Gabrielle Sandelmann,  age 99, of Gibsonia, formerly Shohola, PA died on January 9, 2014. She was born in Bamberg, Germany on March 23, 1914 to the late Konrad and Magdalena Klauer. 
She and her late husband Henry Sandelmann owned and operated Sandelmann's Shoe Store in Shohola for 30 years. 
Gabrielle was an accomplished seamstress and gardener. She grew and arranged flowers for St. Ann's Church in Shohola for many years. She was a faithful communicant of St. Richard's Church in Gibsonia where she was a member of the Blanket Ministry, and she retired from St. Richard's Gardening Team at age 90. 
She is survived by her daughter, Carole (Kenneth Keeley); granddaughter, Melissa (Christopher Klemek); grandson, Douglas Keeley (Sabrina); and two great-grandchildren, Abraham and Madeleine Klemek. 
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on January 13, 2014, 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Church in Shohola, PA.
Helen Rose Schadt of Eldred, a housewife and 32-year area resident, died Sunday, May 2, 1999 at home. She was 68.
Daughter of Frank Golemboski and Sophie Boreck Schadt, she was born April 21, 1931, in Florida, NY. She was the widow of Alexander Schadt.
Survivors include three sons, Stephen of Astoria, Allan and Timothy, both of Eldred; a sister, Madeline Keller of the state of Florida; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Shohola, PA. The Rev. Mike Quinnan will officiate. Burial will be in Montoza Cemetery in Eldred.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Highland Lake Fire Department, the Yulan Fire Department, or St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Shohola, PA.
Stephen Donald Schadt of Eldred and Astoria, owner and florist for "Gifts for the Giver" in Astoria and a longtime area resident, died Tuesday, January 11, 2000, in Eldred. He was 47.
Son of Alexander and Helen Golembozki Schadt, he was born September 5, 1952, in Unionville.
He was a member of the Excelsior Sportsman Club in Eldred.
Survivors include two brothers, Allan and Timothy, both of Eldred; four nieces; one nephew; and many loving friends from Astoria.
Visitation was held at the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home in Barryville. A Funeral Mass was held in St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Shohola, PA. The Rev. Michael Quinnan officiated. Burial was in Montoza Cemetery in Eldred.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Highland Lake Fire Department, Highland Lake, NY 12743, or the Yulan Fire Department, Yulan, NY 12792.
Mary E. Schellhase of Walker Lake, Shohola, died at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ, on Monday, May 25. She was 73. 
Daughter of Charles and Helen Mahon Norton, she was born August 10, 1924, in Archbald, PA. 
Survivors include her husband, William E. Schellhase, at home; a daughter, Mary Tackaberry of Hamburg, NJ; four sons, William E. Jr. of Upper Saddle River, NJ, Robert J. of Tom's River, NJ, Richard of Union, NJ, and Charles of Miami, FL; and 13-grandchildren. 
A mass of the resurrection was celebrated at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church in Shohola. The Rev. Michael Quinnan officiated. Burial was in St. Ann's Cemetery in Shohola.
William E. Schellhase, 86, of Shohola, PA passed away at Belle Reve Senior Living Center on March 15, 2012. He was a retired maintenance engineer for the Veterans Administration in East Orange, NJ and a U.S. Army World War II Veteran.
The son of the late William and Jane (Whitehouse) Schellhase, he was born in Orange, NJ on March 21, 1925. He was married to the late Mary E. (Norton) Schellhase on February 15, 1947 in West Orange, NJ.
Survivors include his daughter Mary Schellhase of Hamburg, NJ; two sons Robert J. Schellhase of Toms River, NJ, Richard Schellhase of Union, NJ; sister Madalyn Casey of FL; thirteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son, Charles Schellhase.
Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 W. Harford Street Milford on Monday March 19, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Patrick’s Church Milford, PA on Tuesday March 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. with the Rev. Gregory Kelly officiating.
Burial will take place in St. Ann’s Cemetery Shohola, PA.
Memorial donations can be made to Delaware Valley Drama Club 252 Rt. 6 & 209 Milford, PA 18337.
Vincent E. Schields, a resident of Shohola, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY. He was 76.
The son of Emil John and Irene (Haas) Schields, he was born August 19, 1928 in Port Jervis, NY.
Schields was a retired postmaster with the U.S. Post Office in Shohola and a member of St. Ann’s Church in Shohola. He was a lifetime member of the Shohola Volunteer Fire Department and of Eckert-Haupt VFW in Lackawaxen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (McKean) Shields; one son, Thomas and his wife Lynn of Tarrytown; one daughter, Patricia Lang and her husband Andy of St. Cloud, FL; one sister, Arlene Yoerg of Port Jervis, NY; three grandchildren, Ian, Collin and Cami; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at St. Ann’s Church in Shohola with the reverend Thomas Petro officiating.
Interment will take place in St. Ann’s Cemetery in Shohola.
Pasquale J. Scotto of Shohola, a retired mechanic for Atlantic Ziser in West Caldwell, NJ, died Thursday, May 9, 2002 at home. He was 71.
He was a member of St. Ann’s Church in Shohola.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Cronnelly Scotto; a son, Michael of Brooklyn, NY; a daughter, Patricia of Las Vegas, NV; and a brother, Anthony of Brooklyn, NY.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered in St. Ann’s Church in Shohola. The Rev. David Kramer officiated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Pike Unit, 110 W. Harford St., Milford, PA 18337.
Mary A. Shand, a homemaker and longtime resident of Barryville, died Thursday, September 1, 2005 in Wilmington, N.C. She was 86. Daughter of the late William and Margaret Raynis Gerlis, she was born November 12, 1918 in Queens, N.Y. She was a member of St. Ann's R.C. Church in Shohola, Pa. The widow of James A. Shand, who predeceased her on August 14, 1976, she is survived by one son, James Shand and his wife, Ann, of Westtown; two daughters, Mary Ellen VanLear and her husband, George, of Hampstead, N.C., and Joan VanBourgondien and her husband, James, of Stamford, Conn.; grandchildren: Melissa Joyce, Gregory Yepez, Renee Shand, Peter Shand and Joseph Shand; and great-grandchildren: Nicole Yepez and Lila Faye Joyce. He was predeceased by her brother, Bernard Gerlis in August, 1948. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 10 a.m. in St. Ann's R.C. Church in Shohola, Pa., with the Rev. Thomas Petro officiating. Burial will be in German Hill Cemetery, Shohola, Pa. Arrangements were made by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 East Main St., Port Jervis, N.Y. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, please visit Knight-Auchmoody.com. 
Stanley P. Sieja of Glen Spey, proprietor of Stanley Sieja Construction in Glen Spey and a longtime area resident, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Mercy Community Hospital in Port Jervis. He was 55.
Son of Walter S. Sieja and the late Mercedes "Pat" Nolter Sieja, he was born February 15, 1945, in Brooklyn.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Maria H. Muncha Sieja, at home; a daughter, Jeannette of Monticello; a son, Michael P., at U.S. Air Force of McGuire AFB, NJ; his father of Fort Lauderdale, FL; a sister, Kathy Haas of Eldred; two grandchildren, April and Philip; nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Resurrection was offered at St. Ann’s RC Church in Shohola, PA. The Rev. Michael Quinnan officiated. Burial was in St. Anthony’s Cemetery in Eldred.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Town of Lumberland Fire Department, PO Box 91, Glen Spey, NY 12737.
Veronica Simonson of Lackawaxen, PA died February 7, 2008 in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Simonson.
Born in Bloomington Township, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Martha Smith Whritenour. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Shohola, PA.
Surviving are a brother, Roger; and a sister, Pauline, both of West Milford, NJ.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers and five sisters.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated on Saturday, February 23 at St. Ann’s Church in Shohola. ​
Joseph N. Siroki, 86 of Shohola passed away Sunday June 14, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. 
He was a retired salesman for Colgate Company, Burlington, NJ. Mr. Siroko was a member of St. Ann’s Church, Shohola, PA and a US Army World War II veteran.
The son of the late Nicholas and Mary (Costello) Siroki he was born April 20, 1923 in Clairton, PA. He was married to Olga Rolinko Siroki.
Survivors include his wife, brother John Siroki of Finleyville, PA and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford St., Milford, PA on Thursday June 18, 2009 from 6 to 9 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann’s Church, Shohola, PA on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10 am with Rev. Thomas Major officiating.
Burial will take place in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Shohola, PA
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 63 North Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18701 or St. Ann’s Church, PO Box 86, Shohola, PA 18458.
Olga Siroki, 87, of Shohola, born February 12, 1923 in Jersey City, NJ, passed away at Belle Reve Senior Living Center, Milford, PA on Monday, April 26, 2010.  She was a retired office worker for Western Electric, Jersey City, NJ. Mrs. Siroki was a member of the St. Ann's Church, Shohola, PA. She was married to the late Joseph N. Siroki who predeceased her on June 14, 2009.
Survivors include her sister Kay Brodel of Bayonne, NJ; nephew Dennis Brodel of Bayonne, NJ; brother-in-law John Siroki and his wife Tana of FinIeyville,.
Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford St., Milford, PA on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 6 to 9 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann's Church, Shohola, PA on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 11 am with Rev. Thomas Major officiating.
Burial will take place in St. Ann's Cemetery, Shohola, PA.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Ann's Church, PO Box 86, Shohola, PA 18458.
Barbara T. Quick Slifko of Hawley, a nurse’s aide, formerly of Mt. Arlington, NJ and a 25-year area resident, died at home Tuesday, April 16, 2002. She was 81.
Daughter of the late Roy and Sarah Perry Quick, she was born in Binghamton, NY. She was the widow of John Slifko.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Greeley.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Sue Bakker, of Lords Valley; a son, Gregory, of Lords Valley; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Maydosz, of Lords Valley; nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son, Robert.
A funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church. The Rev. David W. Cramer, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Perry Cemetery in Blooming Grove Township.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice St. John, 1007 Oak Street, Pittston Township, PA 18640.
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​Charlotte P. Smith age 91 of Shohola, PA passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Milford Health and Rehabilitation Center, Milford, PA. She was born on June 14, 1924 in New York City, NY the daughter of Herman and Harriet Lindner. Charlotte was a faithful member of St. Ann's R.C. Church, Shohola and a member of the Lay Missioners of Charity of the Order of Mother Teresa. She was married first to the late Harold J. Scarisbrick and second to the late Robert Smith. She is survived by her son, J.P. Scarisbrick and his wife, Colleen of Massapequa, NY; grandsons, Ryan and Sean; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10th at St. Ann's R.C. Church, 123 Richardson Ave., Shohola, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Ann's RC Church. Rev. Thomas Major will be the celebrant. Interment will take place at Indiantown Gap National Veterans Cemetery, Annville, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities of Milford, PA, 10 Buist Rd., Ste. 202, Milford, PA 18337.
​Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY.
Frances Sobolewski of Narrowsburg, a retired dental assistant and a longtime area resident, died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at the Seelig Division of Community General Hospital in Harris. She was 84 years of age.
She was born March 5, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pa.
She is survived by a son, Theodore Sobolewski of Narrowsburg; a daughter, Carol Kelly of Narrowsburg; two brothers, Harry Gedicke and George Gedicke, both of Pleasantville, N.J.; a sister, Naomi Walzcak of the state of Florida; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Louis C. Sobolewski Sr.
Services were private with the Rev. Michael Quinnan officiating.
Burial was made in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Eldred.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Research, 15825 Shady Grove Rd., Rockville, Md. 20850 or to the American Heart Association, 30 Matthews St., Goshen, N.Y. 10924.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home in Barryville.
​Frederick Staehle died on March 3, 2015 following a long illness. He was 83.  Fred was born on May 29, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, New York to Anne Byrne and Frederick M. Staehle 
Frederick served on USS LST 742 for the US Navy in the Korean war, receiving the Korean Service Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal.  He is a retired executive from BP Oil company. 
Frederick is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Karen and Paul DeGiacomo, daughter and son-in-law Diane and John Gillooly, sister Mary Jane Burke, and four grandchildren. 
Marilyn Staehle, of Hawley, PA, died at home Thursday, October 27, 2009. She was 79 years old. She was a congregant at St. Ann’s Church, Shohola, PA.
Born the daughter of Louis and Rose (Satarelli) Januzzi on June 20, 1930, in Mt. Vernon, NY. She was married to Frederick F. Staehle.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters Karen Degiacomo of Valhalla, NY, and Diane Gillooly of Hillsboro, NJ; her brother Vincent Januzzi of South Carolina; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann’s Church, Shohola, PA on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Rev Thomas Major will officiate.
The family requests that memorial donations be made in her name to St. John Hospice, 416 Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431.
Virginia Steffenhagen, 85, of Matamoras, Pa., passed away Monday, April 23, 2007 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, N.Y. The daughter of the late Percy and Helen DeLee Delanoy, she was born on April 10, 1922 in White Plains, N.Y. She was married to the late Charles Steffenhagen. She was a retired switchboard operator for New York Telephone Co., White Plains, N.Y. She was a member of St. Ann's Church, Shohola, Pa., Marsch Kellogg American Legion Post, Ladies Auxillary, Milford, Pa. Virginia volunteered for the Pike County Area Agency on Aging, helping in many ways including delivering meals on wheels. Survivors include her sister, Constance DeFrancesco Dapkins of Shohola, Pa.; two brothers, Percy E. Delanoy of Elmsford, N.Y. and Joseph J. Delanoy of White Plains, N.Y.; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by two brothers, William T. and Robert E. Delanoy and two sisters, Irene E. Ponsch and Kaye M. Reagan. Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home on Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann's Church, Shohola, Pa. on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas Major officiating. Burial will take place in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y. at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Pike County Unit, 110 West Harford St., Milford, PA 18337. Arrangements by Stroyan Funeral Home, Inc. 
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 rs. Katherine P. Stella of Greeley, Pa. and formerly of Warwick, died Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. She was 71. 
She was born January 4, 1935 in New York, N.Y., the daughter of the late Eugene Valentine and the late Catherine Veronica Barry Horan.
Katherine is survived by her husband of 53 years Ralph T. Stella and their children Jo-Ann Stella and her husband John, Colleen Van Vactor and her husband David, Ralph E. Stella and his wife Geri, Catherine Scimone and her husband Larry, Bridget Swanka and her husband Michael, Kerry Iannone and her husband Rev. Joseph, Keith Stella and his wife Margaret; seven brothers and sisters; 14 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a daughter Doreen Ann Stella and by a brother.
Friends may call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Inc. 100 East Main Street, Port Jervis on Sunday, February 5 from 2- 5 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 6 at 10 a.m. from First Assembly Of God, 12 Old Greenville Tpk, Port Jervis. Burial will be at St. Ann's Cemetery, Shohola, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorial & Honor Program, Memphis, TN.
Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home. 
Alexandra Jean Steuhl, 40, of Lackawaxen, PA passed away at home on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Alexandra was a graduate of North Arlington High School. 
The daughter of Thomas and Barbara (Ziemski) Fitzmaurice, she was born on February 16, 1977 in Belleville, NJ. She was married to Charles E. Steuhl, Jr.
Alexandra is survived by her mother; Barbara Fitzmaurice of Milford, PA, husband; Charles E. Steuhl Jr of Lackawaxen, PA, daughters; Miranda Steuhl, Madyson Steuhl and Chloe Steuhl, son; Shawn Tawfik of Kearny, NJ and sister; Tammy Bekirov and her husband Errol of Dingmans Ferry, PA and nephew Marek Bekirov; Aunt Jean Fitzmaurice and cousin Nicole Dispenziere. Allie was preceded in death by her father; Thomas Fitzmaurice in 2016.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 at 10 AM at the Saint Ann’s Church, 123 Richardson Ave, Shohola, PA 18458.
Memorial donations may be made to Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC 20037-1830.
Arrangements made by Stroyan Funeral Home
Mrs. Dorothy Barker Sulzbach, a longtime resident of the Highland Lake area, died Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. She was 91. The daughter of the late Harry Barker and Edith Atty Barker Conover, she was born September 3, 1912 in Broadalbin, N.Y. She was married to the late Harry C. Sulzbach for 40 years, with whom she opened and managed the Highland Lake Sports Shop and Marina for many years. Dorothy was a schoolteacher and librarian in the Eldred Central School System for 35 years. In retirement, she was a member of the Eldred Board of Education, and a trustee and volunteer at the Sunshine Hall Free Library in Eldred. She was also a member of St. Ann's R.C. Church, Shohola, Pa., the Highland Lake Fire Dept. Auxiliary and NYS Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include her son, Peter W. Sulzbach and his wife Elaine of Highland Lake; three grandchildren, Sean Sulzbach and his wife Tami of Brick, N.J., Heather and her husband Ron Tamol of Charlotte, N.C. and Trevor Sulzbach and his fiancée Lani Britten of Ft. Myers, Fla.; three great-grandchildren, Nicole Tamol, Blaise Tamol and Sean Michael Suzlbach; and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home, Route 97, Barryville on Wednesday, July 14 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 15 with a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. in St. Ann's R.C. Church, Shohola, Pa. with the Rev. Thomas J. Petro officiating. Burial will be in Montoza Cemetery in Eldred. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sunshine Hall Free Library, Eldred, NY 12732. Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home.