Schuylkill County, PA Funeral Home Obituaries & Death Notices
Obituaries for our Funeral Homes in Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven & Cressona
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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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Leona R. (Federovich) Lechleitner
Feb 5, 2016
Leona R. Lechleitner, 77, of Seltzer, passed away Friday at home. Born in Minersville, she was a daughter of the late John and Marion Federovich. She was the widow of James Lechleitner. Surviving are two sons, James and Stephen, both of Seltzer.

Edward L. Hummel, Sr.
Feb 2, 2016
Edward L. Hummel Sr., 94, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at home. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Dec. 18, 1921, he was a son of the late Henry L. and Gertrude Deibert Hummel. He was the widower of Jeanette L. Hummel. Ed was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1939. He had been...

Ana Simon
Jan 28, 2016
Ana Simon, 62, of Cass Township, passed away Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Lower Burrell, April 13, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Winifred and Charles Simon. Ana was a graduate of high school and then attended Delaware Valley College where she received her bachelor's degree in biology. After college, Ana moved to...
Gwendoline N. (Woolmer) Reading
Jan 27, 2016
Gwendoline N. "Gwen" Reading, 90, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday at Luther Ridge. Born in Gretton, England, April 21, 1925, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Louisa Endacott Woolmer. She was married in January 1945 in Gretton, a World War II bride of John M. Reading, Army...
John Dennis Wanchalk
Jan 26, 2016
John Dennis Wanchalk, 75, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Jan. 26 at his residence. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 20, 1940, he was a son of the late George and Helen Hudock Wanchalk. He was the husband of Patricia Owens Wanchalk, whom he married May 19, 1972. He attended St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven. Dennis served in the...
Raymond D. "Denny" Donetti
Jan 26, 2016
Raymond D. "Denny" Donetti, 69, of Port Clinton, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Aug. 29, 1946, he was a son of the late Raymond and Anna Mae Renninger Donetti. He was the husband of Joanne L. Hafer Donetti. He was formerly employed by Circle M Construction for 16 years and then UGI Corp. as...

Joan Z. Moyer
Jan 25, 2016
Joan Z. Moyer, 79, of Wayne Township, passed away Monday, January 25th, at Rosewood Nursing Home, North Manheim Township.
Born in Wayne Township on May 2, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Lester T. & Evelyn Marie (Krammes) Fessler.
She was the widow of Marlin S. Moyer, who preceded...

Francis P. Voydik
Jan 22, 2016
Francis P. "Buddy" Voydik, 79, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in North Manheim Township, June 28, 1936, he was a son of the late Joseph and Ruth Shappell Voydik. He was the loving husband of Dorothy A. Zimmerman Voydik, whom he married on April 30, 1955. Francis attended Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall,...
David M. Tobias
Jan 22, 2016
David M. Tobias, 50, of Pottsville, passed away Friday, January 22nd, at home.
Born in Schuylkill Haven on May 1, 1965, he was a son of Blanche (Rihacek) Tobias, Schuylkill Haven, and the late Adam Tobias.
In addition to his father, Dave is also preceded in death by paternal grandparents; Adam & Theresa (Staller) Tobias,...

Stephen Paulin
Jan 20, 2016
Stephen Paulin, 91, of Wayne Twp., passed away Wednesday, January 20th, at Laurel Nursing Home, Hamburg.
Stephen was born in Summit Station, on January 21, 1924, a son of the late Julia (Karcasinic) and John Paulin.
He served in the U.S. Marines in WW II and was the former owner of Unclaimed Freight...

Ida A. (Keller) Ryland
Jan 20, 2016
Ida Alvesta Ryland, 98, of Sweet Arrow Lake Road, Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in Wayne Township, Feb. 27, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mame Laubenstine Keller. She was the widow of Glenn Ryland, who passed away in 1972. Ida was a lifetime member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,...

Lula M. "Vivian" (Zimmerman) Reed
Jan 20, 2016
Lula M. "Vivian" Reed, 89, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at Schoolyard Square, Pine Grove. Born in Pine Grove, Nov. 3, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John Jr. and Elva Clements Zimmerman. She was the widow of Charles A. Reed Sr., who passed away in 2005. Vivian was formerly employed by the Union Knitting Mill...

Geraldine M. (Tobin) Webb
Jan 20, 2016
Geraldine M. Webb, 72, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Pottsville, July 22, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Leo S. and Nellie Urban Tobin. She was the wife of Ronald S. "Stan" Webb Sr. Geraldine was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. Surviving, in addition to her husband,...

James J. Mohan, Jr.
Jan 19, 2016
James J. Mohan Jr., 83, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at his residence. Born in Pottsville, Aug. 2, 1932, he was a son of the late James J. Sr. and Agnes Dudas Mohan. He was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven. He was self-employed as a Christmas tree farmer and did construction work. He...
Sydney S. Ruch
Jan 18, 2016
Sydney S. Ruch, 94, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Cressona, Dec. 23, 1921, he was a son of the late Samuel and Lottie Herring Ruch. He was the loving husband of Janet J. "Jenny" Gilfillan Ruch. Sid was a graduate of Cressona High School, Class of 1939, and had...

Frederic John Koch
Jan 17, 2016
Frederic John Koch, 66, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at Inglis House, Philadelphia. Born at the former Ashland State General Hospital, July 25, 1949, he was a son of the late Lewis M. and Mildred Fitch Koch. Fred was a 1967 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and a 1971 graduate of Methodist College. He was a...

John Michael Kotch
Jan 16, 2016
John Michael Kotch, 83, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Tuscarora, Feb. 6, 1932, he was a son of the late John and Theresa Holage Kotch. John served in the Air Force in the Korean War. He worked as the borough manager of Schuylkill Haven, served on the borough council and...
Louise C. (Yeich) Mosher Lane
Jan 14, 2016
Louise C. Mosher Lane, 98, passed away Thursday, January 14th, at The Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, PA. Born in Wayne Township on May 10, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Samuel & Sally (Field) Yeich. She was the widow of both her first husband, Francis Mosher, and her second husband, Kenneth Lane. In addition to her...
Jayden Andrew Keith Klinger
Jan 11, 2016
Jayden Andrew Keith Klinger, newborn son of Skye Bickleman and Tyler Klinger, Lykens, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, where he was born Sunday. He was preceded in death by paternal great-grandparents, Harry Klinger and Lyle Miller; maternal great-grandparents, Albert R. Bickleman and Pearl Hall. In addition to his parents, Jayden is survived by maternal grandparents,...
Geraldine M. (Becker) Nunemacher
Dec 30, 2015
Geraldine M. Nunemacher, 86, of Pine Grove, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Fleetwood, July 10, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Elsie Conrad Becker. She was the widow of William S. Nunemacher, who passed away in 2002. Geraldine was a graduate of Cressona High School and had worked as...
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