Barbara "Babs" Stahl

Apr 29, 2023

Barbara Stahl, a lifelong resident of Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania passed away on April 29th, 2023 at her residence while under medical care by the hospice team and her family at the age of 77. She was the widow of Stephen Stahl who she shared nearly 41 years of marriage with upon his passing in 2006.

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Joseph Penko

Apr 28, 2023

Joseph E. Penko, 69, of West Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 28th at his home.

Born July 10, 1953 in Nanticoke, he was a son of Lillian Wiesneski Penko, and the late Edmund Penko. Joseph graduated from John S. Fine High School with the class of 1972 and, in the fall, enlisted with the...

Francis "Babe" Sokolowski

Apr 26, 2023

Francis A. (Babe) Sokolowski, 90, of Nanticoke passed away Wednesday evening, April 26, 2023 at Hampton House, Hanover Township, where he was a patient for twelve days.

Born August 22, 1932 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Leon and Mary Sobieski Sokolowski. He graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1950 and enlisted...

Joan Krause

Apr 23, 2023

Joan L. Krause, 86, of Nanticoke passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023 at her home following an illness.

Born May 17, 1936, she was a daughter of the late John and Stella Zielandzinski Krause. A graduate of St. Ann's Academy, she continued her education graduating Magna Cum Laude from College Misericordia, earning a Bachelor of...

Veranne "Anne" Rinehamer

Apr 13, 2023

Veranne M. (Anne) Rinehamer, 94, of the Wanamie section of Newport Township, passed away Thursday April 13, 2023 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born July 26, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre Township she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Ester Casagrande Lombardelli. She was a graduate of the former Wilkes-Barre Township High School.

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Phyllis Hazleton

Apr 8, 2023

Phyllis J. Hazleton, 95, of Nanticoke, passed away Saturday morning, April 8, 2023 a patient at Birchwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke.

Born July 17, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Frances Maffett Patterson.

Phyllis and her husband, Robert G. Hazleton, were married seventy-one years. He preceded...

Joan Bohinski

Apr 5, 2023

Joan M. Bohinski, 78, of the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke, passed away Wednesday evening, April 5, 2023 surrounded by loving family and close friends, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Wilkes-Barre.

A life-long resident of Nanticoke, Joan was born June 24, 1944 to the late Ambrose and Eleanor Pavilitz Kubricki. She married Vincent R. Bohinski...

Bernice Buchkowski

Apr 2, 2023

Bernice Norczyk Buchkowski, 82, of Nanticoke and formerly Wanamie, passed away Sunday morning, April 2, 2023 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Wilkes-Barre, succumbing to a cancer she endured for five years.

She was born in Nanticoke to the late Walter and Chesterine Zajaczkowski Norczyk. Bernice was preceded in death by her husband of forty-two years,...

Douglas Whitesell

Mar 27, 2023

Douglas A. Whitesell, 66, of Hunlock Creek, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, March 27, 2023 at his home.

He was a son of the late Damon H. and Jean Cumberland Whitesell. Doug graduated from Northwest Area High School, class of 1975 and continued his education at Williamsport Area Community College, earning an associate's degree in Carpentry....

Diane (Vandermark) Remphrey

Mar 23, 2023

Diane Jo (Vandermark) Remphrey, 66 of Shickshinny, died Thursday, March 23 at home, surrounded by family.

Born in Nanticoke, PA on January 5, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Russel E. and Emma (Dubil) Vandermark. She was a 1975 graduate of Northwest Area High school.

Among her many jobs,...

Janet Paluck Thompson

Mar 23, 2023

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Janet Paluck Thompson, 84, of Edison, NJ, who passed away at home early Thursday morning, March 23, 2023, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Alden Station, Pennsylvania, on March 1, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Steve...

Eleanor Messimer

Mar 17, 2023

Eleanor J. Messimer, 88, of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, March 17, 2023 at her home.

Born May 28, 1934 in Sugar Notch, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Rodack Elmy. She graduated from the former Sugar Notch High School, class of 1952 and resided in Hanover Township most...

Marion "Mona" Berkheiser

Mar 15, 2023

Marion S. (Mona) Berkheiser, 96, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, March 15, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born April 17, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Eleanor Sweitzer Piatt.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry with...

Leona Bonczewski

Mar 9, 2023

Leona L. Bonczewski, formerly of Wanamie, passed away Thursday morning, March 9, 2023 at Bonham Nursing Center, Register, where she had been a patient for three months.

Born June 21, 1933 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Pauline Didbardiz Sedorchuk. Leona lived in Newport Township most of her life and...

Dorothy Gribb

Mar 3, 2023

Dorothy Gribb, 94, daughter of the late Jake Zanowicz and Lucy Drozdowski Zanowicz, passed away early Friday morning, March, 3, 2023, at Allied Services Wilkes-Barre Hospice Center.

She was born in Nanticoke and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School. Dorothy was a member of St. Faustina Parish, formerly Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke where she...

Edward Kobylarz

Mar 1, 2023

Edward F. Kobylarz, 75, of the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 1, 2023 at his home following an illness, under the care of the Hospice of the Sacred Heart.

Born March 29, 1947 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Frank and Veronica Antonik Kobylarz. Edward was a...

Judith "Judy" Margalski

Feb 28, 2023

Judith A. (Judy) Margalski, 78, of Nanticoke, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 28th, 2023 at Birchwood Nursing Center.

Born March 6, 1944, Judy was the daughter of the late Stanley and Pearl Butka Sosinski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Susan Morris.

Judy...

Betty Jane Miller

Feb 27, 2023

Betty Jane Miller, 84, of Nanticoke, passed away early Monday morning, February 27th.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Charles E. (Chuck) Miller, on June 3, 2020.

Born in Fairmount Springs on March 13, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Dorothy Mundkowski...

Kyle Norvell

Feb 24, 2023

Kyle A. Norvell, 30, of Hanover Township, passed away early Friday morning, February 24th due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Born in Kingston, he was the son of Judith LaBar Norvall of Hanover Township, and the late Thomas Norvell Jr. Kyle attended Hanover Area High School and over the years worked at USIC;...

Robert Metcalf Jr.

Feb 16, 2023

Robert T. Metcalf Jr., 51, of the Askam section of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, where he was a patient since sustaining injuries in an accident on February 2nd.

Born March 5, 1971, he was a son of Robert T. Sr. and Norma Wodarczyk Metcalf. Rob...