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Local Obituaries for Mount Carmel, PA, Northumberland County & Surrounding Areas

Thomas J. Cole

Thomas J. Cole

Apr 19, 2020

Thomas J. Cole, 92 of 314 West Saylor Street Atlas passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Mt. Carmel on October 11, 1927 he was the son of the late Pasquale (Charles) and Carmella (Votta) Cole. He was a 1945 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School. He was married...

Mary Ann Zosh

Mary Ann Zosh

Apr 9, 2020

Maryann (Kovalovich) Zosh, 65, of 226 East Seventh Street, Mt. Carmel, passed away on Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 6:35 a.m. with her husband by her side. Born on May 17, 1954 at the former Ashland State Hospital, she was a daughter of the late John and Loretta (Schetroma) Kovalovich. She was the youngest of five children. Maryann attended Holy...

Rick A Yeager

Rick A Yeager

Mar 17, 2020

Rick A. Yeager, 62 of 60 Hickory Lane, Locust Gap went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 17, 2020 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous seven month battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Born in Sayre he was the son of the late Raymond Yeager and Geraldine (Kreisher) Yeager who survives. Rick attended Southern Columbia High...

Josephine Wondoloski

Josephine Wondoloski

Mar 1, 2020

Josephine Wondoloski, 91 a resident of the Mount Carmel Senior Living Community and a lifelong resident of Centralia passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born in Centralia on February 13, 1929 and was a daughter of the late John and Catherine Comarnitsky. Josephine was a graduate of the former Hubert Eicher High...

Jean M. Sebastian

Jean M. Sebastian

Feb 20, 2020

Jean M. Sebastian, 89 of Locust Gap passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital. Born in Locust Gap on October 26, 1930 she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Omlor) O’Brien. Jean was a graduate of the former Mt. Carmel Township High School. She had been employed as an aide until her...

Terrence L. Potteiger

Terrence L. Potteiger

Feb 17, 2020

Terrence L. Potteiger, 61 of 300 West Third Street, Mt. Carmel passed away Monday February 17, 2020 at this residence. Born in Reading on August 27, 1958 son of the late Elmer J. and Louise (Fisher) Potteiger. He was a graduate of Wilson High School in West Lawn. Surviving are one brother, Jeffrey Potteiger of Mt. Carmel and one sister,...

Joseph Gard

Joseph Gard

Feb 14, 2020

Joseph Gard, 84 of East Deerfield Beach, Florida passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 in Florida. Born in Kulpmont, he was a son of the late Morris and Philomena (Bruno) Gard. He was a 1953 graduate of the former Kulpmont High School. Mr. Gard served his country in the Merchant Marines from 1953 until 1955. Joe was a member...

John James Kealy

John James Kealy

Feb 13, 2020

John James Kealy, 72 of Mt. Carmel passed away on Thursday February 13, 2020 at the Mt. Carmel Senior Living Community. Born at the former Ashland State Hospital on September 28, 1947 he was the son of the late Hubert J. and Catherine (Houston) Kealy. John was a 1965 graduate of Catholic High School in Mt. Carmel and a 1969...

Betty Pauzer

Betty Pauzer

Feb 9, 2020

Betty Pauzer, 89 passed away suddenly on Sunday February 9, 2020 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was born in Locust Gap, PA and had resided in Bristol for over 60 years Betty was very politically active; she was a longtime member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Croydon and she was the school librarian at St. Thomas Aquinas School...

Arlene June Barber

Arlene June Barber

Feb 8, 2020

This day, Saturday, February 8, 2020 our dear mother went to join her loved ones for eternal life. Arlene June Barber, 84 of Mount Carmel, born on September 6, 1935 to the late Harold and Florence (Alspach) Bainbridge. Arlene was the last of her eight siblings and now joins them in heaven. Our mother was married to our father who...

Paul J. Ventilli

Paul J. Ventilli

Feb 3, 2020

Paul J. Ventilli, 38, of Kulpmont, passed away suddenly from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Mountain Top on Monday, February 3, 2020. He was born February 22, 1981, in the former Ashland State Hospital, Fountain Springs, a twin son of Daniel J. Ventilli, who survives in Kulpmont, and Stella (Siekierka) Donley, who also survives in Mount Carmel....

Marie Kobi

Marie Kobi

Jan 24, 2020

Marie Kobi, 92, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went home to be with The Lord on January 24, 2020. She was born in Shamokin in 1927 on December 16th, her mother's birthday. Marie was the daughter of the late Anna (Knovich) Chervanick and Stephen Chervanick. She graduated from Shamokin HS in 1946 and married Joseph Kobi of Mount...

Christine Kogut

Christine Kogut

Jan 20, 2020

Christine Kogut, 50 of 328 South Coal Street, Shamokin passed away Monday January 20, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Ashland on August 4, 1969, she was a daughter of the late Michael Kogut and Dorothy (McGinley) Kogut who survives. She was a 1987 graduate of Mt. Carmel Area High School. Christine was employed for 23 years...

Helen Jurgill

Helen Jurgill

Jan 18, 2020

Helen Jurgill, 99 of Ashland and formerly of Centralia passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manhattan, NY on November 26, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Paul and Frances (Zablotsky) Kotofsky. Helen grew up in Manhattan and attended business school in New York City. She worked as a...

Jeanette "Jean" Bergan

Jeanette "Jean" Bergan

Jan 14, 2020

Jeanette “Jean” Bergan 87, of 133 Oak Lane, Mt. Carmel passed away Tuesday, January 14th, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Atlas on August 7, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Stella (Rawa) Bogovich. She was a 1949 Graduate of Mt. Carmel Township High School. On November 15, 1958 in the former St. Paul’s...

Patricia A.  Adamski

Patricia A. Adamski

Jan 10, 2020

Patricia A. (Drewes) Adamski, age 79 of Catawissa, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born March 5, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late William and Rita (Dwyer) Drewes. On May 21, 1960, she married Donald Adamski Sr. and they celebrated 56 years of marriage before Donald preceded her in death on November...

A. John Bush

A. John Bush

Jan 1, 2020

A. John Bush, 93 of 416 North Market Street Mt. Carmel passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Serenity Gardens in Mt. Carmel Township. Born in Mt. Carmel on April 9, 1926 he was a son of the late Andrew and Julia (Buczko) Bush. He was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School and the McCann School of Business...

Patricia A. Kimsal

Patricia A. Kimsal

Dec 30, 2019

Patricia A. Kimsal, 66, of 263 Virginia Lane Den-Mar Gardens passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Centralia on June 1, 1953 she was a daughter of the late Frank and Stella (Dembkowski) Brosokas. In 1971 she graduated from Mt. Carmel High School. Married on January 11, 1973 in Shamokin...

Joseph F.  Dugan

Joseph F. Dugan

Dec 27, 2019

Joseph F. Dugan, 72 of 315 South Hickory Street Mt. Carmel passed away on Friday December 27, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Danville on March 10, 1947 he was the son of the late Walter and Margaret (O’Gara) Dugan. He was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School. Joseph served in the United States Army from...

Thomas  R.  Wondoloski

Thomas R. Wondoloski

Dec 24, 2019

Thomas R. Wondoloski, 62, of 219 South Oak Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Buffalo, New York on December 3, 1957, he was raised in Centralia and was the son of the late John S. Wondoloski and Josephine (Comarnitsky) Wondoloski who survives. In 1975 he graduated from of Our...