Obituaries
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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Carol L. (Hensel) Lassandro Campbell
Nov 5, 2014
Carol L. Campbell, 89, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Born in Tower City, Nov. 27, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Arthur P. and Kathryn Sterner Hensel. Carol was a member of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Schuylkill Haven. She served in the Army in the medical department. She was formerly employed by the Big...
John A. Haller, Sr.
Nov 4, 2014
John A. Haller Sr., 64, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street. Born in Pottsville, Feb. 20, 1950, he was a son of the late George J. and Margurite Strausser Haller. He was the husband of the late Ginger Bowers Haller. John was a member of Bible Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, Schuylkill Haven. He worked as...
Wayne H. Bertram
Nov 4, 2014
Wayne H. Bertram, 91, of Landingville, passed away Tuesday, November 4th, at Schuylkill Medical Center South, Pottsville.
Born in Strausstown, PA on January 1, 1923, he was a son of the late James & Sadie (Hower)Bertram.
He was the widower of Verna (Reedy) Bertram, who preceded him in death August 4,...
Harry R. Young, Sr.
Nov 2, 2014
Harry R. Young Sr., 60, of Pine Grove, passed away Sunday, November 2nd, at Rest Haven nursing home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Coatesville, Dec. 11, 1953, he was a son of the late Melvin and Marion Wallace Young. He was the husband of Patricia Harig Young. He was a member of Bethesda Evangelical Congregational Church, Reedsville. Surviving, in addition...
Ray William Oswald
Oct 30, 2014
Ray William Oswald, 92, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday at Golden Living Centers-York Terrace. Born July 31, 1922, he was a son of the late Floyd Oswald and Katie Reber Oswald Orwig. He was the loving husband of Nadine Frehafer Oswald, York Terrace. Ray was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, Class of 1940. He proudly...
Rita M. (Bettinger) Rehnert
Oct 30, 2014
Rita M. Rehnert, 96, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at Providence Place Retirement Community. Born in Tremont, Nov. 8, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Cora Hossler Bettinger. She was the widow of Eugene J. Rehnert, who passed away in 1999. Rita was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. In...
William H. "Kody" Kodash
Oct 29, 2014
William H. "Kody" Kodash, 69, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Wednesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born Feb. 24, 1945, he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Whalen Kodash. He was the husband of Connie J. Bachert Kodash, Auburn. Kody attended Patterson High School and was formerly employed by Reneer Films, Auburn. He served in...
Julia M. (Cossick) Long
Oct 26, 2014
Julia M. Long, 94, formerly of Auburn, passed away Sunday at Orwigsburg Center. Born in Port Carbon, March 7, 1920, she was a daughter of the late William and Julia Cossick Mickshaw. She is survived by her husband, Luther J. Long, Orwigsburg Center; sons, Ronald Long and his wife, Beverly, and Randon Long and his wife, Kimberly, all of...
Leona L. (Lord) Krieg
Oct 26, 2014
Leona L. Krieg, 99, of Wyomissing, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wyomissing. Born in Pottsville, May 25, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Ida Wein Lord. She was the widow of F. Russell Krieg Sr., who passed away Aug. 22, 1991. In addition to her parents and...
Marion L. (Loiry) Lewis
Oct 24, 2014
Marion Maxine Loiry Lewis, 91, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday at Luther Ridge, where she had been a resident. Born in Bourneville, Ohio, Feb. 24, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Austin Loiry and Emma Bernice Daugherty Loiry, Chillicothe, Ohio. She was the seventh of eight children. Marion was a graduate of Chillicothe High...
Anna (Hollowaty) Dean
Oct 21, 2014
Anna "Ann" Dean, 90, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Tuesday at ManorCare Health Services, Sinking Spring. Born in Frackville, Dec. 8, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John Hollowaty and Mae Hollowaty Johnson. She was the widow of Harry Dean Sr., who passed away Oct. 7, 2003. She was a member of St. John's United Church of...
Marc C. Nespeca, Jr.
Oct 20, 2014
Marc C. Nespeca Jr., 19, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday in West Brunswick Township. Born in Pottsville, Nov. 1, 1994, he was a son of Marc Nespeca Sr. and Tammy DeWitt, both of Schuylkill Haven. A 2014 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School, he was employed by Shalmet. Marc was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Anthony...
Patricia "Pat" L. (Hartranft) Frantz
Oct 15, 2014
Patricia L. "Pat" Frantz, 81, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday at Seton Manor. Born in Port Carbon, March 2, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Clarence M. and Clara Boyer Hartranft. She was the widow of Daniel W. Frantz, who passed away in 2011. Pat was a member of Zion's Red Church, Orwigsburg. In addition to her...
Mary L. (Connell) Burns
Oct 15, 2014
Mary L. Burns, 95, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, May 7, 1919, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Theresa Montag Connell. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and worked as a clerk for Metropolitan Insurance Co. She was a member of St. John the Baptist...
Robin L. (Huntzinger) Fessler
Oct 12, 2014
Robin L. Fessler
Robin L. Fessler, of Cressona, passed away Sunday, October 12th, at her residence.
Robin was born in Pottsville on February 20, a daughter of Barbara (Emerich) and Richard Huntzinger, of Cressona.
Robin was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School, Class of...
E. Louise (Keefer) Dallago
Oct 6, 2014
E. Louise Dallago, 85, of Wayne Township, passed away Monday at home. Born in Tumbling Run, July 2, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Guy D. and Isabel V. Matthews Keefer. Louise was a graduate of Pine Grove High School, Class of 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Joseph R. Dallago,...
Anna Bazar
Oct 4, 2014
Anna Bazar, 90, of Cressona, passed away Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Cressona, Feb. 11, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Alevander and Anastozia Bazar. Anna was a graduate of Cressona High School and was formerly employed by local textile mills. She was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Minersville. Anna was...
Joseph R. Foster, Sr.
Sep 25, 2014
Joseph R. Foster Sr., 63, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born in Palo Alto, Feb. 27, 1951, he was a son of the late Raymond D. and Anna Strollo Foster. He was the husband of Raedelle M. Mullins Foster. Joe was a graduate of Pottsville High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam...
Frederick D. Davis
Sep 17, 2014
Frederick D. Davis, 33, of Tremont, passed away Wednesday in Jersey City, N.J., from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Eureka, Calif., Jan. 27, 1981, he was a son of Louella Hostler Davis, Hoopa, Calif. and the late Fred Davis. He was the husband of Kelly M. Fryer Davis, Branchdale. Fred was a graduate of Hoopa...
Helen Mae Farley
Sep 15, 2014
Helen Mae Farley, 95, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. Born in Schuylkill Haven, Dec. 8, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Elisha L. Knarr and Lewis A. Bolton. She was the widow of Carl J. Farley, who passed away in 1993. She was a member of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church....
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