Obituaries
Ruby Holloway
May 11, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Ruby Holloway, 79, of Mountain Top, passed away peacefully Friday evening at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born on February 22, 1933, in Aiken S.C., She was a daughter of George and Julia (Simkins) Holloway, Sr. In addition to her parents; Ruby was preceded in death by two brothers, Coley Jenkins and George Holloway, Jr., three sisters, Maggie Walters,...
Perry Lee Tolbert, Sr
Apr 20, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Perry Lee Tolbert, Sr, 74, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 in Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Adel, GA on September 3, 1937, he was a son of the late R.K. and Sarah Tolbert. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a bus driver by AutoBus, Mountain Top. Perry was a professional boxer...
Elizabeth F. (Fischer) Martin
Apr 13, 2012
EXETER-Elizabeth F. Martin, 93, formerly of Wilkes-Barre & Kingston, passed away quietly at Highland Manor Skilled Nursing Center, Exeter, with the help of Hospice Community Care, Kingston. Born in New Orleans, LA, on November 4, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Peter F. and Elizabeth (Nelson) Fischer. Elizabeth lived in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Paris, France, Santiago, Chile,...
Tyler T. Winstead
Apr 5, 2012
Tyler T. Winstead, 14, of Hill Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre on December 6, 1997, he was a son of Terrence and Christine (Golden) Winstead, Sr., Wilkes-Barre. Tyler was in the 8th grade at G.A.R. Memorial Junior Senior High School, where he recently received High Honors for...
Mildred E. 'Rosie' Dotter
Mar 30, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Mildred E. "Rosie" Dotter, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, a former resident of Magnolia Avenue, passed away Friday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 3, 1922, she was a daughter of the late James F. and Emma C. (Wilbert) Dotter. Prior to retiring, she was employed in the ladies department at Boscov's. Prior to...
Leo P. Bensavage, Sr
Mar 26, 2012
HANOVER TOWNSHIP-Leo P. Bensavage, Sr., 87, of Hazle Street in the Newtown Section of Hanover Township, passed away Monday evening, March 26, 2012. Born on June 12, 1924 in Hanover Township, he was the son of the late Peter and Anna Bukavich Bensavage. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the former Purvin Dairy Company for 35 years....
Ralph F. 'Duke' Hodgson
Mar 13, 2012
PITTSTON-Ralph F. "Duke" Hodgson, Sr., 87, of Brooks Estates, Pittston, formerly of Wilkes-Barre and Back Mountain, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston. Born in Plymouth on June 14, 1924, he was the son of the late Ralph H. and Margaret F. Hodgson. He was a graduate of Plymouth High School....
Jeremy Scott Rackley
Mar 6, 2012
MOUNTAIN TOP-Jeremy Scott Rackley, 31, of Mountain Top, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Marion, Ohio on March 31, 1980, he was the son of Cynthia (Scott) Rackley and Anthony Rackley. He attended Taft Middle School, where he played soccer and received numerous academic awards. He also played saxophone...
Alfonzo Walker
Mar 2, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Alfonzo Walker, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Friday, March 2, 2012, surrounded by his loving family at his home. Al was born on December 22, 1931 in Decatur, Alabama, he was a son of the late Catherine Long. He was a graduate of White Plains High School, White Plains, NY and served in the US Air Force during...
Alice Mae (Dow) Groblewski
Feb 26, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Alice Mae (Dow) Groblewski, 83, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by her loving daughters. Born in Riverdale, New Jersey on September 29, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Nellie (Turk) Dow. Prior to retiring, she was employed at the former Spinning Wheel, Wilkes-Barre. Alice...
Brian Joseph Kelley
Feb 22, 2012
HANOVER TOWNSHIP-Brian Joseph Kelley, 42, of Hanover Township passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Born in Wilkes-Bare on May 14, 1969, he was a son of William and Mary Ann (Boback) Kelley of Hanover Township. He was a 1987 graduate of Hanover Area High School. Brian was an avid Oakland Raiders and New York Yankees...
Philip A. Delsordo, Sr
Feb 14, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Philip A. DelSordo, Sr., 55, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Kindred Hospital. Born in East Orange, New Jersey on August 30, 1956, he was the son of the late Angelo and Concetta (Perosso) DelSordo. He was a member of Outreach Faith, Centermoreland and Living Water Full Gospel Church, North Arlington, NJ. Mr. DelSordo was self...
Gladys Miller
Feb 14, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Gladys Miller, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Millmont, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Marion O. (Dooley) Miller. Gladys was the oldest and a life time member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was very active in the church and...
Lucretia Mae (Griffith) Jones
Feb 13, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Lucretia Mae Jones, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Nanticoke on June 5, 1919, she was a daughter of the late David and Sara (Richards) Griffith. She was a member of Lynwood Congregational Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Jones; a son, William R. Jones;...
Edwin W. Frey
Feb 13, 2012
BERWICK-Edwin W. Frey, 71, of Berwick, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Berwick Hospital. Born on January 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Elmer and Florence Frey. He was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Mr. Frey was formerly employed at the Magee Shoe Factory. He also drove tractor trailer and was a...
Marian A. (Fischer) Moll
Jan 24, 2012
WILKES-BARRE-Marian A. Moll, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at her home. Born on October 15, 1920 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late August and Elizabeth (Baumann) Fischer. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of St. Clement and St. Peter, Wilkes-Barre. She enjoyed needle point, knitting, word search puzzles,...
Ralph C. Watkins
Jan 17, 2012
PLAINS-Ralph C. Watkins, 85, of Plains, passed away January 17, 2012 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Plains, following a lengthy illness. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Henry and Eloise Watkins of Plains and the husband of Irene Frund Watkins. They were one month shy of 63 years of marriage. A veteran...
Charles A. Gutierrez
Jan 6, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Charles A. "Chuck" Gutierrez, Sr., 84, of Hanover Township, passed away Friday evening at Golden Living Center-Summit, Wilkes-Barre. He was born on August 20, 1927 in Windber, PA. Charles proudly served in the Army Air Force during WWII. He was a former member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Charles worked for H.A. Smith...
Stanley E. Getz
Jan 2, 2012
WILKES-BARRE- Stanley E. Getz, 87, passed away on Monday, January 2nd, 2012, at Hospice Community Care in Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Wyoming, PA; he was the son of the late Stanley and Victoria Getz. Stanley was a proud US Navy Veteran serving in WWII and Korea. He served in the Navy from...
Judith L. Yates
Dec 22, 2011
WILKES-BARRE- Judith L. (Nardone) Yates, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday at her home. Born in Kingston on April 25, 1954, she was the daughter of Josephine (Dupack) Nardone of Wilkes-Barre and the late Alfonso Nardone, Jr. She was a 1972 graduate of Wyoming Area High School. She also attended Wilkes College, Luzerne County Community College and graduated with...
