Obituaries
Donald E. George
May 11, 2017
Donald E. George, 70, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, May 11, 2017, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Laurel Run on April 20, 1947, he was a son of the late Lewis and Doris Jean (Siley) George. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Donald was formerly employed...
Charles W. Sakoski
May 6, 2017
Charles “Chuck” Sakoski, 94, of Hanover Township, PA., died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Mercy Center Nursing Home, Dallas, PA. He was born in Hanover Township, April 8, 1923, and was the son of the late Charles Sakoski, Sr. and Wilma (Nancarrow) Sakoski.
He was a graduate of Kingston High School...
Margaret "Peg" Brenner
May 2, 2017
Margaret “Peg” Brenner, 86, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late George and Florence (Cox) Brenner.
Prior to retiring, Peg was employed by the former Mercy Hospital in the Dietary Department.
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Gloria F. (Purzes) King
Apr 30, 2017
Gloria F. (Purzes) King, 58, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, April 30th, 2017. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 13, 1958, she was a daughter of the late William and Mildred (Swipes) Purzes. Gloria graduated from GAR High School in 1976. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, William Purzes. Surviving is her...
William Harry Cann
Apr 6, 2017
William Harry Cann, 88, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Thursday, April 6th, at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Hanover Township, on October 23, 1928, he was a son of the late William and Natalie (Norton) Cann.
William was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, from the class of 1947. He was a veteran of...
Yolanda L. "Raven" Riggsbee
Apr 5, 2017
Yolanda L. “Raven” Riggsbee, 62, of Hanover Township, passed away Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 at her home surrounded by family.
Born in Pittsboro, NC on October 11, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Lou (Alston) Riggsbee. She is a graduate of Chapel Hill High School. She was a member of...
Linda A. Strosser-Thomas
Mar 30, 2017
Linda A. Strosser-Thomas, 56, of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday, March 30, surrounded by her family. Born on November 30, 1961, in Oxnard CA, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Aigeldinger) Strosser. Linda loved the beach, horseback riding, taking vacations and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed dancing, even if...
Robert E. Thomas
Mar 22, 2017
Robert E. Thomas, 85, of Hanover Township passed into eternal life on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit. Born April 26th 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, Bob was the son of the late Elias and Dorothy (Youngblood) Thomas. He was married for 63 years to Lois Weale Thomas, also of Hanover Township. He was preceded...
John "Jack" W. Yuhas
Feb 26, 2017
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John “Jack” Yuhas
Jack Yuhas, 60, of Wilkes-Barre, defeated all odds by living 261 days beyond his birthday. On February, 26, 2017, he completed his 9th life the way he wanted to while at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. Ultimately his compounding cardiovascular diseases led to his passing.
His...
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...
