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Jean Flora Johnson, formerly Garraway, age 88, of Fountain Springs, passed away peacefully on July 13th, 2019.
Born in Gilberton to parents Anna Mae Evans and Hormah Garraway on September 19th 1930, she grew up in Frackville with her 6 siblings: Anna Mae, Rose, Shirley, Edith, Hormah and James. She graduated from Frackville High School in 1948 and worked in her father’s shop, Garraway’s Cigar Store. In 1949, Jean married Melvin Johnson, who became her husband of 53 years until his death in 2001. Throughout her life, she was active in the Methodist Church and sang in the choir, and was also a member of Ladies of the Elks where she was Doe of the Year. A proud telephone operator at Bell Telephone, Jean also worked at the family’s grocery store known as Shadel’s in Frackville, Fashion Colony, Kathy’s Newsstand, and drove special needs students to Schuylkill International Unit #29. After her retirement, she volunteered her time to Meals On Wheels. Jean loved to knit, read, make puzzles, play her piano, and spend time with her family.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband Melvin and her siblings Anna Mae, Rose, Shirley, and Hormah. She is survived by her son, Melvin Johnson Jr. and his wife Patti; son, Mark Johnson and his wife Ann; daughter, Jean Ann Evans and her partner Walter Ridall; sister, Edith Conrad; brother, James Garraway and his wife Betty Jean; grandchildren Brandi, Chris, Ben and Emily; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday July 18th at the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville with Rev. Jack Murray officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will take place at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.
Sign the guestbook, leave personal condolences and for further information please visit www.thomasmsullivanfuneralhome.com
Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville is in charge of the arrangements.
Bernard T. Stine Sr, 88, of Tremont, passed away Thursday evening at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Zerbe Newtown, Pa. he was a son of the late John F. and Mary Ellen Ritter Stine.
He was a 1949 graduate off the former Reilly Twp High School. After high school he made several Legion Baseball All-Star teams. He was also inducted into the Allen-Rogawicz Sports hall of fame for baseball and Basketball while at Reilly Twp High school. He performed carpenter work prior to entering the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955. He was a member of Most Blessed trinity Church, Tremont. He was a former member of the Tremont Lion’s Club. He was a member of the Newtown Gun Club, the Tremont Fire Co., the Tremont Senior Citizens and the Pine Grove Legion.
During his time in the Air Force, he served in France and Germany where he processed incoming and outgoing personnel prior to their final assignment. In 1953 he played fast pitch softball with the Chateauroux AFB all-star team and won the Europeon Championship and the played in the Air Force Worldwide games in Amarillo Texas. After his time in the Air Force he worked at the Pine Grove tannery, the Lebanon Foundry and ALCOA prior to entering Federal Civil Service. He repaired aircraft insuments at Middletown AFB for 7.5 years and then transferred to the Defense Contracting Administration Services 9DCAS) in Philadelphia. He was assigned to Quality Assurance and was stationed at RCA Camden, N.J. for 7.5 years. At RCA he inspected NASA equipment to include the Command Module, LEM, astronaut backpacks, and the Lunar Communication Relay Unit for the Rover Vehicle which was used on the moon. In 1974 he transferred to DCAS Reading, pa. as an Industrial Specialist that performed pre-award surveys on potential incoming contractors. He personally performed the survey for 99,000 postal trucks valued at $1.2 for the U.S. Postal Service. He retired in 1991 with 32 years of federal Service.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death in 1997 by his wife, the former Margaret A. McCoach; a sister Mary Renninger and 2 brothers William and Vincent Stine.
He is survived by 3 sons, Thomas and his wife Penny, Wisconisco, Bernard Jr., Tremont and Patrick and his wife Kelly, Donaldson; 5 grandchildren, Aaron and his wife Terri, Jason and his wife Shannon, Kelsy, Kamryn and Kenly; 5 grat grandchildren, Jackson, Abigail, Cassidy, Hunter and Kennedie; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Most Blessed Trinity Church at 10:30AM Wednesday morning. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday morning from 8AM to 10AM at the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, 328 Sunbury St., Minersville. Interment will be in Most Blessed Trinity Cemetery, Tremont.
The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions in memory of Bernard either St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Way, Memphis, Tn. 38105 or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Ks. 66675. Contributions will also be accepted at the funeral home. Arrangements are by the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Bernard’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
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Leon R. Lenick, 73, of Freidensburg, passed away Thursday evening at the Lehigh Valley Health Center, Pottsville with his brother Mike Lenick at his bedside.
Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Andrew and Mabel Katchmanek Lenick.
He was a 1965 graduate of the former Cass Twp High school. He was retired from the Post Casting Co. He was a former member of the Minersville Racing Pigeon Club and the Pine Grove Racing Pigeon Club. He had many different kinds of Pigeons all his life.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Fred.
He is survived by a daughter Jane, Bend, Oregon; 5 brothers, Ted and William, Wilmington, Del., John, Newtown, Michel, Freidensburg and Francis, Tampa, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are by the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Leon’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
Jacqueline Claire "Jackie" Carl, 79, of Tower City, passed away Sunday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pottsville.
Born in Harrisburg, January 6, 1940, a daughter of the late Clair and Gertrude Kelley Carl.
Jackie was of the protestant faith; she enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her boyfriend, Bill Schwalm.
Surviving are two sisters, Dawn Carl, Tower City; Beverly Harman (Robert), Muir; one niece, Tracy Fetterhoff (Todd), Mount Pleasant, SC; two great nieces, Chelse Goldman (Daniel) Columbia SC and Rylee Fetterhoff, Mount Pleasant, SC; two aunts, Joan Watkins (John), Wiconisco and Janet Umberger (Galen), Lykens; several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 19th at 11:00 am from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Viewing will be from 10-11 am at the chapel. To sign the guest book visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com
Born in Gilberton to parents Anna Mae Evans and Hormah Garraway on September 19th 1930, she grew up in Frackville with her 6 siblings: Anna Mae, Rose, Shirley, Edith, Hormah and James. She graduated from Frackville High School in 1948 and worked in her father’s shop, Garraway’s Cigar Store. In 1949, Jean married Melvin Johnson, who became her husband of 53 years until his death in 2001. Throughout her life, she was active in the Methodist Church and sang in the choir, and was also a member of Ladies of the Elks where she was Doe of the Year. A proud telephone operator at Bell Telephone, Jean also worked at the family’s grocery store known as Shadel’s in Frackville, Fashion Colony, Kathy’s Newsstand, and drove special needs students to Schuylkill International Unit #29. After her retirement, she volunteered her time to Meals On Wheels. Jean loved to knit, read, make puzzles, play her piano, and spend time with her family.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband Melvin and her siblings Anna Mae, Rose, Shirley, and Hormah. She is survived by her son, Melvin Johnson Jr. and his wife Patti; son, Mark Johnson and his wife Ann; daughter, Jean Ann Evans and her partner Walter Ridall; sister, Edith Conrad; brother, James Garraway and his wife Betty Jean; grandchildren Brandi, Chris, Ben and Emily; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday July 18th at the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville with Rev. Jack Murray officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will take place at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.
Sign the guestbook, leave personal condolences and for further information please visit www.thomasmsullivanfuneralhome.com
Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville is in charge of the arrangements.
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Bernard T. Stine Sr, 88, of Tremont, passed away Thursday evening at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Zerbe Newtown, Pa. he was a son of the late John F. and Mary Ellen Ritter Stine.
He was a 1949 graduate off the former Reilly Twp High School. After high school he made several Legion Baseball All-Star teams. He was also inducted into the Allen-Rogawicz Sports hall of fame for baseball and Basketball while at Reilly Twp High school. He performed carpenter work prior to entering the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955. He was a member of Most Blessed trinity Church, Tremont. He was a former member of the Tremont Lion’s Club. He was a member of the Newtown Gun Club, the Tremont Fire Co., the Tremont Senior Citizens and the Pine Grove Legion.
During his time in the Air Force, he served in France and Germany where he processed incoming and outgoing personnel prior to their final assignment. In 1953 he played fast pitch softball with the Chateauroux AFB all-star team and won the Europeon Championship and the played in the Air Force Worldwide games in Amarillo Texas. After his time in the Air Force he worked at the Pine Grove tannery, the Lebanon Foundry and ALCOA prior to entering Federal Civil Service. He repaired aircraft insuments at Middletown AFB for 7.5 years and then transferred to the Defense Contracting Administration Services 9DCAS) in Philadelphia. He was assigned to Quality Assurance and was stationed at RCA Camden, N.J. for 7.5 years. At RCA he inspected NASA equipment to include the Command Module, LEM, astronaut backpacks, and the Lunar Communication Relay Unit for the Rover Vehicle which was used on the moon. In 1974 he transferred to DCAS Reading, pa. as an Industrial Specialist that performed pre-award surveys on potential incoming contractors. He personally performed the survey for 99,000 postal trucks valued at $1.2 for the U.S. Postal Service. He retired in 1991 with 32 years of federal Service.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death in 1997 by his wife, the former Margaret A. McCoach; a sister Mary Renninger and 2 brothers William and Vincent Stine.
He is survived by 3 sons, Thomas and his wife Penny, Wisconisco, Bernard Jr., Tremont and Patrick and his wife Kelly, Donaldson; 5 grandchildren, Aaron and his wife Terri, Jason and his wife Shannon, Kelsy, Kamryn and Kenly; 5 grat grandchildren, Jackson, Abigail, Cassidy, Hunter and Kennedie; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Most Blessed Trinity Church at 10:30AM Wednesday morning. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday morning from 8AM to 10AM at the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, 328 Sunbury St., Minersville. Interment will be in Most Blessed Trinity Cemetery, Tremont.
The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions in memory of Bernard either St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Way, Memphis, Tn. 38105 or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Ks. 66675. Contributions will also be accepted at the funeral home. Arrangements are by the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Bernard’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
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Leon R. Lenick, 73, of Freidensburg, passed away Thursday evening at the Lehigh Valley Health Center, Pottsville with his brother Mike Lenick at his bedside.
Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Andrew and Mabel Katchmanek Lenick.
He was a 1965 graduate of the former Cass Twp High school. He was retired from the Post Casting Co. He was a former member of the Minersville Racing Pigeon Club and the Pine Grove Racing Pigeon Club. He had many different kinds of Pigeons all his life.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Fred.
He is survived by a daughter Jane, Bend, Oregon; 5 brothers, Ted and William, Wilmington, Del., John, Newtown, Michel, Freidensburg and Francis, Tampa, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are by the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Leon’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
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Mr. Stephen G. Sisak, age 82, of Mahanoy City, died Friday night at Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East Norwegian Street Pottsville. Born in Mahanoy City he was the son of the late John and Mary (Chonko) Sisak Sr.. He was a 1954 graduate of Mahanoy City High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been employed with Mirawal in Port Carbon and in the kitchen at Mahanoy Area School District. He was a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in Mahanoy City. He enjoyed making poppy seed and nut rolls for Christmas that could be purchased at their family grocery store and Paska bread for Easter. He was preceded in death by 5 brothers and sisters John Jr., Elizabeth, Catherine Peca, Joseph and Bernard. He is survived by a brother Julius Sisak and his wife Joan of Mahanoy City, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Divine Liturgy with Office of Christian Burial to be celebrated by the Rev. James Carroll on Thursday morning at 11 AM from St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church. Interment with military honors will be held in the parish cemetery in Mahanoy Township. Friends may call at the church on Thursday morning beginning at 10 AM. David D. Jarrett Funeral Home of Mahanoy City is in charge of arrangements. Please visit www.jarrettfuneralhome.com for more information.
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Born in Harrisburg, January 6, 1940, a daughter of the late Clair and Gertrude Kelley Carl.
Jackie was of the protestant faith; she enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her boyfriend, Bill Schwalm.
Surviving are two sisters, Dawn Carl, Tower City; Beverly Harman (Robert), Muir; one niece, Tracy Fetterhoff (Todd), Mount Pleasant, SC; two great nieces, Chelse Goldman (Daniel) Columbia SC and Rylee Fetterhoff, Mount Pleasant, SC; two aunts, Joan Watkins (John), Wiconisco and Janet Umberger (Galen), Lykens; several cousins.
Funeral services will be held Friday, July 19th at 11:00 am from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Viewing will be from 10-11 am at the chapel. To sign the guest book visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com
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