Obituaries

Sep 23, 2018

Melvin Szish, 86, Luzerne, passed away, Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Luzerne, he was the son of the late Wasyl and Rose Buchak Szycz and was a graduate of Luzerne High School class of 1950. He served in the United States Air Force from 1950 until 1970, retiring with the rank of Master...

Sep 21, 2018

Ralph Milligan, Jr., 91, Dallas, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Ralph and Blodwen Morgan Milligan and was a graduate of Plains High School. He was a bindryman with Payne Printing, Dallas. Ralph was a Navy Veteran of WW II and was stationed...

Sep 21, 2018

John A. Wancho, 71, Trucksville, passed away, Friday, September 21, 2018 at his residence. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late John “Dempsey” and Madeline Piefer Wancho and was a graduate of Dallas High School.  He was a technician with Proctor and Gamble for 20 years. John had also worked for Try Our Steaks, Swoyersville. John...

Sep 14, 2018

Kathleen M. O’Neill, 58, Harvey’s Lake, passes away Friday, September 14, 2018 at

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late

William and Ellen Bright O’Neill and was a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School, Queens NY.  She was a Dental Hygienist for some years.  She would love...

Sep 9, 2018

Leo W. Karasek, 82, Dallas, passed away, Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Walter and Alice Cieslik Karasek and attended the Swoyersville schools.

Leo was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. He was a former member of The Maltby Volunteer Fire Company. Also...

Sep 6, 2018

Henry J. “Jack” Popp, 85, Dallas, passed away, Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Vineland, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Elfriede Zickler Popp and was a graduate of Vineland High School and Lewis Hotel School, Washington DC.

Jack was a Driver and in sales with Entenmann’s...

Sep 1, 2018

Thomas Nikoden, 61, from Dallas passed away Saturday September 1st, in Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late John and Margaret Kaskus Nikoden. Tom was a graduate of Meyers High School and Bloomsburg University. He had a passion for education and helping children, having worked as a resident advisor, therapeutic staff support worker and substitute...

Aug 26, 2018

Frances Bush, 80, Monroe Twp., passed away, Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Bare. Born in Glen Lyon, she was the daughter of the late Liborio and Mary Blasi Paganucci and was a graduate of Newport High School. She was a member of The Beaumont United Methodist Church.

Frances was a Nurse’s Aide with several Nursing...

Aug 22, 2018

William F. Hardisky, 75, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Wilkes-Bare General Hospital. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Kristofek Hardisky and was a graduate of Lehman High School.

William was a Tool & Dye maker with Quality Metal Products in Orange for 40 years until...

Aug 15, 2018

Welton Grant Farrar, 95, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in West Newbury, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Edward and Hazel Neily Farrar and was a graduate of Groveland High School, MA. He earned his degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, He continued his education at Harvard and...

Aug 6, 2018

Peter L. Roushey, 91, Shavertown, passed away, Monday, August 6, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Dallas, he was the son of the late Peter and Nora Pollock Roushey and was a graduate of Dallas High School. He was a member of The Dallas United Methodist Church, Dallas. Peter was very active in the church in his early...

Jul 31, 2018

Carolyn J. Wright, 76, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Carolyn MacCluskie Johnson and was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre.

She had worked for Schwartz/Haggerty Food Brokers for some time later retiring from Blue...

Jul 16, 2018

Winifred Joyce Paulsen, 92, Dallas, passed away, Monday, July 16, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  Born in Scarsdale, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Coleman Fellows and was a graduate of Scarsdale NY schools.  She and her husband William owned and operated WEPCO Inc., in Pittston, Pa for many years. Bill and Winnie, as...

Jul 13, 2018

Joseph L. McDonald, 87, Dallas, passed away, Friday, July 13, 2018 at The Gardens at Lakeside, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William and Mary Boyle McDonald and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, class of 1949, Wilkes-Barre.  He was employed in the printing department of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, later becoming the...

Jul 10, 2018

Elizabeth P. Reese, 67, Swoyersville, passed away, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Guardian Healthcare, Newport Twp. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hannah Mallory Hoover and was a graduate of Luzerne High School.

She was a devoted housewife and mother, raising her daughters. Some of her favorite hobbies were playing lottery...

Jul 4, 2018

Charles Amos Gemberling, Jr., 87, Shavertown, passed away, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Northumberland, he was the son of the late Charles Amos and Pearl Rauch Gemberling and was a graduate of Williamsport High School. He joined the Navy from 1948 to 1956 with the rank of 3rd class petty officer...

Jul 4, 2018

Grace Keay Goeringer, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at the age of 91.  Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late Alfred Keay and Margaret Williams Keay. Grace graduated from Coughlin High School and went on to earn her degree as a registered nurse from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing. She...

Jul 3, 2018

Dolores “Dorie” J. Buscemi, 77, Swoyersville, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Alda Vivian Hall and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. She had worked a short time for Carter Footwear. Also RCA Mountain Top.

Dorie was...

Jun 30, 2018

Dolores W. Mohr, Newberry Estates, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, June 30, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born in Glenwood, Iowa to Avis (Miller) Wright and Walter M. Wright. She graduated from high school in Ames Iowa and from Iowa State University. She resided in Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Belgium before retiring to Dallas, Pa....

Jun 25, 2018

Esther Sandra Struthers “Sandy” 79, Harvey’s Lake passed away peacefully, Monday June 25, 2018 at Celtic Hospice South Wilkes Barre. Born in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Esther Divan Cavan. She was a graduate of Marymount High School and received an Associate’s degree from Lackawanna Junior College. Sandy was a Head Teller with...