Obituaries

Mar 31, 2018

Mary A. Shala

Mary A. Shala, 90, Lost Creek, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Ringtown, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Mary McEllone Dresh. She worked as an LPN for the former Pottsville Hospital.

In addition to her...

Mar 27, 2018

Mary Jo Brennan

Mary Jo Brennan , 65, Halifax, formerly of Girardville, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at her home with her family by her side.

Born in Ashland she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Whitley Bakerofskie. She had worked as a CNA until...

Mar 22, 2018

Sharon L. Robinson

Sharon L. Robinson , 64, Mahanoy City, passed away peacefully Thursday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Frackville she was a daughter of Marion L. Evans James, Mahanoy City and the late Melvin C. James Sr.. She was of the Protestant faith.

Sharon...

Mar 22, 2018

Edward J. Dougherty

Edward J. "Doc" Dougherty , 73, Emmaus, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 22, at his residence with his family at his side.

Born in Philadelphia he was a son of the late James D. and Betty Rose Cuff Dougherty. He had been employed as a finance/insurance...

Mar 18, 2018

Peter F. Ennis

Peter F. Ennis, 60, Ashland, went to meet his heavenly father on Sunday, March 18, 2018.

Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Charles Albert and Jean E. Wofgang Ennis. He was a member of the former St. Joseph's Church, now St. Charles...

Mar 11, 2018

Thomas Barlow

Thomas Barlow, 69, Pottsville, died suddenly on Sunday afternoon in Locustdale.

Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Mary Yablonsky Barlow.

Tom had been employed as the maintenance crew leader at Northeast Prestressed Products, Pottsville.

He is survived by his son Tommy and his...

Feb 27, 2018

Ann M. Mishlanie

Ann M. Mishlanie , 90, Ringtown, former Frackville resident, passed away peacefully Tuesday at Shenandoah Senior Living Community with her son Raymond by her side.

Born in Frackville she was a daughter of the late George and Sadie Ferris Schally. She had been employed as a...

Feb 23, 2018

Geraldine Rae Kosick

Geraldine Rae Kosick , 84, Girardville, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday evening surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Wall Township, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Dorothy Polhemus Gifford.

Rae was devoted to her family and...

Feb 10, 2018

Nancy Jo Doraski

Nancy Jo Doraski , 78, Ashland, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning at her home.

Born in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Roy "Sparky" and Maude Hall Adams. She worked for Clorox Company and in the housekeeping department at Geisinger, Danville before her retirement....

Feb 9, 2018

Philip J. Dangelo

Philip J. Dangelo , 69, Harrisburg, former Girardville resident passed away peacefully Friday at Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg.

Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Philip and Josephine Corigliano Dangelo. He was of the Catholic faith.

He was preceded in death...

Feb 5, 2018

Blanche M. Saldukas

Blanche M. Saldukas , 97, formerly of Frackville, passed away peacefully Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Lenore, in Easton, with her family by her side.

Born in Frackville she was a daughter of the late Charles and Carrie James Lindemuth. She was a...

Feb 4, 2018

Barbara F. Byrne

Barbara Frances Byrne of Ringtown, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Danville, where she had been a guest two weeks.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Paul P. Byrne, with whom she shared 42 years of...

Jan 26, 2018

Helen Baranowsky Kiefer

On January 26, 2018, Helen Baranowsky Kiefe r, 91, passed away at home. She was born in Frackville on January 16, 1927, to Polish immigrant parents, Antonina and Walter Baranowsky. Her childhood was anything but ideal; it was downright difficult. The secret to surviving extreme poverty in her...

Jan 26, 2018

Chester J. Niedzwiecki

Chester J. Niedzwiecki, 74, Pine Grove, formerly of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday at his home.

Born in Shenandoah, he was a son of the late Chester S. and Sophie Cooper Niedzwiecki. He was employed as a worker's compensation auditor for Aetna/Traveler's Insurance until his retirement.

Chester was a...

Jan 18, 2018

Mary M. Henning

Mary M. Henning , 73, Girardville, passed away peacefully on Thursday surrounded by her family at Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East, Pottsville.

Born in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Snyder Moran. Mary was employed as a nurse's aide at Broad...

Jan 6, 2018

John J. Strenchock

John J. Strenchock , 72, Bloomsburg, formerly of Shenandoah, passed into eternal rest on Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Shenandoah, he was a son of the late John and Stella Opanel Strenchock. John had a career in banking and finance and was the...

Dec 24, 2017

Jean M. Joyce

Jean "Jeanne" M. Joyce , 73, Girardville passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday morning.

Born in Shenandoah she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Jean Marquardt Gower.

She was a member of the former St. Joseph's Church, Girardville, now...

Dec 24, 2017

Frank P. Romanelli

Frank P. Romanelli , 88, Frackville, passed away peacefully Sunday at Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.

Services and interment will be private at the convenience of the family.

Dec 17, 2017

Mary Louise Eiche

Mary Louise Eiche, 89, Frackville, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 17 th , at the home of her son-in-law Robert Hinkle, in Virginia.

Born in Gilberton she was a daughter of the late John and Priscilla Swartz Murphy. She was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran...

Dec 12, 2017

Richard M. Puls

Richard M. Puls , 67, formerly of Frackville passed away on Tuesday evening at Ridgeview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah.

Born in Jersey, City, NJ, he was a son of Elizabeth Tynio Puls, Frackville and her late husband Morris N. Puls. Rich worked as a sprinkler...