Obituaries

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...

Jan 7, 2020

David William Miller, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, January 7 at his home. Arrangements were private for his family.

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Dec 10, 2019

Kelly Jean Miller, 49, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Tuesday, December 10 in the comfort of her home after a long battle with ALS. She was born in Kingston, Pa on June 15, 1970. She was the daughter of the late Jean Coleman and William Wright Sr. Kelly attended G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes Barre.

Over the...

Dec 6, 2019

Stanley J. Starzec, 93, of Avoca, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, where he was guest.

Born in Avoca, on May 18, 1926, he was a son of Andrew and Laura (Modeski) Starzec.

Stanley was a graduate of Avoca High School and served in the US Navy during...

Dec 4, 2019

Richard S. Wren, Sr., 66, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 12, 1953, he was a son of the late Robert and Jeanne (Cronauer) Wren.

Prior to retiring, he was employed by Proctor & Gamble.  He was previously employed by Luzerne Optical.  He was...

Dec 2, 2019

Robert M. “Cheeto” Kelley, 39, of Nanticoke, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at his home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 4, 1980, he was a son of Patrick and Sharon (Novak) Kelley of Nanticoke.

He is also survived by his brother, Patrick Kelley, Jr., and sister, Victoria Kelley.

Private services have been...

Dec 1, 2019

(Nell) Jean Patricia Grella Pierkowski

Jean Pierkowski, 70, died Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Residential Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.

She was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 17, 1949, daughter of the late Peter and Nell (Thomas) Grella.

She was a 1967 graduate of Hanover High School, 1971 graduate of Wilkes College and 1996 graduate of...

Nov 30, 2019

Andrew Walter Aleski, “BUDA”, 39, of Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 30, 2019.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 24, 1980, he was a son of Andrew E. Aleski, Wilkes-Barre and Deborah R. Okraszewski, Shavertown.

Andrew was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Adam and Mary Aleski and maternal grandparents, Walter and Rosaline Seeley.

Nov 27, 2019

Catherine McMullen, 95, of Plattsburgh, NY, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at home with her loving family by her side.

Catherine was born on November 2, 1924 in Avoca, PA and was the daughter of the late Rose Connell and James O’Malley.  She graduated from Pittston Area High School and entered the workforce, as an agent for...

Nov 23, 2019

John Ciocca, Jr., 45, of Kingston, unexpectantly passed away on November 23, 2019.

Born in Scranton on February 3, 1974, he was the son of John Sr. and Maryann Ciocca.

John attended Wyoming Valley West High School. He was a member of Local 130 Laborers Union, Scranton, for the past 25 years and was working...

Nov 15, 2019

Sarah Josephine (Williams) Macking, 94, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019, at her residence.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Mercy “Mae” (Northwood) Williams.

She was a former member of Central Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre.

Sarah worked for Burger King for...

Nov 13, 2019

Pauline M. (Gronski) Weber, 90, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away November 13 at Allied Services Center City, formerly St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre.Born in Kingston on May 24, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Eva Gronski. As a young girl growing up on Zerby Ave, Pauline sang Polkas with the Lenio Brothers on Sunday radio. While attending...

Nov 5, 2019

Joseph Nixon, 67, formerly of Larksville, passed away on November 5th, 2019 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township.

Born on April 7th, 1952 in Trevose, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph and Bertha Jopling.

Joe was a 1970 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School. He proudly served three years in the US Army...