Obituaries
Carl C. "Loo" Specht
Dec 15, 2020
Carl C. "Loo" Specht, age 65, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, March 22, 1955, in Ashland, a son of the late Franklin D Specht and the late Edna M (Moser) Specht. He was a 1973 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Loo was a self employed coal miner and than...
Karen L. Kroh
Dec 14, 2020
Karen L Kroh, age 65, of Muir, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was born on Sunday, May 22, 1955, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Raymond Schrope and the late Barbara (Michaels) Schrope. She volunteered at the Tower City Lions Club. Karen enjoyed watching crime dramas and horror flicks. Her...
D. Lorraine Hepler
Dec 13, 2020
D. Lorraine Hepler, age 87, of Pitman, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Thursday, December 7, 1933, in Pitman, a daughter of the late Stuart P Knerr and the late Irene M (Harring) Knerr. She was a 1951 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Lorriane was a member of...
Lynn E. Wiest
Dec 10, 2020
Lynn E Wiest, age 77, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, July 21, 1943, in Gratz, a son of the late James L Wiest and the late Kathryn (Hain) Wiest. Lynn was a 1961 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School. He was a machinist for the former Penn Reel,...
Marilyn M. Updegrave
Dec 8, 2020
Marilyn M Updegrave, age 82, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Saturday, August 27, 1938, in Hegins Twp, a daughter of the late Homer J Klinger and the late Eva M (Lubold) Klinger. Marilyn was a graduate of the Philadelphia School of the Deaf. She was a seamstress...
Leroy H. Dunkelberger
Dec 5, 2020
LeRoy H Dunkelberger, age 95, of Hegins, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Friday, March 27, 1925, in Hegins, a son of the late William H Dunkelberger and the late Maude E (Bateman) Dunkelberger. He was a member of the class of 1944 of the former Hegins Twp High School. He was a...
Arlene G. Kimmel
Dec 4, 2020
Arlene G Kimmel, age 93, of Hegins, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Chula Vista, CA. She was born on Thursday, July 21, 1927, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Charles Miller and the late Mamie (Hepler) Miller. She was a 1945 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Arlene was...
Jill M. Olmos
Dec 4, 2020
Click on the following link to view the service via Zoom at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020 https://jworg.zoom.us/j/87322063757 . Meeting ID: 873 2206 3757 Passcode: 934702 Jill M Olmos, age 41, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 4, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Friday, July 13, 1979, in Pottsville,...
Mark L. Artz
Dec 2, 2020
Mark L Artz, age 93, of Valley View, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, April 12, 1927, in Pottsville, a son of the late Eston C Artz and the late Mae (Dunleavy) Artz. He attended the former Hubley Twp High School and received his honorary diploma for service during World War II...
Loriann M, Clark
Nov 30, 2020
Loriann M Clark, age 54, of Valley View, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020. at the home of her daughter in Valley View. She was born on Monday, August 15, 1966, in Pottsville, a daughter of and Marie A (Bixler) Clark of Valley View and the late Willard L Clark. Lori was employed at MI, Hegins, until becoming ill. She...
Phyllis L. Artz
Nov 25, 2020
Phyllis L Artz, age 89, of Valley View, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Saturday, February 7, 1931, in Pitman, a daughter of the late Daniel T Wagner and the late Mary E (Hepler) Wagner. Phyllis graduated from Hegins Township High School at the age of 16. She worked as a secretary in...
Carol L. Schwartz
Nov 19, 2020
Carol L Schwartz, age 79, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian St, Pottsville. She was born on Wednesday, December 25, 1940, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Henry H Conrad and the late Iva M (Williard) Conrad. She was a 1958 graduate of Tri Valley High School. She was...
Robert J. Leitzel
Nov 17, 2020
Robert J "Bob" Leitzel, age 62, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his residence with his loving wife at his side. He was born on Tuesday, January 14, 1958, in Pottsville, a son of Ruby F (Fetterolf) Leitzel of Mount Carmel and the late John A Leitzel. He was a 1975 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High...
Winifred J. Neidig
Nov 16, 2020
Winifred J Neidig, age 87, of Tremont, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Friday, September 22, 1933, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Clair Hoover and the late Catherine Pinkerton Hoover. She was a seamstress in area garment factories prior to her retirement. Winnie enjoyed cooking, baking,...
James W. Stine Jr.
Nov 12, 2020
James Walter Stine Jr. James Walter Stine Jr. 64, formerly of Gordon, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born October 27, 1956, in Ashland, a son of the late James W Stine, Sr and Gloria Carl Stine. He was a graduate of the Patterson School, Pottsville. James was a member...
Hilda M. Donton
Nov 8, 2020
Hilda Magleda Donton, age 102, of Valley View, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born November 30, 1917, in Klingerstown, a daughter of the late Harvey and the late Mary Selara Alice Schwalm. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Township High School, Class of 1936. Hilda was a housewife, and enjoyed...
Richard D. Morgan
Oct 31, 2020
Richard D Morgan. age 81, of Amber Woods at Harmar Village, Cheswick, formerly of Valley View, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, March 15, 1939, in Valley View, a son of the late Roy Morgan and the late Lilly Shaffer Morgan. He was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Richard served in...
Ewa M. Mackiewicz-Wolfe
Oct 25, 2020
Ewa M Mackiewicz-Wolfe, age 77, of Endwell, NY, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY. She was born on Saturday, October 16, 1943, in Brwinow, Poland, a daughter of the late Stefan Mackiewicz and the late Jozefa Rebalska Mackiewicz. Ewa was a graduate of the Academy of Music, Lodz, Poland. She performed as...
Patricia A Torcicollo
Oct 12, 2020
Patricia Ann Torcicollo, 74, of Halifax, formerly of Bayville NJ, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on February 13, 1946, in Queens, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph Hricko and the late Eileen Fields Hricko. Pat was a former member of St. Barnabus R C Church, Bayville NJ. In...
June Lorraine Stutzman
Oct 7, 2020
June Lorraine Stutzman, age 91, a resident of Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation of Pottsville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 7, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 30, 1929 in Spring Glen, a daughter the late of Thomas and Tillie Welker Wolfgang. June was a graduate of the former Hubley Twp High School . She was...
