Obituaries
Francis Brown
Aug 27, 2012
SCRANTON-Francis Brown, 73, formerly of Shavertown and resident of Allied Services, Scranton, passed away Monday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 6, 1938 he was the son of the late Frank and Ann (Curley) Brown. He was of the Catholic faith and loved by the staff at Allied for his good nature. Funeral...
Kelegoun Coulibaly
Aug 25, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Kelegoun Coulibaly, 49, Ivory Coast, West Africa, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 while visiting his daughter. Born in Tiasso/Kassere, Ivory Coast, he was a son of the late Sommon and Koutehanga Yeo Coulibaly. He earned his PhD in Food Chemistry from Kansas State University in 1994. He was employed as the Director of Human Resources at INP-HB....
Nathan K. Williams
Jul 26, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Nathan K. Williams, 78, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Noxen on March 4, 1934, he was a son of the late Albert T. and Minnie (Kresge) Williams. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He earned two Bachelor Degrees and his Masters Degree of Psychology from Temple University. Prior...
Doris E. (Hummel) Smith
Jul 26, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Doris E. Smith, 87, of Washington Square Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at River Street Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick C. and Barbara Elizabeth (Knoth) Hummel. She was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. Doris was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,...
Nathan K. Williams
Jul 26, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Nathan K. Williams, 78, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 at his home. Born in Noxen on March 4, 1934, he was a son of the late Albert T. and Minnie (Kresge) Williams. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He earned two Bachelor Degrees and his Masters Degree of Psychology from Temple University. Prior...
Therese (Noutoua) Zranho
Jul 22, 2012
MOUNTAIN TOP-Therese Noutoua Zranho, 73, of Ivory Coast, Africa and Mountain Top, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Mountain Top Senior Care. Born in Boutouo S/P de Zouan-Hounien, Ivory Coast, West Africa on July 25, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Noutoua and Gbagoua (Bielou) Teabeu. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Koui....
Thomas R. Griffiths
Jul 16, 2012
Thomas R. Griffiths, 74 of Bristow, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 16, 2012 at the family cabin in Bear Creek Village, Bear Creek. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 18, 1938, he was a son of the late John and Marjorie (Cooper) Griffiths. He was a graduate of G.A.R High School and Wilkes College. Thomas was employed as a...
Phillip Delzeit
Jul 15, 2012
WIlKES-BARRE-Phillip Delzeit, 74, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Mountain Top on April 21, 1938, he was a son of the late Fredrick J. and Mary (Phillips) Delzeit. He was a graduate of Meyer's High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was...
Robert J. Czerpak, Sr
Jul 8, 2012
Robert Joseph Czerpak,Sr. 69, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD on July 18, 1942, he was a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Ella (Bates) Czerpak. He served for 3 years in the Pennsylvania National Guard. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish-St. Mary's Church of...
Donald Higgins
Jul 6, 2012
LEE PARK-Donald Higgins, 85, of Lee Park, passed away Friday morning, July 6, 2012, at Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 1, 1926, he was a son of the late John J. and Esther (Osterhout) Higgins. He was a 1944 graduate of Meyers High School. He was an United States Army Veteran of World...
Thomas J. Fox, Sr
Jul 1, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Thomas J. "Tom" Fox, Sr., 48, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 19, 1963, he was a son of Howard James Fox of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Swoyersville and the late Elizabeth Lillian (Wright) Fox. He was a 1982 graduate of West Side Tech and served for 6...
Doris Banis
Jun 18, 2012
KINGSTON-Doris Banis, of Kingston, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Kingston, a daughter of the late Frank and Ruth (O'Connor) McHenry. She was formerly married to Donald A. McCloskey, photographer for Kings College, until his passing in 1972, and was preceded in death...
Nancy S. Thompson
Jun 17, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Nancy S. Thompson, 70, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, June 17, 2013 in Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Santa Monica, CA on July 4, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Jeanne Melendez. Prior to retiring in 2011, she was employed by CEO for 30 years in the Accounting/Fiscal Department. Nancy volunteered...
Reverend Kenneth A. Burnett
Jun 6, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Reverend Kenneth 'Duke' Aaron Burnett, 56, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away June 6, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born March 8, 1956 in Washington DC to William and Anna (Austin) Burnett. He attended Archbishop Caroll High School in Washington DC and continued his education at Kings College in Wilkes Barre, PA, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor...
Barbara (Consola) Mattey
Jun 3, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Barbara C. Mattey, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday morning at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 28, 1954, she was a daughter of Joseph Consola of Wilkes-Barre and Esther (Jolley) Koscielnik of Nanticoke. Barbara was a graduate of Hanover Area High School. In 2003, she retired from Verizon where she had been a telephone operator for 31...
Sandra (Dunham) Frey
Jun 2, 2012
BERWICK-Sandra (Dunham) Frey, 64, of Berwick, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 in Bloomsburg Health Care Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 11, 1947, she was a daughter of Florence Emily Dunham of Berwick and the late Francis Dunham. She was a graduate of Dallas High School. Prior to retiring, she was employed by American Tobacco Company, Mountain Top....
James N. Ritts, Jr
May 20, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-James "Jim" N. Ritts, Jr., 82, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Twp. Born Sept. 19, 1929, he was a son of the late James Ritts, Sr. and stepmother Rose Leshinski, who helped raise him. He attended G.A.R. High School and also served in the United States Navy,...
Margaret Mary (Reinhart) Demellier
May 14, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Margaret Mary Demellier, 88, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 25, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret (Walter) Reinhart. She was a graduate of St. Nick's High School. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a secretary by Planter's Nut and Chocolate. She...
Thanh Duc Le
May 14, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Thanh Duc Le, 46, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born on October 5, 1965, in Hue Vietnam, he was a son of the late Con Pham. He was employed as a host by Mohegan Sun and was a landscaper for 20 years. Surviving is his wife of 2 years,...
Pearl Rudusky
May 12, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Pearl Rudusky, 94, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at River Street Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 7, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anastasia (Ferbonis) Rudawsky. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Linton, Evelyn Humanick, Helen O'Connor and Julia Rudawsky. Surviving are her sisters, Mildred Rudawsky...
