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Margaret E. Kleppinger
Aug 15, 2010
Mrs. Margaret E. (Miller) Kleppinger, age 82, formerly of Lansford, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Weatherly, Pa. A 1948 graduate of the former Summit Hill High School, Margaret retired in 1982 after 40 years, from the former Lansford Manufacturing as a sewer. She was and avid Bingo player. Margaret, was a member of...
Christina Castellani
Aug 13, 2010
Mrs. Christina (Ventre) Castellani, age 84, of West Bertsch St. Lansford entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 13, 2010, at St. Luke' s Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, surrounded by her husband and children. A member of St. Katharine Drexel R.C.C. of Lansford, Christina, had worked as a book keeper for the former Dime Bank of Lansford. Born in...
Eleanor T. Lisowski
Aug 12, 2010
Eleanor T. (Didyoung) Lisowski, 84, of Lansford entered into eternal peace with her family by her side at St. Luke's Miner Memorial Hospital on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Born in Shenandoah on January 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Anne (Arthur) Didyoung. She was employed as a seamstress in the garment industry, as well as...
Betty Lehr
Aug 10, 2010
Mrs. Betty (Reimold) Lehr, age 80, of Weatherly, Pa., died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Weatherwood in Weatherly, Pa. Mrs. Lehr was formerly employed by Weatherly School District as a custodian. She was also a homemaker. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Weatherly. Betty was a Weatherly High School graduate. Born in Hazleton, she was the...
Blase C. Assalita
Aug 4, 2010
Mr. Blase C. Assalita, age 88, of Reynolds Road Tamaqua, Pa., died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Schuylkill Medical Center S. Jackson St. in Pottsville, Pa. A 1940 Tamaqua High School graduate, Blase served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific, on the USS Sierra, a sea deployed maintenance and seaside assistive ship for destroyers. He retired from...
Edith Jane Evans
Aug 4, 2010
Mrs. Edith Jane (Picton) Evans, age 82, of Tumbling Run Road Tamaqua, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson Street, in Pottsville, Pa. She was a 1945 Pottsville High School graduate and a co-founder, charter and board member of Schuylkill County Community Chorus and Schuylkill County Council for the Arts. Edith had previously worked for Sears...
Lois J. Ladner-Miller
Aug 3, 2010
Mrs. Lois J (Wilkinson) Ladner-Miller, age 81, of Weatherly, formerly of White Haven died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Weatherwood, Carbon County. Lois was previously employed as a sales clerk at JC Penney, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church of Weatherly. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed fishing with her step-father George Ike Anthony....
Georgia W. Findley
Jul 29, 2010
Mrs. Georgia W. (Wilson) Findley, age 84, of Weatherly, Pa., died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Weatherwood, in Weatherly, Pa. Georgia, had worked as a Medical Technician, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Weatherly. Born in Alton, Il., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Georgia (Baggett) Wilson. She is survived by her Two Sons,...
Dorothy May Reed
Jul 28, 2010
Mrs. Dorothy M (Boyer) Reed, age 81, of Coaldale died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale, Pa. Dorothy was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Weatherly and she was a housewife. Born in New Ringgold, she was the daughter of the late (father) Charles L. Boyer and her mother Dorothy (Houser) and her...
Virginia Violet Miller
Jul 23, 2010
Mrs. Virginia V. (Rucker) Miller, age 96, a guest of Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., Weatherly, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at Weatherwood, surrounded by loving and caring family. Virginia, had worked in A candy factory in Ohio, before coming to Pennsylvania and working in the Textile Industry. A member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Weatherly, she loved to...
Dawn M. Comisac
Jul 23, 2010
Mrs. Dawn M.(Sakusky)Comisac, age 52, of Rocky Lane New Ringgold, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late Donald J., who died August 7,1999 and Arlene (Shamonsky) Sakusky, who died March 31,1995. A 1975 Tamaqua High School graduate, she was active in the Tamaqua...
Carl E. Troxell
Jul 21, 2010
Mr. Carl E. Troxell, age 81, of Troxell's Road Lehighton, Pa., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Blue Mountain Health Systems in Lehighton, upon arrival. Carl, and his late wife Fern, bought their first Dairy Farm in Mahoning Twp., in 1953. He and his family acquired neighboring farms, sustaining the dairy farm into the second generation. Working until the day...
Vincent A. Kubilus
Jul 16, 2010
Mr. Vincent A. Kubilus, age 89, formerly of Freenad, recently of Bath, Pa., died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Campus in Bethlehem, Pa. A Freeland High School graduate, and accomplished basketball player, Vincent served in the United States Coast Guard during WWII. He retired from Garland Industries of Freeland, and was a 62 yr. member of...
Everett A. Lewis
Jul 14, 2010
Everett A. "Butch" Lewis, age 70, of East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at St. Lukes Bethlehem. A graduate of Freehold, New Jersey High School, Butch served in the United States Navy. He was a Glass Blower for Ball Industries in Carteret, NJ. Born in Neptune, NJ., he was the son of the late Everett and...
Mabel M. Hill
Jul 13, 2010
Mrs. Mabel M. (Stump) Hill, age 86, formerly of Summer Valley Road New Ringgold, Pa., died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at The Summit at Blue Mountain Nursing Home in Lehighton, Pa., surrounded by her daughter Jessica M. Zeigler. A member of the Primitive Methodist Church, and its Ladies Aide Society of Tamaqua, Mabel was also active in T.O.P.S. of Tamaqua,...
Leo W. Beerley, Jr.
Jul 12, 2010
Mr. Leo W. Beerley, Jr. age 55, of Railroad Street New Ringgold, Pa., died Monday, July 12, 2010, at home in New Ringgold. Leo, was a Vietnam War veteran, and last worked for Seaton Manor of Orwigsburg. He was the son of Leo Beerley, Sr. of New Ringgold, with whom he resided, and the late Margaret (Cormican) Beerely . He...
Alice Mildred Price
Jul 12, 2010
Mrs. Alice M. (Stanley) Price, age 83, of Lake Hauto Crescent Drive Nesquehoning, formerly of Coaldale, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, upon arrival. Alice graduated from Coaldale High Schoo,l class of 1944. She received her B.S. degree in Education from Kutztown State Teacher's College in 1948, and obtained a specialization in...
Frank E. D'Andrea
Jul 11, 2010
Mr. Frank E. D’Andrea, 43, of Weatherly died at his home Sunday morning. He was the husband of Tammy (Kellner) D’Andrea. Born in Hazleton on Feb. 28, 1967, he was the son of JosephE. & Theresa (Calello) D’Andrea of Weatherly. Frank was 1985 WHS graduate and worked as a maintenance foreman for the Carbon County Housing Authority. Frank loved sky...
Lena Amanda Sassaman
Jul 11, 2010
Mrs. Lena A. (Hill) Sassaman, age 95, of Penn Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, Pa, upon arrival. Lena, was the oldest member of St. John U.C.C. of Tamaqua. She worked for the former Eames Bakery of Tamaqua, and loved to crochet. Born in West Penn Twp., she was...
Kenneth J. Hill
Jul 11, 2010
Mr. Kenneth J Hill, age 52, of Coaldale, Pa., died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hill was formerly employed by, ASH Resources, Gangloff Brothers as a landscaper. He was a US Army Veteran. He was the son of the late Edward M. and Eva M. (Kromer) Hill. Survived by his brothers, William Hill and his wife Kathryn...
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