Obituaries

Aug 18, 2018

Leona C. (Borowicz) Cieslukowski Ciesluk, 94, formerly of West Lloyd Street, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday night at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, July 29, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Mary (Bonislawski) Borowicz.

She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School.

Leona...

Aug 15, 2018

Eleanor F. (Sobolewski) Sadowski, 92, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Wednesday night at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, November 29, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Victor and Bridget Sobolewski.

She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Eleanor was the owner and operator of...

Aug 9, 2018

Deborah Kay (Hargrave) Ulicny, 66, wife of Tom Ulicny, of Shenandoah, passed away Thursday morning at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 1, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Baxter and Roberta (Bryson) Hargrave.

Debbie had a natural talent for singing and sang professionally at venues in the Baltimore...

Jul 19, 2018

James A. "Shine" O'Boyle, 73, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.

Born in Lost Creek on March 10, 1945, he was a son of the late Edward "Ted" and Barbara (Coyle) O'Boyle.

He was a graduate of the former Shenandoah Catholic High School.

Jul 18, 2018

Dianne T. Ogrodnick, RN, 76, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, Oct. 15, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Stanley Ogrodnick and Constance (Alex) Ogrodnick Rusin.

She was a 1960 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, and graduated from...

Jul 15, 2018

Virginia M. "Virg" Wood, 89, passed away in her home Sunday morning surrounded by her family.

Virg was born in Lost Creek, on June 19, 1929, the first of eight children, to Patrick J. Coyle and Eleanor L. Shearn.

She was a 1946 graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School where she was...

Jul 14, 2018

Jason John "Poison" Zulkowski, 43, of Shenandoah, passed away July 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Shenandoah on March 27, 1975, he was a son of Debra Mulkusky Navarrete and her husband, Martin Navarrete, Shenandoah, and the late John J. Zulkowski.

He attended Shenandoah Valley High School.

Earlier, Jason was...

Jul 13, 2018

Jane B. Bukowski, 97, formerly of Ringtown and Turkey Run, passed away peacefully Friday at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, November 28, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Josephine (Rzepiejewski) Lebiedziewski.

Jane was a member of Divine Mercy Parish, Shenandoah. She was a lifelong member of the former St....

Jul 8, 2018

Catherine R. Kitty (Slapkowski) Evanousky, 97 formerly of Shenandoah and Ringtown passed away on Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah on October 26, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Margaret Slapkowski.

Prior to her retirement, she was employed in the local garment industry.

Kitty was...

Jun 30, 2018

Aurora E. "Gloria" (Pena) Tamasaukas, 82, a former resident of Shenandoah and Lower William Penn who most recently resided in Independent Living at the Birches at Shenandoah Senior Living Community, passed away on Saturday afternoon at the center.

Born in Shenandoah on October 25, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Celistino and Teresa (Gonzalez-Otero) Pena....

Jun 27, 2018

Bertha T. "Bertie" (Selsavage) Pukavage, 96, of Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday morning.

Born in William Penn, March 31, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Cherneski) Selsavage.

She, along with her late husband, Andrew Pukavage, who passed away in 1988, owned and operated the former Andy's Caf on East Lloyd Street,...

Jun 26, 2018

Florence B. "Flo" Steele, 92, of Ringtown, passed away on Tuesday at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 17, 1925, she was a daughter of the late James and Lillian (Day) Cunningham.

Earlier in life, Flo was a member of the congregation of the Dominican Sisters in...

Jun 24, 2018

Anna Marie (Steele) Kowalski, 89, of Shenandoah, passed away on Sunday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, November 27, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Dougherty) Steele.

Anna Marie was a 1946 graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School, Shenandoah Heights.

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Jun 22, 2018

Helen M. (Seroka) Chatcavage, 89, of Pennsylvania Ave., Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully Friday morning at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.

Born in Shenandoah on June 13, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Katherine (Swies) Seroka.

Helen was a member of Divine Mercy Parish, Shenandoah, and was a member...

Jun 15, 2018

Roseann M. (Koval) Snyder, 82, of Shenandoah, passed away Friday at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, August 8, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Rose (Kowalski) Koval.

She was a 1953 graduate of the former Shenandoah Catholic High School.

Prior to her retirement, Roseann worked in the...

May 15, 2018

Virginia B. (Guers) Najda, 76, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Shenandoah, February 2, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Pauline (Huss) Guers.

Virginia was a 1959 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Prior to...

May 9, 2018

Clara (Stefanski) Siddall, 96, a former Shenandoah resident, passed away Wednesday at Renaissance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Philadelphia.

Born in Shenandoah, Oct. 6, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Mikolajczyk) Stefanski.9

Clara was a lifelong member of the former St. Casimir's Parish, Shenandoah, now Divine Mercy Parish.

She...

May 8, 2018

Cheryl M. Zaremba, Shenandoah Heights, passed away late Tuesday night at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Anna (Witek) Zaremba.

She was a licensed practical nurse, having worked in private duty nursing as well as in local area hospitals and nursing homes.

Preceding...

Apr 28, 2018

Eleanor E. (Shoup) Zubowicz, 86, of Ringtown, and a former resident of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 19, 1932, she was a daughter of the late William and Helen(Smith) Shoup.

She was a 1950 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Apr 21, 2018

Violet M. (Mizzer) Sedlock, 96, of Shenandoah, passed away Saturday at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, November 25, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Shemansky) Mizzer.

Violet was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

She was a retired garment worker, having worked...