Obituaries
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
Frederick Glow
Feb 2, 2015
Frederick "Fred" Glow, West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away peacefully Saturday evening. Born in Shenandoah in 1936, Fred's family moved to Ringtown when he was seven. He attended Ringtown schools, played on the 1952-53 Columbia County championship basketball team and was vice president of his junior and senior classes. Fred was awarded a full scholarship to Lehigh University, where he...
Derrella E. Parliman
Jan 31, 2015
Derrella E. Parliman, 88, of 100 S. Main St., Shenandoah, passed away Friday at Shenandoah Manor Senior Living Community. Born in Pattersonville, Feb. 6, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William and Derrella George Walters. She was a member of her reunion club for her graduating class of the former Conygham Township High School. After high school, she...
Marie Houser
Jan 23, 2015
Marie Houser, 64, of Strawberry Lane, Ringtown, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 3, 1950, she was a daughter of Joseph Markosky, Zion Grove, and the late Alice Gottstein Markosky. She was a 1968 graduate of the West Hazleton High School and last worked in the local garment industry. Marie was a member...
Mary E. Reich Cressman
Jan 21, 2015
Mary E. Reich Cressman, 96, passed away Saturday at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, where she had recently been a guest. Born in Ringtown, Sept. 6, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Rose Laudig Reich. Mary was a graduate of the former Ringtown High School. After marriage, she became a stay-at-home mom, who enjoyed cooking, baking...
Shirley A. Dillman
Jan 17, 2015
Shirley A. Dillman, 77, of Zion Grove, passed away Thursday while a guest at St. Luke's Pavillion in Hazleton. Born in Friedensburg, Feb. 11, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Gertrude Jamison Knoll-Behney and Charles Knoll. She was retired, having worked in the local garment industry and was a member of the IILGWU. A member of St. Paul's...
Roanna J. Laudeman
Jan 11, 2015
Roanna J. Laudeman, 59, of Ringtown, passed away Friday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born at Bloomsburg Hospital, Dec. 18, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Reta Moyer Kreischer. A 1974 graduate of Southern Columbia High School, she last worked in the local retail sales industry. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ringtown,...
Eleanor M. Weikel
Dec 23, 2014
Eleanor M. Weikel, 90, of Ringtown, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Ringtown, Aug. 14, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Anna Possessky Weikel. She was raised in Yatesville and graduated from the former Mahanoy Township High School, then she returned to Ringtown in 1951. She was a member of St....
Marla D. Harrington
Dec 12, 2014
Marla Dawn Harrington, 25, of Ringtown, went to live with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, surrounded by her mother, Aleta Harrington, Mike Thomas and Dennis Zimmerman, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Marla was born in Crawfordsville, Ind., a daughter of Aleta Toney Harrington and Kent Harrington, husband of Wendy. Marla was happiest when she was spending time with family and...
Blanche L. "Babs" Grow
Dec 2, 2014
Blanche L. "Babs" Grow, 93, of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away peacefully Sunday. Born in Ringtown, Dec. 28, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Martha Klingerman Long. She was a 1938 graduate of Ringtown High School, a lifelong homemaker and also worked with her brother, James Long, in his former grocery store in Ringtown. Blanche...
Joseph J. Tobin
Nov 14, 2014
Joseph J. Tobin, 90, of Ringtown, passed away Thursday at Ridgeview Healthcare Center, Shenandoah. He was born March 21, 1925, in Eagle Rock. He served in the Navy as a Seaman 1st Class during World War II and was the proud recipient of five battle stars during his service. A former resident of Mohnton, Joe served as captain of the...
George J. Horas
Nov 13, 2014
George J. Horas, 74, of West Arch Street, Frackville, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Born in Shenandoah, May 9, 1940, he was a son of the late George B. and Alice Stockunas Horas. He was a 1957 graduate of Gilberton High School and attended Pottsville School of Business. He was a member of Annunciation BVM Church, Frackville. George was...
Monica Spancake
Nov 4, 2014
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Monica Spancake, 91, of Manchester, N.H., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. She was born in Auburn, N.H., Dec. 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Josephine (Stawasz) and George Ficek. Survivors include nieces, nephews and cousins in the local area. She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Donald Spancake. /// SPANCAKE — Monica Spancake,...
William Paul Michael
Nov 2, 2014
William Paul Michael, 60, of Sheppton, passed away Friday while he was a guest at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville. Born in Weston, Jan. 18, 1954, he was a son of the late Charles Sr. and Violet Harker Michael. A graduate of the West Hazleton High School, Bill last worked in the home construction industry. In addition to...
Bruce A. Johnson
Oct 22, 2014
Bruce A. Johnson, 78, of Kunkels Hill Road, Ringtown, passed away Oct. 6 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Canandaigua, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1935, he was a son of the late Frank and Esther Piz Johnson. He was a 1953 graduate of Sheppton High School and a 1955 graduate of Penn State University. He then served in the Army....
Alberta Urban
Sep 5, 2014
Alberta Urban, 89, of Ringtown, passed away Sunday while a guest at Shenandoah Manor Senior Living Community. Born in Ashland, Jan. 21, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Milosh Kosachunis. She was a lifelong homemaker. Alberta was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Ringtown. She will be remembered for her kindness and generosity....
