All Obituaries

Joseph F. Schultz, Jr., 67, of Ashley, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 6, 1952, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Schultz, Sr. and Joan (Ahlbrandt) Swiderski. Joseph was employed as a mechanic at Harry and Jacks, Wilkes-Barre before retiring. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and was especially good at Sudoku. He loved spending time with his pets and his family. He will be remembered for his famous line, “At least I got you to...

Bienvenido A. Polanco Berroa, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 8, 1962, he was a son of the late Bienvenido A. Polanco Rosario and Maria Margarita Berroa Lacay. Bienvenido was a member of Iglesia Cristiana Nueva Jerusalem, Wilkes-Barre and worked as an engineer in the construction business. He loved spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, he was...

Lonnie G. Timmons, Sr., 73, of Hanover Township passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 27, 2020.   Born in Lebanon, PA on October 4th 1946, he was the son of the late Claire VanCleef. He was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.   Lonnie was a veteran of the United States Army and the Pennsylvania National Guard. He served with honors from 1965 to 2001 when he retired from the 109th Infantry E Company out...

Sunday Ann Lutz, 50, of Nanticoke, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Born in Sugarloaf on August 19, 1969, she was the daughter of the late John Hoffman and Margaret Lutz.  After graduating high school, she served in the United States Navy for a short time.   Sunday was employed by Morgan Advanced Materials/Certech, Hanover Township.  She loved...

  Rebecca E. (Medley) Murray, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Residential Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 10, 1927, she was a daughter of the late William and Lillian (McCloe) Medley. Rebecca was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she was also active in the choir. She enjoyed playing the organ, reading and going to bingo. She was especially proud of being a grandmother, spending time with her family and working around her...

Tomas C. Lloyd-Jones, 41, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on June 20, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after a lengthy battle with cancer.    Born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 13, 1978, he was a son of Dario Deleon, Panama City, Panama and Linda Lloyd-Jones, Maplewood, NJ.   Tomas enjoyed spending time with friends and family and will be missed by all who loved him.   His brother, Dario Deleon, Jr, preceded him in death.   In addition to his parents, Tomas is...

Joseph Harty, 50, of Scranton, passed away on June 17, 2020 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore.    Born in Goshen, N.Y. on May 2, 1970, he was the son of the late Oliver John Harty and Mae A. Krawcyk, Archbald.   Joe worked for many years at Butter’s Waste, which later became Waste Management. He enjoyed working on cars and cutting grass.  Joe also enjoyed helping people and spending time with family, especially his niece,...

Anna Mae (Bigger) Chergoski, 94, of Edwardsville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Manor Care, Kingston.  She was born in Kingston on April 29, 1926.    Anna Mae was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and was ecstatic that they won the Super Bowl.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Michael; her son, Michael; sisters Ruth McMenamon and Marie Pesek and a brother, Leonard Bigger.   Surviving are her children, David...

Elizabeth Celestine  Burgher, 85, formerly of Kingston, passed away on June 6, 2020 at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Plains Township.   Born on March 7, 1935, in Alabama.   She worked for many years for the NYC Transit Authority.   Elizabeth was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was a member of The Eastern Star- Queen Sheba #94 of the Vashti Grand Chapter.   She was preceded in death by; her first husband, John Shipley, her...

Sheila M. (Matthews) Pitts, 58, of Avoca, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore.   Born on December 15, 1961 in Scranton, she was a daughter of Robert J. and Patricia J. (Albert) Matthews, Avoca.   She worked for Hertz at the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre International Airport.   In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Michael Matthews, Duryea and Russell McGlynn, Avoca, a grandson, Troy Matthews, two...