Obituaries
Peter Paul "Pete" Lawson, Sr.
Dec 19, 2017
Peter Paul "Pete" Lawson Sr., 88, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Saint Nicholas, Mahanoy City, July 12, 1929, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Rose (Yorski) Lawson.
Pete was educated in the former Mahanoy Township schools and after serving his...
Lorraine J. (Stefanski) Yarnitsky
Dec 9, 2017
Lorraine J. (Stefanski) Yarnitsky, 90, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at her residence with her family by her side.
Born in Shenandoah, May 15, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Mikolajczyk) Stefanski.
Lorraine was employed in local manufacturing factories.
She was a member of Divine Mercy...
Margaret L. Bernhard
Dec 6, 2017
Margaret L. (Howells) Bernhard, 77, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.
Born in Turkey Run, Shenandoah, on Sept. 14, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Anna (Millichap) Howells.
She was class salutatorian and a 1958 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper...
Nancy Lynn (George) Yablonsky
Dec 3, 2017
Nancy Lynn (George) Yablonsky, 53, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully on Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Shenandoah, July 1, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Harry George and Elizabeth "Betty" (McGuire) George Dower.
Nancy was a 1982 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School....
Anna Mae Karpovich
Dec 3, 2017
Anna Mae Karpovich, 78 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully on Sunday morning surrounded by her family at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.
Born in Shenandoah on July 18, 1939 she was a daughter of the late Joseph & Mary (Cominsky) Karpovich.
Anna Mae attended the former St. George Elementary School, Shenandoah and was...
Anella J. Laurette
Nov 27, 2017
Anella J. Laurette, 69 of Shenandoah passed away on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.
Born in Shenandoah on January 21, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (Monahan) Laurette.
She was a 1968 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
Anella was employed in housekeeping...
Christina M. "Tina" (Bachike) Sass
Nov 25, 2017
Christina M. "Tina" (Bachike) Sass, 53, of Frackville, passed away Saturday at her residence.
Born in Shenandoah, Aug. 10, 1964, she was a daughter of Thomas and Mary Lou Lazor Bachike, Frackville.
Tina was a 1982 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School.
She was last employed as a phlebotomist and manager at Met...
Mark Allen Nicholas
Nov 17, 2017
Mark Allen Nicholas, 57, of Shenandoah, passed away Nov. 17 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Danville, June 27, 1960, he was a son of the late Daniel T. and Virginia Baxter Nicholas.
He was a graduate of the former Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs, Ashland.
Mark was last employed by...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Kowalonek
Nov 17, 2017
Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Kiskeravage) Kowalonek, 77, of Ringtown, passed away Friday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Shenandoah, October 5, 1940, she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Zakiewicz) Kiskeravage.
She was a 1958 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
...
Mary "Mamie" Felegi
Nov 12, 2017
Mary "Mamie" (Lis) Felegi, 92, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Sunday evening at Broad Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
Born in Shenandoah, December 2, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Jennie (Gunosky) Lis.
She was a retired garment worker, having worked in the local garment industry.
Mamie was...
Joseph E. "Smokey" Kutchinsky
Nov 8, 2017
Joseph E. "Smokey" Kutchinsky, 79, a former resident of Shenandoah, passed away Nov. 8 at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.
Born in Weston Place, Shenandoah Heights, on July 28, 1938, he was a son of the late Andrew and Helen Gailushas Kutchinsky.
Smokey was a 1957 graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township...
Rose A. (Nasuti) Moffat
Oct 21, 2017
Rose A. (Nasuti) Moffat, 86, a resident of the Shenandoah Senior Living Community, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.
Born and raised in Shenandoah, she was preceded in death by her parents, Riccardo and Philomena (Bova) Nasuti, and her stepmother, Catherine Nasuti.
She was a graduate of the former...
Jean A. Hogan
Oct 10, 2017
Jean A. Hogan, 75, of the Village Apartments, East Coal Street, Shenandoah, passed away suddenly Tuesday at her residence.
Born in Shenandoah, December 22, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Mary (Ross) Hogan.
Jean was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
She retired from the former A&E...
Frank J. Bercofsky
Oct 5, 2017
Frank J. Bercofsky, 64 of Shenandoah Heights passed awayon Thursday.
He was a son of the late Frank W. and Frances Bercofsky.
Surviving are his daughter, Jill Dominick of Pittsburgh and cousins.
Religious services will be heldon Tuesdayat10:30 amat Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home,132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah.Monsignor Ronald C. Bocian will officiate.Interment will...
Mary Ann K. Link
Sep 29, 2017
Mary Ann K. (Kilker) Link, 71, of Lost Creek, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon at home surrounded by her family.
Born in Washington, Pa., June 2, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Carduff) Kilker.
She was a 1964 graduate of the former Shenandoah Catholic High School.
Mary...
Gregory Jensolowsky
Sep 27, 2017
Gregory Jensolowsky, 47, of Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.
Born in Shenandoah, June 24, 1970, he was a son of the late Zigmond "Ziggy" and Lorraine Banonis Jensolowsky.
He was a 1988 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School.
Greg worked as a truck driver in various...
Loretta V. Gressens
Sep 26, 2017
Loretta V. Kruczek Gressens, 81, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.
Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 13, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine Kielbasa Kruczek.
She was a 1953 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
Prior to her...
Joseph M. Donovan, Sr.
Sep 24, 2017
Joseph M. Donovan, Sr., 65, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Sunday at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Francis Bowman, Barnesville, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born and raised in Shenandoah, April 23, 1952, a son of Catherine Hughes Donovan, Shenandoah Heights, and the late Joseph L. Donovan.
Joe was...
Marie Maya Usewicz
Sep 20, 2017
Marie Maya Usewicz, 95 passed away peacefully on Wednesday at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.
Services and interment will be privately held at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.
Maurilio Ramirez
Sep 16, 2017
Maurilio Ramirez, 56 of Lost Creek passed away Saturday evening at his residence.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 9:30 am at Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah. A Mass of Christian Burial will then be celebrated at 10:00 am in Divine Mercy Church, 232 West Cherry Street, Shenandoah. Rev. Msgr. Thomas...
