South High School Wyoming Alumni Obituaries

Edward “Ed” William Hrubsky, 84, Park Rapids, MN passed away at his home on Saturday, January 3, 2026.Ed was born in Omaha NE on November 1, 1941 to Ed and Rose Hrubsky. He attended South High School and graduated in 1959. Ed had accordion lessons and enjoyed playing the accordion. His father woul...

Thomas "Tom" Joseph Edwards 56 of Drums PA passed away Thursday January 1 2026 at home in Drums PA following a long battle with a rare cancer. Born in Kingston on September 15 1969 he was the son of the late Thomas and Carol Litzi Edwards and spent the past 15 years in Drums PA after moving from Bet...

Kathy Terry was born onMay 27 1961 inBelle Fourche South Dakota and spent her childhood in the mining towns ofHauber Mine Jeffrey City and Shirley Basin. Those closeknit communities shaped her early years and helped form the strong steady foundation she carried throughout her life. She graduated fro...

ObituaryBrian HanifyJanuary 19, 1973- January 8, 2026Brian Hanify, 52, passed away on January 8, 2026, succumbing to injuries sustained in a house fire.Born on January 19, 1973, to Eugene (Mike) and Mary Lou Hanify, Brian grew up in Worland, initially living in town, then moving to the house he help...

William D. Bryan 93 of WilkesBarre PA passed away Tuesday evening February 10 2026 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Plains PA. Born on August 1 1932 in Elizabethtown PA he was the son of the late William M. and Dorothy Mae Leitner Bryan. Bill was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School Cla...

STEPHEN DEE WORL 88 of Sidney passed away Friday February 13 2026 at 345 PM at his residence. He was born on January 16 1938 in Cambridge City Indiana the son of the late Fred and Mary Olive Powell Worl. He first married Marlene Merritt in August of 1962 and she preceded him in death in May of 1996....

Sam J. Gallo, 86, of Pittston, passed away peacefully at Allied Services Hospice Center Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, February 12, 2026, surrounded by his family.Born March 30, 1939, in Pittston, he was the son of the late Frank and Caroline (Derose) Gallo.Sam was a 1957 graduate of Pittston High School...

ObituaryDolores Mae KochFebruary 23, 1950- February 6, 2026Dolores Mae Koch, 75, passed away peacefully at her home in Worland, Wyoming, on February 6, 2026.She was born February 23, 1950, in Fairfax, Virginia, to Robert “Bob” and Mary (Jones) Hoppe. As a young teenager, Dolores moved to Pennsylvani...

Wanda J. Deptulski 86 of Churchville PA and formerly of Plains PA passed away Saturday February 7 2026 at her home. Born on June 15 1939 in Plains PA she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine Niewald Ryczek. Wanda was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School Class of 1957 and earned her...

Doris Deline Thornberry the daughter of Herbert and Lola Kinnison Peters was born on March 19 1940 in Wheatland Wyoming. She passed away on February 3 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Superior at Superior Nebraska at the age of 85 years 10 months 15 days. Doris as a young girl she moved with he...

Joan M. Lugoski 86 of Plains Township passed away Sunday morning February 1 2026 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dallas PA. Born on May 24 1939 in WilkesBarre PA she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Ziemba Lugoski. Joan was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School Wi...

Beatrice C. Dolly Snee 88 of South WilkesBarre PA passed away Wednesday morning December 17 2025 at the WilkesBarre General Hospital. Born on February 26 1937 in WilkesBarre PA she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Beatrice Ludden Morgans. Dolly was a graduate of St. Marys High School Class ...

Gregory Stella 88 of Plains Township PA passed away Wednesday evening February 4 2026. Best known for his seventy years as a Barber. Born on November 14 1937 in the Hilldale section of Plains PA he was the son of the late William Angelo and Elizabeth Dieso Stella. Greg attended Plains Memorial High ...

Anthony Marcano 73 of WilkesBarre PA and formerly of Brooklyn NY passed away Wednesday morning January 7 2026 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Plains PA. Born on August 23 1952 in Queens New York he was the son of the late Celso Antonio and Augustina Perez Marcano. Tony was a graduate of T...

Richard C. Dudek 78 of Plains Township passed away Friday morning December 26 2025 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Plains PA. Born on April 23 1947 in WilkesBarre PA he was the son of the late Casimer R. and Irene J. Casey Dudek. Rich was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School Wilkes...

Born in Swoyersville PA on July 31 1948 he was the son of the late John and Concetta Iorio Piazza. A proud 1966 graduate of Swoyersville High School Augie was a famous athlete on the grid iron and baseball field. He was known for beating Pittston Area 76 on Thanksgiving Day in 1966 by blocking the e...

Funeral services for Donald Zimmerman, 86 year old Buffalo resident who passed away Saturday at the Billings Clinic Hospital following a short illness, surrounded by his family, will be held Saturday, February 21st at 11:00 a.m. at the Big Horn Baptist Church in Buffalo with Joe Landsiedel officiati...

Jerry L. Rea 83 lifelong resident and farmer of the Raymond area passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon February 3 2026 at his home with his loving family by his side. Jerry was born June 9 1942 at home to Gerald and Nell ONeil Rea. He was a 1960 graduate of Northwestern High School in Raymond and...

Todd Wheeler 55 of WilkesBarre passed away unexpectantly on Monday January 26 2026 at Geisinger South WilkesBarre. He was born in WilkesBarre a son of Shirley Weiss Wheeler of WilkesBarre and the late Thomas Wheeler. Todd was a graduate of Meyers High School Class of 1988. He was employed as a war...

Gloria Ann Knutson Stroud 86 was born on November 23 1939 in Canton South Dakota. She died on February 5 2026 in Kansas City Missouri from complications following a heart procedure. Gloria grew up on the 160acre farm homesteaded by her Norwegian immigrant grandparents where she learned to love all a...

Marie was born on August 18, 1946, to Simon and Rita (Smith) Gustitus, of West Pittston; right after, her twin sister Mary was born. Marie was a Girl Scout Brownie and graduated from West Pittston High School in 1964. While in high school she worked at Star Garment dress factory, American Party Time...

With great sadness we share the passing of our incomparable husband father and friend Blake Wilde. Blake died on January 22 2026 surrounded by family and friends at his home in Lincoln Nebraska after a hardfought battle with cancer. Blake was born on April 6 1963 in Murray Utah and spent a part of h...

Clifford Leroy Damon 93 died on July 31 at his home in North Auburn following several months of declining health. He was the son of Clifford Leroy Damon and Isabelle Gould Damon. He was born in Buckfield Maine on October 11 1920. His early schooling was in a oneroom schoolhouse in North Buckfield an...

David Baker 83 passed peacefully on October 7 2025 at his home in Delray Beach FL with his loving wife Virginia Nichols by his side. Born in 1942 in Steubenville OH he was preceded in death by his parents Eugene E. Baker and Virginia T. Colegrove Baker of Weirton WV. David will be lovingly remembere...

Norman Seil age 72 of Sykeston North Dakota passed away on Sunday January 18 2026 at his home following a long battle with cancer. Norman Neil Seil was born on April 19 1953 in Carrington North Dakota to Victor and Margaret Grant Seil. Norman or Goat as most friends and family knew him was the fifth...

It is with sadness we announce the passing of a beloved mother grandmother to several generations and dear friend to many. Mrs. Ann J. Phillips Dougher 92 a lifelong resident of WilkesBarres North End passed Friday evening in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center following complications from a...

Michael “Mike” Braniff was born March 26, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Raymond and Kathleen (Farrell) Braniff. He passed away December 3, 2025, at Nebraska Medicine with his family at his side after battling cancer.Mike moved with his family from South Omaha to a farm west of Tekamah when he was 10 ...

Jerry C. Rynkiewicz, 61, of Wyoming, passed away on January 8, 2026, at Allied Services Hospice, surrounded by his family. Born in Jamica Queens, New York. He was the son of the late Richard and Rose Rynkiewicz. Jerry was a 1982 graduate of Pittston Area High School and served in the United States ...

Nancy Ann Baiera, 82, of Pittston Twp., passed away peacefully at Geisinger Wyoming Valley on Sunday, January 4, 2026.Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Helen (Remus) Liskosky and was a graduate of Pittston High School. Nancy and her husband, John Sr., founded Color World ...