Jun 10, 2019

Kulpmont – Vickie R. Palmer, 61, of 719 Spruce St, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, in her home surrounded by her family.

Born in Alabama on May 29, 1958, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna (Hendricks) Shakles. She worked as a waitress.

Vickie is survived by four daughters; Tammy Valentin...

Jun 8, 2019

Coal Township – John R. Orner, Jr., 61, of 1130 W. Water Street, passed away June 7, 2019 in Mountain View Manor Nursing Home, surrounded by his family.

May 30, 2019

Coal Township – Donald W. Kearney Sr., 72, of 2050 Trevorton Road, died on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at

Mountain View, A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township.

Born in Paxinos on Saturday, November 23, 1946, he was the son of the late Robert and Bertha (Reed)

Ammerman.

He was a...

May 25, 2019

Coal Township – Helen Savlov, 89, of 1804 West Walnut Street, died on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Bronx, NY, on November 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Sylvia (Civen) Tolkoff.

After graduating from high school in Bronx, NY, she became a homemaker.Helen was...

May 21, 2019

Elysburg - John E. Bulko Sr., 99, formerly of 179 Spruce Street, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Nottingham Village in Northumberland.

Born in Shamokin on June 25, 1919.  He was the only son of his mother Anna (Motto)) Bulko Reber.  John's birth father, also named John passed away when John was 2 years old....

May 15, 2019

Shamokin – Susan M. Wright, 54, of 825 E. Packer St., passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, with her family by her side.

Born in Philadelphia on January 18, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Huckins) Riffel.

May 15, 2015, in Sunbury, she married...

May 11, 2019

Shamokin – Joseph Donald Conrad, 82, of 716 Trevorton Rd, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2019 at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Hospital.

Born at Geisinger in Danville on April 2, 1937, he was the son of the late Donald and Eveline A (Ghezzi) Conrad. He graduated from Shamokin High School in 1954. Joseph was in the Navy, and worked...

May 8, 2019

Locust Gap – John Albert Gallagher, 67, of 215 Main Street, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Mountain View Manor.

May 7, 2019

Shamokin – Katie R. Smith, 67, of 170 E. Dewart Street, Apt. 203, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Born in Shamokin on December 5, 1951 she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Delores Miller. She went to Shamokin High School.

She loved crossword puzzles. Katie lived a very...

May 4, 2019

Shamokin – Jeffery A. Geist, 61, 216 E. Cameron Street, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 suddenly, in his home.

Born in Shamokin, on August 18, 1957 he was the son of Ronald William and Dolores (Farland) Geist. He was a 1975 graduate of Lincoln Area High School. Jeffery was in the United States Air Force from...

May 2, 2019

Coal Township – Marilyn Sherman, 77, of 101 North Ash, Apt 810, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville with her family at her side.

Born in Coal Township on December 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Larue (Weaver) Wetzel. She went to Shamokin Area High School....

May 2, 2019

Paxinos – Thomas T. Smeltzer, 72, passed away May 2, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Shamokin on September 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Thomas H. and Alberta (Yoder) Smeltzer. He graduated from Shamokin High School and got his Bachelor’s Degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

On...

May 1, 2019

Mechanicsburg – Rev. C. Martin Lewis, 84, of 308 Wertz Avenue, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at UPMC Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg.

Born in Shamokin on January 13, 1935, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary (Troxell) Lewis. He graduated from Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Philadelphia.

On April 23,...

Apr 27, 2019

Shamokin – Joseph P. Miscavage Jr., 71, of 244 W. Sunbury Street, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 17, 1948, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Brazinski) Miscavage. In 1961 he graduated from Wilkes-Barre Township High School, and joined the navy...

Apr 22, 2019

Kulpmont – Ruthann King, 64, of 1443 Scott Street, passed away April 22, 2019 at Geisinger Shamokin Area Hospital.

Born in Wellsville, New York on July 14, 1954, she was the daughter of the late James George and Ruth Grace (Bieser) Carpenter. She attended Cowanesque Valley High School.

On January 5, 2016, in Wellsboro she...

Apr 5, 2019

Shamokin – Ruby Carol (Lupolt) Rowe of Shamokin passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Seton Manor in Orwigsburg.

Ruby was born 1 of 7 children to Preston and Bessie (Kauter) Lupolt in Girardville on April 9, 1923. She was baptized, married and served on many committees while a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. After...

Mar 31, 2019

Coal Township - Donald E. Buffington, 82, of 1612 West Arch Street, passed away at Geisinger Medical Center on Sunday, March 31, 2019.

Born in Shamokin on November 3, 1936, he was the son of the late Homer Buffington and Jean Martinchick.

On May 25, 1963, he married the late Dorothy Kelly in...

Mar 28, 2019

Coal Township – Sherry J. Persing-Willis, 66, 101 Ash St., Apt. 409, passed away March 28, 2019 at Green Valley Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman.

Born in Shamokin on November 23, 1952, she was the daughter of the late John and Norma (Fisher) Persing. Sherry graduated from Shamokin High School in 1970. She worked at Paper...

Mar 11, 2019

Coal Township – Sharon L. Klees, 76, of 1311 West Fern Street, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital.

Born in Buffalo, NY on June 25, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Dean A. and Effie L. (Percy) Moss.

She was employed as a laborer in a shoe factory...

Feb 22, 2019

Coal Township – John E. Davis, 67, of 1246 W. Arch Street, Apt. B, passed away in his home on Friday, February 22, 2019.

Born in Shamokin on October 23, 1951, he was he son of the late John Edward and Margaret L. (Treon) Davis. He graduated Shamokin Area High School in 1969. He was a member...