Obituaries

Aug 1, 2015

William J. Swantek, 67, of Pattersonville, Ringtown, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at his residence surrounded by his family.

Born in Shenandoah, he was a son of the late John J. Swantek Sr. and Violet Janowczyk Swantek.

He was a 1966 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Mr. Swantek was...

Jul 29, 2015

William J. "Bill" Rydzy, 68, of Pattersonville Road, Ringtown and a former resident of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening at the home of his significant other and caregiver, Elizabeth Mihalick, in Mahanoy City.

Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 16, 1947, he was a son of the late John Rydzy and the former Marie (Shistle) Andrulonis. He was...

Jul 22, 2015

Steven R. "Fuzzy" Mahmod, 48, of Chelton Street, Lower William Penn, Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Shenandoah, May 11, 1967, he was a son of Ruth Shistel Mahmod, Ashland, formerly of William Penn, and the late Raymond K. "Ray" Mahmod.

Steve was a 1985 graduate of Shenandoah Valley...

Jul 11, 2015

Alfred J. "Al" Matuk, 93, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven.

Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 29, 1922, he was a son of the late Peter and Victoria (Jadeszki) Matuk.

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

Jul 8, 2015

Helen J. (Straka) Fell of Shenandoah died peacefully Wednesday July 8, 2015 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated and interment were privately held at the convenience of the family.

Jul 5, 2015

Georgette (Sahyoun) Moyer of Shenandoah Heights died peacefully on Sunday, July 5, 2015.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated and interment were privately held at the convenience of the family.

Jun 24, 2015

Stanley J. "Sonny" Stefansky, 96, of Shillington, formerly of South West Street, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Wednesday at his home in Shillington.

Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 5, 1919, he was a son of the late Peter and Josephine Mikolajczyk Stefanski.

He was educated in the Shenandoah parochial schools.

Sonny was a decorated World...

Jun 13, 2015

Suzanne P. (Markonis) Straub, 60, of 1165 W. Lloyd St., Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah, March 16, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Helen (McCloskey) Markonis.

She was a 1973 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Suzanne was...

Jun 13, 2015

Mary M. (Sendlock) Salinski, 97, of North Jardin Street, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully June 13 in Pottsville.

Private services and interment were held at the convenience of the family.

Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah, was in charge of the arrangements.

May 28, 2015

Anthony J. Lazusky, 90, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away Thursday at his residence.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Divine Mercy Church, Shenandoah, and interment with military honors at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah,...

May 28, 2015

Martha A. (Rettzo) Yotko, 81, of Girardville, who formerly resided in Shenandoah for most of her life, passed away Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street.

Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 15, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Lawson) Rettzo.

Martha was of the Catholic faith.

Preceding her in...

May 24, 2015

Lucy R. (Rauco) Kolonsky, 83, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening.

Born in Shenandoah, June 10, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Rose Parasassi Rauco.

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

Prior to her retirement, she worked as a police dispatcher...

May 16, 2015

Thomas J. Zangari, 93, formerly of West Penn Street, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights.

Born in Girardville, Feb. 19, 1922, he was a son of the late Annibelli and Rose Fazio Zangari.

He was a graduate of the former Butler Township High School and attended McCann...

May 13, 2015

Walter "Buddy" Sebastian, age 94 of Sinking Spring passed away peacefully Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Karen Haddigan in Bethlehem.

Born in Shenandoah on January 1, 1921 he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Daniels) Sebastian.

He was a 1939 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah and...

May 11, 2015

Kimiko A. "Kim" (Sinagawa) Rakus, 88, a resident of Shenandoah Senior Living Community, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street.

Born in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Tora Sinagawa.

Kim graduated high school in the Philippines.

She was a retired...

May 4, 2015

Violet A. Ushela, 91, a former resident of North Emerick Street, Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Monday night at Shenandoah Senior Living Community, Shenandoah.

Born in Shenandoah, Feb. 16, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Anna Sakalosky Ushela.

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

Apr 30, 2015

Paul A. Varenick, age 66 of Shenandoah Heights passed away peacefully Thursday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah on May 12, 1948 he was a son of the late Anthony (Varenick) Antz and Rosemary (Downey) Varenick.

He was a 1966 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.

Apr 20, 2015

Cecelia E. "Cele" Rollis O'Brien, 85, formerly of Ellengowan, passed away peacefully Monday at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in MaryD, May 16, 1929, she was a daughter of the late August and Anna Sa-dukas Rollis.

Cele was a graduate of the former Mahanoy City High School.

She was a retired garment worker,...

Apr 20, 2015

Robert P. "Bob" Borusky, 79, of the Mahanoy High Rise, Mahanoy City, passed away peacefully Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street.

Born in Lost Creek No. 2, April 3, 1936, he was a son of the late Leonard E. and Mary T. Olexa Borusky.

Bob was a graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township...

Apr 18, 2015

Leonard J. "Lenny" Tomchick Sr., 86, of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at his residence with his family by his side.

Born in Shenandoah, May 25, 1928, he was a son of the late Joseph and Josephine Sahutsky Tomchick.

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