Obituaries
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...
Annis M. Shadle
May 3, 2020
Annis M Shadle, age 90, formerly of Fountain, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman. She was born on Tuesday, May 21, 1929, in Hegins Twp, a daughter of the late Elvin R Huntsinger and the late Eva E Schwalm Huntsinger. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Annis...
Lois B. Graham
Apr 12, 2020
Lois B Graham, age 78, of Hegins, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence. A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, with Rev. Michael Klahr officiating. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for...
Darlene R. Dunkelberger
Mar 30, 2020
Darlene R. Dunkelberger, age 83, of Hegins, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on Friday, February 12, 1937, in Pitman, a daughter of the late Leonard P Morgan and the late Dorothy Ramberger Morgan. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Darlene was a...
Catherine G. Schade
Mar 21, 2020
Catherine G. Schade, age 93, former Valley View resident, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. She was born on October 28, 1926, in St Clair, a daughter of the late Paul and Mary Polak Sabaday. Kitty attended St. Clair Area schools. She was a seamstress for area garment factories, lastly retiring from the former Amy Sportswear...
Dennis E Hatter
Mar 20, 2020
Dennis E Hatter, age 68, Hegins, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on December 15, 1951, in the former Ashland Hospital, a son of the late Glenn L Hatter and Ethel M. Wolfgang Hatter. Dennis graduated from Tri-Valley High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Lorraine E Shadle
Mar 16, 2020
Lorraine Shadle, 87, of Hegins, passed away peacefully on March 16. Lorraine was born in Valley View on September 3, 1932 to the late Mark and Margaret (Scheib) Deiter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. James Shadle, daughter Dianne Wagner, son Daniel Shadle, and sister Nancy Otto. Lorraine is survived by her son James, and daughter in...
Ferne L. Troup
Mar 15, 2020
Ferne L. Troup Ferne L. Troup, age 92 of Deep Creek Road, Ashland, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Mount Carmel Senior Living Community. She was born on September 21, 1927 at home, a daughter of the late Earl and Ida Yoder Merwine. Ferne was a graduate of the former Hegins Township High School Class of 1945. She was...
Phyllis K. Bixler
Mar 10, 2020
Phyllis K Bixler, age 83, of Joliett, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Friday, June 5, 1936, in Hegins Twp, a daughter of the late David Wolfgang and the late Carrie Schlegel Wolfgang. Phyllis was a seamstress in area garment factories prior to her retirement. She was a member of Joliett United Methodist...
Albert P. Baray
Mar 3, 2020
Albert P Baray, age 69, of Valley View, formerly of California, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born on Thursday, April 20, 1950, in El Paso, TX, a son of the late Albert M Baray and the late Kathryn L Puttman Baray. He was a 1973 graduate of Los Angles...
Melissa A. Schwartz
Feb 22, 2020
Melissa A "Missy" Schwartz, age 54, of Lykens Twp, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Sunday, December 12, 1965, in Pottsville, a daughter of Jane E Wingert Deibert of Pottsville and the late Nevin Dale Deibert. She was a 1983 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She was a member of Friedens United Church...
Myrl E. Harring
Feb 20, 2020
Myrl E Harring, age 85, of Richland, formerly of Valley View, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. She was born on Sunday, December 23, 1934, in Lavelle, a daughter of the late Charles Tietsworth and the late Kathryn Stine Tietsworth. She was a graduate of the former Ashland High School. Myrl was a secretary...
Russell F. Shinskie, Jr
Feb 8, 2020
Russell F Shinskie, Jr, age 88, of Gowen City, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020. He was born on Friday, December 4, 1931, in Shamokin, a son of the late Russell F Shinskie, Sr and the late Florence Welch Shinskie. Russ worked as a coal miner for eighteen years, starting at the age of fifteen. He then worked for the...
Shyllee Junette Fidler
Jan 31, 2020
Shyllee Junette Fidler, infant daughter of Anita M Bixler of Hegins, and Matthew G Fidler of Pine Grove, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital East, Pottsville. Surviving in addition to her parents are her maternal grandmother, Andrea Klinger of Spring Glenn; maternal grandfather, Matthew Bixler of Pine Grove; maternal great grandmother, Darlene Klinger of Hegins; paternal...
Alma E. Barnhardt
Jan 24, 2020
Alma E Barnhardt, age 89, formerly of Valley View, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, October 23, 1930, in Barry Twp, a daughter of the late Charles Maurer and the late Dora Kessler Maurer. Alma was a seamstress for the former Philmark Mfg, Valley View, and then was employed at Huntsinger...
Betty J. Maurer
Jan 23, 2020
Betty J. Maurer, age 95, formerly of Hegins, died peaceably on January 23, 2020, at Mountain View Nursing and Rehab Center in Coal Township, PA, where she had been a resident since October, 2019. She was born July 19, 1924, in Valley View, youngest of three children born to the late Vernon and Annie (Henry) Romberger. She was a 1942...
Gladys E. Maurer
Jan 10, 2020
Gladys E Maurer, age 91, of Hegins, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Genesis Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Tuesday, January 8, 1929, in Barry Twp, a daughter of the late Stanley Yoder and the late Mary Moser Yoder. Gladys was a seamstress in area factories, prior to her retirement. She was a member of Barry Salem...
