Obituaries
James E. Rosa
Jan 29, 2021
James E. “Jim” Rosa, 72, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Friday, January 29, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Johnson City, NY, on May 11, 1948, he was the son of the late James C. and Edith Marie (Frost) Rosa.
Jim worked as a liquor salesman for 20 years before he retired to spend more...
John J. Kline
Jan 25, 2021
John J. Kline, 78, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains.
Born in Dunmore on October 5, 1942, he was raised by the late John and Dorothy Colbert. John proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during Vietnam.
He was employed at Hy-Art Lamp, Wilkes-Barre...
Phyllis Kay Wade
Jan 25, 2021
Kay Wade, 79, of Pittston, where she resided at Wesley Village, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Dayton, KY on October 2, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Evelyn (Wilson) Wade. Kay had a love for music starting at the age of 10 playing the piano. ...
Lorraine L. (Keller) Gutierrez
Jan 24, 2021
Lorraine L. (Keller) Gutierrez, 83, of Kingston, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on February 26, 1937 in West Catasauqua, PA, she was a daughter of the late George J. and Irene M. (Kline) Keller.
Lorraine was devoted to her faith, she was a member of the former, St. John...
Hung Q. Nguyen
Jan 19, 2021
Hung Q. Nguyen, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away January 19, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains.
Born in Vietnam on January 20, 1959 he was a son of Thihn Hoang and the late Tuyen Nguyen. Hung worked as a photographer and an assembly man.
In addition to his mom, he is survived by his...
William Hughes
Jan 14, 2021
William “Billy” T. Hughes, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township surrounded by family.
Born on Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland on October 22, 1958, he was a son of the late Donald Hughes and Beverly (Richards) Payton.
Billy was a graduate of Crestwood High School and...
Howard Adam Moser, Jr.
Jan 9, 2021
Howard Adam Moser, Jr, 87, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away on January 9, 2021, at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 10, 1933, he was a son of the late Howard A. and Catherine (Pealer) Moser, Sr.
Howard worked in the Aviation Communication field.
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Carl Jaslar
Jan 8, 2021
Carl Jaslar, 72, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Allied Services, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA to the late Stanley and Lillian (Birmer) Jaslar, he resided at his childhood home with his loving wife for over 51 years.
Mr. Jaslar served in...
Sanford Dale Dillinger
Jan 7, 2021
Sanford Dale Dillinger, of Avoca PA, passed away on January 7th, 2021. Son of Ellsworth and Gladys (McGinnis) Dillinger, Sanford was born on August 29th, 1950 in German Township, PA.
Sanford is survived by son William Dillinger; daughter Sandra Newman; three granddaughters; brothers Darwin & Delson (Maris) Dillinger; sisters Karen, Darlene, & Beatrice Garnet (George) Stahl.
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Robert S. Norton
Jan 7, 2021
Robert Severn Norton, 81, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Sprenkle Drive, York. He was the loving husband of Betty Jean Norton who passed away December 12, 2018.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 7, 1939, Bob was the son of the late John S. and Helen (Shakalum) Norton.
He...
Ruth May Namey
Jan 7, 2021
Ruth May Namey, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 13, 1958 she was a daughter of the late John and Ruth May (Hoover) Namey. She graduated from Elmer L. Meyers High School and received her medical training at Jupiter Medical Center, Jupiter, Florida. Ruth...
Lanee Keatts
Jan 5, 2021
Lanee L. Keatts, 54, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Geisinger Danville Medical Center.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 23, 1966, she was a daughter of Maynard Keatts and Ernestine (Flakes) Jones.
Lanee attended G.A.R. Memorial High School. From a young age, she had a passion for art that few people knew...
Joseph G Gocek
Jan 3, 2021
Joseph G. Gocek, formerly of Plains, passed away on January 3, 2021, at Harmony at Westshore, Mechanicsburg.
Born in Plains, on March 19, 1941, he was a son of the late Con and Mary (Lavix) Gocek.
Joe served as a district manager for the Commonwealth of PA- Blindness and Visual Services.
Surviving is...
Rosemary (Shimkoski) Pilkonis
Jan 1, 2021
Rosemary A. (Shimkoski) Pilkonis
Rosemary A. (Shimkoski) Pilkonis, 81, of Dupont, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2020 at her home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 17, 1939, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Stanish) Shimkoski.
Rosemary was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont, and an activist for...
Lorraine Murphy
Jan 1, 2021
Lorraine Murphy passed away on Jan 1, 2021. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
John H. Dupras
Dec 31, 2020
John H. Dupras, 49. of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on December 31, 2020, at home.
Born in Kingston, on March 20, 1971, he was the son of the late Harold and Gloria (Conklin) Dupras.
John graduated from Plymouth High School and proudly served his country in the US Army. He worked as a fork lift operator...
Anthony Joseph "Cooper" Blaskiewicz
Dec 24, 2020
On the eve of his eighty-eighth birthday, Anthony “Cooper” Blaskiewicz fell asleep in thearms of the Lord. Born December 25, 1932, Anthony was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Sawicki) Blaskiewicz.
Anthony graduated from Scranton Technical High School. He served honorably as a platoon sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War. Following...
Bishop Korea Asbury
Dec 16, 2020
Bishop Korea Asbury, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, at home, after being stricken ill.
Born on June 22, 1984 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Bishop Junior Asbury and Crystal Pemberton, Wilkes-Barre. He was a graduate of Automotive High School, Brooklyn, NY. Bishop was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed...
Gertrude J. Woodward
Dec 16, 2020
Gertrude J. Woodward, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, went home to the Lord on December 16, 2020, at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on October 2, 1927, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of Frank and Mildred (Thurston) Kozlow.
Gertrude was a missionary nurse for Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ (WEC International) in Indonesia for over 42 years,...
William L. Baird, Sr.
Dec 13, 2020
William L Baird. 94 of Plymouth died Sunday at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in Plymouth Township, August, 29, 1926 he was the son of the late Russell and Cora Baird. He was married for 56 years to his wife, Jean who passed away in 2004. They shared four beautiful children.
He attended...
