All Obituaries

Catherine A. (Roberts) Mendoza, 102, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Wilkes-Barre, on August 6, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Ernest James and Anna Maie (Middaugh) Roberts.   Catherine enjoyed spending time with all of her family and lived a full life remaining independent till her passing.   She was a member of Wyoming Valley Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre.    Catherine was preceded in...

John Edward Yuschovitz, 95, a resident of Gino Merli Veterans Center, formerly of South Street, Avoca, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Regional Hospital, Scranton.     Born in Avoca on July 10, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Christina (Keuser) Yuschovitz. He was a graduate of Avoca High School.  He was a World War II Veteran having served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps and was a Purple Heart recipient.   John was a member of...

George Tsioles, 99, of Kingston, passed away Friday morning, April 30, 2021, at his home while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Tsioles was born in Levidi, Greece, on April 23, 1922, the son of the late Nicholas and Ekaterine Tsioles. He was a life member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre and an active member of AHEPA. He was also a veteran of WWII. George and his late wife, Fotini, born in Levidi, Greece, raising a family of four, moved to Pennsylvania in 1971. When...

Theresa Soltis, 73, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at North Penn Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 23, 1947, she was a daughter of the late John and Stella (Parfinski) Soltis and was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Parish, formerly St. Patrick’s Church, Wilkes-Barre. She previously attended the former St. Boniface Church, Wilkes-Barre. Theresa was a volunteer for local food banks and C.E.O. She also...

Diavian Mikel Donyae Tooley, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on April 22, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born on June 08, 2001, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of Jimmy Davis, Jr. and Mary Tooley. He attended E.L Meyers High School. Diavian enjoyed playing basketball and video games with his friends.  He enjoyed writing music and was popular. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Jimmy Davis, Sr., maternal grandmother, Carol Campbell, Great...

Shirley Hughes, a resident at Manor Care Kingston, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 3rd after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack, brothers Thomas and Edward. In her heart Shirley was always a life long resident of Warrior Run, even after living in Hanover Township for more than 20 years.  One her favorite things to do was work at the election polls which she did for over 40 years.  She said this was her favorite way to catch up with old...

Jason P. Deats, 38, of Pringle, passed away at The Gardens of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 10th, 1982.   He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy and Catherine Deats, and his sister, Jennifer Deats.  Jason was a great father and family man. His favorite thing to do was to spend time with his two sons and his high school sweetheart and Fiancé, Jennifer. He will be greatly...

Will H. Woodworth Jr., 90, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on March 25, 2021, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, on November 6th, 1930, he was a son of the late Will H. Woodworth Sr. and Ethel (Hoover) Woodworth. Will was a 1948 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, where he served as Vice President of his class and excelled at football.  He was the Co-Captain of the Wyoming Valley Conference Football Champions.  Will went on to play football and...

Dung Nguyen, 60, of Wilkes-Barre PA passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 20, 2021. Born in Vietnam on August 25, 1960 he was a son of Thihn Hoang and the late Tuyen Nguyen. He worked as a steamer for garment industry. In addition to his mom, he is survived by his loving wife, Phuong Tang; son Luang Nguyen; daughters Tram and Quynh Nguyen; grandchildren Vy, Linh, and Chi Nguyen, and 8 brothers and sisters. Preceding him in death is his loving father, Tuyen Nguyen,...

Glenn Michael Jones, 56, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Born in Kingston on March 4, 1965, he was the youngest son of the late Philip S. and Eileen (Timmins) Jones.  Glenn graduated from West Side Vocational Technical School in 1983 and was a long-time active member of the Back Mountain Jaycees.   Glenn worked as a Business Process Manager for Mondelez International, Hanover Twp. for 20+ years.  In earlier years, Glenn was an...