All Obituaries

Joan M. Castrina, 83, of Drums, passed away Monday, January 14th at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, following a year long illness. Born in Hazleton, April 26, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude (Miller) Minsenberger and had spent the past 32 years in Drums, after moving from Lowville, NY. Joan was a member of Good Shepherd RC Church, Drums. She was a homemaker who loved her children and her family and was an avid reader and frequent visitor of the Conyngham...

Harold E. Ervin, 86, of Drums, passed away, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton following a sudden illness. Born in Black Oak, AR, July 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Charles and Elzie (Mangrum) Ervin and spent the past 59 years in Drums, after moving from Illinois. Harold was a General Foreman for All-Steel, Valmont Industrial Park. He retired in 1993 after over 35 years of service with the company. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean...

Emma C. Judge, 88, formerly of Rock Glen, passed away Monday, January 7th at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hazle Township. Born in Hazleton, August 31, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George and Louise (Sherman) Hoffman and had spent most of her life in Rock Glen. Emma was a Seamstress for local garment factories and was a private duty LPN. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Grove and the sewing group Threads of Love....

Anthony J. Tobias, 98, formerly of Weston and a resident of Providence Place Drums, for the past six years, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, following a short illness. Born in West Hazleton, December 28, 1920, he was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Fendryck) Tobias. Prior to residing at Providence Place, he had resided in Weston, full-time since 1976, and part-time since 1955 while also residing in New York City. Anthony was a...

Marjorie Adelaide (Bleilevens) Murach, 94, of Ocean Grove, NJ, passed away early Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Allegria at Ocean Grove in Ocean Grove, NJ. Born in West New York, NJ, May 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Gerhardt and Adelaide (Quinlan) Bleilevens and spent the past seven years in Ocean Grove, after moving from Sugarloaf, PA where she had resided for 23 years after moving from Brooklyn, NY. Marjorie was a Bookkeeping Supervisor...

Richard L. Bredbenner, 72, of Beaver Township, passed away, Monday afternoon, December 17, 2018 at his home following a unexpected illness. Born in Bloomsburg, PA, October 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Joseph Bredbenner and Myrtle (Fisher) Bredbenner Fenstenmacher and spent his entire life in Beaver Township. Richard worked as a fryer for Wise Foods, Berwick for 32 years prior to his retirement in 2008. He enjoyed the outdoors, farming, hunting,...

Dolores Ann Lettiere, 75, of Sugarloaf, passed away December 9th, at her home surrounded by her loving family following a two-year illness. Born in Sugarloaf, November 25, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Zieminski) Bindas and had lived Sugarloaf her entire life. Dolores was a graduate of West Hazleton High School 1961. She was a member of Saint John Bosco RC Church, Sugarloaf. She was the owner and manager of Old Fashioned...

Dolores M. Anderko, 73, of Freeland, passed away Sunday morning, December 9, 2018 at Ridgeview Nursing Home, Shenandoah Heights, following a nine-month illness. Born in Hazleton, PA, February 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late James and Natalie Costello and lived in Freeland for most of her life. Dolores was a retired Registered Nurse and had worked for Berwick Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a member of Ss. Cyril & Methodius...

George E. McGrath, 81, of Nescopeck, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family following a year long illness. Born in Plainfield Twp., PA, November 30, 1937, he was the son of the late James and Meda (Kilpatrick) McGrath and spent the past 29 years in Nescopeck, after moving from Nazareth. George was a Laborer for Mack Printing, Easton and Quebecor, Hazleton. He was a member of Mt. Zion UCC Church, Briggsville. George...

Evelyn Mae Stradnick, 97, formerly of Drums, passed away, Wednesday evening, November 28, 2018 at Mountain City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hazle Township, where she had resided for the past five years. Born in West Hazleton, November 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Martha (Stein) Houseknecht and had resided in Drums for most of her life. Evelyn was a housewife, farmer, seamstress, and homemaker. She was a member of Good...