Obituaries

Mar 9, 2023

Robert C. Graff, 83, of Pittston, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 with his loving wife, Carole by his side at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton on January 25, 1940, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Graff.

He was a member of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton and served...

Mar 6, 2023

Bernice A. Shovlin, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 16, 1961, she was a daughter of Elizabeth M. (Perez) Shovlin of Wilkes-Barre and the late Joseph Shovlin.

Bernice attended St. Aloysius Grade School and was a graduate of Bishop...

Feb 22, 2023

Family and friends mourn the passing of Louise E. Martin, 88, on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 20, 1934, Louise was the daughter of the late Bruce and Jean Myers, sister to the late Bruce Myers of Portland, Oregon, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt to many nieces and nephews, and loving wife of Leonard E. Martin.

Feb 21, 2023

Robert Edward (Bob) Medley MTCS (SS) Retired, 56 of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday, February 21, 2023 at his home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 21, 1966, he was a son of the late William Lee “Junior” Medley, Sr who passed away on March 13, 2019 and Elizabeth “Sib” (Clark) Medley who...

Feb 18, 2023

Maureen P. (McCabe) DeChant, 87, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, at the home of her daughter.

Born in Hudson, on April 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (Scone) McCabe.

She worked as a seamstress for various sewing local factories. Maureen was a member of St....

Feb 13, 2023

Joseph C. Sekelsky Sr., 56, of Duryea, passed away unexpectedly on Monday February 13, 2023, at his home.

Born in Taylor, PA on February 24, 1966, he was the son of the late Edmund and Rita (Jopling) Sekelsky.

Joe was a graduate of Pittston Area High School, where he later went on to become self-employed...

Feb 8, 2023

Elizabeth Wilson (endearingly known as Liz) of Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at age 76, on February 8, 2023, in the company of her devoted family. She is survived by her children Lenora, Marion, John (Kimberly), Susan, and Marvin (Heather); grandchildren Amber, Ryan, Jamie, Aria, Jada, Avery, and Jia; and great-grandchildren Cameron, Rylan, and Greyson.  She is also survived...

Feb 5, 2023

Jonathan Seabrook, 53, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at his home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 10, 1969, he

grew to raise two children, Jonathan and Bridget Seabrook beside his partner Lori Rondomanski.

Jonathan was a son of Brenda Seabrook and the late Nathaniel Seabrook.

Along with his...

Jan 30, 2023

William "Billy"  J. Corbett, 81, a lifelong resident of  Main Street Avoca, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Wesley Village, Pittston.

Born in Scranton on September 1, 1941, he was a son of the late William and Ethel (Quinn) Corbett.

William  was a graduate of St. John's Highschool, Pittston. He attended Lackawanna Junior...

Jan 24, 2023

Courtney Lynn Davis, 38, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Born in Kingston on April 27, 1984, she was a daughter of Bettye Lou (Wright) Davis of Nanticoke and the late Glenn Davis, Sr.

Courtney was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan.

In addition to her father, Courtney was preceded in death...

Jan 22, 2023

Leokadya “Louise” Bartos (Bartush), 95, of Scranton, passed away January 22, 2023 at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.

Born in Duryea on August 18, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline (Zarkowski) Bartush. She attended Avoca schools.

Louise was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dupont. She also belonged to...

Jan 18, 2023

Annie R. (Thomas) Bryant, 82, of Ashley, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre. Born on May 4, 1940, she was a daughter of the late William and Lillian (Ingram) Thomas. Annie was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she was baptized into the church on September 9th,...

Jan 12, 2023

Rudolph “Rudy”J. Garafola, III, 25, of Old Forge, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 12, in Wilkes-Barre.

Rudy was born on November 4, 1997, in Wilkes-Barre and was a member of Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca. Rudy attended Pittston Area High School. He was a licensed forklift operator who previously worked at Home Depot and Golden...

Jan 9, 2023

Thomas J. Cook, 70, of Pittston, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 1, 1952, he was a son of the late Joseph and Ruth (Ritts) Cook.

Thomas graduated from G.A.R Memorial High School and later worked in Security for most of his career. He...

Jan 7, 2023

Beatrice Mary Sones Murray, 90, of Wilkes-Barre and Hanover Township, passed away Saturday January 7, 2023, at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes-Barre with her family by her side. Beatrice was born in Hanover Township on October 12, 1932. She was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Sones. Beatrice was a graduate of Hanover High School, class...

Jan 6, 2023

Margaret J. "Sonny" Jayne, 70, of Wilkes Barre, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, at PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Wilkes Barre.

Born in Wilkes Barre on December 31, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Margaret (Kocher) Jayne.

Sonny was a friend to everyone. She was kind, funny, sarcastic and...

Jan 4, 2023

Dominic J. Mack, Sr.,83, of Mountain Top and West Palm Beach, Fl. Passed away suddenly on January 4th.

Dominic was born March 5th, 1939, to the late James (Jimmy) Mack and Nellie (Sislo) Mack.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Molly (Gallagher) Mack, his infant son, David, his son Dominic,Jr.,...

Jan 3, 2023

Edward C. Hayes, Jr., 60, of Wilkes Barre, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre.

Born on July 31, 1962 in Washington DC, he was a son of the late Edward C. Hayes Sr. and Reathella (James) Simpson.

Edward enjoyed spending time with his family, playing chess,...

Jan 3, 2023

George Ihnots of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania passed away on Jan 3, 2023, at Allied Services Center City Skilled Nursing.

Dec 29, 2022

Joanna Harris Gibbs, 66, of Scranton, PA, died peacefully on the evening of December 29, 2022, at Green Ridge Care Center, Scranton, after a recent diagnosis of cancer. Meghan Milev was by her side until the end. Born in Harrisburg on November 15, 1956, she was the daughter of the late John Warren Gibbs (1969) and Barbara Harris (Harlan)...