Frank “Pinky” Pancavage 94, of MarLin, passed away Monday evening at the Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.   Born in Port Carbon, he was the son of Andrew and Anna Pancavage.     Frank was educated in the Port Carbon schools. He was a member of St. Matthew the Evangelist Church of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a plasterman and cement finisher. and was a member of the...

Private Services will be at the convenience of the Family. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

    Michael F. Sinko, 67, of Minersville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 22, 2022 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.     Born in Pottsville, he was a son of Regina Melusky Sinko and the late Michael Sinko.     He was a graduate of Minersville Area High School. He was of the Catholic faith. Mike was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a retired construction worker and enjoyed belonging to local gun...

    Margaret Hutsko, 98, of Minersville, passed away early Sunday morning at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Schuylkill.     Born in Minersville, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Gaburick Sukeena. She was raised by her grandparents, Stephen and Susanna Gaburick.     She attended the former Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Minersville. She was a 1941 graduate of the former Pottsville Catholic High School, Pottsville. She was a member of the...

Private Services will be at the convenience of the Family. Interment will be in St. Kieran's #2 Cemetery.

Rose Marie Skibiel, 86, of Minersville, passed away Friday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.  Born in Minersville she was a daughter of Alexander and Josephine Wentz Sumoski. She was a 1953 graduate of Minersville High School. She was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Minersville and a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. She was a Bell Telephone Operator and also worked in the local garment industry. Rose Marie enjoyed crocheting and was an avid...

Bertha H. “Blondie” Botek, 96, of Minersville, passed away early Thursday morning at the Green Valley Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center, Pottsville. Born in Drawno, Poland she was a daughter of the late Clement and Helena Buda.  She was educated in schools in Poland. She was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. She was a retired garment worker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 2011 by her husband Andrew Botek. She was the last living...

Mary Ann Cazonie, 69, of Pottsville and formerly of Minersville, passed away Sunday at her home.   Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late John J and Thelma L. Best Cazonie.    She was educated in the former St. Francis Elementary School and was a 1972 graduate of Minersville Area High School. She was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother David Cazonie in 2018.    She is...

William T. Simms Sr., 77, of Ashland, passed away Sunday morning at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill in Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of Howard and Olive Frantz Simms. He attended the Minersville Schools and was of the Methodist faith. He was retired from the Maintenance Department of the former Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter Rebecca Quinn.    He is survived by his wife of 57...

Kenneth Harris, 86, of Branchdale, passed away early Sunday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.     Born in Ravine, he was a son of the late William and Evelyn Reager Harris.      He attended Pine Grove schools. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Freiden’s Lutheran Church, Stein’s Mill and a member of the Masons. He is scheduled to be inducted into the Schuylkill County Allen-Rogowicz Sports Hall of Fame...