Obituaries/Tributes

June L. Kreidler, 91 of Plains Township, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 7, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Slocum Township on February 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Florence (Drie...

Eileen T. Vera, 61 of Laflin, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton. Born in Philadelphia, Eileen was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Picento) Helveston. Eileen was a graduate of C...

Deborah Ann (Switlavitch) Smith, 66, of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away August 25, 2022, in Greensboro, NC. Born in Plains on November 28, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Barbara (Antinovitch) Switlavitch. Deborah was...

Adam J. Smith, 39 of the Hilldale section of Plains Township, went Home to The Lord on Sunday, August 21, 2022, after a long battle against mental illness. Born on July 28, 1983 in Plains, he was the son the Mark and Carol (Colantuono) Smith of...

Irene C. Pachucki, 84 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday morning, August 1, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born July 27, 1938 in Plains Township, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Catherine (Makiewicz) Kasaba. ...

It is with extreme sadness to announce that after a four year long, valiant, courageous battle against lung cancer, Rose Mary “Blondie” Swaditch, 78 of the Hudson section of Plains, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her lifelong home. ...

Jacqueline S. Murray, 85 of Plains Township, passed away Saturday morning, July 30, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains. Born March 15, 1937 in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late David & Bessie (Utter) Thomas. Jacki...

Joan Shea, 83 of Edwardsville, and formerly of Edison, New Jersey, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 28, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born April 12, 1939 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was the daughter of...

Erin Emily McNew, 24 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2022. Born June 26, 1998 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of Jon McNew, and Shannon McNew and Adam Stanislowski of Wilkes-Barre. Erin attended city schools and L...

Mary C. Hughes, 74 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, July 23, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Mary was born in Old Forge, September 1, 1947, and was the daughter of the late James and Florence (Snyder) Cunard. She was a ...

Frank J. Magdalinski, 78, of Laflin, passed away Saturday morning, July 16th, 2022 at his home after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born in Plains Township, the 11th of 13 children, to the late Anthony J. And Mary E. (Kovalick) Magdalin...

Mary Lou Owen, 77 of Plains Township, passed away Thursday morning, July 14, 2022 at The Gardens at East Mountain, Plains. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. Ogborn and Dora (Piccotti) Szafran and step-father Walter (Specks...

John A. Lanczak, Jr., or Chris, as everyone knows him as that name, age 65, passed away on July 14, 2022, at Wilkes Barre General Hospital, with his Sister and Brother-In-Law at his side. Born on October 12, 1956, he was the son of late John A. an...

Bertha V. Kozera, 100 of the North End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday evening, July 13, 2022 at Allied Services Center City, Wilkes-Barre. Born December 28, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna (Go...

Nancy Worth Bassett died on July 11, 2022. She was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Clyde L. and Charlotte Mary (Emmett) Worth. She grew up in Holbrook, Braintree and Weymouth, MA, and graduated from Weymouth High School. ...

Thomas J. McGettigan, 54 of Wilkes-Barre, and formerly of Plains Township, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 at his home. Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Daniel P. “Spades” and Elizabeth M. (Seprish) McGettigan, Sr. Tommy atten...

Frank D. Spagnuolo, affectionately named “Poppy” by his grandchildren, passed away peacefully July 10, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Reaching the age of 101, Frank often remarked “I think they forgot me!” He wi...

Walter Robert Martin, of El Dorado Hills, California and formerly of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away July 10, 2022, which was his 100th birthday, with his family by his side. Born July 10, 1922, he was the son of the late Willia...

Henry Goldowski, 85 of West Pittston, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 7, 2022 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre and raised in Plains Township, he was the son of the late George and Helen (Polinchak) Moses. Hank was...

Diane R. Karavitch, 58 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Saturday morning, July 2, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of Thomas and Ann (White) Jones of ...