Obituaries/Tributes

Jeanette “Tanny” Gittens, 93 of Plains Twp., passed away Monday evening, May 11, 2015 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Charlotte (Speary) Hummel. Jean...

Verda B. Wachilla, 90, of Plains, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2015 at Geisinger Medical Center, Plains Township, after suffering a fall at her home. Born in Plymouth, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Potera) Wolfe. Verda...

Mary Ann Lazovich, 79, of Plains Township, died Saturday evening, May 2, 2015 at her home. Born in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine (Hoffman) Coffay. She was a graduate of Sacred H...

Gerald Ritsick, Jr., 56 of Plains Twp., passed away Monday morning, April 27, 2015 at his home. Born in Plains, he was the son of Gerald J. and Bernadine (Craig) Ritsick of Plains. Gerald was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-...

Jane E. Oster, 75, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday evening, April 26, 2015 at North Penn Manor, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Warrior Run, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Hilda (Bath) Ostrofski. Jane was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers Hig...

Rose Ann Janeski, 85 of Laflin, passed away Thursday evening, April 23, 2015 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains, Twp. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Rose (Pietralczyk) Janiszeski. Rose Ann was a graduate of Scrant...

Attorney Pamela A. Dysinger, of Mountaintop, passed away Wednesday morning, April 22, 2015 at her home, with her family by her side. Born in Bremerton, Washington, Pamela was the daughter of the late Charles Clifford and Aeola Helen (Seale) Willia...

Richard P. Kovitch, 86 of Blakeslee, passed away Sunday morning, April 19, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Cornwells Heights, PA, he was the son of the late Paul & Anna (Kaminski) Kovitch. Richard attended St. Thomas Aquinas ...

Anna E. Sudol, 94 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, April 18, 2015 at Elderwood Nursing Center, Waverly, New York. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Anna was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Dubick) Keblish. ...

Dorothy Kobela, 83, of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday morning, April 16, 2015 at the inpatient unit of Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown Pa. Dorothy was born in Hanover Township, the daughter of the late Jacob and Priscilla (Pietoch) Homa a...

Antoinette Bordick Stella, 89 of the Keystone section of Plains, Twp., passed away Wednesday morning, April 8, 2015 at Riverview Ridge Assisted Living, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born in Keystone on November 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Antho...

Anthony J. Lupas, Jr., 80, formerly of Plains, Twp., and Laflin passed away, Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2015 at Little Flower Manor Nursing Home where he had been a resident. Born in Plains Twp., he was the son of the late Anthony J. and Anice ...

Violet M. Elick, 87 of Mountain Top, passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2015 at Smith Health Care Center, Mountain Top. Born in the Keystone section of Plains, Twp., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Oley) Marckegiani. Violet at...

Anna T. Szostak, of Plains Township, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Guardian Elder Care Center, Nanticoke. Born in Plains Anna was the daughter of the late Martin and Maryann (Wnok) Szostak. She was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School...

Agnes (Murphy) Zuber, 84 of Plains Twp., passed away Wednesday evening, April 1, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Mary (O’Donnell) Murphy. ...

Bernadine T. Hutz, 84 of Bear Creek, passed away Saturday evening, March 28, 2015, at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Andrew & Anna (Yencha) Check. Bernadine was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Wi...

Nancy Mae Thomas Featherstone, of Dallas, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, March 26, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 81. Born and raised in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, she is the daughter of th...

Bertha M. Jacobs, 98 of the East End of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday evening, March 20, 2015, at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Plains, Twp. Born in Butte, Montana on June 18, 1916, she was the daughter of Daniel & Susan (Gallagher) Boyle. ...

Rudolph W. “Rudy” Georgetti, 54 of Dallas, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Born on August 22, 1960 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Rudy and Jennie (Gustinucci) Georgetti of Plains Twp. Rudy was a graduate ...

Eleanor I. Hassel, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at ManorCare Health Center, Kingston. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Helen (McDade) Krommes and was educated in the area schools. Eleanor was ...

Betty L. Evans March 17, 2015 Betty L. Evans, 80 of Jenkins Township and formerly of Scranton Patch, died Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Betty was the daughter of the late James an...

Dianne Hall, 78 of Dallas, passed away Sunday evening, March 15, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Shavertown, she was the daughter of the late John and Katherine (O’Brien) Dobinick. Dianne was a g...