Obituaries
Charles J. Magalengo
May 20, 2021
Charles J. "Charlie" Magalengo, 74 of Frackville passed away on Thursday morning, May 20, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Shenandoah on August 8, 1946, he was a son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Kacelowicz) Magalengo. He was a 1964 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Mr. Magalengo was a decorated US Air...
Richard A. Pastula
May 18, 2021
Richard A. "Possum" Pastula, 61 of Mahanoy Plane passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, May 18, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville with his loving wife Mary Elizabeth (Lomas) Pastula by his side. Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements. To...
Alice J. Cicioni
May 14, 2021
Alice J. (Wychulis) Cicioni, 81, a longtime resident of Lower William Penn, Shenandoah, currently residing with her daughter, Shirley C. Antonini at Guldin Acres, Schuylkill Haven went home to be with God on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg. Born in Shenandoah on November 26, 1939, she was a daughter of the late John & Alice...
Anastasia “Nellie” Hress
Apr 26, 2021
Anastasia "Nellie" Hress, 98 of Mahanoy City passed away on Monday morning, April 26, 2021 at the Hometown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Delano on May 9, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Metro and Mary (Regada) Kruika. She was a graduate of the former Delano High School. Nellie was a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic...
Robert “Bobby” Besparis
Apr 13, 2021
Robert "Bobby" Besparis, 57 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at his residence with his family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Shenandoah on July 16, 1963, he was a son of the late Albert and Lois (Wychulis) Besparis. He was a self-employed painter. Bobby loved the outdoors and animals....
Judith Levin Woodburn
Apr 12, 2021
Judith Levin Woodburn, 74 of Sun Lakes, Arizona formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her family after courageous battle with cancer. She was a daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Valentine) Levin. Judy was a 1964 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Before moving to Arizona, she was...
Walter F. "Wally" Polosky
Apr 10, 2021
Walter F. "Wally" Polosky, 62 of Raven Run, Lost Creek passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 10, 2021 surrounded by family after courageously living with Alzheimer's disease for the last seven years. Born in Ashland on May 12, 1958, he was a son of the late Walter and Mary (Chismar) Polosky. Walter was a 1976 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High...
Mary Jo (Maley) Piekarski
Mar 28, 2021
Mary Jo (Maley) Piekarski, 79, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully with family present, on Sunday, March 28th, 2021. Born in Shenandoah on December 2, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Martina) Maley. Preceding her in death in addition to her parents were her beloved grandson Robert "RJ" Piekarski, cousins Mary and William Mikalonis, and uncle...
Catherine A. “Cathy” Guers
Mar 22, 2021
Catherine A. "Cathy" Guers, 80 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Shenandoah on November 21, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Helen (Wardigo) Adlis. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Catherine retired from the Shenandoah Valley School...
Alice M. Loughlin Grimes
Mar 4, 2021
Alice M. Loughlin Grimes, 99 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Thursday night, March 4, 2021 with her family by her side at Broad Mountain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Frackville where she currently resided. Born in Shenandoah on February 26, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Anthony & Louise (Macaravage) Niemkiewicz. She was a retired garment worker having...
Eleanor W. Isgate
Mar 4, 2021
Eleanor W. Isgate, 95, of Weston Place, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, Pottsville, after a short illness. Born October 20, 1925, in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Adelle (Ragazinsky) Wishnefski. She was a graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School, Shenandoah Heights. Eleanor...
Sharon Ann Shaw
Mar 3, 2021
Sharon Ann (Micklesavage) Shaw, 68 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Shenandoah on April 12, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Kline) Micklesavage. Sharon was a stay-at-home mother. She treasured the time spent with her family and...
Teresa Arsenia Fermin
Mar 2, 2021
Teresa Arsenia Fermin, 91 of Shenandoah passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 14, 1929 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Viewing and funeral services were held and her life was celebrated and memorialized be her family and Sr. Helene Theresa McGroarty, IHM with interment in Annunciation BVM Cemetery, Shenandoah...
Henry J. Klokey
Feb 28, 2021
Henry J. "Hank" Klokey, 70 formerly of Lower William Penn, Shenandoah passed away on Sunday evening, February 28, 2021 at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights where he resided for the previous ten years. Born in Shenandoah on April 24, 1950, he was a son of the late Stanley N. and Estelle "Stella" (Pahlicke) Klokey. He was a 1968...
John Ralph Cugusi
Feb 16, 2021
John Ralph Cugusi, fondly known to all as "Jack", age 90 of Mahanoy City passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, under loving hospice care at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill East, Pottsville after battling COVID-19. Born on April 14, 1930 and raised in Shenandoah, Jack was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary Ann (Colosimo) Cugusi. Jack's...
Kevin P. Mctiernan
Feb 13, 2021
Kevin P. McTiernan, 54 of Berwick formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Surviving are two sisters, Ann Sebastiano and her husband Frank of Shenandoah and Denise Claudio of Jersey City, NJ; two brothers, John McTiernan and his wife Pam of Frackville and Michael McTiernan of Confluence; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and...
Bertha Ptaszkowski
Feb 7, 2021
Bertha (Dudash) Ptaszkowski, age 85 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, February 7, 2021 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Mahanoy City on October 17, 1935 she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Wargo) Dudash. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at the former K-Mart, Schuylkill Mall, Frackville. She was a...
Olga Piaskowski
Feb 5, 2021
Olga (Kurchock) Piaskowski, 90 of Frackville formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021. Born in Frackville on May 27, 1930 she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Shaboskie) Kurchock. Olga was a 1947 graduate of the former Frackville High School. She was last employed in the Shenandoah garment industry. Olga was a member of...
Diane A. Donovan
Jan 31, 2021
Diane A. (Kayes) Donovan died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Shenandoah Heights at the age of 63. Diane was born on July 14, 1957 in Shenandoah and was the daughter of Charlotte (Zarcufsky) Litwak who survives and the late Joseph Kayes. She was a 1975 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. On January 30, 1977 in...
Charles R. Conti
Jan 30, 2021
Charles R. "Chuck" Conti, 47 of Shenandoah passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. He was the son of the late Louis M. and Carol A. (Breinich) Conti. Surviving are his twin brother, Victor L. Conti of Shenandoah; his aunt, Sandy Shelitsky of Frackville, additional family and friends. Private services and interment will be held in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah...
