Obituaries/Tributes

Ede Esopi Murphy, 92 of Metairie, Louisiana, passed to be with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Gino and Nancy (Cappellini) Esopi...

Joan E. (Meehan) Povilitus, 63 of Edwardsville, passed away Monday afternoon, September 9, 2019 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Claire F. (Carey) Meehan, Sr. Joan was a graduate of James M. Coug...

Keith T. Berlew, 64 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday evening, September 1, 2019 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, where he had been a resident for the past 2 years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Ernest...

Sandra J. Kelly, 66 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday evening, August 31, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Ada Faye (Dickson) Powell of Dallas, and the late Thomas Robert P...

Claire Jones, 74, of Wilkes-Barre passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 10, 1944 she was the daughter of the late John and Stephanie (Guckwa) Fedak. As children, Claire and ...

Ralph M. Burton, 58, of Wilkes-Barre Township and formerly of Plains Township, passed away Sunday morning August 25, 2019 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in the Hudson section of Plains, he was the son of Florence (Walkowiak) Burton of ...

Dominick “Netzer” Stella of the Keystone section of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2019 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. Born in the Keystone section of Plains, he was the son o...

Elizabeth Segeda, 85 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday morning, August 21, 2019 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late James and Sarah (Cavan) Gartley. Liz was a graduate of Plains Mem...

Thelma M. Baluta, 93 of Plains Township, passed away, Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born at home in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late John and Clelia (Leonardi) Benzi. She was a gradu...

Rose M. Knox, 78 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday evening, August 3, 2019 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen (Sydorka) Franckiewicz. Rose was a gr...

John J. Fetch, III, 68 of Blakeslee, passed away Friday afternoon, August 2, 2019 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late John J. and Therese A. (Baloga) Fetch. Jack was a graduate of Archbishop Wo...

Lorraine Frances Casterline, 85 of Ashley, entered into eternal peace on July 29, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born in The Bronx, NY, on February 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ida (Kruse) DeWolfe. ...

Elizabeth Parise, 87 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 27, 2019 at her home with her sister Rosemary at her side. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ursula Parise. Liz was a graduate of Plains Memori...

John A. Kotlowski, Sr., 59 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Margaret George of Wilkes-Barre, and Anthony Kotlowski of Pittston. John attended Elmer L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Ba...

Joan J. Barba, 76 of Pittston, passed away Monday morning, July 22, 2019 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township, with her family by her side. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains Township, she was the daughter of ...

Eleanor Patricia Cembrock, age 93, passed away on July 20, 2019 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Wilkes-Barre Township to the late John and Martha (Vasilauskas) Stuchkus, and w...

Tamara A. Williams, 72 of Shavertown, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 16, 2019 under the care of Regional Hospice at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains Township. Born in Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Sam and ...

Sophie Snarski, 95 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 13, 2019 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Josefz and Bertha (Cybulski) Jankowski. Sophie attended Saints Peter & Paul Grade School, Plai...

Dr. Magdalen M. Benish of Plains Twp. passed away on July 12, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary (Mushinsky) Benish of Plains Twp. Aunt Maggie, as many affectionately knew her, was well kno...

James M. Gambini, 51 of the Hilldale section of Plains Township, passed unexpectedly July 8, 2019 in Canastota, New York. Born in Plains, PA, he was the son of Mary (Giordano) Gambini of the Hilldale section of Plains and the late Ralph G. Gambini...

Donna M. Fleig, 57 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday evening, July 6, 2019 at her home. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of Robert and Beatrice (Gould) Karavitch, Sr. of Hilldale. Donna was a graduate of James...

Patricia A. Leandri, 81 of the Hilldale section of Plains, passed away Saturday evening, July 6, 2019 at the home of her nephew and caretaker, Duane Kondraski, of Sugar Run, PA. Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Beatr...

Cheta M. Malvizzi, 83 of Laflin, passed away Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019 at her home. Born in Edwardsville on December 31, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Chester E. and Stella V. (Mislak) Bortz. Cheta was a graduate of Kingston High...