Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dallas, PA, Luzerne County & Surrounding Areas
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...
Ellen C. Dobinick
Aug 18, 2024
Ellen Dobinick, 93, a resident of The Village at Greenbriar, Dallas, passed away on August 18, 2024. She had previously resided for 54 years in the Oak Hill development of Idetown. Born in Wyoming, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Ellen O’Boyle Kinney and was a graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School.
Her late husband, Dennis, had...
Irene Steele
Aug 17, 2024
Irene Steele, 91, Monroe Twp., passed away, Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Embassy Nursing Center. Born in Harveys Lake, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Sebrick Rusinko and was a graduate of Beaumont High School.
Funeral Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque...
Elizabeth Jean Barlow
Aug 13, 2024
Elizabeth Jean Barlow, 94, Dallas, passed away, Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David and Alma MacCluskie Gibbs and was a graduate of West Scranton High School and Pratt Institute with a BA in Home Economics.
Funeral services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction...
Jennifer P. Prutzman
Aug 9, 2024
Jennifer P. Prutzman, 74, Dallas, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wellingborough, England, she was the daughter of the late James and Doreen Cooper Barnett and was a graduate of Park Street Secondary Modern School for Girls, Wellingborough, England.
Jennifer was a member of The Shavertown United Methodist Church. She was a sales associate with...
Sandra H. Milligan
Aug 7, 2024
Sandra H. Milligan, 90, Dallas, passed away, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Laura Woodard Londo and attended The LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls.
Sandra was a secretary for the maintenance department with Commonwealth Communications until her retirement. She and her late husband Ralph...
William F. Griffiths
Aug 6, 2024
William F. Griffiths, 98, West Bath, ME, formerly of Dallas, Pa, passed away, Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in West Bath ME. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Cedric and Elizabeth Grall Griffiths and was a graduate of Dallas High School and received his BA in Government from George Washington University.
William was a Sales Manager with XEROX...
Patricia R. Baird
Aug 4, 2024
Patricia R. Baird, 91, died peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2024, surrounded by family at Geisinger Medical Center, in Wilkes-Barrie, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband Robert “Bobby” W. Baird — they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage this coming September; their children Bonnie Baird (Kennett Square, PA), Robert Baird III and wife Christa (Northampton, PA), Lori Baird...




