All Obituaries

     Mrs. Marsha L. (Zimmerman) Gelsleichter, 57, a resident of the Rolling Mill Hill section of Wilkes-Barre, passed into Eternal Life peacefully Easter Sunday afternoon in the comfort of her residence with her beloved family at her bedside.       Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 22, 1963, she was one of two children to the late Earl R. and Martha Jean (Elmy) Zimmerman.  Educated in the city schools, Marsha was a graduate of the Elmer L....

     Mrs. Mary J. "Memie" (Franckiewicz) Charnitsky, 86, a resident of Wilkes-Barre's North End neighborhood, passed into Eternal Life Friday, March 26th  in Allied Services Hospice Center, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, following a recent illness.      Born on September 8, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the last of four children to the late William M. and Madeline (Hanuszowski) Franckiewicz.      Educated in the...

Ms. Nancy J. Fedor, 71, a resident of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed into Eternal Life unexpectedly Saturday morning in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, following a recent illness. Born January 24, 1950 in Wilkes-Barre, Nancy was the only daughter to the late Leo D. and Jean (Kopacz) Fedor Sr. Educated in Plains schools, Nancy was a member of the 1967 Graduating Class of the former Plains Memorial High School. Nancy later furthered her education by...

     Mrs. Dorothy E. Gould, 54, a resident of Wilkes-Barre's North End neighborhood, passed into eternal life peacefully in the comfort of her residence early Thursday morning.      Dorothy was one of four children to the late Franklin Searfoss and Esther (Cole) Searfoss-Davies.  Educated in the city schools, she was a member of the 1985 graduating class of the Elmer L. Meyers Jr./Sr. High School, South Wilkes-Barre.     ...

     Mrs. Florence T. (Stefonetti) Chalk, 88, a resident of Mountain Top, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed peacefully into Eternal Life in the comfort of her residence shortly after midnight Thursday with her beloved family at her bedside.      Born August 2, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, she was one of ten children to the late Michael and Rachael (Ferro) Stefonetti.  She was educated in the Wilkes-Barre schools.      Devoted to her...

     Mr. John Bohumil Balla, 96, a resident of Pringle Hill, passed into eternal life Tuesday afternoon in the comfort of his residence with family at his side.  He previously resided on Nicholson Street, Wilkes-Barre Township and South Thomas Avenue in Edwardsville prior to the flood of 1972.      Born July 26, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre Township, he was the last of seven children to the late Andrew and Mary (Kaskus) Balla.  He was educated in the...

     Ms. Sandra A. "Sandi" Groszewski, 51, a resident of Plains Township, passed unexpectedly into Eternal Life Tuesday afternoon in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital shortly after arrival.      Born October 1, 1969 in Tunkhannock, she was the daughter to Mrs. Linda L. (Hester) Groszewski-Jones, and the late Mr. John E. "Jack" Groszewski.      Educated in the city schools, she was a 1987 graduate of the James M....

     Ms. Catherine (Bednar) Anderson, 92, formerly of Browndale, Forest City and Wilkes-Barre, fell asleep in the Lord Monday evening in Allied Meade Street Skilled Nursing Unit, Wilkes-Barre following a recent illness.      Born November 21, 1928 in Wilkes-Barre, she was one of ten children to the late Andrew and Mary (Homza) Bednar.  Ms. Anderson was educated in the Wilkes-Barre area schools, and later earned her Associates Degree in Business from...

BASILIAN SISTER REGINA ADAMS ENTERS INTO THE FULLNESS OF LIFE   Sister Regina (Claire Marie) Adams took the final steps of her journey into eternal life in the late evening of February 3, 2021. Entering the hospital with some health problems, she fully expected to return to her mission at St. Mary’s in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The Lord, whom she served so faithfully, however, had other plans for her and took her swiftly to Himself from there. Sister Regina was born in Trenton, NJ, the...

Mrs. Helen R. Bath (Sosnowski Zdancewicz), 88, formerly of Zerbey Avenue, Edwardsville and more recently of Tripp Street, West Wyoming, passed into Eternal Life early Tuesday morning. Born February 1, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, she would have celebrated her 89th birthday next week.  She was a daughter to the late Eva (Pokornicki)  Sosnowski Zdancewicz.      Mrs. Bath was a member of the 1949 graduating class of the former Edwardsville High School.  She...