Obituaries

Nov 5, 2022

Joseph Anthony Shaver (WARMland’s little Joey Shaver) entered the gates of heaven to the tune of “Here Comes Joey” on November 5, 2022. For 81 years, he lived his life to the fullest from the time he graduated from Kingston High School in 1959. He served his country with pride in the US Navy, and when he left the...

Nov 4, 2022

Marie A. (Rudick) Chicallo, 89, Dallas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, November 4, 2022 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born May 4, 1933 in Plymouth, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bridget (Bogdon) Wojnarski.

Marie lived in Trucksville, Pa for 25 years raising her family before moving back to...

Nov 4, 2022

Dr. John M. Rhoads, DMD, Dallas passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at his residence. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late George and Georgia Malady Rhoads and was a graduate of Baldwin High School and The University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s and Doctorate in Dentistry.

John was an adventurous traveler, and loved...

Nov 1, 2022

Robert M. Rowlands, Sr., 74, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Elwood and Marian Putprush Rowlands and was a graduate of Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre. He was a truck driver with Nicholas Trucking for 40 years before his retirement.

Bob, aka “Lumpy,”...

Oct 31, 2022

John S. Spencer, Sr., 87, of Dallas passed away October 31, 2022.  He was born in Carbondale, PA and graduated Dallas High School. He was married to Frances A. Kozick, the love of his life, for 29 years before her passing.

He owned and operated Lehman Golf Club, first with his father, Sam, and then with his...

Oct 29, 2022

Edmund P. Gongleski, 69, of Dallas passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 29 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Wilkes-Barre.

Ed was born and raised in Swoyersville, son of the late Edmund and Dorothy (Selingo) Gonglefski. Edmund was a 1970 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, earned a BS in Criminal Justice from Kings College...

Oct 28, 2022

Jean M. Horton, Tunkhannock, passed away, Friday, October 28, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Susquehanna, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elton and Pauline Blackington Kenyon.

Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940...

Oct 24, 2022

Richard P. Harrison, 92 of Trucksville passed away on Monday, October 24 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas.

He was born in Trucksville, son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Hoover) Harrison. He was a 1948 graduate of Kingston Township High School. Richard was a carpenter, he was employed by United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He...

Oct 18, 2022

Anita (Blum) (Cuff) Pearce, 73, passed away unexpectedly on October 18th. Born and raised in Mahanoy City, Pa, she was a graduate of Mahanoy Area High School (1967) and studied at Ashland Hospital School of Nursing.

After leaving Schuylkill County, Anita resided in several areas in western Pennsylvania, before settling in Dallas, Pa, in 1980...

Oct 16, 2022

John M. Priestash, 62, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning at his home in Harding, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Yvonne Priestash. He graduated from GAR High School, class of 1977 and received his Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmacy from Temple University. John began his career in pharmacy...

Oct 14, 2022

Janice A. Borton, 88, Dallas, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at Wesley Village Nursing Center, Pittston. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Marie McGroarty Yozviak and was a graduate of Hanover High School, Bloomsburg State Teachers College with a bachelor’s degree and Wilkes College with a master’s degree in Education. She was...

Oct 12, 2022

Dorothy A. Lushefski, 86, Shavertown, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Frances Kaczmarek Rosolowski and was a graduate of Mary Mount High School and Wilkes-Barre Business School. Dorothy was a homemaker raising her children. For a short time she...

Oct 10, 2022

Robert D. Richardson, 84, Dallas, passed away, Monday, October 10, 2022 at his residence. Born in Kingston, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis (L.L.) and Grace (Kane) Richardson. He was a graduate of Westmoreland High School. He was also a graduate of Dickinson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics as well as Stonier Graduate...

Oct 7, 2022

Marian L. Templin, 97, Dallas, passed away, Friday, October 7, 2022 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Meshoppen, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Helen Bunnell Dougherty and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre and had attended Wilkes- Barre Academy Beauty School.

Marian was a member of the former Huntsville...

Oct 4, 2022

John G. Gula, 88, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Kadima Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Luzerne, he was the son of the late John and Susan Blaker Gula and attended St. John’s School, Luzerne.

John was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. He was a truck driver with Lau Slav...

Oct 3, 2022

Eleanor L. Gregory Dormio, 89, of Trucksville, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022 at Mountain Top Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Saraka Butler and was a graduate of Lake Township High School. She retired from the Social Security Administration in 2004.

Eleanor loved bird watching,...

Sep 18, 2022

Thomas F. Gallagher, 68, Sweet Valley, passed away, Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Henry and Eileen Kane Gallagher and had attended Dallas High School.

Thomas was affiliated with Offset Paperback in Dallas until his retirement. He was a CDL truck driver for various trucking Companies....

Sep 17, 2022

Mr. William Hugh Perry, Sr., 96, of Ransom Road, Franklin Township, died at his home on the family farm on September 17, 2022, after a brief illness associated with advanced age. Born on March 20, 1926, Mr. Perry was the son of the late Joseph James and Freida Caroline Risch Perry of Walnut Lane Farm on Ransom Road in...

Sep 16, 2022

God called home his servant Geraldine Geri Sestak Bartz, 88, Dallas, on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Highland Park Senior Living, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Helen Schreiber Sestak and was a graduate of Coughlin High School.

Geri was a dispatcher with Commonwealth Telephone until her retirement....

Sep 13, 2022

Donald Joseph Duermit, 95, Dallas, PA passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph Wilson Duermit and Florence Hoffman Duermit.

Don was a graduate of Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1944.  Shortly thereafter he joined...