Sep 4, 2021

Following a brief illness at Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton, GA, Olga peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 4th, 2021.

Born in Nanticoke, PA on November 20, 1927 she was the daughter of the late John and Pearl (nee Drahus) Chorney. She attended Nanticoke area schools and graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1945. Olga was...

Sep 2, 2021

Jan R. Makowski, 73, of East Main Avenue, Wanamie, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 2, 2021.

He was born in Nanticoke, one of five siblings, to the late Leo and Elizabeth (MacAfee) Makowski.

Jan was a graduate of Newport Township High School. After graduation he enlisted with the U.S. Coast Guard...

Aug 16, 2021

Justine Chernikovich, 82, affectionately known as Tina, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving husband and daughters.

She was born December 15, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Annetta (Yarmel) Laburda. She resided in the Hanover section of Nanticoke most of her life and was married to...

Aug 15, 2021

Robert W. Elmy Sr., 80, of Slocum Township, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, August 15, 2021 at his home.

Born September 11, 1940 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Erma Magarey Elmy. He graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1958. On July 1, 1961, Bob married Mary Leiby....

Aug 12, 2021

Scott W. Williams, 58, of Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township, was called to rest Thursday, August 12, 2021 following a lengthy illness.

Born July 13, 1963 in Nanticoke he was a son of the late Edward R. Sr. and Elsie (Jones) Williams. Scott was a graduate of Crestwood High School, Mountain Top, class of 1981....

Jul 11, 2021

Judith (Judi) Ann Dongoski, 61, passed away at Wilkes Barre General Hospital on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 after a brief illness.

Born in Pottstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Patricia (Mackowiak) Dongoski. Judi was a graduate of John S. Fine High School in Nanticoke Class of 1977 where she was...

Jun 22, 2021

Joan M. Beeunas, 79, of Newport Township, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 22, 2021 at Birchwood Healthcare Center, Nanticoke.

A life-long resident of Newport Township, she was born December 17, 1941 the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Kovalich Beeunas. Joan graduated from Newport Township High School, class of 1959 and began a...

Jun 19, 2021

Adam C. Bonk, 96, of Hanover section of Nanticoke, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Birchwood Healthcare Center, Nanticoke.

Born September 25, 1924 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Frank and Antoinette Wanielista Bonk.

A veteran of World War II, Adam served his country with the US...

Jun 15, 2021

Donald F. Laux, 88, of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born September 19, 1932 in Shavertown, he was a son of the late Harold and Mary Baumgartner Laux. He graduated from St. Nicholas High School, Wilkes-Barre, class of 1950 and proudly served...

May 24, 2021

Loretta K. (Lori) Cywinski RN, 85, of Nanticoke, passed away early Monday morning, May 24, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center surrounded by her family.

A lifelong resident of Nanticoke, she was born May 21, 1936, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Jablonski O'Malley. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School...

May 23, 2021

John A. Lipowski, 84, of Nanticoke, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Kingston Health Care Center.

Born August 29, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Helen Salva Lipowski. John graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1954 and enlisted and proudly served with the U.S. Air Force. He was honorably...

May 20, 2021

Agnes M. Danilowicz, 83, of Hunlock Creek, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at The Gardens at Tunkhannock with her daughter, Mary Ann at her side. She was a patient there since February.

Born November 15, 1937 in Plymouth, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Cecelia (Minnick) Fink. She married Chester Danilowicz...

May 18, 2021

Joanne J. Ferraro, 76, of Nanticoke, died May 18, 2021, at United Methodist Homes Wesley Village, Pittston.

Joanne was born in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Albert and Josephine Aponick. She was a 1962 graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School. She later attended Empire Beauty School in Wilkes-Barre and earned her cosmetologist license in...

May 16, 2021

Joan L. Reese, 96, formerly of East Union Street, Nanticoke passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre where she had resided since 2019.

Born September 13, 1924 in Nanticoke she was a daughter of the late Morgan and Bertha Belles Llewellyn. Joan graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1942 and continued...

May 15, 2021

Ada V. (Gordon) Kinney, 88, of Hunlock Creek, passed away peacefully in her sleep from natural causes at home on Saturday May 15, 2021. She joined her beloved husband Ron only three months after death had separated them.

Born February 14, 1933 in Pikes Creek, she was the daughter of the late J. Lawrence and...

May 9, 2021

Elizabeth A. Bobbin, 81, of Nanticoke passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Sheatown.

Born July 6, 1939 she was a daughter of the late Albert and Viola Matulewski Brown and resided in Nanticoke her entire life.

She was a member of First Primitive Methodist Church....

May 9, 2021

Frances "Nancy" K. Kochanski, 87, a life-long resident of Nanticoke passed away on Sunday morning, May 9, 2021, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following a brief illness.

Born on August 22, 1933, in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Theresa (Ekker) Piontkowski. Frances was one of eight children. She was married to...

May 2, 2021

Doris J. Kacillas, 91, formerly of Nanticoke, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 under the care of Allied Services Hospice Center, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. She had been a resident of Kingston Manor for the past eight years.

Born April 28, 1930 in Newport Township, she was one of eleven children of the late George and...

May 1, 2021

Henry P. (Hank) Grabski Jr., 84, of Nanticoke passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, with all the love of his family and friends, at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.

Born May 5, 1936 in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Henry and Agnes Horanzy Grabski. Henry was a graduate of St. Stanislaus Elementary...

Apr 29, 2021

Doris J. Merrill, 97, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at the VA Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born February 1, 1924 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late George and Mae Ales Sadowski. After graduating from Nanticoke High School, she was employed as a stenographer for the Luzerne County Commissioners until 1944 when...