Obituaries
Jacqueline E. Moyer
Sep 24, 2020
Jacqueline E Moyer, age 82, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Saturday, December 4, 1937, in Lavelle, a daughter of the late Esther E Hubler Gribbin. She was a 1955 graduate of the former Butler Twp High School. Jackie was a front end supervisor for K Mart, Frackville, prior to...
Ruth M Smeltzer
Sep 21, 2020
Ruth Margaret Smeltzer, 95, former longtime Hegins resident, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg. She was born on March 5, 1925, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl Laudenslager Whitman. Ruth was a 1942 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was a homemaker, often found in the...
David K. Koppenhaver
Sep 11, 2020
David K Koppenhaver, age 65, of Minersville, formerly of Hegins, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, December 2, 1954, in Pottsville, a son of the late Guy K Koppenhaver and the late Shirley A Miller Koppenhaver. He was a 1972 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. David retired from Hydo Extrusions, Cressona in...
John D. Moyer
Aug 21, 2020
John D Moyer, age 82, of Valley View, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown. He was born on Wednesday, September 1, 1937, in Valley View, a son of the late Melvin A Moyer and the late Mary O (Heller) Moyer. He was a 1955 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. He...
James E. Neumeister
Aug 18, 2020
James E. Neumeister, age 72, of Barry Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 18 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville due to complications of a motorcycle accident on August 15. He was born on the family farm in Barry Township, a son of the late James A. and Elsie Geist Neumeister. He was a graduate of Tri Valley High School, Class...
Eleanor E Klinger
Aug 13, 2020
Eleanor Elva Klinger, 93, life long resident of Spring Glen, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 13, 2020 at The Gardens of York Terrace, Pottsville. She was born on April 14, 1927, in Valley View, PA, a daughter of the late Daniel and Verna Schucker Miller. She attended Hegins Township Schools. Eleanor was a homemaker most of her life, loved cooking...
Stephen J. Bendas
Aug 13, 2020
Stephen J. Bendas, 71, of Ranshaw, passed away at home on August 13, 2020. He was born on in Coal Township, a son of the late Andrew Bendas and Pauline Kanicki Bendas. He was a graduate of Shamokin High School. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee. Stephen was a Plumber/Pipefitter for Harrisburg Local #520. He was a...
Lorraine M. Schwalm
Aug 6, 2020
Lorraine M. Schwalm, age 79 of Valley View, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 2, 1941, in Hegins, PA, a daughter of the late Charles and Elsie (Sweinhart) Kessler. Lorraine was a graduate of the former Hegins-Hubley High School. After raising her children, Lorraine furthered her education...
Barbara L. Roadcap
Jul 30, 2020
Barbara L Roadcap, age 75, of Spring Glen, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Harrisburg. She was born on Friday, May 4, 1945, in Erdman, a daughter of the late Marlin H Kessler and the late Irene S (Shade) Kessler. She was a 1963 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School. She had worked at Spread Eagle,...
Leroy A. Geist
Jul 30, 2020
Leroy A Geist , age 71, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, May 12, 1949, in Hegins Twp, a son of the late Russell P Geist and the late Betty M Lesher Geist. He had worked for Gold Mills, Pine Grove and then worked for Tower Sales, Tower City, until...
Jane R. Maurer
Jul 27, 2020
Jane R Maurer, age 80, formerly of Hegins, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Allentown. She was born on Monday, July 15, 1940, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Lewis Zimmerman and the late Mildred Hoover Zimmerman. She was a 1958 graduate of Tri-Valley School District. Jane retired from Indiantown Gap...
Dennis E. Starr
Jun 18, 2020
Dennis E Starr, age 74, of Fearnot, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at his residence.. He was born on Thursday, September 20, 1945, in Rough and Ready, a son of the late Russell W Starr and the late Mabel H Reiner Starr. He was a 1963 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a Sergeant in the US Air...
Harold M. "Buddy" Hoffman
Jun 4, 2020
Harold M "Buddy" Hoffman, age 77, formerly of Pillow, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg. He was born on Wednesday, October 14, 1942, in Jordan Twp, a son of the late Jonas J Hoffman and the late Josephine V Ferree Hoffman. Buddy was employed at Mandata Poultry and Muskin Shoe Company, prior to his retirement....
Dorothy L. Runkle
Jun 4, 2020
Dorothy L Runkle, age 87, of Country Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Middletown, formerly of Harrisburg, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Courtyard Gardens. She was born on Monday, May 15, 1933, in Spring Glen, a daughter of the late Chester Runkle and the late Pauline Schwalm Runkle. She was a graduate of the former Hubley Twp High School....
Dorothy B. Bernd
May 28, 2020
Dorothy B Bernd, age 85, of Pine Grove, formerly of Valley View, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Tremont. She was born on Thursday, February 21, 1935, in Donaldson, a daughter of the late Claude Morgan and the late Beatrice Brown Morgan. She was a graduate of the former Tremont High School ....
Ronald S. "Bucky" Peay
May 28, 2020
Ronald Scott "Bucky" Peay, age 63, of Millersburg, formerly of Hebe, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, April 7, 1957, in Danville, a son of Donald E Peay, Sr. of Millersburg and the late Joan C Troutman Peay. He was a graduate of Line Mountain High School . He had worked at...
Elizabeth A. Stutzman
May 25, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Stutzman, age 77, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Monday, May 3, 1943, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Paul Schrope and the late Irene Snyder Schrope. She was a 1961 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a 1965 graduate Penn State University. Elizabeth was high school...
Diana M. Stiely
May 24, 2020
Diana M. Stiely, age 89, of Sacramento, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Tuesday, August 26, 1930, in Erdman, a daughter of the late John A Hepler and the late Irene M Kessler Hepler. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento. Diana was a lifelong...
Jane E. Deibert
May 23, 2020
Jane E Deibert, age 86, formerly of Sacramento, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Manor Care, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, October 19, 1933, in Pottsville, a daughter of the late William and Juniata Wingert. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School. Jane was a seamstress in area garment factories, prior to her retirement. She attended St....
Anna M. Smith
May 4, 2020
Anna M Smith, age 94, of Fountain, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Tuesday, August 4, 1925, in Hubley Twp, a daughter of the late Gurney Smeltz and the late Gabrielle Wiest Smeltz. Anna was a graduate of the former Hubley Twp High School. She was a member of...
