Obituaries
Harry C. Russell Sr
Nov 29, 2013
Harry C. Russell Sr., 67, formerly of Pottsville and Cumbola, passed away Friday at ManorCare, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, Nov. 1, 1946, Harry was a son of the late Arthur and Alice Sheariff Russell. After graduating from Pottsville Area High School in 1966, Harry proudly served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He received two overseas...
David William Viars, Sr
Nov 26, 2013
David William Viars, Sr., 58, of Pottsville died peacefully Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Schuylkill Medical Center South. Born October 13, 1955 in Pottsville he was the son of the late Shirley (Evans) Viars. David worked for Allan A. Myers for several years. He enjoyed watching football especially his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. He was a compassionate and...
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' (Jamosky) Smith
Nov 26, 2013
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' (Jamosky) Smith, 68, of Pottsville died peacefully Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Geisinger Hospital- Shamokin. Born October 8, 1945 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Colna) Jamosky. She graduated from the Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville in 1963. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Mary A. Lascala
Nov 24, 2013
Mary A. Lascala , 91, of 7716 Shadowcreek Terrace Springfield VA, formerly of Pottsville died Sunday Novemeber 24, 2013 at Inova Fairfax Hospital, VA. Born June 18, 1922 in Pottsville she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Jenny (Kutch) Lascala. She was a 1941 Graduate of Pottsville High School. After graduation she enlisted in the US Navy...
Leo A. 'Tippy' James
Nov 21, 2013
Leo A. 'Tippy' James, 60, of Pottsville, died Thursday November 21, 2013 at his residence after fighting a courageous battle with ALS- Lou Gehrig's Disease. Born August 1, 1953, in Pottsville, Leo was the the son of the late Lawrence and Doris (Cappella) James. He attended Pottsville Area Schools prior to enlisting in the United States Navy. While in...
Joseph J. 'Buzzy' Roshannon
Nov 16, 2013
Joseph J. "Buzzy" Roshannon, 75, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center- East surrounded by his loving family. Born in Minersville, April 14, 1938, he was the son of the late Anthony and Helen (Rutecki) Roshannon. Joseph was formerly a member of Mary Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, and was a member of St....
James Joseph Joulwan
Nov 15, 2013
James Joseph Joulwan, 74, died on November 15, 2013 at his home in Memphis, TN. Born in Pottsville, PA on November 16, 1939, he was the son of the late Alfred and Alice Joulwan. He was preceded in death by a baby sister, Elmira, and sister Helen. "Jimmy" was a graduate of Pottsville High School, class of 1957. He...
Thomas Aquinas Coyle
Nov 7, 2013
Thomas Aquinas Coyle, 76, of Minersville, passed away Thursday evening, November 7. Born in Lost Creek, PA on June 1, 1937, Thomas was a son of the late John V. and Marie C. (McAndrews) Coyle, Sr. Thomas graduated from the Girardville High School in 1955 and attended Wyoming Seminary Post Graduate Prep School in 1956. Thomas then accepted a...
John C. 'Jack' Bevan
Nov 5, 2013
John C. "Jack" Bevan Obituary John C. "Jack" Bevan, 83, of Pottsville died Tuesday November 5, 2013 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born May 23, 1930 in Girardville, he was the son of the late John and Nellie Bevan. John attended Gilberton High School and was a member of St. Patrick RC Catholic, Pottsville and a member of the...
Catherine A. Lewars
Oct 24, 2013
Catherine A. Lewars, 94, of Schuylkill Center Genesis Eldercare, Pottsville, died Thursday October 24, 2013 at the Schuylkill Medical Center-East. Born August 18, 1919 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (McGovern) Taylor. She was a 1937 Graduate of the former Pottsville Catholic High School and a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church,...
Doris E. Davenport
Oct 24, 2013
Doris E. Davenport, 69, of Pottsville, died October 24, 2013 at Schuylkill Medical Center - South. Born July 9, 1944 in Roedersville, Doris was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Katherine (Loubold) Bressler, Sr. She was a member of Salem Hetzel's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove and was last employed as a dietary aide at the former Pottsville Hospital....
Daniel J. 'Danny' Frie, Sr
Oct 11, 2013
Daniel J. 'Danny' Frie, Sr., age 55, of 1622 West Market Street Pottsville died Friday October 11 at his home. Born February 5, 1958, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Albert Frie, Sr. and Lillian (Lash) Frie, Pottsville. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by brothers Jesse and Christopher Frie. He attended...
Edmund 'Ed' S. Ryan
Oct 5, 2013
Edmund "Ed" S. Ryan, 58, of Orwigsburg , died Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born August 27, 1955 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late George Ryan and the late Joan (Zehner) Ryan. Edmund attended Northeast Catholic High School, Philadelphia for his first three years of high school. In 1973 he graduated...
Elizabeth Ann Walters
Oct 3, 2013
Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' Walters, Pottsville, who took care of people for most of her life, died Oct. 3 at the age of 93. Born in Pottsville, March 6, 1920, she was a daughter of the late William and Jennie Raybould. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Roland, in 2008 after 65 years of marriage. The pair often...
Bertha Gannis
Oct 2, 2013
Bertha Gannis, 88, Pottsville died Wednesday evening at Golden Living Center- York Terrace, Pottsville. Born July 6, 1925 in Frackville, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Mary (Matalaitis) Gannis. She was preceded in death by her brothers, George and Peter Gannis; sisters, Mary Laneus and Helen Merinsky; a niece Gerrir Thirion. She is survived by her...
Norman Lamar 'Bud' Emery
Oct 1, 2013
Norman LaMar 'Bud' Emery, 92, a native of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Center. He was a son of the late Norman H. and Ruth Pflueger Emery. He was the husband of Dorothy 'Dot' Butts Emery for 54 1/2 years when she passed in December 1996. He was preceded in death by a son, LaMar W. Emery; a...
Eleonore M. Pothering
Sep 28, 2013
Eleonore M. Pothering, 88, Pottsville died Saturday evening at Providence Place Retirement Community with her son George by her side. Born September 22, 1925 in Frankfurt A/M Germany, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Anna Zumkeller. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph J. Pothering in July of 1999 whom she met and fell...
John J. Kelly
Sep 28, 2013
John 'Jack' J. Kelly, 58, of 837 North Center Street Pottsville, died Saturday morning at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born October 28, 1954 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late John J. Kelly, Sr. and the late Dorothy (Petrosky) Kelly. He was a graduate of Pottsville Area High School and a veteran of the...
Dorothy (Dot) Moran
Sep 18, 2013
Dorothy (DOT) Moran, 69, of Pottsville died 9/18/2013 at St. Joseph Hospital, Reading. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Grace Randazzo Schaeffer. In addition to her parents Dot was preceded in death her four brothers, Joseph and in infancy, Francis, Paul, and William. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was...
Helen Virginia (Ginny) Hummel
Sep 18, 2013
Helen Virginia (Ginny) (Bambrick) Hummel, 86 of Pottsville, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson. Born in Tremont, PA on July 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Birmingham) Bambrick. Ginny was a member of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church and was a lifelong member of the Most Blessed...
