Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Sep 30, 2014

Robert “Bobby” A.  Nesbitt, 61, of Mountain Top, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 1, 1953, he was a son of the late Arthur R. and Anna C. (Lewis) Nesbitt.

Robert was a truck driver for many years at Clifford B Finkle, Jr. Inc. Trucking Company, NJ.

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Sep 22, 2014

Alberta A. (Miller) Esser, 102, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, on September 22, 2014.

Suriving are a son, Fred Esser and his wife, Mary, Long Pond, 3 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick, who passed away on June 17, 2000, a...

Aug 30, 2014

Douglas M. “Mike” Pokrinchak, 62, of S. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, lost his battle of life, after a long, painful illness on August 30, 2014, at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.

Born on September 27, 1951, he resided all of his life in Wilkes-Barre. Along with being a good husband,...

Aug 29, 2014

Eileane M. Sipple, 70, of Ashley, passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Phoenixville, PA on June 29, 1944, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Luckay) Chapay. She was a 1962 graduate of Coughlin High School.

She attended St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church,...

Aug 28, 2014

Esther H. McHenry, 96, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

She was born in Edwardsville on March 16, 1918.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 30, 9:30 A.M. at Maple Hill Cemetery. Arrangements...

Aug 2, 2014

Angelo “Lo” Lamont Hardy, 42, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton.

Angelo was born in Weldon, NC on July 22, 1972. After graduating high school, he became certified as a cosmetologist and barber.  He was currently employed at Quaker Oats, Gatorade, Mt. Top.

He enjoyed dancing, shooting pool, fixing...

Jul 4, 2014

Carla Ann Carter Senegal, 42 of Wilkes–Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 4, 2014, surrounded by her family. She resided in Lake Charles, LA, for the past 20 years and recently returned home to Wilkes-Barre .

Born on August 16, 1972, she was the daughter of the late Betty Jean Carter and the late Abraham Lopez....

Jul 4, 2014

Jean (Peters) Pryor, 90, formerly of South Wilkes-Barre, passed away July 4, 2014  at the home of her son, Lew and daughter in law, Gert, in Dallas, where she resided for the last  6 months.

Born on September 30, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late...

Jul 1, 2014

William E. Harris, 67, of Mountain Top, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Keystone Garden Estates, Larksville, in the company of his wife and children.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 13, 1947, he was a son...

Jun 29, 2014

SCRANTON-Caroline Ann Johnson, 61, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit, Scranton.

She was preceded in death by her father, John Johnson and brother John E. Johnson.

She is survived by her children Stephen V. Citsay; Mario Fernandes; Caroline Ann Fernandes; 10 grandchildren; her mother Providence (Lombardo) Johnson; brother Maurice (Delma)...

Jun 27, 2014

Bernice Elizabeth (Thrash) Snyder, 90, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre, where she was a resident for the last three years.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, on July 9,  1923, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Vogt) Thrash. Bernice was a 1941 graduate of Hanover Township...

May 30, 2014

Brian Leroy Barnes

May 30, 2014

Brian Leroy Barnes, 56 of Plymouth, passed away, Friday, May 30, 2014.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 6, 1958, he was a son of the late John and Vernell (Jackson) Barnes.  He was a graduate of G.A.R. High School and earned his Bachelor...

May 30, 2014

Wilma A. Krueger, 92, of Lancaster, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, on Friday, May 30, 2014.

Born in Shickshinny, PA, on June 20, 1921, Wilma is survived by her son Wayne Koepke and daughter-in-law Bernice of Sarasota, FL; daughter Nancy Grand and son-in-law Stanley of Lancaster, PA; her sister...

May 20, 2014

Sonnah K. Polto, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday evening in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 8, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Viola (Crawford) Appel. She was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School. She enjoyed cooking,...