Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dallas, PA, Luzerne County & Surrounding Areas
Paul H. Kunkle
Jan 8, 2025
Paul H. Kunkle 97 of Orange (Dallas), passed away Jan. 8, 2025. Born April 1,1927 in Orange, he was the son of Mark Morgan Kunkle and Myrtle Dymond Kunkle. Preceding him in death was his beloved wife of 70 1/2 years Romaine in 2023.
Paul attended a 1 room schoolhouse in Orange until 8th grade, then attended West Pittston High School...
William R. Wagner
Jan 6, 2025
William (Bill) Wagner passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025 surrounded by his family, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on January 21, 1957 to Sally Lasher Wagner and the late Frank Wagner, who preceded him in death in 2023. He graduated from Dallas High School in 1974 and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology...
Margaret "Peggy" Jane Waters Bethel
Jan 4, 2025
Margaret (Peggy) Jane Waters Bethel, 88, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, January 4, 2025 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late John and Leona Lamoreaux Waters and was a graduate of Kingston High School and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse.
She had been employed by Leader West Nursing...
Dorothy Rose Smith
Dec 28, 2024
Dorothy Rose Smith, 98, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, December 28, 2024 surrounded by love at her residence. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late George Malligo and Sarah Shaver Malligo and had attended the Kingston Schools.
Dorothy was an inspector with Rex Shoe Company until her retirement. She was a member of The Dorranceton United Methodist Church. Dorothy...
Joseph J. Giuffre
Dec 28, 2024
December 28, 2024
Joseph J. Giuffre, 87, Kingston, passed away, Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Tiffany Court, Kingston. Born in Jamaca, Long Island, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Hamond Giuffre and was a graduate of Amityville Memorial High School and Lasalle College with a Master’s Degree in Education and a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Joseph was a...
Emily R. Jenkins
Dec 27, 2024
Emily R. Jenkins, 92, of Shavertown (Jackson Twp.), passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, in the Oak Ridge Nursing Home of Taylor, PA. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Emily Mae (Pickett) Jones. Emily was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Twp. High School Class of 1950 and attended the Wyoming Seminary Business School. Prior...
Mary C. Burke Goode
Dec 18, 2024
Mary C. Burke Goode, 72, of Beaumont, PA passed away peacefully on December 18th at home with family after a long illness. Born on October 20, 1952, in Port Griffith, Jenkins Township, PA, to the late Allen J. and Mary Claire Morris Burke, Mary was a 1970 graduate of St. John the Evangelist High School, Pittston, PA where she was...
Winifred M. Fleming
Dec 18, 2024
Winifred A. Fleming, 75, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Edris Crane Spencer and attended the Dallas, Lake Lehman and Tunkhannock Schools.
Winifred was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. She had retired from Weis Markets in the Deli Department. She had...
Dorothy A. Oster
Dec 14, 2024
Dorothy Oster, lifelong Wyoming Valley resident, loving grandmother, mother and devoted friend, passed away at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on December 14, 2024, from gastric complications. Born Dorothy Ann Chalk on January 17, 1939, to Anthony and Blanche Krishefski, Dorothy was an energetic powerhouse of a woman who could always find something to do, and always knew the best way to...
Donna J. Kachmar
Dec 14, 2024
Donna J. Kachmar, 82, Shavertown, passed away, Saturday, December 14, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Cohoes, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Iris Payne LaBarr and was a graduate of Westmoreland High School.
Donna was a member of The Shavertown United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Shavertown United Methodist...
Debra V. James
Dec 12, 2024
Debra V. James, 71, Dallas, passed away, Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Joan Davis Race and was a graduate of Dallas High School class of 1971 and attended College Misericordia.
She had owned and operated Old Mill Crafts for many years and co-owned James Nursery...
Thedore Leonard Radzinski, Sr.
Dec 10, 2024
Theodore Leonard Radzinski Sr. of Dallas passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. He was born on November 17, 1933 in Larksville, a son of the late Stephen and Bridget Shymanski Radzinski. Ted was a proud veteran having served 6 years in the United States Army.
He was a skilled craftsman who shared his gifts through woodworking and handmade stained glass,...
Leona L. Walter
Dec 5, 2024
Leona L. Walter, 94, Dallas, passed away, Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Hampton House Nursing Center. Born at home, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Jenkins Lord and was a graduate of Lehman High School class of 1949.
Leona was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Dallas. She was a homemaker most of her life. For a...
Richard F. Chintala
Nov 25, 2024
Richard F. Chintala, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 25, 2024. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on November 8, 1946, he was the son of George M. and Angela U. (Pepe) Chintala.
Richard graduated from Exeter High School in 1964 and attended Millersville University. He started his career at Suburban Publishing in...
Scott N. James
Oct 14, 2024
Scott N. James, 59, Dallas, passed away, Monday, October 14, 2024 at Birchwood Nursing Center, Nanticoke. Born in Kingston, he was the son of Charles and Jane Anne Smith James. He was a graduate of Lake Lehman High School. He attended Luzerne County Community College and received an associate’s degree in office management as well as Lackawanna Junior College with...
Marjorie E. McCarty
Oct 13, 2024
Marjorie E. McCarty, 93, Dallas, passed away, Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Sr. and Beatrice Thomas Walp and was a graduate of Dallas Boro High School.
She was an Engineering Associate with Commonwealth Communications for 35 years retiring in 1992. Marjorie was a...
Carol M. Kosisky
Oct 4, 2024
Carol M. Kosisky, 72, Dallas, passed away, Friday, October 4, 2024 at Embassy of Wyoming Valley Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the later Frank and Blanche Lawson Picchi and was a graduate of Westside Vocational Technical School class of 1970 and Luzerne County Community College with an associate’s degree in Nursing.
Carol was a nurse...
William A. Hartzel
Sep 26, 2024
William A. Hartzel, 92, Dallas, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre, with his sons at his side.
Born September 24, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William E. and Elizabeth Dillon Hartzel and a graduate of Grand Army of the Republic Memorial High School, class of 1950, and Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes Barre earning...
Peggie Ann Hackling
Aug 21, 2024
Peggie Ann Hackling, 72, Plymouth, passed away, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Plymouth Manor Nursing Center. Born in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Jane Updyke Hackling and was a graduate of Dallas High School and The University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and an Associate’s degree in accounting....
Alice E. Westfield
Aug 21, 2024
Alice E. Westfield, 84, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alissa Root Shrey and was a graduate of Dallas High School and Nesbitt Hospital school of nursing.
Alice was a member of The Dallas United Methodist Church. She was employed with The Visiting Nurses Association...
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