Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dallas, PA, Luzerne County & Surrounding Areas

Beatrice Newell
Feb 6, 2017
Beatrice A Newell, a resident of the Mercy Center in Dallas, passed away at the Celtic Hospice Center in Wilkes-Barre on February 6, 2017. Born on February 2, 1925 in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, she was the daughter of the late Tracey and Beatrice (Loughrey) Harvey. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1943. She was...

Mary Reese
Feb 3, 2017
Mary Templin Reese, age 95, of 126 Franklin Street, Dallas, passed away, on February 3, 2017 at The Meadows Nursing and rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11:00 am at The Dallas United Methodist Church, Friends may call Monday (Today) from 6 to 8 pm at The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home,...

Mary Reese
Feb 3, 2017
Mary Templin Reese, age 95, of 126 Franklin Street, Dallas, passed away, on February 3, 2017 at The Meadows Nursing and rehabilitation Center, Dallas. Born in Easton, Pa., on July 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late RJW and Edith Eliott Templin. She lived in Dallas since 1922, attended The Dallas Borough Schools and graduated from West...
Rose Matusick
Jan 30, 2017
Rose Marie Matusick, 86, of Dallas, formerly of Wilkes-Barre passed away, Monday, January 30, 2017 at the residence of her granddaughter Misty surrounded by her loving family under the care of Hospice of the Sacred Heart and Home Health Care Agencies. Born in Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Louise Nojunos Belesky and was a...
Janice Martinchak
Jan 13, 2017
Janice E. Martinchak, 76, of Dallas, passed away, Friday, January 13, 2017 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Burton and Bertha Riley Roberts. Janice graduated ftom Westmoreland High School and worked as an Administrative Assistant with RCN Communications as wells as with The Sisters of Mercy. She was a devoted member...
William Piekanski
Jan 8, 2017
William Raymond Piekanski, 30, of Tunkhannock, passed away, Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his residence. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late William J. Piekanski and Loni and Charly Zardus. He was a graduate of Lake Lehman High School. He formerly worked with McCarroll Construction and currently worked as a Masonry Contractor with B & M...
Dan Downey
Dec 7, 2016
Dan Patrick Downey, 73, of Dallas, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at University of Pennsylvania Hospital while surrounded by family.
Born in Waynesburg, PA, Dan graduated from Mapletown High School and attended Penn State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. After receiving his Bachelor's degree in Education from Penn State, Dan...

Joan Ritts
Nov 28, 2016
Joan Terese Ritts, 86, of Harveys Lake, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 surrounded by family at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Mooney) Tripp and was a graduate of GAR High School, class of 1948. She and Charles moved to New Jersey where they spent 43 years raising...

Patricia Miers
Nov 19, 2016
Patricia Ann Miers, 70, Dallas, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Patricia Rice and was a graduate of Ashley-Sugar Notch High School and The University of Pittsburgh school of nursing in 1971. She had worked at Mercy...
Helen Franklin
Nov 18, 2016
Helen was born in Jackson Township on the farm where she had her home. Born November 25, 1916 Helen was the daughter of the late Gustov Robert Splitt and Maude Bulford Splitt. Her husband was the late Norman C. Franklin. They were married over 39 years. Two loving daughter's preceded her in death Kathleen H. Hinnegan and Carol May...

Grant Cooper
Nov 16, 2016
Grant R. Cooper, Sr., 78, of Shavertown, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Shavertown, he was the son of the late Robert and Dorothy Wilcox Cooper and was a graduate of Lake Lehman High School. Grant was employed with The Commission on Economic Opportunity with transporting meals and services. On his...
Sara Gray
Oct 21, 2016
Sara N. Gray, 98, of Dallas, peacefully passed away, Friday, October 21, 2016 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Snyder Neave and was a graduate of Luzerne High School and Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business. Sara was a Banking Officer with PNC Bank, She was...

Sara Gray
Oct 21, 2016
Sara N. Gray, 98, of Dallas, peacefully passed away, Friday, October 21, 2016 at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Snyder Neave and was a graduate of Luzerne High School and Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business. Sara was a Banking Officer with PNC Bank, She was...

George Ondish
Oct 21, 2016
George Ondish, 90, of Dallas, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Kingston Township, he was the son of the late John and Eva Raynitz Ondish and had attended Dallas Township schools.
George had been a welder with Egan Welding. He was a member of Dallas United Methodist Church.
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Marlene Lenahan
Sep 30, 2016
Marlene Lenahan, 81, of Dallas, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away, Friday, September 30, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Funeral will be held Privately at the convenience of her family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

Marguerite Cartier
Sep 23, 2016
Marguerite Cartier, 87, of Okeechobee, Fla., formerly of Dallas, passed away, Friday, September 23, 2016 in Okeechobee Fla. Born in Richmond Vt., she was the daughter of the late Gideon and Leonide Dutil Noel and was a graduate of Richmond High School, Richmond VT. and Burlington Business College, Burlington, VT. In her early days Marguerite had worked for The...

Vincent Barberio
Sep 15, 2016
Vincent Barberio Jr. passed away unexpectedly in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, September 15, 2016. He was born on August 7, 1967 to the late Vincent and Marlene Barberio. Vincent moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 2006 and had resided there the last 10 years. He was employed by Jimmy Trujillo's Game Sports Bar in Baltimore, Maryland. There he worked in...

James Moorehead
Sep 15, 2016
James F. Moorehead, 67, of Dallas, passed away, Thursday September 15, 2016 at Hospice of The Scared Heart, Dunmore. Born in Forty Fort, he was the son of the late Frank and Alma Tamanini Moorehead and was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. James was a veteran of the Air Force. He was a Sales Rep with...

Nancy Eberts
Sep 8, 2016
Nancy C Eberts, 71, of Dallas, passed away Thursday at Celtic Care, Wilkes Barre. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Helen Danner Yohn. She was a graduate of Northampton High School and Kutztown State College. Before retiring she was a science teacher and librarian in Bangor School District. She had resided in Bath,...

Sharon Mancini
Sep 7, 2016
Sharon L. Mancini, 70, of Harvey's Lake, passed away, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Isabel Smith Taylor and was a graduate of Bridgewater Raritan High School, New Jersey. Sharon was an avid yard sale enthusiast as well as a Bingo and Casino lover. Sharon...