Leonard Weinstock, 93, passed comfortably on Friday, November 27th, 2020 at Roz and Jason’s home in Allentown, PA. Leonard had a great long life with lots of love and laughter. Lenny was a fantastic husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.   Leonard was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 1927 to Max and Cecil Weinstock who owned Weinstock’s grocery store. Lenny was the youngest of 6 children. He was an avid sports player at GAR High School in the Heights of W-B. His 4...

Jeffrey J. Gritz, 74, of Kingston, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 27, 2020, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Harry and Shirley Polansky Gritz, was a graduate of Meyers High School and attended Midwestern College.  Jeff owned and operated Target Markets, a produce and grocery store in several locations in the Wyoming Valley with his brother in law, Martin Kranson.  He later worked for...

Tamar Solomon, 67, of Wilkes-Barre, died on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Josephine Barbara Kocyan McCoy, was a member of Temple Israel Synagogue and was employed as a secretary.   She is survived by her sister, Liza McCoy of Canada.   Graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 1:30 pm in Temple Israel Cemetery,...

Marion Gigantelli Fierman (Mony), 92, of Jenkins Township, passed away November 11, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   She was preceded in death by her loving parents, Nicholas and Frances (Zoppa) Gigantelli, her devoted husband Sydney Fierman, and her favorite Uncle James Capriotti.    Marion was a graduate of GAR High School, Class of 1946. She worked at Bergman’s in advertising, then as the jewelry buyer, and later in life was project manager for Raintree...

Marshall Selman Jacobson of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020, at the age of 83 while residing at Smith Nursing Home.  Born on June 5, 1937 to Edward and Frances Jacobson in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Marshall graduated from Clearfield High School in 1955 and from Penn State University in 1959. While attending Penn State, he was a brother of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity, a member of an award-winning debate team, and a contributor to the school...

Maxwell Marcus, lifelong resident of Exeter Borough, passed on to Olam Haba on Nov 4, 2020, 17 Cheshvan 5781.   Son of the late George and Sarah Wruble Marcus, he was a graduate of Exeter High School, King's College, with a major in History and with a Master's degree from Villanova University with a major in Political Science. Max served honorably in the U.S. Army, with tours in Viet Nam and Germany.   Upon his return to Exeter, Max cared faithfully for his mother and...

Dr. Norman Schulman, 78, of Shavertown, passed away Friday morning, October 30, 2020 in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Louis and Anne Goldberg Schulman and was a graduate of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; University of Bologna Medical School in Italy. Following his training at Columbia University, NY he started the Radiology Oncology Department at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. In 1998, he and his wife Roxanne opened...

Gary Ian Greenfield,73, passed away at his home in Wilkes-Barre from complications related to Multiple Myeloma.   Gary was born in 1947 to the late Samuel Greenfield. He attended Wyoming Seminary Day School and College Preparatory School in Kingston. Following high school, Gary enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War and served on the U.S.S. Seattle and the U.S.S. Vulcan, stationed in various areas throughout Vietnam and earned the National Defense Service Medal. Upon his...

Neil Simensky, 73, of White Haven, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital with family by his side.   Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Phillip and Rose Gissen Simensky and graduated from Tilden High School. Neil worked as an office manager in the legal service industry and enjoyed spending time with friends and family, where they would reminisce of times gone by, share laughter and good food. He also had a love for cars, both vintage...

Julius Brand, 97, of Kingston, PA, died Monday, September 28, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.   Born in Plains, PA, he was the son of Samuel and Lena Brand. Julius graduated from Plains High School and attended Wilkes College. He served his country proudly, in the United States Army, during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was the recipient of the Good Conduct Medal; American Theatre Medal; EAME Theatre Service Medal with 5 bronze stars and the Victory Medal and the...