Skook News Obituaries: June 18th, 2025
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
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Michael was a proud graduate of Mahanoy City High School and served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a dedicated worker, retiring as a Toll Collector for the PA Turnpike, and also held positions at Bethlehem Steel and as a Welder for Dorr Oliver.
He was a member of Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Mahanoy City and actively participated in several organizations, including the MOOSE Lodge, TPA, Good American Fire Company, and the Park Crest Fish and Game Club.
Michael was predeceased by his beloved wife, Nancy (Ulshafer) Pleva, and his brother, Edward. He is survived by his daughter, Denise, and her husband, Paul Kanigoski, of Auburn; his sister, MaryAnn Krzemein, of Littleton, CO; his grandchildren, Corey, husband of Elizabeth, and Jordann Seasock; and his great-granddaughters, Elena and Lyla Seasock. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
A service to celebrate Michael's life will be held at the Good American Fire Company #3 in Mahanoy City at 11 AM on Friday, June 27th, with calling hours from 9 to 11 AM. Interment will follow at St Joseph Cemetery in Mahanoy City, PA. In honor of Mike's love for Penn State, the family encourages attendees to wear Penn State or Blue and White attire.
Louis D. Truskowsky Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Mahanoy City is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.truskowskyfuneralhome.com to sign the guest book and send sympathy cards.
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For many years Loreen and her husband spent their winters in Florida, often enjoying spring training baseball games. The warmer months were spent in Orwigsburg, caring for her songbirds. Whether in Florida or Pennsylvania, Loreen loved spending time with her grandchildren. She loved them very much.
Loreen was once a member of the local Beta Sigma Phi sorority. She loved staying busy doing jigsaw puzzles, sewing, and making crafts to donate to fundraisers. Loreen was an avid reader, and in her younger years, taught Sunday school at Trinity Lutheran while raising her children.
In addition to her parents, Loreen was preceded in death by brothers David and Richard Lowthert.
She is survived by:
Son Jeffrey M. Miller, Orwigsburg;
Daughter Melissa K. Dillard and husband Russell, Richmond VA;
Son James J. Miller and wife Jill, Wilmington NC
5 grandchildren, Christian and Alana Miller, Samantha, Elizabeth and Parker Dillard, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Friends and relatives are invited to a funeral service on Monday, June 23 at 11am at the Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, 208 Pike St Port Carbon. A visitation will be from 10am until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Schuylkill Memorial Park.
Donations in memory of Loreen may be made to the Hillside SPCA, PO box 233, Pottsville PA 17901.
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Born Thursday, October 29, 1951 in Brooklyn New York he was the son of the late Thomas J. Fudge Sr and Matilda E. (Valentine) Fudge.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 41 years, Dolores A. (Bubrowski) Fudge; brother, Timothy E. Fudge and his wife Dian; brotherly cousin Kevin Brovetto of Boise, Idaho; sisters-in-law, Lorraine Schlauch and her husband Charlie, Genevieve Bubrowski, Deborah Gates and her husband Joe; brothers-in-law, Robert, Michael, Ronald and Anthony Bubrowski. Many great nieces and nephews also survive Tom.
A 1969 graduate of Marian Catholic High School, Tom matriculated to Bloomsburg University earning his teaching certification in Elementary Education. Tom retired from New Hope Solebury School District after 36 years as a respected and acclaimed elementary school teacher. His far-reaching effect is witnessed by any student having been educated by Tom. Tom coached every intramural sport and high school basketball at New Hope/Solebury Elementary and High School. Tom also coached at St Jerome’s during his years in Tamaqua.
Catholic by faith, Tom was an accomplished golfer, an encyclopedic card player, a talented pool player, a great fisherman and most importantly a friend to all he met. An avid Notre Dame football fan and New York Yankee fan, Tom supported the Knicks, Rangers, Mets and Giants, all that is New York. Tom's amazing knowledge of sports was clearly evident in his spellbinding conversations.
Tom looked forward to family camping trips, weeks long excursions to Northern Quebec, leisurely days spent fishing and golfing with his many, many friends and family. Tom's amazing personality cultivated many lifelong friendships which he cherished. They included his high school friends from Tamaqua, Sigma Pi Fraternity brothers at BSU, Teachers in New Hope School district and "friends of Golf" (as he referred to them) at every public and private golf course in eastern Pa. Tom will be greatly missed by many. I think he is best described as a “Philanthropist of Friends”.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550
A Celebration of Tom's Life will be held on Tuesday June 24, 2025, at 11 o'clock A.M. from the funeral home. Friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until the time of services.
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Born in Tamaqua, Nancy was a daughter of the late Stanley J. and Kathryn (Follweiler) Hadesty. A 1958 graduate of Tamaqua High School, she was the owner of Nan-Lee’s Fine Apparel in Tamaqua for 40 years where she frequently offered fashion shows of the clothing offered in her boutique. Nancy was a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member of the board of trustees of the former Coaldale State Hospital, and a lifelong member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Tamaqua. After retirement, she enjoyed feeding the birds and small animals in her yard, growing a variety of plants, watching movies, and seeing her granddaughters grow up.
She is survived by three sons, Thomas and his wife Christine of New Ringgold, Lee and his wife Jennifer of Kresgeville, and Jon and his wife Michelle of Hebron, Connecticut; two granddaughters, Noelle Stidham and her husband Jay, and Sarah Hollenbach and her husband Nick; four great-grandchildren, Matthew, Eli, Emma, and Marlee; one brother, Richard Hadesty of Tamaqua; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Leo; six brothers, David, James, Donald, Raymond, Alfred, and Thomas Hadesty; and two sisters, Marie Howells and Eleanor Hadesty.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff and administration of the 5th floor at St. Luke’s Miners Memorial Hospital for the excellent care and compassion that they provided to Nancy.
Services will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, June 21, at Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette Street, Tamaqua with The Rev. Darryl Kensinger officiating. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua will follow the services. Call from 10-11 AM on Saturday at the church. Memorials in Nancy’s name may be made to Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252.
Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Tamaqua.
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These obituaries are being brought to by Mark J. Hummel Funeral Home, Frackville