Obituaries
Regina F. ( Sheridan ) Rowles
Jan 8, 2015
Regina F. (Sheridan) Rowles, 77, of Plymouth, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 in Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on October 28, 1937, she was a daughter of the late John and Theresa (Cavanaugh) Sheridan. She was of the Catholic faith. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a...
Delores Elizabeth (Jackson) Wood
Jan 7, 2015
Delores Elizabeth (Jackson) Wood was born on November 22 nd , 1932 to the late Elwood Jackson, Sr. and Virgie (Tull) Jackson in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She was called home on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Lankenau Hospital with her family by her side.
Delores, lovingly called “Weensie” received her...
Naomi P. (Gates) Franklin
Jan 1, 2015
Naomi P. (Gates) Franklin, 100, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully, Thursday evening, January 1, 2015 at Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Edwardsville, on October 15, 1914, she was a daughter of William Eno and Naomi (Fulton) Gates.
Naomi was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Wyoming Valley...
William "Bill" Roberts
Dec 27, 2014
William “Bill” Roberts 102 years old of Hanover Township passed away peacefully December 27, 2014.
Bill was born July 22, 1912, in Wilkes-Barre. The son of Welsh immigrants, Anne and Naphtalie Roberts, Bill was raised in Swoyersville along with eight brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the US.Army in 1940 and served with the 893...
Thelma W. (Watts) Phoenix
Dec 21, 2014
Thelma W. (Watts) Phoenix, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Philadelphia on June 12, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Callie (Foster) Watts. She was a graduate of G.A.R. High School and afterwards graduated from beauty school.
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Tammi Ann Karns
Dec 20, 2014
Tammi Ann Karns, 36, of Benton, passed away Saturday at her home.
Born in Berwick on August 25, 1978, she was the daughter of Ann Marie Nesbitt and the late Kenneth Wayne Karns.
Tammi worked for K-Fab as a welder.
Surviving are her mother, Ann Marie Nesbitt and step father, Joseph Grenewich, Jr.,...
Dorothy L. Frey
Dec 15, 2014
Dorothy L. Frey
December 15, 2014
Dorothy L. Frey, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, December 15, 2014, at her home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 28, 1951, she was...
George A. Harris
Dec 13, 2014
George A. Harris, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Portsmouth, VA on August 22, 1953, he was a son of the late Kenwood and Marie (Wilson) Harris. He was a graduate of Duke University.
Prior to retiring, Mr. Harris was employed as...
Mary Ann E. Hiedacavage
Dec 1, 2014
Maryann E. (Schmidt) Hiedacavage, 73, passed away peacefully on Dec. 1, 2014 at HCR Manorcare, Kingston.
Born in Wahoo, Nebraska, on Dec. 21, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Christine (Barbec) Schmidt.
In addition to...
Reverend Kenneth R. Williams
Nov 28, 2014
Reverend Kenneth R. Williams, 82, of Wilkes-Barre, went home to the Lord, on Friday, November 28, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre, where he was a guest for a short time.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 27, 1932, he was a son of the...
Edward C. Nolan
Nov 15, 2014
Edward C. Nolan, 80, of Nanticoke, formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at his home.
Born in Lakewood, New Jersey on November 4, 1934, he was a son of the late Edward S. Nolan.
Edward was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Germany as a communications...
Patricia (Vandermark) Rinehimer
Nov 13, 2014
Patricia Rinehimer, 72, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre
Born in Hunlock Creek, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Laidacker and the late Edith (Scofield) Vandermark. She worked as a beautician for many years
Surviving are her children, Dale Dykins, Live Oak, FL; Denise Huchingson, Jasper,...
Virginia (Alicea) Quintero
Nov 13, 2014
Virginia (Alicea) Quintero, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Lancaster Hall, Lancaster. Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Juara Alicia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederico Quintero, who passed August 13, 1994. Sher is survuved by a son and a...
Aldo L. Pedana, Jr.
Nov 13, 2014
Aldo L. Pedana, Jr., 75, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 2, 1939, he was a son of the late Aldo L. and Emily (Nareski) Pedana, Sr. He was a member of St. Benedict Parish, Wilkes-Barre....
Lillie C. (Weaver) Nesbitt
Nov 9, 2014
Lillie C. Nesbitt, 60, of Mountain Top, passed away Sunday, the evening of November 9th at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Trenton, NJ on September 5, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Charles "Pete" and Dorothy "Dutch" (Gilbert) Weaver.
Lillie was the hostess with the mostest. She was...
Fotini Tsioles
Nov 9, 2014
Fotini Tsioles, 84, of Kingston, passed away Sunday evening, November 9, 2014, at her home while surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Tsioles was born in Levidi, Greece, on February 20, 1930, the daughter of the late Haralabos and Christina Kalimeres. She was a life member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre and was also an active...
Mary Rose (Swanek) D'Amico
Oct 28, 2014
Mary Rose D'Amico, 54, of Scranton, formerly of Dupont, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Pittston and Raised in Dupont, she was the daughter of Ann (Wasik) Swanek of Dupont and the late Daniel Swanek. She was employed as a clerk by Topp Copy, Scranton. A Memorial Service will be held on...
Wendy D. (Goldman) Robinson
Oct 20, 2014
Wendy D. (Goldman) Robinson, 68, of Kingston, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at her home.
Born on January 9, 1946, in Queens, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Roland and Mamie (Graham) Goldman.
Wendy was previously employed by the N.Y....
Isidora Vega
Oct 13, 2014
Isidora Vega, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, October 13, 2014 at Golden Living-Summit, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on April 4, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Santos and (Anna) Ayala Vega.
She is survived by her son, Gabriel Vega, Buffalo, NY; daughter Dolores Laguerra, Wilkes-Barre; 5...
Anthony E. Malys
Oct 12, 2014
Anthony E. Malys, 86, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Plains on August 5, 1928, he was a son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Dezinski) Malys. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Anthony was a member of St. Ignatius...
