All Obituaries

Bree Monte-Snyder, 42, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, passed away September 20, 2019 at her home in Mountain Top, following a lengthy courageous battle with cancer. Born in Hazleton, October 10, 1976, she was the daughter of Maureen (Lawrence) Zane, Drums and the late Mark Zane and spent the past three years in Mountain Top after moving from Drums. Bree had a degree in Veterinary Science was the Proprietor of Happy Tails Too! Boarding Kennel, Mountain Top, and was a member of several...

Albert F. Croce, 89, of Conyngham, passed away Monday morning, September 9, 2019, at Nottingham Village in Northumberland, following a lengthy illness. Born in Weston, January 4, 1930, he was the son of the late Archangelo and Marie (Palaver) Croce and had spent the past 12 years in Conyngham, after residing in Fern Glen for 46 years. Albert was a Welder for All-Steel and was a veteran of the US Coast Guard. He was a member of Sacred Heart RC Church, Weston. He was an avid hunter and...

Lambert Nicholas Lauro, 84, of Littlestown, passed away Thursday evening September 5, 2019 at UPMC Hanover, following a lengthy illness. Born in Dundalk, MD, March 21, 1935, he was the son of the late Nicholas Lauro and Lillian (Guscott) Knight and spent the past 18 years in Littlestown after moving from Whitemarsh, MD. Lambert was a retired Steelworker for Bethlehem Steel. He was a US Army veteran, having served from 1957 - 1959. He was a Fifth Degree Black Belt and Instructor in Kempo...

Charles R. Rolls, 67, of Drums, passed away Sunday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, following a brief illness. Born in Sayre, PA, April 11, 1952, he was the son of the late Charles and Amy (Beeman) Kilpatrick and spent the past 39 years in Drums, Pennsylvania after moving from Hazleton. Charles was a US Army Veteran and served for over 22 years with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, before retiring in 2012. He also worked as laborer for Citterio's, Freeland and in...

Violet Mae Mott, 88, of Zion Grove, passed away early Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, following a short illness. Born in Fern Glen, June 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred (Ervin) Judge, Sr. and had spent the past 27 years in Zion Grove after moving from Berkeley Heights, NJ where she had resided for the previous 40 years. Violet loved watching soap operas on TV, playing bingo and going to casinos. She will be missed dearly by all who knew...

Barry Robert Pape, 78, of Sand Springs, Drums passed away Sunday morning at Residential Hospice Inpatient Unit, Wilkes Barre, following a lengthy illness. Born in Queens, NY, December 31, 1940, he was the son of the late Henry and Catherine (Connor) Pape and spent the past 11 years in Sand Springs after moving from Bethpage, Long Island. Barry was a retired Vice President for Schoenberg Salt Company. He was a member of Saint Jude's RC Church, Mt. Top. He enjoyed golf, camping and...

Marybeth Segaria, 59, of Conyngham, passed away late Monday evening, August 19, 2019 at her home following a five-month illness. Born in Scranton, April 30, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Regina (Riley) McIntosh and spent the past four years in Conyngham after moving from Hazle Township. Marybeth was a Licensed Practical Nurse for the Berwick Hospital and also did nursing agency work for Allied Resources. She was a member of St. John Bosco RC Church, Sugarloaf. She...

William James D'Arcy III, 48, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away Sunday morning, August 11, 2019 at his home following a battle with cancer. Born in Livingston, NJ, June 17, 1971, he was the son William and Ginette (David) D'Arcy Jr. of Eagle Rock and spent the past 11 months in Minnesota after moving from Wilkes-Barre. Before moving back to Pennsylvania he lived in Lyons, CO for a number of years. William was employed as a Granite Fabricator. He was a member of Twin Cities...

Robert A. "Chetty" Drevenak, 60, of Drums, passed away Thursday morning at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Hazleton, December 15, 1958, he was the son of Arthur Drevenak, Drums and the late Ruth (Unger) Drevenak and spent the past 15 years in Drums after moving from Canton, PA. Robert had worked as a Chef for Genetti's, Hazleton and Cinema Draft House, West Hazleton. He had also previously worked as a truck driver. He was an avid model airplane builder and...

Rita L. Volosin, 102, of Richlandtown, passed away early Monday morning, July 29, 2019, at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center in Richlandtown. Born in Nuremberg, PA, August 17, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Anselmo and Genoeffa (Demanicor) Formolo and spent the past 12 years in Richlandtown after moving from Oneida where she resided for over 40 years. Rita was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Weston. She was a homemaker who could always make something out of...