All Obituaries

Kathryn M. Walton, 91, of Edwardsville and Lopez, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 surrounded by her family.   Born in Larksville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sadie Houlihan Lahart and was a graduate of Larksville High School.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Kay enjoyed spending time with her family, vacations with her sisters to Myrtle Beach and especially her visit to Ireland. Kay and Ed could be found most...

William J. Krzywicki, 80, of Larksville, entered into eternal life, on Thursday, October 7, 2021, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.   Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Krzywicki and was a graduate of Larksville High School. Bill owned and operated William Krzywicki General Contracting and enjoyed spending time with family, fishing and hunting. He was an avid outdoorsman and was a talented guitar player and vocalist. He played in bands from...

Amanda Lynn Durkin, 40, of Nanticoke, passed away at the Guardian Elder Care Center in Nanticoke, after a long battle with cancer.   Born October 14, 1980, in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter Joseph and Cathy Cicero Senick of Wapwallopen and after graduating high school, she became a salesperson for the medical industry. Her greatest joy was being a Mom; helping other people and watching the Philadelphia Eagles.   In addition to her parents she is survived by her daughter,...

Robert J. Yudichak, 72, of Larksville, died on Friday, September 24, 2021, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Martin and Anna Pargella Yudichak and was a graduate of Larksville High School.  Robert was an oil delivery driver for Mahaffey Oil and served his country proudly in the United States Army during Vietnam.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with family, sitting on the porch and loved his animals. In addition...

Jackie Suzanne Burczyk, 52, of Edwardsville, died on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of Betty A. Palmer of Melbourne, FL and the late John C. Palmer. She enjoyed painting, writing poems and short stories and was employed as a hairdresser.   In addition to her mother, Jackie is survived by her husband of 21 years, Terry Burczyk; children, Dustin and Tristan Palmer of Florida and Jessica Burczyk...

Marie Krispin Romanowski, 93, of Larksville, PA passed away peacefully after a healthy and full life on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA.   Marie was born on October 31, 1927, in Kingston, PA. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Szczech Krispin and a graduate and Valedictorian of Kingston Township High School, Class of 1945. Marie was a member of St. Anthony’s of Padua Catholic Church, Larksville, PA. Marie was a loving and...

Dorothy Irene Lapasnick, 86 of Dallas, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, in Residential Hospice In-Patient Unit,  Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born June 22, 1935, in Kingston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Wallo Kachmar.  She graduated from Kingston High School, and worked for the Social Security Administration as a data entry clerk, prior to retirement.  She was a devoted wife, traveling to several different countries while her...

Carol Irene Ritts, 60, of Edwardsville, died at the Wilkes-Barre General hospital on Thursday, August 18, 2021 with family by her side. Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lela Sims Goss. She was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and worked at a job she loved doing, a hair stylist. She was president of the Ladies Auxiliary in Larksville; she loved the Dallas Cowboys and her two dogs. She is survived by her loving husband, Kenneth Samuel Ritts;...

Lee Michael Kavetski, 41, of Edwardsville, died on Monday, August 9, 2021.   Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Lee E. Kavetski and the late Carol Williamson. He was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, class of 1998, and worked as a lineman. He loved golfing, shooting darts and pool and was a 49ers Fan.   In addition to his father, he is survived by his daughter, Kayla Kavetski of Edwardsville; brother, Randy Kavetski of Exeter; sister, Erin Dombroski of...

Josephine A. Wesolowski, 80, of Larksville passed away on August 10, 2021.   Born in Norwich, England she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munday.    In addition of her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Edward Wesolowski, sisters Elaine Fitzmaurice, Pauline Ling, Evelyn Brown, Mary Norton.   Surving are her sisters Pamela Bucey, Huntsville, AL, Linda Baldwin, Chicago, IL and Jillian Halliday Norwich, England and children, Susan Wesolowski,...