Obituaries/Tributes

John ‘Jack’ A. McGrane, of Alexandria, VA., passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Born January 27, 1945 in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late John and Ann Patricia ‘Nancy’ (O’Brien) McGrane. Jack...

Dianna T. Zimmerman, 78, of formerly of Bear Creek Township, passed away Tuesday evening, September 14, 2021 at the inpatient unit of Residential Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late John a...

Stanley J. Neishel, Jr., 68 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, September 12, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with his wife Patty at his side. Born in Hudson, he was the son of the late Stanley “Dave...

Winifred “Winnie” M. Zurla, formerly of Wilkes-Barre and a resident of The Gardens of East Mountain, Alzheimer’s Care Unit passed away on Saturday morning, August 28, 2021 after a long-fought battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Winnie, was bo...

Patricia Yurchak, 85 of Larksville and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at her home. Born in Plains Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Harvey) Spring. Patricia was a graduat...

Catherine A. “Cathy” Kempf, Esq., 68 of Wynnewood, PA, passed away with her daughters by her side as the sun set on August 25, 2021. This date, while relevant, will not be the last day that Cathy has brought joy to the people in her life. Cath...

Debra (Whitt) McCann, 62, of Pocono Lake, and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Marie (Evans) Whitt. S...

  Jeffrey A. Spangenberg, 46, of Forty Fort, passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home.   Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Alan and Alice (Liparela) Spangenberg, of Shavertown.   Jeffrey was a g...

Sadie J. Mancini, 81 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday evening, August 17, 2021 at Kingston Manor Health Care Center, Kingston, PA. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Spartico and Margaret (Haggerty) Leo...

Constance M. Clemons, 75 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, August 12, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, with her nieces Linda Kurkoski and Connie Saracino at her side. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of ...

Kathleen Serafin, 71 of East Stroudsburg, passed away Monday afternoon, August 9, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital – Monroe Campus, Stroudsburg. Born in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine...

Mary Ann Stadulis, of Plains Township, passed away Friday afternoon, August 6, 2021 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township, one day after her 76th birthday. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Michael A...

Dolores “Dolly” Mocion, 88 of Plains Township passed away on her wedding anniversary, July 31, 2021 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Roman and Veronica (Sw...

Nancy J. Hartman, 70 of Trucksville, passed away Friday morning, July 16, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late David and Barbara (Ross) Lohmann. Nancy was a graduate of Dallas Area High S...

Helen D. Kulesza, 90 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday evening, July 14, 2021 at Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Exeter. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Emily Jarmolowski. Helen was a gr...

Eric Lee Jasiulewicz, 39 of Larksville, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he was the son of Robert G. Tyler of Hunlock Creek and Dawn Marie (Jasiulewicz) LaBarr Gomelko and Chris Gomelko of Larksville. Eric attended...

Dolores Rose D’Alessandro (Mangione) 91, a resident of Wesley Village and formerly of Wyoming, passed away Thursday evening, July 1st, 2021. She joined her husband and sweetheart Joe who waited patiently for her since 2018. They were married for ...

Dorothy M. Kosmala, 81 of Kingston, passed away Monday afternoon, June 28, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes (Freeman) Lavelle. Dorothy was...

Caroline S. Stella, 81 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday morning, June 27, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Malig) Kosek. Carol was a graduate of Sacred Heart Hig...

Eleanor M. Janerich, 92, of Plains Township, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021 at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Brinko) Luckenbach. Eleanor wa...

Dominick J. Ortolani, 80, of Forty Fort, and formerly Bear Creek, passed away Thursday morning, June 10, 2021 at Allied Service Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Anthony E. and Natalie E. (Trosko) Orto...