Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Mount Carmel, PA, Northumberland County & Surrounding Areas
John "Jack" Olshefski
Oct 29, 2019
John “Jack” Olshefski, 67 of 421 West Gowen Street, Shamokin passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born on April 2, 1952 at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California, he was the son of the late John and Marie (Smith) Olshefski. Jack attended the former Our Mother of Consolation Grade School, Mount Carmel and graduated...
Iver K. Facer, Jr.
Oct 23, 2019
Iver K. Facer, Jr., 64, of 245 South Beech Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Carrollton, Georgia. Born in Shamokin on July 13, 1955 he was a son of the late Iver K. Facer, Sr. and Ethel (Britton) Facer. He was a graduate of Mt. Carmel Area High School. Mr. Facer served in the United...
Francis Thomas "Ederd" Vaughan
Oct 16, 2019
Francis Thomas “Ederd” Vaughan, Jr. 62, of 142 South Chestnut Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Leigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East in Pottsville. Born in Shamokin on February 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Francis Thomas Vaughan, Sr. and Theresa (Wywadis) Vaughan. He was a 1975 graduate of Mt. Carmel Area High...
Thomas J. Hirsch
Oct 15, 2019
Thomas J. Hirsch 90, formerly of Mt. Carmel passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danville. Born on July 1, 1929 he was a son of the late Edward and Mary Hirsch. Thomas attended Mt. Carmel schools. He was married to Lorraine (Karlovich) Hirsch who preceded him in death in 1998. He was...
Monica C. Zanella-Rooney
Oct 15, 2019
Monica C. Zanella-Rooney, 88 of 801 West Fifth Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township. Born on May 2, 1931 she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Bartko) Kurtz. Monica was a 1949 graduate of Shamokin High School. She had worked as an aide at Mountain View...
Evelyn Milewski
Oct 11, 2019
Mount Carmel - Evelyn Milewski, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Mt. Carmel Senior Living Community. Born in London, England on August 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Mears. In Mount Carmel on September 14, 1946, she married her loving husband, Walter Milewski who preceded her in death on...
Verne Shierant
Oct 3, 2019
Verne Shierant 100, of 533 West Second Street Mt. Carmel passed away Thursday October 3, 2019 at Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. Born in Mt. Carmel on June 6, 1919 she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Kametz) Kovalick. She attended Mt. Carmel Schools. In 1946 in the former St. John the Baptist Church in Mt. Carmel...
Vincent R. Mcfadden, Jr.
Sep 29, 2019
Vincent R. McFadden, Jr., 82, of 136 Virginia Lane Kulpmont, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home. Born on June 8, 1937 in Mt. Carmel he was the son of the late Vincent R. McFadden, Sr. and Catherine (Dunlavey) McFadden. He was a graduate of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grade school and Catholic High in Mt....
Helen A. Hirsch
Sep 27, 2019
Helen A. Hirsch, 85 of Atlas passed away early Friday morning, September 27, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Atlas on January 15, 1934 she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. and Ana (Urbanowicz) Kaminski. Helen was the homemaker for her family. On May 26, 1956 in former Our Mother of Consolation Church, Mount Carmel she...
Janet Birster
Sep 22, 2019
Janet M. Birster, 78, of 181 Marshall Street, Locust Gap passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born on January 25, 1941 in East Cameron Township she was a daughter of the late Robert Haupt and Hilda Weikel Stehr Haupt. She was a graduate of Shamokin High School. She was a retired assembly worker from Paper...
Anna M. Dirienzo
Sep 17, 2019
Anna M. DiRienzo, 92 formerly of Atlas passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima. Born in Mount Carmel on September 1, 1927 she was a daughter of the late John and Ellen (Landy) Malonoski. She attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel schools. Prior to her retirement, Anna was a seamstress in the local...
Christina Marie Wert
Sep 15, 2019
Christina Marie Wert, 29 of 31 S. Lehigh Ave., Frackville passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at her residence. Born at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia on November 17, 1989 she was the daughter of Michael Wert of Atlas and Deborah Ann (Glessner) Metzger and her husband Keith of Sunbury. She attended Mt. Carmel Area High School. Christina was employed...
Helen E. Shawda
Sep 15, 2019
Helen E. Shawda, 96 of Mount Carmel passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the Mount Carmel Senior Living Community. Born in Shamokin on December 30, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Rigiel) Scovern. Helen attended Shamokin schools. She was a retired seamstress in several dress factories in the local garment industry. Prior to...
Kaitlin Marie Heather
Sep 14, 2019
Kaitlin Marie (Malia) Heather, age 24 of 141 East Avenue, Mt. Carmel passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at her residence. Born in Bloomsburg on August 19, 1995 she was the daughter of Robert Malia of Springfield, Coal Township and Cynthia Marie (Wywadis) Birster and her husband Richard G. Birster of Mt. Carmel with whom she resided. Surviving in addition...
William J. “Pud” Mccarthy, Jr.
Sep 13, 2019
William J. “Pud” McCarthy, Jr., 69 of 456 West Saylor St., Atlas passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ashland on December 15, 1949 he was the son of the late William J. McCarthy, Sr. and the late Mary M. (Quinn) McCarthy. Pud was a 1967 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High...
Gloria A. Apollo
Sep 10, 2019
Gloria A. Apollo, 74 of 1172 Mulberry Road, Paxinos passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Chester on January 27, 1945 she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Puketza) Kaminski. Graduate of Mt. Carmel High School She was married to William P. Apollo who preceded her in death on June...
Rita M. Bierowski
Aug 23, 2019
Rita M. Bierowski, 80 of 219 South Peach Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Ashland on June 18, 1939, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Callahan) McIntyre. She attended Conygham Township Schools. Rita was employed for many years as a Laundry Supervisor at the...
Mary Ann Schuck
Aug 23, 2019
Mary Ann “Puvey” Schuck, 83 of 330 West 5th Street, Mount Carmel passed away on Friday evening, August 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Ashland on January 29, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Tanney) Politis. In 1962, she married Joseph Schuck who preceded her in death on December 27,...
Edward Hirsch
Aug 3, 2019
Edward Hirsch, 61 of Rockefeller Township, Sunbury and formerly of Mt. Carmel passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at his residence. Born in Shamokin on September 3, 1957 he was a son of Thomas J. Hirsch who survives and the late Lorraine (Karlovich) Hirsch who preceded him in death in 1998. Edward was of the Catholic faith and was...
Mary R. Gilbert
Jul 31, 2019
Mary R. Gilbert, 61 of 301 West Fourth Street, Mt. Carmel passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Broad Mountain Nursing Home in Frackville. Born in Mt. Carmel on October 6, 1957 she was a daughter of the late Bert and Emily (Solop) Hornberger. Mary had been employed as a waitress. She was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High...