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Jean Naomi Gillette

Jean Naomi Gillette

Sep 2, 2010

Mrs. Jean Naomi (Mallory) Gillette, age 75, of Hill Top Road New Ringgold, Pa., died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at St Luke's Hospice in Bethlehem, Pa. Born in St. Joseph Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Marie (Ketchum) Mallory. A homemaker, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence W. Gillette in 1978. She is...

Mildred R. Griffith

Mildred R. Griffith

Aug 31, 2010

Mrs. Mildred R (Reaman) Griffith, age 86, of Lansford, Pa., died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Mahoning Valley Nursing Center in Lehighton, Pa. Mildred had been employed by Citizens National Bank of Lansford as a bank teller and was secretary to superintendent of schools, Lansford, Pa. She was a member of the former Emanuel U.C.C. of Lansford and the American...

Angela C. "Geeg" Rhubright-Dewine

Angela C. "Geeg" Rhubright-Dewine

Aug 29, 2010

Mrs. Angela C. "Geeg" Rhubright-Dewine, age 40, of Cutler, Maine, died suddenly, Sunday, August 29, 2010, at Down East Community Medical Center in Machias, Maine. She was the wife of Michael R. Dewine. They were married for ten years. She was the daughter of, Sandra Rhubright-Wychulis, and her husband Carl L. "Bud" of Coaldale, and the late Frank A. Rhubright,...

Nora Ann Ehrig Kales

Nora Ann Ehrig Kales

Aug 28, 2010

"Nora Ann Ehrig Kales, 72, of Lawrenceville died suddenly on Saturday, August 28 at the Princeton Medical Center. She was born in East Stroudsburg, PA to the late Mildred Evans Ehrig Crane and Robert Ehrig, and had lived in Mercer County for the past 51 years. She grew up in Tamaqua, PA, and was a member of the Tamaqua High...

Allen E. H

Allen E. H

Aug 28, 2010

Mr. Allen E. Hoffman,Sr., age 94, of Hazleton, formerly of Weatherly, died Saturday, August 28, 2010, at St. Lukes Pavillion in Hazleton. A WWII Army veteran, Allen served during the Sicilian, & Italian Campaigns. Owning his own excavating business, he was contracted with PP&L, to clear brush and tree's for there lines, and maintain these established paths. He also was...

Shayne Titus Livingston

Shayne Titus Livingston

Aug 24, 2010

Shayne Titus Livingston, age 27, of Hazle Street Tamaqua, Pa., died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale. A 2001 Tamaqua High School graduate, Shayne attended California University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tamaqua. Born in Coaldale, he was the son of Robert Livingston III and...

Timothy R. Edmonds

Timothy R. Edmonds

Aug 20, 2010

Mr. Timothy R. Edmonds, age 37, of Valley Street Mary D, Pa., died Friday, August 20, 2010, in Mary-D. A 1991 Tamaqua High School graduate, Tim had served in the United States Army. He was a partner with his father, and brother in Tom Edmonds Electrical contracting of Mary-D. A member of the Moss Glen & Rod Gun Club, he...

Margaret E. Kleppinger

Margaret E. Kleppinger

Aug 15, 2010

Mrs. Margaret E. (Miller) Kleppinger, age 82, formerly of Lansford, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Weatherly, Pa. A 1948 graduate of the former Summit Hill High School, Margaret retired in 1982 after 40 years, from the former Lansford Manufacturing as a sewer. She was and avid Bingo player. Margaret, was a member of...

Christina Castellani

Christina Castellani

Aug 13, 2010

Mrs. Christina (Ventre) Castellani, age 84, of West Bertsch St. Lansford entered into eternal rest, Friday, August 13, 2010, at St. Luke' s Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale, surrounded by her husband and children. A member of St. Katharine Drexel R.C.C. of Lansford, Christina, had worked as a book keeper for the former Dime Bank of Lansford. Born in...

Eleanor T. Lisowski

Eleanor T. Lisowski

Aug 12, 2010

Eleanor T. (Didyoung) Lisowski, 84, of Lansford entered into eternal peace with her family by her side at St. Luke's Miner Memorial Hospital on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Born in Shenandoah on January 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Anne (Arthur) Didyoung. She was employed as a seamstress in the garment industry, as well as...

Betty Lehr

Betty Lehr

Aug 10, 2010

Mrs. Betty (Reimold) Lehr, age 80, of Weatherly, Pa., died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Weatherwood in Weatherly, Pa. Mrs. Lehr was formerly employed by Weatherly School District as a custodian. She was also a homemaker. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Weatherly. Betty was a Weatherly High School graduate. Born in Hazleton, she was the...

Blase C. Assalita

Blase C. Assalita

Aug 4, 2010

Mr. Blase C. Assalita, age 88, of Reynolds Road Tamaqua, Pa., died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Schuylkill Medical Center S. Jackson St. in Pottsville, Pa. A 1940 Tamaqua High School graduate, Blase served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific, on the USS Sierra, a sea deployed maintenance and seaside assistive ship for destroyers. He retired from...

Edith Jane Evans

Edith Jane Evans

Aug 4, 2010

Mrs. Edith Jane (Picton) Evans, age 82, of Tumbling Run Road Tamaqua, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson Street, in Pottsville, Pa. She was a 1945 Pottsville High School graduate and a co-founder, charter and board member of Schuylkill County Community Chorus and Schuylkill County Council for the Arts. Edith had previously worked for Sears...

Lois J. Ladner-Miller

Lois J. Ladner-Miller

Aug 3, 2010

Mrs. Lois J (Wilkinson) Ladner-Miller, age 81, of Weatherly, formerly of White Haven died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Weatherwood, Carbon County. Lois was previously employed as a sales clerk at JC Penney, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church of Weatherly. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed fishing with her step-father George Ike Anthony....

Georgia W. Findley

Georgia W. Findley

Jul 29, 2010

Mrs. Georgia W. (Wilson) Findley, age 84, of Weatherly, Pa., died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Weatherwood, in Weatherly, Pa. Georgia, had worked as a Medical Technician, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Weatherly. Born in Alton, Il., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Georgia (Baggett) Wilson. She is survived by her Two Sons,...

Dorothy May Reed

Dorothy May Reed

Jul 28, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy M (Boyer) Reed, age 81, of Coaldale died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale, Pa. Dorothy was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Weatherly and she was a housewife. Born in New Ringgold, she was the daughter of the late (father) Charles L. Boyer and her mother Dorothy (Houser) and her...

Virginia Violet Miller

Virginia Violet Miller

Jul 23, 2010

Mrs. Virginia V. (Rucker) Miller, age 96, a guest of Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., Weatherly, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at Weatherwood, surrounded by loving and caring family. Virginia, had worked in A candy factory in Ohio, before coming to Pennsylvania and working in the Textile Industry. A member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Weatherly, she loved to...

Dawn M. Comisac

Dawn M. Comisac

Jul 23, 2010

Mrs. Dawn M.(Sakusky)Comisac, age 52, of Rocky Lane New Ringgold, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Medical Ctr. in Coaldale. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late Donald J., who died August 7,1999 and Arlene (Shamonsky) Sakusky, who died March 31,1995. A 1975 Tamaqua High School graduate, she was active in the Tamaqua...

Carl E. Troxell

Carl E. Troxell

Jul 21, 2010

Mr. Carl E. Troxell, age 81, of Troxell's Road Lehighton, Pa., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Blue Mountain Health Systems in Lehighton, upon arrival. Carl, and his late wife Fern, bought their first Dairy Farm in Mahoning Twp., in 1953. He and his family acquired neighboring farms, sustaining the dairy farm into the second generation. Working until the day...

Vincent A. Kubilus

Vincent A. Kubilus

Jul 16, 2010

Mr. Vincent A. Kubilus, age 89, formerly of Freenad, recently of Bath, Pa., died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Campus in Bethlehem, Pa. A Freeland High School graduate, and accomplished basketball player, Vincent served in the United States Coast Guard during WWII. He retired from Garland Industries of Freeland, and was a 62 yr. member of...