Obituaries/Tributes

Thomas P. Cherry November 28, 2023   Thomas P. Cherry, 75, of Mountain Top, passed away Tuesday evening, November 28, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. He was a husband, father, sibling, grandfather, uncle, and loyal friend to many, a...

William C. Williams November 22, 2023     William Calvin Williams, 82 of Plains Township, passed away Wednesday evening November 22, 2023 at Oak Ridge Healthcare Center in Taylor, PA. Born in Sugar Notch PA, he was the son of ...

Stephen M. Podrasky November 18, 2023   Stephen M. Podrasky, 65 of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning, November 18, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born on December 10, 1957 in ...

Janice Skelly November 7, 2023   Janice Skelly, 87 of Lansdale, PA, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, November 7, 2023 at her home. Born on February 15, 1936 in South Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Terrance A. a...

Andrea Koury November 5, 2023   Andrea Koury, 49 of West Pittston, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2023 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born on April 16, 1974 in Bear Creek, she was the daughter of Sarah (Burke) Koury of ...

Loretta Anne Knorr Bufalino November 1, 2023   Loretta Anne Knorr Bufalino, 87 of West Pittston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at her home. Born on January 8, 1936 in Plains, PA, she was the daughter of George C. ...

Christopher T. Roberts October 26, 2023   Christopher T. Roberts, 39, of Bayonne NJ, and formerly of Kingston, PA passed away Friday October 26, 2023. He was born June 19, 1984, in Seoul, South Korea. He is the son of Thomas and Maria (M...

Elizabeth Jane West October 21, 2023   Elizabeth Jane (Shovlin) West, 67 of Harveys Lake, PA, passed away Saturday morning, October 21, 2023 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, surrounded by her loving family. She ...

Kimberly Rynkiewicz October 16, 2023 Kimberly Rynkiewicz, of Mountain Top, passed away peacefully Monday morning, October 16, 2023 at Allied Hospice after a terminal fight with cancer. Kim was courageous and forever optimistic throughout her illnes...

Mary C. Kruger October 13, 2023     Mary C. Kruger, 76 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, October 13, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born in Plains on October 5, 1947, she was the daughter of the l...

Margaret “Maggie” Augustaitus September 30, 2023   Margaret “Maggie” Augustaitus, 68 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning, September 30, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. B...

Joseph J. Cicierski, III September 26, 2023     Joseph John Cicierski, III, 58 of Harding, PA passed away peacefully September 26, 2023 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA with his loving wife Lori (Woods) by his side. Bo...

Catherine “Kate” Smith September 24, 2023   Catherine “Kate” Smith, 83, of Plains Twp., passed away Sunday evening September 24, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains Twp. Born in Plains, Kate was the daughter of the late Alb...

Josephine M. “Feeney” Ondrick September 19, 2023   Josephine M. “Feeney” Ondrick, 96, entered into eternal life at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT, on the evening of September 19, 2023. She was born and was a lifelong resid...

Marilyn E. Fahey September 18, 2023   Marilyn Elizabeth Fahey, 67 of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, and formerly of Raleigh, NC, passed away peacefully Monday morning, September 18, 2023 at the Meadows Manor, Dallas, PA, with her husb...

Theresa M. Rogan  September 13, 2023    Theresa M. Rogan, 67 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday morning, September 13, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on March 21,...

David J. Albert September 11, 2023   David J. Albert, 67 of Wyoming, PA, passed away Monday evening, September 11, 2023 at his home. Born on May 28, 1956 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Anthony J. and Rita T. (Markowski) ...

Richard A. Kerr September 4, 2023   Richard A. Kerr, 65 of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, PA, died Monday morning, September 4, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA with his family surrounding him after a brief ...

Arlene A. Ruane August 26, 2023   Arlene A. Ruane, 86 of Brooks Estates, Jenkins Township, passed away Saturday morning, August 26, 2023 at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Scranton, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on Februar...

Richard Kakareka August 23, 2023   Richard “Rick” Kakareka, 72 of Plains Township, passed away Wednesday morning, August 23, 2023 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born and raised in South Scranton, PA on September 8, 1950, he wa...