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William G. Mengel, Jr.
Nov 3, 2008
Mr. William G. Mengel, Jr. age 41, of 559 South Thompson Street Rear, Hazleton, Pa., died Monday, November 3, 2008, upon arrival at Hazleton General Hospital in Hazleton, Pa. Bill was a member of Zion Church of Lewistown Valley, and affiliated with the Light house Church of Orwigsbur, Pa.. A 1985 Tamaqua Area High School graduate, Andreas and New Ringgold...
Brian Arthur Toth
Nov 3, 2008
Mr. Brian Arthur Toth, age 29, of 2492 Grist Mill Road Weatherly, Pa., died Monday, November 3, 2008, at his home. Born in Hazleton, PA he was the son of Arthur D. Toth and the late Sylvia (Gerhard) Toth. He was a member of St. Matthew's Church, a graduate of Weatherly High School Class of 1996 and was self employed...
Louis A. Ceci, Sr.
Oct 31, 2008
Mr. Louis A. Ceci, Sr., age 87, of Lafayette Ave.,Tamaqua, Pa., died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his residence. Born in Bethlehem, Pa. he was the son of the late Abramo and Lucy (Narducci) Ceci. Lou owned and operated State Farm Insurance of Tamaqua for over 45 years, retiring in 1989. A 1939 Coaldale High School graduate, Lou attended McCann's...
Peter R. Yagalla
Oct 26, 2008
Mr. Peter R. Yagalla, age 83, of 660 Brenkman Drive Weatherly, Pa., died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at Hazleton General Hospital in Hazleton, Pa. Peter was a life long truck driver last driving for Frame Oil of Beaver Meadows, retiring in 1985. A 1943 Weatherly High School graduate, Peter received a certificate in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning after graduation. He...
Louis Michael Maleski
Oct 21, 2008
Louis Michael Maleski, 80, of RR1, Weatherly, PA died October 21, 2008, at Weatherwood Nursing Home. He was the son of late Michael and Tillie (Prokop) Maleski. He was born in Weatherly and graduated from Weatherly High School and was a member of St. Stanislaus R.C. church, Hazleton. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged in 1946....
Gerald B. Gottstein
Oct 17, 2008
Mr. Gerald B. Gottstein, age 80, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Friday, October 17, 2008, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, Pa. Gerald retired as a shovel operator from Kuperavage's Coal operation, and drove school bus for Tamaqua School District. A WWII Navy veteran, Gerald was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Tamauqa, Pa. Born in...
Judith M. Carey
Oct 17, 2008
Judith M. Carey,(AKA Julia Wydock) age 88, a resident of Heritage Hill in Weatherly, Pa., died Friday, October 17, 2008, at the home. Born in Pond Creek Foster Twp, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Julia (Dobzenicka) Wydock. Judith was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Weatherly, PA and worked as a Model...
Jeanne L. Surma
Oct 14, 2008
Mrs. Jeanne L. (Horoschak) Surma, age 54, of 37 East Moser Ave Coaldale, Pa., died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, Pa. She was the wife of John Surma and they were married for 30 years. Born in Coaldale, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter Horoschak and Helen (Derzak) Horoschak...
Fern H. Berk
Oct 14, 2008
Miss Fern H. Berk, age 82, of Orwigsburg, Pa., died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at Pinebrooke Personal Care Center in Orwigsburg, Pa, where she has reside since July of 2008. Fern worked for the former Atlas Powder Company for 41 years. While working for Atlas she also worked part time for Heislers Dairy Bar in the Lewistown Valley. A member...
Joseph Prosymchak
Oct 13, 2008
Mr. Joseph Prosymchak, age 80, of 63 Sunny Drive Mary D, Pa., died Monday, October 13, 2008, at his home. He was the husband of Eleanor (Hazer) Prosymchak and they were married for 59 years. Born in Coaldale, PA he was the son of the late John & Ella (Brucinski) Prosymchak. Mr. Prosymchak worked for the #9 Mines colliery and...
Diamond M. Merkel
Oct 11, 2008
Mr. Diamond M. Merkel, age 87, of 3431 Catawissa Road Tamaqua, Pa., died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at 3431 Summer Valley Road New Ringgold, Pa., the home of his companion Mrs. Phyllis Middlecamp. Diamond was a member of the Zion's Church of Lewistown Valley. He belonged to the New England Valley Fire Comapany and served in WWII in the United...
Anthony C.M. Yuskauskas
Oct 11, 2008
Mr. Anthony "Tony" C.M. Yuskauskas, age 85, of Nesquehoning, Pa., formerly of Tamaqua, Pa., died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Maple Shade Living Center in Nesquehoning, Pa. Tony was a 1940 Tamaqua High School graduate. After high school he entered the United States Marine Corp in March of 1943. Rising to the rank of Corporal, he earned his expert marksman...
Caroline M. Miller
Oct 9, 2008
Mrs. Caroline M. (Spadt) Miller, age 70, of 164 West Spruce Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Thursday, October 9, 2008, at home of her daughter, Carol Groner. Caroline was a member of Ben Salem U.C.C. Lehighton, Pa. She was a life time member of the Andreas Sporting Club and was a former Steward of the club. Born in Berlinsville, Pa., she...
Barbara Jo Brennan
Oct 2, 2008
Mrs. Barbara Jo (Gould) Brennan, age 48, of Tamaqua, Pa., died Thursday, October 2, 2008, in her home at 992 Clamtown Road Tamaqua, Pa., Walker Twp., after a lenghty illness. Barbe was a 1979 Tamaqua High School graduate, and earned her B.S. from the York Academy of Arts in York, Pa. Born in Pottsville, Pa., she was the daughter of...
Ephraim D. Yates
Sep 29, 2008
Mr. Ephraim D. "Tut" Yates, age 87, of Lehighton, Pa., died Monday, September 29, 2008, at residence of his daughter Mrs. Aleta K. Paul of East Penn Twp., Lehighton, Pa. Ephraim was a 1937 Lehighton High School graduate. After graduation he served in the United States Airforce as a 2nd Lieutenant, and Test Pilot. A member of Masonic Lodge 238,...
Andrew Lopata, Sr.
Sep 28, 2008
Mr. Andrew Lopata, Sr., age 88, of Ash Circle Andreas, Pa., died Sunday, September 28, 2008, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Salisbury Twp., Pa. A 1939 Nesquehoning High School graduate, Andrew served in the United State Navy during WWII. Returning home, he worked for the former L.C.N. Mines, Central Railroad of New Jersey, retiring from the Lehigh Valley Dairy...
Charles W. Fritz
Sep 24, 2008
Mr. Charles W. Fritz, age 78, of Beisel Road Lehighton, Pa., died Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at Lehigh Valley Hospice in patient unit in Allentown, Pa. Charles worked for as a foreman for H.J. Willimas Comapny of York, Pa., and for Semmel Excavating of Allentown, Pa. until retiring in 1995. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served in the...
Edward A. Hensel, Sr.
Sep 21, 2008
Mr. Edward A. Hensel, Sr., age 96, of South Lehigh Gorge Drive Weatherly, Pa., died Sunday, September 21, 2008, at Weatherwood in Weatherly, Pa. Mr. Hensel worked for over fifty years at the Weatherly Foundry as a Moulder. A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Weatherly, he was active in the church Choir, he taught Sunday School, serving as...
Amy Mooney
Sep 21, 2008
Mrs. Amy (Shellhamer) Mooney, age 31, of South Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Sunday, September 21, 2008, at St. Lukes Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pa. Amy was a 1995 Tamaqua High School graduate. Until her illness she worked at Salernos Chem - RX of Broadheadsville, Pa Born in Coaldale, Pa. she was the daughter of Russell "Doey" Shellhamer of Tamaqua, Pa. and...
James W. Kane
Sep 15, 2008
Mr. James W. Kane, age 56, of Greenwood, Miss., died Monday, September 15, 2008, in Mississippi. Jim was a 1970 Marian High School graduate, and graduate of Stevens Trade School of Lancaster, Pa. Catholic by faith, Jim worked as a carpenter. Born in Pottsville, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank Kane, Sr. and Julia (Noonan) Kane of...
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