Barry Alan Hayward, 67, of White Haven, died suddenly at home, Saturday, December 29, 2018.   Born in Flushing, NY, he was the son of the late Bernard and Winifred Hayward; was a hard worked and was facilities manager for the State. He was a ham radio operator and enjoyed tinkering and was fascinated with electronics. He loved animals especially horses and was a Military History Buff.   He is survived by his loving wife, who he adored, Shoshana “Sharon” Hepner...

Miriam Brand, 91, of Kingston, died Thursday, December 13, 2018, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Larksville, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Dora Baron Levinson and was a graduate of Larksville High School and College Misericordia, where she earned her Bachelors Degree. She was a teacher at Crestwood Senior High and was a member of Congregation Ohav Zedek, it's sisterhood, Order of Eastern Star, Hadassah, the Jewish Community Center and other civic and...

Dr. Leo W. Landau, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday December 10th, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Shavertown, PA.   Born in Wilkes-Barre on October 2nd, 1944, Leo was the son of the late Lillian (Belkin) and Julius Landau.  He was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1962, and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Temple University in 1966.  After college, Leo taught science in the Philadelphia school system for three years.  He...

Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb, of Dallas, died suddenly Saturday, December 8, 2018, at home.   Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Herman and Etta Schwartzbach Sternlieb and was a graduate of Kingston High  School, Amherst College, the University of Lausanne medical school in Switzerland, Class of 1953 and did his residency in Philadelphia General Hospital. Dr. Sternlieb served his country in the United States Navy as a Frogman, precursor of Special forces and was an...

Nancy Rae Blum Shuman passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Wilkes Barre General Hospital. She was 74. Born in Wilkes Barre, Nancy was the daughter of Leon & Marian Blum. She was the granddaughter of Herman & Sophia Blum and Louis & Golda Rich. Nancy graduated from Kingston High School (1961) and Emerson College (1965) in Boston, Massachusetts. She majored in Speech Therapy and was the first speech therapist at Allied Services. She is survived by her husband of 50 years,...

Jerome L. Cohen, Esquire Our beloved Jerome Lionel Cohen, Esquire, of Nanticoke passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center with his loved ones by his side.   Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 25, 1934, he was the son of the late Morris and Hannah Shindel Cohen.   A graduate of Meyers High School, Jerry held a Bachelor of Science degree from the Temple University School of Business and Public Administration, where he majored in Accounting...

Sylvia Lane, wife of the late Samuel Lane, and owner of Lane’s dress shop, passed away in Tucson, AZ, on September 30th. She will always be remembered for her sense of style and elegance in the fashion world and among the well-dressed of the Wilkes-Barre area.   Cissie, as she was called by close friends and family, was born in New York City in 1926 and raised in Wilkes-Barre. Her father, Max Holtzman, was a master tailor who immigrated from Russia and worked for Hattie Carnegie...

Oma H. Lenkofsky Weidner, 92, of Wilkes-Barre, died Monday morning, August 27, 2018.   Born in Noxen, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Belles Hettesheimer and was a member of Temple B'nai B'rith, Kingston. She volunteered at Mercy Hosptial and the American Red Cross for many years and prior to retirement, she worked at A. Rifkin Company, Hanover Twp.   Oma was preceded in death by her first husband, Ben Lenkofsky; second husband, Harold Weidner and...

It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Jeffrey Alan Null.   Dr. Null, 70, was born in Boston, Ma, but resided in Plainfield, NJ for most of his life.    He attended and graduated from Plainfield High School, and received his bachelor of science degree from Gettysburg College. He then attended Howard University, where he was awarded his medical degree. He completed residencies in pathology at both Johns Hopkins and Yale...

Kitty Prater, of Wilkes-Bare, formerly of NJ, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Marie Hagood Hargrove and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.   Kitty was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her husband, John Prater; son, Willie Hagood; sisters, Marion Walker, Lucille Walker Sales, brothers, Dennis Hagood and Robert Lee Hagood.   She is survived...