Obituaries

Sep 1, 2018

Thomas Nikoden, 61, from Dallas passed away Saturday September 1st, in Celtic Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late John and Margaret Kaskus Nikoden. Tom was a graduate of Meyers High School and Bloomsburg University. He had a passion for education and helping children, having worked as a resident advisor, therapeutic staff support worker and substitute...

Aug 26, 2018

Frances Bush, 80, Monroe Twp., passed away, Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Bare. Born in Glen Lyon, she was the daughter of the late Liborio and Mary Blasi Paganucci and was a graduate of Newport High School. She was a member of The Beaumont United Methodist Church.

Frances was a Nurse’s Aide with several Nursing...

Aug 22, 2018

William F. Hardisky, 75, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Wilkes-Bare General Hospital. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Kristofek Hardisky and was a graduate of Lehman High School.

William was a Tool & Dye maker with Quality Metal Products in Orange for 40 years until...

Aug 15, 2018

Welton Grant Farrar, 95, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in West Newbury, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Edward and Hazel Neily Farrar and was a graduate of Groveland High School, MA. He earned his degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, He continued his education at Harvard and...

Aug 6, 2018

Peter L. Roushey, 91, Shavertown, passed away, Monday, August 6, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Dallas, he was the son of the late Peter and Nora Pollock Roushey and was a graduate of Dallas High School. He was a member of The Dallas United Methodist Church, Dallas. Peter was very active in the church in his early...

Jul 31, 2018

Carolyn J. Wright, 76, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Carolyn MacCluskie Johnson and was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre.

She had worked for Schwartz/Haggerty Food Brokers for some time later retiring from Blue...

Jul 16, 2018

Winifred Joyce Paulsen, 92, Dallas, passed away, Monday, July 16, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  Born in Scarsdale, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Coleman Fellows and was a graduate of Scarsdale NY schools.  She and her husband William owned and operated WEPCO Inc., in Pittston, Pa for many years. Bill and Winnie, as...

Jul 13, 2018

Joseph L. McDonald, 87, Dallas, passed away, Friday, July 13, 2018 at The Gardens at Lakeside, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William and Mary Boyle McDonald and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, class of 1949, Wilkes-Barre.  He was employed in the printing department of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, later becoming the...

Jul 10, 2018

Elizabeth P. Reese, 67, Swoyersville, passed away, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Guardian Healthcare, Newport Twp. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hannah Mallory Hoover and was a graduate of Luzerne High School.

She was a devoted housewife and mother, raising her daughters. Some of her favorite hobbies were playing lottery...

Jul 4, 2018

Charles Amos Gemberling, Jr., 87, Shavertown, passed away, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Northumberland, he was the son of the late Charles Amos and Pearl Rauch Gemberling and was a graduate of Williamsport High School. He joined the Navy from 1948 to 1956 with the rank of 3rd class petty officer...

Jul 4, 2018

Grace Keay Goeringer, of Dallas, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at the age of 91.  Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late Alfred Keay and Margaret Williams Keay. Grace graduated from Coughlin High School and went on to earn her degree as a registered nurse from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing. She...

Jul 3, 2018

Dolores “Dorie” J. Buscemi, 77, Swoyersville, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Alda Vivian Hall and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. She had worked a short time for Carter Footwear. Also RCA Mountain Top.

Dorie was...

Jun 30, 2018

Dolores W. Mohr, Newberry Estates, Dallas, passed away, Saturday, June 30, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born in Glenwood, Iowa to Avis (Miller) Wright and Walter M. Wright. She graduated from high school in Ames Iowa and from Iowa State University. She resided in Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Belgium before retiring to Dallas, Pa....

Jun 25, 2018

Esther Sandra Struthers “Sandy” 79, Harvey’s Lake passed away peacefully, Monday June 25, 2018 at Celtic Hospice South Wilkes Barre. Born in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Esther Divan Cavan. She was a graduate of Marymount High School and received an Associate’s degree from Lackawanna Junior College. Sandy was a Head Teller with...

Jun 15, 2018

Nicholas R. Frank, 74, Dallas, passed away, Friday, June 15, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Jean Neuer Frank and was a graduate of Coughlin High School. He was a senior vice president with Pearl Vision Center and a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Nicholas was...

Jun 13, 2018

Betty peacefully returned to our Father on Tuesday June 12th at home in Shavertown.  A life residence of the Back Mountain, she lived her wonderful life in Oak Hill, Dallas, Pa., lovingly raising her 5 children.  Born August 23, 1929 in Lebanon, DE., her parents brought her to Shavertown where she graduated from Kingston High School.  She was the...

Jun 12, 2018

Warren H. Glass, 80, of Mossville, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Abraham and Grace Joseph Glass and was a graduate of Midwood High School, Brooklyn and also NYU, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in English as well as a Master’s Degree in education from...

Jun 10, 2018

Nancy Kann Groblewski passed on to her next adventure, Sunday, June 10, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas while in the company of her loving son Peter Groblewski. She was born on April 1, 1930 in Taylor, Pa to Henry and Gwendolyn Kann. She was raised along with her younger sister Louise in Trucksville, Pa where she attended...

Jun 1, 2018

Liva R. Harris, 101, Dallas, passed away, Friday, June 1, 2018 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Miranda Rogers Spencer and had attended the Dallas schools. She was a housewife, raised her children and helped raise her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

She...

May 31, 2018

Shirley Mayer, 92, Dallas, passed away, Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Keystone Garden Estates, Larksville. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late George and Jennie Lever Ellis and was a graduate of Kingston High School.

Shirley had worked for RCA Mountain Top for some years. Later with Marywood University as well as EastWind Inns,...