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.
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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Helen L. (Moyer) Krammes
Dec 29, 2015
Helen L. Krammes, 96, of Cressona, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Helen was born in Summit Station, Oct. 3, 1919, a daughter of Clayton Moyer Sr. and Lash Moyer. She was the widow of Warren C. Krammes, who passed away in 2011. She was a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church Schuylkill Haven and Eastern Star. She...

Edward R. Bachert
Dec 25, 2015
Edward R. Bachert, 81, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, December 25th, at Rosewood Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven.
Born in West Penn Township on October 19, 1934, he was a son of the late Roy J. & Angeline (Yanis) Bachert.
He was the husband of Ethel M. (Gipe) Bachert.
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Adele Newhard Reider
Dec 24, 2015
Adele Newhard Reider, 97, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away peacefully Thursday at home among family and Christmas candles. She was born in Allentown, Aug. 15, 1918, to Allen and Florence Sames Newhard, and was the wife of Thomas F. Reider Sr., who died in 1990. Adele graduated from Allentown High School in 1936 and attended Moravian College. She was...
Gerald J. Nagle
Dec 23, 2015
Gerald J. Nagle, 81, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Jerry was born in Pottsville, May 17, 1934, a son of the late Malcolm and Arline Hodge Nagle. He was the husband of Jeri Hafer Nagle, to whom he was married for 54 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville....

Dorothy A. (Stock) Natale
Dec 23, 2015
Dorothy A. Natale, 76, of Summit Station, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Dorothy was born in New York City, N.Y., on May 13, 1939, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Lejko Stock. She was the wife of Anthony R. Natale. She was a member of Bethesda Evangelical Congregational Church of Reedsville and the Summit Station Fire...
Clifford P. Lenhart
Dec 22, 2015
Clifford P. Lenhart, 82, of Auburn, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Hamburg, July 2, 1933, he was a son of the late Ray and Ruth Zimmerman Lenhart. He was the husband of Joan Gerber Lenhart. Clifford was a member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville. He served in the...

Drew H. Sterner
Dec 20, 2015
Drew H. Sterner, 72, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday, December 20th, at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Pottsville on October 16, 1943, he was a son of the late Albert L. & Iva F. (Kramer) Sterner. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers; Ronald, Robert & Richard Sterner. Drew is...

Michael R. Schnoke
Dec 19, 2015
Michael R. Schnoke, 42, of Pine Grove, passed away Saturday, December 19th, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Michael was born in Pottsville on July 12, 1973, a son of Faye (Gerber) Schnoke, of Schuylkill Haven and Robert Schnoke, of Pine Grove.
He was formerly employed by at Sapa Cressona.
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Harold Richard "Skip" Heffner
Dec 15, 2015
Harold Richard "Skip" Heffner, 50, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Summit Station, passed away Tuesday, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, Fla., as the result of an automobile accident. Born in Pottsville, March 7, 1965, he was a son of Thomas Heffner, Lady Lake, Fla., and the late Barbara Thompson Honicker. Skip attended Blue Mountain schools and was...
Mary E. Burd
Dec 14, 2015
The former Mary E. Burd was born July 6th, 1944 in Reading, PA. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth G. & Dorothy (Dunn) Burd. She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Lisowski, a grandson, Kenneth M. P. Nally, and a great-granddaughter, Ella Seiders. She is survived by a son, Kenneth D. Nally, Minersville, grandchildren; Colleen...

Walter M. Lengel
Dec 11, 2015
Walter M. Lengel, 85, of Auburn, passed away Friday at his residence. Born in Pottsville, Nov. 21, 1930, he was a son of the late Bertha and Roy Lengel. He was the husband of Shirley M. Wessner Lengel. He was a member of Jerusalem Lutheran Church Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County Wood Carvers and the former Weekend Wheeler's Camping Club....
Theodore M. Schneider
Dec 11, 2015
Theodore M. Schneider, 78, of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. Theodore was born in Pottsville, May 27, 1937, a son of the late Anna Rizzardi and Theodore J. Schneider. He was the husband of Anna M. Gustis Schneider. He was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven, and served as an usher. He...

Carolyn A. (Walters) Miller
Dec 10, 2015
Carolyn A. Miller, 59, of Pine Grove, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, 17th and Chew Street, Allentown. Carolyn was born in Pottsville, Aug. 30, 1956, a daughter of Harold Walters, Florida, and the late Ann Bast Walters. She was the wife of Trevor C. Miller Sr. Carolyn had a wonderful life filled with family and friends....

William Allen Ebling
Dec 10, 2015
William Allen Ebling, 94, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at his residence surrounded by family. Born in Pottsville, Nov. 15, 1921, he was a son of the late William Edward and Flora Ann Miller Ebling. He was the widower of Helen Marie Rolshausen Ebling, who passed away in 2003. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Class...
Elizabeth J. (Palmer) Eifert
Dec 10, 2015
Elizabeth J. Eifert, 74, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Aug. 11, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Harold A. and Elizabeth Ella Paul Palmer. She was the loving wife of James C. Eifert Sr. Betty was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1959,...
Virginia (Kennedy) Long
Dec 6, 2015
Virginia "Ginny" Long, 92, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday at her daughter's residence surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Dauphin, Feb. 27, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Ralph B. and Elsie M. Heberling Kennedy. She was the widow of James Long, who passed away in 1994. Ginny was a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church,...

Gary James Herman
Dec 4, 2015
Gary James Herman, 73, of Schuylkill Haven, PA, passed away Friday, December 4th, at his residence. Born in Jersey City, NJ on December 18, 1941, he was a son of the late William & Florence (Kazary) Herman. He was the loving husband of Renee M. (Price) Herman for 50 years. Gary was a Linden High School graduate and attended...
Liesa M. (Luck) Rattazzi
Dec 3, 2015
Liesa M. Rattazzi, 57, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading. Born in Hackensack, N.J., Dec. 5, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Irma Claussen Luck. She was the loving wife of John W. Rattazzi. Liesa was a graduate of Walt Whitman High School, Long Island, N.Y., and was employed by...

Georgine Louise (Schafer) Motley
Dec 2, 2015
Georgine Louise Schafer Motley, 84, of Mount Carbon, passed away Wednesday at the Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, Feb. 20, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Mary Schultz Schafer. She was the loving wife of Edward Joseph Motley to whom she was married for 63 years. Georgine was of the Catholic faith and a...
Barbara A. (Rehnert) Kull
Dec 1, 2015
Barbara A. Kull, 72, of Mount Carbon, passed away Thursday at her residence. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 11, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Rita M. Bettinger and Eugene J. Rehnert. She was the widow of Edward W. Kull, who passed away in 2004. She was a member of the former St. Francis de Sales Church and...
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