OBITUARY LISTING
Luzerne County Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Luzerne County, PA & Surrounding Areas
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...
Claire R. Moran
Jul 29, 2019
Claire R. Moran, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit in Dunmore. Claire was born in Wilkes-Barre, on May 1, 1943, a daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Rogan Moran of Kingston. Claire was a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School, Kingston, class of 1961. She attended...
Edward T. Sullivan
Jun 2, 2019
Edward T. Sullivan, 88, of Kingston passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born December 26, 1930 in Scranton a son of the late Edward and Margaret O’Malley Sullivan. A graduate of Kingston High School he was employed for many years for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Mr. Sullivan was an avid bowler and participated...
David J. DeFine, Jr.
Apr 17, 2019
David J. DeFine, Jr. (DJ), 63 of Kingston, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was born January 19, 1956 in Wilkes-Barre, a son of Florence and David DeFine. He was a graduate of Coughlin High School and attended King’s College. In 1981, he established The Schoolhouse Day Care...
Roger F. Thomas
Apr 17, 2019
Roger F. Thomas, 66, of Kingston passed away peacefully on April 17, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville surrounded by his immediate family after a short illness. He was the son of the John D. Thomas and Margaret Munley Thomas who preceded him in death. Mr. Thomas was employed in the electronic security profession overseas and throughout the United States...
Margaret E. Balberchak
Apr 3, 2019
Margaret E. Balberchak, 98, formerly of Kingston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. She was born September 28, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre Township a daughter of the late William and Anna Andrascik. She attended the Wilkes-Barre Township Schools and was a member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. In addition to her parents she was...
Estelle M. McAndrew
Mar 24, 2019
Estelle Marie McAndrew, formerly of the Wilkes Barre area, died Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the Craftsbury Community Care Center, East Craftsbury ,Vermont. Born in Scranton, Pa. on September 18, 1921, Estelle was the daughter of the late Joseph Earl and Bernice Harrington. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1939, Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business...
Gerard M. Finnerty
Mar 20, 2019
Gerard "Gerry" Martin Finnerty, 69, of Forty Fort, passed away unexpectedly at home Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Born October 4, 1949, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Finnerty of Pringle. Gerry attended Central Catholic High School in Kingston, graduating the Class of 1968. He earned an Associate's Degree in Business from Luzerne County Community College soon...