Obituaries
Frank Mcrae
Feb 20, 2020
God in His great wisdom and divine love, suddenly called from this world of uncertainty on February 20, 2020, to a peace of eternal rest – our loved one – Franklin Roosevelt McRae, son of the late Coy and Amanda McRae.
Frank was born December 24, 1938, in Anson County, Wadesboro, North Carolina. He was educated in...
Francis "Fran" M. Connell
Feb 14, 2020
Francis “Fran” M. Connell, 54, of Shavertown, passed away on February 14, at home, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Pittston, on April 16, 1965, he was a son of the late Gerard and Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Connell.
Fran graduated from G.A.R. High School in 1983 and then proudly served his country in the U.S....
Shirley Ann (Kittrell) Fisher
Feb 13, 2020
Shirley Ann Fisher, 68, of Kingston, passed away on Thursday, February 13, at Residential Hospice Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 12, 1951, in Walterboro, S.C., she was a daughter of the Mollie (Grace) Kittrell, Kingston and the late Cleveland Kittrell.
Shirley graduated from George Windgate High School,...
Margaret L. "Peggy" (Miller) Martin
Feb 11, 2020
Margaret “Peggy” L. Martin, 94, of Hanover Township, passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, surrounded by all who loved her.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 5, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Margaret Miller.
Prior to retiring, Margaret was employed by...
Alejandro Loria
Feb 7, 2020
Alejandro Loria, 29, passed away on Feb 7, 2020 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Edward H. Gyle
Feb 4, 2020
Edward H. Gyle, 64, of Nanticoke, passed away Tuesday, February 4, at his home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 3, 1955. He was a son of the late Howard E. Gyle and Shirley Norton.
Edward attended GAR High School. He was employed for the Salvation Army, Hanover Twp.
In addition to...
Margaret (Pohonish) Elko
Feb 3, 2020
Margaret “Peggy” (Pohonish) Munafo Elko, 84, of Old Forge, passed away Monday, February 3, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Scranton on February 8, 1935, Peggy was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Janoske) Pohonish. She graduated from Scranton Technical High School and later retired from Bargains Galore, Scranton, where she worked as...
Ja Monte L. Bradford
Jan 30, 2020
Ja Monte L. Bradford, 12, of Scranton, passed away January 30, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Danville on October 19, 2007, he is a son of Maria Colon and Chauncey Bradford.
Ja Monte was in 6th grade. He enjoyed drawling, playing with his trucks and cars and watching his favorite tv show, SpongeBob...
Luther H. Watson
Jan 30, 2020
Luther H. Watson 70, of Shavertown, passed away on Thursday, January 30, at his home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on June 15, 1949, he was a son of the late Sherrid O. and Lois M. (Gibble) Watson.
Luther retired from the Housing Authority, Wilkes-Barre. He loved debating politics and working on cars. He could fix just...
Joseph Gorcenski, Iii
Jan 21, 2020
Joseph Gorcenski, III, 51, a life long resident of Dupont, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at his home. He was reunited with his parents, Joseph E. Gorcenski and Rita (Chmielewski) Gorcenski, who preceded him in death.
Joe was born in Scranton on November 2, 1968. He was a graduate of Pittston Area High...
Joseph M. Hasan
Jan 16, 2020
Joseph M. Hasan, 30, of Bear Creek, passed away on January 16, 2020, at home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on April 28,1989, he was a son of the late Naji Hasan and Sandra (Gross) Hasan, Bear Creek. Joe was a son, father, brother, boyfriend and friend.
A graduate of Coughlin, 2007, Joe worked in many trades....
Ralph W. Delaney, Jr.
Jan 13, 2020
Ralph W. Delaney, Jr., 72 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Residential Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 12, 1947, he was a son of the late Ralph W. Sr. and Hazel (Lange) Delaney.
Ralph served in the 109 th National Guard for 6 yrs. and was a truck driver who...
David William Miller
Jan 7, 2020
David William Miller, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, January 7 at his home. Arrangements were private for his family.
William O. Newton
Jan 3, 2020
William O. Newton, 60, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at on Friday, January 3rd, at his home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on April 29, 1959, he was a son of the late Theodore Baines and Lena (Newton) Taylor. He graduated from G.A.R. High School and attended Luzerne County Community College.
Billy retired in 2017 from the Luzerne...
Joseph S. Katyl, Jr.
Dec 31, 2019
Joseph S. Katyl, Jr., 88, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on the evening of December 31, 2019 at his home surrounded by loving family.
Born on June 11, 1931, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Helen (Meister) Katyl, Sr. He graduated from G.A.R. High School
Joe owned and operated Katyl...
Christopher C. Sincavage
Dec 25, 2019
Christopher C. Sincavage, 60, of Hanover Township, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home.
Born in Kingston on July 7, 1959, he was the son of the late Charles and Caroline (Wanyo) Sincavage. He was a graduate of West Side Tech. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and loved spending time at his camper at...
Thomas William Martin
Dec 23, 2019
Thomas W. Martin, 73, of Hanover Township, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 3, 1946, he was a son of the late James Martin and Jessie (Gillespie) Witalis. Thomas was of the Protestant faith. He was an avid golfer and loved watching sports, especially football.
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Catherine R. (Chalawich) Anthony
Dec 20, 2019
Catherine R. Anthony of Dallas Twp. passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital surrounded by her loving family and cherished friends. She was 67 years old.
Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Valentavage Chalawich.
She was employed at Assured Partners and will always be...
Stephen M. Stetz
Dec 20, 2019
Stephen M. Stetz, 87, of Nanticoke, passed away Friday, Dec 20, 2019, at his home. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Stephen and Mary Stetz. Stephen was a graduate of Nanticoke High School. He retired from the Chappaqua School District N.Y. After retirement he spent time volunteering at CEO in Wilkes-Barre and traveling with his...
Theresa M. Shimkoski
Dec 17, 2019
Theresa M. Shimkoski, 84, of Dupont, passed away on Tuesday, December 17th, at her home.
Born on May 31, 1935, in Dupont, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Stanish) Shimkoski.
Theresa worked as an RN for many years at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Hospital in New York City before...
