James "Gus" Oram

Oct 21, 2022

James J. "Gus" Oram, 91, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022 at Highland Park Senior Living, Wilkes-Barre Township where he was a resident.

Born August 8, 1931 in Hanover Township, he was a son of the late James and Mary Sobieski Oram. He graduated from Hanover Memorial High School in 1949 and enlisted with the...

Barbara Bukoski

Oct 21, 2022

Barbara A. Bukoski, 87, of Nanticoke, passed away early Friday morning, October 21, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley.

Born January 5, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Hazel (Reese) Huber. She was a life-long resident of Nanticoke.

Barbara was married to her husband, Paul in 1954 and...

Sandy Labar

Oct 17, 2022

Sandy LaBar, 62, of Hanover Township, passed away peacefully Monday morning, October 17, 2022.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of Nancy Markowski LaBar, of Hanover Township, and the late Clarence LaBar. She was a graduate of Hanover Area High School, Empire Beauty School as well as Luzerne County Community College.

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William Rinehamer Jr.

Oct 16, 2022

William F. Rinehamer Jr., 69, of Nanticoke, passed away Sunday evening, October 16, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born April 26, 1953 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late William and Anita Sedorchuk Rinehamer. He was a graduate of John S. Fine High School, Nanticoke and began employment at Penn Footwear. He was...

Joseph Rominski

Oct 7, 2022

Joseph W. Rominski, 88, of Nanticoke passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

A life-long resident of Nanticoke, he was born November 24, 1933, a son of the late William and Mary Negosh Rominski. He was a graduate of Nanticoke High School.

He was married to the former...

The Reverend Barbara A. A. Saxe

Sep 19, 2022

The Reverend Barbara A. A. Saxe, 86, of Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, went home to be with the Lord Monday, September 19, 2022. She was in the care of Allied Services Hospice.

Born September 22, 1935 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Etta Griffiths Walters. Barbara graduated from Nanticoke High...

Harvey W Moyer

Sep 15, 2022

HARVEY W MOYER 75, of Nanticoke passed away peacefully on Thursday evening surrounded by his loving family in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Shickshinny he was the son of the late Commodore and Minnie Hankey Moyer. He was educated in the Northwest schools. He was employed at the Nanticoke Cigar Mill....

Gary Bray

Sep 10, 2022

Gary L Bray, 69, of Nanticoke passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Born October 24, 1952 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late H. Robert and Dorothy G. (Ales) Bray. Graduating from Nanticoke High School in 1970, he continued his education at Wilkes College in the ROTC...

James Siepietowski

Sep 1, 2022

James R. Siepietowski, 57, of Glen Lyon passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre following a one year battle with cancer.

Born November 21, 1964 in Kingston, he was the son of Joyce (Cavallini) Yohey of Shickshinny, and the late Ronald Siepietowski. He graduated from Northwest Area High...

Brian Rogozinski

Aug 27, 2022

Brian Rogozinski, 49, of Nanticoke, passed away in Plymouth Township. His death was confirmed Saturday, August 27th.

Born March 25, 1973 at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, he was a son of the late Timothy and Shirley (Krystofosky) Rogozinski. Brian was a graduate of John S. Fine High School, Nanticoke. He will be remembered for his...

Andrew Paulson

Aug 22, 2022

Andrew W. Paulson, 85, of Nanticoke, our beloved Dad, grandfather and father-in-law, passed away peacefully Monday, August 22, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Born January 8, 1937 in White Plains, New York, he was the son of Anne Loughlin, an Irish immigrant from Galway, Ireland, and Paul Paulson, an immigrant from Greek Cyprus....

Margaret "Peggy" Cornell

Aug 9, 2022

Margaret (Peggy) Cornell, 89, of Nanticoke, passed away Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 a patient at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Born August 27, 1932 in Lehman, she was a daughter of the late William and Lily Stevens Williams. She was a graduate of Lake Lehman School.

Prior to retiring, Peggy was...

Joseph Golembeski

Aug 1, 2022

Joseph Paul Golembeski,75, of Nanticoke passed away peacefully early Monday morning, August 1, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

A life-long resident of Nanticoke, he was born July 17, 1947 a son of the late Joseph and Ann (Dickie) Golembeski. Following graduation from Nanticoke High School in 1966, he entered the U.S. Army, serving in Germany...

Margaret Deleon

Jul 26, 2022

Margaret Raitter deLeon, 90, of Buttonwood section of Hanover Township passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Born January 2, 1932 and raised in Larksville, she was a daughter of the late William and Agnes (Forney) Raitter. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1949 and continued her education, graduating from Empire Beauty...

Henry Vitz

Jul 25, 2022

Henry R. Vitz, 81, of Scranton, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away Monday, July 25th, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Henry lived in Nanticoke in his earlier years and later in the Tunkhannock area for over 20 years, before moving to Scranton.

He served his country with the Army from January 1958 until his...

Shirley Helen Carey

Jul 14, 2022

Shirley Helen Carey, 87, peacefully passed on at her home in Nanticoke on Thursday, July 14th, 2022.

Born in Nanticoke she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Kotch and Helen Sotack Kotch. She attended Nanticoke schools. Shirley was a hard worker her whole life and retired at the age of 77 from Integrated Power...

Christopher Bates

Jul 6, 2022

Christopher M. Bates, 49, of Kingston and formerly Nanticoke passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

Born at Mercy Hospital Wilkes-Barre on May 18, 1973, he was the son of James and Elaine (Thomas) Bates of Nanticoke. He lived in Nanticoke most of his life and was employed as a truck driver for Mascaro's and...

Bernard Cywinski

Jul 4, 2022

Bernard R. Cywinski, 95, of Hunlock Creek and formerly Nanticoke passed away Monday, July 4, 2022. Following a brief illness. He resided in Hunlock Creek for the past three years and formerly River Road, Sheatown in the home that he built.

He was married to the former Arvilla John, who preceded him in death on...

Teresa "Terry" Rusczyk

Jul 4, 2022

Teresa (Terry) Zalinski Rusczyk, 74, of Alden, passed away early Monday morning, July 4, 2022 with her loving husband, Albert by her side.

Born April 27, 1948 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Teofil and Irene Kloss Zalinski. She was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School and attended Wilkes College. Terry...

David Kowalek

Jun 24, 2022

David C. Kowalek, 69, of Shavertown passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones. His wife is his beloved high school sweetheart, the former Patricia Haydock.

Born June 18, 1953 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Eric and Grace (Vandermark) Kowalek. He was a...