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Richard L. Valenti
Mar 16, 2010
Mr. Richard L Valenti, age 78, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at his residence in Tamaqua. Richard was Catholic by faith and a jeweler by trade. Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph Valenti and the late Anita (Mercadante) Valenti. He is survived by his One Daughter, Brooklyn Smay of Walnutport Three...
Marguerite Strohl
Mar 16, 2010
Mrs. Marguerite (Seng) Strohl, age 73, of Lehighton, Pa., died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Palmerton Hospital Blue Mt. Health Ctr. in Palmerton, Pa. Mrs. Strohl retired from the Northern Lehigh School District after 21 years of service as a custodian. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Seng and the late Anna Seng. She is...
George M. Schlorf
Mar 14, 2010
Mr. George M. Schlorf, age 53, of N. Lehigh Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at home, in Tamaqua, Pa. A 1975 Tamaqua High School graduate, George earned a welders certificate, and had worked for the former L.C.&N. for many years. George last worked for ASH Resources of Schuylkill Haven. And avid dirt biker, he belonged to the...
Josephine I. Sterling
Mar 13, 2010
Mrs. Josephine I. (Miller) Sterling, age 70, of Berwick, Pa., died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Spring Garden Ave. Berwick, Pa., the home of her daughter, Jackie surrounded by her family. Catholic by faith, Josephine had worked as a medical records technician. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Irene (Geary) Miller. She is survived...
Anne M. Sotack
Mar 11, 2010
Mrs. Anne M (Petrisko) Sotack, age 92, of Weatherly, Pa., died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at St Luke's Pavilion in Hazleton, Pa. Mrs. Sotack owned with her late husband the Homestead Restaurant- Bakery from 1959-1966, she then worked at Weatherwood Nursing Home as an aid, and retired as Supervisor of the Weatherly School District cafeteria. She was a member of...
Barbara A. Rex
Mar 10, 2010
Mrs. Barbara A. (Smith) Rex, age 94, formerly of New Ringgold, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Manor Care Salisbury Twp. in Allentown, Pa. Barbara, graduated from Lehighton High School, and was a member of Ben Salem U.C.C. of Lehighton, having participated in the church's Womens Guild. She and her late husband owned and ran the West Penn Diner from...
Ralph Risi
Mar 9, 2010
Mr. Ralph Risi, age 86, of New Ringgold, Pa., formerly of Jackson Heights Queens, NY., died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Salisbury Twp. Pa. Ralph, served in the United States Army during WWII, and retired from the textile industry. Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Domicnico and Madaline Risi. He is survived by...
John "Jack Franklin Reichelderfer
Mar 7, 2010
Mr. John Franklin "Jack" Reichelderfer, Jr., age 86, of Jim Thorpe, Pa., died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at home in Jim Thorpe, Pa., cared for by his wife Janet. A 1940 Tamaqua High School graduate, Jack then graduated from the New York Institute of Photography. For thirty years, Jack was a fashion photographer in New York City. Upon retiring and...
Debra A. Schiebel
Mar 6, 2010
Debra A. Schiebel, 51, of Wash., D.C, formerly of Orefield, Pa., died on Sat. Morning, March 6, 2010, after being hit by a truck while jogging near her home. She was Born in Allentown, Pa.and is Survived by her Father: Philip M. Schiebel and his wife Catherine M. , of Tamaqua, Pa and by her Mother: Shirley A. ( Heintzelman)...
Anne Marie Kaufman
Feb 28, 2010
Mrs. Anne Marie (Manning) Kaufman, age 66, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at her home in Tamaqua, surrounded by her family. A 1961 Marian High School graduate, Anne was a member of St. Jerome R.C.C. of Tamaqua, Pa. A career Navy wife, she and her husband of 43 years, Edwin J. Kaufman returned home to Tamaqua, upon...
Joseph A. Plasko, Sr.
Feb 27, 2010
Mr. Joseph A. Plasko, Sr., age 72, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, Pa. Joe served in the United States Airforce during the Korean War. He had worked in the parts department of Mack Trucks for 24 years, retiring in 1990. Joe, was a member of the East End...
Myron M. Metrick
Feb 25, 2010
Mr. Myron M. Metrick, age 50,of Hazleton, Pa., died suddenly, Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Hazleton General Hospital in Hazleton, Pa. A 1977 Hazleton High School graduate, attended Penn State University, and had worked at Altadis Coporation of McAdoo for 30 years in the maintenance department. Byzantine by faith, Myron was an avid golfer. Born in Hazleton, he was the...
Victor H. Fairchild
Feb 20, 2010
Victor H. Fairchild, age 59, of Weatherly, Pa., died Saturday, February 20, 2010, unexpectedly at his home on Second Street in Weatherly, Pa. A 1968 Weatherly High School graduate, Victor enlisted in the United States Army and became a combat photographer, having photos displayed in the Pentagon. Leaving the Military after serving fifteen years, he worked for the United States...
Paul Schickram
Feb 14, 2010
Mr. Paul Schickram, age 86, of Weatherly, Pa., died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Hazleton General Hospital in Hazleton, Pa. A Weatherly High School graduate, Paul had served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He retired from the Weatherly Foundry, and was a member of the Weatherly Legion, and V.F.W.. He was a charter member of...
Valentin Vasile Bratean, Sr.
Feb 12, 2010
Mr. Valentin Vasile Bratean,Sr., age 71, of West Main Street Weatherly, Pa., died Friday, February 12, 2010, at Lehigh Valley Hopital Salisbury Twp. Valentin, graduated high school from Tirnaveni in Romania, and then studied agriculture in Dumbraveni. He worked as a Banker in Romania until taking ill, and then immigrated to the United States in 1990. He was a member...
Michael A. Setzer
Feb 8, 2010
Mr. Michael A. Setzer, age 48, of Drums, Pa., died Monday, February 8, 2010, in Drums, Pa. Michael was a 1979 Weatherly High School graduate, and a graduate of the Culinary Institiute of America, Hyde Park, NY. He was Catholic by faith. Michael has worked as a Food Supervisor for the State Correctional Institute for 24 years, last assigned to...
George J. Wood
Feb 7, 2010
Mr. George J. Wood, age 85, of Brew Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at St. Lukes Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pa. A 1942 Tamaqua High School graduate, George served in the United States Army, as a member of the Army Air Corp, during WWII. He was a member of the Slatington Moose Lodge #1375, and held the Fellowship...
John Sheldon
Feb 3, 2010
Mr. John Sheldon, age 50, of Penn Drive, Tamaqua, Pa., died Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. John was a 1977 graduate of Niskayuna High School, and earned an associates degree in Hotel Technology from Schenectady County Community College. John had worked as a chef for Paradise Stream Resorts of Mt. Pocono, was employed by...
Lee F. Wenzel
Jan 30, 2010
Mr. Lee F. Wenzel, age 53, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Saturday, January 30, 2010, in Tamaqua, Pa. A 1975 Tamaqua High School graduate, Lee was Catholic by faith. Lee, had worked as a machine operator for the former J. E. Morgan Knitting Mills of Tamaqua for 19 years, until the plant closing. Born in Coaldale, he is the son of...
Emalee E. Kupetz
Jan 26, 2010
Baby Emalee E. Kupetz, age 18 months, of Tamaqua, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, upon arrival at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale. She was the daughter of Bernard S. Kupetz and Jennifer (Moser) Kupetz of Tamaqua. She is also survived by her one brother, Stephen Kupetz at home maternal grandmother-Nancy L. Moser, paternal grandmother-Mary Ann Kupetz, and...
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