All Obituaries

  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 Cornell. Welton was a beloved Professor of Economics at Wilkes University for over 40 years.    ...

      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 days.       Peter was a WW II Veteran in The Army Air Force. He was also a member of The Daddow Isaacs...

      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 Cross/Blue Shield, Wilkes-Barre. Carolyn was a member of The Huntsville United...

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 they were affectionately known by family and friends would spend much of their time in the summer at their cherished Lake house at Oquaga...

      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 electrician. Charles retired after over 30 years as a district manager with The Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union League....

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 Citizen’s Voice before his retirement.        Joseph was a member of the ITU (International...

      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 tickets, yard sales, and flea markets.       ...

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 married the late Carl Frederick Goeringer, son of the late Harry and Mary Goeringer.       Grace was an active member of Prince...

      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 a member of The East End Primitive Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was a...

      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.       While residing in Morristown, NJ, she was a member of the Presbyterian...