Obituaries

Helen Bogansky 100 of Freeland who died Sunday at Mt. City Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hazleton. Office of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10am Thursday in St. Michael's the Archangel Orthodox Church, 451 Fern St. Freeland. Private burial wil...

Stanley J. Sosnowski Jr. age 94 of Oak Ridge passed away February 4, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born June 21, 1922 in Freeland, Pennsylvania to Stanley and Bridget Sosnowski and graduated from Lafayette College wh...

Anna Mae Fox 84 of Freeland a guest at Fritzingertown Senior Living Community passed away Wednesday at Fritzingertown. Born in Hazleton she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Pangrac) Mattis. She was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical ...

Mary L. Vanek Born: December 1, 1942 Died: January 14, 2017 Mary Lorraine Vanek, “Aunt Lou,” died January 14 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ at the age of 74. Born December 1, 1942 in Hazleton to John and Frances (Ferry) Van...

Elizabeth "Betty Jane" Morrison 77 of Upper Lehigh died Monday at Geisinger, Danville. Born in Buck Mt. she was the daughter of the late Russell and Martha (Brisel) Hauze. Before retiring she was employed as a seamstress for the former Freeland Shi...

Margaret Dolinsky 82 of Weatherly who passed away Friday evening at her home. Born in Freeland she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Breznia) Barna. Before retiring she was an assembler for Tunsol. Margaret enjoyed cats, elephants, goin...

Carolyn Reilly 42 of White Haven who passed away Friday in White Haven. Born in Wilkes Barre she was the daughter of Helen (Macurak) Corazza- White Haven and the late Charles Reilly. She was of catholic faith. Carolyn loved animals especially her...

Rita M. Yanochko 86 of Freeland who passed away Thursday. Born in Hazleton she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Boder) Kushner. She was a graduate of Freeland High School and a member and organist of the former St. John's N...

Jeffrey James Haraschak December 13, 2016 Jeffrey James Haraschak of Freeland passed away at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown from complications from a severe asthma attack. He was an organ donor. The son of Barbara (Jeffreys) Haraschak ...

Beatrice V. Schmeer 78 of Freeland who died Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton. Born in Hazleton she was the daughter of the late Howard and Beatrice (Hagenbach) Schmeer. Before retiring she was employed by Tonsol-Hazleton and the White H...

Stanley T. Potosky 84 formally of Freeland a guest at Berwick Retirement Village died Saturday at the Retirement Village. Born in Highland he was the son of the late Stanley and Helen (Sweet) Potosky Sr. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Par...

Joanna S. Corrigan 51 of Freeland who passed away Friday after a lengthy illness. Born in Hazleton she was the daughter of Lawrence P. and JoAnn (DeMichele) Corrigan, Freeland. She was a member of Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton. Receiving a...

Grace A. Boyce 79 formally of Freeland and Lititz Pa. who died Monday at Carroll Hospital Center. Westminter MD. Born in Hazleton she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Helen (Kacner) McGuire. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Parish...

Ella DeStefano 109 formally of Freeland died Tuesday at Mt. City Nursing and Rehab., Hazleton where she was a guest. Born in Freeland on April 1, 1907 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Barna. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary's By...

Theresa L. Kushner formally of Freeland who died Tuesday at the home of her daughter in Hazleton. Born in Freeland she was the daughter of the late Arcangelo and Lucia (Vatrano) Pignatari. She was a member of the former St. Anthony's RC Church, Fre...

John P. Gretchen 63 of Freeland passed away Monday at Garden Spring Center Willow Grove Pa. after battling a long term illness at a medical facility in Williow Grove Pa. Born October 25 1952 in Hazleton he was the son of John E. Gretchen, Freeland ...

Robert W. "Bobby D" DaCunha 77 of Freeland died Sunday at the home of his son in Freeland. Born in New Brunswick NJ. he was the son of the late Avelino and Anna (Chiselko) DaCunha. Bobby D enjoyed his children, grandchildren, crabbing, calming, po...

Ferdinand D. "Fred" Lonzetta 91 of Freeland died Friday at his home. Born in Hazleton he was the son of the late Fred and Theresa (Delmonico) - Matz Lonzetta. He was a member of Immaculate conception parish at St. Ann's church, Freeland and a Life ...

Mark J. "Sam" Sosar 50 of Freeland died Saturday in Atlantic City NJ. Born in Hazleton he was the son of the late John and Agnes (Cherba) Sosar. He was a member of St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, Freeland. Sam was employed a...