Obituaries
April Ann Walker
Feb 1, 2014
WILKES-BARRE-April Ann Walker, 49, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 10, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Howard Walker and Beverly Ann (McCloe) Golden. She was a graduate of Coughlin High School and a member of New Covenant Christian Fellowship. Her stepfather, LeRoy Golden, also preceded her...
David P. Jones
Jan 29, 2014
WILKES-BARRE-David P. Jones, Sr., 72, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 2, 1941, he was a son of the late Edward Jones and Ruth Brugger. He was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Prior to retiring in 1996, he...
Jeffrey A. 'Woody' Woodworth
Jan 22, 2014
WILKES-BARRE-Jeffrey A. "Woody" Woodworth, 52, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 21 1961, he was the son of William Woodworth of Wilkes-Barre and the late Barbara Jean (Ecker) Woodworth. He was a 1980 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and Luzerne County Community College. He was a licensed HVAC Technician and was...
Marion Rygelski
Jan 15, 2014
Marion Rygelski, 75, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness, with her daughters by her side, Wednesday at Manor Care, Kingston. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 15, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Elwood and Nellie (Park) Wachs. Prior to retiring, she was employed by Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in the Environmental/Housekeeping Department for over 20...
Romayne A. Bosak
Jan 10, 2014
WILKES-BARRE- Romayne A. (Thomas) Bosak, 66, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Friday evening, January 10, 2014, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre, on March 3, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (McHugh) Thomas. She was a graduate of the E. L. Meyers High School 1965 class, she was active in the drama...
Lucina J. 'Luci' Daniels
Jan 3, 2014
WILKES-BARRE- Lucina J. 'Luci' Daniels, 77, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Born in Larksville, PA, on October 15, 1936 to James L. and Stella Wylie, Sr. She graduated from Larksville High School Class of 1954. Luci was a homemaker and dedicated to her family and faith. A...
Jane E. (Berlew) Baker
Dec 25, 2013
WILKES-BARRE-Jane E. (Berlew) Baker, 59, of North Wilkes-Barre, passed away December 25, 2013, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after an extended illness. Born on December 1, 1954, in Wilkes-Barre, Jane was a daughter of the late Willard and Mary (Mitchell) Berlew. Jane worked for Prestige Shoes, Wilkes-Barre for many years and later worked for Pfeiffer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. For many...
Deanna Lynn Czerpak
Dec 24, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- Deanna Lynn Czerpak, 46, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on December 24, 2013 at her home. Born in Plymouth on May 20th, 1967, she was a daughter of Lawrence W. Czerpak, Wilkes-Barre and the late Roberta (Humes) Czerpak. Deanna graduated from Nanticoke High School. Deanna was previously employed at the Dollar Tree Store, Wilkes-Barre. In addition to her mother,...
Marie E. (Kern) Storm
Dec 24, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- Marie E. (Kern) Storm, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, December 24, 2013, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 24, 1922, Marie was a daughter of the late John and Emily (Eustes) Kern. Marie was a member of the Albright United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre for many years. Marie was a loving wife,...
Marjorie F. Price
Dec 18, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- Marjorie F. (Hendler) Price, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday morning at her home. Born in Hanover Township on December 20, 1920, she was a daughter of the late John and Rosa (Koslosfski) Hendler. She was a graduate of G.A.R. High School. For many years Marjorie was a member of the former Messiah Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, where she...
Edward George Wirsing
Dec 6, 2013
LANSDALE- Edward George Wirsing was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on February 1, 1923. He graduated from Elmer L. Meyers High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in North Africa and Ital. He received his Honorable Discharge on November 24, 1945. Ed married Magdalene Jacobs, also of Wilkes-Barre, on February 12, 1945. He...
Mildred Meta Williams
Dec 5, 2013
Mildred Meta (Lingertot) Williams, 98, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Wesley Village. Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 9, 1915 she was a daughter of the late Emil and Mary (Davis) Lingertot. Mildred was a loving housewife who was dedicated to raising her family. She also worked at Educational Testing Service and ran her own business as a...
Peter Joseph Achey
Nov 30, 2013
WILKES-BARRE-Peter Joseph Achey, 55, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 23, 1958, he was a son of Ann (Konnick) Achey and the late Peter Achey. Peter was a graduate of Meyers High School and worked as a self-employed auto mechanic . He enjoyed Jeeps, four wheeling and gardening. Peter...
Janet S. (Sabo) Girmen
Nov 27, 2013
WILKES-BARRE-Janet S. (Sabo) Girmen, 56, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 21, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Helen Pomicter McElligott. She was a 1975 graduate of Hanover Area High School and later graduated from Luzerne County Community College. She was employed as a Certified Respiratory...
Michael Leon Reid, Sr
Nov 24, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- Michael Leon Reid, Sr., 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in New York City on November 15, 1956, he was a son of Betty (Hines) Reid of Scranton and the late Nathan Reid. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War era and was stationed...
Robert W. (Skeeter) Hoats
Nov 24, 2013
HANOVER TOWNSHIP- Robert W. "Skeeter" Hoats, 79, of Upper Askam, passed away Sunday evening. Born on October 23, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Clifford and Mildred (Shephard) Hoats. As a child, his baseball career took on early success as his team made it to the Little League World Series in Williamsport in 1943. He...
John Stachowiak
Oct 21, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- John Stachowiak of Wilkes-Barre, PA passed on to heaven on Monday October 21, 2013 at the age of 85, surrounded by family and friends. Born on February 11, 1928, in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late John and Wanda Plytage Stachowiak and graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1946. After graduating, he entered military service with...
Shirley A. Baldrica
Oct 18, 2013
Wilkes-Barre- Shirley A. Baldrica, 78, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday morning at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 6, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Dunbar) Pahler. Shirley was previously employed with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Program, where she was a dedicated worker for over 30 years and retired in 2005. After retiring,...
John P. O'Donnell
Oct 15, 2013
WILKES-BARRE- John P. O'Donnell, Sr. 93, of Kingston, passed away October 15, 2013 at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Jack, as he was known, was born in Carbondale, on June 24, 1920 to the late, Patrick J. and Ellen T. O'Donnell. As a young man, Jack joined the 109th Field Artillery, and joined the US Army in 1940. He served...
Michael Helferty
Oct 9, 2013
WILKES-BARRE-Michael Helferty, 67, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday at HCR Manorcare, Kingston. He was born in Manhattan on November 26, 1945, he was a son of the late John and Jeanne (Martin) Helferty. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Michael was employed by the former Revco Drug Store which later became CVS on Carey Avenue...
