Obituaries/Tributes

Professor Frank J. Vacante of Wilkes-Barre died September 19th, 2015. Born in 1933, the only son and oldest child of Viola and Joseph, he graduated from Hazleton High School, served in the US Military, and went on to get his Degree at Bloomsburg St...

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” ~Abraham Lincoln Catherine Rose Rampola, surrounded by her loving family, was welcomed by heaven’s arms early Saturday morning September 19th. Catherine was born on July 1...

Helen Moritz Sullivan, 93, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, September 12, 2015, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in the Hudson section of Plains Twp., Helen was the twin daughter and eleventh child of the late Louis and Hel...

Charles “Jim” Beccaris, 83 of Plains, Twp., passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in the arms of his loving wife, Huguette. Born June 5, 1932, Jim was the son of the late John and Mary (Polinski) Beccaris. Afte...

Lena DeBiase of Wilkes-Barre completed her life’s journey on the morning of August 24, 2015. Born August 29, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Jeanette (Bower) DeBiase. Lena lived her life the way she wanted. Her inner streng...

Dr. David Kasper, 61, of Shavertown, died Thursday morning at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Dorothea Kelly Kasper and the late Louis Kasper. Dr. David was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School, and graduated magna cum la...

Catherine Stec, 96 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday evening, August 10, 2015 at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Anna (Shot) Stec. Catherine attended James M. C...

Virginia F. McGraw, 78 of Silver Spring, Maryland and formerly of Hillard Street, East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, August 10, 2015 peacefully at home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daugh...

Gloria Pasquarello Schatzel, 60 of Dupont, Pa., died Monday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains Township with her family at her side. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Genevieve “Cy” (Musto) Pasquarello. G...

Victor J. Nardone, 79 of Plains, Township, passed away Tuesday morning, August 4, 2015 at his home. Born in the Old Boston section of Jenkins Twp., he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Raefulucia (DeStefano) Nardone. Victor was a graduate of...

Elsie E. Smith, 89, of Plains Township, passed away Friday evening, July 24, 2015 at the inpatient unit of Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre with her children at her side. Born in the Chelsea section of London, England, Elsie was the d...

Jennie A. Mitchell, 98, of the Keystone section of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2015 at Wesley Village, Jenkins Township with her sons at her side. Born August 15, 1916 in Keystone, Jennie was the daughter of the late R...

Della Bowman, 99 of Laflin, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Center, Trumbull, CT, with her family at her side. A lifelong resident of Laflin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Philomena (DiGiovanni)...

Faithmarie “Kitty” Kasaba, 64, of Plains Township, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Geisinger Medical Center Plains, with her family by her side. Born in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Wisniewski. Kitty is survived by her...

Martha C. Tuzinski, 81, of Shavertown, died Friday July 3, 2015 at the Meadows Nursing Home, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Martha was the daughter of the Stanley and Sophie (Janis) Klokus. Martha is survived by her Daughter Linda Marek and husb...

Ursula P. Lynn, 93, of Plains Township, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 2, 2015 at River Street Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in East Prussia Germany, Ursula was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna (Demandt) Speer. Ursula was a Legal Secr...

Dolores L. Jones, 92, of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday morning, June 30, 2015 at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Tina (Beccaris) Merusi, and was a gradua...

Emily Chrzanowski of Plains passed away peacefully Saturday June 27, 2015 with her family by her side. Emily was born in Wilkes-Barre and was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Kuruc Condo, and was employed in the local garment industr...

Helen E. Solomon, 80, of Forty Fort, passed away Saturday morning, June 27, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen (Duchnowski) Kozloski. Helen was a graduate of Kingston Hi...

Lawrence R. Williams, 75 of Little Creek, Delaware and formerly of Buck Twp., PA, passed away Thursday morning, June 25, 2015 at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford, Delaware. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Robert & Margaret (Casey)...

Anna M. Sloan, 97, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Partridge Tippet Nursing Facility, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. Anna was born in the Bronx, New York on September 13, 1917, the oldest of five children of the late Arthur and Rose...

Doyt C. Grasse, Sr., 74 of Swoyersville, passed away Monday morning, June 15, 2015 at the inpatient unit of Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Flushing, New York, he was the son of the late Doyt L. and Blanche (Korb) Grasse. Doyt was a self-...