Obituaries
Kathleen M. Kapusnick
Apr 29, 2024
Kathleen M. (Conway) Kapusnick formerly of Shenandoah, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Private interment services at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville will be held at the convenience of the family. She will be laid to rest with her late husband, Edward C. Kapusnick who died in 2008. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S....
Michael L. "Peck" Pietkiewicz
Apr 24, 2024
Michael L. Pietkiewicz ("Peck"), 56, of Jefferson, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 surrounded by family and friends, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 30th, 1967 in Pottsville PA, he was the son of the late Stanley & Irene (Walukiewicz) Pietkiewicz. He was a 1985 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School and continued his...
William P. "Cre" Creasy
Apr 15, 2024
William P. "Cre" Creasy, 65, of Frackville, peacefully departed from this life at his residence on Monday, April 15, 2024. Born on February 14, 1959, in Shenandoah Heights, he was the beloved son of Annette J. (Gaborek) Creasy of Shenandoah and the late Harold C. Creasy, Jr. Bill graduated from Shenandoah Valley High School in the class of 1977 and...
Paul E. “Pickles”) (“Peckles”) Gardinsky
Apr 14, 2024
Paul E. Gardinsky ("Peckles" or "Pickles") in his words…on this day, April 14th, 2024 kicked the bucket for the final time, surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 14th, 1951 in Locust Mountain Hospital "Lokie" of Shenandoah, PA, he was the son and brother of the late Florence Kulesza Gardinsky, Alexander Gardinsky and brother Bobby Gardinsky. He is survived...
Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Lawson Sr.
Apr 8, 2024
Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Lawson Sr., 67, of Zion Grove, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Shenandoah on June 17, 1956, Joe was the son of the late Peter Paul "Pete" Lawson Sr. and Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Dower) Lawson. Joe was a 1974 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High...
Nellie R. Clark
Mar 29, 2024
Nellie R. (Zavaglia) Clark, 92, of Shenandoah, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Shenandoah on September 3, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Dominick and Rose (Saturno) Zavaglia. Nellie was a 1949 graduate of the former J.W. Copper High School, Shenandoah. She worked at the former Alma Dress Factory,...
Michael L. "Coondog" Cooney
Mar 15, 2024
Michael L."Coondog" Cooney, 52 of Shenandoah passed away Friday, March 15,2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill East Norwegian Street, Pottsville with his family at his side. Services will be private. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in care of the arrangements. To offer condolences to Michael's family, please sign the guestbook below.
John M. Schropp
Mar 7, 2024
John M. Schropp, 77, of Shenandoah Heights, passed away peacefully on March 7th, 2024 at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights. Born on February 1, 1947 in Glendon, he was the son of the late James and Sophie (Koslosky) Schropp. John was educated in the Mahanoy Area schools and was a retired machine operator. He was a follower of...
Rosemary C. (Ulceski) Jefferson
Mar 4, 2024
Rosemary C. (Ulceski) Jefferson passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 4, 2024 at her home in Shenandoah. She was born on November 11, 1953 in Ashland to Rosemary Grady and Edward (Pooch) Ulceski. Rosemary was a resident of Shenandoah and was a 1971 graduate of the former Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs, Ashland. She married Joesph M. Jefferson on...
Mary Ann (Perlinsky) Mccauley
Feb 29, 2024
Mary Ann (Perlinsky) McCauley RN, 80 formerly of Shenandoah and Harrisburg passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pottsville. Born in Shenandoah on February 21, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Veronica (Butrymovicz) Perlinsky. She was a graduate of the former Saint Casimir elementary school and the former Shenandoah...
Lynelle Rae David
Feb 28, 2024
Lynelle Rae (Horne) David, 72 of Liverpool passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, Camp Hill. Scripture services will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 10:00 am at Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah. Interment will follow in Saint Stanislaus Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights. To offer condolences to...
Jeffrey Alan Najunas Jr.
Feb 24, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Jeffrey Alan Najunas Jr. of Mahanoy City formerly of Shenandoah who tragically passed away from a fentanyl overdose on Saturday, February 24, 2024. At the age of 29, he departed this world leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. Jeffrey was born on April 2, 1994 to Jeffrey...
Theresa Rose Labosky, Rn
Feb 11, 2024
Theresa "BaBa" Rose Labosky, R.N., 92, of Shenandoah, peacefully passed away on Sunday evening February 11, 2024. Born in Shenandoah, on August 1, 1931, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (Dombrowsky) Gobster. Theresa was a graduate of Shenandoah Catholic High School and The Reading Hospital School of Nursing, where she obtained her degree as a registered...
Ann M. Kelly
Jan 26, 2024
Ann M. Kelly, 68, a life-long resident of Shenandoah, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 26, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Shenandoah on March 29, 1955, Ann was the daughter of the late John J. Kelly and Anna (Mohutsky) Kelly. She was a 1972 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. Growing up on the...
Catherine M. "Kitty" Baginski
Jan 19, 2024
Catherine M. "Kitty" Baginski, 99, of Shenandoah, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Providence Place, Pottsville. Born in Lost Creek on February 13, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Helen and Michael Martinick. Kitty was a graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School, Shenandoah Heights. On November 16, 1946 in St. Casimir Church, Shenandoah,...
Calvin Paul “Cally” Briggs
Jan 14, 2024
Calvin Paul "Cally" Briggs, 99, of Pattersonville, Ringtown passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 14, 2024. He was born on November 7, 1924 in Weston Place, Shenandoah, and was raised in Pattersonville. Calvin was a son of the late William G. and Mary E. (Walters) Briggs. Calvin was an Army veteran of World War II, having served...
Eleanor M. (Semansky) Honrychs
Jan 11, 2024
Eleanor M. (Semansky) Honrychs, 88 formerly of Shenandoah and Collingswood, New Jersey passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Millville, NJ. Born in Shenandoah on June 30, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Vera (Pletnick) Semansky. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10:00 am in Divine Mercy...
Ann Louise Conroy
Jan 7, 2024
Ann Louise Conroy, LPN, 70 of Lost Creek, passed away unexpectedly January 7th, 2024 in Raven Run at her son's residence. Born on March 29, 1953, in Ashland PA, Ann was the daughter of the late Casimir Carl Kowalick and Frances Veronica (Sadusky) Kowalick. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Babe" Conroy in 2015; brother, Frank Kowalick;...
Gertrude S. "Trudy" (Straka) Pitts
Jan 6, 2024
Gertrude S. "Trudy" (Straka) Pitts, 89 of Shenandoah passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, January 6, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton with her daughter at her side after a short battle with cancer. Born in Shenandoah on September 10, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth "Betty" (Oravitz) Straka. She was a 1952 graduate of the...
Jane A. Mallick
Jan 2, 2024
Jane A. (Lukasick) Mallick, born on January 2, 1936. passed away on her 88th birthday, January 2, 2024 at Geisinger Shamokin Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Jane was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Helen V. (Maximonis) Lukasick. A lifelong resident of Shenandoah, she is a graduate of the former West Mahanoy Township High School. After...
