Obituaries
Robert Zimmerman
Aug 5, 2015
Robert Zimmerman, 82, of Wilmington, Del., formerly of Ringtown, passed away Tuesday in Wilmington. Born in Ringtown, Sept. 29, 1932, he was a son of the late William E. and Blanche E. Dresher Zimmerman. After high school, he served in the Army during the Korean conflict. He was retired, having worked as a boilerman for the Brandywine School District and...
Alex A. "Herky" Paskewicz
Jul 22, 2015
Alex A. "Herky" Paskewicz, 83, of Ringtown, a former resident of Shenandoah, passed away Monday while a guest at Providence Place, Pine Grove. Born in Shenandoah, Aug. 14, 1931, he was a son of the late Alex and Mary Yesconis Paskiewicz. After high school, he served in the Army as a private during the Korean War. Herky started working in...
Mary Catherine Schlauch
Jul 21, 2015
Mary Catherine Schlauch, 23, of Zion Grove, passed away Sunday at her residence. Born in Bloomsburg, Sept. 14, 1991, she was a daughter of Dennis and Maria Sincavage Schlauch, Zion Grove. A graduate of Bloomsburg High School, Mary participated in field hockey, track, plays and chorus. She was a recent graduate of Bloomsburg University with a degree in psychology. She...
Wardell Mensinger Jr
Jul 8, 2015
Wardell Mensinger Jr., 79, of 101 Phinneyville Heights, passed away Monday at his residence. Born in Ringtown, Nov. 13, 1935, he was a son of the late Wardell Sr. and Jane Manbeck Mensinger. He worked for General Motors in Linden, N.J., then later went to work in the security department for Merck and Co., Rahway, N.J. An avid hunter, he...
Joanne M. Davidson
Jul 6, 2015
Joanne M. Davidson, 73, of Sheppton, passed away Sunday at her residence. Born in Shenandoah, Aug. 27, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Ruth Hillibush and Joseph Shala. She was a graduate of Mahanoy Township High School and was a former member of Christ Lutheran Church, Mahanoy City. She more recently attended St. James United Church of Christ,...
Amber Nicole Judge
Jun 20, 2015
Amber Nicole Judge, 31, of Main Street, Nuremberg, passed away Thursday as the result of an accident on Route 924 in Humbolt. Amber was born in Wilkes-Barre, June 6, 1984, a daughter of Sally Engle Judge, Nuremberg, and the late Eugene Judge. She attended the Hazleton Area School District and was of the Methodist faith. A stay-at-home mom, Amber was...
Barry L. Ford Sr
Jun 19, 2015
Barry L. Ford Sr., 63, of East Lloyd Street, Shenandoah, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Shamokin, Sept. 11, 1951, he was a son of the late Luther and Betty Stroehecker Ford. Barry was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ Church, Shenandoah. He was last employed as a maintenance mechanic at Mrs. T's...
Charles M. "Wilt" Teter
Jun 16, 2015
Charles Michael "Wilt" Teter, 58, passed away peacefully Monday surrounded by his loving family at his home in Zion Grove. Wilt was born in Shenandoah, Jan. 29, 1957, a son of Helen Long Teter, Zion Grove, and the late Harold Teter. He was a graduate of West Hazleton High School, and then became employed at Jeld-Wen (Wenco) Windows, Ringtown, where...
Dale J. "Merch" Fetterman Sr
Jun 16, 2015
Dale J. "Merch" Fetterman Sr., 87, of Ringtown, passed away Sunday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, while a guest at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville. Dale was born in Ringtown, April 7, 1928, a son of the late John A. and Mary S. Blume Fetterman. A graduate of the former Ringtown High School, Dale relocated to the Glenside area,...
Joan M. Mensinger
May 27, 2015
Joan M. Mensinger, 79, of Phineyville Heights, Ringtown, passed away Monday in Hazleton. Joan was born in Sheppton, March 16, 1936, a daughter of the late Mae Lorah and Henry Bley. After graduation, Joan worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Philadelphia. She married and raised a family then returned to work, working as a secretary at Supermarkets General Corp., Woodbridge,...
Burton L. Hetherington
May 13, 2015
Burton L. Hetherington, 86, of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away unexpectedly Monday at his residence. Born in Ringtown, June 27, 1928, he was a son of the late Ward and Verna Manbeck Hetherington. He was a graduate of the former Conyngham Township High School, Aristes. Burton was raised in a farming family, later becoming manager of the Berwick Vegetable...
Rosalie Marie Carls
May 5, 2015
Rosalie Marie Carls, 43, of Frackville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday at her residence. Born in Norristown, June 21, 1971, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Floye Harvey Vanlinski. She grew up in the Ringtown area and attended North Schuylkill High School. She was the wife of David C. Carls, whom she married April 1, 1989. Rosalie is...
Donald P. Bernosky Sr
Apr 23, 2015
Donald P. Bernosky Sr., 81, of Ringtown, passed away Wednesday at his residence. Born in Girardville, Aug. 3, 1933, he was a son of the late Peter and Helen Zoksuska Bernosky. He served in the Marine Corps as a sergeant during the Korean War. After his enlistment, he served in the Reserves for eight additional years. He was a member...
Patricia R. Abicunas
Mar 24, 2015
Patricia R. Abicunas, Ringtown, passed away Sunday at her residence. Born in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Lipiec. After graduating from the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, she moved to Connecticut with her husband James. After working 20 years for the Department of Defense, she and her husband relocated back to the Ringtown...
Lester W. Lindenmuth
Mar 16, 2015
Lester W. Lindenmuth, 92, of Ringtown, passed away Saturday at Providence Place, Pottsville. Lester was born in Ringtown, Feb. 16, 1923, a son of the late Harrison and Mary Reich Lindenmuth. He was a 1941 graduate of Conyngham Township High School and was employed by Glenn L. Martin Aircraft in Baltimore prior to entering the Army Air Corps. While in...
Edward C. Miller
Mar 5, 2015
Edward C. Miller, 69, of Jerry's Road, Ringtown, passed away Tuesday. Born in Shenandoah, April 30, 1945, he was a son of the late Mahlon and Jean Williams Miller. He was a 1964 graduate of the former Ringtown High School and was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Ringtown. Edward was a certified welder who last worked...
Christine Trexler Pickens
Feb 26, 2015
Christine Trexler Pickens, 90, wife of the late Norman Trexler, formerly of Ringtown, passed away Saturday while residing in Berryville, Va. Christine was born in Masardis, Maine, July 17, 1924, a daughter of the late Earl and Ferne Murphy Johnston. She was preceded in death by husbands, Norman, in 1977, and Alvinza Pickens Sr., in 1996. Christine is survived by...
Ann M. Kovalewski
Feb 19, 2015
Ann M. Kovalewski, 88, of Trout Run Road, Zion Grove, passed away peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by her family. Born in Shenandoah, March 15, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Margaret and Enoch Dzakiewicz. She attended Shenandoah schools and was retired, having worked in the local garment industry. Ann was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Ringtown....
Bryan "Red" Shedaker
Feb 9, 2015
Bryan "Red" Shedaker, 30, of Mount Carmel, passed away suddenly Friday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Willingboro, N.J., Aug. 15, 1984, he was a son of Cheryl McGhee McGee, Mount Carmel, and Kenneth Shedaker, New Jersey. He attended the North Schuylkill High School. Bryan was a jokester who loved to make people laugh, and he was...
L. Marguerite "Peg" Barto
Feb 3, 2015
L. MARGUERITE "PEG" BARTO 94, passed away Sat., Jan. 31, 2015. Funeral service will be at John's Lutheran "Brick Church," in Montgomery, PA at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. ringtownfuneral.com
