All Obituaries

    W. Richard Snyder, 90, Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Robert and Daisy Brumbaugh Snyder and was a graduate of Tyrone High School.      He was a printer for The Centre Daily Times in State College and was union steward with the newspaper retiring in 1995. He had served his country proudly during the Korean War in the Marine...

    Mary Taylor, 70, from Trucksville, passed away, Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Emory David and Dolores Marie Stolarick Huey and was a graduate of William Tennant High School, S. Hampton, Pa. and also from Empire Beauty School.       Mary was a beautician and had owned and operated several Mary’s Hairdresser and Cosmetology shops in the Wyoming...

Gloria M. Chupas, 78, Dallas, passed away, Friday, October 9, 2020 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore. Born in Wilkes-Barre Pa, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert C. and Sylvia Conway Shorts and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. Gloria retired from Social Security Administration, Wilkes-Barre. She was also affiliated with Pickett's Charge, Dallas. Gloria would love to talk with the guests and make them feel welcomed and she would love to go the extra step to make their...

     Margaret Ann “Peggy” McCusker Mihalick, 84, Dallas, passed away, Friday, October 2, 2020 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Roxbury MA., December 16, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary A. McCourt McCusker. She moved from Boston to Pennsylvania at age 16 and graduated from Westmoreland High School.       Peggy was a lifelong member of St. Therese’s Church Shavertown and highly devoted...

    Catherine Lance Wega, 73, passed away on September 30, 2020 in Commonwealth Health Wilkes Barre General Hospital. She was born on November 23, 1946 in Susquehanna, PA, the daughter of the late William Robert Lance and Catherine Elizabeth Sweeney. Kathy, as she was known, graduated from Forty Fort High School and was a 1968 graduate of College Misericordia, majoring in English and Speech. Kathy spent over thirty seven years teaching American Literature, Speech and Writing...

    Kathy Bee Tingler, 48, Dallas, passed away, Monday, September 21, 2020. Born February 1, 1972, she was the daughter of the late Berlin and Kathylene Sager Tingler and was a graduate of Gilmer County High School and WVU at Parkensburg.      She worked in the home health care services, Uber and Lyft. She loved Jesus, animals and spending time with her family and friends.      She was preceded in death by brothers, Eddie Wright and...

    Justin Richard Steele, 35, Liverpool, NY, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 while visiting locally in Lackawanna County. Born in Kingston, he was the son of Vernon Steele and the late Debra Turner Steele. Justin was a graduate of Dallas High School. He was employed at United Parcel Service (UPS) as a delivery driver. Earlier with Dairy Farmers of America       Surviving are his wife, the former Ashley Harris, daughters, Sicilia, Corinna, and...

Patricia Cleasby, 57, of Kingston passed away September 7, 2020, following a lengthy illness. She was a 1981 graduate of Dallas High School and was the daughter of the late Nell Elaine (Shotwell) and Thomas Cleasby.       Patty was born in Wilkes-Barre and spent most of her adult life living in Washington D.C., and other large cities including Sacramento, Chicago and New York, where she worked in Sales and Marketing. She was employed for many years at the National...

Mary Ann Gonos Kotch, 84, of Dallas, Pennsylvania went home to be with her Savior Jesus to spend eternity in Papa God’s loving arms.  She passed away on Monday August 24, 2020.  She was born in Wilkes-Barre and raised in Kingston and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Linski Gonos.  She was graduated from Kingston High School in 1954.  She completed her education at the Scranton Business School coupled with classes at Wilkes College and Luzerne County...

Audrey (Johns) McGough, 90, Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Monday, August 24, 2020 in Elizabethtown, PA. Born in 1929 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Margaret Reese Johns.        Audrey was preceded in death by her young brother Ralph Johns, and sisters, Elsie Miller and Margaret Collett. Her favorite childhood memory was Santa visiting her home on Christmas Eve while her dad always had to attend “a...