All Obituaries

Gloria (Beppler) Bronson, 85, of Dallas, passed away Tuesday, September 18, at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Born in Scranton on November 3, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Frank L. Beppler, Sr. and Gladys (Kizer) Beppler. In addition to her parents, Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, Walter C. Bronson, Sr. and brother, Charles W. Beppler. She is survived by a son, Walter C. Bronson, Jr., NJ; daughter, Patricia A. Pelton, PA; grandchildren, Jessica...

Mary Rodel Dunn, 65, of the Newtown section of Hanover Twp., passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 24, 1953, Rodel was the daughter of the late Jerome R. and Mary H. (McGinnis) Dunn. She was a graduate of St. Leo’s High School, Ashley. Rodel was a member of St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, Ashley. She was also a member of the Newtown Fire Department Auxiliary, the former VFW in Ashley and enjoyed camping with her family....

Bennett K. Bowden, 33, of Kingston, and formerly of Berwick and Hanover Township, passed away Sunday at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland.  Benny was born in Staten Island, NY, on July 17, 1985.  He is the son of Dale and Gail (Robbins) Bowden.           Benny attended Berwick and G.A.R. Memorial High School and was employed locally as a laborer.           Benny was...

Matthew D. “Matt” Crane, 28, of Trucksville, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. Born in Kingston on November 16, 1989, he was the son of Wendy (Miller) Crane-Hopkins and the late Stephen Crane. Matt was employed by Mohegan Sun Pocono. He enjoyed reading, cooking and watching football, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers. In addition to his mother, Matt is survived by his stepfather, David Hopkins; grandfather, Lawrence Miller, Jr. and grandmother, Nancy Crane. Matt was a...

James Klarevas, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 2, 2018, surrounded by family, following a courageous battle against prostate cancer.   Born and raised on the Greek island of Ikaria, he was one of eight children born tothe late Ilias and Vasiliki Klarevas.  After years of service and world travel in the merchant marines, he came to the United States in 1968 with his wife Frideriki and infant son Louis, set on pursuing the American...

June A.(Powell) Verry-Bolinski, 74 of Hanover Township, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family.   She was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 22, 1944, the daughter of the late Joseph T. Powell, Sr. and Cecelia Gibney.   She was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School Class of 1962 and a 1983 graduate of Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational Technical School where she earned her diploma as a Licensed Practical...

Kenneth H. Albrecht, 69, of Mountain Top, passed away Thursday at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.  Ken was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 22, 1948.  He was the son of the late Arthur and Amanda (Kaswinkel) Albrecht.           Kenneth proudly served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.  He was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies and Penn State Nittany Lions. He also enjoyed...

Theresa (Clifford) Lokuta, 84, of Hatfield, formerly of Avoca, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018, in Kyffin Grove, North Wales. Born in Avoca on Dec. 2, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Irene (McHale) Clifford. Theresa was a former member of Queen of the Apostles Church, formerly Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Avoca. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Thomas Lokuta; ­­­sisters, Nancy, Mary, Kate, Gerry, Irene,...

Dimosthenis D. Raptis, 55, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away August 6th, 2018. Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 17th, at the chapel in Maple Hill Cemetery.  

Robert D. Jarrett, 68, of Plymouth, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at his home.   Born in Nanticoke on May 31, 1950, he was the son of Bridget Jarrett of Nanticoke and the late Robert A. Jarrett.   He was an Eagle Scout and graduate of Nanticoke High School, Class of 1968.    Robert furthered his education at Wilkes College where he earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Biology.   Early in his career, he worked as a Research Chemist...