March 19, 2022

Veteran
Thomas F. Rovinski, 73 of Pittston, passed away Saturday evening, March 19, 2022 at Regional Hospital, Scranton, after a courageous battle against cancer.
Born in Plains Township, he was the son of the late Stanley T. and Josephine K. (Bartoli) Ro...
March 15, 2022

Veteran
Joseph C. Falchek, 78 of Plains Township, passed away Tuesday morning, March 15, 2022 at the home of his daughter Jennifer.
Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Clement and Lottie (Holby) Falchek.
Joe was a graduate of Plains Memorial Hig...
March 13, 2022

Veteran
William J. Kaposich, 64 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 13, 2022 at his home with his family at his side.
Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late John V. and Ella V. (Harrison) Kaposich.
Bill was a graduate of Nant...
March 11, 2022
Marguerite J. “Margie” Evans, 83 of Plains Township, passed away Friday afternoon, March 11, 2022 at her home.
Born in Duryea, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Thompson) Nossavage.
Margie was a graduate of Duryea High Scho...
March 7, 2022
Bridget N. Komnath, 82 of Macungie, passed away Monday morning, March 7, 2022 at her home.
Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late James K. and Alice M. (Corcoran) Conway.
Bridget was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School, an...
March 7, 2022
Mary Theresa Curtin, 78, of Pittston, passed away Monday evening, March 7, 2022, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Fosko Madden.
Mary Theresa was a gradua...
March 4, 2022
Frank J. Glazenski, 88 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Friday morning, March 4, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains.
Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Edward & Elizabeth (Scone) Glazenski.
Fran...
March 2, 2022
Eva A. Canterini, 91 of Plains Township, passed away Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston, PA.
Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Anna M. (Vol...
February 26, 2022
Yvonne “Bonnie” Kuebler, 75, of Plains, PA passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family, and she now joins her late husband, Edward.
Born October 23, 1946 in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late Anthony and Dorot...
February 24, 2022
Francis B. Dessoye, Jr., 73 of Pittston, passed away Thursday morning, February 24, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Francis B. and Marie (Herron) Dessoye, Sr.
F...
February 23, 2022
Richard J. Winiewicz, 69 of Plains Township, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, February 23, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Walter & Bertha (Stachurski) Winiewicz...
February 21, 2022
Erma Paglianite, 100 of Dallas, PA, passed away Monday morning, February 21, 2022 at her home with her husband Joseph at her side.
Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Esterina (Sannipoli) Bettelli, w...
February 21, 2022
Ling F. Rhodes, 71 of Bear Creek Township, passed away Monday evening, February 21, 2022 at her home with her husband Chet at her side.
Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Ling met her future husband, U.S. Army Special Forces Officer, Charles Chester Rhode...
February 13, 2022
The universe has lost a bright and shining star. She was small but a fierce and mighty warrior. Brielle Grace Boyle, 4, of Plains Township, earned her angel wings Sunday morning, February 13, 2022 at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, Delaw...
February 12, 2022

Veteran
James P. Curtin, 85 of Pittston, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 12, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Born on May 13, 1936 in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Josephine (Gantert) Curt...
February 10, 2022
Devoted father, husband, and brother, Joseph Duddy passed away on February 10, 2022 at the age of 65 after a courageous battle with ALS. Joseph passed away peacefully in his Harveys Lake, PA home surrounded by family.
Joseph was born to the late ...
February 10, 2022
John R. Niemiec, 64 of Hawley, PA, passed away Thursday evening, February 10, 2022 at his home with his family by his side.
Born in the Hilldale section of Plains, PA, he was the son of the late John J. and Mary A. (Benkoski) Niemiec.
John grad...
February 8, 2022
Michael D. Mooney, Jr., 43 of Dallas, passed away Tuesday morning, February 8, 2022 at his home.
Born in the Hudson section of Plains Township, he was the son of Michael D. Mooney, Sr. and his wife Gloria of Wilkes-Barre and Linda (Wachilla) Nicke...
February 6, 2022
Josephine C. Bartolomei, 93 of the Hilldale section of Plains, passed away Sunday morning, February 6, 2021 at the Gardens at East Mountain, Plains Township.
Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Carmella (Basta) Torchia....
February 4, 2022
Donald (Donnie) Williamson, 70, of the Keystone section of Plains, died Friday, February 4, 2022, at home with his family by his side.
Born February 19, 1951, in Kingston, he was the eldest of four children born to Joan Pappas and the late Donald...
January 27, 2022
Paula M. Wojcik, 67, of Plains Township, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home.
Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Rehoski) Wojcik.
Paula was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School, a...
January 27, 2022
Shannon M. Siley, 45 of Luzerne, passed away Thursday evening, January 27, 2022 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Donna Siley.
Shannon attended Wilkes-Barre city schools and was emplo...
January 26, 2022

Veteran
Leonard Stanley Firmanty, 91, peacefully passed from this world on Tuesday January 26, 2022.
Born May 2, 1930 to the late John Firmanty and Helen Krupinski Firmanty.
Len was an avid Penn State Football fan. He loved baseball, golf, animals and...
January 23, 2022
Marianne M. Kress
January 23, 2022
Marianne M. Kress, 79 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Sunday morning, January 23, 2022 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in the Shanty Town section of Jenkins Township, she was ...
January 23, 2022
Matthew DeAngelis, 27 of Old Boston, Jenkins Township, passed away Sunday evening, January 23, 2022.
Born September 15, 1994 in Kingston, he was the son of Alfred J. and Marian (Johnson) DeAngelis, III of Lehman Township.
Matt was a graduate...