Obituaries
Larry C. Welker
Feb 16, 2019
Larry C Welker, age 67, formerly of Gratz, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Monday, December 31, 1951, in Lykens, a son of the late Walter Welker and the late Pauline Wiest Welker. He was a graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School. Larry was a movie fanatic and...
Steven S Schwalm
Feb 16, 2019
Steven S Schwalm, age 69, of Camp Hill, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at The Gardens of West Shore, Camp Hill. He was born on Monday, October 24, 1949, in Mechanicsburg, a son of Hugh S Schwalm of Middletown and the late Emily J Klouser Schwalm. He was a 1967 Central Dauphin High School. He is survived by a...
Nancy J. Buffington
Feb 12, 2019
Nancy J Buffington, age 85, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at her residence surrounded by loved ones. She was born on Monday, July 24, 1933, in Harrisburg, a daughter of the late Paul Long and the late Florence Lupold. Nancy was a floor lady in area garment factories prior to her retirement. She was a member...
Steve Thomas Schwalm
Feb 3, 2019
Steve Thomas Schwalm, age 61, of Lavelle, formerly of Valley View, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on Wednesday, May 29, 1957, in Pottsville, a son of the late Clair M Schwalm and the late Ruth A Coleman Schwalm. Steve was a 1978 graduate of Intermediate Unit 29, Mar Lin. He was...
Clayton E Hoke
Jan 27, 2019
Clayton Elwood Hoke, age 97, of Country Meadows of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Valley View, Hershey and Boiling Springs, passed away Sunday Jan 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born on May 28, 1921 in Big Run, PA, a son of the late Maude B. (Shade) and the late Harry "Hoyt" J. Hoke. Clayton was a 1940 graduate of the...
Geraldine J. Rebuck
Jan 17, 2019
Geraldine J Rebuck, age 88, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, July 17, 1930, in Port Clinton, a daughter of the late Evelyn Schucker Kessler and the late Fred Kessler, raised by her aunt, the late Emma Klinger. She was a graduate of the former...
Marian A. Holland
Jan 15, 2019
Marian A Holland, age 78, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman. She was born on Thursday, March 28, 1940, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Arthur E Grose and the late Elsie Miller Grose. Marian was a 1958 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was first...
Alan R. Terwilliger
Jan 6, 2019
Alan R. Terwilliger, 85, of Hegins, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on Saturday, July 8, 1933, in Sharon,PA, a son of the late Raymond Terwilliger and the late Marion Duitch Terwilliger. He was a 1952 graduate of Wilkinsburg High School and 1956 graduate of Penn State University. Alan was...
Jessica Lee Witmer
Jan 3, 2019
Jessica Lee Witmer, age 53, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at her residence, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Wednesday, September 22, 1965, in Pottsville. She was a 1983 graduate of Williams Valley High School and also attended the McCann School of Business, Pottsville. Jessica worked as a supervisor in area garment factories...
Jens Peter Jensen
Dec 29, 2018
Jens Peter Jensen, age 67, of Elizabethville, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg. He was born on Tuesday, March 6, 1951, in Nuuk, Denmark, a son of Else Petersen Jensen of Denmark and the late Ove Jensen. Jens was the owner of Ovodrive Technology LLC, Elizabethville. He is survived by his wife Lis Thomsen Jensen, to...
Wanda M. Hatter
Dec 26, 2018
Wanda M Hatter, age 60, of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, March 13, 1958, in Pottsville. Wanda was employed at MI Doors and Windows, Gratz, prior to her illness. She was of the Protestant Faith. Wanda enjoyed crocheting, cooking, canning, and spending time with her family. She is survived...
Donald F. Stutzman
Dec 24, 2018
Donald F Stutzman, age 83, of Hegins, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on Tuesday, February 26, 1935, in Hubley Twp, a son of the late Frank D Stutzman and the late Sarah E Geist Stutzman. He was a 1952 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Donald retired from...
Josiah Domonic Viera
Dec 24, 2018
Josiah Domonic Viera, age 14, of Hegins, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on Tuesday, May 25, 2004, in Pottsville. Josiah was an 8th grade student at Tri-Valley High School. He was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. Josiah enjoyed baseball, cooking, dancing, and spending...
Dolores E. Clark
Dec 20, 2018
Dolores E Clark, age 72, of Klingerstown, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Saturday, August 10, 1946, in Gratz, a daughter of the late Kermit Kissinger and the late Dorothy Straub Kissinger. Dolores was a 1964 graduate of Susquenita High School. She was a seamstress in area garment factories prior to...
Betty M. Blyler
Dec 15, 2018
Betty M Blyler, age 94, formerly of Hegins, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Monday, May 26, 1924, in Klingerstown, a daughter of the late Harry A Wehry and the late Daisy H Stiely Wehry. She was a 1942 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Betty was...
Dennis R. Mace
Dec 14, 2018
Dennis R Mace, age 72, of Hegins, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born on Wednesday, March 6, 1946, in Spring Glen, a son of the late James B Mace and the late Bernice L Wiest Mace. He was a 1965 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and attended...
Pearl E. Neidlinger
Dec 10, 2018
Pearl E Neidlinger, age 94, of 38 Pottsville, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Sunday, April 6, 1924, in Pottsville, a daughter of the late William Koons and the late Carrie Kramer Koons. Pearl loved country and western music. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Stanford Neidlinger, Sr;...
Lynda Lou Snyder
Dec 8, 2018
Lynda Lou Snyder, age 67, of Hegins, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on Sunday, December 10, 1950, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Leon Maurer, Sr and the late Elma Snyder Maurer. She was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Lynda was a caregiver...
Joseph D. Frantz
Dec 5, 2018
Joseph D Frantz, age 80, of Erdman, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on Wednesday, April 6, 1938, in Pottsville, a son of the late William Frankenstein and the late Eleanor Edden Frankenstein. He served in the US Air Force. Joe retired from PP&L, Harrisburg. He was a member...
Rosemarie Spotts
Dec 3, 2018
Rosemarie Spotts, age 74, of Valley View, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at her residence. She was born on Tuesday, October 3, 1944, in Ashland, a daughter of the late John Kreiser and the late Freda Klouser Kreiser. She was a 1962 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View. Rose enjoyed...
