Obituaries

Jun 7, 2021

Brenda L. Kerstetter

Brenda L. Kerstetter , 60, Ashland, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 7 th at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Ashland, she was a daughter of Miriam Smith Hummel, Lavelle and the late Glenn Hummel.

Brenda worked as a long term care LPN...

Jun 7, 2021

Robert F. McCann

Robert F. McCann , 69, Manville NJ, passed away unexpectedly on Monday June 7 th at his home.

Born in Ashland PA, he was a son of the late Robert G. and Mary English McCann. Robert was preceded in death by his brother Gregory McCann.  Robert...

Jun 7, 2021

Robert G. McCann

Robert G. McCann , 96, Manville NJ, passed away peacefully at Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at Hillsborough.

Born in Mahanoy Plane PA, he was a son of the late James and Elizabeth Koppenhaver McCann. He worked as a lathe operator for Johns-Manville for 35 years...

Jun 4, 2021

Nicholas A. Kazemka

Nicholas A. Kazemka , 74, Frackville passed away on Friday June 4 th at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Mahanoy Plane he was a son of the late Michael and Stella Trosky Kazemka. He had been a laborer for Nyleve  Construction until becoming disabled.

Jun 2, 2021

Helen Margret Neary

Helen Margret Neary , 94, of Sharon Hill, PA, formerly of Mahanoy City, PA passed away at her residence on Wednesday June 2 nd surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Mahanoy City, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Kubis Karlik. Helen...

May 31, 2021

Sean Boylan

Sean Boylan , 38 of Girardville, passed away on Monday May 31, 2021 in Tampa, Fl. where he had been living since December 2018.

Born July 19, 1982, he was the son of the late Jacklyn and Daniel Boylan. He grew up in Gerardville and graduated from...

May 21, 2021

Tiffany G. Kase

Tiffany G. Kase , 39, Frackville passed away on Friday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Danville, she was a daughter of Sally Kase Lawrence and her step-father Dave Lawerence and was preceded in death by her father, Roy Drumheller, her son...

May 20, 2021

Jeffrey J. Troxell Sr.

Jeffrey James Troxell was born on Friday the 13 th in June of 1952 at Ashland Hospital to the late Franklin H. and Julia (Takach) Troxell. He passed away on May 20, 2021 in Clearlake, CA after a valiant battle with esophageal cancer.

After an...

May 18, 2021

Clyde W. Fetterolf Jr.

Clyde W. Fetterolf Jr. , 85, Ashland, passed away on Tuesday May 18 th at Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill, Pottsville.

Born in Locustdale, he was a son of the late Clyde and Ruth Lieser Fetterolf.  He had been employed as the maintenance supervisor at the...

May 11, 2021

Constance A. Blozusky

Constance "Connie" Blozusky , 84, Maizeville passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday evening.

Born in Butler Twp., she was the daughter of the late Costy and Mary Yekenchick Ketusky.

Connie graduated from St. Vincent's School in Girardville and then was a 1957...

May 4, 2021

Jeanne S. Jones

Jeanne S. Jones , 86, lifetime resident of Frackville, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Frackville she was the youngest of 10 children of the late Carmine and Theresa Gallo Sarra. Jeanne was a well known teacher having taught for...

Apr 21, 2021

William "Billy" Zulkowski

William "Billy" J. Zulkowski , 49, Frackville passed away on April 21 st at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA after his two year battle with kidney disease.

Born in Pottsville, he was a son of Joseph and Kathy Curran Zulkowski, Frackville. He had been...

Apr 20, 2021

Earl W. Yeager

Earl W. Yeager , 73, Gordon, passed away on Tuesday April 20 th at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Willis and Gertrude Yeager. He worked at Laubenstein Manufacturing until its closure and then Cargill Meat...

Mar 20, 2021

Frances A. Blackner

Frances A. Blackner , 63, Mount Carmel, formerly of Girardville, passed away peacefully Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born and raised in Girardville she was a daughter of Vincent and Marian Ranieri Monterosso. She was a graduate of the former Cardinal Brennan High School.

Mar 17, 2021

Jane A. Kleeman

Jane A. Kleeman , 71, Fountain Springs, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday evening with her family at her side.

Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late James and Frances Kolenick Curry. She worked as a beautician running her own salon...

Mar 14, 2021

Margaret L. O'Donnell

Margaret L. O'Donnell , 68, Emmitsburg, MD passed away Sunday March 14 th at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown,  Md.

Born in Ashland, she was the daughter of Bernadine Ranieri Chupasko, Girardville and the late Michael Chupasko.

In addition to her mother, she is survived...

Mar 8, 2021

George F. Leiby Jr.

George F. Leiby Jr ., 69, Mayor of Ringtown, was reunited with the love of his life, Mary Lou, on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown with his family by his side.

Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late George...

Mar 5, 2021

Jonas M. Smith

Jonas M. Smith , 76, Mahanoy Plane, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home.

Born in Mahanoy Plane, he was a son of the late Gerald and Mary Kerrigan Smith.

Jonas was last employed as a Special Education teacher at Schuylkill...

Feb 26, 2021

Michael J. Lorady

Michael J. Lorady , 55, Barnesville, passed away peacefully Friday at his residence after a lengthy illness.

Born in Ashland, he was the son of Anne Dougherty Lorady, Girardville and the late James Lorady.

In addition to his mother he is survived...

Feb 17, 2021

Anthony C. Barber

Anthony C. Barber died peacefully on February 17, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-East.   He was born in Ashland, the son of Anthony J. and Mary ( nee Aaron ) Barber.   In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Anna Mae Tophoney, Betty Barber and Mary...