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Pottsville, PA Obituaries

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

John A. Kutch

John A. Kutch

Mar 19, 2022

John A. Kutch, 89, of Pottsville passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born September 13th, 1932 in Pottsville. He is the son of the late Charles F. and Mary P. Genovese Kutch. He was the husband of Patricia A. Boyer Kutch of 64 years. John was a 1950 graduate of Pottsville High School....

Mary Pasek

Mary Pasek

Mar 10, 2022

Mary Pasek, 97 of Pottsville, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday at home.

She was born June 12, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Albert and Anna Swick Polen

She worked as a seamstress for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union

Mary was of Catholic faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband George Tomko on March 14,...

James F. Siket

James F. Siket

Mar 2, 2022

James F. "Smooth" Siket, 69 of Pottsville, died Wednesday night at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg.

He was born December 13, 1952 in Shamokin a son of the late Andrew J. Sr. and Veronica Oravitz Siket.

He was a 1970 graduate of Pottsville Area High School.

Over the year's he bartended at many local establishments. He retired from bartending at...

Anthony G. Beenick

Anthony G. Beenick

Mar 1, 2022

Anthony G. Beenick, 56, of West Arch Street, Pottsville, died peacefully at his home March 1, 2022. Tony was born March 22, 1965 at the Pottsville Hospital and spent his childhood in New Philadelphia, Lavelle, and Locustdale. Tony, a 1983 graduate of North Schuylkill School District, joined the US Army, completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, and served his...

Alexander J. Faust

Alexander J. Faust

Feb 9, 2022



Alexander J. Faust, 29 of Shenandoah, formerly of Pottsville, died Wednesday at home.

He was born January 2, 1993 in Pottsville a son of Randy and Michelle Crutchfield Faust, Reading.

He was a 2012 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by Hydro Industries, Cressona. 

Through out his life Alex loved to cook, play video games,...

James J. Schreffler, III

James J. Schreffler, III

Feb 5, 2022



James J. Schreffler, III, 57 of Brier City, Pottsville, died Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest-Allentown.

He was born October 9, 1964 in Pottsville a son of the late James J., Jr and Sarah "Sally" Duffy Schreffler. 

He was a 1983 graduate of Pottsville Area High School.

Jim was employed by the former Cressona Aluminum and Kaytee...

Dolores V. Wagner

Dolores V. Wagner

Jan 27, 2022



Dolores V. Wagner, 89 of Pottsville, died Thursday at home.

She was born July 28, 1932 in Pottsville a daughter of the late Charles and Viola Strohecker Ashman.

She was a 1951 graduate of Pottsville High School.

She was employed as a housekeeper for 20 years at the former Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, prior to retiring.

Dolores was...

Kelcey L. Marler

Kelcey L. Marler

Jan 17, 2022

Kelcey Lynn Marler, 26 of Murrieta, CA formerly of Pottsville, died January 17th.

She was born May 31, 1995 in Pottsville a daughter of Scott and Paula McGuire Marler, Pottsville.

Kelcey was a 2013 graduate of Pottsville Area High School where she excelled in Girls Soccer, she attended Penn State Schuylkill, and graduated from Lehigh Carbon Community College.

While living...

Edward R. Hummel

Edward R. Hummel

Jan 15, 2022

Edward R. "Ned" Hummel, 90 of Pottsville, died Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. He was born July 15, 1931 in Pottsville a son of the late Elmer and Julia O'Brien Hummel. He was a 1949 graduate of Pottsville High School. He was Army Veteran having served during the Korean War. Ned was a mailman for the U.S. Post...

Diane M. Zumpano Luiken

Diane M. Zumpano Luiken

Jan 3, 2022

Diane M. Zumpano Luiken, of Pottsville, was a 61-year-old born in Jamaica Queens, NY on September 18, 1960 and raised in Old Bridge, NJ.   She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in South Amboy, NJ in 1978.  She died on the afternoon of January 3, 2022 of COVID-19 pneumonia.   During the summers’ while in High School she worked at Bun...

Joseph F. Lynch

Joseph F. Lynch

Jan 2, 2022

Joseph F. Lynch, 69 of Port Carbon, died Sunday at home. He was born October 8, 1952 in Pottsville a son of the late Joseph F. and Lucy Dragna Lynch. He was a Navy veteran and was stationed in Morocco, during the Vietnam War. He worked for Muncy Glass, Door and Lock, Pottsville, prior to retiring in 2015 Joe was...

Patricia S. Chess

Patricia S. Chess

Dec 30, 2021

Patricia S. Chess, 75 of Pottsville, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill, East.

She was born October 19, 1946 in Pittsburgh a daughter of the late Jacob and Stella Platuks Pozzi.

She was a graduate of South Fayette High School.

She was employed as a Nursing assistant for numerous nursing homes, prior to retiring.

Patricia was a member of St....

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