Obituaries
John J. Makara
Apr 11, 2014
April 10, 2014 John J. Makara, 65, of Walnut Street, Ringtown, passed away Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Hazleton, Dec. 4, 1948, he was a son of Margaret Krutz Makara, Weston, and the late John Makara. John was raised in Weston, and after graduating from West Hazleton High School, he served in the Army overseas in...
Violet J. Fritz
Apr 7, 2014
April 5, 2014 Violet J. Fritz, 90, a former Shenandoah resident who recently resided in Pottsville, passed away Saturday. Born in Phinneyville, March 21, 1924, Violet was a daughter of the late Bertha Deeble and Howard Delong. She was raised in Phinneyville and was a graduate of the former Sheppton High School. Violet attended Trinity United Church of Christ, Shenandoah,...
Agnes A. Barrow
Mar 13, 2014
March 11, 2014 Agnes A. Barrow, 100, of Bethlehem, a former resident of Ringtown, passed away Tuesday in Bethlehem. Born in St. Nicholas, Dec. 14, 1913, she was a daughter of the late William R. and Jenny Cathers Adamson. She was a graduate of the former Mahanoy Township High School and Stroudsburg Normal School, now East Stroudsburg University, where she...
Joseph E. Faust Jr
Mar 10, 2014
March 10, 2014 Joseph E. Faust Jr., 62, of Ringtown, passed away Monday at his residence. Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 3, 1951, he was a son of Lois Hinderliter Faust, Ringtown, and the late Joseph E. Faust Sr. He was a 1969 graduate of North Schuylkill High School, then attended Penn State University, graduating in 1971. Joe was a...
Violet Trusky
Mar 2, 2014
February 14, 2014 Violet Trusky, 88, of Mahanoy City, passed away Feb. 14 in Pottsville. Born in the Colorada section of Shenandoah, Dec. 25, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Socker Petrousky. She was a member of the former St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City. In addition to her parents, Violet was preceded in...
Mabel A. Rarick
Feb 1, 2014
January 30, 2014 Mabel A. Rarick, DeBary, Fla., passed away peacefully Thursday. Born and raised in Zion Grove, she was a daughter of the late Edwin C. and Cora Singley Rarick. Upon graduating from the former Ringtown High School, she started her career which spanned more than 40 years with the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. Upon her...
Florence E. Disabella
Jan 28, 2014
January 26, 2014 Florence E. Disabella, 83, of Ringtown, passed away Sunday at Shenandoah Manor Senior Living Community, where she had been a recent resident. Born in Ringtown, Sept. 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John Ellis and Dola Heffner Shoup. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 10 siblings. A graduate of...
Nancy A. Rentschler
Jan 3, 2014
January 2, 2014 Nancy A. Rentschler, 57, of Oneida, passed away Thursday at home. Born in Hazleton, Feb. 8, 1956, she was a daughter of Betty Bley Onuschak, Oneida, and the late John Onuschak. A 1974 graduate of West Hazleton High School, she was employed for 20 years by the former Wolkey's Mini-Mart in Sheppton, where she was previously the...
Aadilyn Jessica Forker
Dec 21, 2013
December 19, 2013 Aadilyn Jessica Forker was born on Sunday in Danville and became an angel on Thursday at the age of four days. She will be dearly missed and in the hearts of her parents, Brittany Zelinsky and Derreck A. Forker, Ringtown, along with her family, paternal grandparents, Todd and Deborah Forker, Mahanoy City; maternal grandparents, Dean Zelinsky and...
Terry William Longenberger
Dec 4, 2013
December 2, 2013 Terry William Longenberger, 51, of 1053 State Road, Zion Grove, passed away unexpectedly Monday. Born in Berwick, Sept. 1, 1962, he was a son of Doris Davis Longenberger, Zion Grove, and the late William B. Longenberger. A 1980 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, Terry worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Blaschak Coal Company, Mahanoy City,...
John S. Dennison Danchision
Nov 15, 2013
November 13, 2013 John S. Dennison Danchision, 55, of Pattersonville Road, Ringtown, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday at home. Born in Shenandoah, March 10, 1958, he was a son of the late Michael Dennison and Dolores Kalada Danchision. A 1976 graduate of West Hazleton High School, he worked in the automobile business for his brother, Danny, at the 924 Auto Corp.,...
Anthony "Tony" Kasalavage Jr
Nov 4, 2013
November 2, 2013 Anthony "Tony" Kasalavage Jr., 31, of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away unexpectedly Saturday at his residence. Tony was born in Pottsville, April 5, 1982, a son of Anthony and Virginia Svrcek Kasalavage, both of Pottsville. A 2000 graduate of Pottsville Area High School, Tony was also a graduate and received a degree in informa tion technology...
Donna M. Williams
Oct 26, 2013
October 24, 2013 Donna M. Williams, 52, of Strawberry Lane, Ringtown, passed away unexpectedly Thursday at her residence. Born in Virginia Beach, Va., Dec. 26, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Edith Brobst Nortavage. A 1978 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School, she also attended Penn State University. Donna last worked in sales for Friedman Electric,...
Roy Edmonds
Oct 10, 2013
KULPMONT — Heaven gained a barber, Roy Edmonds, of Den-Mar Gardens, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, while surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pikeville, Ky., March 16, 1937, he was a son of the late Roy Palmer Edmonds Sr. and Nellie (Stutz-Edmonds) Little. He enthusiastically reflected on growing up barefoot in the hills and...
Peter T. Lazusky
Sep 14, 2013
September 12, 2013 Peter T. Lazusky, 87, of Brandonville, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at home. Born in Frackville, June 16, 1926, he was a son of the late Peter and Antoinette Tulman Lazusky. He was retired as a Platoon Sgt. from the Army, with more than 31 years of service both in active duty and the reserves. He served...
Eileen M. Lindenmuth
Aug 16, 2013
August 14, 2013 Eileen M. Lindenmuth, 57, of 2600 Melanie Manor, Ringtown, passed away Wednesday in Ringtown. Eileen was born in Shenandoah, June 12, 1956, a daughter of the late Roy "Dutch" and Esther Rupert Lindenmuth. She attended North Schuylkill High School and was a member of Shenandoah Fish and Game Club. She loves landscaping and working in her yard....
Marie "Meem" Rumbel
Aug 13, 2013
August 12, 2013 Marie "Meem" Rumbel, 65, of West Arch Street, Ringtown, passed away Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Marie was born in Shenandoah, Sept. 25, 1947, the only daughter of the late Marie Brunton and Ralph Walters. She was a 1965 graduate of the Ringtown High School and was a member of Aurand Memorial United Methodist Church, Ringtown....
Kevin Davis
Aug 7, 2013
August 6, 2013 Kevin Davis, 35, of Ringtown, passed away Tuesday morning at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Kevin was born in Hazleton on May 23, 1978. He was a graduate of Cardinal Brennan High School and was of the Catholic faith. Kevin was a member of the Boiler Makers Union Local 13 of Philadelphia, where he was employed as a...
Dale Shoup
Jul 25, 2013
June 21, 2013 A memorial service for Dale Shoup, a Ringtown native, who passed away June 21 in Michigan, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Stauffer-Breznik Funeral Home, 412 W. Main St., Ringtown. Relatives and friends are invited to visit from 6 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. The full obituary can be...
Travis V. Mcgee
Jun 3, 1991
June 1, 2014 Travis V. McGee, 23, of Shenandoah, passed away Sunday while pursing his passion of dirt bike riding. Born in Hazleton, May 9, 1991, he was a son of Vincent J. and Cheryl A. McGhee McGee. He attended the South Vo-Tech, Mar Lin, and was a 2009 graduate of Shenandoah Valley High School. An avid dirt bike and...
