All Obituaries

Catherine Hannah Lang, 96, formerly of Pottsville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Nottingham Village Nursing Home in Northumberland, PA. Born at home in Pottsville, December 22, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Tritschler Rhody. With the exception of the last few years at Nottingham Village and previously at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Liverpool, she lived in Pottsville all her life. Catherine graduated from Pottsville High School...

Robert Francis Lipsky, Jr., 68, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East. Born in Pottsville, May 21, 1951, he was the son of Elizabeth (Reed) Lipsky and the late Robert Francis Lipsky, Sr. He was a member of Bethany Christian Fellowship E.C.C., Cressona where he served as worship leader and leadership team chairman, and a former member of St. Patricks RC Church, Pottsville. He was also a lifetime member of Yorkville Hose Co.,...

Margaret Mistysyn, 86, Pottsville died Sunday February 2 at Lehigh Valley Health- East Norwegian Campus. Born December 12, 1933 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Hudon) Grava. Margaret was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Clair and a former member of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Clair.  She worked in the local garment industry and at the former Mootz’ Candies, Pottsville. In addition to her parents, she was...

Harry W. Roberts, 71, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest surrounded by his wife and friend. Born in Pottsville on September 4, 1948, he was the son of the late Harry and Katherine (Brennan) Roberts. He retired from Brush Wellman Inc., Shoemakersville as an extrusion operator. Harry enjoyed fixing older TVs and working on electronics. He was the owner of Harry’s TV Repair in Palo Alto and he was also the original owner of the...

Esther T. Smith, 95, of Pottsville passed away Thursday morning at Orwigsburg Center. Born November 1, 1924, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Goodman) Smith. Esther was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was a 1942 Graduate of Pottsville Area High School. After graduating she worked for Bell Telephone as a telephone operator. Esther loved going to local bingo events with her sisters and going to local casinos....

Catherine Barton, Pottsville, fell into eternal sleep Wednesday evening January 13 at Lehigh Valley Schuylkill –East. Born December3, 1916 in the village of Black Heath, she was the daughter of the late John and Christina (Chernanski) Seador. She was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville.  In 2018, Catherine received a citation from both Governor Tom Wolf and The House of Representatives paying tribute to her as she celebrated her 102 birthday. In addition...

Thomas Raymond Quirk, Jr., 68, of Pottsville passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East. Born in Pottsville on December 22, 1951, he was the son of the late Thomas R. and Shirley (Peffer) Quirk. He attended St. John Catholic School and Pottsville Area High School Thomas served in the United States Coast Guard. He was a member of the AMVETS and the Buck Fever Rod and Gun Club. For many years he worked as a salesman and bartender in Pennsylvania and New...

Donald W. “Sluggo” Andrews, 88 of Pottsville passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born May 29, 1931 in Phoenix Park, he was the son of the late William C. and Margaret B. (Gwyther) Andrews. He was a 1949 graduate of the former Branch Township High School. After high school he worked briefly at ALCOA before enlisting in the United States Navy. From 1951-1955 he served his country aboard the USS Salem as a 3rd Class gunner’s mate. Donald...

Monette H. Pflueger Treon, 94, formerly of Pottsville, died Tuesday January 7 at Pinebrook Personal Care Facility, Orwigsburg.  Born October 3, 1925 in Fulton Twp. she was the daughter of the late David and Texas (Schlagel) Graybeal. She was a 1943 Graduate of Pottsville Area High School; member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville; and past member of the Pottsville Shade Tree Commission. She was co-owner of the former Treon’s Luncheonette, formerly located in...

Nancy L. (Hawley) Stewart, 84, of Pottsville passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Schuylkill Center. Born December 13, 1935 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Edward M. and Evelyn E. (Yocum) Hawley. She was a high school graduate from Pottsville High School. She was a member of the Eastern Stars and Pottsville Lionettes. Nancy was the president of the Pottsville PTA. She enjoyed reading, ceramics, traveling, and loved driving Camaros. She was a history buff. But most of...