Schuylkill County, PA Funeral Home Obituaries & Death Notices
Obituaries for our Funeral Homes in Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven & Cressona
Obituaries act as quiet reminders of the finite nature of our lives. Yet, for those who have recently experienced the death of a family member or friend, an obituary means so much more. It is a bittersweet reminder of all we've lost, but it can also help us to remember all we enjoyed while they were alive. If you have recently lost someone you love, we hope that you will accept our condolences.
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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William A. Lambert
Sep 1, 2017
William A. Lambert, 93, of North Manheim Township, passed away Friday at Broad Mountain Rehabilitation Center, Frackville. Born in Harrisburg, April 11, 1924, he was a son of the late Ehrman and Erma Lehman Lambert. He was the husband of Betty Grickis Lambert. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Saint Clair. He also belonged to American Legion...
Vera M. (Brown) Miller
Sep 1, 2017
Vera M. Miller, 88, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading. Born in Schuylkill Haven, June 11, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Ora Freed and William Brown. Vera was the widow of Kenneth Miller, to whom she was married for 61 years. She attended Schuylkill Haven schools. She...
Tedford B. Fessler
Aug 28, 2017
Tedford B. Fessler, 63, of Summit Station, passed away Monday, August 28th, at his residence.
Born in Pottsville on September 9, 1953, he was a son of the late George & Dorothy (Freeman) Fessler.
He was a Blue Mountain High School graduate and had been employed by at Craftex Mills, Auburn....
Claudette Hepner
Aug 27, 2017
Claudette Hepner, 55, of Saint Clair, passed away Sunday, August 27th, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in East Brunswick, NJ on December 13, 1961, she was a daughter of Claude Rhodes, of East Brunswick, and the late Jean (Cappel) Rhodes.
She was of the Protestant faith and had been employed as a at home...
Jan P. Schaeffer
Aug 27, 2017
Jan P. Schaeffer, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday, August 27th, at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
Jan was born in Pottsville, on January 6, 1942, a son of the late Catherine (Hill) and Cyril Schaeffer.
He was the husband of Kay M. (Bickel) Schaeffer.
Jan was...
Jean A. (Stusalitus) Reichert
Aug 25, 2017
Jean A. Reichert, 68, of Auburn, passed away Friday, August 25th, at Reading Hospital.
Jean was born in Pottsville, on February 13, 1949, a daughter of the late Marie (Hopkins) and William Stusalitus.
She was the wife of Vincent H. Reichert.
She was a graduate of Minersville High School, Class of 1967 and...
Joanne T. "Jane" (Raybould) Wesner Reichert
Aug 20, 2017
Joanne T. "Jane" Wesner Reichert, 77, of Orwigsburg, passed away Sunday at Seton Manor. Joanne was born in Pottsville, Feb. 25, 1940, a daughter of the late Harry and Catherine Manel Raybould. She was the widow of William B. Reichert and her first husband, George A. Wesner. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Schuylkill...
Daniel May
Aug 19, 2017
Daniel May, 51, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday surrounded by loved ones at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Daniel was born in Plainfield, N.J., Dec. 1, 1965, a son of Ronald and Judith Kirk May, Belvedre, N.J. He graduated from North Hunterdon Regional High School, Annandale, N.J. He was of the Lutheran faith. Daniel was employed at SAPA, Cressona,...
Richard A. Kreager
Aug 19, 2017
Richard A. Kreager, 86, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday at his residence surrounded by family. Richard was born in Schuylkill Haven, Sept. 4, 1930, a son of the late Helen and Gustav Kreager. He attended Cressona schools. He was of the Lutheran faith. He was a farmer his whole life. In his later years, he developed Rolling View...
John R. Sterner
Aug 18, 2017
John R. Sterner, 77, of Port Clinton, passed away Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street. John was born in Port Clinton, Oct. 14, 1939, a son of the late Arthur and Grace Overdorff Sterner. He was the husband of Barbara A. Sterner. He was a member of St. John's Church, Port Clinton. John retired from American Argo...
John R. Sterner
Aug 18, 2017
John R. Sterner, 77, of Port Clinton, passed away Friday, August 18th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St., Pottsville.
John was born in Port Clinton, PA on October 14, 1939, a son of the late Grace (Overdorff) and Arthur Sterner.
He was the husband of Barbara A. Sterner.
He was...
Anna "Anne" (Ondo) Yoder
Aug 17, 2017
Anna "Anne" Yoder, 89, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday, August 17th, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville, where she had resided since 2014.
Born in Saint Clair on July 26, 1928, she was a daughter of the late George and Suzanna (Hreso) Ondo.
She was the widow of Thomas...
Kenneth L. Trumbo
Aug 15, 2017
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Trumbo, 85, of Summit Station, passed away Tuesday at The Lutheran Home at Topton. Born in Summit Station, Sept. 29, 1931, he was a son of the late David and Violet Lengel Trumbo. He was the husband of Beverly A. Fessler Trumbo. Kenny was a graduate of Cressona High School and had served in the Army ...
David J. Nye
Aug 8, 2017
David J. Nye, 71, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, August 8th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St., Pottsville.
Born in Pottsville on December 25, 1947, he was a son of the late William & Anna Nye.
Dave was a member of First United Church of Christ, Schuylkill...
Catherine (Biller) Klodowski
Aug 8, 2017
Catherine (Biller) Klodowski, 87, formerly of Baden, Pa., entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her home in Seton Manor, in Orwigsburg, Pa.
Catherine was born on June 15, 1930, in Aliquippa, Pa. She graduated from St. Veronica High School.
She married her husband, Raymond H. Klodowski on December 1, 1951. They...
Kevin W. Mcdonald
Aug 8, 2017
Kevin W. McDonald, 52, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, August 8th, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Pottsville on March 11, 1965, he was a son of Edward & Carole (Kamykoski) McDonald, of Mar Lin, PA.
He was the husband of Tracey E. (Evans) McDonald. The couple was married 23 years.
Kevin...
Robert J. Mabry
Aug 5, 2017
Robert J. "Clutch" Mabry, 69, of Pine Grove, passed away Saturday surrounded by family, friends and hospice caregivers. Born in Forestville, Oct. 16, 1947, he was a son of the late Paul and Margaret Chernosky Mabry. He was the husband of Alice "Pinky" McGlaughin Mabry, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Robert was a graduate of Cass...
Thomas L. Parnell
Aug 5, 2017
Thomas L. Parnell, 80, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday, August 5th, at his residence. He fought the good fight but lost the battle to lung cancer.
Thomas was born in Pottsville, on September 7, 1936, a son of the late Edith D. (Coleman) Parnell Cerullo and Thomas Parnell.
He was the...
Jacob M. Mendinsky
Aug 1, 2017
Jacob M. Mendinsky, 26, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday, August 1st.
Born in Pottsville on April 11, 1991, he was a son of the Mary Hollenbach & her companion, James Maquire, Cressona, and Andrew Mendinsky & his wife, Kim, Tamaqua.
He was a Blue Mountain High School graduate, Class of 2009....
Gladys F. (Butz) Hartranft
Jul 26, 2017
Gladys F. Hartranft, 92, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at The Gardens at York Terrace, Pottsville. Gladys was born in Cressona, Nov. 19, 1924, a daughter of the late Earl and Lulu Sweigert Butz. She was the widow of Clarence Hartranft. She was a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ, Cressona, and was formerly employed by Cressona...
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