All Obituaries

Mary Kokura 1917 - 2021   Mary Kokura, 104, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Sunday July 04, 2021 in Mapleshade Meadows Assistant living Center, Nesquehoning. She was the wife of the late Paul Kokura who passed away March 08, 1982. Born in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Martha (Bench) Macenka. She was a homemaker. She was member of St. John Russian Orthodox Church, Nesquehoning where she was very active in all Church activities.   Surviving are...

ANTHONY M. MALASKA 1939 - 2021   Anthony M. Malaska, 82, of Coaldale, was led into eternal rest on Friday, July 2, 2021.    “Tony” was born on May 22, 1939 to Angelo (Bearcat) Malaska and Anna (Malik) Malaska.   Tony graduated in 1957 from Nesquehoning High School.   Tony was married to Martha Ann (Marcy) Machay in 1965 and they enjoyed 47 wonderful years of marriage until Marcy’s passing in 2012.   Tony was a star athlete in high school and his...

Gerard A. DiGilio 1955-2021   Gerard A. DiGilio, 66, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Monday, June 14, 2021 in the St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem after a long, strong, and brave battle with cancer. He was the wife of Linda (Musto) DiGilio. They celebrated their 40st Wedding Anniversary on December 14th of last year. Born in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late Frank and Margaret (Duffy) DiGilio. He was employed as conductor/engineer for the Norfolk Southern...

Caroline A. (Watkins) Coll 1949-2021   Caroline A. (Watkins) Coll, 71, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Monday, June 14, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Edward Coll. They would have celebrated their 34th Wedding Anniversary on July 30th of this year. Born in Palmerton, she was the daughter of the late Edward “Battleship” and Augusta (Wilhelm-Suttel) Watkins. Carol attended Sacred Heart Grade...

James L. McLean 1967-2021   James L. McLean Jr., 54, of Summit Hill, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2021. He was the husband of Radha (Crowley) McLean. They would’ve celebrated their 22nd Wedding Anniversary on June 12, 2021. Born in Palmerton on February 22, 1967, he was the son of Gloria (Reed) McLean and the late James L. Sr. of Nesquehoning. He was a graduate of Panther Valley High School and spent most of his childhood in Nesquehoning. Jim loved music, cars,...

Ursula Lazar 1938-2021   Ursula Lazar, 82, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest May 31, 2021 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Michael J. “Freckles” Lazar who passed away January 03, 2007. Born in Nurnberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Max and Hertha (Becker) Wiesel. She was employed as a sales and buying clerk for a department store in Nurnberg, Germany for many years. She was also a manager of 35 people who did food preparation for the Palace...

Rose Maliniak 1921 - 2021   Rose Maliniak, 100, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest May 25, 2021 in MapleShade Meadows, Nesquehoning. She was the wife of the late Peter A. Maliniak who passed away April 10, 1990. Born in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Tatiana T. (Kostelnik) Winsko. She was a graduate of Coaldale High School Class of 1939. She was a volunteer for RSVP, the Food Pantry, and the Red Cross for over 50 years. Rose was a member of the...

William J. Moran III 1943-2021   William J. “Bill” Moran III passed away on May 24 at his home in Jim Thorpe. Born in Hazleton, Bill was a graduate of St. Gabriel’s High School and attended the University of Scranton. He served in the Naval Reserve. In the early 1980’s, Bill achieved his dream of owning a fine dining restaurant when he renovated and restored the restaurant space in the current Inn at Jim Thorpe opening Moran’s Restaurant and Bar, which became a popular...

Helen Kusko 1926-2021   Helen Kusko, 94, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest May 16, 2021 in St. Lukes Hospital, Gnaden Huetton Campus. She was the wife of the late John Kusko who passed away August 03, 2001. Born in Beaver Meadows, she was a daughter of the late Wasyl and Mary (Supola) Petuch. She was employed as a seamstress for Kay Jay Pants Company in Nesquehoning for over 30 years until retiring. She was a graduate of Hazleton High School. Helen was a member of St. May...

Chrysa Marie Thear   1959-2021 Passed away at her home in Brookeville, Maryland on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Chrysa was born on July 28, 1959. She was predeceased by her parents, Thomas and Anna Thear.Chrysa was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and received her Master's degree from Michigan State University. She had a lengthy and successful career as a Senior Negotiations Executive with IBM. Alongside her career responsibilities, she dedicated a large part of her...