John Wysco
May 10, 2010
John Wysco, 81, of Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born July 21, 1928 in Heckscherville son of the late John and Ann Lacken Wysco.
He attended Cass Township Schools and served in the Merchant Marine for 18 years.
He was employed by Exxon Chemical for 35 years prior to retiring.
He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul...
James G. Hochgertel
Apr 13, 2010
James G. Hochgertel, 81, of Schuylkill Haven died Tuesday in North Manheim Township.
He was born November 7, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late John L. and Hilda Kline Hochgertel.
He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was the manager of the auto body department of R & R Auto...
Irene F. Ney
Apr 10, 2010
Irene F. Ney, 95, of Pottsville died Saturday at Golden Living Center-York Terrace, Pottsville. She was born May 6, 1914 in Smyrna, Michigan daughter of the late Frank and Hattie Wheaton Showers. She was educated in the Pottsville Schools and was a housewife the majority of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester R. Ney in...
Hazel Bevan Moran
Mar 24, 2010
Hazel Bevan Moran, 91, of Providence Place, Pottsville, died Wednesday night at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville. She was born September 7, 1918 in Syracuse, New York daughter of the late Russell C. and Hazel Sheehan Bevan. She was a 1936 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former Reading Coal and Iron of Pottsville and...
Elizabeth Sippel
Mar 14, 2010
Elizabeth "Betty" Sippel, 84, of Pottsville died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born April 14, 1925 in Pottsville daughter of the late Edwin and Elizabeth Heck Kindred. She was a 1943 graduate of Pottsville High School and a graduate of the former Ford School of Business. She worked for various accounting firms in the...
Mae E. Billman
Mar 1, 2010
Mae E. Billman, 96, of Schuylkill Center, Pottsville died Monday, March 1 at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St., Pottsville. She was born March 26, 1913 in Llewellyn daughter of the late Richard and Mary Otto. She attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by the former Pomeroys and Bell Credit Union. Her most recent place of employment was at Schoeneman Beauty...
Loretta Woznisky-Lonoskie
Feb 12, 2010
Loretta Woznisky-Lonoskie, 88, of Mechanicsville died Friday evening at home. She was born June 18, 1921 in Pottsville daughter of the late Michael and Irene Shimkus Pollack. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was office manager of the Appalachian Trail for the Boy Scouts of America prior to retiring. She was a former member of St. Casimir...
Helene A. Reiley
Feb 3, 2010
Helene A. Reiley, 78, of Lancaster, formerly of Palo Alto died Wednesday at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster.
She was born February 20, 1931 in East Mines daughter of the late James and Sarah Haslam Hess.
She was a graduate of St. Clair High School and was employed by Schoenemen Beauty Supply, Inc. prior to retiring in 1997.
She was a member of Trinity...
Ronald P. Sholtis
Jan 16, 2010
Ronald P. Sholtis, 61, of Pottsville died Saturday at home. He was born August 2, 1948 in Connellsville son of the late Theodore and Minnie Testa Sholtis. He was a graduate of Connellsville Area High School and Penn State University, where he also attained his Masters Degree. He was an Army Veteran and was a self-employed Vocational Counselor. Surviving is...
Catherine M. McCloskey, R.N.
Dec 11, 2009
Catherine M. "Kitty" McCloskey, R.N. , 91, of Pottsville died Friday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St., Pottsville. She was born November 11, 1918 in Pottsville daughter of the late Thomas and Helen O'Connor Mahoney. She was a 1937 graduate of Cass Township High School and a graduate of the Women's Homeopathic Hospital, Philadelphia. She worked as Registered Nurse...
Isabelle M. Hallock
Dec 8, 2009
Isabelle M. Hallock, 101, formerly of Pottsville, died Tuesday at Wyncote Church Nursing Home, Wyncote.
She was dearly loved by her family and friends. She, until suffering her first stroke at the age of 88, spent a lifetime sharing with all of those she has helped and served along with the many people who helped her do so.
She was born and...
Ruth F. Pfeiffenberger
Dec 7, 2009
Ruth F. Pfeiffenberger, 88, of Schuylkill Haven died Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born April 19, 1921 in Pottsville daughter of the late Harry and Frances Montag Hochgertel. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven and the Catholic Women's Union...
Katherine M. Piccioni
Nov 16, 2009
Katherine M. "Kitty" Piccioni, 74, of Pottsville died Monday at home. She was born May 18, 1935 in Primrose daughter of the late Peter and Katherine Veronic Uller. She was a 1953 graduate of Cass Twp. High and attended Kutztown University. She was a buyer for the former Pomeroys of Pottsville and also cooked at St. Patrick School and St....
Marie I. Davis
Nov 16, 2009
Marie I. Davis, 84, of Pottsville, died Monday at home. She was born April 21, 1925 in Pottsville daughter of the late Abdullah and Mahaussin (Lucy) Monsuer Koury. She was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and also graduated from Empire Beauty School. She owned and operated Marie' Beauty Shop in Pottsville for 45 years prior to retiring...
Josephine M. DiCello
Nov 9, 2009
Josephine M."Jo Marie" DiCello, 76, of Pottsville died Monday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown.
She was born September 18, 1933 in Pottsville daughter of the late Charles and Agnes Beacher Messina.
She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the Pottsville Area School District prior to retiring.
Jo Marie dedicated her life to her family,...
Marion E. Doyle
Oct 2, 2009
Marion E. "Baba" Doyle, 73, of Pottsville died Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. She was born August 25, 1936 in Pottsville daughter of the late John W. Sr., and Alice Whiteman Kline. She attended Palo Alto and Pottsville Schools and was employed by the former Detroiter Homes and most recently by Rest Haven prior to retiring in 1980....
Kenneth L. Frie, Sr.
Sep 28, 2009
Kenneth L. Frie, Sr., 84, of Pottsville died Monday at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville.
He was born January 30, 1925 in Pottsville son of the late Frank and Erma Mosser Frie.
He graduated from Pottsville High School in 1943 and was employed by ALCOA for 25 years prior to retiring in 1978.
He served with the Navy during WW II.
He was a member...
Dolores I. Greenberg
Aug 21, 2009
Dolores I. "Tootsie" Greenberg, 68, of Pottsville died Friday at home. She was born November 13, 1940 in Schoentown daughter of the late Clarence and Anna Sabaday Shappell. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Acme Markets for 40 years prior to retiring. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Greenberg on...
Betty Jean Thornburg, R. N.
Aug 6, 2009
Betty Jean Thornburg, R.N., 77, of Pottsville died Thursday at home.
She was born September 2, 1931 in Schuylkill Haven daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Donne McKeon.
She was a 1949 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and a 1953 graduate of Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing.
She was employed by the Good Samaritan Hospital for 35 years prior to...
Herbert H. Fogel
Jul 30, 2009
Herbert H. Fogel, 84, of the Schuylkill Haven Area died Thursday at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven.
He was born June 1, 1925 in Bethlehem son of the late Abraham and Cula Maybus Fogel.
He attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by ALCOA in Cressona for 24 years prior to retiring in 1977.
He served with the Army during the Korean War.
He...
