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Luzerne County Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Luzerne County, PA & Surrounding Areas
David A. Levy
Jun 25, 2023
David A. Levy, 62, passed away unexpectedly after a short illness on June 25, 2023. He was born on August 21,1960 in Wilkes-Barre. David was the son of the late Donald and Theresa Snitko Levy.
David graduated from Bishop Hoban High School, Class of 1978. Following graduation, David completed his Culinary Arts degree, became the Executive Chef at Maxim's...
Filomena Grottola
Apr 15, 2023
Filomena Grottola, 86, of Manassas, Virginia passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at her home. She was born July 23, 1936 in Fragagnano, Italy, a daughter of the late Leonzio Piccione and Teresa LaPorta Piccione. She and her family came to the United States in 1969 and resided in Berwick. They later moved to Kingston and in October, 2013...
Kay Dwyer
Mar 17, 2023
Catherine “Kay Ann” Dwyer, 76, formally known as Kay Czarnecki, passed away at Highland Park Senior Living on March 17, 2023. She was born in Kingston a daughter of the late Neil and Gertrude Boyle Dwyer. Kay was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Kingston and received a bachelor's degree from College Misericordia, Dallas. She was a second grade...
Florence T. Cadden
Nov 3, 2022
Florence T. Cadden, 98, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022. Florence was born and raised in Pringle, the daughter of Martin and Flora Schnappauf. She was a graduate of Luzerne High School and was a member of the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Kingston. Florence was a loving, devoted and thoughtful wife , mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She always...
William J. DeCamillis
Jun 10, 2022
William J. DeCamillis, 70, of Kingston, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022 at his home. He was born March 12, 1952 in Jersey City, New Jersey a son of the late John and Charlotte Colley DeCamillis. He was raised in Staten Island, New York and was formerly employed as an auditor in the hotel industry. Bill liked to follow...
Wendy E. Barone
Feb 7, 2022
Wendy E. Barone, 68, of Kingston passed away on February 7, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. She was born January 20, 1954 in Albany, New York a daughter of Robert and Ruth Paffenroth Haber. She graduated from Goshen Central School in Goshen, New York and was employed at RCN for over 20 years in a variety...
Michael A. Holland
Dec 29, 2021
Michael A. Holland, 75, of Kingston passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at his home. He was born in Kingston on December 1, 1946 a son of the late Jerome and Ruth Druffner Holland. He was a 1964 graduate of Central Catholic High School and was employed for many years as a real estate agent working for Poggi and...
Carl W. McMichael, Jr.
Dec 19, 2021
Carl W. McMichael, Jr., 46, of Kingston passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 19, 2021. He was born September 12, 1975 in Kingston and was the son of Beth McMichael and the late Carl W. McMichael, Sr. He was a 1993 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and a 1997 graduate of Bloomsburg University. Carl was a loving and...
Florence S. Howanitz
Sep 16, 2021
Florence S. Howantiz, 98, of Pittston passed away peacefully Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Wesley Village, Pittston, Pa. Florence was born in Philadelphia on April 7, 1923. She was the daughter of Albert and Anna Charles Schmick and was raised by her grandparents, Leonard and Emma Schmick, in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. She was a 1942 graduate of Catawissa High School and...
Karyn M. Kruse
Jun 13, 2021
Karyn M. Kruse, 73, a lifelong resident of Kingston, passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2021. Karyn was born in Kingston on May 19, 1948 to the late Theresa (Touey) and Robert T. Kruse. She was predeceased by her brother, Bobby. She was a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School, Misericordia College and Marywood College. She was employed...
Ann R. Bretz
Feb 9, 2021
Ann Bretz, 90, formerly of Kingston passed away on February 9, 2021 with her loving and devoted daughter and son by her side. She was born on September 11, 1930 in New Philadelphia, Pa and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Williams. She married her sweetheart George (Donnie) Bretz in 1954 and moved to Kingston where they...
Wanda M. Wojciechowska
Jan 16, 2021
Wanda Marie Wojciechowska, age 97, went home to God on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Wanda was the beloved daughter of the late George and Mary (Sency) Wojciechowski of Westbury, New York. Wanda, a former teacher and administrator, cherished fond memories from her teaching experiences, especially at the Visitation Academy, Brooklyn, New York, as well as at the Fishers Island School,...
James H. Speicher
Nov 27, 2020
James H. Speicher, 92, of Dallas passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020. He was born in Carbondale on June 2, 1928 and was the youngest son of the late Leo Speicher and Elizabeth Corrigan Speicher. After the death of his father the family moved to Kingston in 1935 where he attended the Kingston Public Schools. He graduated from Kingston...
Eric D. Tomcho
Sep 21, 2020
Eric D. Tomcho, 30, of Kingston passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. He was born September 6, 1990 in Kingston, a son of Edward and Christine Zier Tomcho. Eric was a 2008 graduate of West Side CTC and was employed at Medico Industries. Surviving are his parents, Edward and Christine Tomcho; daughters Rylee and Emma Tomcho; brother, Edward Tomcho;...
Lucille Gooday
Jun 21, 2020
Lucille Gooday, 97, formerly of Kingston, passed into eternal life on June 21, 2020, at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Born on May 21, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Check) Boney. Lucille attended James M. Coughlin High School and was married to her husband Edward for 63 years after...
Bernadette R. Gdovin
May 12, 2020
Bernadette R. Gdovin, 92, of Edwardsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She was born March 30, 1928, in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Wisko Gdovin. Bernadette graduated from G.A.R. Memorial High School in 1946. She retired from the security department of First Eastern Bank, where she had been...
Donald J. Nallon
Jan 30, 2020
Donald J. Nallon, 61, of Larksville passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at his home. He was born December 29, 1958 in Kingston a son of the late Francis J. and Rosemary Benson Nallon. He was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and was employed at the Sears Warehouse for many years. Donald enjoyed fishing and the...
Frank A. Saporito
Jan 7, 2020
Frank A. Saporito, 78, of Swoyersville passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. He was born January 31, 1941 in Larchmont, New York a son of the late Alphonse R. and Jean Skola Saporito. He was a 1959 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and was an Air Force veteran,...
Brian R. McCarthy
Dec 28, 2019
After a thirty-eight year struggle with alcoholism and other addictions, Brian Robert McCarthy died suddenly in San Antonio, Texas on December 29, 2019. Brian was born in Liverpool, New York on November 16, 1966 and lived in Paramus, New Jersey, Great River, New York, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, New Paltz, New York and Kingston, Pennsylvania during his child and teenage...
Ted R. Lewis
Sep 10, 2019
Ted R. Lewis slipped away from us on September 10, 2019 after a year and a half battle with the after effects of a massive stroke. This gentle, loving, caring man etched his soul on our hearts. Always being proud of being born in Texas he was raised in the southwest and New Jersey. He eloped with the love of...
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