Obituaries/Tributes

Ruth Ann Purta, 87 of the Hudson section of Plains, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 17, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Donna. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence & Helen (Stockunas) O’Malia. Ruth was a gradu...

Babetta Marie Hewitt Bernstein, age 84 of Jackson Township passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Wilkes Barre General Hospital following a courageous 20 year battle with cancer. Babetta was born in Jackson Township on October 29, 1936 and was ...

Bette J. Gillespie, 89 of Dallas, passed away Friday morning, February 12, 2021 at the Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Dallas, where she had been a resident. Born in Mandan, North Dakota, Bette was the daughter of the late Jalmer and Rose (Sybers) Stra...

Barbara J. Romanofski, 77 of Laflin, passed away Thursday morning, February 11, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a courageous battle against Cancer. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Pauline (Wydra) Guido...

Virginia K. Conlon, 99 of Edwardsville, passed away Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021, at Cambridge Riverview, Larksville, where she had been a resident for the past 1 ½ years. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Patrick T. ...

Kathleen Evans Rice, 65 of Shavertown, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at The Gardens in Easton after a long hard fought battle with cancer. Kathy was born in Wilkes Barre, daughter of the late Jerome P. and Jean M. (Purcell) Evans. She gr...

Helen Paraschak, 93 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 3, 2021 at The Gardens at Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, with her children, Joseph and Paulette, at her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Antho...

Pauline Skillinge, 86 of Center Valley, PA, and formerly a long time resident of Plains Township, passed away Sunday morning, January 31, 2021 at Sacred Heart Assisted Living at Saucon Creek, Center Valley, PA, with her son David at her side. Born...

Rosalie “Cookie” Dudeck, 81 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 31, 2021 at Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA. Born in Dupont, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen (Karkut) Cebula,...

Ann R. Bacewicz, 76 of Plains, passed away January 29, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Ann was born September 13, 1944 in Hanover Township, daughter of the late Alexander and Laura (DeGuglielmo) Stempleski. Ann was a graduate of Hano...

Due to the inclement weather, the funeral services for Ann Bacewicz have been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 11:00 am at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Wilkes-Barre. Visitation will remain from 10:00 to 11:00 am at church....

Shirley Reese Knelly, 91 of Wilkes-Barre, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 21, 2021 in the comfort of her own home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Ellen (Owens) Reese, and was a 1947 graduate of ...

John F. McGrady, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, January 21, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, John was the son of the late Joseph and Marie (Larkin) McGrady. He was a graduate of James M. Cough...

Romaine C. Shubzda, 77 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, January 21, 2021 at her home with her family at her side. Born in Plymouth, she was the daughter of the late Zigmund and Leona (Wisneski) Roskowski. Romaine was a ...

James J. Dunn, Sr. 65 of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully Sunday Morning, January 17, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in the Lee Park section of Hanover Twp., he was the son of the late Albert G. and Rosemary (Kelly) Dun...

Jane Mosley-Bettica, 74 of Drums, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 17, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Jane (Roberts) Mahon. Jane was a graduate of Elmer ...

James P. “Jimmy” Haggerty Jr., 51, of Plains Twp., passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, January 14, 2021 at his home. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late James and Mary Anne (Maynard) Haggerty, Sr. Jimmy attended Plains Jr. High ...

Mrs. Irene Pascucci, 93, of Plains Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, while lovingly surrounded by her family. Irene was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 17, 1927, daughter of the ...

Susan Mae Landes, 63, of Tunkhannock, passed away Saturday morning, January 9, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, with her family at her side. Born in Plains on January 26th 1957, she was the daughter of the late William and Shirley...

Doris T. Chiucchi, 88, of the Keystone section of Plains, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 6, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in the Fox Hill section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late James ...