Eleanor Anna Kryger

  • Eleanor Anna Kryger

Eleanor Anna Kryger

Eleanor Anna Kryger, 89, Mountain Top passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021. Born December 3, 1932 in Larksville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Stelevich Martinez. She was a 1950 graduate of Nanticoke Area High School. Upon graduation, Eleanor enlisted in the US Army and proudly served in the Women’s 


Army Corp during the Korean conflict. She was stationed in both San Francisco and Germany, as she rose to the rank of Sergeant, before being Honorably Discharge in 1953. She often loved to mention that she achieved a higher rank in the Army than her husband, Lou.After her service ended, Eleanor returned home and earned her cosmetology license. She managed the salon at Neisner’s Department Store in Wilkes-Barre until she married in 1962. Eleanor then dedicated her life to her husband, children and grandchildren. She never missed the kids sporting and cultural events, her voice could always be heard cheering them on. After the kids were grown, she’d often be gone hours shopping or in her words I was just off “gallivanting”. Eleanor was an avid reader and a proud member of the Red Hat Society. She loved gardening and spending time with her Granddog’s Calvin & Hobbes. 


In additional to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Lucian Kryger in 2014 and her brothers, Joseph, Ramon and Carlos Martinez.Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Luciann Grochowski and her husband John, Forty Fort; Alison and her wife Renee Taylor, Mountain Top; grandchildren, Ryann Grochowski Jones and her husband Coulter, Brooklyn, NY; 


Steven Grochowski, Wilkes-Barre; great-grandchildren, Evelyn and Owen Jones; brothers Valentin Martinez and his wife Rosemary; Paul Martinez and his wife Gloria; sistersin-law, Barbara Kryger, Camille Martinez, Beverly Martinez and Corrine Martinez; several nieces, nephews and cousins.


Although the past few years became physically challenging, Eleanor greeted each day and everyone that came in contact with her, with her beautiful smile. We’re going to miss her beautiful smile and look forward to seeing it again someday. Eleanor’s family would like to thank the staff, nurses and aids of Highland Park Senior Living and Allied Services 


Center City for their exceptional love and care they gave her every day. A Mass of Christian Burial Will be held Saturday at 11:00am at Our Lady Of Hope parish, Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend John S. Terry, Pastor, will be Celebrant. Interment with Military Honors will follow in St. Mary’s Maternity Cemetery, West Wyoming. Friends may call Saturday morning at the church from 10:00am until time of Mass.


Arrangements are entrusted to the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top, PA 18707. Theodora (Teddy) Mosciewski, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away following a brief illness on Saturday, December 11, 2021.


Born September 30, 1930, in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Emily Mosciewski. Teddy was a graduate of Coughlin High School and the former Wilkes-Barre Business College. Teddy was employed at Social Security Data Processing Center as a benefit earnings clerk until her retirement on January 2, 2004. Teddy was a member of SS Peter and Paul Church, Plains.


In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph (Joe Crow) and Ted Mosciewski; sisters, Genevieve Gorski, Janet Brothers, Hermine Mascelli, and Stella Tomchak.


Surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10:00am in SS Peter & Paul Church, Hudson Road, Plains. The Reverend Jack Lambert, Pastor, will be Celebrant. Private interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.

Joseph E. Brazinski

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 21, 2025
Joseph Edmund Brazinski, 73, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away April 19, 2025, at Third Avenue Health Care, Kingston. Born March 24, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Edmund and Josephine Starek Brazinski. Joseph was 1970 graduate of Marymount High School, Wilkes-Barre. Prior to retirement in 2011, he was employed by the Department of Environmental Protection on abandoned mine reclamation projects. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Cywinski in 2017. Surviving is his daughter, Miranda Brazinski; and nephews, Ryan and Scott Cywinski. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Frederick Holtzman

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 14, 2025
Fred Holtzman, 86 of Trucksville, PA, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at his home under the care of Allied Services Hospice. Born November 4, 1938, in Trucksville, he was the son of the late Jacob and Helen Czapla Holtzman. Fred was a 1956 graduate of Westmoreland High School. He was employed as a sheet metal worker with the Local #44 for over 50 years. Fred enjoyed attending car shows and working in his yard. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Frances Holtzman on March 26, 2025; brothers, Ernest Holtzman and Arthur Holtzman; and sisters, Arline Climach, Ruth Murphy, Lucy Gougas, Lotty Hitchcock, and Betty Harbaugh. Surviving is his daughters, Donna Dymond of Swoyersville, and Linda Billings and her husband, Jon of Mehoopany; son, Mark Holtzman of Trucksville; grandchildren, Sarah Billings of Lehman, PA, Jamie Billings of Mehoopany, and Stacy Dymond of South Carolina; 3 great grandchildren; his sister, Naome Brunges of Palm Bay, FL; sister-in-law, Michaelene Lavin and her husband, Francis of Wilkes-Barre; and many nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Rosemary D. Wisnewski

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 9, 2025
Rosemary D. Wisnewski, of Swoyersville, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born December 17, 1937, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mary Raub Graboske. Rosemary was a 1955 graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. She will be remembered for her dedication and service as a Counselor at the Domestic Violence Service Center for over 40 years. A devoted Catholic, Rosemary was a member of Holy Family Parish, Luzerne. She enjoyed watching football and was an avid Philadelphia Eagle's fan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick on May 3, 2010, and her sister, Arlene Lyons. Surviving sis her daughters, Laura Luise of Kingston, Patricia Sprague and her husband, George of Shavertown, and Paula Wisnewski of Swoyersville; grandchildren, George Sprague Jr., Trisha Sprague, and Vincent Luise; and great grandchildren, Vincent Luise Jr., Cole and Sage Vernon. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 14th, at 11:00am at the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Private interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Dallas. Friends may call Monday morning from 10:00am until the time of services. Rosemary's family would like to thank Dr. Patrick Kilduff and the nurse and staff at The Meadows for their care and compassion.