Times Leader Obituaries

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — Caroline A. Aibukas, 86, of Edwardsville, died on May 23, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending for a Tuesday viewing and funeral from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.

Noxen, PA

NOXEN — Rita M. Butler, 82, of Noxen, died May 22, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner of Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Pittston, PA

PITTSTON — Ruth Ann (Snee) Evans entered eternal life on Friday, May 18, 2018, while her husband, Barry Evans, was by her side at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Ruth resided in Pittston most of her life. She was predeceased by her mother, Ruth Emma Kolbeck,...

Swoyersville, PA

SWOYERSVILLE — Joanne Marie Golden, 74, of Swoyersville, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, May 19, 2018. Born Aug. 1, 1943, in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. Kloran and Marguerite Kloran. She graduated from Kingston High School, Class of...

Pittston, PA

PITTSTON — Ramona (Calabrese) Keiderling, 92, of Pittston, went into the hands of the Lord on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Born Nov. 24, 1925, in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Julia (Arcarese) Calabrese. She attended Pittston schools until she went to...

Sugarloaf, PA

SUGARLOAF — Alfred T. Kozlek, 69, of Sugarloaf, passed away May 22, 2018, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia due to complications from heart surgery. Born in Kingston on Dec. 4, 1948, and raised in Swoyersville, Al was the son of the late...

Mountain Top, PA

MOUNTAIN TOP — Genevieve Yvonne Mellas, 93, of Mountain Top, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at home with her family at her side. Born in Pittston on March 23, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Slovick. She attended Pittston High School and worked for...

Wilkes-Barre, PA

WILKES-BARRE — Matthew John Mikita, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, died May 20, 2018. Funeral services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley. Family and friends may call from 6 p.m. until service time on Friday.

Sun City, FL

SUN CITY, Fla. — Loys Delona Kever Reynolds, 93, passed away May 22, 2018, in Sun City Center, Fla. She was born in Wolf Bayou, Ark., in 1924 to Aubrey Veldon Kever and Belle Dill Kever. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert G. Reynolds; her...

Laflin, PA

LAFLIN — Julia Sophie Sassi, 77, of Laflin, died May 21, 2018. Funeral services will be at 9:45 a.m. Saturday from Adonizio Funeral Home LLC, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin....

Wyoming, PA

WYOMING — William B. Sordoni passed away on May 23, 2018, at the age of 73, surrounded by family. A native and lifelong resident of the Wyoming Valley, Bill was born Jan. 12, 1945, in Thomasville, Georgia, where his father was stationed during World War II. After graduating...

Moosic, PA

MOOSIC — Raymond J. Trzcinski, 72, of Middletown, N.Y., and formerly of Moosic, passed away May 13, 2018. Burial will be in Saints Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Moosic.