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.
Please browse below or use our obituary search to find the obituary for your loved one and feel free to share with friends and family across your social media pages. We encourage all of our visitors to leave a message of condolence or share a memory within the memorial tribute site to help others with the remembrance process and show how the deceased positively impacted so many people during their lifetime.
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.
For help with writing an obituary, view our Obituary Writing Guide
Harry S. Hillbish
Oct 25, 2016
Harry S. Hillbish, 80, of Pine Grove, died Tuesday at home. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Harry M. and Alma Aregood Hillbish. He was the husband of Connie Riegel Hillbish. Services will be private at the convenience of family.
Betty Viola (Reber) Fenstermacher
Oct 23, 2016
Betty Viola Fenstermacher, 88, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at Orwigsburg Center, where she had been a resident. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Aug. 11, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mabel Nunemacher Reber. She was the wife of James A. Fenstermacher, who passed away Feb. 22, 2013. She attended Schuylkill Haven schools and...
Martin R. Jones, Sr.
Oct 23, 2016
Martin R. Jones Sr., 77, of New Ringgold, passed away Sunday at his son's residence, surrounded by family. Born in East Brunswick Township, Dec. 15, 1938, he was a son of the late William and Evelyn Eyer Jones. In addition to his parents, Martin was also preceded in death by his first wife, Pearl H. Jones. He was a...
Edward J. Hornacek
Oct 20, 2016
Edward J. Hornacek, 90, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at Orwigsburg Center. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Jan. 31, 1926, he was a son of the late Samuel and Laura Schilling Hornacek. He was the widower of Marion L. Knapp Hornacek, who died in 2002. In addition to his parents and wife, Edward was also preceded in death by...
Paul W. Eckert
Oct 19, 2016
Paul W. Eckert, 94, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at his daughter's residence. Born in Auburn, Sept. 28, 1922, he was a son of the late Ralph and Gertrude Fritz Eckert. He was the widower of Ruth V. Bowen Eckert, who passed away in 2014. He served in the Army in World War II. Paul was formerly employed...
Nancy A. (Thomas) Hrenyo, Rn
Oct 17, 2016
Nancy A. Hrenyo, RN, 77, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away peacefully Monday at home surrounded by the people she loved. Born in Pottsville, Feb. 17, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Snyder Thomas. She was the widow of Michael E. Hrenyo, who died June 13, 2015. Nancy was a graduate of Saint Clair High...
Dorothy A. "Dolly" (Holzer) O'Neill
Oct 9, 2016
Dorothy A. "Dolly" O'Neill, 82, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, October 9th, at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown
Born in Orwigsburg on March 19, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Eugene & Bertha (Wessner) Holzer.
She was the wife of William F. O'Neill, Sr.
Dolly...
John A. Zulick
Oct 8, 2016
John A. Zulick
John A. Zulick, 89, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday, October 8th, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg.
John was born in South Manheim Township, on July 19, 1927, a son of the late Esther (Heim) and Theodore Zulick.
He was the husband of Olivetta D....
Filippo Valenti
Oct 7, 2016
Filippo Valenti, 90, of Pottsville, passed away Friday, October 7th, at his residence.
Filippo was born in Burgio, Sicily on October 4, 1926, a son of the late Virginia (Miceli) and Vito Valenti.
He was the husband of Vita (Modica) Valenti.
He was a member of St....
Elaine (Bland) Yeich
Oct 4, 2016
Elaine Yeich, 76, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, October 4th, at home.
Born in Harrogate Yorkshire, England on November 14, 1939. She was a daughter of the late Tom & Marion (Fishburn) Bland.
She was the wife of Irvin E. Yeich, whom she celebrated 57 years of marriage with.
...
Mary Louise (Roberts) Zimmerman
Oct 3, 2016
Mary Louise Zimmerman, 72, of Landingville, passed away Monday, October 3rd, at Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Pottsville on August 21, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. & Lurda Irene (Webber) Roberts.
She was the widow of Ronald Charles Zimmerman, Sr. who preceded her in death in...
Robert J. (Sr.) Eckert
Oct 2, 2016
Robert James Eckert, Sr., 72, of Pottsville, died Sunday, October 2nd, at home.
Robert was born in Pottsville, PA on August 4, 1944, a son of the late Marion (Brennan) and Harry Eckert.
He was the husband of Mary F. (Campion) Eckert. to whom he was married to for 52 years....
June M. (Reber) Mcshaw
Oct 1, 2016
June M. McShaw, 73, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday while in the company of family members, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Lehigh County. June was born in Pottsville, Jan. 6, 1943, a daughter of the late Lorraine "Cora" Geiger and Wilbert Reber. She attended Schuylkill Haven High School. She was employed as a machine operator at Van Heusen,...
Jesse J. Stine
Sep 29, 2016
Jesse J. Stine, 78, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at his residence. Jesse was born in Cleversburg, Jan. 30, 1938, a son of the late William J. Stine and Kathryn E. Durf. He was the husband of Donna M. Flenders Stine, whom he married May 6, 1978. He graduated from Shippensburg High School, Class of 1955, and served in...
Elizabeth J. "Bettie" (Berdanier) Cresina
Sep 28, 2016
Elizabeth J. "Bettie" Cresina, 92, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday, September 28th, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg.
Elizabeth was born in Reading, on May 28, 1924, a daughter of the late Charity (Reimert) Berdanier and George Berdanier.
She was the widow of Michael Cresina, who passed away in 1995.
...
Evelyn Arlene (Cartwright) Eifert
Sep 27, 2016
Evelyn Arlene Eifert, 93, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, September 27th, at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, where she had been a resident.
Born in Pottsville on July 14, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Christopher L. & Catherine F. (Yost) Cartwright.
She was the widow of Walter...
Joan E. Burbank
Sep 26, 2016
Joan E. Burbank, 79, of Tremont, passed away Monday, September 26th, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Joan was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 23, 1936, a daughter of the late Catherine (Klatko) and John Burbank.
She was a graduate of St. Clair High School and was formerly employed by...
Franklin Milner, Sr.
Sep 23, 2016
Franklin Milner, Sr., 78, formerly Jamaica, NY, a current resident of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, September 23rd, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill South Jackson, Pottsville.
Franklin was born in Manhattan, New York on December 30, 1937, a son of the late Theodore Milner & Loretta Bender.
He was the husband of...
Jane F. Sieck
Sep 23, 2016
Jane F. Sieck, 63, of Panorama City, Calif., passed away Friday at Providence Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana, Calif., surrounded by family and friends. Born in Pottsville, Jan. 30, 1953, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Virginia M. Kehoe Sieck. Jane was a 1970 graduate of Nativity BVM High School and received her bachelor's degree from ...
Mace D. Schreckengost
Sep 23, 2016
Mace D. Schreckengost, 56, passed away Friday, September 23 at his residence. Born in Lebanon on May 8, 1960, he was a son of Betty Schreckengost of Auburn and the late Robert Schreckengost. He was a graduate of Northern Lebanon High School and was formerly employed as a truck driver. Mace was a hard worker and also enjoyed the...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
