July 30, 2020

Veteran
Carl A. Purta, 84 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, July 30, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Wanda (Center) Pu...
July 27, 2020

Veteran
Rodney G. O’Boyle, 69 of Old Boston, passed away Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at his home.
Private funeral services will be held from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705.
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July 26, 2020
Jeffrey M. Warnagiris, Sr., 43 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 26, 2020 at his home.
Born in Plains, he was the son of the late George and Barbara (Yablonski) Warnagiris, Sr.
Jeff attended Wilkes Barre Area schools. He...
July 12, 2020
John M. Kreshock, 81 of Buck Township, passed away Sunday evening, July 12, 2020 at Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Plains, he was the son of the late John B. and Anna (Brulo) Kreshock.
John was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School,...
July 10, 2020
Jean Tanski, 84 of Kingston, passed away Friday afternoon, July 10, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Courtdale, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Jean (Antonchak) Shone.
Jean was a graduate of Kingston High School, a...
July 9, 2020
Kerry Youngblood, 46 of Hanover Twp., passed away Thursday evening, July 9, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, Township.
Born in Plains, she was the daughter of Noell (Barbacci) Searfoss and Clarence Searfoss of White Haven a...
July 2, 2020

Veteran
Joseph W. Zawatski, 91 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at Allied Services Center City Residence, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Ashley, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bertha (Alesczyk) Zawatski.
Joe was a graduate o...
June 28, 2020
Helen Melnyk, 92 of Plains Township, passed away peacefully June 27, 2020 at Guardian Healthcare and Rehab Center in Nanticoke.
She was born September 27, 1927, the eighth of eleven children born to Ukrainian immigrants John and Paraska (Popadiuk)...
June 27, 2020
Richard J. Skibinski, 64 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Theodore and Margaret (Lapchak) Skibinski.
Rick attended St. Stanislaus Kostka Grade School, North Wi...
June 26, 2020
Anna Mattei (Nonna), 81, of Plains Township, passed away on June 26, 2020.
Born on June 18, 1939 in Sigillo, Perugia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Nino & Pasqualina (Pellegrini) Biscontini.
After immigrating to the United States ...
June 25, 2020
Donna Marie Yankowski, 78 of Plains Township and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, June 25, 2020 at her home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late James T. and Catherine R. (Rogers) Farrell.
Donna was a g...
June 25, 2020
Geraldine M. Rogers, 98 of Plains Township, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, June 25, 2020 at Allied Services, Meade Street, SNF, formerly Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Francis an...
June 24, 2020

Veteran
James R. Wood, 77 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, with his daughter Jamie at his side.
He was born and raised in Edwardsville, PA, son of the late Clifford K. and Bertha May (R...
June 20, 2020
Charmaine Bieda, 83, Kingston, passed away at Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke on June 20, 2020. After overcoming multiple health challenges and even beating Covid-19, Charmaine ultimately succumbed to complications from a recen...
June 16, 2020
Lia M. Vannucchi, 73 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020 at Regional Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, after a courageous battle against Cancer.
Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Mary R...
June 13, 2020
Leonard Wasmanski Jr., 31 of Plains, passed away Saturday morning, June 13, 2020.
Born in Plains Township, he was the son of Leonard and Paula (Bednarczyk) Wasmanski Sr., of Plains.
Leonard attended James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, ...
June 10, 2020
Catherine M. Cavanaugh, 87 of Jenkins Township, and a longtime resident of Plains Township, passed away Wednesday morning, June 10, 2020 at her home.
Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Catherine (Moran) McDonough.
Ka...
June 10, 2020

Veteran
Karl B. Berretta, 71 of Harding, passed away Wednesday June 10, 2020 at his home after a courageous battle against COPD and Leukemia.
Born in Exeter, he was the son of the late Charles C. and Julia J. (Binker) Berretta.
Karl was a graduate of t...
June 8, 2020
Louis E. Oeller, 39 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, June 8, 2020 at his home.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Donna (Rudnesky) Oeller of Laurel Run and the late Louis F. Oeller.
Louie attended G.A.R. Memorial High School, W...
June 5, 2020
Louise McHale, 89, of Jenkins Township, formerly of Franklin, NY, passed on June 5, 2020.
Born in Scranton, PA, Louise was a graduate of West Scranton High and was preceded in death in November, 2019 by her husband of nearly 65 years, James H. M...
June 5, 2020
Louise McHale, 89, of Jenkins Township, formerly of Franklin, NY, passed on June 5, 2020.
Born in Scranton, PA, Louise was a graduate of West Scranton High and was preceded in death in November, 2019 by her husband of nearly 65 years, James H. M...
May 25, 2020
Dolores (Kasulanis) Miller, 83 of Harding, passed away Monday evening, May 25, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Clark Summit, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Ethel (Marszalek) Zukowski.
Dolores was a high school gra...
May 23, 2020

Veteran
Michael Mykulyn, 96 of the Midvale section of Plains Township, passed away peacefully, Saturday morning, May 23, 2020 at the home of his daughter Susan. He finished his work, put his tools away, swept up, and went upstairs to be with the Lord.
Bo...
May 21, 2020
Gloria F. Reilly, 78 of Old Forge, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Ann (Truppi) D’Arienzo.
Gloria was a gra...
May 19, 2020
Mary Teresa Kennedy, 64 of Dorrance passed away Tuesday evening, May 19, 2020 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Born in the Heights Section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Teresa (Banik) C...