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Pottsville, PA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas

John A. Kilmurray

John A. Kilmurray

Jul 24, 2011

John A. Kilmurray, Sr, 86, of Mechanicsville, died Sunday at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville. He was born October 22, 1924 in Branchdale son of the late Andrew and Edna Schock Kilmurray. He was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville High School and served in the Navy during World War II on the Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Lyman. He was employed by Reading...

Sharon J. Hepner

Sharon J. Hepner

Jul 23, 2011

Sharon J. Hepner, 64, of Friedensburg, died Saturday night at home. She was born November 5, 1946 in Pottsville daughter of the late Wilbur and Grace Snyder Lowe. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and had been employed by the former Schuylkill Haven Trust Bank and former Becker Brothers Toyota. Sharon was a member of the United Presbyterian...

June A. Spiess

June A. Spiess

Jun 11, 2011

June A. Spiess, 57, of Pottsville, died Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

She was born in Miami FL, on March 19, 1954 daughter of the late Edward and Anna Salak Carey.

She was a graduate of St. Clair High School and was a secretary for the Pottsville Area School District working at the John S. Clarke Elementary School and...

Michael Yanni

Michael Yanni

May 10, 2011

Michael Yanni, 90, of Pottsville, died Tuesday morning at home.

He was born May 29, 1920 in Pottsville son of the late Dominic and Rose Richutti Yanni.

He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

He was employed by the former J.H. Brokhoff Dairy and was later employed by...

Margaret M. Liddle

Margaret M. Liddle

Apr 30, 2011

Margaret M. Liddle, 91, of Pottsville, died Saturday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St.

She was born December 19, 1919 in Philadelphia daughter of the late John D.A. and Edith Patterson Mann.

She was a graduate of Kutztown State Teachers College with a B.S. in Art Education and was a home maker most of her life.

Margaret was a...

Paul J. Connors

Paul J. Connors

Apr 20, 2011

Paul J. Connors, 86, of Pottsville died Wednesday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. He was born January 21, 1925 son of the late Martin C. Connors and Christine Murphy Connors Reichneder. He was a 1942 Graduate of Pottsville High School and attended Valley Forge Military Academy. He served as a Navy Corpsman during World War II. Beginning in...

Stella M. Mirabella

Stella M. Mirabella

Apr 11, 2011

Stella M. Mirabella, 90, of Pottsville, formerly of Palo Alto, died Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. She was born March 24, 1921 in Pottsville daughter of the late Diego and Gaetana Merlino Strasico. She was a 1939 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Costas Candy for 20 years and the former Pottsville Eatery, retiring at...

Kevin Meadows

Kevin Meadows

Apr 4, 2011

Kevin Meadows, 55, of Seltzer died Monday at home. He was born December 22, 1955 in Pottsville son of Rita Juba Meadows and the late Donald R. Meadows who died in April of 2003. He attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by Sciara Delivery Service. As a teenager he participated with the Boy Scouts of America and was of the...

Jamie Mae Doyle, R.N.

Jamie Mae Doyle, R.N.

Apr 3, 2011

Jamie Mae Doyle, R.N., 31, of Pottsville died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. She was born October 2, 1979 in Lancaster daughter of Larry J. Jr., and Dory Lintner Derr. She was a 1998 graduate of Minersville Area High School, a 2002 graduate of Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing, and attended Penn State University. She was employed by...

Julia A. Mazzuca

Julia A. Mazzuca

Mar 29, 2011

Julia A. Mazzuca, 94, of Pottsville, died peacefully Tuesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. She was born June 23, 1916 in Pottsville daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Desanto Civitarese. She was a graduate of Cass Township High School and was employed by the former Tobias Clothing Store, Pottsville. Mrs. Mazzuca was a member of the former St. Joseph Roman...

Alice Leona Dusel

Alice Leona Dusel

Mar 11, 2011

Alice Leona Dusel, 85, of Pottsville, died Friday at Manor Care, Pottsville. She was born May 6, 1925 in Pottsville daughter of the late Samuel and Myrtle Steckley Carl and attended Minersville Schools. Alice was a loving, caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Many years of her life were devoted to waitressing in restaurants in the City of Pottsville....

Elizabeth Ann McGinley

Elizabeth Ann McGinley

Mar 6, 2011

Elizabeth "Betty Ann" McGinley, 76, of Pottsville, died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Bushkill. She was born June 14, 1934 in Pottsville daughter of the late Vito and Catherine Stagliano Galle. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former St. Clair Garment Factory. Betty Ann was a member of St. Patrick...

Annette E. Fort

Annette E. Fort

Feb 7, 2011

Annette E. Fort, 72, of Schuylkill Haven, died Monday at home. She was born February 14, 1938 in Trenton, NJ daughter of the late Richard and Anita Render Comerford. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School, Trenton, NJ and was employed by St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading prior to retiring. She was a member of St. Mary Church Roman...

Ellie D. Palsgrove

Ellie D. Palsgrove

Feb 3, 2011

Ellie D. Palsgrove, 64, of Pottsville died Thursday at home. She was born April 20, 1946 in Pottsville daughter of the late Walter A., Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Schmidt Reed. She was a 1964 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Roman Delight, Pottsville. Ellie was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville, where she was an active...

Elizabeth A. Somers

Elizabeth A. Somers

Dec 24, 2010

Elizabeth A. "Bette" Somers, 89, of Pottsville died Friday at home. She was born January 4, 1921 in Pottsville daughter of the late Leo and Ethel Rodgers Schneider. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School. She was employed by Pollock Furrier, Prudential Insurance, where she was assistant office manger, and later worked for the unemployment office. She was a...

George G. Smith

George G. Smith

Dec 7, 2010

George G. Smith, 82, of Pottsville died Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson. He was born September 26, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late Royal H. and Josephine Stewart Smith. He was a 1947 graduate of Pottsville High School and served with the Army during the Korean War. He was employed by the former Sears Roebuck and Co., Pottsville...

Mary T. Ryan

Mary T. Ryan

Nov 25, 2010

Mary T. Ryan, 91, of Orwigsburg died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in St. Clair on March 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Nellie Connors Flannery. She was a 1937 graduate of St. Clair High School and attended Penn State University. Before her marriage to Robert E. Ryan on June 24, 1948,...

Irvin D. Schappell

Irvin D. Schappell

Nov 17, 2010

Irvin D. "Irv" Schappell, Sr., 81, of Pottsville died Wednesday at home. He was born April 6, 1929 in Pottsville son of the late Elmer J. Sr., and Ethel Lash Schappell. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and later served in the Army. He was employed by Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, Schuylkill Haven, prior to retiring. He was...

Margaret V. Ollivierre

Margaret V. Ollivierre

Oct 25, 2010

Margaret V. Ollivierre, 90, of Pottsville, formerly of Reading died Monday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born July 22, 1920 in Pottsville daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica Walcott Lorenz. She was employed by Towne Jewelry in Reading and was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her...

Eugene Wabo

Eugene Wabo

Oct 19, 2010

Eugene Wabo, 58, of Pottsville formerly of Morea died Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born April 7, 1952 in Lake Hurst, NJ., son of the late Norman Jr., and Ann Dunsavage Wabo. Surviving are 2 brothers, Greg and Christopher. Memorial service will be held 11:00a.m. Monday from the James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville, with Deacon John...

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