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

Roseann M. Hrichak

Roseann M. Hrichak

Oct 17, 2010

Roseann M. Hrichak, 61, of Schuylkill Haven died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St, Pottsville. She was born September 4, 1949 in Pottsville daughter of the late Frank and Mary Schappell Hrichak. She was a graduate of Pottsville Area High School. Surviving are a brother, Joseph F. Hrichak; a sister, Peggy Lee Collins; nieces and nephews. Services and interment...

David J. Rees

David J. Rees

Oct 14, 2010

David J. Rees, 59, of Pottsville died Thursday morning at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born October 1, 1951 in Pottsville son of Nancy M. O'Connor Rees, Orwigsburg and the late William A. Rees. He was a 1969 graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville and attended Penn State University. He was a member of the former...

Larry H. Ross

Larry H. Ross

Oct 5, 2010

Larry H. Ross, 79, of Orwigsburg died Tuesday morning at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. He was born September 6, 1931 in State College son of the late Fred and Mabel Endres Ross. He was a graduate of State College High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Lock Haven University, Lock Haven and...

Jacob G. Gerace

Jacob G. Gerace

Oct 5, 2010

Jacob G. Gerace, 90, of Pottsville died Tuesday at home. He was born December 29, 1919 in Palo Alto son of the late Joseph and Anna Gallo Gerace. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was self employed at Pottsville Body and Fender and a partner in Kline Appraisal Service. He was a veteran who served with the...

Catherine E. Steidle

Catherine E. Steidle

Sep 26, 2010

Catherine E. "Kitty" Steidle, 92, of Auburn, formerly of Pottsville, died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. Pottsville. She was born May 30, 1918 in East Norwegian Twp daughter of the late William A. and Anna C. Geiselhart Reppy. She was a 1936 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed as a Notary for many years at the...

Marion Kerry Verbelia

Marion Kerry Verbelia

Sep 20, 2010

Marion Kerry Verbelia, 68, of Pottsville died Monday at home in accordance with her wishes and in the company of her family and friends. She was born October 8, 1941 in Pottsville daughter of the late Anthony J. and Rosemary Kilker Kerry. She was a proud 1959 graduate of Nativity BVM High School and Empire Beauty School. She attended Immaculata...

Bob J. Reinmiller

Bob J. Reinmiller

Sep 13, 2010

Bob J. Reinmiller, 77, of Pottsville, died Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was March 22, 1933 in Pottsville son of the late John and Edith Campbell Reinmiller. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and later served in the Army. He was employed by PP&L for 41 years prior to retiring in 1992. He was member of...

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller

Aug 27, 2010

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller, 65, New Bern, NC, died Friday August 27, 2010 at UNC Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC. He was born April 20, 1945 in St. Clair son of Vivian Walk Heller, Emmaus and the late Robert Heller. He was a 1963 graduate of St. Clair High School and served with the Navy during the Vietnam War....

William J. Dorasavage

William J. Dorasavage

Aug 20, 2010

William J. Dorasavage, 89, formerly of Pottsville, died Friday at home in Rockville, MD. He was born September 26, 1920 in Shenandoah, the son of the late Dr. William C. and Mary Unitas Dorasavage. He was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and Catholic University of America Law School, Washington D.C. He served as a Captain in the Army...

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr.

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr.

Jul 23, 2010

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr., 88, formerly of Pottsville and Port Carbon, died Friday evening at Pinebrook Personnel Care and Retirement Center, Orwigsburg. He was born January 13, 1922 in St. Clair son of the late Thomas B. and Elsie Frorschle Seitzinger. He was a 1939 graduate of St. Clair High School and was employed by the former Reading Railroad and...

Benjamin E. Liddle

Benjamin E. Liddle

Jul 7, 2010

Benjamin E. Liddle, 92, of Pottsville, died Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. He was born May 5, 1918 in Pottsville son of the late Benjamin H. and Henrietta Weissinger Liddle. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Kutztown State Teachers College with a B.S. in Education, he earned his Masters of Education Degree from Temple University and did graduate...

Eleanor E. Spatz

Eleanor E. Spatz

Jun 21, 2010

Eleanor E. Spatz, 97, formerly of the Patterson Building, Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Center. She was born April 9, 1913 in Pottsville daughter of the late Robert and Esther Reinhart Sterner. She was raised and educated in Virginia prior to returning to Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Spatz in 1982: a son, Robert Sterner...

Gertrude S. Bruen

Gertrude S. Bruen

Jun 20, 2010

Gertrude S. Bruen, 94, of Pottsville died Sunday at home. She was born June 21, 1915 in Pottsville daughter of the late George and Gertrude Fertig Steidle and was a 1933 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was the restaurant manager for 23 years at the former H.L. Green, Pottsville and was most recently employed by I. U. # 29...

JoAnn Mary Arye

JoAnn Mary Arye

Jun 18, 2010

JoAnn Mary Ayre of Longwood Florida entered into rest Friday, June 18, at Florida Hospital South, Orlando Florida. She was a Realtor for Re-Max earning numerous awards, such as, the 1998 Re-max Hall of Fame and the 2005 Re-Max Lifetime Achievement Award and was in the top 100 for six consecutive years. She was preceded in death by a brother,...

Dorothy L. Hummel

Dorothy L. Hummel

Jun 2, 2010

Dorothy L. Hummel, 86, of Pottsville died Wednesday at home. She was born January 27, 1924 in Fort Smith, Arkansas daughter of the late Claude and Lela Braden King. She was a graduate of Fort Smith High School and a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Hummel on...

John Wysco

John Wysco

May 10, 2010

John Wysco, 81, of Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born July 21, 1928 in Heckscherville son of the late John and Ann Lacken Wysco. He attended Cass Township Schools and served in the Merchant Marine for 18 years. He was employed by Exxon Chemical for 35 years prior to retiring. He was a member of Sts....

James G. Hochgertel

James G. Hochgertel

Apr 13, 2010

James G. Hochgertel, 81, of Schuylkill Haven died Tuesday in North Manheim Township. He was born November 7, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late John L. and Hilda Kline Hochgertel. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was the manager of the auto body department of R &...

Irene F. Ney

Irene F. Ney

Apr 10, 2010

Irene F. Ney, 95, of Pottsville died Saturday at Golden Living Center-York Terrace, Pottsville. She was born May 6, 1914 in Smyrna, Michigan daughter of the late Frank and Hattie Wheaton Showers. She was educated in the Pottsville Schools and was a housewife the majority of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester R. Ney in...

Hazel Bevan Moran

Hazel Bevan Moran

Mar 24, 2010

Hazel Bevan Moran, 91, of Providence Place, Pottsville, died Wednesday night at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville. She was born September 7, 1918 in Syracuse, New York daughter of the late Russell C. and Hazel Sheehan Bevan. She was a 1936 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former Reading Coal and Iron of Pottsville and...

Elizabeth Sippel

Elizabeth Sippel

Mar 14, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Sippel, 84, of Pottsville died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born April 14, 1925 in Pottsville daughter of the late Edwin and Elizabeth Heck Kindred. She was a 1943 graduate of Pottsville High School and a graduate of the former Ford School of Business. She worked for various accounting firms in the...

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