Barbara Purcell

Barbara M. Liebner, 63, of Pottsville, died Wednesday December 18th at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville, after a long illness.

Born in Pottsville, March 7, 1950, she was a daughter of John F. and Mary Alice Purcell.

She was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, and a 1968 graduate of Nativity BVM High School.

She was employed for many years at the Pottsville Hospital.

Barbara was a former member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John J. Liebner, in 2010.

In addition to her parents, Barbara is survived by her daughters, Beth Liebner, Pottsville, and Teresa Liebner, Baltimore; two sisters, Sheila E. Purcell, Pottsville, and Kate Epstein, West River, Md.; four brothers, Paul Pur cell, Virgina, Jack Purcell, Baltimore, Md., Matthew Purcell, Flanders, N.J., and Patrick Purcell, Odenton, Md.; several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 26th, at Lord-Bixler Funeral Home Inc., 1818 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. The family requests contributions in Barbara's memory be sent to St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church Memorial Fund, 319 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, PA 17901 or Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W. Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901. Lord-Bixler Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.lordbixler.com.

Published in Republican & Herald from Dec. 20 to Dec. 22, 2013

Requiescant in pace

photo captured with my Iphone

The photo above was not captured by my Iphone, nor

was it taken at Sweet Arrow Lake. If you really want to know, it was taken in 1967 at

the Whimsey, which was located between Wadesville and St. Clair on the old Darkwater Road.

 It was taken on my Kodak Instamatic.

 

 

 

 

 

                                          This is the photo that I captured on my Iphone!
                                               Sweet Arrow Lake in the autumn....

                                       “Fall has always been my favorite season.
                                  The time when everything bursts with its last beauty,
                           as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
 
                                                                                                         Lauren DeStefano, Wither

St. Patrick's and St. John's grade school attendees

                                   attendees who went to St. Patrick's grade school together

attendees who went to St. John's grade school together

 

 

 

45th Anniversary Reunion of Nativity BVM Class of 1968

     Nativity BVM High School Class of 1968 45th Anniversary Reunion

                                                             Sweet Arrow Lake Park
                                                                   Pine Grove, PA
                                                                 October 19, 2013

                                                                     more to follow
                                                   photo compliments of Jo Ketner Gallagher

the reunion of 1978

The reunion held in 1978 was also held in Rick-Ann Hall, Primrose.  City chicken, halupkies and mashed potatoes. I ask you....could it get any better? No sir..eeee....bob.....

1978 was a great year! "Animal House" was released. Could it get any better? No sir...eee...bob......

Can you identify any of these people? Come on....I dare you....

Remember to sign up now.  Reunion will be held on October 19th at Sweet Arrow Lake whether or not the federal government reopens or the government goes into default or goes to hell in a handbasket.  Party on! 

Information and details on the upcoming event are on prior blog posts. Procrastinators still welcome. Email the blogmaster.

Remember...mystery faculty members are scheduled to appear....Who can they be???? Sister St. Isabelle?  Eggs Benedict???  The whole town is buzzing with anticipation and suspense.....




                                                            

Update on some details

Details....details....details....

Reunion is one week away...Saturday, October 19th  at 2:00 PM

Please bring old photographs, memorabilia along if you still have any.  Door prizes are welcome also.  This weekend call some old classmate and remind or cojole them to attend. Time is running out.  Remember to bring your own wine or alcohol. Beer, soda, water, ice will be supplied.

MYSTERY FACULTY GUEST

I understand two mystery faculty members will make appearances at the reunion.  WHO WILL THEY BE?????

There will be an icebreaker at Maroon's Bar on Friday night, October 18th starting about 7:30 PM.
Hopefully we will have the upstairs, but if not we be downstairs. 

things to do while you wait for the reunion to start:

Saturday October 19th - Yuengling Tours start at 11:00 AM, and gift shop opens at 10:00 AM

      Schuylkill County Historical Society is open at 10:00 AM on North  Centre Street

      do one hundred sit-ups as slowly as possible in order to get into that old uniform

      Boscov's at Fairlane Mall - Bon Ton at Schuylkill Mall

      public golf at Hidden Valley Golf Course or Mountain Valley Golf Course (just be quick)

      take a walk around your old town, visit some old friends or relatives

      Baber Cemetery is open for walks and has great fall foliage

      sit in front of your computer/smart phone

      Pioneer Tunnel Tour in Ashland is GREAT

ICE BREAKER AT MAROON'S FRIDAY OCTOBER 18th, 2013 starting after 7:30 PM
                                                              Hopefully upstairs

 Ann Marie Fronza DiCello, Cathy Gauntlett Palokas and Edward, Gerry and Marie Messaros Zebertavage, Mary Burkot Kratzer, Patricia Minnig Heckman, Dave and Ginny Holley Cunningham, Rita McDonald Vacula, Cliff and Peggy Moser Hutton, Joe Murton, Jim and Peggy Place, Dennis and Laurie Maley, Carol Felker and John Scarborough, Joan Kolenick Zuppert, and Mary Jane Appleby, Lynn Zula Caudill, Micky Brennan (2), Kathy Shay Stein (2), Bill Garrity (2), John Salmon (2), and Paul Steffanick, Marie Zambiasi Fries (2), Marlain Carroll, Bob Hughes, Ann Callaghan Daldo (2), George Connell (2), Jay (2), Mernie Mulroy Taronis (2), Joan Rees Katz (2), Peggy Powers Allton, Ann Louise Schlitzer Scheuer, and Josephine Ketner Gallagher (2), Jay & Ellen Zane, Bill and Sally Schlitzer, Ken & Cheryl Belas Kosil, Mim Leinheiser, Larry Lonergan, and I may be missing a name or two....this was the update as of Friday October 11th......

We received the following donations from the following who cannot make it this time:

Bob Gemmel, Janice Yenosky Wambold, George Donahue, Cecilia Elinausky Kacmar .  We thank them!

     
     
 

 

                      This is the first class reunion photograph taken in 1973 at Rick-Ann Hall, Primrose



                                                                    1973
Academy Award, Best Picture: The Godfather
Album of the Year: Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
Outstanding Comedy Series: M*A*S*H (CBS)
Baseball:  Oakland Athletics 4-3 over New York Mets
Dog sled racing: Lead dog, Hotfoot
World Trade Center opens
Horse-racing: Secretariat Wins Triple Crown

Class reunion is approaching

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. GET YOUR RESPONSE IN RIGHT AWAY.

 

Addresses needed

Addresses needed:

 

Nativity BVM High School, Class of 1968, will hold its 45th-year reunion on Oct. 19 at the Sweet Arrow Lake Clubhouse. A picnic meal and musical entertainment will be featured. The reunion committee is trying to locate the following class members: Richard Brobst, Paul Buehler, Michael Fanelli, James Franklin, Annmarie Fronza Rowan, John Gennerella, Louise Gilbert Hartline, Kathleen Kaswandik Burch, Kathryn Llewellyn Mills, Joseph J. Mahoney, James J. Mincavage, Arlene M. Nawrocki. James B. Place, John Poslosky, Mike Richards, Sharon Rushannan Beese, Neal Sheipe, Diane Wawrzaszek Paul, Elizabeth Weiner Evers, and Joanna Wolfe Menaker. Anyone with information regarding these classmates is asked to contact Larry Lonergan at 570-640-6613 or larry_lonergan@yahoo.com.

Hilarious Baby Boomer Video

The invitations will be sent out by mid August

                       

 You and your guests are invited to the Nativity BVM Class of 1968 45^th year Reunion

                 “settling into the sixties”                                    

Date:       Saturday October 19, 2013

Place:      Sweet Arrow Lake Park, 108 Clubhouse Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963

Time:       2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  (please note: class picture is at 3 PM)                                

Cost: $35.00 per person     (sorry!  no senior discounts)

                               share a relaxing autumn day in the country, next to the lake;

                  music by the one and only Tommy Hammer;  food by ‘Hess Catering’

B.Y.O.B. ice, water, beer and soft drinks will be available. 

            R.S.V.P. by October 7, 2013

           Send Check to:   Larry Lonergan

            4602 Brookside Court, Orwigsburg, PA 17961

  

 ________Yes!     I will attend. Enclosed is $_______ for _______ persons

Name of Classmate attending: ________________________________(include maiden name)

Address:_________________________________________________

Phone:_________________             email:____________________________

Name(s) of guests:____________________________________________________________

 

_______Sorry. I can’t make it.  However enclosed is a donation of $________

 

 

The Class of 1968 will celebrate its 45th anniversary.  Here are some more details:

                                                         

                                                            So pay attention!

Don’t fret by the prospect of attending your class reunion. Please come and enjoy yourself in the relaxed atmosphere of Sweet Arrow Lake. 

Realize That You Do Not Have to Impress Anyone Anymore

Back in high school, we all strived to make ourselves impressive to others. We wanted to fit in and belong, to be part of the crowd that everybody admired and envied. All high schools, back in the day and even now, have social "caste systems". That's just part of the dynamics of growing up.

The important thing to remember is that we are all full-fledged adults. There is no need to impress anyone.   There is no need to put on airs.  Be happy for those who accept you and ignore those who don't.  Five years ago about 5 classmates attended their first reunion. All survived and last word was that they all had a good time.

Bring Your Sense of Humor With You

Humor should definitely accompany you to the class reunion. That way, you won't allow yourself to take things too seriously.

Stop worrying about how people are going to perceive you. The chances are that most of the people there will probably have changed a lot. Learn to take it all in stride and even laugh about it.  There will be name tags for everyone (with font large enough to read!) So don’t worry about recognizing other people. Come to the reunion with a smile and accept others the same way you want to be accepted.

A pre-reunion “ice breaker” is tentatively scheduled for Friday evening , October 18^th at approximately 8 PM at Maroon’s on N. Centre St. Pottsville.

Lodging Available: The Partridge House B&B, 315 S. Centre St., Pottsville (622-8388); The Stone House B&B, Sch Haven (385-2115), Hampton Inn, Pine Grove (345-4505), Comfort Inn, Pine  Grove (345-8031), Ramada Inn, Pottsville (622-4600).

Other things to do: Yuengling Brewery Tours available Fridays 10 and 1, Sat at 10; Schuylkill County Historical Society (622-7540);   Hidden Valley Golf Course (800)428-4631.  The Greystone Restaurant and Bar, N. Centre Street, Pottsville (www.thegstone.com)

Check the Class Blog for updates and more information.  www.nativity1968.blogspot.com If everyone who is thinking of coming contacts one or two others, attendance will become contagious. However, if you can’t make it send in a photo and/or note which will be available at the Lake Club House.