Obituaries/Tributes

Kathleen Jane Gracely, 93 of Harvey’s Lake, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born in the North End section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Helen (Brice...

Joan Labashousky, 78 of Wilkes-Barre and formerly of Laflin, passed away Wednesday evening, December 16, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Yonski) Ya...

Jacqueline M. Falchek, 73 of Plains Township, passed away Monday morning, December 14, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, from complications due to COVID-19. Born in Trucksville, Jackie was the daughter of the late Michael and ...

Martin J. O’Malia, “Marty”, 74, lost his 9 year battle with pancreatic cancer on December 11, 2020. God must have needed him for an important job in His fields above as He called him home. Marty was the only son of the late Joseph and Anna...

Carol A. Brennan, 77 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, December 10, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township. Born on February 15, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Louise (Stanley) Eckert. ...

Rita T. Mrozinski, 89 of the Miners Mill section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday evening, December 8, 2020 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston, from complications of COVID-19. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter ...

Rosanne Murphy, 67 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, December 7, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Edward P. and Mary Magdeline (...

Donna M. Zabresky, 68 of Ashley, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 5, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Bertha S. (Shigo) Sharkness. Donna was a graduate of Jame...

Shirley L. Coffay, 85 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, December 3, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Grace Jacoby. Shirley was a gradua...

Doris A. Quinn, 73 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday morning, December 2, 2020 at The Gardens at East Mountain, Plains Township from complications of COVID-19. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Doris (Culp) ...

Joan M. Benzi, 83 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 1, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley PCU, Plains, from complications of COVID-19. Born in Atlas, PA, Joan was the daughter of the late Samuel and Josephine (Proccopio) Ma...

Anna M. Wilk, 105 of Plains Township, passed away Monday afternoon, November 30, 2020 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston, from complications of COVID-19. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Wasil and ...

Frank J. Lotzi, 91 of the Keystone section of Plains Township, passed away November 30, 2020 at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston, from complication of COVID-19. Born in Keystone, Frank was the son of the late Rinaldo and Mar...

Genevieve F. “Jean” Babuscak, 95 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday evening, November 29, 2020 at River Street Manor Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Dupont, Jean was the daughter of the late Francis and Eleanor (Sieraszewska) Banaszek. ...

Elsie L. Belmont, 96, of Plains Township, passed away on November 26, 2020, at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Born in Plains on July 27, 1924, Elsie was the daughter of the late Lorenzo and Artemisia Filip...

Dorothy M. Marchlinski, 90 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Monday evening, November 23, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Hudson, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Mahalick) Walkowiak. Dorot...

Grace J. Kozich, 95 and formerly of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday afternoon, November 20, 2020 at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ag...

Bernie J. Bartoli of Plains passed away peacefully on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains. To say Bernie was a people person would be a vast understatement. He sought out and engaged people whether or not they aske...

Joseph L. Jordan, 54, of Plains Township, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, November 19, 2020. Born in Plains, he was the son of Florence (Krupinski) Jordan of Plains, and the late William H. Jordan, Sr. Joseph will be remembered as ...