Obituaries
Robert L. Brown
Jun 21, 2016
Robert L. Brown, 73, of Hanover Township, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.
Prior to retiring in 2007, he was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical center in the Food Service Department for 17 years. He volunteered for the Trap, Neuter & Release Program for cats....
Shirley D. (Landmesser) Heubel
Jun 19, 2016
Shirley D. (Landmesser) Heubel, 72, of Hughestown, passed away Sunday, June 19, at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements are pending.
Catherine Morgan
Jun 18, 2016
Catherine May Morgan, 100, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Kingston on July 20, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Lyman G. and Emily Jane (Smith) Hann. She was a 1934 graduate of Hanover Township High School and a 1936 graduate of Wyoming Seminary Dean...
Lois (Jones) Williamson
Jun 2, 2016
Lois A. Williamson, formally from the Back Mountain area, passed away on June 2, 2016 in Halifax Health Hospice, Ormond Beach, FL. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Kniffen O'Mally Leffler Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc. and will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Reneewilliamson67@gmail.com
Verna A. Heck
Jun 1, 2016
Verna A. Heck, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Highland Manor, Exeter.
Born on October 22, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late George, Sr. and Alison (Miller) Stivers. She was a graduate of Ashley High School.
Prior to retiring, she was employed as...
Hubert "Lucky" Zim
May 29, 2016
Hubert “Lucky” Zim, 79, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, May 29, 2016, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
He was the husband of the former Jean Benotsky. They were united in marriage on March 17th, 1956 and happily celebrated 60 years together.
Hubert was born on August 3, 1936 in Swoyersville, PA. He was son of the...
Troy A. Gerstenkorn
May 26, 2016
Troy A. Gerstenkorn, 51, of Kingston, PA, passed away Thursday, May 26, at his home.
Surviving are his Parents, Gordon Gerstenkorn, West Chester, PA and his mother, Janet (Bono) Poesnecker, Kingston, a daughter, Glynnis Miller, 4 grandchildren, a brother Wes Gerstenkorn and a nephew.
A memorial service will be held on a later date at...
Morris "Murray" Brown
May 19, 2016
Morris “Murray” Brown, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 6, 1922, he was a son of the late Martin and Helen (Weinberg) Brown. He was self-employed in the carpet business and was the owner of Nu Floors by Murray Brown. He attended...
Doris J. (Miller) Auker
May 17, 2016
Doris J. Auker, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 13, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Ethel (Birney) Miller. She attended Meyers High School.
Doris was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre. Prior...
Johanna H. (Hause) Lo
May 13, 2016
Johanna H. (Hause) Lo, 78, of Palisades, NY, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, May 13, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born in Angola, Indiana, on December 29, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Dolores (Kirchner) Hause.
She was a graduate of Miami University, Oxford, OH. ...
Robert D. Cleary
May 13, 2016
Robert D. Cleary Sr., 66, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday morning, May 13, at The University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on August 19, 1949, he was the son of the late Vincent and Angeline (White) Cleary.
Robert was a devoted family man. He worked as a steel worker early...
Lula J. Henson
May 7, 2016
Lula Henson, 88 of Berwick PA. formerly of Wilkes-Barre PA. recently passed away at the Berwick Retirement Village , Berwick PA.
Born in Green Cove Springs, FL. on October 16th,1927, she was a daughter of the late William and Ealia (Williams) Johnson. She graduated from GAR High School.
Mrs. Henson had...
Patricia Ann Hart
May 6, 2016
Patricia Anne Hart, 67, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 22, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Mathew and Louise (Brown) Hart.
Patricia graduated from Hanover High School in 1966 and worked as a nurses aide and in the restorative program at Little...
Michael J. Yurovchak
Apr 28, 2016
Michael J. Yurovchak, Jr., 63, of Plains, passed away on April 28, at home.
Surviving are a daughter, Jada, Hanover Township, son, Michael, NJ, 4 grandchildren.
Arrangements are private and at convenience of the family by Kniffen O'Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services, Wilkes-Barre.
Ann M. Dunn
Apr 28, 2016
Ann M. Dunn, 84, formerly of Harvey’s Lake, of Kingston, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
Born on January 18, 1932 in Bayonne, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Ann (Cousins) Manning.
She was formerly employed as an office manager by...
Charles A. Guiterrez, Jr.
Apr 27, 2016
Charles A. Guiterrez, Jr., 56, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday morning, April 27, 2016, at his home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 29, 1960, he was a son of Lorraine L. (Keller) Gutierrez of Hanover Twp., and the late Charles A. Gutierrez, Sr.
Charles was employed as a painter by Georgetti...
Barbara E. (Everett) Kepp
Apr 25, 2016
Barbara Kepp, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 21, 1952, she was a daughter of the late David and Edna Everett. She was a graduate of G.A.R. High School.
Barbara was employed as a nurse’s aide by Allied Services,...
Lawrence "Larry" Andrew Molitoris
Apr 21, 2016
Lawrence “Larry" Andrew Molitoris, 84, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, April 21, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born on November 26, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Joseph and Anna (Weller) Molitoris. He attended Coughlin High School.
Larry proudly served his country in the United States...
Marie (Glaser) Rehn
Apr 18, 2016
Marie (Glaser) Rehn,84, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on October 29, 1931, she was a daughter of the late George and Martha (Gerber) Glaser. Marie worked in various garment companies locally, belonging to the ILGWU and was a member of St. Andrew’s Parrish, Wilkes-Barre.
Marie...
David F. Johnson
Apr 12, 2016
David F. Johnson, 65, of Avoca, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at his residence.
Born in Hackensack, NJ on May 2, 1950, he was the son of the late William and Sara (Childress) Johnson.
He was the owner of D.J. Towing.
He is survived by his son, Christian...
