes-Barre Township and was a son of the late Leo and Mary Starr Barchock. He attended Wilkes-Barre Township High School, where he worked in the library. After graduating and working at the exclusive Jones Beach, New York, he...
Katherine Shock
Oct 8, 2011
Katherine Mary Shock, 50, of Scott Street in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born December 17, 1960 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of George L. Shock and the late Elizabeth Meehan Shock. A graduate of G.A.R. High School, Kathy continued her education in Pittsburgh. Kathy enjoyed working for radio station 98.5 WKRZ for...
John Tsempales
Oct 6, 2011
John Tsempales, 81, of Arlington, Virginia died Thursday at Capitol Hospice. Born December 7, 1929 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Gus Konstantinou and Mary Valent Tsempales. John worked for the United States Government before retiring. John will be missed by his brother, George and his wife Roberta Tsempales of Falls Church, Virginia. Celebration of John’s Life...
Margaret Mary Fischer
Oct 6, 2011
Margaret Mary Fischer, 80, of Provincial Tower in Wilkes-Barre died peacefully in the presence of extended family and friends on Thursday at Mercy Center in Dallas. Born April 7th 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Louise Weis Fischer. A graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, Margaret Mary earned her B.A. from the College of...
Roy Niehaus
Sep 29, 2011
Roy Roland Niehaus, Jr., 73, formerly of New Hancock Street in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born September 22, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri he was a son of the late Roy Roland and Blanche Lilly Niehaus. Roy was an electrician prior to retirement. He will be missed by his sister, Shirley Fuller of Henderson, North Carolina. Graveside...
Maureen Hoegen
Sep 26, 2011
Maureen Therese McGovern Hoegen, 71, of Kingston Township passed away peacefully at her home after a lengthy illness on Monday afternoon, September 26, 2011. Born October 5, 1939 in Carbondale she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dennis and Helen McGivern McGovern. Maureen was a 1957 graduate of Saint Rose High School in Carbondale and earned her Bachelor of...
Nancy Rothenbecker
Sep 25, 2011
Nancy R. Rothenbecker, 73, of South River Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Timber Ridge Health Care Center. Born May 14, 1938 in New York she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Charlotte Koblyski Snopkoski. Raised in Danbury, Connecticut and Duryea, Nancy was a graduate of Pittston High School. Before retiring, Nancy was employed by Luzerne County for...
Ruth Grun Silberstein
Sep 24, 2011
Dr. Ruth Grun Silberstein, 90, of Portland, Oregon died Saturday at her home. Born April 6, 1921 she was a native of the Wyoming Valley and a daughter of the late Oswald A. and Ruth E. McGinley Grun and step-daughter of the late John Wilton. A 1939 graduate of Meyers High School, Ruth earned her B.A. from Wellesley in 1943...
Edward Rehill
Sep 22, 2011
Edward F. Rehill, 86, of B’nai Brith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday. Born April 14, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Edward B. and Hilda Becker Rehill. Edward was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. An Army veteran of World War II he served in Patton's Army in the Battle of Normandy, Northern...
Mary Butera Wine
Sep 16, 2011
Mary Butera Wine, 85, of Wilkes-Barre died Friday at Little Flower Manor. Born September 23, 1925 in Pittston she was a daughter of the late Ignatius and Margaret Aquilina Butera. A graduate of Pittston High School, Mary earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Misericordia University and continued graduate studies at Temple and Penn State universities. Mary retired in 1988...
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