Skook News Obituaries: August 6th, 2024
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
--------------------------------------------------
Dr. Roger V. Lebo, 76, of Tower City, passed away early morning August 5, 2024 with his wife by his side.Born in Pottsville, March 1, 1948, a son of the late Stanley and Irene Bush Lebo. He was a 1966 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.
Following high school, he attended both Penn State University and Chaffey College. Roger received his PHD from Duke University.
He was an accomplished cytogeneticist, doing research for multiple universities including, UCFS, Duke, Cleveland, and Boston. He was published in numerous science magazines including the Journal of Human Genetics. Roger's research was his life and he took tremendous pride in his work.
In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting. Roger also enjoyed collecting coins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Aaron and Eva Barr, with whom he was close to.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Susan Southard Lebo; two sons, Franklin Lebo and his wife Amy, Georgia, and Paul Lebo, West Virginia; two grandchildren, Elora and Avalyn; a sister, Debra Hartley, Tower City; close friends, Herman Wyatt and Tom James, Esq.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest privately in the Greenwood Cemetery.
------------------------------------------------
.webp)
Born in Lansford, Mary was the daughter of the late George, Sr. and Ann (Griffiths) Pasho. A 1952 graduate of Lansford High School, she was a member of St. John XXIII Catholic Church of Tamaqua and was an ordinance worker for ICI for thirty-one years. Mary traveled all over the United States participating in bowling tournaments. She waited tables at the East End Fire Company and the Bavarian Festival for years and loved to dance whenever the opportunity presented itself. A volunteer at the former St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, Mary and Dean had four daughters but were called Mom and Dad by many people.
Mary is survived by daughters, Mary Mosser of Coaldale, Sheral and her husband Mike Bamford of Hometown, Michele and her husband Eric Rohrbach of Fogelsville, and Dawn Perla of Coaldale; a sister, Nancy Conzoneri, wife of the late Joseph Conzoneri of Nesquehoning; sisters-in-laws, Nancy Pasho, wife of the late George Pasho, Jr. and Yvonne Krapf, wife of Charles Krapf; grandchildren Deana, Tommy, Timmy, Dusty, Sarah, Ben, Angela, Hannah and Quinten; and thirteen great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by brothers, George Pasho, Jr. and Ivor Griffiths; sister, Suzanne Sabol; and brother-in- law and sister– in- law, Pat and Duane Van Somerns.
Mass will be held at 11 AM on Friday, August 9, 2024, in St. John XXIII Catholic Church, 307 Pine Street, Tamaqua with the Rev. John Frink officiating. Interment at Sky-View Memorial Park, 108 Lafayette Avenue, Tamaqua will follow the service.
Memorial donations may be made to Marian High School, 166 Marian Avenue, Tamaqua PA 18252 or https://www.mariancatholichs.org.
Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation services, Inc., Tamaqua.
------------------------------------------------
.webp)
Joseph A. Macenka of Coaldale passed away Monday, Aug. 5, six weeks short of his 101st birthday.
Born Sept. 20, 1923, he was the husband of Dorothy Soley Macenka. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on July 16.
Joe took great pride in his faith, his marriage and the couple's two children, Anna Marie Mantey, who lives in Matthews, N.C., with her husband, John, and recently retired from a career as a physician's assistant, and Joseph, an author and communications professional who with his wife, Jody, resides in Richmond, Va., and Avon, N.C.
His parents, Nicholas and Mary Macenka, and his siblings, Nicholas, Mary and Helen, all predeceased him.
Joe was a 1941 graduate of Coaldale High School, where he was a multisport standout athlete. Though offered a football scholarship by University of Pittsburgh Coach Charles Bowser, Joe recognized that the United States was at war and times were tight. He turned down the scholarship. Bowser himself provided further evidence of just how difficult the wartime environment was. The coach left Pitt after the 1942 season to take a commission with the U.S. Navy.
Joe, still 17 when he graduated high school, went to Maine, where he worked until the end of World War II in a factory building fighter planes for the United States and its allies. That set the stage for a career as a civilian employee of the federal government that spanned two decades.
After his marriage in 1955, he and Dorothy spent their early years living in Hometown, where they were members of St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Coaldale before moving to Hershey to raise their children. While in Hershey, they joined Christ The Savior Orthodox Church in Harrisburg but returned often to Coaldale to worship at St. Mary's.
Joe spent the majority of his career at New Cumberland Army Depot, where he retired 43 years ago. Dorothy was in the manufacturing industry and retired from Hershey Foods Co. in 1988, when the couple returned to Coaldale, where they remained active members of St. Mary's.
Though he loved many sports, golf held a special place in his heart. He was a longtime member of White Birch Golf Course in Barnesville, where throughout his retirement years he won numerous club championships in his various age groups and was able to walk 18 holes several days a week up until he was 97.
The family is grateful for all the support but wants to offer special thanks to Cheri Santore, Lisa Williams and Terry of the St. Luke's Hospice staff, the staff of Maple Shade Meadows and Teddy Bortnick and Father James Weremedic for their overwhelming kindness and generosity.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home, 500 East Broad Street, Tamaqua with The Very Rev. James Weremedic officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Orthodox Cemetery, 370 East White Street, Summit Hill. Call Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online at www.cancer.org or to Maple Shade Assisted Living, 50 East Locust Street, Nesquehoning PA, 18240.
.webp)
Born Sept. 20, 1923, he was the husband of Dorothy Soley Macenka. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on July 16.
Joe took great pride in his faith, his marriage and the couple's two children, Anna Marie Mantey, who lives in Matthews, N.C., with her husband, John, and recently retired from a career as a physician's assistant, and Joseph, an author and communications professional who with his wife, Jody, resides in Richmond, Va., and Avon, N.C.
His parents, Nicholas and Mary Macenka, and his siblings, Nicholas, Mary and Helen, all predeceased him.
Joe was a 1941 graduate of Coaldale High School, where he was a multisport standout athlete. Though offered a football scholarship by University of Pittsburgh Coach Charles Bowser, Joe recognized that the United States was at war and times were tight. He turned down the scholarship. Bowser himself provided further evidence of just how difficult the wartime environment was. The coach left Pitt after the 1942 season to take a commission with the U.S. Navy.
Joe, still 17 when he graduated high school, went to Maine, where he worked until the end of World War II in a factory building fighter planes for the United States and its allies. That set the stage for a career as a civilian employee of the federal government that spanned two decades.
After his marriage in 1955, he and Dorothy spent their early years living in Hometown, where they were members of St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Coaldale before moving to Hershey to raise their children. While in Hershey, they joined Christ The Savior Orthodox Church in Harrisburg but returned often to Coaldale to worship at St. Mary's.
Joe spent the majority of his career at New Cumberland Army Depot, where he retired 43 years ago. Dorothy was in the manufacturing industry and retired from Hershey Foods Co. in 1988, when the couple returned to Coaldale, where they remained active members of St. Mary's.
Though he loved many sports, golf held a special place in his heart. He was a longtime member of White Birch Golf Course in Barnesville, where throughout his retirement years he won numerous club championships in his various age groups and was able to walk 18 holes several days a week up until he was 97.
The family is grateful for all the support but wants to offer special thanks to Cheri Santore, Lisa Williams and Terry of the St. Luke's Hospice staff, the staff of Maple Shade Meadows and Teddy Bortnick and Father James Weremedic for their overwhelming kindness and generosity.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home, 500 East Broad Street, Tamaqua with The Very Rev. James Weremedic officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Orthodox Cemetery, 370 East White Street, Summit Hill. Call Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online at www.cancer.org or to Maple Shade Assisted Living, 50 East Locust Street, Nesquehoning PA, 18240.
Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation services, Inc., Tamaqua
------------------------------------------------
These obituaries are being brought to by Anthony Urban Law Offices. P.C.