Obituaries

Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dallas, PA, Luzerne County & Surrounding Areas

Scott N. James

Scott N. James

Oct 14, 2024

 Scott N. James, 59, Dallas, passed away, Monday, October 14, 2024 at Birchwood Nursing Center, Nanticoke. Born in Kingston, he was the son of Charles and Jane Anne Smith James. He was a graduate of Lake Lehman High School. He attended Luzerne County Community College and received an associate’s degree in office management as well as Lackawanna Junior College with...

Marjorie E. McCarty

Marjorie E. McCarty

Oct 13, 2024

Marjorie E. McCarty, 93, Dallas, passed away, Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Sr. and Beatrice Thomas Walp and was a graduate of Dallas Boro High School. 

 She was an Engineering Associate with Commonwealth Communications for 35 years retiring in 1992. Marjorie was a...

Carol M. Kosisky

Carol M. Kosisky

Oct 4, 2024

Carol M. Kosisky, 72, Dallas, passed away, Friday, October 4, 2024 at Embassy of Wyoming Valley Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the later Frank and Blanche Lawson Picchi and was a graduate of Westside Vocational Technical School class of 1970 and Luzerne County Community College with an associate’s degree in Nursing.

 Carol was a nurse...

William A. Hartzel

William A. Hartzel

Sep 26, 2024

William A. Hartzel, 92, Dallas, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre, with his sons at his side. 

Born September 24, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William E. and Elizabeth Dillon Hartzel and a graduate of Grand Army of the Republic Memorial High School, class of 1950, and Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes Barre earning...

Peggie Ann Hackling

Peggie Ann Hackling

Aug 21, 2024

 Peggie Ann Hackling, 72, Plymouth, passed away, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Plymouth Manor Nursing Center. Born in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Jane Updyke Hackling and was a graduate of Dallas High School and The University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and an Associate’s degree in accounting....

Alice E. Westfield

Alice E. Westfield

Aug 21, 2024

 Alice E. Westfield, 84, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alissa Root Shrey and was a graduate of Dallas High School and Nesbitt Hospital school of nursing. 

 Alice was a member of The Dallas United Methodist Church. She was employed with The Visiting Nurses Association...

Ellen C. Dobinick

Ellen C. Dobinick

Aug 18, 2024

Ellen Dobinick, 93, a resident of The Village at Greenbriar, Dallas, passed away on August 18, 2024. She had previously resided for 54 years in the Oak Hill development of Idetown. Born in Wyoming, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Ellen O’Boyle Kinney and was a graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School.

 Her late husband, Dennis, had...

Irene Steele

Irene Steele

Aug 17, 2024

 Irene Steele, 91, Monroe Twp., passed away, Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Embassy Nursing Center. Born in Harveys Lake, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Sebrick Rusinko and was a graduate of Beaumont High School.

 Funeral Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque...

Elizabeth Jean Barlow

Elizabeth Jean Barlow

Aug 13, 2024

 Elizabeth Jean Barlow, 94, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David and Alma MacCluskie Gibbs and was a graduate of West Scranton High School and Pratt Institute with a BA in Home Economics.

 Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction...

Jennifer P. Prutzman

Jennifer P. Prutzman

Aug 9, 2024

 Jennifer P. Prutzman, 74, Dallas, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wellingborough, England, she was the daughter of the late James and Doreen Cooper Barnett and was a graduate of Park Street Secondary Modern School for Girls, Wellingborough, England.

 Jennifer was a member of The Shavertown United Methodist Church. She was a sales associate with...

Sandra H. Milligan

Sandra H. Milligan

Aug 7, 2024

 Sandra H. Milligan, 90, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Laura Woodard Londo and attended The LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls. 

Sandra was a secretary for the maintenance department with Commonwealth Communications until her retirement. She and her late husband Ralph...

William F. Griffiths

William F. Griffiths

Aug 6, 2024

 William F. Griffiths, 98, West Bath, ME, formerly of Dallas, Pa, passed away, Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in West Bath ME. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Cedric and Elizabeth Grall Griffiths and was a graduate of Dallas High School and received his BA in Government from George Washington University. 

 William was a Sales Manager with XEROX...

Patricia R. Baird

Patricia R. Baird

Aug 4, 2024

 Patricia R. Baird, 91, died peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2024, surrounded by family at Geisinger Medical Center, in Wilkes-Barrie, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband Robert “Bobby” W. Baird — they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage this coming September; their children Bonnie Baird (Kennett Square, PA), Robert Baird III and wife Christa (Northampton, PA), Lori Baird...

Ann A. Hopkins

Ann A. Hopkins

Aug 2, 2024

 Ann Hopkins, 87, of Dallas, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2024, during one of her favorite pastimes—listening to a thunder and lightning storm—at Meadows Nursing, surrounded by her family. After her passing, she sent a double rainbow to her loved ones.

 Ann was the daughter of the late Alfred and Margaret Houck. In addition to her parents, she was...

Elizabeth M. Betty Handley

Elizabeth M. Betty Handley

Jul 25, 2024

 Elizabeth M. Betty Handley, 80 Huntingdon, Pa. formerly of the Wilkes-Barre area, passed away, Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Geisinger Hospital, Lewistown. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Florance Wich Johns and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. She furthered her education with an associates degree in Secretarial Administration.

 Betty was a member of...

Jean Louise Davison

Jean Louise Davison

Jul 24, 2024

 Jean Louise Davison, 92, passed away, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Pikes Creek, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Redmond Anstett and was a graduate of Lehman High School.

 Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque...

Mitchell Robert Wojtowicz

Mitchell Robert Wojtowicz

Jul 23, 2024

Mitchell Robert Wojtowicz, 75, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at The Verterans Administration Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre.

 Funeral arrangements will be announced from The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas, Pa. 18612.

Elizabeth P. Covert

Elizabeth P. Covert

Jul 12, 2024

 Elizabeth P. Covert died Friday, July 12, 2024 in Dallas surrounded by family. She was 95. Born in Kingston in 1928 to the late Albert H. and Emily (Gregory) Parrish, she was preceded in death by her husband Walter C. Covert in 1992, whom she married in 1969, and a brother, Arthur G. Parrish, in 1982. She also lived in...

Carol A. Sitar

Carol A. Sitar

Jul 11, 2024

 Carol A. Sitar, 83, Chester Springs, PA., passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024 at the home of her daughter in Downingtown, PA. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Skvarla Polacky and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and College Misericordia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art Education.

 Carol was a...

Harry E. Zacharias III

Harry E. Zacharias III

Jul 10, 2024

 Harry E. Zacharias, III, 75, Monroe Twp. Passed away, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at his residence. Born in Kingston, he was the son of Harry Zacharias and the late Marion Schoonover Zacharias and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and had attended Penn State University, Lehman Campus.

 Harry was a Mill Wright for ICON for 8 years. Before ICON he...

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