Obituaries
Marilyn (Love) Kline
Feb 25, 2017
Marilyn (Love) Kline passed on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday morning, February 25, 2017, at Keystone Garden Estates, Larksville.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on October 23, 1928, Marilyn was a daughter of the late Robert H. and Harriet (Gruver) Love.
Marilyn was a music lover, a...
Gladys A. Hope
Feb 19, 2017
Gladys A. Hope, 87, of Kingston, passed away February 19, 2017, at River Run Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Kingston. Born in Guyana, South America, on January 4 ,1930, she was a daughter of the late Linton and Katie Hope. Gladys worked as a home health aide and was of the Anglican Faith.
In addition to her parents,...
Andrea E. (Candy) Abraham
Feb 11, 2017
Andrea E. “Candy” Abraham, of Hanover Twp., passed away February 11, 2017, following a lengthy illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Madeline Abraham.
Andrea was a graduate of Meyers High School, class of 1962. She then went on to attend Wilkes College and the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing....
Bernadine "Bernie" A. (Thomasefski) Hrivnak
Feb 10, 2017
Bernadine “Bernie” A. (Thomasefski) Hrivnak, 76, of Swoyersville, passed away Friday, February 10, at Gardens of Wyoming Valley, formerly Golden Living Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Swoyersville on June 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Lillian (Anskie) Thomasefski.
Prior to retiring, Bernie spent many years as a seamstress at Carmen Dress,...
Ashok T. Kumar
Feb 1, 2017
Ashok T. Kumar, 82, of Laflin, passed away on February 1, 2017, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Twp. Ashok was born on November 20, 1934 in Delhi, India, he was the son of the late Mahavrat Vidyalankar and Yashoda Davi. He obtained his law degree and was the owner of an international marketing company, Globus Inc. Surviving are his...
Louise (Jenkins) Jackson
Jan 28, 2017
Louise (Jenkins) Jackson, 89, of Nanticoke, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Hampton House, Hanover Twp.
Born on June 10, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Lena (Owens) Jenkins.
Services are private with burial in Mt. Holiness Cemetery, Butler, NJ. Arrangements were handled by Kniffen O’Malley Leffler Funeral &...
Maurice D. Gittins, Jr.
Jan 27, 2017
Maurice D. Gittins, Jr., 71, of Wapwallopen, passed away Friday, January 27, 2016, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains Twp.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 27, 1945, he was a son of the late Maurice D. Gittins, Sr. and Doris B. Smith.
Maurice worked as a mechanic for Lehigh Valley and Conrail Rail Road.
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Anne (Price) Sherwood
Jan 23, 2017
Anne (Price) Sherwood, 81, of Harvey’s Lake, passed away Monday, January 23, 2016, at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Anne was born in Laurel Run, on July 28, 1935. She was a daughter of the late Arthur P. and Vesta Jane (Beach) Price.
She graduated from G.A.R. High School in 1953 and attended Wilkes University....
Souveraine Aristide
Jan 20, 2017
Souveraine Aristide, 55, of Glen Lyon passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, surrounded by her family at the Mountain City Health & Rehab. Center, Hazle Twp.
She was born in Haiti on August 3, 1961, a daughter of the late Presoir and Acelia (Jeanlouis) Aristide. She devoted most of her life to raising her family and valued...
Reginald Taylor, Sr.
Jan 13, 2017
Reginald Taylor Sr., 82, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away early Friday morning surrounded by family, at The Golden Living Center, Wilkes-Barre. He was born on January 22, 1934, a son to the late John and Evelyn Taylor. He retired from the United labors union, local 158 heavy and highway. He was a proud and active Master mason of the Masonic...
Francis B Franckiewicz
Jan 3, 2017
Francis B. Franckiewicz, 71, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at his home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 31, 1945, a son of the late Frank William Franckiewicz and Ann T. (Krupa).
Francis was raised in the Wilkes-Barre area, while attending St. John’s Elementary and Coughlin High School. Before he...
William F. Holmes, Sr.
Dec 12, 2016
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William “Bill” Foster Holmes, Sr., 73, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 8, 1943, the son of the late William James Holmes and Lois Patricia (Hicks).
Bill was raised in the Wilkes-Barre area, while attending...
Harold D Armstrong
Dec 2, 2016
A celebration of life service will be held for Pastor Harold Armstrong on Sunday, December 11th, at 4:00 P.M. at Wyoming Valley Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Margaret A. (Petro) George
Dec 1, 2016
Margaret A. George, 78, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Michael Robert and Frances
( Rush) Petro.
She enjoyed embroidering tablecloths and pillow cases. She loved her dogs Roxie...
Karlys M (Zimmerman) Deiter
Nov 19, 2016
Karlys M. (Zimmerman) Deiter, 90, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on June 16, 1926 in Oneonta, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Mae (Demille) Zimmerman. Her loving husband, Oliver Deiter, preceded her in death.
Karlys graduated from Meyers High School and was a...
Frances Clark
Nov 9, 2016
Frances Clark, 85, of Kingston, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingston. Born on December 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Catherine and Andrew Zakarauskas. She was a 1946 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. After graduation, she was briefly employed by Tele-Radio. She was employed by Western Union, working for...
Joseph T. Powell, Jr
Nov 5, 2016
Joseph T. Powell, Jr.
Joseph T. Powell Jr., 73 of Edwardsville, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Hospice Care Unit of the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 11, 1942, the son of the late Joseph T. Powell, Sr. and Cecelia Gibney.
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Margaret "Peggy" (Thomas) Puchalski
Oct 30, 2016
Margaret “Peggy” Puchalski, 76, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at the Celtic Hospice inpatient unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 16, 1940, a daughter of the late Leroy Thomas and Sophie (Trudnak) Thomas.
Peggy retired in 2002 as a secretary with the Wilkes-Barre School District. She liked...
Cheryl (Gipson) Owens
Oct 21, 2016
Cheryl (Gipson) Owens, 60, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 21, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Chattanooga, TN, on September 26, 1956, she was a daughter of the late J.W. Gipson and Lena (Siler) Gipson-Blankenship.
Cheryl worked of over 20 years at the Sunoco Mini Mart, Wilkes-Barre and the last 7 years...
Arlington "Butch" Mccloe
Oct 14, 2016
On Friday, October 14, 2016, surrounded by those who loved him best, his family, Arlington “Butch” McCloe transitioned from this life into eternal life with the guidance of our Heavenly Father.
On June 9, 1940, the mold was broken when he was born to the late Vern and Ida (Flakes) McCloe, where for less than a year...
