Mar 9, 2021

Florence T. Tomko, 91, formerly of Nanticoke, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Allied Services (St. Luke's Villa) where she was a patient since July, 2019. She lived on West Main Street, Nanticoke for many years and later, Pittston and Lee Park Towers.

Born January 15, 1930 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of...

Mar 2, 2021

Helen C. Kotch (née Czekaj) died in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart on March 2, 2021 in Dunmore, PA due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 80 years old.

Mrs. Kotch was born on October 10, 1940 in Nanticoke, PA to her parents, Tadeusz and Helen Czekaj (née Hosczinski). She graduated from Nanticoke...

Feb 26, 2021

Henry (Hank) Przekop, 68, of Nanticoke passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from complications of Covid 19.

He was the son of the late Henry and Pearl Mikolaicik Przekop.

He was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1970 and attended Penn State and Wilkes University....

Feb 23, 2021

Feb 18, 2021

Joan Gashi, 88, of Nanticoke, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at her home following an illness.

Born and raised in Blandinsville, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late John and Alice (Foster) Akers. She was a graduate of Blandinsville High School, class of 1950.

She was married to Albert...

Feb 16, 2021

Carolyn J. Higgins, 84, of Alden, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born December 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Verna (Snyder) Boltz. Carolyn resided in Alden most of her life and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School. She continued her education in the Wilkes-Barre...

Feb 14, 2021

Sharon A. Kivler, 73, of Sheatown, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Guardian Healthcare, Sheatown following an illness.

Born and raised in Plymouth, she was a daughter of the late George and Leona Gunderman Mikolay. She graduated from Plymouth High School, class of 1965 and married Thomas Kivler. He preceded her in death on...

Feb 11, 2021

Stephen G. Jezewski, 56, of River Street, Honey Pot section of Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

He was the son of Stanley J. Jezewski of Honey Pot and the late Bertha (Jakubowski) Jezewski. Born July 21, 1964, he resided in Nanticoke his entire life. He graduated from John...

Feb 7, 2021

RONALD ALLEN KEINER

This is the story of Ronald Allen Keiner, who passed at 80 years young, known to his friends as Ron. If you ask friends or family to describe him, they would refer to him as the ultimate gentleman. He was loved by many, is missed, and will always be cherished by those who knew...

Feb 5, 2021

William John "Bingo Bill" Holena, Jr., age 43, of Newark, DE, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 5, 2021.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 1, 1977, he was the son of William John and Georgette J. (Chervenitski) Holena, Sr. of Edwardsville. Bill was a 1995 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and a 1999 graduate...

Jan 31, 2021

Robert Raineri, 64, of Wanamie, passed away unexpectedly at home, Sunday, January 31, 2021.

Born June 24, 1956 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Edward and Matilda (Vishnefski) Raineri. Bob graduated from John S. Fine High School with the class of 1974 and earned a degree in Architectural Drafting at Luzerne County Community College....

Jan 30, 2021

On January 30, 2021, Ronald D. Rees, 92, of East Spring Street, Nanticoke, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family and friends, in the home he was born.

Born February 26, 1928, he was the son of the late John H. and June Thomas Rees. Ron was the third youngest of 14 children. He grew...

Jan 30, 2021

Rosemary L. Horwitz, 78, of Lakeside Drive, Honesdale and formerly Wilkes-Barre passed away Saturday January 30, 2021.

Born February 21, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Haas Yekel.

Rosemary enjoyed a career as an artist working with people with developmental disabilities. She had owned...

Jan 28, 2021

Ronald "Pop" G. Kinney Sr., 91, of Hunlock Creek, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 at the Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.

Born March 27, 1929 in West Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Freas C. and C. Grace (Morgan) Kinney. He was a 1946 graduate...

Jan 28, 2021

Dorothy (Dot) Gloria Ales Bray, 93, loving wife, mother, nannie and great-grandmother, of Nanticoke, slipped away to the angels one day before her 94th birthday on January 28, 2021.

She was the only child of the late Alfred and Ann Zionkowski Ales.

Dot married H. Robert (Moe) Bray on October 15,...

Jan 24, 2021

John William (Jack) Reese, formerly of West Nanticoke, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Florida.

Born July 25, 1943 to the late John and Eleanor (Grout) Reese, he graduated from Harter High School in 1961.

He worked for General Motors, Ironworkers Local #404 from Harrisburg and later in the construction business...

Jan 9, 2021

Rose M. Rittenhouse, 90, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, January 9, 2021.

Born May 10, 1930 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (Tomcho) Skipalis. She was a lifelong resident of Nanticoke and lived on Orchard Street for the past 60 years.

She...

Jan 5, 2021

Robert R. Leiby, 83, of Sheatown, passed away late Tuesday evening, January 5, 2021 at his home following an illness.

Born April 17, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late John and Virginia (George) Leiby.

He married Patricia Pepel on September 17, 1955 and shared 49 years of...

Jan 3, 2021

Irene M. Johns, 93, formerly of Blackman Street, Wilkes-Barre passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Sheatown, where she was a patient since July.

Born April 30, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mamie (Borum) Baluthey.

She married Thomas Johns...

Jan 2, 2021

Mary Ann (Cookie) Kollar, 75, of Park Towers, Nanticoke, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Residential Hospice In-patient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre following a lengthy illness.

Born January 14, 1945 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Anna Plencner Cragle.

Prior to retiring, she was sewing...