Obituaries

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...

Apr 12, 2018

Josephine J. (DeGregor) Moyer, 92, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, March 19, 1926, she was a daughter of the late August and Maria (Matino) DeGregor.

Josephine was a 1944 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. She was first employed at the...

Apr 4, 2018

Robert A. "Coach" Yablonsky, 66, of Shenandoah, passed away April 4 at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah, May 14, 1951, he was a son of the late Alfred S. and Verna (Navitsky) Yablonsky.

Bob was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. He also graduated from Kutztown State College in 1975 and the University...

Apr 1, 2018

Helene A. (Arlukowicz) Seroka, 85, a former resident of Ringtown and Shenandoah, passed away peacefully early Easter Sunday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, September 23, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Sahutsky) Arlukowicz.

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

Mar 25, 2018

Ronald D. Chatcavage, age 56 of Shenandoah passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah on February 7, 1962 he was a son of the late Frank A. Chatcavage, Sr. and Adele C. (Spudis) Chatcavage.

He was a 1979 graduate of the former Cardinal Brennan High School.

Preceding him...

Mar 25, 2018

Gino L. Bruni 68, of Shenandoah, passed away after a short battle with aggressive lung cancer at the home of his daughter in Middle River, MD on Sunday March 25, 2018 surrounded by his beloved family. He was a devoted husband, loving father and G-Pa extraordinaire.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Armond Sr. and...

Feb 26, 2018

Edith June (Walker) Lipiec, 85, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Monday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Yatesville, June 2, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Elsie (Freeman) Walker.

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

Edith worked as a...

Feb 25, 2018

Joyce F. (Ploeger) Melusky, 71, of Lost Creek, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, July 28, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Kathryn (Joyce) Ploeger.

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

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