Walter E. Ras, Jr. March 27, 2017   Walter E. Ras, Jr., 68, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 27th. He had been flown to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville immediately preceding his passing.   He was born on March 1...

Verna C. Meluskey March 23, 2017     Verna C. Meluskey, 95, formerly of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Little Flower Manor in Wilkes-Barre.   She was born on April 29, 1921, a daughter...

Jeffrey Okla Elliott PhD. March 19, 2017        Jeffrey Okla Elliott PhD., 39, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his home.  He will be remembered as a prolific writer, teacher, mentor, belove...

Julia Beres March 16, 2017   Julia Beres, 99, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence on March 16, 2017.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 16, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Viola Kik...

Christopher Adam Lane March 16, 2017   Christopher Adam Lane, 31, of Swoyersville passed away at home on March 16, 2017.   He was born in Syracuse, NY, on November 24, 1985, the son of John Stavish, Jr. and Nichole Lane. &...

Marian D. Chukonis March 14, 2017   Marian D. Chukonis, 71, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Marian was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 17, 1945, the daughter of Win...

Doris A. Partilla March 13, 2017   Doris A. Partilla, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 18, 1923, a daughter of the la...

Dorothy Simon March 12, 2017   Dorothy Simon, 88, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Riverstreet Manor in Wilkes-Barre.   She was born on July 6, 1928, in Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of the late Leo and...

Robert J. (Bob) Usaitis March 6, 2017   Robert J. Usaitis, 79, of Kingston, passed away at home on March 6th, with his family by his side, two weeks before his 80th birthday after a very long battle with cancer.   Bob was bor...

Anne P. Hudanick February 25, 2017   Anne P. Hudanick, 65, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 1, 1951, the daughter of the...

Elynore D. Monick February 24, 2017   Elynore D. Monick, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017, in Celtic Hospice at Geisinger SouthWilkes-Barre.   Elynore was born in Wilkes-Barre Township on January ...

Leona C. Glaser February 20, 2017     Leona C. Glaser, 85, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017, at the Hampton House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hanover Township.   Leona was born in Wilke...

JoAnn (Decker) Lewis February 19, 2017     JoAnn Lewis 81, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Sunday morning February 19, 2017 at the Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 17, 1935 the daugh...

Ann Keiper February 15, 2017   Ann F. Keiper of Hanover Township, formerly of Kingston and Alden, died Wednesday morning after a brief illness at Little Flower Manor where she had been a guest for seven days.   Born in Kingst...

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Sliker February 10, 2017     Elizabeth M. “Betty” Sliker, 90, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, formerly of Centerville, N.J. and Hanover Twp., passed away on February 10, 2017 at St. Therese at Oxbow Lak...

  Stewart William Bender Jr. February 10, 2017 Stewart William Bender Jr., 62, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away Friday February 10, 2017 unexpectedly at his residence. Stewart was born in Wilkes-Barre, December 23, 1954, a son t...

Eleanore R. Waskie February 8, 2017     Eleanore R. Waskie, 89, a resident of Little Flower Manor, passed away on Wednesday morning, February 8, 2017.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 31, 1928 the daughter of...

Mary Ann Dyslewski February 4, 2017   Mary Ann Dyslewski, 95, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning at the Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Plains Township, with her loving family at her bedside.   Mary Ann was born i...

Regina M. (Jean) Helfrich February 4, 2017       Regina M. (Jean) Helfrich 99, a resident of Mercy Center Dallas, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Saturday evening, February 4, 2017, at the Mercy Center.  ...

Joseph “Joey” Bobyak January 27, 2017   Joseph “Joey” Bobyak, 60, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully Friday at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp., surrounded by his loving and devoted wi...

Helen T. Kopec January 27, 2017   Helen T. Kopec, 94 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   She was born on May 7, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre Twp. the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Guzik Zi...