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Mary Matalavage

Mary Matalavage

Mar 16, 2012

Mary Matalavage, 95, of Mahanoy City, passed away Friday at Broad Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Frackville. Born in Mahanoy City, Sept. 26, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Christapovich Cashmere. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Mahanoy City. Mary had worked at Russell Williams Dress Factory, Mahanoy City. She attended local...

Lorraine H. Sweeney

Lorraine H. Sweeney

Mar 16, 2012

Lorraine H. Sweeney, 76, our loving mother, passed away on Friday at home in the arms of her family. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lorraine and our late father, Jim, retired to Shenandoah in 1985. Lorraine worked for Shenandoah Manor and Davidson's Furniture. She was an impassioned member of The Shenandoah Historical Society. Over the years, Lorraine and Jim adopted...

Lawrence "Larry" Hughes

Lawrence "Larry" Hughes

Mar 11, 2012

Lawrence G. "Larry" Hughes, 67,of Cressona, passed away Sunday, March 11th. Born in Pottsville, September 5, 1944, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Mary F. Schroding Hughes. Larry was preceded in death by a brother, Francis, and two sisters, Clara O'Donnell, and Rita Leffler . He is survived by his wife Nancy (Hardy) Hughes; four daughters,...

Mary A. Kurncavage

Mary A. Kurncavage

Feb 28, 2012

Mrs. Mary A. Kurncavage, 93, of Mount Carmel, passed away Tuesday, February 28th, at Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson, Pottsville. Formerly of Mahanoy City, Mrs. Kurncavage was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 8, 1918, the daughter of the late George and Anna (Eskut) Wilner. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Mahanoy City, PA. Mary worked...

Bernice Matruder Boyer

Bernice Matruder Boyer

Feb 23, 2012

Bernice O. Matruder Boyer, 81 of Tremont, formerly of New Boston passed away Thursday surrounded by her loving family at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian Pottsville February 23, 2012. Born December 26, 1930 to the late Charles and Henrietta (Kehler) O'Neil Fountain Springs. Bernice had graduated from Butler Township High School. She last worked as a certified Nursing Assistant and...

Thomas E. Hart

Thomas E. Hart

Feb 6, 2012

Thomas E. Hart, 77 passed away at Hometown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center February 6, 2012. Services will be at the convenience of the family.

Samuel Babyar

Samuel Babyar

Feb 1, 2012

Samuel Babyar, 93, of Mahanoy City, passed away Wednesday at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Conn. Born in Mahanoy City, Dec. 20, 1918, he was a son of the late George and Anna Demeter Babyar. Samuel graduated from Mahanoy City High School and served in the Army in World War II. He worked for many years at Prudential Insurance. He was a...

Boyd Owen Jordan Gaughan

Boyd Owen Jordan Gaughan

Jan 24, 2012

Boyd Owen Jordan Gaughan, Infant son of Jessica Lane, Mahanoy City, passed away Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at home. Boyd Owen was born at Geisinger Danville, on October 9, 2011. He is survived and loved by his mother Jessica Lane, and Kevin Woolley, his father Stephen Gaughan, a brother Damien Gaughan and sister Rhea Gaughan, Shenandoah, Grand parents Tammy Davies...

Julia R. Zoba

Julia R. Zoba

Jan 21, 2012

Julia R. Zoba, 96 of Mahanoy City died Saturday morning at Manor Care in Pottsville. She was born in Mahanoy City, the daughter of the late Joseph Sweet and Anna Zavaski Sweet. Julia was a 1933 graduate of the Bloomsburg High School. Julia lived most of her life in Mahanoy City, had been self employed as a hair dresser and...

Vincent Supernavage

Vincent Supernavage

Jan 16, 2012

Mr. Vincent Supernavage, 64, of Barnesville. passed away Monday, January 16th, 2012 at St. Lukes Coaldale. Mr. Supernavage was born in Mahanoy City, PA on January 29, 1947, the son of the late Vincent and survived by his mother Julia (Onefsky) Supernavich. He was a member of St. Canicus Church when he lived in Mahanoy City until the 1960's and...

James Heffner

James Heffner

Jan 16, 2012

James Heffner of Frackville Passed away January 16th, 2012 at St. Josephs Hospital in Reading after a brief illness. James served in the Army and owned a car dealership. Services will be at the convenience of the family.

John Mahalage

John Mahalage

Jan 10, 2012

Mr. John Mahalage, 86, of Mahanoy City. passed away Tuesday, January 10th, at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian, Pottsville, PA. Mr. Mahalage was born in Mahanoy City, PA on May 5, 1925, the son of the late Peter and Helen (Savitsky) Mahalage. He was of the catholic faith He served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Seaman First Class...

Constance St. Clair

Constance St. Clair

Jan 6, 2012

Mrs. Constance St. Clair, 64, of Shenandoah passed away Friday, January 6th, 2012 at home. Mrs. St. Clair was born in Frackville, PA on October 10, 1947, the daughter of the late William and Constance (Swingle) Horwath. She was of the catholic faith She had worked at Shenandoah Manor, and also for Shenandoah Rag. She was the wife of Robert...

Joseph "Rip" Rodriguez

Joseph "Rip" Rodriguez

Jan 3, 2012

Joseph "Rip" Rodriguez, 81, of Mahanoy City, took his last walk with his cigar to God on Tuesday morning at home after a brief illness. A Korean War veteran, he was a member of the American Legion and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Mahanoy City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Santos and Anna Leskowsky Rodriguez; and a...

Rose Mary Lukach

Rose Mary Lukach

Jan 1, 2012

Rose Mary Lukach of the Hometown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of East Pine Street Mahanoy City, died Tuesday morning at St. Luke's Hospital in Coaldale. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

John D. Pereira

John D. Pereira

Dec 15, 2011

John D. Pereira, age 83 of Barnesville died Thursday evening at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown. John was born in Middleport a son of Daniel and the former Zulmira Calvalheiro Pereira. He lived most of his life in Park Crest Barnesville and was a graduate of the Mahanoy City High School class of 1948. John was a...

Donna Mullins

Donna Mullins

Dec 13, 2011

Mrs. Donna Mullins, 60, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at Rest Haven Nursing Home. Mrs. Mullins was born on January 19, 1951, the daughter of the late Dennis and Peggy Wagner. She had belonged to Covenant United Methodist Church in Chesapeake VA. Donna worked for many years at J W Diesel Service Inc in Chesapeake VA....

Edward Brylewski

Edward Brylewski

Dec 9, 2011

Mr. Edward Brylewski, 86, of New Boston passed away Friday, December 9th, 2011 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville, PA. Mr. Brylewski was born in New Boston, on November 18, 1925, the son of the late Stefan and Mary (Valkosak) Brylewski. He was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Mahanoy City, PA. He served in the U.S. Army as a...

Joanne M. Ball

Joanne M. Ball

Nov 29, 2011

Joanne M. Ball age 72 of Jefferson Hills PA passed peacefully November 29, 2011. Joanne was born in Ellengowen, a daughter of the late Herbert and Grace O'Neil Buchanan and was a graduate of the Mahanoy Twp. HS class of 1957. She was an avid gardener and loved spending time with her family. Joanne was the beloved wife of 48...

Bonnie Kulengosky

Bonnie Kulengosky

Nov 24, 2011

Bonnie Kulengosky, 58, of Ashland passed away at St Catherines Medical Center November 24, 2011. Services will be at the convenience of the family.

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