Obituaries

Nov 23, 2020

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!

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Nov 22, 2020

Charles H. Cooke, 92, Dallas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at his home with his family around him. Born in Fernbrook he was the son of the late Claude and Loretta Knorr Cooke and was a graduate of Dallas Twp. High School class of 1946. He joined the Navy in February 1946 and proudly served his...

Nov 21, 2020

George L. Rogers, Jr., 81, Tunkhannock, passed away, Saturday, November 21, 2020 at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. He was the son of the late George L. and E. Fern Howell Rogers and was a graduate of Lehman Jackson  Ross High School.

George was a member of Lehman Idetown United Methodist Church, as well as, a...

Nov 21, 2020

Edna L. Yatsko, 78, Dallas, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Geisinger Danville Hospital. Born in Nuangola, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Dolly Jones Spaide and was a graduate of Fairview High School.

Before marriage, Edna worked as an office assistant for a local architect, then years later worked several jobs including at...

Nov 17, 2020

Edwin Carl Bush, Jr., 77, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Forty-Fort, he was the son of the late Edwin Carl and Ann Mahler Bush and was a graduate of Dallas High School class of 1962 and Wingate University with a degree in Liberal Arts. His family had moved to Dallas in...

Nov 15, 2020

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...

Nov 8, 2020

Sharon Rice (nee Moran), a wife, mother, and lifelong resident of Dallas, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8th, at her home surrounded by family at the age of 64. She was born on August 18th, 1956 in Wilkes-Barre, PA and was the only child of the late Francis John and Helen Moran (nee Shilale). She graduated from...

Nov 7, 2020

It is with so much sorrow that our beloved Son, Derek McDaniels 30 passed away on Saturday November 7, 2020. Derek was a graduate of Dallas High School and Luzerne Community College where he got to study his joy of music. While there forming a bond with other students, starting a band and writing their own lyrics and playing...

Oct 30, 2020

Martha S. Price, 83, West Pittston, passed away, Friday, October 30, 2020 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Rita Clark Sordoni and was a graduate of Kingston High School class of 1955 and attended Wilkes-Barre Business School.

Martha was a claims adjuster for Pennsylvania Millers Mutual Insurance Company....

Oct 22, 2020

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...

Oct 11, 2020

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...

Oct 9, 2020

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,...

Oct 2, 2020

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...

Sep 30, 2020

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...

Sep 21, 2020

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...

Sep 13, 2020

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...

Sep 7, 2020

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...

Aug 24, 2020

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....

Aug 24, 2020

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...

Aug 4, 2020

Mary Alice Cook, 89, Wilkes-Barre Twp., passed away, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Gardens at Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Finn Wildes and was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Twp. High School. She was a member of the former St. Joseph’s Monastery later becoming Our Lady of Hope.