Obituaries
Frances (Pruitt) Hoffman
Mar 11, 2015
Frances (Pruitt) Hoffman, 75, of Hanover Township, passed away March 11, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Austin, TX, she was the daughter of the late Lilly Pruitt.
She was preceded in death by; her husband, Wayne Hoffman, who died in 2013, and several brothers and sisters.
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Thelma Caroline "T.C." Kolesar
Mar 10, 2015
Thelma Caroline “TC” Kolesar, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home.
Born in Jeffersonville, IN on May 31, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Michael R. and Virginia Lee (Ballenger) Kolesar. She was a graduate of Meyers High School and was formerly...
Elizabeth "Betty" H. (Davis) Jenkins
Mar 10, 2015
Elizabeth “Betty” H. (Davis) Jenkins, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on Jan. 24, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Ann Davis.
Betty loved traveling and spending time with her family. She was a member of Wyoming Valley Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre....
Babara Joan Evans
Feb 23, 2015
Barbara Joan Evans, 70, of Shavertown, formerly of White Haven, passed away Monday evening in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 14, 1944, she was a daughter...
Luther John Bergold
Feb 17, 2015
Luther John Bergold. 67, of Spring Mills, PA, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Center Crest Nursing Center, Bellfonte, PA.
Born on September 6, 1947, in Kingston, PA, he was the son of the late Luther L. and Lousie M. (Brew) Bergold. Luther was a 1966 graduate of E.L. Meyers...
Robert A. Harvey
Feb 7, 2015
Robert A. Harvey
February 7, 2015
Robert A. Harvey, 75, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 4, 1939, he was a son of the late Clyde A. and Stella (Stein) Harvey. He was a graduate of Meyers...
Ellen S. (Montigney) Helmbold
Feb 3, 2015
Ellen S. (Montigney) Helmbold, 85, of Tunkhannock, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains.
Born on May 30, 1929 in Plymouth, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Florena (Briggs) Montigney.
Ellen graduated from Larksville High School. She and...
Robert Degraffenreid
Jan 17, 2015
Robert DeGraffenreid, 56, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, of Reading, passed away January 17, 2015, at the Reading Hospital, Reading, PA.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on July 10, 1958, he was a son of the late Robert Wade and Margaret Fuller-DeGraffenreid.
He was a former member of Bethel AME Church, Wilkes-Barre and graduated from...
Doris (Shimcott) Christie
Jan 15, 2015
Doris (Shimcott) Christie, 87, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Rose (Yekel) Shimcott.
She was a member of the former Messiah Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre. As a young girl, she had 23...
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...
