Obituaries
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...
Lisa H. Damgaard
Jun 14, 1963
June 12, 2014 Lisa H. Damgaard, 50, of Ringtown, passed away Thursday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born Sept. 17, 1963, she was the third of four children of Karin Christensen Dam-gaard, who passed 13 months earlier, and Peter Damgaard, who passed away in 1995. She was a graduate of North Schuylkill High School and McCann School of Business. Lisa...
Ralph M. Rumbel Jr
Jan 2, 1960
December 31, 2013 Ralph M. Rumbel Jr., 53, of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday as the result of an automobile accident. Born in Shenandoah, Dec. 22, 1960, he was a son of Alice Llewellyn Rumbel, Ringtown, and the late Ralph M. Rumbel Sr. He was a member of Aurand Memorial United Methodist Church, Ringtown. Ralph attended North...
William "Wild Bill" Weikel
Sep 17, 1958
September 16, 2013 William "Wild Bill" Weikel, 55, of Ferndale Hill Drive, Zion Grove, passed away unexpectedly Monday in Bethel. Bill was born in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1958, a son of William Weikel, Zion Grove, and the late Carrie Shoup Weikel. Wild Bill was a truck enthusiast and worked as a driver and as an all-around go-to man for...
Ralph G. Bernotas
Jan 17, 1931
Ralph G. Bernotas, 83, of Girardville, passed away Thursday at his residence. Born in Girardville, Nov. 18, 1931, he was a son of the late John and Anna Subich Bernotas. Ralph worked for and was a member of the Boilermakers Union, and, prior to that, he worked in local area mines and was a member of the United Mine Workers...
Vincent B. Opanel
Apr 14, 1926
April 12, 2014 Vincent B. Opanel, 87, of Ringtown, passed away late Saturday at Ridgeview Health & Rehabilitation Center, Shenandoah Heights, where he had recently been a guest. Vince was born in Pattersonville, June 11, 1926, a son of the late Joaquim and Anna Kowelonek Opanel. He was a graduate of the former Ringtown High School, where he excelled as...
Regina T. Shockites
May 4, 1919
May 2, 2014 Regina T. Shockites, RN, a former resident of West Main Street, Ringtown, passed away Friday at Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville. She had been a resident at Villa St. Martha Retirement Community, Downingtown, for the past two years. Born in Shenandoah, Jan. 1, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mayne Shustack Slegesky. Regina was a...
Carrie Mae Deebel
Mar 22, 1915
Carrie Mae Deeble Carrie Mae Deebel, 100, a former resident of Ringtown, passed away Sunday in Bethlehem. Carrie was born in Ringtown, on March 22, 1915, a daughter of the late Rebecca (Dietz) and Armin Bley. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Brandonville, and was retired from the local garment industry. Carrie was a talented quilter,...
