Obituaries

Oct 15, 2012

Thomas W. Bill McSurdy, 86 formerly of Shenandoah and Pottsville passed away peacefully into Gods care on Monday evening at Genesis Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah, he was the son of the late Thomas and Frances (Davis) McSurdy and was raised by the late Catherine and Harvey Birklebach.

Bill was a graduate of the...

Oct 14, 2012

John P. Jack Holden, age 84 of 542 E. Lloyd St., Shenandoah passed away Sunday evening at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah on June 2, 1928 he was the son of the late Peter and Elizabeth (Brennan) Holden.

Mr. Holden was a member of Annunciation BVM Church, Shenandoah.

Prior to his retirement, Jack...

Oct 12, 2012

Yolanda T. Vesci, age 60 of Shenandoah passed away Friday at her residence.

Private services and interment will be held at the convenience of the family.

Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.

Oct 4, 2012

Margaret M. Margie (Jones) Rudzinski, age 64 of 110 N. Railroad Ave., Frackville passed away unexpectedly Thursday at her residence.

Born in Mahanoy Plane on January 18, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Irma (Mack) Jones.

Margaret was a 1966 graduate of the former Mahanoy City High School.

She...

Sep 4, 2012

Anna M. Radzavage of Shenandoah passed away Tuesday morning at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah, she was the daughter of the late George and Domicelle (Dzeven) Radzavage.

She was a 1949 graduate of the former J.W. Copper High School, Shenandoah.

Anna was a retired garment worker having worked in the...

Aug 30, 2012

Frank J. Stanolis, age 75 of 29 E. Oak St., Shenandoah passed away Thursday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah on July 27, 1937 he was the son of the late Frank and Joann Jennie (Medofsky) Stanolis.

He was a 1956 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah....

Aug 25, 2012

Stanley Anthony Stack (Staskiewicz), age 94 of Iselin, NJ and a former resident of Shenandoah passed away Saturday in New Jersey.

Born in 1918 he was raised in Shenandoah. He graduated as Valedictorian from the former J.W. Cooper High School, Class of 1935.

Stanley worked in the coal mines until he enlisted in the U.S....

Aug 17, 2012

Joan A. Jennie Malinoski, age 88, a former resident of West Oak Street, Shenandoah and a guest at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community passed away Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah on September 5, 1923 she was a daughter of the late John and Frances (Stabinski) Malinoski.

She was educated...

Aug 16, 2012

Aug 13, 2012

Paul Bereskie, age 82 of Girardville and a former resident of Shenandoah passed away Monday.

Born in Shenandoah on June 13, 1930 he was a son of the late John and Mildred (Korbich) Bereskie.

Paul was a decorated US Army Veteran having served in the Korean War. His decorations and citations include the Korean Service...

Aug 10, 2012

Victoria Ugolick Kirchenbauer, age 90 a former resident of Shenandoah died Friday in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10:30 am in St. Casimirs Church, 229 N. Jardin St.,Shenandoah. Rev. Msgr. Ronald C. Bocian will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Casimirs Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights.

Relatives and friends...

Jul 31, 2012

Mary Dorothy (Shoup) Klinger, age 86 of 108 Snyder Ave., Pine Grove passed away Tuesday evening at Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Shenandoah on February 2, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Charles Ellis and Elizabeth (Brokenshire) Shoup.

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

Jul 29, 2012

Genevieve (Kurlowicz) Pensmith, age 94, a resident of Providence Place, 2200 First Ave Pottsville and a former resident of Shenandoah passed away Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville.

Born in Shenandoah on May 19, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Silkowsky) Kurlowicz. Mrs. Pensmith was educated in the Shenandoah parochial...

Jul 28, 2012

Kathleen A. Kathy (Finneran) Rooney, age 59 of 15 Molnar Lane, Ringtown and a former resident of Shenandoah passed away early Saturday morning at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Shenandoah on August 23, 1952 she was the daughter of Dorothy (Nalipi) Finneran of Shenandoah and the late John Swallow...

Jul 28, 2012

Joseph C. Gervalis, age 63 of 109 N. White Street, Shenandoah passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah on January 24, 1949 he was the son of the late Joseph and Thelma (Hackenburg) Gervalis.

Joe was a 1966 graduate of the former Shenandoah Catholic High School.

He worked in...

Jul 25, 2012

Sandra A. (Kubilis) Coruzzi, age 70 of Maple Shade, NJ passed away Wednesday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Born in Shenandoah on April 19, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Palavage) Kubilis.

She was the beloved mother of Michael Scott (Denise) Coruzzi and devoted grandmother of...

Jul 17, 2012

Stanley J. Stan Leonarczyk, III, age 32 of 34 W. Laurel St., Shenandoah died Tuesday at Jeanes Hospital, Philadelphia after a courageous battle with leukemia.

Born in Ashland on March 17, 1980 he is the son of Stanley J., Jr. and Theresa Teri (Sosna) Leonarczyk of Shenandoah.

He was a graduate of Shenandoah Valley High...

Jul 8, 2012

Olga (Melnick) Boyuka, age 90, a former resident of Weston Place, Shenandoah died Sunday evening at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg where she resided.

Born in Shenandoah on June 21, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Simon and Anna (Sulosky) Melnick.

She was a member of St. Michaels Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Shenandoah and the...

Jul 7, 2012

Samuel J. Butch Nitolo, Jr., 52, of Shenandoah went home to be with His Savior on July 7, 2012 as a result of a house fire. He was born to his parents Sonny and Patricia Nitolo in Brooklyn, New York on November 25, 1959 and attended the school of Queen of All Saints. He moved to Shenandoah in the...

Jul 3, 2012

Robert M. "Robbie" Letcavage, 49, of 705 Brockton Mountain Drive, Barnesville, passed away Tuesday at his residence.

Born in Shenandoah, Feb. 12, 1963, he was a son of Dorothy Majkowski Letcavage, Shenandoah Heights, and the late John P. "Johnny Letko" Letcavage Sr.

He was a graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School, Class of 1981, and...