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Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Blum

Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Blum

May 9, 2010

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann "Betty Ann" Blum, 68, of Mahanoy City, passed away Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Mrs. Blum was born in Mahanoy City, on June 24, 1941, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Griffin Wilner. She attended local schools. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City, and member...

Joseph Mahmde

Joseph Mahmde

May 6, 2010

Joseph Mahmde, 78, of Mahanoy City, died Thursday at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville. Services will be at the convenience of the family.

William Engleman

William Engleman

May 4, 2010

William Engleman, 63, of Fleetwood, passed away Tuesday. Born Pottsville, June 8, 1946, he was a son of the late William Engleman and Mae Lengle Deitrich. He was a 1966 graduate of Pottsville High School and was a self-employed electrician at Engleman Electric. He enjoyed flying and was a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He also loved to...

Catherine Moore

Catherine Moore

Apr 20, 2010

Catherine Moore, 95, of Mahanoy City, passed away April 20 at Broad Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Frackville. Born in Mahanoy City, July 15, 1914, she was a daughter of the late John and Frances Urban Delinsky. She was wife of the late Joseph Moore. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Mahanoy City, and member of the...

Julia Lord

Julia Lord

Apr 3, 2010

Mrs. Julia Lord, 86, of Mahanoy City, passed away Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Mrs. Lord was born in Vulcan No. 2, Mahanoy City, on July 5, 1923, the daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Leja Bistronish. She was the wife of the late Leon Lord. She had worked at her husband's flower shop, Leon's Flowers, Mahanoy...

Bruce Lee Forker

Bruce Lee Forker

Mar 16, 2010

Bruce Forker, 24, of Shenandoah, died early Tuesday morning at his residence. Born in Allentown, April 14, 1985, he was a son of Edward, Mahanoy City,? and Kari Baer, Albuquerque, N.M. He attended Mahanoy Area High School. He enjoyed riding quads and motorcycles. He was a family man and loved his fiancee, Kasa Brennan, and his children, Aysia Lee and...

David Gnall

David Gnall

Mar 15, 2010

Mr. David G Gnall, 64, of Mahanoy City. Died Monday, March 15th at Saint Catherines Medical Center, after fighting not only a courageous battle but also fought the war of cancer. Mr. Gnall was born in New Boston, on November 18, 1945, the son of the late Michael and Helen (Gensure) Gnall. He was a member of St Mary Byzantine...

Anna Hamera

Anna Hamera

Mar 14, 2010

Miss Anna Hamera, 91, of Mahanoy City. passed away Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at Shenandoah Manor Nursing Home, Shenandoah, PA. Miss Hamera was born in New Boston, on September 17, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Kathryn (Kozic) Hamera. She was a member of St Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Mahanoy City, PA. She had worked at Janowitch Dress...

Helen Kane

Helen Kane

Mar 13, 2010

Mrs. Helen A Kane, 94, of Mahanoy City. passed away Saturday, March 13th, 2010 at the home of her daughters in Orwigsburg. Mrs. Kane was born in Mahanoy City, PA on May 30, 1915, the daughter of the late William and Anna (Dunsavage) Kubilus. She was a member of the former St Joseph Church and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish...

George (Uncle Stumpy) Howley Jr.

George (Uncle Stumpy) Howley Jr.

Feb 26, 2010

George "Uncle Stumpy" Howley Jr., 69, of Mahanoy City, passed away Friday at Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs. Born in Chester, Nov. 17, 1940, he was a son of the late George Joseph and Mae Brisach Howley. He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Mahanoy City. He attended local schools. He was the husband of...

Antoinette Dainauski

Antoinette Dainauski

Feb 21, 2010

Mrs. Antoinette Dainauski, 82, of Mahanoy City, passed away Sunday at St. Luke Pavilion, Hazleton. Mrs. Dainauski was born in Mahanoy City on March 20, 1927, the daughter of the late Michael and Veronica Orzech Gresh. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City, and the former St. Casimir Church. She belonged to the...

Mary Ellen A. Fronczak

Mary Ellen A. Fronczak

Feb 14, 2010

Mary Ellen Fronczak, 56, of Morea, Mahanoy City, passed away Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street.Born in Mahanoy City, Sept. 6, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Anna Copley Whalen.She worked as a waitress at Granny's Restaurant, Frackville.She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Parish and a member of the former...

Beatrice Davis

Beatrice Davis

Feb 14, 2010

Beatrice Davis, 87, of Morea, passed away Sunday at Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center. Born in Morea, Sept. 22, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Simon and Mary Wabbles Polinsky. She attended Mahanoy Township schools and last worked at Russell Williams Dress Factory, Mahanoy City. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Parish and the...

Margaret Palmer

Margaret Palmer

Feb 14, 2010

Margaret Palmer, 91, of New Boston, passed away Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in New Boston, Feb. 20, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Elis Etcho.She attended Mahanoy Township schools and last worked at Charles Rabin Factory, Frackville. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Parish and the...

Michael Petrasky

Michael Petrasky

Feb 12, 2010

Michael Petrasky, 93, of Mahanoy City, passed away Friday at Broad Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Frackville. Born in Mahanoy City, Aug. 30, 1916, he was the son of the late Michael and Dora Hroback Petrusky. He was a member of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Mahanoy City. He served in the Army in World War II. He retired from BF...

Katherine Anceravige

Katherine Anceravige

Feb 1, 2010

Katherine Theresa Anceravige, 90, of Mahanoy City, passed away Monday at Broad Mountain Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville. Born in Mahanoy City, June 24, 1919, she was a daughter of the late John Demko and Dora Warjick Demko Krall and John Krall. She was a member of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Mahanoy City, and a member of the...

Frank W. Burda

Frank W. Burda

Jan 11, 2010

Frank W. Burda, 78, of Morea, passed away Monday at his residence.

Born in Morea, June 24, 1931, he was a son of the late Michael and Anielia Kraska Burda.

He was a member of St. Richard Church, Barnesville, and the former St. Casimir Church, Mahanoy City.

He served in the Army during the Korean...

William Schwank

William Schwank

Jan 5, 2010

Mr. William Schwank, 66, of Mahanoy City, passed away Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Mr. Schwank was born in Tamaqua on Jan. 10, 1943, the son of the late Clayton and Ruth Schwank. He was of the Protestant faith. He retired from Sealy Mattress, Delano. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert, in 2008. Surviving are sons,...

Willard Thomspson

Willard Thomspson

Dec 17, 2009

Mrs. Willard Thompson, 86, of 725 E. Pine St., Mahanoy City, died Thursday at her residence. Born in Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 25, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Young Bryant. She lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., most of her life. She attended Knoxville schools and received a master's degree in education from Indiana State University. She specialized in...

Thomas Gimeno

Thomas Gimeno

Dec 15, 2009

Thomas Gimeno, 80, of Liberty Hill, Mahanoy City, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 29, 1929, he was a son of the late Vincent and Helen Storpitis Gimeno. He served in the Army as military police during the Korean War. He worked as a welder at Mack Trucks, Allentown. He was a...

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