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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Robert H. Smith
Jan 3, 2015
Robert H. Smith, 78, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Auburn, Dec. 5, 1936, he was a son of the late Paul and Bertha Metz Smith. He was the loving husband of Socorro Avila Smith. He proudly served in the Marines Corps. Robert was a member of "Send Me" Ministry Church, Saint...
Helen T. Koslosky
Jan 2, 2015
Helen T. Koslosky, Pottsville, passed away Friday at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville, where she had been a resident. Born in Pottsville, Jan. 19, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Robert & Kathryn Slivinsky Koslosky. She was a member of the former St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church, Saint Clair. Helen was formerly employed by Naval Supply Depot,...
Francis J. Burns
Jan 2, 2015
Francis J. Burns, 96, of Pottsville, passed away Friday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, April 1, 1918, he was a son of the late Francis E. and Louise Reith Burns. Francis was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed as a quality assurance manager for Alcoa for 44 years. He was also involved in the...
Florence E. (Leymeister) Moyer
Dec 31, 2014
Florence E. Moyer, 70, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County. Florence was born in South Manheim Township, March 10, 1944, a daughter of the late Oscar and Marion Rooke Leymeister. She graduated from Schuylkill Haven Area High School in 1962. She was the wife of Marvin A. Moyer, with...
Janice R. (Higgins) Ney
Dec 30, 2014
Janice R. Ney, 76, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 30, 1938, she was a daughter of the late George and Rachel Eisenhuth Higgins. She was the wife of Charles R. Ney. She is survived by daughters, Cristal Brown and Sherry Chistakoff; and a son, Keith Ney. She is...
Lawrence Edward "Larry" Moore
Dec 23, 2014
Lawrence Edward "Larry" Moore, 77, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va. Born in Pottsville, Aug. 1, 1937, he was a son of the late Edward L. and Jane D. Kehoe Moore. He was the loving husband of Anne Williams Moore. A 1956 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, he was the owner and...
Vernon L. "Louie" Blankenhorn
Dec 23, 2014
Vernon L. "Louie" Blankenhorn, 62, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of Marianne and devoted father to Malinda Curnow and Vernon Blankenhorn Jr. Born in Pottsville, Aug. 27, 1952, he was a son of the late Edith Laubenstine and Herman Blankenhorn. He was a member of ...
Rhoda A. (Wingle) Yurenko
Dec 22, 2014
Rhoda A. Yurenko, 94, of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Cressona, Aug. 23, 1920, she was a daughter of the late James D. and Caroline R. Long Wingle. She was the widow of John Yurenko, who passed away in 2001. She was a 1938 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and...
Leah (Hein) Dieter
Dec 18, 2014
Leah Dieter, Golden LivingCenters-Reading, passed away Thursday at the center. Born in Pine Grove, Jan. 12, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence Acker Hein. Leah is the widow of the late Donald E. Dieter Sr. She attended Pine Grove schools and worked as a press operator in the textile industry. Leah was a member...
Susan J. (Campbell) Krammes
Dec 18, 2014
Susan J. Krammes, 66, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Havre de Grace, Md., May 26, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Francis Lee and Patricia Neff Campbell. She was the wife of Earl "Booter" Krammes. Susan was a member of St. John's Reformed Church, Friedensburg. She was...
Pauline W. Heinbach
Dec 14, 2014
Pauline W. Heinbach, 91, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday. Born in Wayne Township, Aug. 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Howard F. and Ethel R. Whitman Fessler. She was married for 50 years to Charles M. Heinbach, who passed away Sept. 13, 1993. She was also preceded in death by brothers, John, Howard, Harry, Robert,...
Joanna (Minnig) Freed
Dec 14, 2014
Joanna Freed, 58, of North Manheim Township, passed away Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Pottsville, May 20, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Gottschall Minnig. She was the wife of Curtis L. Freed. Joanna was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School, and was of the Catholic faith. She was...
Shawn R. Frantz
Dec 13, 2014
Shawn R. Frantz, 39, of Schuylkill Haven, died Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born March 2, 1975, he was the son of the late Donald L. & Jane (Morgan) Frantz.
He was employed by Cardinal Logistics as a truck driver.
Surviving are his wife of nine years, Kimberly A. (Sholl) Frantz ;...
Harold D. "Hal" Butts, Jr.
Dec 12, 2014
Harold D. "Hal" Butts Jr., 85, of Pottsville, passed away Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born in Pottsville, Oct. 31, 1929, he was a son of the late Harold D. Sr. and Cecil A. Boyer Butts. Harold graduated from Pottsville High School in 1947. He served in the Army as a sergeant in the Korean War. He...
Eugene R. Lewis
Dec 11, 2014
Eugene R. Lewis, 76, of Wayne Township, passed away Thursday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in William Penn, July 2, 1938, he was a son of the late Wilbur Lewis and Martha Richards Lewis Thomas. Gene was married to the former Jeanette H. Hardy for 52 years. He was a 1956 graduate of Minersville High School. He served in...
Luther J. Long
Dec 10, 2014
Luther J. Long, 95, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday at Orwigsburg Center. Born in Pottsville, Sept. 10, 1919, he was a son of the late Robert and Mary Mengel Long. He was the widower of Julia M. Mickshaw Long. Luther served in the Army during World War II. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Alma and Theresa;...
Gloria M. (Carl) Miller
Dec 10, 2014
Gloria M. Miller, 86, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in Reading, April 8, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ann Trout Carl. She was the widow of Glenn E. Miller, who died in 1968. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Schuylkill Haven. She was formerly em-ployed...
Norma C. (Nagle) Seifert
Dec 2, 2014
Norma C. Seifert, 78, of Auburn, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 18, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mable Faust Nagle. She was the widow of Paul T. Seifert, who passed away in 1982. Norma was a member of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Schuylkill Haven. A graduate of...
Nancy C. (Fehr) Bolton
Dec 2, 2014
Nancy C. Bolton, 79, of Williamsport, Md., formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at Williamsport Retirement Village, Maryland. Born in Pine Grove, Oct. 15, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Grace Guldin Fehr. She was the wife of John S. Bolton, also formerly of Schuylkill Haven. Nancy was a member of St. John's Reformed...
Reta I. (Moyer) Rhodes
Dec 2, 2014
Reta I. Rhodes, 85, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at her residence. Born in Schuylkill Haven, July 23, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Sadie I. Fisher and Irvin Moyer. On July 5, 1952, she married the love of her life, John Rhodes, at Christ Lutheran Church in Schuylkill Haven. They shared 62 loving years of...
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