Obituaries/Tributes

Theresa L. Chipelewski, 79, of Plains Township, died Monday Morning at Inpatient unit of Celtic Health Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in the Hudson section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late George and Sophie (Panaway) Wysocki. ...

Anthony W. Wilk 72, of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday afternoon at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Lesczynski)  Wilk. Tony attended SS. Pet...

Rita M. Lewis, 99 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday evening, June 5, 2014 at The Mercy Center, Dallas, PA. Born on March 4, 1915 in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Katie (McGroarty) Crawley. Sh...

David Wayne Brody of Edwardsville passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born April 26, 1966, in Amsterdam, NY, he was a son of the late John and Janice (Miller) Brody. David was a 1984 graduate of Wyoming ...

Rita ( Spagnola) Letinski, 76, of the Miners Mills Section of Wilkes-Barre, died Monday morning at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Miners Mills, she was the daughter of Pauline (Kwiatkowski) Spagnola of Miners Mills and th...

Scott Erick Gryczka, 38 of Bear Creek, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014. Born in Bear Creek, he was the son of the late Robert & Carole (Soboleski) Gryczka, Sr. Scott was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, class of 1995, and was emplo...

Jean P. Tondora, 84 of Plains, twp., passed away Saturday morning, May 24, 2014, at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Plains. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late James & Mary (Holby) Maday. Jean was a graduat...

Eleanor A. Verfin, 86 of Forty Fort, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014, at her home with her family by her side. Born in Edwardsville, she was the daughter of the late George & Anna (Petras) Malast. Eleanor was a graduate of Larksville High Scho...

John Keblish, 91, of the Miners Mills section of Wikes-Barre, died Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late john and Mary Dubick Keblish. John was employed as a painter for Kraft Associates and last for Roth A...

John Michael Glazenski, 71 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Plains, PA on August 8, 1942 he was the son of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Scone) Glazenski.  He was educa...

John Patrick McDougal, 34 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the inpatient unit of Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, with his family by his side. Born in Hinesville, Georgia, he was the son of Mary Eileen (Cunningham)...

Leona Theresa Huntzinger Van Valkenburg, 92 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014, at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Twp., where she had been a resident for the past three years. Leona was born to George F. and...

John Matrese, 72 of Drums, passed away May 1, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.  Funeral services were private and held from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street  Plains, PA  18705....

Elizabeth “Betty” Gubitoso, 81 of Bound Brook, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Green Knoll Care Center, Bridgewater, New Jersey. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Spartico ...

Louis P. “Uncle Louie” Vos, 90 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, April 12, 2014 at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in the Hudson section of Plains, he was the son of the late George and Angela (Revera) Vos.  He ...

Helen E. (Paczkowski) Korman, 73 of Jenkins Twp., and Nanticoke, passes away Thursday afternoon, April 10, 2014 at her summer home in Sun City Center, Florida. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Nellie (Niemiec) Pa...

Natalie  “Nat” Giuli, 91, of Plains Township, died Saturday afternoon, March 22, 2014 at the Wilkes-General Hospital. Born in the Hilldale section of Plains he was the son of the late Anthony & Carmella (Brozzi) Giuli. Nat was employed for...

Mary Lou McNulty, 55, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday evening, March 19, 2014, at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, after a courageous battle with the H1N1 Flu Virus. Born in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daugh...

On Tuesday March 18, 2014, God called our beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother, Helen Wolczyk, to join him in heaven. She peacefully began her journey home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was daughter of the late Edward and Ma...

Patsy A. Evans, 74 of Bear Creek Twp., passed away to be with her Lord and Saviour, Friday morning, March 7, 2014 at Commonwealth Hospice at St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre, with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of...

Claude Emory Keller, 88, of Vienna, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA. Born November 7, 1925 in Larksville, he was the son of the late Claude E. Keller, Sr. and Blanche (Powell) Keller. Claude ...

Ronald J. Weisgable, 73 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday evening, February 28, 2014 at the inpatient unit of Hospice Community Care, Celtic Health Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son ...

Walter Andrew Mattey, Sr., 86, of Plains Township, passed away Thursday afternoon at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains, Twp. Born in Swoyersville, he was the son of the late George and Anna (Heveri) Mattey. Walter was an Arm...