Anthony S. "Tony" Carestia

Anthony S. "Tony" Carestia, 73 of Port Carbon, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown.

He was born February 16, 1952, in Pottsville a son of the late Robert A. and Josephine Minneci Carestia.

He was a 1971 graduate of Cole High School, San Antonio, TX

Prior to retiring Tony worked for the former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant and D.G. Yuengling and Son Brewery, both of Pottsville.

Tony was a man of deep passion, steady hands, and an even bigger heart. If something had an engine, wheels, or chrome, he loved it—especially his treasured 1969 Camaro, which he proudly took to many car shows.

Pop Pop was the person you called when something needed fixing. And not just fixing—fixing done right. He never hesitated to drop everything to help with a home project, stepping in as the “project manager,” teacher, and supplier of tools all at once. Many of those tools somehow became permanent “donations” to the cause. He believed that if you were going to do something, you should learn how to do it well. And if Pop Pop couldn’t fix it, then truly, no one could.

As much as he loved cars and motorcycles, nothing ever came close to how much he loved his grandchildren. His enthusiasm for life was only matched, and truly exceeded, by the pride he felt watching them grow. He was always cheering them on, whether they were playing sports, making music, creating art, dancing or traveling. Whatever they were passionate about, Pop Pop was their biggest fan.

He was preceded in death by a nephew, Robert Carestia.

Surviving him are his long-time companion Elaine Clews; daughter, Brooke Kuhlen and her husband, Michael, of Harleysville; son, Jason Clews and his wife, Leah, of Pottsville; eight grandchildren, Katie, Lily, and Zoe Kuhlen; Maxwell, Hudson, Quincy, Wyatt, and Alora Clews; brother, Ralph Carestia, and his wife Nancy, Melbourne, FL; a sister Lucille Moyer, Hamburg; a godson Ryan McDonald, Palo Alto; and nieces and nephews.

Service of Remembrance will be held 11AM Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville. Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 9AM until the time of services. Interment will follow services at St. Joseph Cemetery, Pottsville. The family would prefer remembrance in the form of contributions in memory of Tony be made to Hillside SPCA, PO Box 223, Pottsville, PA 17901.