Obituaries

Sep 5, 2020

Regina R. Bartish, 94, of Avoca, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.

Born in Avoca on October 7, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline (Zarkowski) Bartush. Regina graduated from Avoca High School class of 1943 and Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY., where she also served as...

Sep 4, 2020

Bernard J. Trescavage, 77 years old, died at his home on September 4 th in Falls Church, Va. He is survived by his wife Myriam. They were married 39 years.

Born in Moosic on February 18, 1943, he was the son of Victor & Victoria Trescavage.  He was a graduate of Moosic High School and was the...

Aug 23, 2020

Edward R. Jakuboski, 65, of Avoca, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 23, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains.

Born in Pittston, on August 25, 1954, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Sylvia (Rich) Jakuboski.

Edward graduated from Pittston Area School District and Johnson College. He worked for over 43 years for...

Aug 20, 2020

Howard C. Viveney, Sr., 68, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Residential Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements were private.

Aug 14, 2020

Patricia M. Fedorko, 69, of West Wyoming, formerly of Suscon, passed away on Friday, August 14, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.

Born on November 14, 1950, in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Earl C. and Matilda Rita (Yanushus) Renfer.

She was a member of Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca.

Patricia...

Aug 7, 2020

Gabriel Daniel Spak, 85, a lifelong resident of Bear Creek Township passed away at home surrounded by family on August 7, 2020.

Gabriel was the son of the late Esther (Neary) and Daniel Spak of Bear Creek Township. Gabriel attended James M Coughlin High School.

Gabriel was drafted into the US Army. He served as...

Aug 5, 2020

Priscilla E. (Morris) Rux, 87, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 28, 1933, she was a daughter of the late B. Lewis and Margaret (Wright) Morris.

She was married to the late Arthur T. Rux  for 46 years with their...

Jul 29, 2020

Darryll Tyrone Patrick, 64, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born on September 20, 1955, in Harvey, IL, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Ernestine (Chatman) Patrick. Darryll graduated from EL Meyers and worked for Pyramid Health Care, Inc., Dallas. He loved to travel, spend time with family and enjoyed playing...

Jul 19, 2020

Deborah G. Hendrickson, 43, of Hanover Twp., passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Lakewood, NJ on December 18, 1976, she was a daughter of the late Shirley (Salter) Estrella.

Deborah worked previously as a home health aide with Sweet Home Healthcare, Scranton and loved her job. She was a...

Jul 6, 2020

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...

Jul 4, 2020

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...

Jun 27, 2020

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...

Jun 27, 2020

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...

Jun 26, 2020

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...

Jun 20, 2020

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...

Jun 17, 2020

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...

Jun 16, 2020

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...

Jun 6, 2020

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...

Jun 5, 2020

Tristen Tyrone Kolodzieski, our little Angel, 4 months and 25 days old,  went home to the Lord unexpectedly on June 5 at home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on January, 11, 2020.  He was the son of Michael Kolodzieski and Charli Chamberlain, Wilkes-Barre.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Tyrone Edmonds.

In addition...

Jun 5, 2020

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.

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