Schuylkill County, PA Funeral Home Obituaries & Death Notices
Obituaries for our Funeral Homes in Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven & Cressona
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Below is a listing of all of our local Schuylkill Haven, Cressona and Pottsville funeral home obituaries and death notices. Both our current and past services are available for friends and family to revisit and reflect on the memories of your loved one. Each of the local obituaries comes with an interactive online memorial. Within each memorial is the obituary/death notice of the deceased, a space to leave messages of condolence, a section to share photos and videos, a store to purchase funeral flowers and so much more.
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We provide obituaries in all local newspapers serving the Schuylkill Haven, Cressona, Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Pine Grove, Auburn, Deer Lake, Lake Wynonah, Friedensburg, St Clair, Cumbola, Summit Station, Port Clinton, Minersville, Port Carbon, New Philadelphia and New Ringgold communities.
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Barry G. "Bear" Deeds
May 5, 2024
Barry G. "Bear" Deeds, 83, of Lake Wynonah, peacefully passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Barry was born January 10th, 1941 in West Reading, a son of the late Leonard and Ethel Deeds.
Barry graduated from Governor Mifflin High School in 1958.
Upon graduating, he entered into the U.S. Army and retired...
Dennis D. Klinger
May 4, 2024
Dennis D. Klinger, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 4th at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, surrounded by his family.
Born on June 7, 1948 in Barry Township, he was the son of the late Mildred (Moser) and Gurney Klinger.
Dennis was the husband of JoAnn M. (Kimmel) Klinger.
...Kenneth "Butch" Gilbert, Jr.
May 3, 2024
Kenneth "Butch" Gilbert, Jr., 77, of Cressona, passed away Friday, May 3rd, at home.
Born in Pottsville on May 4, 1946, he was the son of the late Claire (Strouphauer) and Kenneth A. Gilbert, Sr.
Butch was the husband of Mary Ellen (Waltz) Gilbert to whom he married in December of 1969.
He...
Sharon L. Koszyk
May 2, 2024
Sharon L. Koszyk, 70, Pine Grove, passed away Thursday, May 2nd, at home.
Born in Pottsville on December 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Marie (Warner).
Sharon was the wife of Dennis Koszyk to whom she was married 38 years.
She was a 1971 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School....

Regina E. Phillips
Apr 24, 2024
Regina E. Phillips, 96, of formerly of Norristown, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 24th, at Renaissance Home Pinebrook, Orwigsburg.
Born in Reading, PA on March 17, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Howard & Bertha (Boyer) Phillips.
She was a 1946 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School.
...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Mckeon
Apr 24, 2024
Elizabeth Ann McKeon, 78, of New Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, April 24th, at home.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on October 9, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Anthony & Evelyn (Reinecker) Ruckel.
Married 30 years, Donald C. McKeon passed away in 1993.
Betty was a...
Diane E. Brown
Apr 22, 2024
Diane E. Brown, 76, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday, April 22nd, at Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading.
Born in Pottsville on August 28, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Stanley & Anna (Sninsky) Babiarz.
She met her high school sweetheart, Harry J. Brown at the age of 14. The couple married August...

Thomas L. Corondi
Apr 18, 2024
Thomas L. Corondi, 65, of Auburn, passed away Thursday, April 18th surrounded by his loving family, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown.
Born in Pottsville on July 7, 1958, he was a son of the late Anthony & Helen (Keller) Corondi.
Married for 33 years, he was the loving husband of Stacey A....
Carol Ann Neidlinger
Apr 18, 2024
Carol Ann Neidlinger, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday, April 18th, at The Gardens at York Terrace, Pottsville.
Born in Pottsville on July 31, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude (Ebert) and Raymond Reifsnyder.
Carol was the widow of Barry Neidlinger, Sr.
She was a member of Grace Evangelical...

Charles Robert "Chuckie" Bunnell
Apr 17, 2024
Charles Robert "Chuckie" Bunnell, 73, passed away Wednesday, April 17th, at Pottsville Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Pottsville, where he had been a longtime resident.
Born in Pottsville on December 25, 1950, he was a son of the late Elaine (Brown) Gilbert, and Ziba T. Bunnell, Jr.
Chuckie completed his grade school...

Susan M. (Jacoby) Lehman
Apr 13, 2024
Susan M. Lehman, 70, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, April 13th.
Born in Norfolk, VA on November 21, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Robert & Bessie (Brown) Jacoby.
She was the widow of Paul Lehman.
Sue was a 1971 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High...

Donna J. (Heckard) Kratz
Apr 12, 2024
Donna J. Kratz, 72, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, April 12th, at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading.
Born in Frackville on July 18, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Follmer & Margaret (Smarsky) Heckard.
Following high school graduation, she earned her bachelor's degree in German from...
Aloma M. Arndt
Apr 12, 2024
Aloma M. Arndt, 81, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, April 12th, at home.
Born in Pottsville on December 27, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Virginia J. (Hewes) and Earl H. Dreher.
Aloma was the widow of Robert D. Arndt.
After graduation from Schuylkill...

Fearon "Rick" Stiver
Apr 3, 2024
Fearon R. "Rick" Stiver, Jr., 79, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, April 3rd, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - East Campus, Pottsville.
Born in Elkton, MD on January 5, 1945, he was the son of the late Fearon R. Stiver, Sr. & Margaret Etta (Hess) Stiver.
In February, Rick & Marlene E....
William Joseph Coyne
Mar 31, 2024
William Joseph Coyne, 68, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday, March 31st, at his son's residence in Bel Air, MD.
Born in Ashland on October 5, 1955, he was a son of the late James & Mary Rita (Colohan) Coyne. Bill is also preceded in death by two brothers: James & Thomas Coyne.
...
Norman R. Spotts, Sr.
Mar 28, 2024
Norman R. Spotts, Sr., 98, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday, March 28th, at home.
Born in Pottsville on April 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Earl and Bertha (Ebling) Spotts.
Norman was the widower of Elizabeth (Grandi) Spotts with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.
He attended Pottsville Area...
Megan E. (Evans) Kimmel
Mar 27, 2024
Megan E. Kimmel, 65, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, March 27th, at Seton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Orwigsburg.
Born in Pottsville on February 2, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Elaine (Zimmerman) and John "Tubby" Evans, Sr.
Megan was the wife of William C. Kimmel, Jr.
Following graduation from Pottsville...
Jason Robert Yoder
Mar 23, 2024
Jason Robert Yoder, 39, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, March 23rd, at home.
Born in Pottsville on October 3, 1984, he was a son of Ricky Yoder, fiancé of Christina Picozzi, of Cressona, and Karen (Barry) Price, wife of Shawn, of Frackville.
Jason and his fiancé, Amy L. Zimmerman were together 12 years.
...
Lucille M. (Tomb) Palmer
Mar 22, 2024
Lucille M. Palmer, 88, of Schuylkill Haven, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 22nd, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pine Grove.
Born in Dilltown, PA on July 20, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Henry A. & Mary A. (Rose) Tomb.
Lucille married her late husband,...
Russell H. Fidler
Mar 17, 2024
Russell H. Fidler, 101, of Wayne Township, passed away Sunday, March 17th, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville.
Born in Wayne Township on July 28, 1922, he was a son of the late Clinton Fidler, Sr. & Annie (Rhine) Fidler.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years,...
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