Obituaries

Mar 8, 2022

Alexandria Lopez Garay of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania passed away on Mar 8, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Mar 1, 2022

Linda S. (Bond) Mendoza, 60, of Luzerne, passed away with one of her sweet sisters by her side on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Allied Services Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Edwardsville on August 10, 1961, she was a daughter of Harold Bond and the late Helen (Liss) Bond.

Linda was a graduate of Wyoming Valley...

Feb 23, 2022

Gertrude L. (White) Eroh, 92, of Courtdale, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at home.

Born in Wilkes Barre on July 6, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Gertrude (Gravis) White.

Gertrude married her husband, Harold on August 20, 1955, together they raised their three children. She loved spending time...

Feb 18, 2022

Lester L. Rittenhouse, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 3, 1960, he was a son of the late Thomas Rittenhouse, Sr. and Thelma (Turcan) Rittenhouse.

Lester worked with his family at Curry Donuts as a baker for many...

Feb 16, 2022

Sophie A. (Jamilkoski) Starner, 98, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Allied Services Meade Street Skilled Nursing, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 5, 1923, she was a daughter of the late George and Lottie (Kupneski) Jamilkoski.

Sophie worked as a seamstress in the garment industry for...

Feb 12, 2022

James Leo Kilgallon, “Dad”, “Jimmy”, “Jim”, “Grandpa Jim” and “Kink”, as he was known to those who knew and loved him, died unexpectedly from a heart attack at the age of 67 on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at his home.

Jim was a man full of life until the end.  He was a tree trimmer his entire...

Feb 10, 2022

Jo Ann (Hummer) Smith, 75, of Forty Fort, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at The Gardens at East Mountain, Wilkes Barre.

Born in Wilkes Barre on July 5, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Myrtle (Jones) Hummer.

Jo Ann loved spending time with her husband, she enjoyed crossword puzzles...

Feb 8, 2022

Theresa Ann (Watkins) Goodwin, 68, of Wilkes Barre, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.

Born in Wilkes Barre on August 17, 1953, she was a daughter of the late James Jones and Rose (Davis) Watkins.

After graduation, Theresa attended college, going on to work in logistics. Theresa was best known...

Feb 6, 2022

Brendan N. Seabrook, 27, of Monroe NY, passed away tragically on February 6th, 2022, in White Plains, NY.  Brendan was born on February 3rd, 1995, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the beloved son of Nathaniel Seabrook Jr., and Kim Grady.

Brendan graduated from G.A.R Memorial High school, in the year of 2013. He was employed in Monroe,...

Feb 6, 2022

Marianne C. (Brieling) Staley, 73, of Larksville, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hanover on August 17, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Sinay) Brieling. Marianne was a 1966 graduate of Hanover Area High School and a lifelong member at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, formerly St. Aloysius,...

Feb 3, 2022

George H. Zahn, 73, of Avoca, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at his home.

Born on October 5, 1948, he was a son of the late Eugene and Hilda (Lapp) Zahn. George worked on the computer software for Sysco Foods for many years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Feb 3, 2022

Jean (Miller) Sekela, 87, passed away February 3, 2022 at Guardian Eldercare, Nanticoke.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 2, 1934, she was a daughter of the late George and Gertrude (Shelhamer) Miller.

Jean enjoyed spending time with her three grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Andrew...

Feb 2, 2022

Lillian B. (Atiyeh) Watson, 67, of Shavertown, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home. Arrangments are pending.

Jan 31, 2022

On Monday, January 31, 2022, James Cummings, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at age 57.

James was born on January 16, 1965 in Rochester, NY to Herbert and Dorothy (Schult) Cummings. He received his pastoral degree from Baptist Bible College in Binghamton, NY in 1987, and served as pastor for five different churches...

Jan 25, 2022

Cleatrice M. Dempsey, 59 years old of Plains, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 25th, 2022

She was born on September 23, 1962, in Jacksonville, FL, she is the daughter of Hermon Hitson and Bennie Mae Dempsey.

She graduated from Mount Vernon High School,  she went to school for nursing , she did volunteer work for...

Jan 23, 2022

Carlton Curtis, 52, of Selinsgrove, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Newark, NJ, on August 16, 1969, he was a son of Mary Eliza Curtis-McCullough and the late Frank Williams. Carlton was an amazing family man and friend, he loved to sing had a voice of an angel. He was also...

Jan 17, 2022

LIFE CELEBRATION OF DR. ELI SIDNEY NOBLE, JR.

ELI SIDNEY NOBLE, JR. was the first born to the late Agnes Smith-Noble and Eli S. Noble, Sr. on August 28, 1945 in Brunswick, Georgia. In his early childhood and adolescence, he attended the Saint Cyprian Episcopal Church in Darien, Georgia. He continued to worship the Lord at the...

Jan 5, 2022

Deacon Curtis A. Caiby, 57, originally of Brookly, NY, now of Hanover Twp., passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home.

Born in Savannah, GA on November 9, 1964, he was a son of Eleanore (Libert) Blount and the late Raphael Caiby.

Curtis was employed as a school crossing guard for the Wilkes-Barre Area...

Jan 4, 2022

Ruth Ann (Bump) Powell, 89, of Nesquehoning, PA, passed away at home on January 4th, 2022.

Ruth was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 1, 1932. She married Richard Powell and raised her children in Mountain Top, PA. Known for her kind acts and generosity, she was very active as an organist at the Wesleyan Church in Mountain...

Jan 1, 2022

Eva Orloski of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania passed away on Jan 1, 2022.