Obituaries

Mar 27, 2020

David E. Jones, 89, Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Trucksville, Pa; passed away, Friday, March 27, 2020 at Gardens at East Mountain, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Plymouth. He was the son of the late William H. and Anna Evans Jones and attended Kingston Schools.

He was in warehouse maintenance with Panel Print Boxes and also with Atlas Container. He was...

Mar 21, 2020

Grace Mary McCue, 83, Dallas, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Damiano) Apolinaro and was a graduate of Luzerne High School.

Grace was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, the Altar and Rosary Society and the...

Mar 21, 2020

Samuel J. Naples, Jr., 67, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, March 21, 2020 at his residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Samuel and Helen Heist Naples and was a graduate of Dallas High School and had attended Luzerne County Community College. He had worked with the US Postal Service until his retirement.

Samuel...

Mar 19, 2020

Bette Ruth Truscott, 87, Dallas, passed away, Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Kingston, and a lifelong resident of the Back Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Frank Gordon and the late Lottie Morgan Mathers.  Bette was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary and Wilkes-Barre School of Nursing.

Bette was a private...

Mar 15, 2020

Jude Thaddeus Kotch went home to be with the Lord and Savior, Jesus on Sunday, March 15 after a lengthy illness. He was 55. Jude was a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. Upon graduation from Embry-Riddle, Jude was commissioned in the United States Army and rose to the rank...

Feb 13, 2020

Marian T. Kittle, 97, Harris Hill Road, Shavertown, passed away, Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Manor Care, Kingston. Born in Wilkes-Barre, March 6, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Gertrude Morgan Turner and was a graduate of Kingston Twp. High School class of 1939 and Wyoming Seminary School of Business. She was a secretary with...

Feb 10, 2020

Alma R. Brown, 89, a resident of Shavertown, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at her home.

Born on July 29, 1930 in Luzerne, Alma was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruby Collins Gilbert.

Alma attended Luzerne High School and a School of Nursing, attaining her Licensed Practical...

Feb 10, 2020

Marion Attanasio, 85, of Wilkes Barre Township, PA entered into rest on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Born July 26, 1934 in Courtdale, PA she was the daughter of the late Mildred and Carl Carlson, and the Granddaughter of the late Flora and Reese Thomas of Courtdale.

Marion graduated from Luzerne High School. While living in Courtdale Marion...

Feb 10, 2020

Helen F. George, 97, Dallas, passed away, Monday, February 10, 2020 at home, where she resided with her son George, and daughter-in-law, Nancy. Born in Exeter, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Pietraszewski Sulzinski and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre and Empire Beauty School. Following her husband’s death in 1970, Helen continued...

Feb 10, 2020

Bernard M. Pipan, Dallas, passed away, Monday, February 10, 2020 at his residence.

Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 10:00 Am at Gate of Heaven Church. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wyoming. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

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Feb 7, 2020

Albert B. Ciccarelli, 89, Dallas, passed away, Friday, February 7, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Pringle, he was the son of the late Sam and Louise Morelli Ciccarelli and was a graduate of Central Catholic Highs School and had attended Wilkes College.

Al was a member of Gate of Heaven Church. He was a salesman...

Jan 28, 2020

Robert Alfred Moore, 91, Dallas, passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, January 28, 2020. Born June 16, 1928 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Alfred Ayers and Beatrice Ruth Newberry Moore.

Robert graduated in 1946 from Dallas Township High School where he was an All Star football player and band member....

Jan 28, 2020

Robert F. Miller, 70, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his residence. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Robert and Alice Miller and had attended Dallas High School.

Robert had worked for Offset Paper Back for many years until his retirement. He had served his country proudly during the Viet Nam...

Jan 27, 2020

John P. Kishkill, 94, Dallas, passed away, Monday, January 27, 2020 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Vincent and Michalina Uss Kishkill and had attended Brooklyn Automotive High School.

John had worked for Topps Chewing gum for many years until his retirement and had been a...

Jan 24, 2020

William H. Long, 89, Shavertown, passed away Friday, January 24, at his daughter’s home in Tunkhannock surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean J. Johnson, who passed less than one month ago on December 28. Bill and Jean were born within two months of each other, started dating at age 15, and enjoyed 69...

Jan 21, 2020

Peter A. Mattioli, 86, Shavertown. passed away, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Exeter, he was the son of the late Gino and Beatrice Lucernoni Mattioli and was a graduate of Exeter High School and attended University of Pennsylvania for Nursing.

He was self-employed owning and operating at one time The Checkerboard Inn...

Jan 20, 2020

June B. Fry 94, Shavertown, passed away Monday evening January 20, 2020 at Mercy Center, Dallas PA. while in the company of loved ones. Born in Kingston, PA and raised in South Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Betty Strome Gregory. She graduated Meyers H.S: class of 1944. June went to work in a munitions...

Jan 20, 2020

Marjorie E. Barnes Mottern, 94, Dallas, passed away, Monday, January 20, 2020 at The Meadows Nursing Center. Born in Moosic, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Laura Stout Sharrow and was a graduate of Lehman High School. Marjorie was a center manager for The Bureau of aging senior center at Twin Stacks.

Marjorie was...

Jan 18, 2020

On the evening of January 18th, 2020, Wahneta “Pug” Berti left this world with the same quiet dignity and grace with which she lived. She was a 1953 graduate from West Moreland High School and worked at the ACME Market in Shavertown until her retirement. Throughout her life, Wahneta showed her caring nature through her involvement and leadership in...

Jan 14, 2020

E. May Chamberlain, 88, Dallas, passed into eternal sleep, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family and beloved chocolate lab, Niki.

Born Estella May Evans in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Evan and Estella G. Price Evans.

May was a graduate of Kingston Township High School class...