All Obituaries

Nancy J. Heffner, 85, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday, June 25th, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville.  Nancy was born in Pottsville on November 5, 1936, a daughter of the late Dorothy (Gable) and ElwoodDavis. She was the widow of Ray Heffner. Nancy graduated from Pottsville High School in 1955. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Schuylkill County Courthouse. In addition to her parents and husband, Nancy is preceded in death by two...

George Elo, 94, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday, June 27th, in Pottsville.  Born in Saint Clair, on June 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Anna (Marcosky) and John Elo. George served in the U.S. Marines as a Corporal.  He worked as a machinist for 50 years at Yoder's Machine Shop, and was a member of St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church in Saint Clair.  In addition to his parents, George is preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Helen V. (McGowan) Elo,...

Claude E. "Bud" Readinger, 79, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday, June 18th, at Lehigh Valley Hospice.  Born in Pottsville on January 22nd, 1943, he was the son of the late Anna (Kissinger) and Claude  Readinger. Bud was the widower of Carol (Trumbo) Readinger. He graduated from Schuylkill Haven high school and later became a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Landingville Fire Company. Bud is survived by two sons: Ryan Readinger, husband of...

Linda Ann Bryden, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, June 10, at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg. Born Feb. 5, 1947, in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Eula Mae Florence (Dennis) Koperna, Schuylkill Haven, and the late Andrew David Koperna. She was the widow of John Charles Bryden, her husband of 51 years. In addition to her father and husband, Linda was preceded in death by her nephews, Matthew and Blaine Koperna. She was a 1964 graduate of Nativity BVM High...

Robert R. Gordon, 92, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at Seton Manor, where he resided. Born on March 10th, 1930, he was the son of the late Francis & Elmira (Hughes) Gordon. He was the widower of Jeanne L. (Krause) Gordon with whom he shared nearly 68 years of marriage. Robert was a member of the First United Christ Church of Schuylkill Haven. Following graduation at Schuylkill Haven High School, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked at Alcoa as a maintenance...

Leslie N. Gingrich, 50, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, June 4th.  Born in Hanford, California on August 16, 1971, a daughter of the late Debra (Shatz) and Leonel DaRosa. After graduating high school in California, Leslie was a homemaker for most of her life.  Leslie loved riding her Harley Davidson and spending time at the Blue Mountain Fishing Lakes campground. She also devoted her time volunteering for Doug Mastriano and served on the board of directors for "We the...

Alice I. Marberger, 92, of Orwigsburg, passed away Sunday, May 29th, at Seton Manor, where she was a resident. Born in Friedensburg, on June 8, 1929, a daughter of the late Mable (Berger) and Charles Marberger.  She was a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ, Cressona and the Cressona American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.  She was a graduate of Cressona High School and was then employed by American Argo as a trimmer.  Alice was preceded in death by her twin sister...

Edith Virginia "Ginny" Files Hoffman, 93, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday, May 22, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville, where she resided. A daughter of the late Roy Thomas and Opal Mage (Reisinger) Files, Ginny was born May 4, 1929, and lived the early years of her life in Wiley Ford, W.Va. As a child she attended the Cumberland Church of the Nazarene in Cumberland, Md., where she sang with her sisters in church and on the radio, as early as 3...

Cory W. Adams, 51, of Schuylkill Haven passed away Monday, May 30th, at home. Born in Pottsville, on February 1, 1971, a son of Donna (Lengle) Adams, of Schuylkill Haven. He was the husband of Terri (Matthias) Adams. Cory was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School, class of 1989 and was employed by Ryder as a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his brother Gary Adams, Jr. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Tyler Adams, Schuylkill Haven, Lauren Adams,...

Erna Rosa Beck, 86, of Ridge Road, Orwigsburg, passed away at Seton Manor Nursing Home on May 30, 2022.   Born on April 30, 1936, in Freiburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Elsa (Disch) Karle and Otto Karle. She was one of eight children.   She was married (66 years) & preceded in death by her loving husband, Erwin O. Beck (Jan 2022). Also preceding her in death were two brothers and three sisters - all of Germany.   She was a member of St. Ambrose Roman...