Times Leader Obituaries

White Haven, PA

WHITE HAVEN — Linda J. Burke, of White Haven, died June 19, 2018. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 403 Berwick St., White Haven. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9:30 a.m. until service time...

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — John W. Devers, of Kingston, died June 16, 2018. A military funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday from the Kielty-Moran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Nanticoke, PA

NANTICOKE — Gail Anne Mackey-Javorka, 47, of Nanticoke, died June 3, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Otterbein United Methodist Church, 356 Vine St., Sunbury. Arrangements by Yeosock Funeral Home, Plains.

Nanticoke, PA

NANTICOKE — Gail Anne Mackey-Javorka, 47, of Nanticoke, died June 3, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains. A complete obituary will be in Thursday's newspaper.

Luzerne, PA

LUZERNE — James Monahan, of Luzerne, passed away June 18, 2018. Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial Mass at 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Hughes Street, Swoyersville. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home...

Plymouth Twp., PA

PLYMOUTH TWP. — Raymond J. Novitski, 78, of Plymouth Township, died June 19, 2018. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth. Family and friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until funeral time Saturday.

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — Mary Sokoloski, 105, of Edwardsville, formerly of Luzerne, died June 20, 2018. The funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., 568 Bennett St., Luzerne, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family...

Doylestown, PA

DOYLESTOWN — Romayne Parks Stanell, of Doylestown and formerly of Feasterville, died peacefully on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Doylestown Hospital. She was 90. Romayne was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late James R. Stanell. Romayne was raised in Glen Lyon. After high...

Mountain Top, PA

MOUNTAIN TOP — Martina J. Aufiero, 80, of Mountain Top, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2o18, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 27, 1938, daughter of the late Edward and Sarah Carkhuff Degnan. Martina was a graduate of Coughlin...

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — George M. Brussock, affectionately known as "Corky" by family and friends, peacefully passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018, with family by his side. Born Dec. 6, 1929, in Kingston, he was the son of the late George and Nellie Gusalusky Brussock. He was graduate...

Kingston, PA

Mrs. Barbara P. Garrahan passed away peacefully June 15, 2018, at Wesley Village, where she resided. Born Sept. 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Victor H. and Grace (Schosser) Piccone. She was a graduate of Kingston High School and the Pennsylvania State...

Wyoming, PA

WYOMING — Rubin Popovich, of Wyoming, died June 14, 2018. Private funeral will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home, 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville.

Tunkhannock, PA

TUNKHANNOCK — Milton R. White, 81, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, June 16, 2018, at home, after a long, hard-fought battle with bladder cancer. Milton and his wife, Eleanor, were married 61 years May 4, 2018. Born in Thurston Hollow on July 17,...

Duryea, PA

DURYEA — Sophie Zbylicki died June 16, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Rosary Church, 127 Stephenson St., Duryea. Viewing will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.

Wilkes-Barre, PA

WILKES-BARRE — Martha J. Hart, 60, of Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Pueblo, Colo., died April 14, 2018. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 316 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, PA 18707. Everyone is welcome.

Pittston, PA

PITTSTON — Alfonso V. Mangione, 85, of Pittston, died Friday, June 15, 2018, in the VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Pittston, he was the son of the late Peter and Rose Anzalone Mangione. Al was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Korea. He was self-employed in the...

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — P. Joseph Ruddy, 90, of Edwardsville and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Little Flower Manor. Born July 22, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Peter and Nora Carey Ruddy. Joe attended GAR Memorial High School...

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — Ronald D. Russo, 79, of Vine Street, Edwardsville, died on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Lawrence Russo and Dorothy Chappel. He graduated from Kingston High School, Class of...

Nanticoke, PA

NANTICOKE — Peter Slota, 94, of the Hanover section of Nanticoke, passed away June 12, 2018, at his residence in Forest Hill, Md. Born June 20, 1923, Peter was the son of the late Nathaniel and Catherine (Fujok) Slota. Peter lived most of his life in the Hanover section of...

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — Edward Joseph Szymczak, 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018, at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Danville. Born in Kingston on June 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Bernadine T. (Konesko) Szymczak of...

Duryea, PA

DURYEA — Sophie Zbylicki, of Duryea, died June 16, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.

Fernandina Beach, FL

WILKES-BARRE — Donna Marie Lavelle Zigmund, RN, 59, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., died June 13, 2018. Surviving is her husband of 28 years, Edmund Zigmund. The funeral will be at 10:15 a.m. Friday, June 22, from Baloga Funeral Home Inc., 1201 Main St., Pittston (Port Griffith),...

Pittston Twp., PA

PITTSTON TWP. — Barry F. Barosky, 63, of Pittston Township, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Barry and Helen (Ardo) were happily married for 37 years. Born in Pittston, he was a son of the late Stanley J....

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — George M. (Corky) Brussock, of Kingston, died June 15, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.

Dallas, PA

DALLAS — Ruth Murray Hiller, 76, of the Dallas area, died June 13, 2018. A memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corners of Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. prior to the service at...

Pringle, PA

PRINGLE — Mary H. Houck, 92, of Pringle, passed away Friday at Kingston Health Care, Kingston. Born in Hanover Township, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Staukerwicz Wandasiewicz. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by General Cigar Company. She was...

White Haven, PA

WHITE HAVEN — Louise D. Phipps, 91, a resident for 26 years at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia, Pa., passed away June 3, 2018. She was the last of her immediate family. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late George and Laura Benscoter Dodson. She...

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — Ronald D. Russo, 79, of Edwardsville, died on June 14, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.

Shavertown, PA

SHAVERTOWN — Betty L. Davis Sr. died on June 12, 2018. The funeral will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of The Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Neil G. Eifert, 63, died May 29, 2018. Arrangements were entrusted to the Daniel J. Hughes Funeral & Cremation Service, 617 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

Dallas, PA

DALLAS — Ruth Murray Hiller, 76, of the Dallas area, died June 13, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner of Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.

Moosic, PA

MOOSIC — Anthony "T.K." Kozlowski, 49, of Moosic, died June 14, 2018. Relatives and friends may pay their respects from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge.

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — Rita R. Weaver, 87, of Kingston, died June 14, 2018. The funeral will be 9:45 a.m. Tuesday from the Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m....

Hanover Twp., PA

HANOVER TWP. — Michael "Chick" H. Yozviak Jr., 80, of Hanover Township, died June 12, 2018. Funeral arrangements are being finalized under the direction of the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

Mossville, PA

MOSSVILLE — Warren H. Glass, 80, of Mossville, died June 12, 2018. A funeral service will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

Edwardsville, PA

EDWARDSVILLE — William C. Gries, 87, of Edwardsville and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died June 13, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

Trucksville, PA

TRUCKSVILLE — Matthew Jude Krebs, of Trucksville, unexpectedly passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018, at his home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, the son of the late William and Sophie Roskowski Krebs. Since the age of 12, Matthew had a love for classic muscle cars due to...

West Nanticoke, PA

WEST NANTICOKE — Mary E. Mikulski, 69, of West Nanticoke, died June 12, 2018. A prayer service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from the Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday.

Wilkes Barre, PA

A memorial Mass for John J. Norton will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, in Corpus Christi Parish, Church of the Immaculate Conception, 605 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston.

Newark, PA

NEWARK, DEL. — George R. (Red) Smith Sr., 82, of Newark, Del., died June 11, 2018. Surviving is his wife, Elizabeth Hankey Smith. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Viewing and calling hours will be from...

Swoyersville, PA

SWOYERSVILLE — Eleanor M. Cheskiewicz, 92, of Swoyersville, died June 10, 2018. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116...

Duryea, PA

DURYEA — Veronica Chicoski, of Duryea, died June 12, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea.

Plymouth, PA

PLYMOUTH — Jacob Patrick Cwalina, infant son of Benjamin J. Banks and Amanda J. Cwalina, and brother of Nathan, of Plymouth, passed into the hands of the Lord on June 10, 2018. Private services were held from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth, with interment in St....

Plains Twp., PA

PLAINS TWP. — Alfred J. DeAngelis Jr., 70, of Plains Township, passed away Monday evening, June 11, 2018, at his home, with his family by his side, after a seven-year battle against pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Plains Township, he was the son of the late Alfred and Emily...

Dallas, PA

Nancy Kann Groblewski, 88, died June 10, 2018. Funeral services were held privately at the convenience of her family. Arrangements were under the direction of the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

Kingston, PA

KINGSTON — Lawrence Francis Joseph, 88, formerly of Kingston, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Highland Manor, Exeter. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Russell and Cecelia Thomas Joseph. Prior to his retirement, he was owner/operator along with his...

Wilkes-Barre, PA

WILKES-BARRE — James T. Murphy Jr., 84, of Wilkes-Barre, died June 11, 2018. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave. Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Leo's/Holy Rosary Church,...

Hanover Twp., PA

HANOVER TWP. — Catherine H. Powell, 95, long-time resident of the Korn Krest section of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Guardian Elder Care, Sheatown. Born March 8, 1923, in West Nanticoke, she was one of 13...

Hanover Twp., PA

HANOVER TWP. — Rosa Maria Vollaro, of Hanover Township, died June 12, 2018. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday from the Lehman Family Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Leo/Holy Rosary Church, 33...