Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Mount Carmel, PA, Northumberland County & Surrounding Areas
Nancy A. Schu
Oct 18, 2016
Nancy A. Schu, age 86 of 303 Colonial Avenue Natalie, passed away Tuesday October 18, 2016 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Natalie on December 14, 1929 she was a daughter of the late Abe and Eliza (Jamieson) Cohoon. On September 2, 1950 in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church she married Karl L. Schu who preceded her...
Christopher M. Slodysko
Oct 7, 2016
Christopher M. Slodysko, age 41 of Mount Carmel passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 7, 2016. Born in Shamokin on April 16, 1975, he was a son of the late Gregory Slodysko and Linda L. (Edmunds) Slodysko who survives. Chris was a 1993 graduate of Shamokin Area High School and attended Penn State and Bloomsburg Universities. For the past 12 years,...
Faye Marie Coulter
Oct 5, 2016
Faye Marie Coulter, age 63, of 366 Main Street Lavelle, passed away Wednesday October 5, 2016, at her home. Born at Ashland State Hospital, on November 11, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Paul Kostenbauder and Faye (Conrad) Kostenbauder who survives. Faye was employed at the Lowes Distribution Center at High Ridge Business Park. She is a graduate...
Mary Margaret Mayton
Sep 17, 2016
Mary Margaret Mayton, age 73, of 3 Lamplight Acres, Kulpmont, passed away early Saturday morning, September 17, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Shamokin, on July 16, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Fenix) Sage. Mary was a retired Bookkeeper. She had been employed at Northumberland Memorial Park in Stonington until...
Mary Caruso
Sep 16, 2016
Mary Caruso, age 71 of 781 Fountain Street, Fountain Springs, Ashland passed away early Friday morning, September 16, 2016 at her home. Born in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York on January 29, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Mary (Lamneck) Coulter. She was a graduate of the Mary Louis Academy in Queens, NY. Mary was a...

Melvin F. Graham
Sep 10, 2016
LOCUST GAP — Melvin F. Graham, 67, of 61 South Sport Lane, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at his home. He was born June 13, 1949, in Shamokin State General Hospital, a son of the late Melvin L. and Claire (Blasé) Graham. Melvin was a graduate of Mount Carmel High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during...
Rose Marie Lombardo
Sep 8, 2016
MOUNT CARMEL — Rose Marie Lombardo, 87, of 315 S. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township. She was born Nov. 27, 1928, in Atlas, a daughter of the late Edwin and Julia (Dallavalle) Sotopietra. She graduated from Catholic High in Mount Carmel in 1946 and worked in garment factories until...
Donna Mcginley
Sep 5, 2016
ARISTES — Donna McGinley, 58, of 101 W. Lily Road, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Ashland, Sept. 28, 1957, a daughter of the late Charles Russen and Irene (Mayernick) Russen, of Mount Carmel, who survives. Donna was a graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School. She was married April...
Celia V. Birster
Sep 1, 2016
LITITZ — Celia V. Birster, 81, of 24 Twin Brook Road, and formerly of Locust Gap, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Denver Nursing Home, Stevens. She was born Jan. 15, 1935, in Gowen City, a daughter of the late Robert and Hilda Wiekel Stehr Haupt. She was a retired textile coordinator. On Oct. 28, 1955, in Elkton, Maryland,...
Lawrence J. 'Corky' Thul
Aug 21, 2016
FRACKVILLE — Lawrence J. "Corky" Thul, 86, of 500 W. Laurel St., passed away at Broad Mountain Nursing Home in Frackville. He was born in Mount Carmel, Dec. 16, 1930, a son of the late John and Julia (Nezisko) Thul. He attended Mount Carmel schools. Lawrence served with the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He was a retired printer....
James P. Reilley
Aug 14, 2016
ARISTES — James P. Reilley, 82, of Aristes, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 in his home. He was born in Byrnesville Oct. 10, 1933, a son of the late Michael P. Reilley Sr. and the late Elizabeth (Burke) Reilley. He was a graduate of Con-Cen High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. On Nov....
Patricia M. Beierschmitt
Aug 13, 2016
ELYSBURG — Patricia M. Beierschmitt, 64, of 11 Columbia Drive, Elysburg, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in her home. Born Feb. 15, 1952, in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late John and Josephine (Giacomini) Mrozek. She graduated from St. Casmir's Elementary School in Kulpmkont and was a 1970 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School. She...
Louise M. Dando
Aug 11, 2016
MOUNT CARMEL — Louise M. Dando, 72, of Mount Carmel, passed away Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born Nov. 1, 1943 in Mount Carmel Township, a daughter of the late Arthur W. Dando Sr. and the late Mary Bridy Dando. Louise was a career service person in the United States Army, having attained the...
Patricia Ellen Wydra
Jul 24, 2016
Patricia Ellen Wydra, age 81 of 2616 Locust Gap Highway Mt. Carmel, PA passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD. Born in Locust Gap, PA on September 3, 1934 she was a daughter of the late Robert Hugh and Mary (Kane) O’Neill. She was a 1953 graduate of the former Catholic High in Mt....
Charles Lupatsky Sr.
Jul 20, 2016
ATLAS — Charles Lupatsky Sr., 68, of 151 E. Saylor St., died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born in Ashland State Hospital, Jan. 9, 1948, a son of the late Alex Lupatsky Sr. and Catherine I. (Grady) Lupatsky. He attended Centralia schools. Charles was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from...
Robert Dale Konopka
Jul 15, 2016
Robert Dale Konopka, 76, of Ringtown, Pa. passed away on Friday July 15, 2016 peacefully with his family by his bedside at the Medstar Washington (Heart and Vascular Institute) Hospital in Washington D.C. Bob was born January 7, 1940 in Shenandoah, Pa., a son of the late Warren and Hulda Rumbel, Ringtown. He graduated from the Ringtown High School, Ringtown,...
Jeffrey Augustine
Jun 28, 2016
Jeffrey Augustine, 57, of Birch Road Shamokin, passed away in his home surrounded by family, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 after succumbing to cancer. Jeff was born June 12, 1959 in Shamokin to surviving parents Phillip and Patricia (Yuskoski) Augustine. On May 22, 1982 he married Ann Marie Lamey of Coal Township at Holy Cross Church in Mount Carmel, PA....
Stanley "Stosh" V. Pultynovich
May 30, 2016
SHAMOKIN — Stanley "Stosh" V. Pultynovich, 67, of 407 S. Shamokin St., Shamokin, passed away May 30, 2016, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born Jan. 11, 1949, in Shamokin State Hospital, Stanley was the son of the late Joseph and Estelle (Viesnefski) Pultynovich. He graduated from Shamokin High School. Stanley served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He...
Loretta "Laura" Zevetski
May 27, 2016
Loretta "Laura" Zevetski, 92 of 647 Pine Street Kulpmont., passed away Friday May 27th, 2016 in Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital. She was born October 2, 1923, in Kulpmont, a daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Moratelli) Gilotti. She was a proud, lifelong resident of Kulpmont. She graduated from Kulpmont High School with the class of 1941. Laura's favorite moment...
Leonard J. "Polish Prince" Chucoski
May 22, 2016
MOUNT CARMEL — Leonard J. "Polish Prince" Chucoski, 85, of 320 S. Grape St., passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, at his home. He was born May 20, 1931, in Mount Carmel, a son of the late John J. and Clara (Kurland) Chucoski. He was a 1950 graduate of Mount Carmel High School. Leonard served in the U.S. Army at...