Stanley J. Poslosky, 93, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Minersville, passed away Wednesday evening at home surrounded by his family.      Born February 14, 1925 in Buck Run, PA, he is predeceased by his wife Alice who passed away on September 22, 2017, his  parents, John and Anna Poslosky; brothers Joseph Slifka, Frank (Lefty) Slifka, and Thomas Poslosky and sisters Mary (Kraft) and Julie (Vinansky). He attended Cass...

Leo James Verbos, newborn son of Christian and Megan (Bobby) Verbos, Mechanicsburg, passed away Tuesday, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.           He is survived by his maternal grandparents, Joseph and JoAnne (Miller) Bobby; paternal grandparents Mark and Elisa (Camplese) Verbos; paternal great great grandmother Margaret (Kane) Devlin; paternal great grandmother Lois (Devlin) Verbos; aunts, uncles and cousins, Kristen (Bobby) and...

Vincent Petkaitis, 95, formerly of Primrose, passed away Tuesday evening at Providence Place, Pottsville.     He was born in Lithuania and attended school there.  He was a retired tailor who worked for 60 years at Bohared’s Clothing Store, Pottsville. He was a member off the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Minersville and was a member of St. Matthew the Evangelist Church, Minersville.    He was preceded in death by his wife the...

  Francis J. “Butch” Leister, 83, of Buck Run, passed away late Wednesday evening at his home, surrounded by his loving family..           Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Francis and Edna Mattern Leister.         He was a graduate of the former Ashland High school. He was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Minersville and was a member of St. Matthew the...

Patrick F. Mason Sr., 71, of Minersville, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at his home in the presence of his family.       Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Williams Mason.         He was educated in the Pottsville schools. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Minersville. He was retired from the construction industry and the Minersville...

Theresa B. Lesnefsky, 87, of Pottsville and formerly of Hamburg, passed away Saturday evening at Providence Place,                            Born in MarLin, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Stratcho Orlosky.      She was a 1947 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was a former member of St. Mary’s...

Sharon Ann “Sappy” Plesnarski passed away Monday afternoon at her home.           Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Dorothy  Plesnarski.      She was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Minersville and a member of St. Matthew the Evangelist Church, Minersville. She was a graduate of St. Stanislaus Grade School and Minersville High School. She wasa...

   Sheila M. Berzowski, 68, of Minersville, passed away Monday morning at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.     Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Mary K. O’Brian Steranko and the late Leonard J. Steranko.     She was a retired secretary having worked for the DMS Corp. She was a 1967 graduate of Minersville Area High School and was a member of the 50th Class Reunion Committee. She attended St. Vincent...

        John “Jack” Tropp Jr., 68, of Pottsville, formerly of Fleetwood,  passed away unexpectedly December 13th.       Born in Pottsville, March 27, 1949, he was the son of the late John G. and Verna Tropp.       Jack was a graduate of Minersville Area High School and Penn State, University Park.       In addition to his parents, he was...

John “Jack” Mickey, 78, of Minersville passed away Thursday afternoon at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late the late John and Bertha Butcavage Mickey. He was a 1956 graduate of Minersville High School and also attended Penn State University. He worked for the former Bell Telephone and retired as a Satellite technician with AT&T. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the former...