Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dallas, PA, Luzerne County & Surrounding Areas
Richard J. Zeglin
Jun 10, 2026
Richard J. Zeglin, 86, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at The Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Hastings, Pa, he was the son of the late Anthony and Eleanor Foreberger Zeglin.
Funeral Service will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940 Memorial...
Phyllis C. Bednar
May 30, 2026
Phyllis C. Bednar, 95, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, May 30, 2026 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Catherine Kavetski Bugay and was a graduate of Luzerne High School.
Phyllis was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. She was a homemaker and was very proud of the home...
Arthur W. Parks
May 30, 2026
Arthur W. Parks, Jr., 77, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, May 30, 2026 at his residence. Born in Beaumont, he was the son of the late Arthur W. and Jane Herdman Parks and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School.
Arthur was a member of The Daddow Isaacs American Legion Post #672 American Legion, Dallas where he served two terms as commander....
Paul J. F. "Pat" Salansky
May 27, 2026
Paul J.F. “Pat“ Salansky, 98, Lake Twp., passed away, Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at his residence. Born in Jackson Twp., he was the son of the late Stephen and Catherine Novak Salansky and was a graduate of Lake Lehman High School.
Pat was a caretaker of the estates of Frank Henry family and Martz Trailways as well as Senator TN Wood,...
Linda J. Nuss
May 4, 2026
Linda J. Nuss, ,83, Berwick., Pa. passed away, Monday, May 4, 2026 at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Fred C. and Margaret Wolfe Nuss. She had served her country proudly with the Army during the Vietnam conflict.
Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family....
Glenn R. Heacock
Apr 29, 2026
Glenn Russell Heacock, 69, of Telford, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Cottage residence of his sister, Beth Gibson, in Lansdale, PA.
Born in Lansdale, he was the son of Doris Rothenberger and the late Russell Laverne Heacock. He was a graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School and served as the Senior Sales Associate with Douglas L. Gibson...
Ruth E. Plata
Apr 25, 2026
Ruth E. Plata, 98, Shavertown, passed away, Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Lakewood Nursing Center, Nanticoke. Born in Lehman, she was the daughter of the late Leland and Florence Ely Wentzel and was a graduate of Lehman High School.
Ruth was a member of The Lehman United Methodist Church. She was employed with The Dallas School District and the food preparations...
Miriam Ruth Bosley Jennings
Apr 1, 2026
Miriam Ruth Bosley Jennings, 88, Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Wednesday, April 1, 2026 surrounded by her loving family at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Elizabeth Brain Bosley and was a graduate of Coughlin High School.
Miriam was a member of The Parsons Primitive Methodist Church as well as the church choir and...
Gerald Reisch
Mar 24, 2026
Gerald J. Reisch, 77, Luzerne passed away after a short illness, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Born March 28, 1948, in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Joseph and Gladys Korb Reisch. “Jerry” or “Jake” to his family, was a graduate of Honesdale Catholic High School and the University of Scranton with a bachelor’s degree...
Thomas W. Evans
Mar 14, 2026
Thomas W. Evans, 87, Kingston Township, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Lester and Catherine Bowen Evans and was a graduate of Dallas Township High School and Penn State University with a degree in Drafting. He also attended The University of Hartford.
Thomas was a Machine...
Stephen M. Kotch
Mar 13, 2026
Stephen M. Kotch went home and into the arms of Jesus on March 13, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on September 29, 1935 in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he was the beloved son of Andrew and Elizabeth Bosak Kotch.
Shortly after graduating from Swoyersville High School, Stephen enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Barksdale Air Force...
Sally A. Walter
Mar 7, 2026
Sally A. Walter of Dallas, Pennsylvania joined our Heavenly Father on March 7, 2026 at the age of 77. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Walter.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Shirley E Brew (Merry) and John V. Brew. Shortly after she was born, they relocated to Northeastern Pennsylvania. Sally graduated from Meyers High School, later...
Emma Jane Schoonover
Mar 3, 2026
Emma Jane Schoonover, 98, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Draper and Ruth Besteder Schoonover and had attended the Centermoreland Schools.
Emma was a member of The Centermoreland Methodist Church. She was a seamstress with Noxen Dress Factory until her retirement. She was a...
Raymond Drugotch
Feb 27, 2026
Raymond “Pop-Pop” Drugotch, 87, U.S. Air Force Veteran, Pennsylvania State Police Officer, business owner and beloved father / grandfather, died peacefully and entered eternal rest on February 27, 2026. Born in 1938 in Edwardsville PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Ores) Drugotch.
Drugotch, a Good Conduct Medal recipient, proudly served his country in the Air Force...
Zachary S. Scalfer
Feb 12, 2026
Zachary S. Scalfer, 13, Kingston, passed away, Saturday February 12, 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 30, 2012, he was the son of Anthony Scalfer and Amie Jasterzenski. He had attended Wyoming Valley West Middle School and was in the 8th grade.
Zac played violin in the W.V.W. Middle School orchestra and had a passion for...
Logan A. Scalfer
Feb 11, 2026
Logan A. Scalfer 11, Kingston passed away, Thursday, February 11, 2026 at his residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 14, 2014, he was the son of Anthony Scalfer and Amie Jasterzenski and attended Wyoming Valley West Middle School in the 6th grade.
Logan played soccer with The Kingston Lightning and loved watching One Piece, among many other anime shows and collecting...
Charles J. "Sparky" Young
Feb 10, 2026
Charles John Young, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at The Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas, Pennsylvania.
Born in Bloomsburg, he was the son of the late Max and Sarah (née Parks) Young. Known affectionately as “Sparky” to friends and “Pop” to family, he was a familiar and friendly presence to many and a deeply beloved husband, father,...
Dorothy Lutinski
Jan 31, 2026
Dorothy Lutinski, of Harveys Lake, passed away peacefully at her home on January 31st, 2026, with her loving family by her side, ending her 99 plus years journey on this earth.
Born in 1926 and raised in Wyoming, PA, she was the youngest child of the late Andrew and Mary Yanchik Derzak and a graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School class...
Thomas C. Van Horn
Jan 29, 2026
Thomas C. Van Horn, 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29th at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. Born on March 3, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence Edward (Ed) and Ruth Churnside Van Horn and was a graduate of the Dallas Class of 1960. Tom was employed as a Professional...
Carole A. Bigelow
Jan 26, 2026
Carole Ann Bigelow, formerly Rosnick, 78, of Dallas, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late David and Dorothy Goodman Rosnick and was a 1965 graduate of Dallas Senior High School where she was Head Majorette and a member of the Keyettes.
Carole was very active in the...
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