All Obituaries

George F. Bruker 1931-2021   George F. Bruker Jr., 89, of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in the Misericordia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, York, PA. He was the husband of Jean F. (Fabian) Bruker. They celebrated their 67th Wedding Anniversary on June 6th of last year. Born in New Cumberland, PA, he was a son of the late George F. Sr. and Myrtle (Remaley) Bruker. He was employed as a military technician for the Army National Guard in Lehighton...

Frank A. Santore 1933 -2020   Frank A. Santore, 86, of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Friday, December 25, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Victoria (Cusanelli) Santore. They celebrated their 62th Wedding Anniversary on October 25th of this year. Born in Nesquehoning, he was a son of the late Frank A. and Margaret (Matsick) Santore. He was employed as custodian for the Panther Valley School District for many years until his retirement. He was a United States Army...

Phyllis Mae Novotny 1920-2020   Phyllis Mae Novotny, 100, of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 17, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital Geriatric Center, Coaldale. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Novotny who passed away August 30, 1993. Born in Hopewell, PA she was a daughter of the late Emory and Flora (Moore) Weight. She was a graduate of Robert Smith High School, Class of 1938 in Bedford County. She was employed by the former Quartite Lamp Factory and...

Donald Frank Bowser 1953-2020   Donald Frank Bowser, 67, of Jim Thorpe entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in his residence. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of Floyd Bowser of Arcadia, FL and the late Gwendolyn Adams.  He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Jim Thorpe. He loved food, dancing, doing puzzles, and going to parties with family and friends. He also liked listening to music, especially Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys. Donald was a special...

Leo M. Drosdak 1932-2020   Leo M. Drosdak, 88, of Lake Hauto entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Lorraine (Kovich) Drosdak. They celebrated their 67th Wedding Anniversary on June 27th of this year. Born in Nesquehoning, he was a son of the late Leo and Mary (Pachuta) Drosdak. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Nesquehoning High School, Class of 1950. He was employed...

  Robert L. Chickilly 1946-2020   Robert L. Chickilly, 74, of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Miners Campus. He was the husband of Gail (Fiorentino) Chickilly. They celebrated their 48th Wedding Anniversary on March 10th of this year. Born in Coaldale, he was the son of Katherine (Rickert) Chickilly of Summit Hill and the late Robert Chickilly. He was employed as a laborer and a setup and repair man in several...

Mr. Thomas Merman, a lifelong resident of Nesquehoning, passed away while in residence at Maple Shade Meadows Senior Living facility on December 5, 2020. A lifelong resident of Nesquehoning, he was 98 years at the time. He was the husband of the late Helen nee (Babinetz) Merman who passed away in 2002. Born in Nesquehoning in 1922, he was the son of the late Andrew and Helen nee (Hritz) Merman. Mr. Merman was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed fishing and hunting throughout his life and...

Jean M. Mikovich 1935-2020   Jean Mikovich, 85, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Thursday, December 03, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Miners Campus. She was the wife of the late Carl Mikovich who passed away October 4, 2012. Born in Nesquehoning, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Starosta) Bales. She was employed as an X-ray Tech for the former Allentown General and the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital for many years but her most enjoyable job was...

David J. Harrison 1958 - 2020   David J. Harrison, 62, of Nesquehoning, entered into eternal rest Sunday, November 29, 2020 in St. Lukes Hospital, Allentown Campus. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late John O. and Olga S. (Smetana) Harrison. He was employed as a manager of the former Calvin Klein Company, Nesquehoning. He also worked for the Nesquehoning Borough, Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino as a dealer for 6 years, and then worked for Penn Dot. He retired in April of this...

  Richard V. Giantesano 1931-2020   Richard V. Giantesano, 89, of Lansford entered into eternal rest Saturday, November 21, 2020 in the Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, Lehighton. He was the husband of Barbara (DeGiosio) Giantesano. They celebrated their 53nd Wedding Anniversary on July 1, of this year. Born in Atlas, PA, he was a son of the late Vincent and Mary (Sacripanti) Giantesano. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a...