All Obituaries

Charles E. Phile, 89, of Mt. Grove, passed away Monday, March 18th at Berwick Retirement Village II. in Berwick, following a lengthy illness. Born in Hazleton, February 23, 1930, he was the son of the late Charles and Hilda (Guscott) Phile and spent the past 57 years in Mt. Grove after moving from Conyngham. Charles was a lifelong self employed Farmer. He was a member of Black Creek United Methodist Church, Sugarloaf and was also a member of the Twin County Lions Club, PFB, Luzerne Co....

Albert Joseph Wolk Sr., 83, of Sugarloaf, passed away, Monday evening, March 18, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton following a sudden illness. Born in Oneida, February 22, 1936, he was the son of the late Albert and Anna (Marhelko) Wolk and spent the past 59 years in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania after moving from Oneida. Albert was the Proprietor of Wolk's Landscaping and Tree Farm and had also worked for Valley Seeding, and Spaulding Bakery. He was a US Army veteran and member...

Emma Marie Mehalick, 89, of Hazle Township, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her home. Born in Freeland, October 14, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Susan (Petrushka) Howanitz and spent the past 16 years in Hazle Township after moving from Sugarloaf, where she had resided for 45 years. Emma was a Homemaker and member of St. John Bosco RC Church, Sugarloaf. She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by a grandson Joey Fellin and a brother Edward...

John Francis Kelly, 75, of Drums, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at his home in Drums, following a lengthy illness. Born in Hazleton, November 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Mark and Elizabeth (Heaney) Kelly and had spent the past 53 years in Drums, after moving from Hazleton. John was a Welder for Jeddo Highland Coal Company for 35 years and was a part-time flagger at Evergreen Raceway, St. John’s. He was a US Army veteran from 1961 - 1964 and was a member of St. John Bosco...

Louise M. Gabriel, 91, died peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital, Easton, on March 13th. She was the daughter of Anna and Foster Magill and was predeceased by a sister Anna Susan Elwood of Houston, TX and by brothers Andrew Magill, and John Magill of Sugarloaf as well as brother Robert Dunbar of Eustice, FL. Louise was the wife of the late Louis S. Gabriel. They lived in Carteret NJ and Woodbridge NJ. They had four daughters: Ann Louise (West Haven, CT)...

Nancy Swantek, 69, of Black Creek Township, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at her home Born in Hazleton, June 11, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bernice (Nause) Zanolini and spent all of her life in Black Creek Township. Nancy had worked as a Machine Operator for Berwick Industries. She was a member of St. John Bosco RC Church. She enjoyed crafting, attending craft shows, gardening, and spending time with her...

Anna Marie Mehalick, 88, formerly of Sugarloaf, and a resident of Providence Place, Drums, passed away Tuesday eveing, March 12, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, following a short illness. Born in Tresckow, May 24, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Gula) Coleman. She had resided at Providence Place for the past five years after spending most of her life in Sugarloaf. Anna Marie was member of St. John Bosco RC Church,...

John G. Yenchick Jr., 71, of Sugarloaf, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 12, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazelton in Hazelton, following a short illness. Born in Hazleton, December 6, 1947, he was the son of the late John G. and Cecelia E. (Derendal) Yenchick, Sr. and spent his entire life in Sugarloaf. John had worked as a Welder for Herman Schwabe in Valmont for 30 years and later for Cornell Iron Works, Mountaintop, prior to retiring in 2012. He was a Army veteran of the...

Edith Florence Rothwell, 90, formerly of Conyngham, passed away, Monday, March 11, 2019 at the home of her daughter in Beaver Township, following a short illness. Born in Jamestown, NY, January 6, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Fernando and Nancy (Wright) Smith. She had resided in the Conyngham Valley since 2005, She had also previously resided in Florida, and Diamond Avenue, Hazleton. Edith had worked as a Nursing Home Administrator for several nursing homes. She was a member of...

Jacqueline Kay Renner, 80, of Hazleton, passed away early Thursday morning March 7, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazelton following a six month illness. Born in Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Wilma (Rine) Purcell and spent the past 46 years in Hazleton, Pennsylvania after moving from Plainfield, NJ. Jacqueline was a Nurse's Aide and a Woman's Army Corps member. She was a member of Hazleton Community Church, Hazle Twp. Jacqueline and...