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Lois B. Mengel, 94, Pottsville
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Lois B. Mengel, 94, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, November 11th, at home, surrounded by her family.
Lois was born in West Orange, NJ on August 9, 1932, a daughter of the late Victor & Marie (Schmitt) Bologna.
She was the widow of William David "Sonny" Mengel who passed away in 1992. Lois is also preceded in death by her daughter, Vicki Mengel Miller, & her friend, Mark Mosolino.
She was a 1950 graduate of Pottsville High School.
Lois was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville.
She began her career in the loan department at Miners Bank before dedicating 24 years to her work as a pharmacy technician at Rite Aid in Pottsville.
Lois is survived by her children: Sue Buletza, wife of Matthew, & David Mengel, husband of Doreen, all of St. Clair, her grandchildren: Matthew Buletza, husband of Jen, Corey Buletza, husband of Brie, Devon Miller, Paige Miller, Melanie Moyer, & Brooke Moyer, great-grandchildren: Conlan, Caleah, Carter, Landon, Blake, Faith, Chloe, & Olivia, and members of the Mittman, & Mosolino Families. Lois was looking forward to the birth of her first great-great-grandchild, Sophia Mae, later this month.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville on Wednesday, November 18th at 11 AM. A Visitation for family & friends will be held from 10 AM until the time of Mass.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Pottsville.
At the family's request, memorial donations in Lois’s memory may be forwarded to St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 319 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville or St. Luke’s Hospice - Attn: Development Office, 801 Ostrum St. Bethlehem, PA 18015 - Please write Lois' name on the memo line.
Geschwindt Stabingas Ebling Funeral Home, Inc., Schuylkill Haven, has been entrusted with arrangements.
John J. Pekarik, 81, Minersville
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John J. Pekarik, age 81, of Minersville, passed away November 8, 2026 at LVHN Schuylkill East Pottsville.
Known to family and friends as “Jake”, he was a simple loving soul, who never complained. He always said he was “Peachey” even in pain.
Born in Minersville, October 5, 1945, he was a son of the late Paul F. and Catherine (McClusky) Pekarik.
Jake joined the Navy after leaving High School from 1963-1967. He served on the Aircraft carriers USS Ranger, Kitty Hawk and Bonne Homme Richard as a Communications Operator.
He worked for National Cash Register Company and a self employed contractor. He retired from Cardinal Systems, Schuylkill Haven.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann (Petravich) Pekarik and Daughter Michelle Pekarik both in 2022; Brother Paul F. Pekarik Jr. in 2023.
Surviving are 2 sisters Kathleen Foran widow of Michael of KY; Louise Webber and her husband James of Pottsville; Sisters-in -law; Brothers-in-law; Nieces, Nephews, good neighbors and friends.
Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:30AM Wednesday November 18, 2026 from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Please arrive 30 Minutes before the committal. In lieu of flower contributions may be made to Hillside SPCA PO Box 233 Pottsville, PA, 17901. Dutcavich Funeral Home & Cremation Care Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Jane (Murphy) Brennan, 90, Formerly of Tamaqua
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Jane (Murphy) Brennan, 90, originally from Tamaqua, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026, on the "Fifth Floor" of St Luke’s Miner's Memorial Hospital where she had been a cherished resident after moving from Maple Shade Senior Living in Nesquehoning. Her family is grateful to nurses and workers at both places for the wonderful care she received in her last years. Jane and her husband, James (Jimmy) Brennan, lived in Tuscarora for many years. They had been married for 58 years at the time of Jimmy's death in 2015.
Jane was the daughter of the late Patrick and Anna (McCarthy) Murphy. A 1954 graduate of St. Jerome’s High School, she worked for many years as a retail clerk at the Sears Catalog Store in Tamaqua, having previously worked at the Sears Catalog Store in Norristown.
Proud of her Irish heritage, Jane was an enthusiastic Notre Dame football fan. Fun-loving, outgoing, faith-filled and a great pie baker, Jane had a quick wit, loved to laugh and to make others laugh as well. She was a devout member of St. John XXIII Catholic Church in Tamaqua.
Jane was the youngest and last of the five Murphy children from Mahanoy Street in Tamaqua. She was also predeceased by her beloved husband, James, her two children: Patrick (2019) and Karen (2023) and her grandson, Bobby. She is survived by five grandchildren, her daughter-in-law, Dee Brennan of North Carolina; several great-grandchildren, a sister-in-law, Kathleen (Brennan) Nicholson, and many nieces and nephews on both the Murphy and Brennan sides of the family who truly loved "Aunt Jane."
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at St. John XXIII Catholic Church, 307 Pine Street, Tamaqua, with her nephew, Msgr. Thomas Baddick officiating. Interment in St. Bertha Cemetery, Tuscarora, will follow the Mass. Family and friends may call in the church social hall from 10:00 AM until the time of Mass.
Memorial contributions in Jane’s name may be made to St. John XXIII Catholic Church or to Marian Catholic High School, 166 Marian Avenue, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.