All Obituaries

"Do not shed tears that I have died, but share joy that I have lived" – In her own words      Mrs. Mary Jean (Delycure) Tarantini, 77, a resident of Harvey's Lake, passed peacefully into Eternal Life Saturday evening at her residence with her family at her bedside, following a lengthy illness.      Born May 4, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Mary Jean was the loving daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Krempacky) Delycure.  Her...

     Mrs. Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Szymanski) Martin, 80, a lifetime resident of the Miners Mills section of the city, more recently of Golden Living East Mountain, passed into Eternal Life early Sunday morning while in the care of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, following a recent illness.      Born July 6, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre, she was the last of six children to the late Andrew and Angela "Nellie" (Macaravage) Szymanski. ...

     Mrs. Betty Ann (Machina) Jakubowski, 87, a life resident of Mountain Top, passed into eternal life late Friday evening while in the care of Smith Health Care, Ltd., Mountain Top, where she recently resided.      Born March 19, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre, she was one of three children to the late Paul and Susan (Sabonis) Machina.  Educated in the Mountain Top schools, she was a graduate of the former Fairview High School, and furthered her...

     Mr. Ramon S. Peralta, 80, a resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed into Eternal Life unexpectedly Tuesday morning in Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre shortly after admission.      Born January 20, 1940 in the Dominican Republic, he was a son to the late Ramon M. and Francisca (Polanco) Peralto and was educated in the Dominican schools.      In the Dominican Republic, Mr. Peralta operated a recycling center until his...

     Mrs. Mary A. (Ondrea) Rembish, a former beloved neighbor of North Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre's North End neighborhood, passed peacefully into Eternal Life early Friday morning while in the care of Allied Meade Street Skilled Nursing Center, where she recently resided.      Born June 21, 1919, she recently celebrated her one hundred and first birthday.  She was one of three children to the late Frank and Eva (Novotny) Ondrea....

     Mr. Clyde Fox, a resident of Luzerne, passed into Eternal Life unexpectedly early Monday morning as an emergency patient of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.      Born October 10, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late William and Frances Fox and recently celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday.      Educated in the city schools, he attended the James M. Coughlin High School,...

     Mrs. Josephine R. (Mros) Kozich, 95, formerly of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, and the Daniel J. Flood Towers, Kingston, fell asleep in the Lord Wednesday evening, October 28th  following a recent illness while in the care of Allied Services, Scranton facility.      Born September 19, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre, she was one of seven children to the late Stanley K. and Anna (Piernock) Mros.  Educated in the city schools, she was a...

   Mrs. Carol Ann (Kotch) Swartwood, 80, a resident of the East End neighborhood of Wilkes-Barre, passed peacefully into Eternal Life Monday morning while in the care of Riverstreet Manor where she recently resided.      Born June 2, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter to the late Carl and Helen (Wassel)  Kotch.  Educated in the city schools, she was a member of the 1958 graduating class of the James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, and...

     Mrs. Bertha Sarah (Shigo) Sharkness, a resident of Wilkes-Barre's North End neighborhood, passed into Eternal Life unexpectedly Saturday evening, October 24th, after being stricken ill at the family home.      Born in Ashley on September 15, 1930, she recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday.  She was the eldest of four children to the late John and Rachel (Edwards) Shigo.  Educated in the Ashley and Hanover schools, Mrs....

     Mrs. Helen V. Leoni, 91, a resident of Wilkes-Barre, passed unexpectedly into Eternal Life early Wednesday morning at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital surrounded by loved ones.      Born September 26, 1929 in Tunkhannock, Helen was the youngest and the last surviving of nine children to the late Joseph and Anna (Matalavitch) Vaskas. Educated in the Tunkhannock school district, she was a member of the 1947 graduating class of the Tunkhannock High...