Obituaries in Plains, PA

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...

Janice M. Patterson R.N. 63 of Moosic PA passed away Friday evening December 12 2025 at her home with her family by her side. Born on October 16 1962 in WilkesBarre PA she was the daughter of the late John J. and Anna Mae Vitcosky Potomis. Janice was a graduate of Bishop OReilly High School Kingston...

David C. Jordan 83 of Laflin PA passed away peacefully Wednesday morning December 3 2025 at his home. Born on August 4 1942 in WilkesBarre PA he was the son of the late Harold C. and Mary Laity Jordan. Growing up in the Parsons section of WilkesBarre David was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High Sc...

Faith Ann Merolli Martin 79 of Northeastern Pennsylvania passed away on December 17 2025 at Riddle Hospital in Media Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Pennsylvania Faith spent most of her life in Mocanaqua and WilkesBarre. She was a devoted mother and grandmother whose life centered on family loyalty...

William J. Bill Freeman Jr. 85 of Mountain Top PA passed away Wednesday morning January 21 2026 at his home with his family by his side. Bill attended Newark New Jersey Schools and was a career Marine serving with the United States Marine Corps first enlisting in 1957 at the age of 17. Bill was a Vi...

Daryl M. LaMonet 57 of Bear Creek Township passed away Saturday evening November 29 2025 at his home after a long battle against Multiple Sclerosis. Born on July 31 1968 in WilkesBarre PA he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Morika LaMooney Jr. Daryl was a graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High Sch...

Anthony J. A.J. Mikelski 59 of Exeter PA passed away Tuesday morning December 23 2025 at the United Methodist Homes Wesley Village Campus Jenkins Twp. PA after a courageous battle against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS. Born on November 3 1966 in the Hilldale section of Plains PA he was the son o...

Robert J. Drabek 87 of the Keystone section of Plains PA passed away Sunday evening January 18 2026 at his home with his wife Thelma by his side. Bob was a graduate of Nanticoke Area High School and was a Pennsylvania State Trooper serving the Commonwealth for 36 years retiring in March of 1996. He ...

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...

Born on June 5 1943 Elaine was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lottie Puk Rome. She was a 1961 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School and later retired from the Social Security Administration in WilkesBarre. Known affectionately as Mom Gram and Nana Elaine was full of spunk wit and humor. In ...

Donald Raymond Schindler 71 passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at WilkesBarre General Hospital. Born on June 20 1954 Donald was known to family and friends as Don or Donnie. He had been a longtime resident of River Run Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Kingston Pennsylvania after leaving the...

She was born on July 2nd 1944 in Plains Township to the late Michael and Caroline Prebola. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School Plains Township and attended Empire Beauty School where she obtained her cosmetology license. Carolyn dedicated over 40 years of her career to RCA Fairchild SemiC...