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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Edward M. Tkacik, Sr.
Dec 13, 2016
Edward M. Tkacik Sr., 93, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Born in Beaver Falls, Sept. 1, 1923, he was a son of the late John and Mary Ondrusek Tkacik. He was the widower of Eleanor Mitsky Tkacik, who passed away Jan. 22, 2002. Edward was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven. He...
David E. Moyer
Dec 13, 2016
David E. Moyer, 78, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, December 13th, at Broad Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
Born in Pottsville on November 1, 1938, he was a son of the late Essenial & Clara (Richards) Moyer.
He was the husband of Georgene E. (Rushanan) Moyer, whom he married June 28, 1969.
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Kenneth S. Frehafer, Jr.
Dec 12, 2016
Kenneth S. Frehafer Jr., 69, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away unexpectedly Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian Street. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Kenneth S. Sr. and Bertha Shaw Frehafer. After graduating from Schuylkill Haven High School, he went on to earn bachelor and master degrees in education from Penn State University. He...
Catherine E. (Deitrich) Galetz
Dec 12, 2016
Catherine E. "Aunt Dolly" Galetz, 95, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at Orwigsburg Center-Genesis Healthcare, surrounded by her family. Born in Rausch Creek, Tremont Township, Oct. 5, 1921, Catherine was a daughter of the late Robert and Ida Knapp Deitrich. She graduated from Branch Township School, Llewellyn, Class of 1940. Catherine and her husband, Albert "Al" Galetz, were...
Marilyn A. (Ney) Beck
Dec 6, 2016
Marilyn A. Beck, 79, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, December 6th, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, to her heavenly home to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus..
Marilyn was born in Pottsville, on July 16, 1937, a daughter of the late Lester & Anna (Walleisa) Ney.
She was the wife...
Marie M. Moyer
Dec 5, 2016
Marie M. Moyer, 90, passed away Monday, December 5th, at Pine Brook Personal Care Facility, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident.
Born in Auburn on October 6, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Monroe & Pearl (Ditzler) Noecker.
She was the widow of Raymond S. "Scott" Moyer.
Marie was a...
Jeanne V. (Sweigert) Kramer
Dec 5, 2016
Jeanne V. Kramer, 82, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Jeanne was born in Auburn, Dec. 8, 1933, a daughter of the late John and Meta Reinheimer Sweigert. She was the widow of Joseph Dabashinsky. She was a former member of the Auburn Church of God. Jeanne was a graduate of Auburn High...
Alvin M. "Fritz" Schaeffer
Dec 2, 2016
Alvin M. "Fritz" Schaeffer Jr., R.N., 75, of Pine Grove, died Friday at home. He was born Sept. 5, 1941, in Ravine, a son of Kathryn I. Rump Schaeffer and Alvin M. Schaeffer. He resided in Pine Grove for his entire life. He was preceded in death by his son, Eric Scott Schaeffer, in 1978; his father in 1987,...
Franklin H. Long, Jr.
Nov 29, 2016
Franklin H. Long, Jr., 68, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, November 29th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, S. Jackson St.
Franklin was born in Pottsville, on December 10, 1947, a son of the late I. Evona (Eckert) Long and Franklin H. Long, Sr.
He was formerly employed as a ticket...
Geraldine M. Rodriquez
Nov 27, 2016
Geraldine M. Rodriquez, 66, of Minersville, passed away Sunday, November 27th, at her residence.
Geraldine was born in Schuylkill Haven, on December 16, 1949, a daughter of the late Mary (Shadler) Bohn and Charles Yeager.
She was formerly employed by Precisionaire.
Geraldine is survived by three daughters, Kimberly Hrenyo wife of Mike, Port...
Mildred Gertrude Hoffman
Nov 27, 2016
Mildred G. Hoffman passed away November 27, 2016 at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. Long-time resident of Schuylkill Haven and Port Clinton, she was born in Gordon, PA on August 2, 1931 to Rev. Mildred Hoffman & Earl G. Hoffman. A seamstress by trade, she owned her own shop in Port Clinton, Miss Mildred's Custom Draperies, and continued sewing until the...
Isabelle Augusta (Baffin) Hill
Nov 26, 2016
Isabelle A. Hill
Isabelle Augusta Naffin Hill passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, November 26, 2016. She had been a short term resident at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, and was previously a resident at Providence Place, Pottsville.
Isabelle was born August 26, 1931 in Schuylkill Haven, PA. ...
Margaret Ann (Whalen) Schneck
Nov 25, 2016
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Schneck, 80, of Mohnton, passed away Friday at Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born in Nanticoke, on March 5, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Margaret E. Bolschi Whalen. She was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1954, and received an associate degree from Penn State. Peggy was employed...
Doris E. (Reppert) Brennan
Nov 19, 2016
Doris E. Brennan, 72, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday at Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Reading, Dec. 30, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Ethel Strunk and William Reppert. She was the wife of Charles C. Brennan. Doris was a graduate of Hamburg High School. In addition to her husband, Doris is survived by...
Jason Lester Augenstein
Nov 17, 2016
Jason Lester Augenstein, 43, of Minersville, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street. Born in Ohio, Oct. 29, 1973, he was a son of the late Elwood William Augenstein Sr. and Marlie Louise Stults Augenstein. He graduated from Susquenita High School, Duncannon, and was currently employed as an extrusion operator at SAPA, where he was a...
Elmer H. Kramer
Nov 16, 2016
Elmer H. Kramer, 93, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, November 16th, at Orwigsburg Center, where he had been a resident.
Born in Pottsville on August 5, 1923, he was a son of the late Roy & Gertrude Kramer.
He was the widower of Clara (Heffner) Kramer, who passed away in...
Steven E. Wenrich
Nov 16, 2016
Steven E. Wenrich, 68, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday, November 16th, at West Reading Hospital.
Born in Pottsville on July 19, 1948, he was a son of the late Clayton Wenrich & Gloria (Shappell) Clouser.
He was the loving husband of Sharon A. (Wallace) Wenrich.
Steve...
Brianna Faith Croneberger
Nov 15, 2016
Brianna Faith Croneberger was born sleeping November 15th at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
She was a daughter of Pamela Bixler and Bradley Croneberger, Valley View.
She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Bailey Rose Croneberger, and great-grandparents, Kenneth and Betty Laubenstine, Robert Bixler and Donald Haak.
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Nancy K. (Hilferty) Krause
Oct 28, 2016
Nancy K. Krause, 64, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born in Glenside, June 1, 1952, she was a daughter of Miriam Hilferty, Glenside, and the late Larry Hilferty. She was the wife of Harold W. Krause. She was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven, and she also belonged to...
Carolyn J. (Otterbein) Kuehn
Oct 26, 2016
Carolyn J. Kuehn, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at home. Born in Pottsville, March 9, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Carrie Becker Otterbein. She was the loving wife of Robert P. Kuehn. Carolyn attended Schuylkill Haven schools and had been employed by local textile factories as a machine operator, and also Plain...
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