Mar 23, 2023

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Janet Paluck Thompson, 84, of Edison, NJ, who passed away at home early Thursday morning, March 23, 2023, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Alden Station, Pennsylvania, on March 1, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Steve...

Mar 17, 2023

Eleanor J. Messimer, 88, of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, March 17, 2023 at her home.

Born May 28, 1934 in Sugar Notch, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Rodack Elmy. She graduated from the former Sugar Notch High School, class of 1952 and resided in Hanover Township most...

Mar 15, 2023

Marion S. (Mona) Berkheiser, 96, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, March 15, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born April 17, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Eleanor Sweitzer Piatt.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry with...

Mar 9, 2023

Leona L. Bonczewski, formerly of Wanamie, passed away Thursday morning, March 9, 2023 at Bonham Nursing Center, Register, where she had been a patient for three months.

Born June 21, 1933 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Pauline Didbardiz Sedorchuk. Leona lived in Newport Township most of her life and...

Mar 3, 2023

Dorothy Gribb, 94, daughter of the late Jake Zanowicz and Lucy Drozdowski Zanowicz, passed away early Friday morning, March, 3, 2023, at Allied Services Wilkes-Barre Hospice Center.

She was born in Nanticoke and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School. Dorothy was a member of St. Faustina Parish, formerly Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke where she...

Mar 1, 2023

Edward F. Kobylarz, 75, of the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 1, 2023 at his home following an illness, under the care of the Hospice of the Sacred Heart.

Born March 29, 1947 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Frank and Veronica Antonik Kobylarz. Edward was a...

Feb 28, 2023

Judith A. (Judy) Margalski, 78, of Nanticoke, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 28th, 2023 at Birchwood Nursing Center.

Born March 6, 1944, Judy was the daughter of the late Stanley and Pearl Butka Sosinski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Susan Morris.

Judy...

Feb 27, 2023

Betty Jane Miller, 84, of Nanticoke, passed away early Monday morning, February 27th.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Charles E. (Chuck) Miller, on June 3, 2020.

Born in Fairmount Springs on March 13, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Dorothy Mundkowski...

Feb 24, 2023

Kyle A. Norvell, 30, of Hanover Township, passed away early Friday morning, February 24th due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born in Kingston, he was the son of Judith LaBar Norvall of Hanover Township, and the late Thomas Norvell Jr. Kyle attended Hanover Area High School and over the years worked at USIC;...

Feb 16, 2023

Robert T. Metcalf Jr., 51, of the Askam section of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, where he was a patient since sustaining injuries in an accident on February 2nd.

Born March 5, 1971, he was a son of Robert T. Sr. and Norma Wodarczyk Metcalf. Rob...

Feb 15, 2023

Veronica Theresa Golaszewski, 100, formerly of Railroad Street Alden, Pa. passed away peacefully at Smith Healthcare Nursing Home of Mountaintop on February 15, 2023.

She was born on June 29, 1922, in Alden and was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Klish) Sklaney.

She was a graduate of Newport Township High...

Feb 12, 2023

Theresa B. Jarolin, 94, of Nanticoke, passed away early Sunday morning, February 12, 2023 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Her husband was Stanley J. Jarolin, former State Representative for the 119th District. He passed away on May 13, 2000.

A life-long resident of Nanticoke, Theresa was born December 20, 1928, a daughter...

Feb 7, 2023

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the quiet and peaceful passing of Robert Joseph Brezinski, age 74, of Nanticoke on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023, at Allied Hospice in Wilkes-Barre.

Born December 27th, 1948, he was the oldest of Henry and Eleanor Rushin Brezinski's 5 children.

A lifelong resident of Nanticoke,...

Feb 6, 2023

Lawrence E. (Larry) Lynch , (Uncle Larry), 87. of Sheatown, Nanticoke passed away early Monday morning, February 6, 2023 at his home.

He was born on September 1, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre and raised on South Hancock Street, Wilkes Barre. One of twelve children of the late Peter and Margaret Reh Lynch. Larry graduated from G.A.R....

Feb 5, 2023

Our dear mother and sister Linda D. Holly passed away at the age of 64 early in the morning on Sunday February 5th, 2022 after a brief illness. Linda was a lifelong resident of northeast Pennsylvania and was living as the caretaker of her brother, Ted Hartman, in Hughestown at the time of her passing. Linda was born on...

Feb 4, 2023

Norma C. Krupinski, 88, of Nanticoke passed away Saturday evening, February 4, 2023 at Kingston Health Care Center in Kingston. Born in April of 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Olshefski. Norma graduated from Newport Township High School, class of 1952 and married her high school sweetheart, John S. Krupinski Jr. Norma and John...

Feb 2, 2023

Marcos Coll Perez, 48, of Nanticoke, passed away Thursday morning February 2, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born May 3, 1974 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, he was a son of Octavio Coll and Gloria Perez.

He is survived by his wife of nine years, Sonia Manuela Almayer Bonilla; and...

Jan 29, 2023

Antoinette C. Martin, 79, of Nanticoke, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, following an illness.

Born May 8, 1943 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Theodosia (Tozia) Yarmolowicz Allabaugh. She attended the Nanticoke public schools. She and her husband, Arthur Martin were married in...

Jan 26, 2023

Christine D. Baker, 54, of Nanticoke passed away unexpectedly Thursday, morning, January 26, 2023 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born August 8, 1968 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of Joseph Jaskulski and the late Margaret Thorne Jaskulski. She attended parochial school until entering Nanticoke public schools, graduating from John S. Fine High School, class of...

Jan 24, 2023

On January 24th, Jack's final ship passed over the horizon to God, family and friends waiting for him on the other side ready to greet him. He was 79 years old. He spent his last years at the Emmanuel Center in Danville, Pennsylvania and spent many years living in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

Jack was born in...