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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Dennis George "Filbert" Keefer, Iii
Mar 17, 2017
Dennis George "Filbert" Keefer, III, 22, of Wayne Township, passed away Friday, March 17th.
Born in Reading on July 24, 1994, he was a son of Marcia Tamburelli, of Orwigsburg, and Dennis George Keefer, Jr., of Wayne Township.
He graduated from Blue Mountain High School in 2012.
Filbert was employed as a heavy...
Richard M. "Rickie" Martin
Mar 15, 2017
Richard M. "Rickie" Martin, 58, passed away Wednesday at Windsor House at Snyder Memorial, Marienville. Survivors include father, Lawrence G. Martin, sister, Cynthia Yoder, and brother, Lawrence C. Martin. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, with the Rev. Dr. Richard Schoenleber officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30...
Jody L. (Hauck) Yeich
Mar 12, 2017
Jody L. Yeich, 55, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday, March 12th, at home. Born in Pottsville on January 24, 1962, she was a daughter of Robert and Gale (Koperna) Hauck, Schuylkill Haven. She was the wife of Todd L. Yeich.
She was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School, Class of 1979, and was employed as...
Mary A. (Keller) Bensinger
Mar 10, 2017
Mary A. Bensinger, 80, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown. Mary was born in Bromerstown, on March 7, 1937, a daughter of the late Katie Fromm and Oscar Keller. She was the widow of William H. Bensinger, who passed away in 2000. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ,...
Victor F. Arbushites
Mar 6, 2017
Victor F. Arbushites, 69, of Lake Wynonah, passed away Monday at his residence. Born Sept. 1, 1947, in Shenandoah, he was a son of the late Francis and Emma Gurski Arbushites. Victor was a 1965 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School, Shenandoah, a Vietnam-era veteran, having served from 1967 to 1969, and a mixer operator at Pillsbury...
Sheila M. (Kimmel) Lawell
Mar 5, 2017
Sheila M. Lawell, 60, Schuylkill Haven, died Sunday, at Lehigh Valley Hospital East, Pottsville.
She was preceded in death by parents,Harold & Rita McCoach Kimmel, son, Jeremy Lawell, & siblings, Koreen Andershonis & Harold Kimmel.
Survivors include children; Brian & Amanda Lawell, & sisters, Anita Potts,JoAnn Klinger, & Kathy Artz.
Services are private....
Mary Ann (Zelinsky) Holley
Mar 4, 2017
Mary Ann Holley, 74, of Seltzer, passed away Saturday at Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville. Mary Ann was born in Duncott, March 30, 1943, a daughter of the late Peter and Geneva Yordy Zelinsky. She was the wife of William D. "Yut" Holley. She was manager of the Seltzer post office for more than 30 years. She...
Merlin L. Freeman
Mar 4, 2017
Merlin L. Freeman, 86, of Friedensburg, passed away Saturday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Born in Wayne Township, July 9, 1930, he was a son of the late Harrison E. and Margaret M. Nagle Freeman. He was the widower of Florence E. "Tootie" Reed Freeman, who preceded him in death on June 24, 2003. He...
Phyllis A. (Kerschner) Ebling
Mar 4, 2017
Phyllis A. Ebling, 84, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday at home. Born in Pine Grove, July 24, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Lydia Heister Kerschner. She was the widow of James B. Ebling Jr., who passed away Feb. 2, 1995. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death...
Carlson G. "Mike" Gilbert, Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Carlson G. "Mike" Gilbert, Sr., 87, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, March 3rd, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Schuylkill Haven on January 25, 1930, he was a son of the late Ceylon & Alice (Moyer)Gilbert.
He was the husband of Minerva A. (Yoder) Gilbert. The couple would have celebrated 64 years of...
Rita M. (Garzone) Huy
Feb 28, 2017
Rita M. Huy, 88, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at Phoebe Home, Allentown, where she had been a resident. Born in Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Rose Valecci Garzone. She was the widow of William J. Huy Sr., who passed away in 2002. In addition to her parents and...
Ada M. (Heim) Frey
Feb 27, 2017
Ada M. Frey, 89, of Orwigsburg, passed away Feb. 27 at Seton Manor. Ada was born in Landingville, Dec. 9, 1927, a daughter of the late Luther and Stella Long Heim. Ada was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and was employed as a teller at the former Schuylkill Haven Trust for 43 years. For many years, Ada...
Elaine Irene Brommer
Feb 22, 2017
Elaine Irene Brommer, 88, of formerly of Schuylkill Haven, most recently of Providence Place, Pine Grove, passed away Wednesday, February 22nd, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg.
Born in Wayne Township on May 21, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Howard & Lottie I. (Douglass) Brommer.
In addition to her parents,...
Bright Kantner, Jr.
Feb 21, 2017
Bright A. Kantner Jr., 74, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Bright was born in Schuylkill Haven, Dec. 29, 1942, a son of the late Bright A. Sr. and Norma Gensemer Kantner. He was the husband of Rickie Winters Kantner. Bright was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1962. He served in the...
Thomas Jay Stine
Feb 17, 2017
Thomas Jay Stine, 78, of Auburn, passed away Feb. 17 at Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born in Pottsville, May 27, 1938, he was a son of the late Thomas P. and Blanche Helen Yost Stine. He was the widower of Hilda R. Stocker Stine, who passed away June 21, 2016. Jay was a graduate of Emmaus High School and...
Madelon M. (Bressler) Reber
Feb 15, 2017
Madelon M. Reber, 95, of Millsboro, Del., formerly of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at Atlantic Shores, Millsboro. She resided in Atlantic Shores from June 2016 to the present. Prior to that, she resided with her daughter and family from December 2014 to May 2016. Born in South Manheim Township, Feb. 11, 1922, she was a daughter of the late...
Harold "Butch" Blankenhorn
Feb 14, 2017
Harold "Butch" Blankenhorn, 61, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at home. Born in Pottsville, Feb. 20, 1955, he was a son of the late Herman and Edith Laubenstine Blankenhorn. He was the husband of Linda Koch Blankenhorn. Butch was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ Summer Hill, Auburn, and was formerly employed as a welder...
James R. Hahn
Feb 13, 2017
James R. Hahn, 71, of Orwigsburg, passed away peacefully Monday at Seton Manor. James was born in Palmerton, Nov. 12, 1945, a son of the late Harold and Pearl Evans Hahn. He was the husband of Claire T. Leykum Hahn, to whom he was married 46 years. He served in the Navy as a CT3. He retired after 30...
Brandi Jo Pucci
Feb 12, 2017
Brandi Jo Pucci, 27, of Bloomsburg, formerly of Cressona, passed away Sunday at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Brandi was born in Pottsville, Dec. 22, 1989, a daughter of Jodi Pucci Staller, Cressona, stepfather, Keith Staller, Schuylkill Haven, and Dillon Stein, husband of Holly, Orwigsburg. Brandi was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School, Class of 2008, and attended Penn State...
Paul L. Potts
Feb 12, 2017
Paul L. Potts, 79, of Cressona, passed away Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street. Born in Pottsville, Oct. 26, 1937, he was a son of the late John and Irma A. Sabol Potts. He was the husband of Jean M. Osman Potts. The couple celebrated 56 happy years of marriage on Feb. 11. Paul was a 1955...
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