Obituaries

Aug 4, 2018

Russell M. Bradford, 77, Pottsville, died Saturday morning at his home with his family by his side.

Born September 11, 1940 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Russell M. and Mary (Goddard) Bradford.

Russell proudly served in the US Navy from 1958 to 1962.  He retired from Boscov's Department store where...

Aug 1, 2018

Robert C. Caluori, 83, Pottsville, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center- East.

Born June 1, 1935, in Brooklyn New York, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Loretta (Paravano) Caluori.

He was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.   While residing in New York, he was employed by the city...

Jul 20, 2018

Dorothy M. (Neiman) Wesnoski, 43, Muir, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest.

Born May 19, 1975, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of Christina "Tina" (Bopp) Barry and the late Floyd Neiman.

She was employed as a CNA at Tremont Health & Rehabilitation, Tremont.

In addition to her father she was...

Jul 16, 2018

Girda M. "Gilda" Matz, 96, Pottsville, passed away Monday at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Born in Pottsville, June 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Julia (Piccioni) Monti.

She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, and a member of...

Jul 8, 2018

Evelyn J. Cooper, 91, formerly of Port Carbon entered into eternal rest Sunday with her family by her side at Schuylkill Center Genesis Eldercare, Pottsville.

Born in Pottsville on October 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Francis H. and Clara M. (Sinton) Smith.

She was a 1944 Graduate of Pottsville Area High...

Jul 1, 2018

Rita T. (Yetman) Davis, 80, of Pottsville passed away Sunday morning at the Meadows- York Terrace.

Born August 13, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Henry and Rita (Nash) Yetman.

She attained her Bachelor degree in Nursing from Bloomsburg University State College. Rita was an active member at St. Patrick's...

Jun 25, 2018

Ann K. Lenick, 55, of Womelsdorf passed away June 25.

Born February 19, 1963, in Palm Springs FL, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine (Barnes) Lenick.

Ann was a faithful member of St. Francis DeSales Roman Catholic Church, Robesonia.  She was active in many Church activities including the choir.  She loved...

Jun 3, 2018

Alexander J. "Alex" Stewart, 84, of Pottsville passed away Sunday evening surrounded by his loving family at his residence.

Born September 16, 1933 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Alexander and Laura E. (Evans) Stewart.

He was a high school graduate from Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia. He was the owner...

May 24, 2018

Timothy J. Witman, 19, of Venice Florida, formerly of Pottsville, died Thursday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital as a result of injuries he sustained from an accident.

Born October 14, 1998 in Pottsville, he was the son of Peter D. Witman, Venice FL and Amy Barton Witman, Pottsville.

He was a 2017 Graduate of Pottsville Area...

May 20, 2018

Clara E. (Kamp) Berkheiser, 73, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday morning at her residence.

Born February 6, 1945, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. and Esther M. (Koch) Kamp.

She was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and a member of Bethany Christian Fellowship E.C., Cressona. She worked for...

May 7, 2018

Catherine M. "Cathy" Bowers, 61, of Pottsville, passed away Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born July 20, 1956 in Long Island NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Antoinette (Kulisky) Dodds, Sr.

She was a graduate of the former St. Clair High School, St. Clair; and attended St. John the Baptist...

May 2, 2018

Evelyn M. (Kimmel) Yoder Carl, 82, formerly of Ashland, entered into eternal rest Wednesday at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg.

Born September 6, 1935, in Hegins, she was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and Alva C. (Shuey) Kimmel.

She was a 1953 Graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School and a member of Salem...

Apr 13, 2018

Frances M. Klare, 85, Pottsville, died Friday morning at Schuylkill Center Genesis Eldercare, Pottsville.

Born June 9, 1932, in Boston MA, she was the daughter of the late Leon E. and Elsie M. Carter Tibbetts.

She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pottsville where she taught Sunday school.  She was also a...

Apr 12, 2018

Julia Brinsfield, 80, Pottsville, passed away peacefully Thursday at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family.

Born June 27, 1937 in Frackville, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Sybulski Harhigh.

She retired after 40 years of working as a nurse's aide at the former Pottsville Hospital.

Julia...

Apr 5, 2018

James (Jay) R. Dalvet, 47, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday evening in St. Clair.

Born April 16, 1970, in Pottsville, he was the son of Charles and Sally (Meyers) Dalvet.

Jay was raised Catholic and graduated from Nativity BVM High School.

He enjoyed target shooting with his dad. Jay was a truck driver...

Mar 20, 2018

Judy Lynn (Piccioni) Schartel, 54, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at her residence.

She was born in Pottsville, February 13, 1964 to Dorothy (Oplansky) Piccioni and the late John Piccioni. She was a member of the Lighthouse Church, Orwigsburg.

In addition to her mother, Dorothy Piccioni, surviving is her son, Dylan Schartel;  two brothers,...

Mar 17, 2018

Angel Runningbear Olmo entered the heavens Saturday, March 17th at Lehigh Valley Hospital- South.

She was the daughter of Pedro Olmo and Deandra Lea Rodriguez, Pottsville.

Angel is survived by a brother Anthony Cheeseman and a sister Hope Rodriguez, Pottsville; maternal grandparents Sharon Runningbear and Roberto Rodriguez, Pottsville; paternal grandparents Maria Olmo and Pedro Gonzalez,...

Mar 14, 2018

Kathryn J. Dzik, 88, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, died Wednesday at Seton Manor where she had been a guest.

Born July 20, 1929, in Orwigsburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ann (Majkovich) Sell.

She was of the Catholic Faith and enjoyed reading and sewing.

In addition to her parents,...

Mar 5, 2018

James J. Hoban, 71, Pottsville, died Monday at his home with his loving family by his side.

Born September 14, 1946, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late John Patrick and Frances (Nagle) Hoban.

He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville; 1964 Graduate of Nativity BVM High School; graduate...

Feb 27, 2018

Evelyn Gentile, 96, a long-time resident of Pottsville, died on February 27, 2018 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA.

Born in Elizabethville, PA on April 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Mervin and Louella (Schell) Warfield and graduated from Minersville High School in 1939.

In 1940, she married the late Joseph...