Obituaries

Feb 28, 2018

Carol M. Kalinay, 81, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in The Hanover section of Nanticoke, daughter of the late George and Florence Siebert Croop and was a graduate of Hanover High School. She was a CNA with The Meadows Nursing Unit before her retirement. Her favorite pastime was watching classic...

Feb 24, 2018

Jean C. Rodda, 91, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born Jean Catherine Dawson, April 14, 1926, second daughter of Victor Alan Dawson and Teresa Ziegler Dawson, in Englewood, NJ.

She attended Englewood schools, graduating from Dwight Morrow High School in 1943. She also attended New Jersey State Teachers...

Feb 23, 2018

Joann M. Wright, 66, Shavertown, passed away, Friday, February 23, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wyoming, she was the daughter of the late John and Carmella Serino Passucci and was a graduate of Wyoming Area High School and had also attended Wilkes College.

She was a receptionist at The Meadows Nursing Center and...

Feb 23, 2018

Thomas M. Makara, 69, Dallas, passed into our Lord’s hands on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital surrounded by his wife and daughters. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Leonard and Mary Kubicz Makara. He graduated from Kingston High School. Thomas was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas.

He...

Feb 21, 2018

Marie S. Steele February 21, 2018

Marie Susan Steele, 91, Dallas, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Gardens at Lakeside. Born in Edwardsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Susan Stanislaw Duda and had attended the Back Mountain Schools.

Marie was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. She was...

Feb 20, 2018

John Francis Murphy, Sr., 90, of Dallas, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital.  Born in Lake Township, he was the son of the late Charles Leo and Mabel Elizabeth (Puterbaugh) Murphy and was a graduate of Lake Township High School.

John was employed by Hoffmann La Roche Pharmaceuticals in Nutley, NJ...

Feb 20, 2018

Lila Hillard, long-time Kingston resident, died peacefully at home on February 20, 2018 of natural causes.

Born in Kingston on June 8, 1933 to Sterling and Helen Lamoreux, she worked as a hairstylist for many years at Roberts Salon in Dallas.  She and husband John Hillard loved to travel to Europe; she continued to indulge her wanderlust...

Feb 16, 2018

Edwin Laurence Johnson passed away on February 16, 2018.  Edwin was born on May 27, 1927 in Barranca Bermeja, Colombia to parents Florence (Cleary) and Edwin Morton Johnson.   A veteran of WW II, Edwin volunteered for service with the United States Navy at the age of seventeen.  He was a member of the commissioning crew aboard the Destroyer Tender...

Feb 11, 2018

Joanne (Szish) Smith, 63, of Greenfield Twp, Lackawanna County, passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Mountain Top Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Ruislip-Northwood, Middlesex, England, she was the daughter of Melvin and Rose Mills Szish of Luzerne and was a 1972 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School.

Joanne worked at the...

Feb 5, 2018

Andrew Kaskus, Jr., 94, Tunkhannock, passed away, Monday, February 5, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre Township, he was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Wyda Kaskus  and was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School and attended Wilkes College. Andrew was a plant manager with American Technical Industries in Blakley before his retirement....

Feb 2, 2018

Dorothy Louise Blase, RN, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 after giving us 93 years of her love, caring, and selflessness. Dorothy was a loving mother, wonderful wife, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, was called home by our Lord from The Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center.

Dorothy, daughter of the late Walter D. and Freda Roberts of...

Jan 19, 2018

Michael B. Rahl, 55, Luzerne, passed away, Friday, January 19, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in New Brunswick, NJ. He was the son of the late Bernard A. and Regina Bellas Rahl and was a graduate of St. Mary’s School, South Amboy, NJ. Michael received his Bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College NJ. And his masters in Social Work...

Jan 13, 2018

William A. Javer, 76, West Pittston, formerly of Harveys Lake, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Harveys Lake, he was the son of the late Tony and Helen Brin Javer. He was a graduate of Lake Noxen School in 1959 and later attended Williamsport Technical Institute where he received a degree...

Jan 10, 2018

Sean P. Mulloy, 45, died at 12:47 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 of complications from a short-term illness.  He was in the loving presence of family as he made the passage out of this world.  Sean was a gentle soul who loved the outdoors and walks through the woods; an artist with landscapes and plants, and a loving...

Jan 10, 2018

Viola “Vicki:” Wickkiser, 79, Dallas, went to be with her Savior on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. She was born August 9, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Phillip and Loretta Hoover Pascoe. Vicki was a 1956 National Honor Society Graduate of E. L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre. She was a member of The Outlet Free Methodist Church....

Jan 10, 2018

Helen E. Hemenway of Dallas, a most beloved and cherished mother, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Birchwood Nursing Center, Nanticoke. She was 98. Born in Newport, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late George and Irene (Price) Weer and was a graduate of Kingston High School.

Helen was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for...

Jan 7, 2018

Bernadine O’Connor, 80, Harveys Lake, passed away, Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Bare. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Cannon and was a graduate of The Philadelphia Schools.

Bernadine was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. She was a loving mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. She...

Jan 7, 2018

Ralph R. Anthony, 91, Shavertown, passed away, Sunday, January 7, 2018 at his residence. Born in Trucksville, he was the son of the late Ralph R. and Emma E. Hummel Anthony and was a graduate of Kingston Twp. High School. Ralph was a carpenter with the Kingston Twp. Zoning Office before his retirement. He was a member of The...

Jan 3, 2018

Howard E. Shafer, 81, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Laurel Run he was the son of the late H. Sterling and Emily Drumheiser Shafer and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, class of 1954.

Howard was in Quality Control with International Paper...

Dec 31, 2017

Louis Joseph Orloski, 89, Shavertown, passed away, Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Kingston Twp., he was the son of the late Louis J. and Helen Telinda Orloski and was a graduate of Larksville High School. Louis was an Electronics Technician with The Tobyhanna Army Depot until his retirement. He was a Navy Veteran of...