All Obituaries

Ethel Aletha Kirchdoerfer, 92, of Orefield, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, November 15th at Fellowship Manor, Whitehall following a lengthy illness. Born in Tomhicken, December 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Pauline (McHenry) Shultz and had spent most of her life in Sugarloaf before moving to Orefield to be with her daughter and son-in-law. Ethel was a 1943 graduate of West Hazleton High School.  She worked as a Nurse’s Aide for the White Haven...

Otto F. Goetzl, 85, of Conyngham, passed away, Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Gardens at Butler Nursing Home, Drums, following a two-year illness. Born in Zlin, Czech Republic, December 26, 1932, he was the son of the late Otto F. and Marie (Kroupova) Goetzl, Sr. He immigrated as a child, settling in Maryland, when his family answered the call for skilled workers in the shoe industry with many other Czech families. Otto studied at the University of Maryland and was a...

Shirley L. Gottshall, 81, of Beaver Township, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a lengthy illness. Born in Shenandoah, January 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Elsie (Freeman) Walker and spent the past 62) years in Beaver Valley after moving from Shenandoah. Shirley was a Homemaker and was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Nuremberg. She was also a member of AARP, and enjoyed spending time...

Amy Marie Kurtz, 53, of Weatherly, passed away Friday evening, November 2, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, following a lengthy illness. Born in Kingston, January 13, 1965, she was the daughter of Robert Shimansky, Clifton, NJ and Mary (Schuler) Shimansky, Hanover Township and spent the past 10 years in Weatherly. Amy was graduate of Kings College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She had worked as a Detention Officer in Maricopa County, while residing in...

John F. "Sean" Daly Jr., 69, of Eagle Rock, passed away early, Friday morning, November 2, 2018 at his home following a long illness. Born in Glen Ridge, NJ, he was the son of the late John F. and Grace (Brand) Daly, Sr. and spent the past six years in Eagle Rock after moving from Succasunna, NJ. Sean grew up in Cedar Grove, NJ and graduated Montclair State University with a bachelor's degree in political science. Sean was a retired Insurance Investigator for Allstate...

Carmela Marie "Millie" Cosgrove, 80, formerly of Sugarloaf, passed away, late Wednesday evening, October 31, 2018 at Fritzingertown Senior Living Community, Drums, where she had been a resident for the past year. Born in Manhattan, NY, January 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Carmine and Carmela (Criscuolo) Guerriero, Prior to residing at Fritzingertown, she had spent the previous 22 years in Sugarloaf after moving from Yonkers, NY. Carmela was...

Gage Thomas Moyer, 20, of Beaver Township passed away suddenly, Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home, Born in Danville, October 18, 1998, he was the son of Thomas P. "Spike" Moyer and Delcy (Bellum) Long and her husband Don, all of Beaver Township. Gage had lived his entire life in Beaver Township. Gage worked for Schell Landscaping. He was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Grove. He was a 2017 graduate of Columbia Montour Vo-Tech School. He had been...

Vivian E. Luchi, 91, of Conyngham, passed on, Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, following a lengthy illness. Born in Drums, October 9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Kathryn (Rodgers) Young and spent the past 58 years in Conyngham, after moving from Drums. She attended Hazleton High School Vivian was a traditional homemaker and a loving wife and mother. She was a member of Conyngham United Methodist Church, and the church’s Friendship...

Albert John Duna Sr., 88 of Drums, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Highland, July 22, 1930, he was the son of the late John and Anna (Antolick) Duna and spent the past 50 years in Drums, after moving from Freeland. Albert was a loving husband, father, friend and mentor. He was known as a pioneer in the electrical field throughout the Hazleton area.  Through his hard work and help from his family, he was...

Sally K. Mylet, 78, of Sugarloaf, passed away Tuesday October 23, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton following a sudden illness. Born in Drums, February 24, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Kaom (Lewis) Smith and had spent the past 46 years in Sugarloaf after moving from Drums. Sally was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, West Hazleton.  She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and baking. She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her loving husband,...