Sep 29, 2020

Leon R. Jumper, 83, of Hunlock Creek, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Residential Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born October 12, 1936 in Nanticoke he was a son of the late Albert and Viola Steinruck Jumper.

Leon lived in Kennett Square for many years where he was employed by Vincenti's...

Sep 26, 2020

Donald Eugene McGlynn Jr., also known as "Don" or "Donnie", 67, of Pasco, WA, passed away unexpectedly on September 26th, 2020 at his home.

He was born October 31st, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, a son of the late Donald McGlynn and Frances Kaczmarek McGlynn Maciejczyk, and stepson of Bartolom Maciejczyk. Don graduated from Northwest Area...

Sep 26, 2020

Beverly Ann Smith, RN, 82, formerly of Port Griffith and Nanticoke passed away Saturday afternoon, September 26, 2020 at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. She was a resident of Meadow Manor assisted living for the past three years.

Born February 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Mildred Carichner Jaskiewicz....

Sep 25, 2020

Dr. Peter P. Ravin, DDS, 91, a resident of Mercy Center, Dallas and formerly of Hunlock Creek and Tilbury Terrace, Plymouth Township, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at Mercy Center where he had resided for the past three years.

Born in Glen Lyon, he was a son of the late Peter Paul and Elizabeth...

Sep 22, 2020

John J. Breita, 70, of Kosciuszko Street, Nanticoke, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 shortly after admission at Residential Hospice, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born April 9, 1950 in Nanticoke he was a son of the late Walter and Helen Baker Breita. He was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1968 and furthered his...

Sep 21, 2020

Francis E. Beretsky also known as, "Batman "or "Ski", age 46, recently of Kingston, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 21, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He resided at Lake Wynonah in Auburn for several years, moving back to this area three weeks ago.

Born July 30, 1974, he was raised in the North End section...

Sep 16, 2020

Janet L. Schimmel, 78, of Mountain Top, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Born November 26, 1941 in Dorrance, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Grace Moyer Betz and from early in life was also raised by her step mother, the late Ellen Betz.

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Sep 11, 2020

Charlotte Kania Chickson, 89, of East Church Street Nanticoke passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center following a period of declining health.

Born July 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Katherine Sharpe Kania. She graduated from Nanticoke High School and resided in Nanticoke her entire...

Sep 11, 2020

Regina (Jean) Owens, 83, of 174 Newport St., Sheatown PA, passed away Friday September 11, 2020 after a lengthy illness.

She was born in Hanover Section of Nanticoke and was a 1955 graduate of Nanticoke Area. She was a graduate of Mercy Nursing School in Wilkes-Barre.

She spent much of her...

Sep 8, 2020

Patricia F. Denny, 67, of Loomis Park, Hanover Township passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her home.

Born July 15, 1953 in Sayreville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Cunningham Reidy. She was a graduate of South River, NJ High School and was waitress at the Fountain Bleu...

Sep 7, 2020

Attorney Sylvester J. McCloskey, 92, formerly of Tilbury Terrace, West Nanticoke passed away Monday evening, September 7, 2020 at Luther Crest, Allentown.

Born February 13, 1928 in Newport Township, he was the son of the late John and Mary Augustine McCloskey. He was a graduate of Newport Township High School, class of 1945 and served...

Sep 1, 2020

Felix A. (The Rock) Kremski Jr., 74, passed away on September 1, 2020, at his home in Nanticoke.

Born May 7, 1946 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Felix Kremski Sr. and the late Victoria Wanda Dlugoszewski. He attended school in the Nanticoke area and spent his life helping others in any...

Aug 22, 2020

Master Chief Yeoman David A. Trzeciak, US Navy (ret.), 68, of Middleboro, Massachusetts and formerly Nanticoke, passed away August 22, 2020.

Born August 26, 1951 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Albert and Matilda (Thomas) Trzeciak. He graduated from Nanticoke High School, class of 1969 and attended Kings College.

David...

Aug 15, 2020

David Chester Beggs, better known as Crockett, of Nanticoke passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 following his battle with cancer.

Born "the black sheep" of the family on June 24, 1951, he was a son of the late Hugh and Genevieve Stone Beggs of Nanticoke.

Crockett quit school at age 17,...

Aug 15, 2020

Julia M. (Julie)Thomas, 56, of Nanticoke passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at her home surrounded by loving family. After battling illness for the past year and a half, she was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Born on September 8, 1963 in Cleveland, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William H. Thomas and...

Aug 10, 2020

Barbara A. Tabbit, 70, of Lower Askam section of Hanover Township, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was a resident at Guardian Healthcare Center, Sheatown the past three years.

Born November 10, 1949, she was the daughter of Mary Lou Dula Youlls, currently a resident at Guardian and...

Aug 4, 2020

Shirley M. Zmijewski, 88, of Nanticoke passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Nanticoke May 31, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Granitzki Hummel. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, class of 1950 and resided in Nanticoke's Honey Pot...

Jul 31, 2020

Christine Peranski of Nanticoke passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 under the care of Residential Hospice at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pelehach. She resided in Nanticoke most of her life and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School.

Prior to retiring, she...

Jul 28, 2020

Theresa Dzwileski Christian Goodman, 87, of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully and comfortably Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her home following a period of declining health.

Born January 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Josephine Hoschinski Dzwileski. Theresa resided in Nanticoke her entire life.

She was last employed at Birchwood Nursing...

Jul 25, 2020

Jacqueline A. Kovaleski Lucidi, 69, of Dallas, passed away Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle against breast cancer.

Born March 4th, 1951, she was raised in Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre, class of 1969. She...