Obituaries

Jul 12, 2020

Judith A. Rile, 63, formerly of Pottsville, died Sunday July 12 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born September 5, 1956 in Wernersville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Sara Louise (Rehman) Rile.

Judith was the Associate Director of Financial Aid and Professor at Penn State Berks.  She also served...

Jul 12, 2020

Lynn J. (Merchant) Pielacha, 74, of Minersville, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020, at her residence. Born January 7, 1946, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Joyce (Brennan) Merchant. She attended Holy Family Church, Minersville, and was a member of the former St Vincent De Paul Parish. Lynn loved cats, reading, gardening, and...

Jun 12, 2020

Francis "Vic" J. Vukmanovich, 87, of Pine Grove, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born February 10, 1933 in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Anton and Helena (Weidman) Vukmanovich.

He was a member of the Church of St. Patrick, Pottsville.

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Jun 11, 2020

Catherine Oliver Baker, 69, of Pottsville passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her residence. Born on February 13, 1951 in Shenandoah, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emily Oliver. She was raised in the Catholic Faith. Catherine loved animals and enjoyed crossword puzzles. She is survived by her stepson Donald Baker, Jr., former husband, Donald Baker...

Jun 1, 2020

Jeanette Schwartz, 79, Pottsville entered into eternal rest Monday evening after her courageous battle with Covid-19.

Born July 2, 1940 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Ganunis.

She was a member of the former Mary Queen of Peace Church, Pottsville.  In her day she was a hard worker having worked at...

May 27, 2020

Barbara Ann Dalvet passed over into God's hands at the seasoned age of 94 on May 27, 2020 at Providence Place, Pine Grove.

Born on June 24, 1925 in Pine Grove, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Prudence (Workman) Angst.

The home she was born in is located directly in front of...

May 21, 2020

Edward J. Schoener, 64, Pottsville, formerly of Tamaqua, died Thursday evening May 21 at St. Luke's University Hospital- Bethlehem Campus.

Born December 16, 1955 in Tamaqua, he was the son of the late Carl and Margaret Schoener.

Ed retired from Koch's Turkey Farm, Lewistown Valley, where he worked as a truck driver.

He...

May 8, 2020

William T. Moran, 79, of Pottsville, died Friday May 8 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- East Norwegian Campus.

He was born in Heckscherville, Schuylkill County, on December 23, 1940 and was the son of the late Thomas J. and Margaret V. (Grace) Moran who owned and operated the Washington Hotel in Minersville.

Bill served in the...

Apr 25, 2020

James M. Goodman, 34, St. Clair, was suddenly taken too soon Saturday at his residence.

Born November 29. 1985 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Bruce Goodman.

He was a 2004 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by Walmart Distribution Center where he worked as a fork lift operator. ...

Apr 19, 2020

Brian David Hoffman, 61, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his residence.

Born on May 2, 1958 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Mildred T. (Kutchoodon) Hoffman.

Brian was a past member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. He was very handy and a jack...

Apr 17, 2020

Jean A. Hannaway, 95, of Pottsville passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East. Born in Pottsville, March 26, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Abagail Huling. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. After retiring from a Navy ship yard, Jean enjoyed spending time with her family. Especially her daughter Sharon...

Apr 7, 2020

Eugene J. Gustitis, 92, of Pottsville, died Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center- East Norwegian Campus.

Born on July 24, 1927 in New Philadelphia he was the son of the late John and Helen (Kisalosky) Gustitis.

Eugene was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville and a former member of Sacred...

Apr 6, 2020

Diann M. Galvin, 76, of Mount Carbon, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at Schuylkill Center Genesis.

Born in Pottsville on November 7, 1943, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Schwartz) Tobin.

Diann was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville and Circle 3 of the church.

She enjoyed...

Mar 29, 2020

Dorothy (Oakill) Monaghan, 91, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Providence Place, Pottsville.

Born in Forestville, December 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Helen (Lewsock) Oakill.

Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of Cass Township high school and went on to pursue a nursing career after completing her...

Mar 7, 2020

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...

Feb 22, 2020

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...

Feb 2, 2020

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,...

Feb 1, 2020

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...

Jan 23, 2020

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...

Jan 15, 2020

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...