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Emerson T. Logan

January 6, 2019

Emerson “Easy” T. Logan, 66, of Mountain Top passed away Sunday January 6th in Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Township, with his wife, sons, and sister at his side. Born April 20, 1952 in Plains, the son of the late Emerson and Leona (Mack...

Mary Ann Rosengrant (Pasternak)

January 5, 2019

Mary Ann Rosengrant, 87 of Kingston, and formerly of Exeter, passed away Saturday morning, January 5, 2019 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains Township, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Tomasik) Paste...

Marie A. Stachurski

January 3, 2019

Marie A. Stachurski, 64, of Wyoming and formerly Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, January 3, 2019 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains Township, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Johanna (Zbiers...

Robert T. Petroski

January 2, 2019


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Robert T. Petroski, 70, of Jenkins Township and formerly Plains Township passed away Wednesday evening, January 2, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains, after suffering a heart seizure at home. Born in Plains Township, Bob was the son of the l...

Mary Carol Spagnola

December 28, 2018

Mary Carol Spagnola, 70, a former resident of Wilkes-Barre, went home to her Lord on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, in the Rose View Center, Williamsport. Born Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1947, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marian (...

Andrew B. Chopka

December 21, 2018

Andrew B. Chopka, 79 of Plains Township, passed away Friday afternoon, December 21, 2018 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wilkes) Chopka. Andy was a gra...

Mary "Debbie" Boylan (Walsh)

December 21, 2018

Mary “Debbie” Boylan, 65 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday evening, December 21, 2018 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous seven year battle with breast cancer. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she ...

Josephine Makowski (Yankoski)

December 16, 2018

Josephine Makowski, 91 of Mountain Top and formerly of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 16, 2018 at Smith Health Care, Mountain Top. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Peter & Sophie (Rogalski) Yankoski. Jos...

Robert J. Leonardi, Sr.

December 14, 2018


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Robert J. Leonardi, Sr., 90 of Kingston, passed away Friday morning, December 14, 2018 at River Street Manor Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre. Bob was born in the Hilldale section of Plains Township on July 2, 1928, son of the late Spartico and Margar...

John J. Haczewski, Jr.

December 8, 2018

John J. Haczewski, Jr., 53 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday morning, December 8, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late John J. and Theresa A. (Krysiewski) Haczewski, Sr. Joh...

Eugenia Waslasky (Turchin)

December 6, 2018

Eugenia “Jenny” Waslasky, 86 of Plains Township, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, December 6, 2018, the Feast of St. Nicholas, at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael ...

Bernie "Jess" Juskiewicz

December 2, 2018

Bernie Juskiewicz, 61 of Plains Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Sunday evening, December 2, 2018. Bernie’s wife of 35 years, the former Joanne Stepanski have been blessed with two wonderful daughters and one grandson. Krist...

Daniel A. Branas

December 1, 2018


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Daniel A. Branas, 75 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, December 1, 2018 at his home. Born in Pittston, he was the son of the late Andrew & Agnes (Bria) Branas. Dan was a graduate of Jenkins ...

Anthony E. Landi

November 25, 2018


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Anthony E. “Spaggs” Landi, 92 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday evening, November 25, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Alfonso and Irene (Angiolillo) Landi. Spaggs attended Plains To...

James P. O'Donnell

November 22, 2018

James P. “Spot” O’Donnell, 96 of Harvey’s Lake, passed away peacefully Thanksgiving evening, November 22, 2018, with his family by his side. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on October 12, 1922, he was the son of the late Patrick and Mary (Boyle) O...

Christina M. Hargrave

November 17, 2018

Christina M. Hargrave, 32, of Plymouth, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at home, with her loving family by her side, after a lifelong, courageous battle against muscular dystrophy. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of Dave and Darlen...

Francis J. Roche

November 16, 2018


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Francis J. “Frank” Roche, 72 of Luzerne, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 16, 2018 at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late James J. and Rose Mary (Ferry) Roche. Frank was a graduate of West Side Central Cathol...

John Andrejewski

November 15, 2018


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John “Jack” Andrejewski, 73, of Plains Township, passed away Thursday afternoon November 15, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre Twp., he was the son of the late Chester and Mary (Maraski) Andrejewski, and was a gr...

Margaret "Peggy" Casagrande (Silkiewicz)

November 15, 2018

Margaret “Peggy” Casagrande, 75 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, November 15, 2018 at The Village at Greenbrier, Dallas, where she had recently been a resident. Born in Long Island City, New York, she was the daughter of the l...

Shirley M. Judge (Grier)

November 8, 2018

Shirley M. Judge, formerly of Swoyersville, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Celtic Hospice in Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Shirley was born on April 23, 1931 to Cyril Grier and Madeline (Dolan) Grier of the Green Ridge section of Scr...

Edward J. Stachurski

November 7, 2018


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Edward J. “Edge” Stachurski, 91 of Jenkins Township, passed away Wednesday evening, November 7, 2018 at Tiffany Court at Kingston, where he had recently been a resident. Born in Plains Township, he was the son of the late Roman and Veronica (S...

Julia V. Pugh (Veliky)

November 5, 2018

Julia V. Pugh, 99 of Plains Township, passed away Monday morning, November 5, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. Born in Barnesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late John & Justina (Prokopy) Veliky. Julia attended Sacred Hear...

Jane Smith Landau (Oliver)

November 2, 2018

Jane R. Landau, of Wesley Village, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was married to the late Julius Landau. Born in 1925 in Pittston, she was the oldest of 5 children of Arthur and Lenore (Jones) Oli...

Aldona S. Yankowski (Vaver)

November 2, 2018

Aldona Sally Yankowski, 94 of Warren, Michigan, and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2018 with her family by her side in Warren, Michigan. Born January 30, 1924 in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late Willi...

Joseph R. Verfin

October 31, 2018


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Joseph R. Verfin, 82 of Forty Fort, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late John and Laura (Czekaj) Verfin. Joseph attended Nanticoke schools and was a Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was ...

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