If you have access to Wilkes-Barre city directories, you might be able to narrow the time frame to a two year window.
However with a little more effort, you can now check the PA Dept. of Health's on-line index of deaths. They are large pdf files arranged alphabetically by year. When opened, they may be indexed alphabetically or by soundex code depending on the year.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&...