All Obituaries

     Mrs. Gertrude E. "Trudy" (Wachs) Kostelnick, a resident of Dallas, fell asleep in the Lord Friday morning, January 22nd while in the care of Residential Hospice Inpatient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, following a recent illness.      Born July 15, 1934 in Pittston, she was one of two daughters to the late Albert and Catherine (Stortz) Wachs.  After the family's relocation, she was educated in the Wilkes-Barre city...

     Mrs. Marie S. (Simonson) Martin, 94, formerly of Edwardsville, passed into Eternal Life early Wednesday morning in Manor Care Health Services, Second Avenue, Kingston where she resided for the past several years.      Born May 4, 1926 in Larksville, she was one of six children to the late Ralph and Sarah (Flannagan) Simonson.  Educated in the Larksville schools, she was a member of the 1944 graduating class of the former Larksville High...

    Mr. Paul C. Molnar, 86, formerly of the Brookside and East End neighborhoods of Wilkes-Barre, fell asleep in the Lord early Friday morning, January 15th while in the care of the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton where he recently resided.      Born March 2, 1934 in Wilkes-Barre, he was one of three children to the late Charles and Rose (Morocko) Molnar.   Paul was a life member of Holy Assumption of Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church,...

     Mrs. Frances Teresa (Sudol) Suchar, 102, a resident of North Wilkes-Barre, passed peacefully into Eternal Life in the comfort of her home with her son at her bedside.  She had just completed reciting the Rosary with her son.      Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 23, 1918, she was the eldest of six children to the late Mark and Anna (Panek) Sudol.  Educated in the city schools, she was a graduate of the former George W. Guthrie School, and later...

     Mr. Joseph R. Lendacky, 78, a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed peacefully into Eternal Life Christmas morning while in the care of Residential Hospice inpatient unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre with his devoted brother and nephew at his bedside.      Born on March 25, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, he was one of three children to the late Andrew J. and Ann B. (Olenik) Lendacky.  Educated at the former Sacred Heart Slovak School in North...

     Mrs. Dorothy (Wawruch) Polkowski, 90, a resident of Bear Creek Township, passed into Eternal Life early Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in North Wilkes-Barre, with family at her bedside.  She had valiantly fought a four-year battle against cancer.  Dorothy was a member of the Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church on Sheridan Street, Wilkes-Barre.      Born February 6, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the...

     Mr. George R. Horensky, 76, a resident of the Temple Apartments, Edwardsville, passed into eternal life unexpectedly at his residence Wednesday afternoon.      Born January 31, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey, he was son to the late George and Anna (Potsko) Horensky.  Educated in the New Jersey schools, George attained his Master of Science degree in physics from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.  While at Stevens...

     Mrs. Marie T. (Yanok) Zemanick, 82, formerly of Scott Street in the Parsons section of the city, passed into Eternal Life Monday afternoon while in the care of Kingston Manor, following an illness.      Born January 20, 1938 in Larksville, she was one of six children to the late George and Elizabeth (Tomas) Yanok.      Educated in the West Side schools, she was a graduate of the Larksville High School.  She earned her...

     Anne C. (Gasper) Altavilla, 83, a resident of Plains Township, passed peacefully into eternal life, Saturday, December 12, 2020, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease, while in the care of Mountain Top Health Care Center and Hospice of the Sacred Heart.        Born July 24, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre to the late Stephen and Anna (Molitoris) Gasper, she was the youngest of four children. Educated in the...

     Mr. William Mark Gardner, 70, a resident of Wilkes-Barre's North End neighborhood, passed into Eternal Life Saturday, the morning of December 5th, in the comfort of his residence, with his family at his side, following a recent illness.      Born February 25, 1950 in Wilkes-Barre, he was one of five children to John Nemetz of Moosic and the late Joan Nemetz.  Educated in the Scranton area schools, he was a member of the 1968 graduating...