All Obituaries

Peter Malaska Jr. 1949 - 2024   Peter Malaska Jr., 74, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Friday, March 15, 2024 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Carbon Campus. He was the husband of Donna M. (Baddick) Malaska. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 10th of last year. Born in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Peter Sr. and Evelyn (Chuma) Malaska. He was employed as fluorine technician for Air Products in Hometown for 27 years. He was a graduate of Panther...

George A. Gott 1947 - 2024   George A. Gott, 76, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Monday, March 11, 2024 in the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. He was the companion of Donna R. (Dobson) Gott. Born in Elmira, NY, he was the son of the late James R. and Marian L. (Krause) Gott. He was a United States Marine Corporal serving during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a production manager for scheduling at Kovatch in Nesquehoning, working for 31 years until his retirement in...

Felicia M. Bigg-Carr 1991-2024   Felicia M. Bigg-Carr, 33, of Hazleton, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton Campus. Born in New Brunswick, NJ she was a daughter of Christina (Carr) Castillo of Lansford, PA and Shawn Bigg of NJ. She was employed as an assistant manager for Dunkin Donuts in Hazleton. She was a member of Gradian Angel Recovery in Hazleton and was also a member of the Serenity Mountain Recovery Center. Felicia...

Frances S. Watto 1931 - 2024   Frances S. Watto, 92, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Friday, February 23, 2024 in Greenwood Center for Nursing and Rehab, Tamaqua. She was the wife of the late Eugene M. Watto who passed away March 2, 1979 and the companion of the late James Marouchoc who passed away January 18, 2018. Born in Hauto, she was a daughter of the late Francis Oscar and Anna (Gimbi) Bengtson. She was a United States Army Veteran serving with the 9829th TSU-CE...

Sandra J. Julius 1954 - 2024   Sandra J. Julius, 69, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Thursday, February 22, 2024 in Maple Shade Meadows Assisted Living Center, Nesquehoning. Born in Plainfield, NJ, she was daughter of the late Melvin K. and Mary (Yaniga) Amack. She was employed as a data entry specialist for insurance companies until her retirement. She was of the Lutheran Faith. She was a graduate of Westfield High School, NJ. Sandra enjoyed cooking and shopping on QVC...

Martha Stafiniak 1931 - 2024   Martha Stafiniak, 92, of Hometown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Simon “Si” Stafiniak who passed away March 23, 2015. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Clement and Helen (Oseniak) Adamowicz. She was a housewife but also worked at the Coaldale State Hospital for over 20 years as a switch board operator. She was a graduate of William L. Dickson High...

Veronica J. Hedash 1932 - 2024   Veronica J. “Ronnie” Hedash, 91, of Coaldale, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 7, 2024 in her daughter’s home, Allentown, PA. She was the wife of the late Joseph Hedash who passed away June 29, 2009. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of Felix and Antonia (Pacewicz) Wolynski. She was employed as a seamstress for 50 years in several clothing factories throughout the aera. She was a member of St. John Byzantine...

John J. Barna 1932 - 2024   John J. (Hermie) Barna, 91, formerly of Freeland and Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest on February 5, 2024, at Heritage Hill Senior Living, Weatherly, PA He was born in Freeland on March 19,1932, to the late John and Helen (Brezina) Barna.  He was a graduate of Freeland High School, Class of 1950 and served with the U.S. Army in Germany. After his discharge from the Army, John attended Kings College and worked briefly at Split Rock Resort. He...

Thomas "Bear" Santore 1951 - 2024   Thomas “Bear” Santore, 72, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Monday, February 5, 2024 in his residence. Born in Lehighton, he was a son of the late Angelo and Cordelia (Rakos) Santore. He was employed for PennDOT for over 30 years until his retirement. He was of the Catholic Faith. He was a graduate of Panther Valley High School. Bear enjoyed fishing and loved socializing with his buddies over a coffee at the local...

Emanuel John Roman 1935-2024   Emanuel (Manny) John Roman, 88, of Lake Hauto, entered into eternal rest, Sunday, January 14, 2024 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Miners Campus. He was the husband of Rosemary (Marouchoc) Roman. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on June 25th of last year. Born in Nesquehoning, he was a son of the late Manuel and Christina (Ricciardi) Roman. He was employed as a quality control inspector for Mack Trucks in Allentown for 35 years until his...