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Anthony P. “Tony” Demalis, Sr., 88 of Shenandoah passed away late Saturday night, June 13, 2020 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.
Born in Shenandoah on October 18, 1931 he was a son of the late Ralph and Angeline (Murmura) Demalis.
He was a graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah.
Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 18 years at the former Purolator Products, Pattersonville. He later worked at Redner’s Warehouse Market, Shenandoah.
He was a member of Divine Mercy Parish, Shenandoah and the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. He enjoyed taking trips to the casinos and racetracks. Tony was an avid football and baseball fan having rooted for the Yankees, Phillies, Penn State and Notre Dame. He cherished the time spent with his family and attending the numerous activities and events of his grandchildren.
Preceding him in death in addition to his parents were three brothers, Daniel and John Demalis and Ralph Demalis, Jr. and two sisters, Catherine Stopa and Ann Bulcavage. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lucy C. Lindenmuth; three sons, Anthony P. Demalis, Jr. and his wife Judy of Shenandoah Heights, Michael Demailis of Shenandoah and Joseph Demalis and his wife Lacey of Maryville, Tennessee; one daughter, Dorothy Carbonaro and her husband Michael of Royersford; six grandchildren, Alaina, Emily, Sophia, Joseph, Eva and Benjamin; nieces, nephews and many friends.
Religious services will be held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:30 am at Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah with Monsignor William F. Glosser officiating. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights. A visitation will be held on Friday morning from 8:30 am until 10:30 am at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or at www.cancer.org.
Walukiewicz-Oravitz Fell Funeral Home, 132 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.
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, age 72, of Orwigsburg, PA formerly of Pottsville passed away on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 at his residence.
Born in Coaldale, PA on November 30, 1947, he was the son of the late Joseph John and Mary Elizabeth Ballat.
Dewey graduated Nativity B.V.M. High School, Class of 1965. He later worked at ALCOA and then in the construction industry. Dewey was a lifetime member of the American Hose Company in Pottsville. In his leisure time, Dewey fancied himself a ‘professional’ Texas Hold’em player, enjoyed the outdoors- fishing and hunting, was a collector of antiquities, a jokester, and culinary enthusiast.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Joann Williams and Suzanne Rittle.
Dewey is survived by three daughters: Sheila, Dana, and Gina; a grandson; a great-grandson; eight sisters: Lucille Hayner, Mary E. Heidenwolf, Christine Zukovich, Patricia Stramara, Rose Marie Weaver, Amy Ryan, Diane Dunkel, Kay Rissinger; four brothers: Edward, Michael, Paul, and James Ballat; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorial services and interment will be held privately.
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Dorothy Ziegmont, 75, joined her husband, Joe, in heaven on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
Dorothy spent most of her life in St. Nicholas, Mahanoy City, and Gilberton but moved to the Essex House in Lemoyne two years ago to be nearer to her son, Joe, his wife, Tara, and her grandchildren, Grace Anna and Allie Rose.
Dorothy was born to the late Dorothy (Hilton) and James Shea in 1944.
She graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in 1962 and Franklin School of Arts and Sciences shortly after.
She started her career as a medical records clerk at the Reading Hospital, where she drove a pink Camaro to work and caught old Joe’s eye. They married in 1969, and were rarely seen apart before he passed in 2018; she often said they had “49 wonderful years.”
After setting their sons free in the world, Dorothy retired from the BonTon and joined Joe to travel the country with 4 Fozzie bears, sending their family postcards from polka dance parties, casinos, and beaches all over the eastern and southern United States.
Dorothy made friends with everyone she met and had a kind and generous spirit. She looked forward to every meeting of the Frackville Senior Citizens Club before moving south. She was served dessert at the Essex House daily and saved every single one for Joe and his kids. She never laid eyes on any of the three of them without offering a gift, including one of the hundreds of teddy bears she’d collected over the years. She came running whenever she heard the word bingo, and she won more games than she lost. Dorothy never met an oyster she didn’t like and loved a good buffet. She was never without a book and a story to go along with it.
In addition to Joe and Tara and their girls, Dorothy is survived by her sister, Mary Anne Little of Frackville. She is with her younger son Jim and her older brother James Shea in heaven.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM on Friday June 19th, at Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Mahanoy City, PA, with Rev. Kevin P. Gallagher officiating.
Friends may call Thursday June 18th from 6 to 8pm at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Our Lady of Siluva Frackville.
Louis D. Truskowsky Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Mahanoy City is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.truskowskyfuneralhome.com to sign the guest book, view Video Tribute and send sympathy cards.
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