Obituaries for Schuylkill County and the surrounding areas.
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Born July 2, 1940 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Virginia Ganunis.
She was a member of the former Mary Queen of Peace Church, Pottsville. In her day she was a hard worker having worked at various factories in the Pottsville area including the former General Cigar, Pottsville Box, HL Miller, and the former Pottsville Hospital.
In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by a brother Donald Schwartz.
Jeanette is survived by a brother Celester Schwartz, Clarksville, TN; several nieces and nephews; and her caregiver Marian Miller, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Graveside services will be held 11:30 AM Friday June 5 on the grounds of Queen of the Universe Cemetery, Pottsville. The family asks that you please keep Jeanette and all those affected by COVID-19 in your prayers.
Schlitzer Allen Pugh FH 515 West Market St. Pottsville has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit schlitzerallenpugh.com to share a memory with the Schwartz family.
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Born on June 23, 1926 in Branchdale, he was one of six children of the late John Andrew and Mary (Hozinchock) Terek Rada. John graduated in 1944 from Reilly Township High School, Branchdale, where he was a standout basketball and baseball player. He was the Schuylkill League Basketball Scoring Champion in his senior year.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics before entering the Army to serve in the European Theater during World War Two. His unit was part of the Allied Liberating Force which freed the Dachau concentration camp prisoners. He also served as a military police officer, guarding the war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials.
John worked for ALCOA Aluminum for 30 years, both in the Cressona and Lebanon plants, where he was known as “the yardmaster”. He retired in 1988.
He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Minersville. He was also a member of the American Legion for over 60 years, as well as the United Steelworkers.
He was married for 53 years to his beloved wife, the former Anna Marie Kostek, who passed away in 2003.
He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Wernosky and Anna Polinsky, and two brothers, Stephen Rada and Michael Rada.
Surviving are two sons, Richard Rada, husband of Betty, Schuylkill Haven, and Gary Rada, companion of Christine Evans, Lake Wynonah; four grandchildren, Christopher Rada, husband of Lindsay, Sinking Spring, Beth Rutman, wife of Jonathan, Ellicott City, Maryland, Jessica Nabavi, wife of Blake, Ardmore, Kerry Herb, wife of Zachary, Schuylkill Haven; nine great-grandsons, Benjamin, Robert and Tyler Rada, Charles, Samuel and William Rutman, Francis Nabavi, Dylan and Landon Herb. He is also survived by his brother, Joseph Rada, husband of Irene, Branchdale; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Rada, widow of Stephen, West West Terrace; many nieces and nephews.
John was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was “Poppop” to his grandchildren, but lovingly called “Mr. Fix-It”. He will be forever in the hearts of those who loved him.
Services are private due to the pandemic. In memorial, the family asks for donations to St. Michael the Archangel Church, 538 Sunbury Street, Minersville.
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Preceding him in death were his wife Mary Ann in 2011 and 2 sisters Josephine Roland and Eleanor Jean Guthrie. Survivors include 2 daughters Kathleen Roland of Norfolk VA and Mary Jane Roland of Corpus Christi Texas, a sister Helen Durgin of Maryland. Relatives and friends are invited to attend graveside religious and interment services on Friday morning at 10 AM at St. Casimir's Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights. The Rev. Kevin P. Gallagher will officiate. David D. Jarrett Funeral Home of Mahanoy City is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guest book at www.jarrettfuneralhome.com.
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Olga Kosick, 94, Frackville passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Frackville, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Kostelnick Koropchak.
Olga was a member of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Frackville. She enjoyed doing puzzles. Olga last worked for Offray Ribon Factory but for most of her life, she stayed at home raising her three loving children.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John Kosick Sr.; her three brothers: Alex, Peter and Andrew Koropchak; her two sisters: Mary Pascavage and Agnes Irwin; her daughter-in-law, Corol Kosick.
Olga is survived by her son John Kosick Jr., New Jersey; her two daughters: Deborah Kosick and her husband John Bolotsky, Frackville and Christine Kosick of Frackville; her brother, Michael “Mickey” Koropchak, Grantville; her sister, Anna Serano, Philadelphia; four grandchildren: John David Kosick and his wife Dorothy Gillon Kosick, Pamela Kosick and her husband Doug West, Tyler Mendinsky and his wife Paula, and Scarlott Mendinsky; five great-grandchildren: Dylan and Mason Mendinsky, Elise and Ben Kosick West, and Maisie Gillon Kosick; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services and interment in St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery will be private.
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Dorothy Nora Ebener, 75, died 24th March 2020 at her daughter’s home in Wilmington, Ohio. Ms. Ebener was born on 24th April, 1944 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to Catherine Johnson and her husband. She is preceded by her brother Butch and her husband Peter Monsulick. She spent a majority of her time with the love of her life, Peter Monsulick. They raised 2 daughters and a son. She had a successful career as a Nurse’s Aide at Rest Haven Nursing home in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. In her spare time, she enjoyed listening to country music, watching her favorite TV shows, picking on all her family members, to include her son-in-law’s, and completing numerous puzzles. She is survived by her children and their spouses; Catherine Ann and Brian Shepherd, Bruce Lee Kleckner, and Keri Jo and Darren Hopper. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Ethan Hopper, Aaron Hopper, Jessica and Luke Smart, Stephanie and Kenneth Bucher and her great grandchild Alex Bucher.
Her family paid this tribute to her, ‘Dorothy was one of the most honest and kind hearted people you could ever meet, she opened her heart and her home to many people over the years and she will be sorely missed.’
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, June 15th at Hamilton - Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. in Orwigsburg. Family and friends will gather from 2:00 PM until time of service.
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Born and raised in Marlin, Catherine was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Stratchko) Orlosky. After graduating from Pottsville High School in 1943, she married John J. Andruchek and moved to Minersville in 1945.
Catherine’s life was centered around faith, family, doing for others and celebrating her Polish roots.
A devout Roman Catholic, Catherine was a life-long member of the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and its successor, St. Matthew the Evangelist Church, in Minersville. For decades, she sang in the St. Cecilia’s Choir and she particularly loved singing the Polish hymns and kolendy. She was an active member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Society, the Rosary Society, and the St. Vincent De Paul Society for the Poor.
In their younger years, Catherine and her husband were members of the Polish Cultural Club in Mt. Carmel and enjoyed dancing the polka at Lakewood Ballroom, the “Polish picnic,” Happy Louie performances, and anywhere else the polka was played. Catherine was also a long-time member of the Union of Polish Women in America.
Catherine was an excellent baker and loved sharing her delicious cakes, cookies, candies and other desserts with her family and neighbors, and at church picnics, the local food pastries and kitchens, and residents of the nursing home in York Terrace where her daughter-in-law worked.
In addition to her parents, Catherine was preceded in death by her husband John J. Andruchek in 1990; 3 brothers, Edward, Michael and Leonard Orlosky; and 2 sisters, Anna Terleckas and Theresa Lesnefsky.
Catherine, lovingly called “Mom Mom,” is survived by two sons, John and his wife Carol, West West Terrace; and Michael and his wife Joanne, Minersville; two daughters, Maria Nersesian and her husband Ron, Windsor, Ca.; and Margaret Suender and her husband John, Cherry Hill, N.J; nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Due to health concerns and governmental pandemic restrictions, services and burial will be private.
Arrangements are by the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, Minersville. To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Catherine’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com
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He was born September 11, 1925, a son of the late George and Ruth Hammaker Rubendall.
Damon attended the former Williamstown High School. He was retired from the former AMP, Inc. Williamstown.
He was a member of the Williamstown United Methodist Church where he was formerly in the choir.
He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping and raising homing pigeons. He was a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles. Above all, his family meant the world to him.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Rebuck Rubendall, 1986; a daughter, Cindy Rubendall, 1969; sister Alma Coles; brothers William and Glenn Rubendall, Tom Hammaker.
Surviving are his four children, Martha Altland and her husband Wendell, Williamstown; Laurie Michaels and her husband Nathan, Williamstown; Kathryn Barnett and her husband James, Lancaster and Scott Rubendall and his wife Sherry, Lycoming; his twin brother, Lloyd Rubendall, Lebanon; 12 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and numerous great great grandchildren.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorial donations in Damon's name should be made to the Residential Hospice, 100 Sterling Parkway, Suite 110, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., is honored to serve the Rubendall family. To sign the guest book visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com
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