Albert Bender
Albert Bender, 81, of 46 Clay St., New Philadelphia, died Monday evening at home.
Thomas J. Bartashus Funeral Home, New Philadelphia, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Allen R. Krawczel
Allen R. Krawczel, 63, formerly of 3241 Wakefield Road, Susquehanna Township, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lebanon.
Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 21, 1936, he was a son of the late Alex and Evelyn Tarutis Krawczel.
He was an Army veteran.
He was a former Pennsylvania state trooper.
He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Keystone Lodge 41, Fraternal Order of Police.
Surviving are his wife, Dolores M.; a son, A.J. Krawczel, Lititz; two sisters, Sandra Guerrra, Ludwig, Mass., and Evelyn Kacelowicz, Orwigsburg; a niece; two nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Gilbert L. Dailey Funeral Home Inc., Harrisburg, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Charlotte E. Adams
Charlotte E. Adams, 70, of Lebanon, died Monday at Spangcrest Manor, Lebanon.
Born in Lebanon County, March 30, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Oscar I. and Erma Mease Adams.
She was employed as a seamstess at the S&M factory, Lebanon.
She was a member of the Suedberg Church of God and Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Surviving are a sister, Florence Wagner, Annville; a brother, Arnold Adams, Jonestown; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday from H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove. The Rev. Harry Madison will officiate. Interment will be in Suedberg Church of God Cemetery, RD1 Pine Grove.
[April 20, 1999]
Dorothy Blew
Dorothy Blew, 91, of Delano, died Monday at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
Born in Delano, March 19, 1908, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Josie Gibson Riddle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; a son, Paul, in 1997.
Surviving are a daughter, Joanne Riley, Santa Rosa, Calif.; a sister, Myrtle McDade, New Jersey.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in the German Protestant Cemetery, Mahanoy City. Lamar Christ Funeral Home, Hometown, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Elizabeth M. Evely
Elizabeth M. Evely, 91, of 1077 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Md., died Monday at the Heartland Health Care Center, Adelphi, Md.
Born in Ashland, May 30, 1907, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Elizabeth Price Scanlon.
She retired as a sales clerk for Sears & Roebuck Co., where she worked for many years.
She was a member of St. Mary's of Assumption Church, Upper Marlboro.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry, in 1953; three brothers; a sister.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church, Ashland, by the Rev. Floyd Caesar Jr. Interment will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Florence E. Kehler
Florence E. Kehler, 85, formerly of Lavelle, died Monday at Guardian Angel Personal Care Home, Coal Township.
Born in Lavelle, Dec. 23, 1913, she was a daughter of the late John and Maude Wolfgang Hebert.
She was employed for 52 years at Ashland Shirt Corp., Ashland, as a floor lady until retiring.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson, in 1994; three brothers, Thomas, Lester and Edward Hebert; a sister, Margaret Banning.
Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Barrett, Danville; a son, Kerry, Cresswell Gardens; a sister, Ruth Reiff, RD1 Ashland; two grandsons; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, Ashland. The Rev. J. Rex Thomas will officiate. Interment will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Dorothy E. Kopald
Graveside services for Dorothy E. Kopald, 89, Reading, formerly of Tower City, who died Sunday at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood Cemetery, RD Tower City. The Rev. Susan Folkes will officiate. Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Tower City, April 9, 1910, she was a daughter of late Morris and Agnes Brown Updegrave.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Reading.
She was preceded in death by three husbands, Floyd Chisolm, Frank Tracy and Oscar Kopald; a brother, Allen Updegrave; three sisters, Hazel Kuntzelman, Vivian Phillips and Mae McGovern.
Surviving are a brother, Maurice Updegrave, Jacksonville, N.C.; nieces and nephews.
[April 20, 1999]
Mary Friday
Mary Friday, 124 Spruce St., Minersville, died this morning at York Terrace Nursing Home.
Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home, Minersville, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Maryann R. Hosler
Maryann R. Hosler, 65, of 245 N. Second St., Saint Clair, died Monday at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Mary Ditcavage Flannagan.
She had been employed at the former Saint Clair Garment Co. and at Tommy's M&S Lunch, Saint Clair.
She was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Saint Clair.
Surviving are her husband, Donald C. Sr., to whom she was married 43 years; a son, Donald C. Jr., at home; two sisters, Margaret Gregory and Frances Rennick, both of Saint Clair; a brother, John Flannagan, Port Carbon; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday from James H. Evans Funeral Home, Saint Clair. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church by the Rev. James J. Ward. Interment will be in the Queen of the Universe Cemetery, Norwegian Township.
[April 20, 1999]
Rita E. Nattress
Mass of Christian Burial for Rita E. Nattress, 396 W. Main St., Girardville, who died Saturday at Harrisburg Hospital, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday from St. Joseph Church, Girardville, by the Rev. Anthony Mongiello. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Robert M. McDonald Funeral Home, Girardville, is in charge of arrangements.
Among survivors is a sister, Marie Kaplafka, Girardville.
[April 20, 1999]
Rick K. Shadle
Rick K. Shadle, 402 W. Main St., Valley View, died Monday evening at Penn State Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Robert G. Mehalko
Robert G. Mehalko, 64, Elizabethville, died Monday evening at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Williamstown, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Roselle Vacula
Services for Roselle Vacula, 75, of 23 Catawissa St., Tuscarora, who died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Advent Lutheran Church, Tuscarora. The Rev. James Covert will officiate. Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown. Lamar Christ Funeral Home, Hometown, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Cressona, March 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John and Ada Reed McGovern.
She was a retired secretary in the medical records department at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
She was a member and treasurer of Advent Lutheran Church, a former member of its council, delegate to the Lutheran Cluster, where she was treasurer many years, and was an officer of Good Samaritan Retiree Club.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald J. McGovern.
Surviving are her husband, Paul; a daughter, Ellen Schmauch, Sparks, Nev.; two sons, Paul Jr., Friedensburg, and Richard J., Smithville, N.J.; a sister, Virginia McGovern, Pottsville; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; nieces and nephews.
[April 20, 1999]
Viola Ellis
Viola Ellis, 64, of 5 Eventide Place, Levittown, died Monday morning at home. She was a formerly of the Ringtown Valley.
Born in Aristes, June 13, 1934, she was a daughter of the late William and Evelyn Seltzer Brobst.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur.
Surviving are four sons, Arthur T. III, Colorado, David P., New York, James D., Levittown, and Phillip S., Bristol; a brother, Daniel Brobst, Indiana; a sister, Judy Brobst, Colorado.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Stauffer-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ringtown, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 20, 1999]
Ann Marie Shupp
Ann Marie Shupp, Trolley Street, Cumbola, died Tuesday at Penn State Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Thomas J. Bartashus Funeral Home, New Philadelphia, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 29, 1999]
Anne Metzinger
Anne Celesuis Metzinger, Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center, formerly of the Mahanoy City Hi-Rise Apartments, died Wednesday morning at Hazleton General Hospital.
Born in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Kupris Celesuis. She was educated in Shenandoah public schools.
She was a member of St. George's Roman Catholic Church, Shenandoah.
Her husband, Leonard R., died Dec. 20, 1998. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. George's Church. Interment will be in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights.
[April 29, 1999]
Francis A. ``Bud'' Evans
Services for Francis A. ``Bud'' Evans, 77, of Pottsville, who died Tuesday afternoon at Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from Lord Funeral Home Inc., Pottsville. The Rev. Howard R. Souder will officiate. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
Born in Pottsville, Sept. 9, 1921, he was a son of the late Lawrence L. and Emma E. Neider Evans. He was a 1939 graduate of Pottsville High School, attended Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Ga. and the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a technical sergeant with the 147th Infantry Regiment in the Pacific Theater.
He owned and operated the Francis ``Bud'' Evans Floor Covering Business for over 25 years, retiring in 1989.
He was inducted into the Pottsville Area High School, All Sports Hall of Fame and Allen-Rogowicz Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
He was a member of Walter Griffiths AMVETS Post 180, Pottsville, and a life member of West End Hose Company No. 7, Pottsville.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence E. ``Jerry,'' in 1996, and Albert C., in 1949.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, the former Helen Neuser; a daughter, Lisa E. Quigley, Old Greenwich, Conn.; two grandchildren; a nephew; grandnieces and grandnephews.
[April 29, 1999]
Florence B. Hope
Florence B. Hope, 86, of Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Campbelltown, formerly of Country Meadows, Hershey, and Pottsville, died Wednesday at the nursing center.
[April 29, 1999]
J. Walter Klees
Services and interment for J. Walter Klees, 143 Barry Road, Lavelle, formerly of Girardville, who died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no viewing. Robert M. McDonald Funeral Home, Girardville, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Girardville, he was a son of the late Walter and Minnie Swinburne Klees.
He attended Girardville schools.
He was a World War II Army veteran serving in Co. B, 860th Engineers, AVNBN.
He was owner and operator of the former Klees garage, Girardville.
He was a member of Christ Evangelical Church, Lavelle, American Legion Post 309, Girardville, Chapter 129 Pennsylvania Disabled American Veterans, Ashland Lodge 294, F&AM.
His first wife, the former A. Renee Herman, died in 1989.
Surviving are his wife, the former Jacqueline Maurer Scheuren; two daughters, Diane Umbenhauer, Jamestown, R.I., and Sandra Kitsock, Girardville; a stepson, Russel Scheuren, Lavelle; two stepdaughters, Patrice Leipham, Front Royal, Va., and Jacqueline Tate, Birdsboro; a sister, Evelyn Keller, Scarborough, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; nieces and nephews.
[April 29, 1999]
Frances Alabek Logisky
Private services for Frances Alabek Logisky, 93, of 324 Valley St., Port Carbon, who died Tuesday night at Broad Mountain Nursing Home, Frackville, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday from Robert A. Evans Funeral Home, Port Carbon. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon at St. Casimir's Church, Saint Clair, by the Rev. Ronald Jankaitis. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Born in New Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1905, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tankevich.
She was a seamstress at the former Saint Clair Garment Co.
She was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph Alabek and John Logisky; three sisters, Nellie, Marie and Margaret; a brother, Alphonse.
Surviving are a son, Joseph Alabek, Port Carbon; a daughter, Frances Miller, Port Carbon; a sister, Ann Kisalosky, Lavelle; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
[April 29, 1999]
Louis Tedesco
Louis Tedesco, 311 E. Centre St., Shenandoah, died Wednesday evening at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, Shenandoah, is in charge of arrangements.
[April 29, 1999]
Patricia DeLorenzi
Patricia DeLorenzi, of Sun City West, Ariz., formerly of Minersville, died April 8 at Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Josephine Bettinger Delaney. She was a graduate of Minersville High School and moved to Arizona in 1978 from New Jersey.
She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Sun City West.
Surviving are her husband, Ed; a daughter, Jo Ann Miller, Highland Lakes, N.J.; three sons, Edward, Jackson, N.J., Mark, Tempe, Ariz., and Scott, Netherlands; eight grandchildren; cousins in the Pottsville and Minersville area.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 12 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
[April 29, 1999]
Ruth A. Martz
Ruth A. Martz, 71, of Center Valley, died Monday at home.
Born in Shenandoah Heights, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Ella Markunas Mensinger.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Limeport.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Julius J.
Surviving are a daughter, Yvonne Schadt, Allentown; a son, David, Quakertown; three grandchildren.
Norcross-Weber Funeral Home, Coopersburg, was in charge of arrangments.
[April 29, 1999]
Shirley Barnes
Shirley A. Barnes, 57, of 819 Center St., Ashland, died Wednesday at Ashland Regional Medical Center.
Born in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Alice Hepler Weikel. She attended Ashland schools.
She was of the Protestant faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William; a son, Bruce; a granddaughter, Brittany.
Surviving are six sons, William, Richard, Michael, John and Roy, all of Ashland, and James, Minersville; three daughters, Bonnie Pryce, Ashland, and Alberta Matejick and Ann Marie Barnes, both of Minersville; a brother, Albert Weikel, Mount Carmel; a sister, Rose Marie Wesner, Gilberton; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Robert M. McDonald Funeral Home, Girardville. The Rev. Carlene Fretz will officiate. Interment will be in Citizens Cemetery, Lavelle.
[April 29, 1999]
Betty J. Spotts
Services for Betty J. Spotts, 76, of 1241 W. Main St., Valley View, who died Tuesday evening at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. The Rev. H. Raymond Brooks will officiate. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Valley View, Feb. 9, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Estella Ney Morgan.
She was a retired seamstress at the former Philmark Manufacturing Co., Valley View.
She was a member of St. Andrew's UM, former member of the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, former president and treasurer of Valley View Fire Company Auxiliary and a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Russell; two sons, Randy, Valley View, and Gary, Pine Grove; a daughter, Shirley Zerbe, Pottsville; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
[April 29, 1999]
Lewis C. Walters Sr.
Services for Lewis C. Walters Sr., 68, of 1020 Laurel St., Pottsville, who died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from Lord Funeral Home Inc., Pottsville. The Rev. Harry L. Clark will officiate. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
Among survivors is a sister, Jean Snyder, Pottsville.
[April 29, 1999]
