Obituaries
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...
Chester Paul Bayliff
Jan 22, 2021
Chester Paul Bayliff, 70 of Shenandoah, passed away suddenly Friday, January 22, 2021, at his residence. Services and interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah, is in charge of the arrangements. Please leave a condolence for the family on the Guestbook link below.
Antoinette A. Opella
Jan 20, 2021
Antoinette A. (Cugusi) Opella, 96 a former resident of West Coal Street, Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Shenandoah on April 5, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Salvadore and Mary (Rossi) Cugusi. She worked in the local garment industry and retired from the former Alma Dress...
Margaret G. Frantz
Jan 17, 2021
Margaret G. (Leskowsky) Frantz, 75 of Frackville formerly of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at her residence with her family at her side. Born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1945 she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Ruth (Miller) Leskowsky. She was last employed as certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the Shenandoah Senior Living...
Theresa Temborski
Jan 17, 2021
Theresa (Dombrowski) Temborski, 75 of Frackville formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Funeral services and interment in St. Casimir's Cemetery, Shenandoah will be private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin Street, Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.
Florence M. Spudis
Jan 8, 2021
Florence M. (Romanusky) Spudis, 91 of Shenandoah formerly of William Penn passed away peacefully on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Broad Mountain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Frackville. Born in Shenandoah on August 5, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen (Babarsky) Romanusky. Earlier in life she was employed in the local garment industry, having worked for...
Edward Mohutsky
Dec 31, 2020
Edward Mohutsky, 88 of Frackville passed away on Thursday evening, December 31, 2020 at St. Luke's University Health Network Anderson Campus, Easton. Born in Shenandoah on August 16, 1932 he was a son of the late Michael and Julia (Oravitz) Mohutsky. He was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Ed was a retired union pipefitter and...
Linda G. Dominitis
Dec 30, 2020
Linda G. Dominitis, 63, of Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street. Services and interment in Annunciation BVM Cemetery, Shenandoah, will be private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah, is in charge of the arrangements.
Marion D. (Dudis) Andrews
Dec 26, 2020
Marion D. (Dudis) Andrews, 86, of Pattersonville, Ringtown, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hazle Township. Born Aug. 24, 1934, in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria (Kordecki) Magnis Dudis. She was a 1952 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Upon her graduation, she was...
Helen J. (Simonavage) Obrzut
Dec 25, 2020
Helen J. (Simonavage) Obrzut, 96 of Brandonville, Ringtown passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020 at her residence. Born in Shenandoah on August 27, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Ankaitis) Simonavage. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the former Keystone...
Rita E. Karlavage
Dec 15, 2020
Rita E. (Stanczyk) Karlavage, 65 of Shenandoah passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Florida. Born in Shenandoah on July 10, 1955, she was a daughter of the late John and Eleanor (Nedinsky) Stanczyk. She was a 1973 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. Rita retired from the Rite Aid in Shenandoah. Earlier she worked at the Morgan...
Rosemary Nieddu
Dec 15, 2020
Rosemary (Klocek) Nieddu, 93 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Born in Shenandoah on November 10, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Grutza) Klocek. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Prior to her retirement, she worked...
Neil J. Deluca
Dec 14, 2020
Neil J. DeLuca, 80 of Shenandoah passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Services will private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements. Please leave a condolence for Neil's family by signing the Guestbook using the link below...
Barbara Louise Stierly
Dec 14, 2020
Barbara Louise (Strum) Stierly, 71 of Shenandoah passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Services will private at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements. Please leave a condolence for Barbara's family by signing the Guestbook using the link below on...
