Obituaries
Rod L Taylor
Jan 31, 2024
Rod Lee Taylor, 58, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on January 31, at his home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy illness.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Reginald and Lena Virginia (Newton) Taylor, Sr.
Rod graduated from GAR High school. He dedicated over four decades of his life...
Monica D. (Hammond) Williams
Jan 26, 2024
Monica D. (Hammond) Williams, 79, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at Allied Services Hospice Unit, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Hudson, Michigan on October 1, 1944, she is a daughter of the late Vincent E. and Anna (Durling) Hammond.
Monica was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School class of 1962, member of the...
Reverend Mary Elizabeth Laufer
Jan 25, 2024
Reverend Mary Elizabeth Laufer, 76, of Kingston, passed away on Thursday, January 25th, at Allied Hospice Meade Street Unit.
Born in Gainesville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Helen L. (Wenzel) Laufer.
Mary went on to become a registered nurse before becoming a Pastor. She first studied Nursing at the...
Joseph Lewis
Jan 20, 2024
Joseph Lewis, 97, formerly of New Hancock St, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Allied Services Skilled Nursing, South Meade St, Wilkes-Barre, where he was a resident for the past 2 years.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 4, 1926, he was a son of the late Alfred and Mary (Ulichney) Lewis. Joseph was an Army...
Marion Patrick
Jan 18, 2024
Marion Dale Patrick, 98, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Riverstreet Manor. She was known affectionately as Aunt Marion, Auntie and Cousin Marion.
Born on January 3, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Louis Patrick and Lou Emma (Newton) Patrick. The Patrick family moved to Wilkes-Barre...
Darlene R. (Jenkins) Walker
Jan 16, 2024
Darlene R. Walker, 69, of Larksville, passed away on January 16, 2024, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
Born on June 12, 1954, she is the daughter of the late Robert Jenkins and Lorriane (Harrison) Jenkins.
Darlene was born in Queens, New York, and lived in Brooklyn, New York for many years before relocating to...
Phillip A. Aldridge
Jan 16, 2024
Phillip Aldridge of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania passed away on Jan 16, 2024 the Gardens of Wyoming Valley.
Private cremation services will be held at the convenience of the family. Services entrusted to Kniffen O'Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services, Wilkes-Barre.
Claire M. (Mcdade) Evans
Dec 27, 2023
Claire (Clara Mae) McDade Evans, 98, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 4, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Bernard J. and Frances Kittle McDade. Claire was a lifelong member of Albright United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She enjoyed doing Circle-A- Word, reading novels by Erma...
Alexander Moody
Dec 22, 2023
Alexander Moody, 64, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on December 22, 2023. Private cremation services have been entrusted to Kniffen O'Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.
Cornelia (Burgess) Wilkins
Dec 19, 2023
Cornelia Wilkins passed away peacefully on December 19, 2023, in Wilkes-Barre. She was born on January 10, 1939, to Elizabeth Burgess and Rannie McCrea in Montgomery County. She lived in Jersey City and moved to Pennsylvania upon retiring. Cornelia Wilkins worked for over 30+ years for Jersey City Child Development Center as a Head Start Teacher. She was loved...
Pauline Julias
Dec 12, 2023
Pauline Julias, 89, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born on December 11, 1934, in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was a daughter of the late Harry D. Julias and Sophia (Priftakis) Julias.
Pauline enjoyed being an Emerald Isle Step Dancer, reading, history, and taking trips to the Metropolitan...
Shirley M. (Edwards) Meeker
Dec 10, 2023
Shirley M. (Edwards) Meeker, 92, of Kingston, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023, at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 12, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Clara (Gribble) Edwards.
She was a graduate of the class of 1949 from G.A.R High School. Shirley worked...
Judy Martha Mosteller
Dec 9, 2023
Judy Martha Mosteller, 74, formerly of Pittston, passed away on December 9th, at Third Ave Health and Rehab Center, Kingston. Born on November 4, 1949, she was a daughter of the later Neil and Eleanor (Scott) Mosteller, Jr. Judy worked for many years at Children’s Service Center, Wilkes-Barre and after retirement, she worked at Redner’s, Pittston. In addition to...
Janice L. Wiggins
Dec 9, 2023
Janice L. Wiggins, 64, of Plains, passed away on December 9th, at Kingston Rehab and Nursing Center, Kingston.
Born in Jamaica, NY, on July 21, 1959, she was a daughter of Willie Wiggins, Jr, of CT and the late Minnie Jane (White) Wiggins.
Janice enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...
Gerry Cofer
Dec 7, 2023
Gerry Bruce Cofer, Sr., 67, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at his home.
Gerry was born in Nashville, TN on August 13, 1956. He was a long-time resident of Bucks County and retired to Wilkes-Barre in recent years.
Gerry enjoyed listening to music, fishing, hunting, riding his motorcycle, cooking and spending time...
Thomas E Zanowicz
Dec 6, 2023
Thomas Zanowicz, of Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Riverview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Wilkes-Barre Township.
Born in Nanticoke, Tom was a son of the late Edward and Helen (Victor) Zanowicz. He was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, Wilkes-Barre Business College and King’s College. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and...
Marian Anzaroot
Dec 5, 2023
Marian Emmi Anzaroot, 90, passed away on December 5th, 2023.
Marian was born in Clarks Summit, PA, and was a resident of Pittsburgh, PA since 1979. She was predeceased by her late husband, Jack Anzaroot who passed away in 2014. They had been married since 1959 and had 3 children.
She is survived by a...
Ruth M Helgemo
Nov 21, 2023
Ruth Mappes Helgemo, 84, of Edwardsville passed away on November 21, 2023 at Allied Hospice Center after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Margaret Kern Mappes.
She was a graduate of Meyer’s High School Class of 1957. Throughout her childhood...
Jacqueline (Lewis) Roche
Nov 21, 2023
Jacqueline B. (Lewis) Roche, 64, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at her house on November 21, 2023, after a brave battle with cancer.
Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis and Eleanore (Gilbert) Lewis.
Jacqueline was a graduate of Wyoming Area High School Class of 1977 and continued her education...
Orlando Wesley Dyer
Nov 13, 2023
Orlando Wesley Dyer, 13, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 16, 2010, he was a son of Orlando W. Dyer and Tamier Fulton.
Orlando was in the 7th grade at G.A.R. Middle School and enjoyed going to school. He loved playing video games and hanging out with...
