Obituaries

Feb 7, 2021

Willard J. Hoyt (96) of Dallas passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Kunkle, he was the son of the late Sherman and Daisy Harris Hoyt and had attended Dallas Twp. Schools.

Willard served his country proudly as a Marksman in the United States Army, earning an Army...

Feb 6, 2021

Marie T. Bellas, 93, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Kadima at Lakeside Nursing Center. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late John and Anne Cholish Polachek and was a graduate of Dallas High School.

Marie was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. With her talents with fabrics and sewing,...

Feb 5, 2021

Alice L. Patton, 91, Dallas, passed away, Friday, February 5, 2021 at The Meadows Nursing Center. Born in Centermoreland, she was the daughter of the late Draper and Ruth Besteder Schoonover and was a graduate of Tunkhannock high school class of 1948.

Alice was a member of Bowmans Creek Free Methodist Church. She was an Administrative Housekeeper...

Feb 5, 2021

Carolyn D. Clairmont, 87, Dallas, passed away, Friday, February 5, 2021 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Pittsfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Louis I. and Dorothy Decker Plass.

Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family in the spring in Massachusetts. Local arrangements are under the direction...

Jan 30, 2021

Raymond Voitek, 73, Dallas, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born September 12, 1947 he was the youngest son of the late Stephen and Anna Nevolas Voitek and was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and McCane Business School.

Raymond was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Church, Wyoming. He retired...

Jan 29, 2021

Renee’Morinelli, 59, Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Friday, January 29, 2021 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Alice Brody Spencer.

Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc, 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas, Pa. 18612. On line condolences...

Jan 27, 2021

Richard M. Kitchen, 96, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in West Pittston, he was the son of the late William and Ida Goodridge Kitchen and was a graduate of West Pittston High School.

He was employed by The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a surveyor’s assistant. Richard was...

Jan 24, 2021

Richard A. Hylton, 55, Swoyersville, passed away, Sunday, January 24, 2021 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Nancy Hylton and was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and Penn State University.

Richard was a sales associate with Synergis Technologies. He was a...

Jan 18, 2021

Shirley Thomas McDonald, 93, passed away, Monday, January 18, 2021. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Jane Evans Davis (Thomas) and Frederick Davis who raised her. Shirley attended the Dallas Twp. Schools.

Early on, she worked at General Cigar. She stayed home raising her children and then worked at Picket’s Charge restaurant for...

Jan 12, 2021

Joan Marie Callahan Shrey, 77, Dallas, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ALS at her daughter Susan’s and son-in-law, Dennis home.

Joan was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mariam (Grace) Callahan. Born on March 2, 1943. She graduated from Central Catholic High School.

After graduation she married Joseph L. Shrey of...

Jan 2, 2021

Kent A. Stolarick, 49, of Dallas, passed away Saturday, January 2nd, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital due to complications of COVID-19. Born on March 11, 1971, he was the youngest son of the late Pauline Debold Stolarick and George Stolarick.

Kent was employed as a cook at the Mercy Center in Dallas for most of his adult life. ...

Dec 26, 2020

Albert DiGiuseppe, 92, of Wilkes Barre, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2020 of complications from COVID-19. Albert was born and raised in Plymouth, PA and was a graduate of Plymouth High School. He was a US Army Veteran, having served between WWII and the Korean War. He attended the PA State Police Academy and had a 27-year...

Dec 11, 2020

Lynn A. Sheehan Sr. 33rd degree, 78, Dallas, passed away, Friday, December 11, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital due to complications of heart disease. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late John and Verna (Cave) Sheehan. He was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary and attended Dickenson College.

Lynn had worked for Fowler...

Dec 6, 2020

Ronald Duane Heffner, 63, of Shavertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2020 following an arduous battle with pancreatic cancer. Ronald was born at JC Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon, PA. He was the son of the late Ronald Zane and Betty (Griffith) Heffner. He was a 1975 graduate of Dallas High School and had earned an associate’s...

Nov 30, 2020

Patricia Conlon, 85, Dallas, passed away, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Turner Matthews and was a graduate of Loretto Convent, Fox County, Dublin and York City University with a degree in Public Health.

Patricia was a health resource coordinator with...

Nov 30, 2020

Lola J. Fice, 87 of Dallas, PA passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. Born in Sayre, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Mayme Scott Jenney and was a graduate of Athens High School.

Lola worked for Eastman Kodak Industries for some time in the X-ray film...

Nov 25, 2020

Katherine “Kay” B. Whitehead, of Dallas, died peacefully, Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at the age of 93. Born in Canton, Ohio, Kay was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helen Morey Boyce. She was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, NY, and Hofstra University, with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Kay later received a bachelor’s...

Nov 23, 2020

Louis Pugh, 86, jumped into the sky on November 23rd, 2020. As an owner of multiple nightclubs and restaurants, it is his families theory that with the cancellation of the largest unofficial holiday in Pennsylvania (Thanksgiving Eve), Louis decided his best hope was on “The Other Side”; where drinks flow, family and friends gather, and illness is gone!

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Nov 22, 2020

Charles H. Cooke, 92, Dallas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at his home with his family around him. Born in Fernbrook he was the son of the late Claude and Loretta Knorr Cooke and was a graduate of Dallas Twp. High School class of 1946. He joined the Navy in February 1946 and proudly served his...

Nov 21, 2020

Edna L. Yatsko, 78, Dallas, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Geisinger Danville Hospital. Born in Nuangola, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Dolly Jones Spaide and was a graduate of Fairview High School.

Before marriage, Edna worked as an office assistant for a local architect, then years later worked several jobs including at...