Shirley Spitz, of Kingston, died Friday, May 17, 2019. Born in Wilkes-Barre she was the daughter of the late Max and Dora Regal Leibman was a Coughlin Graduate and worked as a clerk for Luzerne County. She was a member of Congregation Ohav Zedek; the former Anshe Emes; the former  United Orthodox and other civic and religious organizations. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold Spitz in 2013 and siblings,...

Janet Doris Popky, 88, of Kingston, died Friday morning, May 17, 2019, in Regional Medical Center, Scranton, after a short illness.   Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Goldberg Monsky and was a graduate of Scranton Tech high school She lived most of her life in Kingston, where she worked as a bookkeeper, an insurance agent, and a travel agent. Janet was a life member of Temple Israel and a member of Ohav Zedek, and of their sisterhoods, where she...

Lillian R. Brand, of Kingston and Florida, passed away on Thursday evening, May 16,2019.     Born in Romania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Weisberger Kahan.  She was a graduate of both Kingston High School and Wilkes Barre Business College.   Lillian was past president of United Hebrew Institute; Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary; B’nai Brith Women; adviser for B’nai Brith Girls; Lifetime member of Hadassah.   She was...

Rachel Meyer, of Pittston, died Friday, May 10, 2019 in Pittston Manor.   Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Robinson Meyer and worked as an Administrative Assistant in NYC and locally.   Rachel is survived by cousins.   Graveside Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at 4:00 pm in B'ani Jacob Cemetery, Darling Street, Wilkes-Barre.  Rabbi Dovid Kaplan will officiate.   Arrangements by Rosenberg Funeral...

Sharon Cohen, of Kingston, died Monday morning, May 6, 2019, with family by her side, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Marion Smuylan and was a graduate of Hazleton High School and Luzerne County Community College. Sharon and her late husband Norman owned and operated "Images A Hair Salon" for many years. She worked for Temple Israel and later Luzerne County Community College until her retirement. She was a...

Asher Grossman, 89, of Boynton Beach, FL, died Monday, May 6, 2019, with family by his side.   Born in Plains, he was the son of the late Max and Rose Ecker Grossman and was a graduate of Plains High School. Later in life, Asher attended Florida Atlantic University where he earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees in Political Science, and was the oldest student in each of his graduating classes. Asher served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the...

Barbara Lois Shapiro Greenberg, of Kingston, died Sunday morning, April 14, 2019, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Evelyn Marrus Shapiro and was a graduate of Meyers High School and Rider University, NJ and worked as an insurance underwriter.  She was a member of Temple Israel, its sisterhood, Hadassah, the JCA, past national president of the Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary and long time member of...

Pearl B. Kornblau, 92, of Boynton Beach, FL, died Wednesday morning, April 10, 2019 at home in her sleep. Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Max and Rose Ecker Grossman and was a graduate of Plains High School. She was a member of Congregation Ohav Zedek, Hadassah, and other civic and religious organizations. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Kornblau and siblings, Abner, Emanuel, Surilla Aqua, Herbert, Milton, Seymour, Jerome, and...

Ken Gordon (Akiva), of Israel, formerly of Scranton, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019.   Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Eli and Hannah Gordon and worked at Main Street Galleries, Wilkes-Barre prior to moving to Israel.   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Norman Gordon.   He is survived by his wife, Harriet (Hindi) Gordon of Israel, sons, Eli Gordon, Shmuel Gordon, David Gordon, daughter, Rifky Ganz; 24 grandchildren and many...

Lyudmila (Ludi) Kleyman, 72, died peacefully at home in Dallas, Pa surrounded by family and friends.   Lyudmila was born on June 22, 1946 in Odessa USSR to Leib and Manya Vokhgelt.  In Russia Lyudmila was a Physician’s Assistant before fleeing as a refugee in 1978.  After arriving in America Lyudmila went back to school for Phlebotomy.  She worked at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA for more than 20 years.  After leaving Mercy Hospital she worked as a real...