Obituaries/Tributes

Martha Rose (Semos) Vincent, 79, was called home by Our Lord on Monday, August, 15, 2016 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Previous to her stay at Sacred Heart, Martha resided at St. Johns Apartments, Wilkes-Barre. She had been a long time...

Catherine L. Fischer, 89 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday evening, August 10, 2016 at Hampton House Nursing Center, Hanover Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Catherine was the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (White) Yorio. Catherine a...

Janeen M. Seitz, 39 of Shavertown, passed away Saturday evening, August 6, 2016 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, Twp. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of Kathleen (Winters) Cunningham of Plymouth and the late Henry Seitz. ...

Joseph A. Otway Jr., 72, of Edwardsville, died Wednesday evening, August 3, 2016, at his home. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margurite (Snyder) Otway Sr. Joseph attended Plymouth High School, he was employed as a sec...

  Catherine M. Ziemba, 82, of Plains, died Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre. Born in Plains, Catherine was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Butcher) Yencha. She was a gra...

Florence M. Palmaioli, 87 of the Hilldale section of Plains, Twp., passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2016 at Manor Care, Kingston. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late John and Stella (Sarnoski) Jackloski. Florence was a...

Frederick W. Jacques, Jr., 60 of Scranton, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at his home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Romaine (Singer) Jacques of Mill City and the late Frederick W. Jacques, Sr. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area Hi...

After her long, courageous battle with cancer, Esther P. Crossin Liuzzi, 69 of Forty Fort, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 24, 2016, in the company of her loving family. Born on November 9, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the lat...

Maryann P. Williams, 78 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning, July 23, 2016 at Smith Health Care Center, Mountain Top, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late George & Mary (Koval) Antosh. ...

Henrietta Fagula, 85 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Friday afternoon, July 15, 2016 at her home. Born in the Hudson section of Plains, she was the daughter of the Benjamin and Louise (Petroski) Broski. Henrietta was a gra...

Judy L. Haggerty, 69, of Kingston, died in the company of her family on Monday evening, July 11, 2016, at Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Merwin and Gladys (Gessner) Treslar who for many years...

Elizabeth “Betty” Janerich, 88 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Born in the Hudson section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Charles & Alice (Trotter) Nelson. Bett...

Carole Segeda, 71, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the Golden Living Center – East Mountain, Plains. Born June 15, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Matilda (Magyar) Maruscsak. She was a graduate of New Brunswick High...

Agnes E. Perks, 88 of Pittston, Pennsylvania, passed away Sunday evening, July 3, 2016 at Highland Manor Nursing Home. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Alice (Murphy) Reddington. She was a graduate of Pittston High Sch...

Linda Giovine, 56 of Wilkes Barre died July 1, 2016 at her home. Born in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late Mark & Dolores (Kasmier) Giovine. She was preceded in death by her sister Carol Laiuvara on December 28, 2010. Sur...

Alice Benzi, 90 of Plains Twp., died Sunday, June 26, 2016 at River Street Manor Nursing Facility, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Illes & Barbara (Ferchik) Polinski Wachilla. She was a graduate of Plains Memorial H...

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...