Obituaries/Tributes

Joyce M. Pavlick, 70 of the Port Griffith section of Pittston, passed away Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Kingston Health Care Center, Kingston, PA. Born on April 10, 1952 in Port Griffith, PA, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Rose (...

Catherine “Kitty” Mantush O’Donnell Pascucci April 4, 2023 It is with broken hearts that we announce that Kitty, 84 of Plains Township, left this life on Tuesday evening, April 4, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born i...

Rose (Turoni) Migliosi, 94 of West Pittston, PA, passed away Monday morning, April 3, 2023 at Allied Services Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, with her daughters by her side. Born in Pittston, PA, on July 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the ...

Henry “Hank” Cierniakoski, Jr., 71 of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Hank was the son of the late Henry and Anne (Schuster) Cierniakosk...

Dolores “Dee” Tirpak, 92 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 21, 2023 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Wan...

Melanie J. Draus, 72 of Exeter, PA, passed away Friday morning, March 17, 2023 at Allied Services Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born January 31, 1951 in Plains Township, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Cecelia (Zawatski) No...

Donna Lee Mazzatosta, 74 of Shavertown, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, March 14, 2023, at her home. Born in Kingston, PA on May 28, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Mildred Barbara (Sadonick) Drumsta. ...

Catherine A. Uniatowski, 77 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 11, 2023 at Allied Services Center City, Skilled Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Raymond Uniatowski on Novem...

Lynn E. Mancini, 67 of Laflin, passed away Saturday evening, March 11, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes Barre on June 22, 1955 to the late Elaine (Knorr) Billings of Surprise, AZ and the late Albert C. Billings of Mount...

John R. Price, 60 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday morning, March 9, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA. Born in The East End section of Wilkes-Barre on April 3, 1962, he was the son of the late Margaret (McAnney) Mc...

Rita M. Kearney, 88 of Jenkins Township, and formerly of Laflin, passed away Sunday evening, March 5, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, PA, from complication of the COVID-19 Virus. Born on April 8, 1934 in the Georg...

Olga M. Lotzi, 92 of the Keystone Section of Plains Township, passed away Sunday evening, February 26, 2023 at Highland Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Exeter, PA. Born in Keystone, she was the daughter of the late Riccardo and Orsolina (...

Bridget Ann Serafin, 80 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday morning, February 17, 2023 at her home. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 7, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence (Piazza) Gabriele. Bridget was a graduate of James M. ...

Rose Marie E. Bryan, 91 and a lifelong resident of the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away Sunday morning, February 12, 2023 at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab, formerly the Jewish Home, Scranton, PA, after a long and courageous battle a...

Andrew Serniak, 79 of the Hudson section of Plains Twp., passed away Thursday evening, February 9, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp., PA. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Pearl (Trentowski) ...

Clyde E. Dukes, 73 of Kingston, passed away Monday morning, February 6, 2023 at Kingston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Kingston, PA. Born in Kinston on April 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Clyde M. and Sarah L. (Dolbear) Dukes. Cly...

Barbara Ann Yencha, 82 of Port Griffith, PA, passed away Sunday evening, February 5, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in the Port Griffith section of Pittston on January 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the l...

Yolanda L. Westfield, 95 of Kingston, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2023 at Allied Services Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born in Plains, PA on September 30, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nora (Fillippini) Ve...