Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
LOUIS KIKLA
Louis (Ludwik) Kikla of Grand Street in Nanticoke died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.
Born Jan. 7, 1947 in Poland, he was a son of Valenty and Helen (Wojak) Kikla.
He came to the United States in 1971 and was employed at Mercy Health Care Center in Newport Township.
He was a member of St. Joseph's Slovak Church in Nanticoke.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Sobek Kikla.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are brothers , Valenty Jr., Stanley and John; sisters , Anna and Sophia; and several cousins, all in Nanticoke.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home, 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph's Slovak Church.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery in Nanticoke.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The family requests flowers be omitted.
Harris Kintz
May 20, 1998
Harris B. "Buzzy" Kintz, 69, of Houston, Del., died Wednesday at Christina Hospital in Delaware of heart failure.
Born in Carverton, he was the son of the late William Berton and Alice Kintz.
He resided in Wilkes-Barre before moving to Delaware in 1952.
He was a self-employed carpenter.
He served in the U.S. Army during the
Korean War.
He was a member of Houston Volunteer Fire Co.
Surviving are a sister, Ella Sickler, Wataerga, Texas ; brothers , Wes Kintz, Houston, Texas ; Thomas Kintz, Florida; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Melvin Funeral Home, 15522 S. DuPont Highway, Harrington, Del., with the Rev. Tim Isley officiating.
Interment will be in California.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to the time of the services on Saturday.
KLEIN, ESTHER
October 31, 1999
Esther M. Klein, of Holiday Drive, Kingston, died Sunday at her home.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (Eisner) Miller.
She came to Wilkes-Barre in 1928 after she married Nathan Klein, owner of Klein Auto Parts.
She was a 50-year member of Fox Hill Country Club; member of Ohav Zedek; life member of Temple Israel Sisterhood and Hadassah; an Eternal Light member of Temple Israel; and a member of numerous other organizations.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan; brothers , David, George, Irving, Eugene and Harold Miller; sisters , Salley Meister and Ellen Sweetwood.
Surviving are her son, Harvey, Shavertown; daughter, Madge Benovitz, Kingston; sister, Miriam Smulowitz, Scranton; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Rosenberg Funeral Chapel, 348 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Temple Israel Cemetery, Swoyersville, with Rabbi Larry Kaplan and Cantor Ahron Abraham officiating.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. thereafter, through Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Burton Benovitz, 840 Nandy Dr., Kingston.
Memorial donations may be made to the Esther and Nathan Klein Passover Fund at Temple Israel.
Klem, Albert
February 11, 2000
Albert J. Klem, M.D., 83, of Kingston, died Friday at the home of his companion, Dolores Goble, Dallas. He was ill for the past couple months.
Born March 10, 1916, in Larksville, he was the son of the late Gabriel and Anna Zaleskas Klimkevich. He graduated from Larksville High School and attended Wyoming Seminary. He completed pre-medical studies at Temple University and received his degree in medicine from Hahnemann Medical School, Philadelphia. He opened a family practice in Kingston in 1947 and retired in 1990.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the USS Stratus for three years as doctor, chaplain, welfare/recreation officer, photographer and part-time navigator.
He was a former president of the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital Medical Staff and member of its executive board. He served as director of emergency room services for six years. He was a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Luzerne County Medical Societies; St. Casimir's Church, Lyndwood, Hanover Township; American Legion, Black Diamond Post 395 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Anthracite Post 283, both of Kingston.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Wilma Schreiner; son, Albert J. Klem II; daughter, Bonnie Klem Dillman; and brother, Gabriel "Bud" Klem, M.D.
Surviving, in addition to his companion, are sisters , Emily Siegal, Harveys Lake; Nancy Panarella, Dallas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from Kopicki Funeral Home, Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Casimir's Church. Interment will be in the parish Cemetery, Muhlenburg. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Casimir's Church or to the Brain Injury Unit of the John Heinz Rehabilitation Center in Wilkes-Barre.
STELLA SEBASTIAN SILVA KILGALLON
January 7, 1999
Mrs. Stella Sebastian Silva Kilgallon, 87, formerly of Wilkes-Barre and the Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas, died Thursday evening in the Inpatient Unit of Hospice Community Care at the Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.
Born on Dec. 8, 1911, in Ledford, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Magdeline Wonsavage Silva and Teofil Silva. She moved to the Wyoming Valley as an infant with her Father after her mother 's death from a house fire. She attended Marymount Catholic School in Wilkes-Barre.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony J. Kilgallon, former Pennsylvania Boxing Commissioner of the 1940-50s, who died on July 7, 1960; her brothers , Joseph and Ponce Silva; and step-mother , Frances Wonsavage Silva.
Surviving family members include one daughter, Jeanne Marie Sunday and her husband, Robert, of Wilkes-Barre; one granddaughter, Lisa Sunday-Lefkowitz and her husband, Jay, of Shavertown; one great-grandson, Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz; one sister, Jeanne Wathen, of Oxen Hill, Md.; nieces and nephews.
Stella was the most influential life force for most of her family because of her selfless, generous, and strong nature. Her great faith carried her through many difficult life trials. She was able, because of her faith, to see the bright side of any situation. She took pleasure in the simplest of things in this life, including some of her favorites: the garden and fresh cut flowers, tomatoes off the vine, her pets, and most of all, time spent with her family. When asked how she wanted to be remembered, she stated, "As having taken good care of my family." She did this and will always be remembered that way by those who loved her. She always put the needs of others before her own and had few material wants in this world. Her will to live carried her through the last several years when her body didn't seem like it could go on.
All of her life Stella had been fiercely independent, but as her health declined and she had to relinquish some of this independence, she never became bitter or asked, "Why me?" She taught those around her lessons in love, acceptance and the benefits of positive thinking. She had a wisdom and serenity that only comes from a long, thoughtful life. These things flowed from deep in her soul.
She was a member of St. Boniface Church in Wilkes-Barre, and had attended the senior citizen's center in Wilkes-Barre for many years, where she developed talents in ceramics and arts and crafts.
She was employed by the Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre for many years as a laboratory technician before her marriage.
On behalf of Stella, her family wishes to thank those who cared for Stella over the past several years, including Dr. Patrick Kerrigan, Dr. Juan DeRojas, Dr. Mark Bernardi, Dr. David Fields, the home health nurses and aides from Complete Home Care, those staff at the Meadows Nursing Center that were dedicated to serving others and providing quality of life, and the staff of the Mercy Hospice for their kind, gentle and compassionate care at the end; and anyone who provided loving care to Stella that we may have inadvertently missed.
Funeral Services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, on Park Avenue and South Street in Wilkes-Barre, with a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Boniface Church.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Boniface Church, 225 Blackman St., Wilkes-Barre, 18702; Inpatient Unit of Hospice Community Care, c/o 385 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, 18704; or to the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary, 55 Center Hill Road, Dallas, 18612, to be put toward the Stella Kilgallon Memorial Garden Project.
RALPH KLIMOVICH
Ralph S. Klimovich, 86, of Section Street, Tangerine, Fla., died Thursday in the Florida Hospital, Orlando, Fla.
Born Oct. 24, 1912, in Glen Lyon, he was the son of the late Stanley and Sophie Korsak Klimovich.
He resided in Florida since 1977.
He was employed by the Glen Alden Coal Company.
He was a member of the Grace and Truth Chapel, Orlando, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Iris McKeel, on April 14, 1991; brothers , Adolph and Stanley.
Surviving are sons , Jonathan, Charlotte, N.C.; Emmanuel, Pittston; daughters , Elizabeth Wassil, Allentown; Naomi Wilson, Nescopeck; sister, Frances Cross, Mount Dora, Fla.; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Mayo Funeral Home, Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny.
Interment will be in Hedley Grove Cemetery in Bethel Hill.
There will be no calling hours.
KLIMOWICZ, ANNA
October 31, 1999
Anna J. Klimowicz, of St. Clair Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday at the Heritage House Hospice Care Unit of the VNA.
Born in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Bienaska) Klimowicz.
She was educated in the Wilkes-Barre city schools.
She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plains Township, and its Altar and Rosary Society.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Emily Crake.
Surviving are her sisters , Lottie Klimowicz, Wilkes-Barre; Josephine Weems, Roanoke Island, N.C.; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the Michael J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S. River St., Plains Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plains Township.
Interment will be in the parish Cemetery, Plains Township.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the SS. Peter and Paul Church Restoration Fund.
Klinitski, Sophie
March 25, 2000
Sophie M. Klinitski, formerly of Center Street, Hanover section of Nanticoke, died Saturday at Mercy Health Care Center, Sheatown.
Born in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late Jacenty and Mary Piscotty Swirat. She attended Nanticoke schools. She resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 30 years before returning to the Nanticoke area in 1975. She was a member of St. Mary's Church and American Legion Auxiliary, both in Nanticoke.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Klinitski; son, Edward; sisters , Nellie Yablonski, Anna Wombal and Frances Levandoski; brothers , George and Joseph Swirat.
Surviving are her son, Joseph, at home; brother, Michael Swirat, Nanticoke; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday from the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home, 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Nanticoke. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Klosowski, Chester
January 8, 2000
Chester J. Klosowski, 83, of South Grant Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Saturday at his home.
Born April 1, 1916, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Frank and Lottie (Sikorski) Klosowski.
He attended Wilkes-Barre schools and was a graduate of Coughlin High School, class of 1934. He also attended Niagara University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served as a surgical technician in Okinawa in the Pacific Theater.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Church, East South Street, Wilkes-Barre; American Legion Post 815, Wilkes-Barre Township; the Fraternal Order of Police; and the Stanton Lanes Seniors bowling league for many years.
He served with the Wilkes-Barre Police Department for 34 years, retiring in 1984 with the rank of detective sergeant.
He and his wife, the former Stella (Virginis), celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on June 19.
He was preceded in death by brothers , John, Edward and Henry; sisters , Mary Wildes and Florence Capezzera.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters , Karen Olinto, Winnetka, Ill.; Sally Klosowski, at home; sons , Larry, Mill Valley, Calif.; John, Chino Hills, Calif.; David, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; sister, Helen Mollahan, Lancaster; seven grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, Park Avenue and South Street, Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, with the Rev. Theodore L. Obaza officiating.
Interment will be in the parish Cemetery, Bear Creek.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holy Trinity Church.
