Obituaries
Adolph L. "Adie" Jankaitis
Dec 3, 2022
Adolph L. "Adie" Jankaitis, 93 of Turkey Run, Shenandoah passed away on Saturday night, December 3, 2022 at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg. Born in Shenandoah on June 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Stanley Jankaitis, Sr. and the late Laura (Stadalnick) Jankaitis. He was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah and attended...
Shirley Arlene (Bayliff) Barlow
Nov 29, 2022
Shirley Arlene (Bayliff) Barlow, 90 of Shenandoah Heights passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born in Shenandoah on April 25, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Calvin I. Bayliff and the late and Ida Mae (Dillman) Bayliff Gibson. She was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Prior...
Frank Anthony Chatcavage Jr.
Nov 29, 2022
Frank A. Chatcavage Jr., 65 of Shenandoah Heights passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his residence. Born in Shenandoah on May 1, 1957, he was a son of the late Frank Anthony Chatcavage Sr. and the late Adele Catherine (Spudis) Chatcavage. He was a 1975 graduate of the former Cardinal Brennan High School, Fountain Springs and graduated from...
Leona E. Ratomski
Nov 27, 2022
Leona E. Ratomski, 90, formerly of Shenandoah, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at AuthoraCare Hospice House, Burlington, North Carolina. Born May 28, 1932, in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Karol and Della (Bolinsky) Ratomski. She was a 1951 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah. Early in her life, Leona worked for several years...
John M. Zaleski
Nov 9, 2022
John M. Zaleski, 84 of Shenandoah passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Shenandoah on February 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Bernard J. and Mary (Preneta) Zaleski. He was an Army Veteran having served his country during the Korean War. John was a retired bus driver for the...
Margaret Rose (Shaner) Stasulli
Nov 3, 2022
Margaret Rose (Shaner) Stasulli, 82 of Shenandoah, died Thursday, November 3, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Pottsville on April 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Selgrath) Shaner. Prior to devoting her life to her family, she worked as a switch board operator for Bell Telephone. Margaret...
Kathleen M. (Felegi) Adams
Oct 25, 2022
Kathleen M. (Felegi) Adams, 67 of Ringtown passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Shenandoah on April 23, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary "Mamie" (Lis) Felegi. Kathy was a 1972 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School and also graduated from the McCann School of Business,...
Lawrence J. "Larry" Straka, Jr.
Oct 22, 2022
Lawrence J. "Larry" Straka, Jr., 70 of Westminster, Maryland formerly of Bristol passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 in Westminster, Maryland. Prayer and scripture services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00 am at Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 South Jardin Street, Shenandoah with Monsignor Ronald C. Bocian officiating. Interment with US Air Force Military Honors...
Dorothy H. (Cudo) Wisniewski
Oct 20, 2022
Dorothy H. (Cudo) Wisniewski, 96 of Shenandoah passed away early Thursday morning, October 20, 2022 in her home. Born in Shenandoah on April 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ignacy and Mary (Mentel) Cudo. Dorothy was a graduate of Shenandoah High School, Class of 1944. Early in life, she worked for Luden's Candy and Ford Motor Company,...
Donna L. Delcamp
Oct 12, 2022
Donna L. Delcamp, 72 of Shenandoah, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Services will be private the convenience of the family. Expressions of sympathy can me made in Donna's name to a local cat rescue of one's choosing. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in care of the arrangements. To offer a condolence...
Frank "Pop" Sebastiano
Oct 4, 2022
Frank "Pop" Sebastiano, 73, left this world on October 4, 2022. He peacefully passed away at his home in Shenandoah. Born in Union City, NJ on October 25, 1948, he was the son of the late Michael and Gladys Sebastiano. Frank leaves behind his loving wife of 30 years, Ann and six children, Janette Zellers (Michael), Jennifer Gracia (Sammy), Victor...
Mary “Marie” M. Mclaughlin
Sep 29, 2022
Mary "Marie" M. McLaughlin, 92, formerly of East Oak Street, Shenandoah, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community. Born on September 2, 1930 in Shenandoah, she was the daughter of the late John and Nellie (Kadlubauskas) Macknis. Mary was the wife of the late John McLaughlin who preceded her in death in 1994. She...
Suzanne E. Finneran
Sep 28, 2022
Suzanne E. Finneran, 72, of Mechanicsville, passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born February 19, 1950 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Helen (nee McLaughlin) Somers of Pottsville. She was a 1968 graduate of Nativity BVM High School. Suzanne was blessed...
Geraldine L. (Gervell) Becker
Sep 25, 2022
Geraldine L. (Gervell) Becker, 84 of Shenandoah passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Ridgeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights where she currently resided. Born in Shenandoah on December 14, 1937, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Nellie (Zemalis) Gervell. She was of the Catholic faith. Preceding her in death in addition to her...
Sra Kohl John Reed
Sep 18, 2022
SrA Kohl John Reed, 22, of the United States Air Force tragically passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 in a motorcycle accident in Dover, Delaware. Born on August 27, 2000, he was the son of Laura A. (Lebby) Reed and Kristopher A. Reed of Marysville, PA Kohl attended the former Trinity Academy, Shenandoah from preschool until 8th grade and...
Carole L. Birkelbach, (Berresford) Rn
Sep 13, 2022
Carole L. (Berresford) Birkelbach, RN, 70 of Ringtown passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton. Funeral services will be private. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in care of the arrangements. To leave a condolence for her husband Rob and family, please sign the guest book below.
George R. Lesko
Sep 6, 2022
George R. Lesko Jr., 91 of Shenandoah passed away on September 6, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born January 31, 1931 at the former Ashland Hospital, Butler Township. He was a son of the late George Lesko and Jennie M. (Kulesa) Lesko. George graduated in 1948 from Shenandoah Catholic High School. He enlisted in the Air...
Charles B. Cherneski
Aug 27, 2022
Former Shenandoah resident Charles B. Cherneski passed away on August 27, 2022 in Gulf Shore, Alabama. He was born in Shenandoah on March 2, 1936 to the late Bernard Cherneski and Mary (Barney) Cherneski, a Lithuanian immigrant, along with two sisters, Delores and the late Rosemari Zaunder. He was the son of a coal mining family, upon high school graduation,...
Ronald R. Smith
Aug 25, 2022
Ronald R. Smith, 89 of Frackville formerly of Shenandoah passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Mahanoy City on December 24, 1932, he was a son of the late James Smith, Sr. and Alice (Thomas) Smith. He was a graduate of the former Mahanoy City High School. Mr. Smith was a decorated Army veteran...
Patricia A. Ringo
Aug 22, 2022
Patricia A. (Coleman) Ringo, 88 of Shenandoah passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah is in care of the arrangements. To leave a condolence for Patricia's family, please sign the guestbook below.
