All Obituaries

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 Shavertown and traveled as he was in the US Army. To name a few states besides PA,...

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.  He was an avid sports fan and especially loved the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Orioles and the WWE. Kent was a devoted son,...

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 career with the PA State Police. During his law enforcement career and well into his retirement years, Albert became well known for his pistol shooting...

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 degree at Luzerne County Community College in Architecture.   Ronald recently retired from Weis Markets, having spent over 20...

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 Dick and Walker for some time and later as a Systems Consultant with Bell Telephone and...

    Lucille Y. Bittenbender, 93, Formerly of Dallas, passed away in McCall, Idaho. Born in Dallas she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Sarah Keats Disque. She was a graduate of Dallas Boro High School and College Misericordia.       She was a member of Evangelical Free Church. Lucille was very active in antiqueing which made her an excellent volunteer for years during the 60’s and 70’s with the Back Mountain Library auction every...

     Jean M. Schramm of Richboro, PA passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Brookdale Northampton. She was 93.       Jean was the beloved wife of 48 years to the late Jack Henry Schramm. Born in Queens, New York, Jean was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (McGeever) Brennan, mother of the late Alexander David Schramm and the sister of the late Joseph P. Brennan, Patricia Luthiger and Eileen Hetterich.      Jean...

        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!       Louie was born on January 11th, 1934 in...

    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 The New York City Department of health. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas as...

    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 department. She also worked for Endicott Johnson and was a CNA with home health care and other nursing centers.     To Lola,...