Obituaries/Tributes

Jeanna M. Chopka, 77 of Plains Twp., passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, June 13, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Mary (DeAngelis) Giovanelli. Jeanna was a graduate of Pl...

Barry E. Matthews, 38 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday morning, June 5, 2016 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after an 11 year battle against brain cancer with his family by his side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Susan (Kozersk...

Susan B. Fanelli, 61 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 1, 2016 after a long and courageous fight against cancer. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of Florence (Walkowiak) Burton of Hudson, and th...

Lena C. Pastorelli, 93, formerly of the Hudson Section of Plains Township, passed away, Monday evening, May 30, 2016 at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village, where she had resided for the past several years. Born July 22, 1922, in the ...

Josephine M. Check of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Lewiston, NY. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA, on October 4, 1922, the daughter of the late George and Mary (B...

Ruth S. Smelter, 90 of Plains, PA, and formerly of Bridgeport, CT., passed away Saturday morning, May 28, 2016 at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Plains. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Al and Rose Smelter. Ruth was em...

Theresa A. Egan, 93 of Bear Creek, passed away Friday morning, May 27, 2016 at River Street Manor Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre. Born in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Genevieve (Kennedy) Matt...

Albina C. Saracino, 93 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday May 26, 2016 at United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins, Twp., with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Cipriano and Amalia (Gro...

Ellen P. Cups, 56, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday morning, May 22, 2016 at Timber Ridge Nursing Center, Plains. Born in Plains, Ellen was the daughter of the late Paul and Lois (Coffay) Cunningham. She was a graduate o...

Grace A. Loftus, of West Pittston, passed away Sunday morning, May 22, 2016 at Geisinger Woming Valley Hospital, Plains. Born in Jenkins Township, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Kearns) Loftus and was a graduate of Pittston Centr...

Barbara J. McCracken, 75 of Scranton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 17, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Connie (Richard) Jones. Barbara attended South Scranton Hig...

Dolores Flora Collins, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Dallas, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Morton Miller and the late John Collins. A former resident of Snake Hill Road in North Scituate, ...

Stephen J. Janis, 51 of Mountain Top, passed away early Thursday morning, May 5, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Stanley and Dolores (Zdanowicz) Janis, Jr., of Mountain Top. Stephen was a gr...

Mary Ann Krulack, 72 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 3, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Anna (Holby) Kosek. Mary Ann...

Susan Jill Chapin, 61 of Hunlock Creek, went to rest on April 30, 2016 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, surrounded by the love of her family after a two week illness. Her loving husband of 43 years, Mike Chapin, was by he...

Eleanor S. Thompson, 96 of Dallas, and formerly of Wallington, New Jersey and Philadelphia, passed away Thursday morning, April 28, 2016 at the Mercy Center, Dallas. Born in Wallington, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Reno) S...

Candace M. Kennedy, 61 of Laflin, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, April 26, 2016 at her home after a courageous battle against cancer. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jean (Evans) Burke. Candy was a g...

David J. Zalepa 74, of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in West Pittston, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Fenner) Zalepa. David was a graduate of West Pittston Hig...

William P. McDermott, 64 of Dupont, passed away Friday evening, April 22, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, with his family by his side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Kathleen (Cunningham) McDermott of the Miners Mil...

On April 21, 2016, Joseph J. Canterini of Plains Township passed away peacefully at home. Born on December 31, 1951, he was the son of Eva (Pientka) Canterini of Plains and the late Joseph Canterini. Joe was a graduate of Plains Memorial High S...

Joan A. Chukinas, 84 of Plains, Twp., passed away Wednesday afternoon April 20, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Elizabeth (Bilski) Kodaski. Joan was a graduate of...

Guy DePasquale, 79, of Plains Township, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home. Born in Jenkins Township, Guy was the son of the late Salvatore and Florence Lynch De Pasquale. He was a graduate of Jenkins Township High School and was emp...