Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

John "Jack" Olshefski

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...