Obituaries
Alice (Kase) Horan
Nov 7, 2020
Alice (Kase) Horan, 92 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 7, 2020 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Pattersonville on March 24, 1928, she was a daughter of the late John and Grace (Sherman) Kase. She was educated in the Ringtown Area Schools. Alice was a member of Saint Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Shenandoah....
John T. Mcguire
Nov 5, 2020
John T. McGuire, 70 of Ringtown passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, November 5, 2020 at his residence with his loving wife, Peggy at his side. Born in Shenandoah on July 9, 1950 he was the son of the late John J. and Lottie (Grutza) McGuire. He was a 1968 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. He...
Virginia M. “Ginny” Bell, (Tarkovich) Rn
Nov 4, 2020
Virginia M. "Ginny" (Tarkovich) Bell, RN, 87 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born on August 25, 1933 in St. Clair, "Ginny" was the daughter of the late John and Marie (Lescavage) Tarkovich. Ginny graduated from Pottsville High School in 1951 and the Pottsville Hospital's School of Nursing...
Betty J. Pastula
Oct 29, 2020
Betty Jean (Levan) Pastula, 90 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, October 29, 2020 at her residence with her loving family by her side. Private services and interment at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville will be held at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.
Raymond J. "Ripper" Jones
Oct 28, 2020
Raymond J. "Ripper" Jones, Jr., 76, of Gordon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, Allentown, with his loving daughters by his side. Ripper is survived by his beloved daughters, Christina Jones Kalyan (Michael Mathias) and Tanya Jones Georgelis married to Anthony Georgelis all of Lancaster; his first wife and mother of...
James N. Schaeffer
Oct 17, 2020
James N. Schaeffer, 85, of 1610 Housels Run Rd., Milton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at his residence. Born in Minersville in 1935, Jim was a son of the late Emanuel and Kathleen (Connelly) Schaeffer. In 1987 he married Marcy Campbell, who survives. His passing ends a partnership of more than 41 years. Jim always joked that...
John Joseph Karpovich, Jr.
Oct 15, 2020
John Joseph Karpovich, Jr., 70 of Vienna, Virginia formerly of Shenandoah Heights passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at INOVA Hospital in Fairfax, VA due to complications resulting from a fall. His wife of 40 years, Dianne Bona, was by his side. Born in Fountain Springs on December 15, 1949, he was the son of John J. Karpovich, Sr....
Margaret L. Chesonis
Sep 20, 2020
Margaret L. "Marge" (Vislusky) Chesonis, 70, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away on Sunday morning, September 20, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Beverly Labosky, in Shenandoah Heights. Born in Shenandoah, on March 13, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Violet (Dulsky) Vislusky. Marge was a 1967 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah....
Stanley T. Pietkiewicz, Sr.
Sep 10, 2020
Stanley T. Pietkiewicz Sr., 91, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, September 10, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was the youngest child of Michael and Antoinette (Fedorowicz) Pietkiewicz, Polish immigrants that came to America in the early 1900s. He was born November 27, 1928, at home. Stan was a 1947 graduate of Shenandoah High School, where he excelled...
Paul C. Pecunas, Jr.
Sep 9, 2020
Paul C. Pecunas Jr., 50, formerly of Shenandoah passed away peacefully at his home in Philadelphia. Born in Ashland, September 27, 1969, he was the son of Eileen Pecunas of Shenandoah and the late Paul C. Pecunas Sr. Paul was raised in Shenandoah and later graduated from Shenandoah Valley School District in 1990 and was an honorary member of the...
Anna C. Snoich, Rn
Sep 4, 2020
Anna C. Snoich, RN, 93 passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East, Pottsville. Born in Shenandoah on July 12, 1927 she was a daughter of the late Steven and Anna (Lesousky) Snoich. She was a 1944 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah and Saint Mary's Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia. Earlier...
Virginia M. Vesay
Aug 26, 2020
Virginia M. "Ginny" (Strenchock) Vesay, 66 of Minersville passed away on Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville with family by her side. Born in Philadelphia on August 19, 1954 she was a daughter of the late Peter and Ruth (Martonis) Strenchock. Ginny was a graduate of West Catholic Girls' High School, Philadelphia. She then attended Penn...
Francis G. Crepack
Aug 21, 2020
Francis G. "Josh" Crepack, 82 of Shenandoah passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 in his apartment at the Shenandoah High Rise. He was born on May 3, 1938 in Shenandoah and was a son of the late of John and Mary (Zahorchak) Crepack. Francis was a graduate of the former Shenandoah Catholic High School. Mr. Crepack was a decorated...
Anna T. Bogden
Aug 14, 2020
Anna T. (Bishop) Bogden, 95, a former resident of Shenandoah, passed away early Friday morning, August 14, 2020, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born August 4, 1925, in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Franks) Bishop. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School. Anna was employed as a bookkeeper for the former...
Margaret A. Laurette
Aug 5, 2020
Margaret A. Laurette, 70 of Mahanoy City formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Wednesday morning, August 5, 2020 at HCR ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville. Born in Shenandoah on January 21, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (Monahan) Laurette. She was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. Margaret was employed as a nurse's aide...
Shelley May “Barbara” Solan
Aug 3, 2020
Shelley May "Barbara" Solan, 70 of Hazleton passed away early Monday morning, August 3, 2020 at The Pavilion at Saint Luke Village, Hazleton. Born in Mahanoy City on October 31, 1949 she was a daughter of the late William and Helen (Simko) Solan. She attended schools in Mahanoy City. Barbara was last employed as a nurse's aide. She was of...
Donald E. Wishing
Aug 2, 2020
Donald E. "Don" Wishing, 83 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully on Sunday evening. Born in Mahanoy City on August 27, 1936 he was the son of the late Edward and Theresa (Besitka) Wishing. He was a graduate of the former McAdoo High School. Mr. Wishing served his country in the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Regular Army when he...
Rita M. Sajone
Jul 18, 2020
Rita M. (Bylinski) Sajone, 93 formerly of Shenandoah Heights and a resident of Luther Ridge, Pottsville for the last 8 years passed away peacefully at Schuylkill Center Pottsville on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Born in Shenandoah she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Baranowski) Bylinski. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah....
Regina C. Truskolasky
Jul 11, 2020
Regina C. Truskolasky, 79, of Park Place Road, Mahanoy City, affectionately known as "Mom Mom" or "Jeanie Van Horn," passed away peacefully Saturday, July 11, 2020, at her residence. Jeanie was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters. Surviving are her husband of 44 years, Joseph M. Truskolasky; three sons, John Van Horn and his wife, Sherry, Joseph...
Gary L. Hasker, Sr.
Jul 5, 2020
Gary L. Hasker, Sr., 71 of Shenandoah passed away on Sunday afternoon, July 5, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville with his family by his side. Born in Hazleton on May 6, 1949 he was a son of the late Raymond S. and Anna E. (Falatko) Hasker. He attended schools in Hazleton. Earlier in life, he worked for the former...
