Schuylkill County, PA Funeral Home Obituaries & Death Notices

Apr 4, 2015

Robert C. Miller, 87, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday at home. Born in Tamaqua, Nov. 25, 1927, he was a son of the late Allen W. and Dorothy K. Freudenberger Miller. He was the husband of Ada G. Ebling Miller, to whom he was married for 65 years. He was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Congregational Church. He retired...

Mar 31, 2015

Paul J. "PJ" Schwartz Jr., 82, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Born in Friedensburg, May 27, 1932, he was a son of the late Paul J. Sr. and Vera Viola Lutz Schwartz. He was the husband of Jeannette H. Schwartz, to whom he was married for 61 years. He was a member of St. John...

Mar 31, 2015

Michael J. "Mickey" Fedoriska, 61, of Schuylkill Haven and a previous resident of Maryland, passed away Tuesday at Golden LivingCenters-York Terrace, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 11, 1953, he was a son of Frances H. "Helcie" Pogirski Fedoriska, Schuylkill Haven, and the late John George "Alcoa John" Fedoriska. He was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of...

Mar 31, 2015

Mary J. Keip, 69, of Lebanon, formerly of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born in Pottsville, May 23, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Mary D. Holiday Vollmer. She was the wife of Bartholomew Keip, whom she married Nov. 23, 1968. A graduate of Blue Mountain High School, Class of 1964,...

Mar 30, 2015

Nancy A. Cresswell, 82, of Pottsville, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Nancy was born in Pottsville, April 19, 1932, a daughter of the late Robert and Iva Zimmerman Frey. She was the widow of John W. "Jack" Cresswell Sr., who passed away Sept. 3, 2013. She was a member of Church of The Nazarene, Schuylkill...

Mar 28, 2015

Walter F. "Walt" Gera, 69, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, surrounded by his loving family. Walt was born in Linz, Austria, on Aug. 6, 1945, a son of the late Andrew and Lucy Constantinople Gera. Walt graduated from Frackville High School in 1964, and he served in the Army as a communication specialist during Vietnam. He...

Mar 27, 2015

Lisa J. Mills, 50, of Pottsville, passed away Friday at her residence, while in the company of family members. Born in Pottsville, Oct. 18, 1964, she was a daughter of Melvin R. and Mary A. Holland Kull, Pottsville. She graduated from Pottsville Area High School in 1983. She was the wife of John S. Mills, to whom she was...

Mar 25, 2015

Cheryl L. Spangler, 55, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at Gnaden Huetten Rehabilitation Center, Lehighton. Born in Pottsville, Oct. 14, 1959, she was a daughter of the late Paul Spangler, Ruth M. Fox Spangler Long and John "Deac" Long. She was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Linda M. and Joseph Kramer. Cheryl was a...

Mar 23, 2015

Mary P. Hartinger, 91, formerly of Reading, PA and Casselberry, FL, passed away Monday, March 23rd, at Florida Presbyterian Homes, Lakeland, FL.

Born in Palmerton, January 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Chupkai Pales. She was wife of the late Russell G. Hartinger, who preceded her in death August 31, 1999....

Mar 23, 2015

Shirley Mae Tobash, 83, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at home. Born in Pottsville, July 31, 1931, she was a daughter of the late George and Kathleen Jenkins. She was the widow of Peter P. Tobash II, who passed away Dec. 14, 1998. Shirley attended Pottsville schools and was formerly employed by local textile factories, as well as...

Mar 22, 2015

Josephine Kose, 101, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Philadelphia, March 18, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Rosato. She was the widow of Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kose, a Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran of World War II, who preceded her in...

Mar 21, 2015

Calvin T. Smith, 78, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday with his family by his side at Seton Manor, also surrounded by their wonderful and caring staff. Born in Brownsville, Dec. 14, 1936, he was the husband of Betty L. Moyer Smith. He was formerly employed by Chestnut Operating Co., Reading. Calvin was preceded in death by a son, Dee...

Mar 19, 2015

Eleanor M. Pope, 90, of Elizabethtown, passed away Thursday at the Masonic Home, Elizabethtown. Born in Pottsville, July 10, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Phillip and Loretta Jones Staller. She was the wife of Robert M. Pope. Eleanor was a member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville. She was a graduate of the Pottsville High School,...

Mar 17, 2015

Virginia H. Reed, 89, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Cressona, Sept. 22, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Sarah Deatrich Herring. She was the widow of Kay Sherman Reed, who passed away in 2007. Virginia was a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Cressona,...

Mar 16, 2015

Arthur E. Baver, 76, of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday at his residence. Born in Hamburg, Oct. 18, 1938, he was a son of the late John and Ethel Ashmead Baver. He was the husband of Sandra A. Reed Baver. Art was a graduate of Hamburg High School, Class of 1956, and served in the Army. He was formerly employed...

Mar 16, 2015

Kathryn M. Hyde Scott, 87, of Stroudsburg, formerly a lifelong resident of Schuyl-kill Haven, passed away peacefully Monday surrounded by her daughter, son-in-law and wonderful caregivers at Pleasant Valley Manor, Stroudsburg. Born in Schuylkill Haven, May 11, 1927, she was a daughter of the late William and Oneida Meck Hyde. She was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School,...

Mar 13, 2015

Frances E. "Hon" McCord, 86, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday with her family by her side, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident. Born in Schuylkill Haven, May 4, 1928, she was a daughter of the late James F. and Catherine Holton McCord. Frances was the owner and operator of McCord's Beauty Salon, Schuylkill Haven,...

Mar 12, 2015

Doris L. Dierwechter, 85, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Doris was born June 15, 1929, in Lebanon. She was the widow of Glenn R. Dierwechter. Doris was formerly employed by Dierwechter's Used Auto Parts as a secretary. She is survived by a daughter, Renea, wife of Joseph Kalbach; a son, Barry Dierwechter and...

Mar 10, 2015

Wayne O. Clemens, 79, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Delano, May 7, 1935, he was a son of the late Carl and Mae Brill Clemens. He was the husband of Florence Marie Fronczek Clemens and was a member of Auburn Church of God. In addition to his parents, Wayne was...

Mar 6, 2015

Richard A. Lyons, 67, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Pottsville, March 30, 1947, he was a son of the late Harry and Edna Lord Lyons. He was the husband of Carol E. Reed Lyons, with whom he would have celebrated 43 years of marriage on March 11. A 1966...