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Pottsville, PA Obituaries

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

Joanne C. Brown

Joanne C. Brown

May 27, 2009

Joanne C. Brown, 83, of 400 Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, formerly of Jacksonville, Florida, Lake Helen, Florida, and Laceyville, PA went home to her Lord on Wednesday, May 27th at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born on July 11, 1925 in Mountain Top daughter of the late Kasson and Lucille Wakeman Rair. She spent her childhood in Mountain...

Emma Sarah Greff

Emma Sarah Greff

May 19, 2009

Emma Sarah Greff, 96, of Pottsville a gracious, loving, caring, gentle lady died Tuesday at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Scuylkill Haven. She was born May 8, 1913 in Youngstown, Ohio daughter of the late Michael and Kathryn Zikeli Bretz. She attended Rayen High School in Youngstown, Ohio. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville and a life member...

Charles K. Heffner

Charles K. Heffner

May 15, 2009

Charles K. "Chow" Heffner, 81, former Pottsville Controller and Councilman and former Schuylkill County Prothonotary died Friday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center, South Jackson St. He was born September 18, 1927 in Pottsville son of the late George S. And Helen Moyer Heffner. He was a 1947 graduate of Pottsville High School and was a member of the undefeated 1946...

Alexavier A. Piccone

Alexavier A. Piccone

May 13, 2009

Alexavier A. Piccone, 22 days, of Minersville died peacefully with his mother and father by his bedside at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was born April 21, 2009 in Allentown son of Dane M. Piccone, Sr. and Stephanie Ann Donton. He was preceded in death by a sister, Skylar Hope Piccone. Surviving are 2 brothers, Jeremey and Dane Piccone, Jr., a...

Keira Elizabeth Ellinger

Keira Elizabeth Ellinger

May 7, 2009

Keira Elizabeth Ellinger, infant daughter of Justine Ellinger, Pottsville, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born December 11, 2008 in Norristown. Surviving are grandparents, Christopher and Jacqueline Mason-Lawrence, aunts, Jaid and Jerica Ellinger and Sarah and Meghan Lawrence, an uncle, Christopher Lawrence, great grandparents, god parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to attend...

Joyce G. Lawhead

Joyce G. Lawhead

May 3, 2009

Bonnie (Fletcher) DeNully, niece, joyfully announces the May 3, 2009 graduation of her aunt, Joyce Gertrude Lawhead, to eternal life with her Savior, Jesus Christ, and to a long awaited reunion with her beloved parents, William J. and Marcia (Lee) Lawhead and siblings Creighton, Virginia and Lee. Joyce was 85 years young and quipped that she must be doing something...

Carma Honeycutt Sturgill

Carma Honeycutt Sturgill

Apr 6, 2009

Carma Honeycutt Sturgill, 82, of Pottsville, formerly of Harold, Kentucky died Monday night at Broad Mountain Nursing home, Frackville. She was born November 6, 1926 in Big Schols, Kentucky daughter of the late Spurgeon C. And Gladys Wells Honeycutt and was a graduate of Auxier High School, Auxier, Kentucky. She was a member of the Kentucky Homemakers Association. She was...

Emmett F. Miller

Emmett F. Miller

Feb 25, 2009

Emmett F. Miller, 85, of Pottsville died Wednesday at home. He was born June 8, 1923 in Pottsville son of Eva Bowers Barba and was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville High School. His places of employment were Bethlehem Steel, prior to entering military service, the former Quality Auto Parts, the former Kelly Electric, the former Pope Motors and Big A...

Betty J. Paul

Betty J. Paul

Feb 23, 2009

Betty J. Paul, 75, of Schuylkill Haven died Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born October 26, 1933 in Lebanon daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Wilson Donton. She attended School in Palo Alto and was the Steward at the North Ward Social Club, Schuylkill Haven, prior to retiring in 1996. She was a member of Evangelical...

Michael G. McGeever

Michael G. McGeever

Feb 19, 2009

Michael G. McGeever, 48, of Pottsville died Thursday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson St., Pottsville. He was born June 2, 1960 in Allentown son of Helen Tobin McGeever, Pottsville and the late Patrick J. McGeever, Sr. He was a 1978 graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville and was employed by Schuylkill Community Action as the Elm...

Orsola Sarah Ricottelli

Orsola Sarah Ricottelli

Jan 30, 2009

Orsola Sarah Ricottelli, 96, of Pottsville died Friday at Schuylkill Center. She was born September 26, 1912 in Pottsville daughter of the late Carmen and Mary Perry Tucci. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Sears Roebuck in Pottsville and in Reading, where she resided for 50 years. She was a member of St. Patrick...

Carol A. Murphy

Carol A. Murphy

Jan 19, 2009

Carol A. Murphy, 70, of Pottsvillle died Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born July 20, 1938 in Pottsville daughter of the late Paul F. and Marie Shields Guensch and was a 1956 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was employed by Sears Roebuck and Company and most recently by Steve Cotler V.I.P. prior to retiring. She was...

Thomas J. Daley

Thomas J. Daley

Jan 8, 2009

Thomas J. Daley, 69, of Pottsville died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born November 18, 1939 in Pottsville son of the late John and Elsie Eberly Daley. He was preceded in death by a brother, John, 3 sisters, Betty Mease, Dellphine Connors and Arlene Alexander. Surviving are 3 sisters, Genevieve Weaver, Birdsboro, Dorothy E. Schaeffer and her...

James G. Doyle, Sr.

James G. Doyle, Sr.

Jan 2, 2009

James G. Doyle, Sr., 75, of Pottsville died Friday night at home. He was born September 23, 1933 in Reading son of the late James W. and Hazel Dillow Doyle. He attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by the Pottsville Area School District as the head custodian for the high school, prior to retiring in 1995. He loved collecting trains...

Jane Palmer Dolbin

Jane Palmer Dolbin

Dec 30, 2008

Jane Palmer Dolbin, 55, of Kempton died Tuesday night at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice, Allentown after a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1953 in Pottsville daughter of the late Judge Donald D. and Anne Palmer Dolbin. She was a 1971 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and a graduate of Allentown Business College and was a Medical Transcriptionist...

Joseph E. Lynch, Jr.

Joseph E. Lynch, Jr.

Dec 25, 2008

Joseph E. Lynch, Jr., 88, of Deer Lake died Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian St., Pottsville. He was born April 26, 1920 in Pottsville son of the late Joseph E., Sr. and Stella Little Lynch. He was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and served with the Army in the South Pacific during World War II....

Marion L. Herwig

Marion L. Herwig

Dec 19, 2008

Marion L. Herwig, 85, of Pottsville died Friday at home. She was born May 18, 1923 in Aliquippa daughter of the late Andrew R. and Florence Schmeltzer Herwig. She was a 1940 graduate of Pottsville High School and also a graduate of Empire Beauty School. She was last employed by the former Cressona Aluminum Co., prior to retiring. She was...

Susanna M. Smith

Susanna M. Smith

Dec 13, 2008

Susanna M. Smith, 62, of Pottsville died Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born November 13, 1946 in Pottsville daughter of the late William J. and Isabel Davis McLaughlin. She attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by M & Q Packaging, Schuylkill Haven, for 16 years prior to retiring. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Landers...

Virginia E. Schneider

Virginia E. Schneider

Dec 1, 2008

Virginia E. Schneider, 70, of Pottsville died Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born November 14, 1938 in Pottsville daughter of the late Elmer S. and Jean Heiser Griffiths. She was a 1956 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Ost & Ost for 43 years prior to retiring in 2000. She was a member of...

Albert F. Ebert, Jr.

Albert F. Ebert, Jr.

Nov 30, 2008

Albert F. Ebert, Jr., 80, of Pottsville died Sunday evening at home. He was born June 20, 1928 in Schuylkill Haven son of the late Albert F. and Mamie Neidlinger Ebert. He attended Cressona and Pottsville Schools and was employed by the former Aetna Steel for 23 years and most recently the Pottsville Area School District prior to retiring in...

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