All Obituaries

Peter J. Bashago 1932 - 2023   Peter J. Bashago, 91, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest Monday, September 18, 2023 in St. Lukes Hospital, Miners Campus. He was the husband of Margaret (Kosalko) Bashago. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on June 29th of this year. Born on April 9, 1932 in Tuscarora, he was a son of the late Peter and Katharine (Holota) Bashago. He was a graduate of Tamaqua Area High School. He was employed as a truck driver for the borough of Lansford...

Florence E. Zaba 1944 - 2023   Florence E. Zaba, 79, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest Monday, September 11, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Miners Campus. Born in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Metchislaus (Mitch) and Mary (Sarabok) Zaba. She was a graduate of Lansford High School Class of 1962. She went on to study at the Foundling Hospital in New York and became an Infant Technician. She worked at the New York Hospital for 40 years until her retirement. She was a...

Rose Ann Bales 1931 - 2023   Rose Ann Bales, 92, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest Saturday, September 9, 2023 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Louis M. Bales who passed away June 2, 2015. Born in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Ida (Fortunato) Totani. She was the owner/operator along with her husband of the former Aquila Hotel, Lansford and then was a cafeteria manager for the Panther Valley School District. She was a member of St. Joseph...

  Joan M. Horowski 1947 - 2023   Joan Marie Horowski, 76, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 8, 2023 in her residence. She was the wife of Edward Horowski.  They celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on April 26th of this year. Born in Hazelton, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Cruper) Oleksa. She was employed as secretary for a law office in Hazelton and then worked for the former St. Michael’s and St. Katherine Drexel...

Louis Joseph Pezzuti 1941 - 2023   Louis Joseph Pezzuti, 81, of Lehighton, entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Forest Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Weatherly. He was the husband of Virginia (Dare) Pezzuti. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on April 20th of this year. Born in the New Columbus section of Nesquehoning, he was a son of the late Joseph and Lillian (Artuso) Pizzuti. He was of the Catholic Faith and proud to have served as...

Nancy Ann Lorchak 1946 - 2023   Nancy Ann Lorchak, 77, of Coaldale, entered into rest Saturday, September 2, 2023 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Miners Campus. She was the wife of the late John Lorchak who passed away December 22, 1994. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Macenka) O’Boril. She was employed by the Coaldale State Hospital in the Revenue Department, the Allentown State Hospital as a purchaser, and then worked for the Department of...

Pastor John J. Keiter Jr. 1942 - 2023   Pastor John J. Keiter, Jr., 80, of Glenside and Nesquehoning, entered into enteral rest Wednesday, August 30, 2023, in his retirement home, Glenside, with his wife Marjorie by his side. He was the husband of Marjorie (Hudson) Keiter. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John J. Sr. and Thelma (Leiber) Keiter.   He was a 1964 graduate of Wittenberg University. Pastor Keiter was ordained in 1967 after graduation from the...

Karl Verren 1957 - 2023   Karl Verren, 66, of Lehighton, entered into eternal rest August 4, 2023 in Gesinger Wyoming Valley Hospital Center, Wilkes-Barre. He was the husband of Tatiana (Dobrovolskaya) Verren. They celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on October 16th of last year. Born in Sun Valley, CA, he was the son of the late Francis W. and Beverly A. (Barer) Verren. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. He was employed by the...

  Vincent L. Krajcir 1940 - 2023   Vincent L. Krajcir, 83, of Summit Hill, entered into eternal rest Monday, July 31, 2023 in Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehab, Hometown. He was the husband of the late Frances M. (Hnat) Krajcir who passed away January 17, 2019. Born in Coaldale and raised in the village of Hauto, he was a son of the late Stephen and Anna (Oslak) Krajcir. He was a graduate of Nesquehoning High School Class of 1958. He was a veteran in the United States...

  Sheryl Ann Harakal-Radocha 1955 - 2023   Surrounded by her nuclear family, Sheryl Ann Harakal-Radocha entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Sheryl Ann, 67, of Summit Hill was born on October 14, 1955, to the late John E “Jack” Jones and the late Mary A (Gatens) Minichiello in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Parish of the Panther Valley and was the beloved wife of Thomas Radocha, beloved mother of Harmony and husband...