Joyce M. (Mease) Shillinger , 96, widow of William A. Shillinger, Sr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 10, at Manatawny Manor. Born in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ida (Patches) Mease and George W. Mease. She was predeceased by brothers Victor J. and George A. Mease, both of Douglassville. As a teenager, Joyce performed dance...
Monica was known for her sense of humor and ability to lighten up any party. She absolutely earned the nickname "Bubbles." She was also known for the amazing ability to start a great conversation with anyone: stranger on the street, server at a restaurant or anyone standing in line at any store. But she was also known for her fast...
Mary Ann (Gilbert) Pollick, 84, widow of Joseph F. Pollick of Wickerton Heights Pottstown, PA passed away at her residence on Wednesday January 2, 2019. Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary (Cihiy) Gilbert. Mary Ann was a retired switch board operator for Pottstown Borough Hall. She was a member of St. Aloysius...
Pauline A. McGee, 97, of Sanatoga Court, Lower Pottsgrove Township passed away at her residence on Sunday December 23, 2018. Born in Pottstown, PA she was a daughter of the late Edward A. and Gertrude (Cwienk) McGee. Pauline was an executive secretary for the former Jacob's Aircraft Co. in Pottstown and for several Attorneys & Realtor's. She retired from the...
Leslie Henderson, 70, of Beech St. Pottstown, PA passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 224 Washington St. Reading, PA. Burial will be in Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick, PA. A viewing will be held Thursday from 9 A.M. to 10...
Evelyn M. (Yermalovich) Lastoskie, 88, widow of Albert A. Lastoskie of Pottstown, PA passed away on Saturday December 15, 2018 at her residence. Born in Shamokin, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Eva Yermalovich. Evelyn was a hairdresser during her working career having operated a beauty salon at her residence. She was an active member of...
Ann Jane (Case) Dobry, 94, widow of Edward J. Dobry, Sr. of Pottstown, PA passed away at her residence on Friday December 7, 2018. Ann Jane and Ed had been married for 65 years prior to his passing in 2011. Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Earl and Rachel (Pyle) Case. Ann Jane had worked...
Mary M. Longaker, 89, formerly of Pottstown passed away Sunday December 2, 2018 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville. Born in Hazelton she was a daughter of the late John and Alice (Bayne) Melley. Surviving are two sisters Cecile M. Smale and Eileen Gothman. Predeceased by two sisters Alice Pol and Ellen Perkins. Funeral services will be private at the convenience of...
Mary C. Wilgeroth, age 96, passed Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Market Street Memory Care/ALF Melbourne, Florida. Mary was born on November 13, 1922, in Manhattan, NY. to Helen and George Dougherty. Not knowingly, she met the love of her life, George H. Wilgeroth, in Sunday school. They remained friends throughout their school years. They married after George returned from ...
Patricia F. Demko, 80, 0f Stowe, PA passed away on Thursday November 28, 2018 at Pottstown Hospital. Born in Ashland, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Karabinos) Demko. Patricia had worked for many years as a computer technician for Philco Ford and for Commodore Computers. She was a member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful...
Josephine S. (Gargulinski) Brzozowski, 78, wife of Joseph Z. Brzozowski of Pottstown, PA passed away on Friday November 23, 2018 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, PA. Joseph & Josephine were married for 58 years. Born in Siberia, Russia she was the daughter of the late Stanley Na Mary (Jacykowski) Gargulinski. Josephine was a clerical worker for Rutgers University. She was a...
Christy A. Christ, 86 ,former co-owner of the original Very Best Weiner Shop, 252 High St., Pottstown, and resident of Manatawny Manor, has departed this life to join his wife, Victoria, in their heavenly home with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in Downingtown, PA, to parents Alexander and Teressa (Marmarou) Christ, he graduated from Downingtown High School where...
L. Lynda Juhasz, 69, wife of Joseph L. Juhasz of Douglassville, PA passed away on Wednesday November 14, 2018. Linda and her husband Joseph had been married for 47 years. Born in Phoenixville, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert Thomas and Margaret Sue (Miles) Miller. Linda had worked as a claims examiner at the Pottstown Unemployment Office...
Frederick W. Messer (September 14, 1924-November 13, 2018) Frederick (Fritz) W. Messer, 94, of Pottstown, widower of Margaret I.(Harbacs) died November 13, 2018 at the Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City, PA. Born in Kenilworth, he was the son of the late Ernest and Laura (Kienle) Messer. Fritz attended Pottsgrove High School. He served in the U.S. Navy a Gunners Mate...
Robert G. Bickel, Sr., 86, husband of Anita E. (Prellinger) Bickel of Pottstown, PA passed away on Thursday November 8, 2018 at Pottstown Hospital. Born in Womelsdorf, PA he was the son of the late Harvey and Mary Elizabeth (Yiengst) Bickel. Mr. Bickel had worked as a computer specialist for many years in the Philadelphia area. He loved to play...
Janice A. Vasko, 54, of Pottstown, PA passed away on Tuesday October 30, 2018 at Keystone Villa, Douglassville, PA. Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of Eleanor C. (Dzurek) Vasko of Pottstown and the late Michael Vasko. Janice was a 1982 graduate of the former St. Pius X High School and a graduate of Penn State University and...
Frank T. Shewchuk, Jr., 65, of Allentown, PA and formerly of El Paso, Texas passed away on Sunday October 21, 2018 at Rittenhouse Village, Allentown, PA. Born in Pottstown, PA he was the son of the late Frank T. Shewchuk, Sr. and Margaret (Jankowski) Bitting. Growing on the creek of the Manatawny. Frank was a Pottstown High School graduate in...
Alice M. Strieby, age 100, passed away Oct. 9, 2018, in her home in Pottstown, PA. Alice was formerly a long time resident of Quincy, IL. She was born in Kansas City, KS on May 19, 1918 to Katherine and Jesse Bodine. She married Frank M. Strieby on October 11, 1940. They had four children: Stuart of Southampton, NJ, Michael...
Richard H. Brucker, 71, of Pottstown, husband of Candy (Noland) Brucker, married for 48 years, passed away Saturday October 6, 2018 at Pocono Lake, PA. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Harry and Leona (Rickard) Brucker. Rich was employed in the marketing department of Unisys Corp. and later employed by Enterprise Messaging Services. He was a...
Virginia A. (Yocom) Lebon, 84, wife of Michael Lebon of North Coventry Twp. passed away on Thursday September 27, 2018 at Berkshire Center Reading, PA . Michael & Virginia had been married for 63 years. Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Stanton) Yocom. Virginia was a member of the Business & Professional...