Obituaries

Jan 4, 2017

Martha A. "Marty" (Mehalick) Hysock, 87, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Wednesday at her residence with her family by her side.

Born in Oneida, June 1, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Yurick) Mehalick.

She was a retired garment worker having worked in the local garment industry.

Martha...

Jan 1, 2017

John F. Bagienski, age 94 of Shenandoah passed away Sunday at St. Lukes University Hospital, Bethlehem.

Born in Shenandoah on March 12, 1922 he was a son of the late Joseph and Sophia (Kochanowska) Bagienski.

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

Mr. Bagienski was a highly decorated...

Dec 30, 2016

James E. Hobin, 91, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in Lost Creek No. 2, Feb. 23, 1925, he was a son of the late Martin J. and Anna A. (Coyle) Hobin.

Jim was a 1942 graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School and attended...

Dec 25, 2016

James A "Jay" Hanley, 85, of Mahanoy City, passed away Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Jay was born Dec. 22, 1931, to the late Edward J. and Mildred "Dolly" Mellen Hanley.

He was a graduate of Mahanoy City High School, Class of 1949. He was a decorated veteran having served honorably in the...

Dec 16, 2016

George A. Hoffman, 85, formerly of Shenandoah Heights and a resident of the Shenandoah High Rise, passed away peacefully Friday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street.

Born in William Penn (Shaft) on Feb. 17, 1931, he was a son of the late Lewis H. Hoffman Sr. and Alma McSurdy Hoffman.

He was a...

Dec 11, 2016

Geraldine A. "Geri" (Dick) Shumski, 77, of Shenandoah, passed away Sunday at her residence.

Born in Shenandoah, Sept. 19, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Stasia (Kutchinsky) Dick.

Geri was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, and the Reading Hospital School of Radiology.

She was...

Dec 11, 2016

Catherine Guzinski, Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully Dec. 11 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street, with her family by her side.

Born in Pittsburgh, she was raised in Dunmore and was the third oldest of 10 children born to the late Andrew and Mary Sakulich Barnick. She was the wife of Theodore Guzinski, who passed away...

Dec 4, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" (McGuire) Dower, 78, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, with her loving family by her side.

Born and raised in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Kilty McGuire.

She was a retired garment worker having worked in the local garment industry.

Nov 27, 2016

Francis V. "Angie" McAndrew, 71, of Raven Run, Lost Creek, a retired Pennsylvania State Police Investigator and a former Schuylkill County sheriff and commissioner passed away Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 29, 1944, he was a son of the late Patrick and Rose Lorady McAndrew.

Angie was a 1962...

Nov 19, 2016

Anthony J. "Tony" Rauco, 86, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.

Born in Raven Run, April 19, 1930, he was a son of the late Angelo and Rose Parasassi Rauco.

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

Tony was...

Nov 15, 2016

Margaret M. "Peg" (McHale) Labonski, 86, of 200 E. Coal St., Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street, with her family by her side.

Born in Shenandoah, June 10, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Margaret (Ferguson) McHale.

She was a graduate of the former...

Nov 10, 2016

Theodore F. "Ted" Twardzik Sr., 89, of Siesta Key, Fla., passed away Thursday surrounded by his loving family at Schuylkill Center's Homestead Care, Pottsville.

Born Sept. 7, 1927, to parents, Frank and Mary Binek Twardzik of Shenandoah, Ted was the youngest of six children.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Gish and...

Oct 27, 2016

Dorothy M. (Raddie) Murray, 88, of Mount Carmel, passed away peacefully Thursday evening at her residence with her loving family at her side.

Born in Shenandoah, July 23, 1928, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Anna (Knapp) Raddie.

Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah....

Oct 27, 2016

Gary M. Karpovich, 52, of Shenandoah, passed away Thursday evening at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah, March 26, 1964, he is the son of Carl Karpovich, Shenandoah Heights, and Mary Ann (Kronkowsky) Aggon, Shenandoah.

He was a 1982 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School.

Gary attended the former St. Casimir and St. Stanislaus...

Oct 3, 2016

James T. "Malone" Maloney, 82, of the Shenandoah High Rise Apartments, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street.

Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 15, 1934, he was a son of the late Edward and Nellie Downey Maloney.

He was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, and Villanova...

Sep 24, 2016

Jeanette J. Brower, 101, of Drums, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hazle Township.

Born in Wildwood, N.J., July 11, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Anna Adler Brower.

Jeanette was a member of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, the WAVES, which was...

Sep 9, 2016

Raymond Daniel Price, 76, of Lost Creek, passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter, Deborah Pavlick, in Catawissa on Friday evening.

Born in Tamanend, April 9, 1940, he was a son of the late George and Hazel Bowman Price.

Ray was a 1959 graduate of the former Mahanoy City High School.

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Sep 7, 2016

Louis G. Cicioni, 81, a longtime resident of Lower William Penn, Shenandoah, went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, Oct. 21, 1934, he was a son of the late Gregory and Nellie Musonius Cicioni.

Louis was anArmy veteran.

He was a...

Aug 21, 2016

Jennie A. Shuskie, 90, of 100 S. Main St., and formerly West Penn Street, both in Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Sunday evening at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, Oct. 21, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie Antanavage Shuskie.

She was a 1945 graduate of the former J.W....

Aug 12, 2016

Joseph "Joeman" Fatula, 97, formerly of Arizona Avenue, Shenandoah Heights, and a resident at Shenandoah Senior Living Community, passed away peacefully Friday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street.

Born in Eckley, April 15, 1919, he was a son of the late Michael and Anna Flatko Fatula.

Joe spent a great part of his life...