Kathleen G. Hohman

  Kathleen G. Hohman, 100, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully Tuesday at Pinebrook Personal Care, Orwigsburg.

  She was born July 20, 1922 in Tuscarora a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary A. Shannon Gallagher.

  She was a 1940 graduate of Blythe Township High School.

  Kathleen was employed as a switch board operator at the former Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, for 21 years prior to retiring.

  Kathleen was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, Catholic Women’s Union, Retirees Club of the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, and the Ladies of Charity. She was also a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Hospital and later Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St.

  She was preceded in death by her husband John H. Hohman in 2001; 2, grandchildren, Patrick and Jason Hohman; 1 great-grandchild Mackenzie Blair; 2 sisters, Bernadette Mastrocola and Mary Sherbinko.

  Surviving are her 4 sons, John J. Hohman and his wife Kathie, Spotswood, NJ; Joseph Hohman, Orwigsburg; Gerard Hohman and his wife Cathy, Enterprise AL; Christopher Hohman and his wife Marlene, Pottsville. 11 grandchildren, 5 Great-Grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11AM from St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, with Rev. Kevin J. Bobbin as celebrant. Family and friends are invited to a viewing from 9:30AM until the time of mass at the church. The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions in memory of Kathleen be made to St. John Memorial fund 913 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, PA 17901 or to the Mackenzie Blair Foundation, P.O. Box 545, Jackson, NJ 08527 which is a foundation in memory of her great-granddaughter to bring awareness to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. Interment will follow in St. John No. 2 Cemetery, Pottsville.

  Arrangements are under the care of James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville.

  Please share your memories and condolences with Kathleen’s family by signing the guest book at www.jehumphreyfuneralhome.com