Obituaries
Paul I. Stiely
Nov 8, 2025
Paul I Stiely, age 75, of Leck Kill, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was born on Monday, November 28, 1949, in Rough And Ready, a son of the late Harry A Stiely and the late Evelyn (Klinger) Stiely. He was a 1969 graduate of Line Mountain High School. Paul...
Minerva I. Starr
Nov 7, 2025
Minerva I "Minnie" Starr, age 94, of Valley View, passed away Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Gardens at York Terrace, Pottsville. She was born on Sunday, May 24, 1931, in Red Cross, a daughter of the late Edwin L Herb and the late Ida M (Rebuck) Herb. Minnie worked in area garment factories prior to her retirement. She was...
Connie A. Clark
Nov 1, 2025
Connie A Clark, age 73, of Klingerstown, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Wednesday, April 9, 1952, in Lykens, a daughter of Marlene A (Long) Strohecker of Klingerstown and the late Leonard M Strohecker. She was a 1970 graduate of Line Mountain High School. Connie was a head cook for the...
Erma G. Morgan
Oct 30, 2025
Erma Grace Morgan, 98, passed away peacefully into the presence of Jesus on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the Peter Becker Community in Harleysville, where she had been a resident for 12 years. Erma was born on May 31, 1927 in Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, a daughter of Allen Lincoln Snyder and Ida Grace (Erdman) Snyder. She appreciated having grown...
Franklin W. Hepler
Oct 22, 2025
Franklin William Hepler, age 94, of Pitman, passed away October 22, 2025 at Geisinger Shamokin Hospital, Shamokin, PA. He was born in Pitman, the youngest child of William Franklin and Sarah (Snyder) Hepler. Known to many as "Bushty", he was a graduate of Hegins Township High School, Class of 1949. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean...
Bernice A. Wetzel
Oct 13, 2025
Bernice A Wetzel, age 98, formerly of Tremont, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at Providence Place, Pine Grove. She was born on Monday, November 1, 1926, in Rough and Ready, a daughter of the late Delphin Davis and the late Helen (Ramberger) Davis. Bernice was a 1944 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was a seamstress...
Joan R. Shade
Oct 13, 2025
Joan R Shade, age 91, formerly of Hegins, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at Providence Place, Pine Grove. She was born on Monday, October 8, 1934, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Francis Paul and the late Blanche (Lettich) Paul. Joan was a 1952 graduate of the former Hubley Township High School. She was a seamstress at the...
Donald Drew Stiely
Sep 20, 2025
Donald Drew Stiely, age 83, of Klingerstown, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital. He was born on Saturday, May 2, 1942, in Rough And Ready, a son of the late Harry A Stiely and the late Evelyn (Klinger Stiely. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Donald was a lifetime member...
Mary M. Steckley
Sep 19, 2025
Mary M Steckley, age 94, of Valley View, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 at Heritage Mills Personal Care Center, Tower City. She was born on Tuesday, October 14, 1930, in Hegins Township, a daughter of the late Albert L Wolfgang and the late Ruth C (Shadle) Wolfgang. Mary was a 1948 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School....
Vicki G. Harman
Sep 9, 2025
Vicki G Harman, age 67, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, September 18, 1957, in Elkton, MD. Vicki was a 1975 graduate of Elkton High School. She was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. Vicki enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...
Carolyn R Miller
Aug 30, 2025
Carolyn R Miller, age 97, of Valley View, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 at her residence. She was born on Saturday, June 23, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Clifford K Schwalm and the late Verna C (Schwalm) Schwalm. Carolyn was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was a member of St....
Rodney R. Klinger
Aug 28, 2025
Rodney R Klinger, age 73, of Fearnot, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, March 18, 1952, in Sacramento, a son of the late Leon O Klinger and the late Elva I (Harner) Klinger. Rodney was a 1970 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He worked at Rite Screen, Elizabethville for over 50 years....
Kenneth J. Fetterolf
Aug 26, 2025
Kenneth J "Jimmy" Fetterolf, age 86, of Rebuck, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, August 28, 1938, in Erdman, a son of the late Kenneth O Fetterolf and the late Pauline M (Kessler) Fetterolf. He was a 1957 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Kenneth "Dutch" retired from Conagra the former Chef Boyardee,...
Janice D. Scheib
Aug 8, 2025
Janice D Scheib, age 96, of Hegins, passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 at her residence. She was born on Thursday, December 13, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Norman Otto and the late Mildred (Straub) Otto. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Janice was a seamstress in area garment factories...
Jason L. Shade
Aug 4, 2025
Jason L Shade, age 55, of Montgomery, Texas, formerly of Sacramento, PA, passed away Monday, August 4, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Monday, April 6, 1970, in Pottsville, a son of Marlin R Shade and Sandra L (Kroh) Shade of Sacramento. He was a 1988 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a 1992 graduate of Bucknell University....
Dolores C. Hepler
Aug 4, 2025
Dolores C. Hepler, age 96, of Pitman, passed away Monday, August 4, 2025 at Providence Place, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, January 24, 1929, in Pitman, a daughter the late of Grant F Herring and the late Alma J (Zimmerman) Herring. She attended the former Hegins Twp High School. She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm....
Marilyn J. Headdings
Jul 22, 2025
Marilyn J Headdings, age 89, of Gratz, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Saturday, January 25, 1936, in Pitman, a daughter of the late Marlin F Heim and the late Norma N (Deitrich) Heim. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and a graduate of Empire Beauty...
Robert L. Artz, Sr
Jul 20, 2025
Robert L Artz, Sr, age 77, of New Berlin, formerly of Hegins, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Monday, February 2, 1948, in Hegins, a son of the late Herman J Artz and the late Lillian V (Smith) Artz. He served in the US Army. Robert was plant manager for the former LandL...
Allene A. Shadle
Jul 17, 2025
Allene A Shadle, age 95, formerly of Hegins, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Heritage Mills Personal Care Center, Tower City. She was born on Sunday, November 3, 1929, in Tremont, a daughter of the late Talbert Klinger and Elsie (Kimmel) Klinger. When Allene's mother died in 1936, Allene and her two sisters Ruth and Treazure, and brother Arlen...
Marvin K. Masser
Jul 15, 2025
Marvin "Marv" Masser, Valley View, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, after a brief illness, on July 15, 2025. He was born on Sept 22, 1945, in Danville, the son of the late Kenneth and Evelyn (Snyder) Masser. Marv was a 1963 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, Hegins PA. He was employed by Roadway...
