David D. Davis Sr.
David D. Davis Sr., 69, of 2333 Penn St., Harrisburg, died Wednesday at home.
Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Thomas and Helen O'Connell Davis.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
He was a retired welder for Mack Trucks, Middletown.
He was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Harrisburg.
Surviving are his wife, the former A. Yvonne Plank; a son, David D. Jr., Harrisburg; three daughters, Janet Shuttlesworth, Lykens, Judy Cirillo, Harrisburg, and Aimee Stockdale, Camp Hill; three granchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church by the Rev. Paul Shuda. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Sullivan Funeral Home, Enola, is in charge of arrangements.
Edward Stensky
Edward Stensky, 84, of Cross Key Manor, Lehigh Acres, Fla., formerly of Quakertown, died Friday at the manor.
Born in Mahanoy City, he was a son of the late Joseph and Magdelena Grobowsky Stensky.
Before retiring, he was last employed as a precision grinder at Landeko Co., Fort Washington.
He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Mahanoy City, and Eagles Social Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Marion Rhoades, in 1996; a sister, Lillian.
Surviving are two sisters, Ann Brehm, Denver, and Margaret Deardorff, Daytona Beach, Fla.; a half-sister, Isabelle, California; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Jane Clifford Ritz Funeral Home, Mahanoy City, is in charge of arrangements.
Jean M. Woodford
Jean M. Woodford, 406 Jones St., Minersville, died Thursday at the home of a son, Robert, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Born in Buck Run, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Quinn Lewis. She lived in Minersville most of her life.
She was a retired bookkeeper at Radzievich Markets, Minersville.
She was a member of English Lutheran Church, Minersville.
Her husband, Robert, died in 1979.
Surviving, in addition to her son, are two others sons, Wayne, Charlotte, N.C. and Gary, Hong Kong; two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday from Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home, Minersville. The Rev. Paul A. Schaediger will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Peace Cemetery, Branch Township.
John Richardson Jr.
John Richardson Jr., 65, of Endwell, N.Y., died Friday at Wilson Memorial Hospital.
He was a son of the late Johnand Anna Richardson.
He was a retired Air Force veteran with 20 years service.
He was a retired meteorologist with the National Weather Service, Broome County Airport, N.Y., with 17 years of service. He was a part-time employed of O.T.B., Johnson City, N.Y.
He was a member and lector at St. Joseph's Church, Endicott, N.Y.; member of Elks Lodge, Endicott, Broome County Democratic organizations. He was co-founder of Papa Bear's Bakery, Binghamton, N.Y.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret, to whom he was married 43 years; two sons, Wayne, Endicott, and Michael, Spencerport, N.Y.; three sisters, Betty Niedzwieski, Frackville, Rosemarie Suslavage, King of Prussia, and Vivian Sonokus, Pocono; a brother, James, Dover, Del.; an aunt and uncle; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday from Allen Memorial Home Inc., Endicott. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City.
Kathleen C. McGinley
Kathleen C. McGinley, 37, of 1424 Walnut St., Ashland, died unexpectedly Friday at her home.
Born in Ashland, April 8, 1960, she was a daughter of Hazel Oestreich McGinley, Ashland, the late Joseph McGinley. She was a 1978 graduate of Cardinal Brennan High School and a 1982 graduate of Bloomsburg University.
She was an instructionl support coordinator at Tri-Valley School District. She was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Ashland.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are a sister, Ruth Ann Smith, Baldwin, Md.; three brothers, Joseph "Jody" McGinley and Michael McGinley, both of Ashland, and Timothy McGinley, RD1 Ashland; a friend, William Savitsky; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church by the Rev. Floyd Caesar. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements.
Leo W. Kline
Leo W. Kline, 69, of 519 Howard St., Frackville, died unexpectedly Thursday at his home.
Born in Plymouth, he was ason of the late Walter and Mae Schappel Kline.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He retired in 1984 from Dana Corp., Reading.
He was of the Protestant faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mary J. Gannon, in 1964; two sons, Leo, in 1978; and Walter, in 1990; a daughter, Mary Patricia Brosius, in 1982.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara C. Blackwell, Frackville; two brothers, Thomas Finnegan, Mount Pocono, and William Finnegan, Johnson City, N.Y.; two sisters, Elizabeth Hutcheson, Endicott, N.Y., and Gertrude McComsey, Chester; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Englewood, Frackville.
Robert B. Yurkiewicz
Robert Brian Yurkiewicz, 23, of 14710 Brook Drive, Dale City, Va., died Thursday at Page County, Va.
Born in Shamokin, he was a son of Robert David Yurkiewicz, with whom he resided, and Karen Novak Yablonski, Shamokin. He was a 1992 graduate of Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School.
He was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are sister, Brenda Yurkiewicz, Mount Carmel; a brother, Paul, Coal Township, Northumberland County; a stepbrother, Brian Yablonski, Coal Township; an aunt, Christine Yurkiewicz, with whom he also resided; paternal grandfather, Stanley Yurkiewicz, Mount Carmel; maternal grandparents, Leonard and Alberta Kurpell, New Boston; maternal great-grandmother, Violet Feudale, Kulpmont; a niece; aunts and uncles; cousins.
Funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, Kulpmont, by the Rev. Ramon Luis Rivera. Interment will be in All Saints Cemetery, Bear Gap. C.J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., Kulpmont, is in charge of arrangements.
Russell F. Knock
Russell Frederick. Knock, 80, of Drexel Hill, died May 19 at the home of a daughter, Patricia Currie, East Pikeland, where he lived.
Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late William C. and Mary Brown Knock.
He retired in 1974 from Budd Co., Philadelphia, where he worked for 37 years as a truck and limousine driver.
He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Ashland; Drexel Swim Club, where he was on the board of governors; St. Bernadettes Senior Citizens, Drexel Hill; and United Auto Workers Union Local 813.
His wife, the former Marion D. Grady, died in 1994.
Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Ann Currie, Kimberton; a brother, Robert H., Mount Carmel; four grandchildren.
Services were held from Charles Gutkowski Funeral Home, Phoenixville. Interment was in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield.
Sally C. Blackton
Sally C. Blackton, 95, of Pottsville, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Born in Cumbola, Nov. 13, 1901, she was a daughter of the late George and Catherine Brudnick Merenshaw. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Sr., in 1973; a brother, John Merenshaw; a sister, Frances Mereshaw; a granddaughter, Nancy Cassar.
Surviving are two sons, John E. Jr., Trenton, N.J., and Robert W. Sr., Boyertown; a daughter, Dorothy Cassar, Camden, N.J.; a sister, Josephine Merenshaw, Pottsville; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick's Church, Pottsville. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Pottsville. Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home Inc.
Thelma M. Singley
Thelma M. Singley, 85, of Orwigsburg Manor, formerly of Cressona and Drehersville, died Friday at the manor.
Born in Cressona, July 1, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Ida Leonard Wike.
She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, McKeansburg; a 50-year member of Cressona Eastern Star, Chapter 367; past president of Cressona American Legion Post Auxiliary.
Her husband, Charles, died in 1984. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Surviving are two daughters, Lois De Vries, Naples, Fla., and Skip Wessner, Drehersville; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Christ United Church of Christ. The Rev. Dale Shellhamer will officiate. Interment will be in Cressona Cemetery. Ebling Funeral Home, Cressona, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas J. Dillon
Thomas J. Dillon, 81, of 212 Market St., Tamaqua, died Friday at home.
Born in Tamaqua, he was a son of the late Thomas and Jeanette Tonkin Dillon.
He was retired from Bethlehem Mines.
He was a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church, Tamaqua; Father Henry W. Baker Knights of Columbus 2711, Tamaqua, where he served 23 years as financial secretary and three years as Grand Knight; was a Past District Deputy for five years; a member of Schuylkill Assembly of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus and served as Faithful Navigator from 1991-92.
Surviving are his wife, the former Cecilia O'Gorman, to whom he was married 56 years on June 19; two sons, Thomas, Walnutport, and Joseph, RD2 Tamaqua; a daughter, Anne Bragassa, Miami; a brother, Michael, Tamaqua; a sister, Jenna Zucuskie, Tamaqua; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday from Roche Funeral Home, Tamaqua. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. in St. Jerome's Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Tamaqua.
William C. Krysak
William C. Krysak, 79, of Bristol Township, Bucks County, died Thursday at Statesman Nursing Center, Levittown.
Born in Allentown and raisedin Saint Clair, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Jadeyck Krysak. He lived in Bristol Township for 44 years.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater.
He was retired from Pomeroy's Department Store where he worked for 40 years in the Levittown, Willingboro and Delaware stores as a furniture adjuster. He also worked for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
He was a founding and charter member of St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bristol Township, its Holy Name Society; was a Fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph the Worker Council 4215; a member of the St. John Neumann Society; and American Legion Post.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John.
Surviving are his wife, the former Verna J. Metrovka; two sons, Michael J., Matthews, N.C., and William R., Levittown; a daughter, Patricia A. Chaump, Levittown; a brother, Michael, Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Susan Romanko, Saint Clair, Ann Heck, Brooklyn Center, Minn., and Helen Romanko, Colora, Md.; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday from Molden Funeral Chapel Inc., Bristol. Divine Liturgy will be at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church by Monsignor Myron Grabowski. Interment will be in Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery, Langhorne.
Anna Goach
Anna Goach, 92, of Luke Manor, Hazleton, formerly of 724 W. 20th St., Hazleton, died Friday at the manor.
Born in Sheppton, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Demko Wargo.
She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, Hazleton, and Lutheran Church Women.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1985; three brothers, Thomas, Andrew and Michael Wargo; three sisters, Mary Vayda, Elizabeth Junas and Helen Sachs.
Surviving are two sons, Donald, Jeanesville, and Arthur, Hazleton; three daughters, Lorraine Shuliga, Emily DePue and Alice Hoffman, all of Hazleton; a brother, Daniel Wargo, Wilmington, Del.; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home, Hazleton, is in charge of arrangements.
Aurelia E. Zietsch
Aurelia E. Zietsch, 94, of Allentown, died Friday in Kirkland Village, Bethlehem.
Born in Allentown in 1902, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Catherine Epp Zietsch.
She worked for 47 years in the office of the superintendent for the Allentown School District, beginning in 1920. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Allentown.
She was preceded in death by a brother, the Rev. Bruno G. Zietsch.
Surviving are a sister, Irene A. Post, Pottsville; a niece; three nephews; nine great-great nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from Weber Funeral Home Inc., Allentown. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Interment will be in parish cemetery, Allentown.
Carl Eisenhauer
Carl Eisenhauer, 70, of Broad Street, Ashland, died Thursday at Ashland Regional Medical Center.
Born in Pine Grove, Nov. 17, 1926, he was a son of the late George and Sarah Bonawitz Eisenhauer.
He was employed at the former Griffith Ladder Co., Auburn, and Ost & Ost, Pottsville.
He was a member of Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Company No. 1, Pine Grove.
Surviving are a brother, Kenneth, Thomastown; four sisters, Mary Morgan, Williamstown, Sonia Sherman, Gratz, Donna Ohnmacht, Tremont, and Sandra Angeny, Ambler; cousins; nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove. The Rev. Robert Hoenich will officiate. Interment will be in St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery, Ravine.
Garbish rites
Mass of Christian Burial for John T. Garbish, 57, of Honey Brook, Chester County, formerly of Kaska, who died Thursday at his home, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Peter's Church, Honey Brook. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, West Chester. Donohue Funeral Home, Downingtown, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Pottsville, he was a son of Frank and Helen Yurdock Garbish. Among survivors, in addition to his parents, is a sister, Arlene Hoak, Pottsville.
From May 5, 1997
Grace I. Studlack
Grace I. Studlack, 76, of Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Donaldson, died Friday at the center.
Born in Donaldson, Aug. 27, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Irene Boyd Mack.
She was employed as a factory worker in Donaldson for many years and formerly was a secretary at Fort Indiantown Gap.
She was a member of the Donaldson United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew, in 1988; and a brother, Francis Mack.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda Barnhart, Donaldson; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Minnig-Berger Funeral Home, Tremont. The Rev. Elmer Davis will officiate. Interment will be in Donaldson Community Cemetery.
Rudis rites
Services for George V. Rudis, 83, of 410 W. Market St., Mahanoy City, who died Friday morning at his home following a lengthy illness, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday from David D. Jarrett Funeral Home, Mahanoy City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Canicus Church, Mahanoy City. Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown.
Born in Mahanoy City, he wasa son of the late Joseph and Maria Smaguriute Rudis. He was a 1932 graduate of Mahanoy City High School.
He was a Navy veteran, serving in the South Pacific during World War II.
He worked as a meat cutter for several area markets including Marchalonis', Kuberts and Hanrahans, all of Mahanoy City.
He was a member of St. Canicus Church, life member of the Disabled American Veterans and member of American Association of Retired Persons.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, the former Margaret Derrish, in 1996; four brothers, Albert, Anthony, John and Victor; a sister, Catherine Marchalonis. He was the last member of his immediate family.
Surviving are two sons, John, Mahanoy City, and George, Hatboro; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
From May 5, 1997
Thomas J. Muldoon Sr.
Thomas J. Muldoon Sr., 1121 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City, died Friday evening at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
David D. Jarrett Funeral Home, Mahanoy City, is in charge of arrangements.
From May 5, 1997
Annette Burke Sica
Annette Burke Sica, of Toms River, N.J., died Monday at Riddle Village, Lima.
She was born in Lost Creek. She lived in Philadelphia before moving to Toms River in 1946.
She was a retired secretary at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Philadelphia, and a secretary to the assistant director and secretary for Seca Industries, Toms River.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Toms River, and its Rosary Altar Society and Sodality. In the early 1960s, she was a fund raiser for Deborah Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River area.
Surviving are two sons, Alfred J. Jr., Toms River, and Lawrence P., Media; a daughter, Mary Bosacco, St. David; a sister, Patricia Bartram, Chadds Ford; six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements.
Clara Butterworth
Clara Butterworth, 71, of Hometown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Summit Hill and Lansford, died Tuesday in Miners Memorial Medical Center, Coaldale.
Born in Lansford, she was a daughter of the late Rudolph and Laura Welsh Searfoss.
She was last employed by the former Loomtogs Manufacturing, Summit Hill.
She was a former member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Summit Hill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward.
Surviving are two daughters, Laura Piech, West Keansburg, N.J., and Mary Jane Shessley, Milmont; two sons, Edward, Lansford, and Rudolph, Tamaqua; a sister, Violet, New Jersey; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown. There will be no calling hours. Thomas Parambo Funeral Home, Summit Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mae A. Gerhard
Mae A. Gerhard, 79, of Quakake Road, RR1 Weatherly, died Tuesday morning at home.
Born in Weatherly, May 15, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Eva Manbeck Kleppinger.
She was a member and financial secretary of Salem United Church of Christ, Weatherly, was treasurer of the Women's Bible class, a former Sunday school teacher and a member of its Able Quilters.
She was a secretary for Weatherly Foundry and served as Packer Township tax collector.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Peter Filbert, in 1950, and her second husband, Foster H. Gerhard, in 1987.
Surviving are a daughter, Cynthia Hendicks, RR1 Weatherly; a son, Daniel Gerhard, RR1 Weatherly; two brothers, Eugene Kleppinger, Dublin, Ohio, and Roy Kleppinger, Weatherly; a sister, Ruth Vack, Weatherly; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews; relatives in southern Schuylkill County.
Memorial service will be held at noon Saturday in Salem UCC, Weatherly. The Rev. Donald J. Stump Jr. will officiate. Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, Weatherly, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret K. Houtz
Margaret K. Houtz, 82, of Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, formerly of 540 Moore St., Millersburg, died Tuesday in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.
Born in Lykens, May 29, 1915, she was a daughter of the late John and Bessie Zerby Straub.
She retired from Lebro Shirt factory, Lykens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton S.
Surviving are a daughter, Sandra L. Snyder, Lykens; a brother, David Straub, Muir; three sisters, Mary Travitz, Hummelstown, Elsie Bailey, Tower City, and Estella Zimmerman, Williamstown; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg. Hoover Funeral Home, Millersburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary E. Pletz
Mary Elizabeth Pletz, 78, of 107 Mill St., Middletown, died Monday at Harrisburg Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George A. Jr., and two sons, Charles F. and George A. III.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda Buttery, Shifnal, England; a son, William C., Louisville, Ky.; five grandchildren, John P. McAnaney, Pine Grove, Christine N.A. Rodnick, Schuylkill Haven, George A. Pletz IV, Campbelltown, Sherry Lynn Pletz, Middletown, Matthew Pletz, Louisville; two great-grandchildren; several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Cremation Society of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Metro Mallick
Metro ``Dick'' Mallick, 83, of 122 Mt. Pleasant Road, Honey Brook, died Tuesday at Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville.
Born in Mahanoy Plane, he was a son of the late Joseph and Veronica Pichock Mallick.
He was a retired employee of Bethlehem Steel Corp. at the Grace Mines, Morgantown.
He was of the Catholic faith.
He was preceded in death by a son, Richard, in 1996; three brothers, Frank, Michael and Stephen, who was killed in World War II.
Surviving are a brother, Adam, Middletown; three sisters, Ann Wotko, Shenandoah, Mary Prete, Pompton Lakes, N.J., and Helen Heine, Frackville; a grandson.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday from Labs Funeral Home, Honey Brook. Interment will be private.
Patricia A. Cullen
Patricia A. Cullen, 59, of 47 Thornwood Road, Lower Paxton Township, died Tuesday at home.
Born in Pottsville, June 15, 1938, she was a daughter of Alice Roanoke, Shenandoah, and the late Andrew Roanoke. She was a 1958 graduate of J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
She was a retired cashier at Pathmark and a former employee of Bell Telephone Co.
She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Harrisburg.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her husband, Richard B.; two daughters, Claudine M. Fox and Nadine E. Getling, both of Harrisburg; a brother, John A. Roanoke, Nazareth; three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Harrisburg. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg. Jesse H. Geigle Funeral Home Inc., Harrisburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Pauline B. Miller
Pauline B. Miller, 94, of 507 Main St., Lykens, died Tuesday at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
Born in Lykens, Nov. 5, 1902, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Stroup Dresel.
She was a member of St. Christopher Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George A., in 1958, and a son, Joel.
Surviving are a son, George D., Lykens; four grandchildren; a great-grandson.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens. The Rev. Daniel M. Shutters will officiate. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lykens.
