Claire J. Griffith June 19, 2016   Claire J. Griffith, 88, of Kingston, passed away Sunday evening, June 19, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Claire was born in Wilkes-Barre on October 1, 1927, the daught...

Anne J. Swiderski June 13, 2016   Anne J. Swiderski, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 in the Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 3, 1924, a daughter of the late Kaz...

Margaret B. Austin June 12, 2016   Margaret B. Austin, 89, of Bear Creek Township, passed away on Sunday at the Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre.   She was born in Kingston on May 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Peter and E...

Dr. Albert G. Danishanko June 10, 2016   Dr. Albert G. Danishanko MD, 87, of Wilkes-Barre, ended his quest to his eternal home on Friday, June 10th, in Celtic Hospice at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, with his family by his side.  He ...

Aldona “Aldy” DeMichele June 9, 2016   Aldona “Aldy” (Kupris) DeMichele, 87, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.  ...

Leonard S. Geffert June 2, 2016   Leonard S. Geffert, 53, of Georgetown, died unexpectedly at his home, from complications of Crohn’s Disease.  He passed away on June 02, 2016. Len was born in Wilkes-Barre and attended Wilk...

Cecelia I. Petro May 30, 2016   Cecelia I. Petro, 83, of Plains Township, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at her home.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 24, 1932, a daughter of the late William F. and Josephine A...

Rosemarie P. McDermott May 24, 2016   Rosemarie P. McDermott, 70, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away on Tuesday evening in Celtic Hospice at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.   Rosemarie was born in Kingston on October 2, 1945...

Rita Newton May 21, 2016   Rita Newton, 78, of Sugar Notch passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Aria Bucks Hospital, Langhorne.   She was born on April 3, 1938 a daughter of the late Michael B. and Rose Reilly of S...

Mary Ruth Lynch May 20, 2016   Mary Ruth Lynch, 67, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 at her home.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on November 27, 1948, a daughter of Margaret Nat Wasil of Wilkes-Barre and t...

Elizabeth Geffert May 18, 2016   Elizabeth “Liz” Geffert, 79, of Wilkes-Barre Twp. passed away on May 18, 2016 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp. Liz was born in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of John &am...

Elaine Steblinski, 67 of Nanticoke passed away Saturday afternoon at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 15, 1948, and was the beloved daughter of the late Michael and Helen Yatison Steblinski. She was a graduat...

Ethel Kachmar Olpinski, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, who was a loving Mother, Sister and friend, died suddenly Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Larksville, June 6, 1923 a daughter to the late Andrew and Mary Lichva...

Raymond L. Bianconi, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016, in Celtic Hospice at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Sugar Notch on April 8, 1925, the son of the late John and Bruna Cardoni Bianconi. Ray was a 1943 gr...

Mary F. Drank, 88, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Plymouth Manor Personal Care Center, Plymouth. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on January 26, 1928, the daughter of the late Michael F. and Alberta L. Armbru...

Dr. Edward L. Kurello, 92, of Highland Dr. Hanover Township and Deerfield Beach, FL, passed into the hands of the Lord Monday April 11th 2016 surrounded by his loving family and friends. He gave of himself for the betterment of others. He was a proud...

Marianne H. Yellets, 77, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. She was born in Berlin, Germany on July 27, 1938, a daughter of the late Adolf and Helene Burbach. Ma...

Harry B. Miller, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Plains Township. Harry was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 12, 1923, a son of the late Harry B. and Gwendolyn Miller. He att...

John B. Brokenshire, 70, of Harveys Lake, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. John was born on July 27, 1945, a son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Culp Brokenshire. He was a 1963 ...

Irene Timonte, 90, of Harveys Lake, formerly of North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016, at her home. Born in Pittston on October 27, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Rose Niedziejko Maciun. Irene was a ...

Mary A. Carr, 88, formerly of Regent Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Wesley Village, Jenkins Township. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 18, 1927, a daughter of the late James Patrick and Mercedes Faltz Kelly. Mar...

MSG Edward P. Mutter, US Army, Ret., 65, of Mountaintop, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Celtic Hospice at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Attleboro, MA on February 26, 1951, a son of Alice Evelyn Brant Mutter of Wilkes-Barre...

Mr. Edwin L. Smith Jr, 89, of Dallas, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Edwin was born on March 30, 1926, the son of the late Edwin L. Sr. and Caroline Conrad Smith. He was a graduate...

Merlyn (Mel) Hughes, 83, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 21, 1933, he was a son of the late Hugh Hughes Sr. and Pearl...