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.
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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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James E. Yoder
Jun 25, 2018
James E. Yoder
James E. Yoder, 83, of Cressona, passed away Monday, June 25th, at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown.
James was born in Cressona, on April 29, 1935, a son of the late Verna E. (Miller)and FredYoder.
He served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as an at architectural designer for...

David Paul Rowan
Jun 21, 2018
David Paul Rowan, 75, of Auburn, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in Tamaqua, June 30, 1942, he was a son of the late Martin J. and Helen Sassaman Rowan. He worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 28 years. He retired from the Department of Labor & Industry, having last worked on the Help Line...

Sydney M. Kurtz
Jun 19, 2018
Sydney M. Kurtz, 82, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, June 19th, at home.
Born in Hershey on June 1, 1936, he was a son of the late Gethin A. & Columbine (Bilotta) Kurtz.
He was the husband of Joan (Sotzin) Kurtz. The couple would have celebrated 58 years of marriage, July 13, 2018.
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Barbara B. (Lieb) Moyer
Jun 16, 2018
Barbara B. Moyer, 97, of North Manheim Township, passed away Saturday, June 16th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St., Pottsville.
Born in Rothenkirchen, Germany on February 8, 1921, she was a daughter of the late George & Kunigunda (Fraunhofer) Lieb.
She was the widow of Walter L. Moyer, who passed away July...

Marlin E. Morgan
Jun 12, 2018
Marlin E. Morgan, Jr., 77, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, June 12th, at home.
Born in Frackville, PA on July 15, 1940, he was a son of the late Marlin E. Morgan, Sr. & Arlene Morgan.
He was the husband of Dolores M. (Kerschner) Morgan.
Following high school graduation, Marlin received a...

Dolores M. (Hinkle) Weller
Jun 12, 2018
Dolores M. Weller, 84, a resident of Weston Living Center at Pinebrook, Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, June 12th.
Born in Pottsville on February 1, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Harry & Ruth (Kuhl) Hinkle.
She was the widow of Ross H. Weller, Sr., who passed away January 22, 2013.
In...
Georgene E. (Rushanan) Moyer
Jun 11, 2018
Georgene E. Moyer, 74, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, June 1, 1944, she was a daughter of the late George and Agnes Simikitus Rushanan. She was the widow of David E. Moyer, who passed away Dec. 13, 2016. Georgene was a 1962 graduate of Minersville High School, a 1966 graduate of...
Joan Anne Elizabeth (Liddle) Ebling
Jun 11, 2018
Joan Anne Elizabeth Ebling, 73, of Glen Burnie, Md., passed away Monday, at Hospice of the Chesapeake, Pasadena, Md. Born in Pottsville, July 15, 1944, she was a daughter of the late George and Joan Dodds Liddle. She was the loving wife of Ralph D. Ebling. Joan Anne was formerly employed at Pottsville Bleach & Dye, Port Carbon, and...
Carl F. Berger
Jun 11, 2018
Carl F. Berger, 71, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away after a six-month battle with cancer on Monday, June 11th, at Reading Hospital Tower Health, West Reading. Born in Pottsville on September 5, 1946, he was the only son of Evelyn C. (Walton) Berger, of Orwigsburg, and the late Paul J. Berger. He was the husband of Marie F. (Pfeiffenberger)...

Margaret P. "Jackie" (Parker) Williams
Jun 11, 2018
Margaret P. "Jackie" Williams, 90, a resident of Providence Place, Pottsville, passed away Monday at Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born in Electra, Texas, on July 12, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Winfred and Margaret E. McDaniel Parker. She was the widow of Kimble Williams, who passed away in 2004. In addition to her parents and husband,...
Ruth E. (Marbarger) Faust
Jun 10, 2018
Ruth E.(Marbarger) Faust passed away Sunday, June 10th at Weston Senior Living Pinebrook, with her daughter-in-law Lucille by her side. She would have celebrated her 95th birthday shortly.
Born in Leesport in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Stella (Webber) Marbarger and was raised in Auburn. In 1946 she married, Floyd Faust, who...

Phyllis E. (Gehrig) Trapani
Jun 9, 2018
Phyllis E. Trapani, 84, of Schuylkill Haven, became an angel with God on Saturday, June 9th, at her residence surrounded by her family.She was a loving mother and best friend who always put her family first.
Phyllis was born in Schuylkill Haven,on November 13, 1933, a daughter of the late Dorothy (Coller) and Isaac Gehrig.
...

Harvery R. "Boz" Brensinger, Iii
Jun 8, 2018
Harvey "Boz" R. Brensinger, III, 66, of North Manheim Township, passed away Friday, June 8th, at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg.
Born in Pottsville, on January 2, 1952, he was a son of the late Harvey R. Brensinger, Jr. & Jane (Killian) Condrack.
He was the widower of Linda (Ernst) Brensinger, whom he married April 25th, 1970....
Melvin R. Kull
Jun 8, 2018
Melvin R. Kull, 80, of Pottsville, was welcomed with open arms to his heavenly home Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 3, 1937, he was a son of the late George E. and Eva M. Kull. He was the husband of his adoring and loving wife, Mary A....

Norman Hentz
Jun 7, 2018
Norman F. Hentz, 77, formerly of Wayne Township, PA, and Tabernacle, NJ, passed away June 7th, at Shangri La Assisted Living, West Melbourne, FL.
Born in Pottsville, PA, on August 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Frank E. & Mildred M. (Essler) Hentz.
He is survived by sister, Claire Fekete, Melbourne, FL,...

Robert Joseph Walaconis
Jun 5, 2018
Robert Joseph Walaconis, 71, of Hernando, Fla., passed away June 5, 2018, in Brooksville, Fla. Born in New York, New York, on Aug. 1, 1946, he was a son of the late Alice Walaconis. Robert was a Girardville native and graduate of Immaculate Heart High School in Fountain Springs, Class of 1964. He served in the Navy aboard the...
David G. Novatnak
Jun 5, 2018
David G. Novatnak, 63, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at his residence. David was born in Hazleton, on Sept. 16, 1954, a son of June Salko Novatnak, Hershey, and the late George "Corky" Novatnak. He was the husband of Patricia Wytovich Novatnak. David was a graduate of Freeland MMI Prepatory School. He attended Hartford Community College, Palmer Junior College...

Elsie M. (Donton) Schneck
Jun 2, 2018
Elsie M. Schneck, 71, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday, June 2nd, peacefully, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St., Pottsville.
She was born in Cressona, on June 15, 1946, a daughter of the late Kathryn (Wengert) and John Donton.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Summer Hill Auburn....

Jerry R. Nelson
May 30, 2018
Jerry R. "J.R." Nelson, 75, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown. Jerry was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 6, 1943, a son of the late Bernice Stalder and Richard Nelson. He was the husband of Linda L. Dionisi Nelson. He was formerly employed by Wear Me Apparel as a controller. J.R. is preceded...
Arlene W. (Bobbs) Klinger
May 27, 2018
Arlene W. (Bobbs) Klinger, 91, of Pottsville, peacefully passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, May 27.
Born in Palo Alto, PA, on April 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Arthur L. Bobbs, Sr. and Winifred Mabel (Mattern) Bobbs.
She was the widow of Thomas B. Klinger, who...
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