Schuylkill County, PA Funeral Home Obituaries & Death Notices

Aug 21, 2016

Joseph E. Bouchard Jr., 72, of Auburn, passed away Sunday at his residence. Joseph was born in Pittsfield, Mass., Oct. 7, 1943, a son of the late Joseph F. Sr. and Amanda Bouchard. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Julie. He was the husband of Edith F. Wixsom Bouchard. Joe served in the Army and the...

Aug 21, 2016

Tracey Lynn Wike, 39, of New Ringgold, passed away Sunday. Born in Pottsville, May 15, 1977, she was a daughter of Thelma Shaffer, Minersville, and Kenneth Delaney, Lake Wynonah. She was the wife of Randall Wike Sr. In addition to her parents and husband, Tracey is also survived by a daughter, Amber Lynn Park; three sons, Randall Wike Jr.,...

Aug 13, 2016

Melvin B. Schafer, 74, of South Manheim Township, Auburn, died Saturday at Reading Hospital, West Reading, Berks County. Melvin was born in Pottsville, July 5, 1942, a son of the late Harold and Mary Schultz Schafer. He was the husband of Anna M. Hoy Schafer, to whom he was married 54 years. He served in the Army Reserves. He...

Aug 7, 2016

Kathleen M. Beck, 64, of Auburn, passed away Sunday, August 7th, at Reading Hospital, West Reading.

Born in Manhattan, NY on August 16, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Thomas & Rita (Daley) Keating.

She was the loving wife of Ned A. Beck, whom she married on September 12,...

Aug 5, 2016

June Ella Yoder, 98, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Orwigsburg Center. Born in Hamburg, Sept. 16, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Ella Crowe Lesher. She was the widow of Roy A. Yoder, and preceded in death by brothers, Kenneth and Luther. June lived a long, fulfilling and fun life - we...

Jul 30, 2016

Edward H. Fisher, 82, of North Manheim Township, died Saturday at his home under the care of his family, companion and hospice. Edward was born in Schuylkill Haven, a son of the late Elwood and Amy Witman Fisher. He was the widower of Dolores Horstman Fisher, who died in 2007. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School in...

Jul 27, 2016

Bessie W. Berghoff, 107, of Lake Wynonah, passed away Wednesday at Orwigsburg Center-Genesis Healthcare, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident. Born in Wellsburg, W.Va., June 22, 1909, she was a daughter of the late Earl C. and Rosa V. Darrah Williams. She was the widow of S. Bernard Berghoff. She had worked in the accounting department for the...

Jul 26, 2016

Jean S. Letcher, 84, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at Orwigsburg Center-Genesis Healthcare, Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, Nov. 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Isabel Lynch Schaeffer. She was the widow of Melvin S. Letcher. Jean was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Class of 1949, and Ford Business School. She was formerly employed...

Jul 24, 2016

David G. "Pork" Luckenbill, 57, of Minersville, passed away Sunday, July 24th, at Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

David was born in Pottsville, on January 30, 1959, a son of the late Mary (Gerber) Luckenbill and George  Luckenbill.

Pork was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1978. In high school...

Jul 23, 2016

Raydelle H. Berger, 92, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville, where she had been a resident. Born in Friedensburg, Nov. 9, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Emma Ryland Heffner. She was the widow of Walter "Wally" Berger, past Pottsville police officer and Schuylkill County detective. Raydelle was a graduate...

Jul 19, 2016

Daniel Edward Mulroy, 76, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in Pottsville, May 9, 1940, he was a son of the late William and Mary Devine Mulroy. He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, and the past president of the CACL Federal Credit Union. Dan was a member of the...

Jul 17, 2016

Pauline M. Trumbo, 79, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading. Born in Wayne Township, May 15, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Cora Bressler Freeman. She was a 1955 graduate of Cressona High School and a 1959 graduate of Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed by Argo...

Jul 16, 2016

Nicholas A. Einsig, 35, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday at his residence. Nicholas was born in Pottsville, Nov. 8, 1980, a son of Linda and Jerry Einsig, Orwigsburg. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Schuylkill Haven. Nick was a 1999 graduate of Blue Mountain High School and a 2004 graduate of Kutztown University. He...

Jul 11, 2016

Robert E. Dargis Sr., 61, of Frackville, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Center. Born in Shenandoah, Sept. 21, 1954, he was a son of the late Anthony Dargis and Philomena Lenortavage Koss. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Frank Koss. Bob loved Harley-Davidson motorcylces and the biking community. He had been previously employed as a pipe...

Jul 7, 2016

Marie C. Dillman Wisner, 69, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown. Born in Coaldale, Feb. 9, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Frank A. and Marie Stahler McDermott. She attended Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Schuylkill Haven, and was last employed by Alpha Mills, retiring in May 2006. In addition to her parents,...

Jul 2, 2016

Wilhelminia J. "Billie" Payne, 93, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Pottsville, Aug. 20, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Jestyn G. and Margaret Oliver Bound. Billie was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Class of 1940. She was previously employed as the assistant to the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania...

Jun 30, 2016

Patricia Knobloch Jones, 87, of Pottsville and Quail Ridge, Florida, passed away on Thursday, June 30 at the Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Allentown. Born in Hazleton and raised in Pottsville, Patricia was the daughter of the late Phillip Knobloch, a noted local architect who among other landmarks designed Pottsville’s City Hall and the Pottsville Area High School, and...

Jun 27, 2016

Harry R. Bohrman, 77, of North Manheim Township, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Pottsville, March 19, 1939, he was a son of the late Paul S. and Helen M. Phillips Bohrman. He was the husband of Barbara A. Miller Bohrman. Harry graduated from Blue Mountain High School and retired from Dana Corp. after...

Jun 26, 2016

Paul C. Stank, 88, of Lake Wynonah, passed away Sunday at home surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Schuylkill Haven, a son of the late George and Anna Stank. Paul attended Pottsville High School and served in the Army Air Force from 1945 to 1947. He was a retired manager of ARA Linen Service and the...

Jun 21, 2016

Josephine M. Durant, 81, formerly of Hondo, Texas, who most recently resided with her son, Dennis, in Port Carbon, passed away Tuesday at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven, surrounded by family. Born in Saint Clair, Nov. 7, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Hupka Kalyan. Josephine was the widow of Richard Durant,...