Obituaries/Tributes

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...

Eileen A. Carmody, 75 of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, February 22, 2014, at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of...

Diane C. Heddings, 64, of the East End Section of Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday morning, February 18, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Staley) Mitchell and was a ...

Michael J. Fedor, 57 of Wilkes-Barre, and formerly of West Pittston, passed away Tuesday morning, February 11, 2014, at the inpatient unit of Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in West Pittston, he was the son of Michael J. ...

Thaddeus “Ted” Toloczko, 88, of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, February 6, 2014, at the inpatient unit of Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plains Twp., he was the son of the late Anthony and Bertha (...

Norma M. (Carnevali) Lini, 82, of the Hilldale section of Plains Township, died Monday afternoon, February 3, 2014, at her home. Born in Hilldale, she was the daughter of the late Sebastian and Viola (Panateri) Carnevali. Norma was a graduate o...

Patricia “Tish” Murphy, 58, of Plains Township, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014, at her home after suffering a heart attack. Born in Plains, Tish was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha (Snarski) Zabriski. Tish was a graduate of J...