Obituaries

Tyrone Allen Barnes

Nov 24, 2015

Tyrone Allen Barnes, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away November 24, 2015 at his residence.  Born in Jersey City on December 21, 1957, he was a son of the late Donald and Mary (Morningstar) Barnes.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Donald Barnes, Jr. and Anthony Kevin Barnes. Left to cherish his memory are...

Ruth A. (Hughey) Shultz

Nov 11, 2015

Ruth A.  (Hughey) Shultz, 94, of Hanover Township, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Smith Health Care, Mountain Top.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 28, 1921, she was a daughter of the late John and Thelma (Rudd) Hughey.

Ruth enjoyed taking care of her family and spending time with her dogs.

In...

Joseph E. Vital, Sr.

Oct 31, 2015

Joseph E. Vital, Sr., 69, of Hanover Township, passed on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township.

Born on May 29, 1946, He was a son of the late Michael and Mary (Sullivan) Vital. He attended the former Holy Rosary Church on Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

Joseph owned and operated Vital Scrap Yard...

Delma J. (Kivler) Johnson

Oct 29, 2015

Delma J. (Kivler) Johnson, 57, of Nanticoke, passed away October 29, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.Born in Nanticoke on August 22, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Delbert and Olwen (Howells) Kivler.

Delma was a member of Nebo Baptist Church, Nanticoke.  She loved taking care of her family and spending time with them. Delma also...

Betty (Lear) Miller

Oct 28, 2015

Betty (Lear) Miller, 84, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, October 28,  2015 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born on March 2, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Olin and Hilda (Preston) Lear.

Betty worked as a secretary at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre.   She was a life long member of Firwood United Methodist...

Patrick J. Gilvary

Oct 27, 2015

Patrick Joseph "Joe" Gilvary died on Oct. 27, 2015, at his home in Avoca. Born in Jenkins Township on March 14, 1935, he grew up in Pittston and Avoca. The son of the late Joseph Aloysius and Mary Daniel (Gilroy) Gilvary, he attended schools in Pittston and Avoca before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He traveled...

Antonio Martino, Jr.

Oct 24, 2015

Antonio Martino, Jr., 51, of Plymouth, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.Born in Newark, NJ on June 15, 1964, he was a son of the late Antonio Martino, Sr. and Rita (Jorgensen) Martino-Kraemer.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a nephew, Angelo DelSordo and nieces.Left to...

Joan (Scully) Hamm

Oct 8, 2015

Joan (Scully) Hamm, 61, of Larksville, passed away, Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 29, 1954, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Roberta (Deitz) Scully.  She was a graduate of Meyers High School.

Prior to retiring, Joan was...

Cathy Ann (Snook) Ansback

Oct 6, 2015

Cathy Ann (Snook) Ansback, 57, of Ashley, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday morning, October 6, 2015.

Born in Newton, New Jersey on March 1, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Barbara (Ward) Snook.

She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Evalina Rickard-Ansback.

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Angelo A. Delsordo

Sep 28, 2015

Angelo A. DelSordo, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Scranton on February 10, 1989, he was the son of Toni Martino of Wilkes-Barre and the late Philip A. DelSordo, Sr.  He was a 2008 graduate of Coughlin High School and attended Luzerne County Community College.

Angelo...

William "Bill" E. Nicholas

Sep 25, 2015

William “Bill” E. Nicholas, 89, of Wilkes Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25 at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Lock Haven, PA on August 5, 1926, he was a son of the late Raymond and Willimina (Heller) Nicholas.

He graduated from Lock...

George A. Baird

Sep 22, 2015

George A. Baird, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born on April 27, 1926 in West Pittston, George was a son of the late Arthur and Clara (Veith) Baird. He obtained his Certificate in Banking from the American Institute of Banking.  He worked in the banking...

George A. Baird

Sep 22, 2015

George A. Barid, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements will be announced from Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home.

Karen Priscilla Hogan

Sep 6, 2015

Karen Priscilla Hogan, 71, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 6, at  Celtic Hospice Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born on October 2, 1943 in Tunkhannock, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Grace C. (Green) Hogan.

Karen graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1961.  She worked...

Betty Briggs

Sep 5, 2015

Betty Briggs, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, on Saturday, September 5. at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains.

A Memorial Service will be held at later date.

Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home will be handling arrangements.

Theresa (Pickett) Youngblood

Sep 2, 2015

Theresa (Pickett) Youngblood, 86, of Mountain Top, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Kennedy University Hospital, Stratford, NJ.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances (Wiernusz) Pickett.  She was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School. She was formerly a member of St. Jude’s Church, Mountain Top.

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Susan G. (Eveland) Gyle

Sep 1, 2015

Susan G. (Eveland) Gyle, 65, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 26, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Vermont and Hilda (Scouten) Eveland.  She was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School.

She was employed as a...

Helen Louise Wenzel Laufer

Aug 9, 2015

Helen Louise Wenzel Laufer, 93, of Kingston, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at her home.

Born in Dalkeith, FL on January 28, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Emil Michael and Elizabeth (Henzler) Wenzel.

Prior to moving to Kingston, Helen resided in California where she was a member...

Gwendolyn F. Baird

Aug 9, 2015

Gwendolyn F. “Nana” Baird ,  of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away after an illness on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Gwen was born September 9, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of the late Freda Pearl and William Lloyd Fenstermacher. She was educated in the Wilkes Barre schools and worked for Social Security Administration until her...

Felicia Annette Harris-Armijo

Aug 2, 2015

Felicia Annette Harris-Armijo, 52, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Sunday, August 2, at her home.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, on November 28, 1962, she was the daughter of Ethel Harris, Wilkes-Barre.

Felicia graduated from G.A.R. High School and served  in the U.S Army.

In addition to her mother,...