Obituaries
Eleanor F. Bixler
Jun 22, 2018
Eleanor F Bixler, age 86, of Valley View, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Thursday, July 2, 1931, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Harvey C Kroh and the late Mildred N Morgan Kroh. Eleanor was a seamstress in area garment factories and had worked for the former Mitchell's Bakery...
Jack E. Shade, Jr.
Jun 6, 2018
Jack E Shade, Jr, age 66, of Gratz, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was born on Sunday, August 19, 1951, in Lykens, a son of the late Jack E Shade, Sr and the late Janice E Kissinger Shade. He was a 1969 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School....
Theresa F. Maag
Jun 4, 2018
Theresa F Maag, age 88, of Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg, formerly of Valley View and Schwenksville, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at Premier at Susquehanna. Millersburg. She was born on Tuesday, August 6, 1929, in Pitman, a daughter the late of Daniel Wehry and the late Marie Wehry. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School....
Harvey C. Lubold
May 29, 2018
Harvey C Lubold, age 97, of Kindred Place, Harrisburg, formerly of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Kindred Place. He was born on Tuesday, January 4, 1921, in Hegins Twp, a son of the late James G Lubold and the late Bessie Schwalm Lubold. He was a 1939 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Harvey...
Boyd L. Wedde
May 26, 2018
Boyd L Wedde, age 82, of Providence Place, Pine Grove, formerly of Hegins, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital E Norwegian Street, Pottsville. He was born on Friday, November 29, 1935, in Barry Twp, a son of the late Luther V Wedde and the late Anna M Hinkel Wedde. He was a 1953 graduate of the...
Colby Robert Mattis
May 26, 2018
Colby Robert Mattis, age 25, of Sacramento, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1992, in Pottsville, a son of Heather A Schwalm Mattis of Hegins and the late Robert L Mattis Jr, who passed away in 2013. He was a 2011 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Surviving in addition to...
Bobby C. Shadle
May 25, 2018
Bobby C Shadle, age 87, of Fountain, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Manor Care, Pottsville. He was born on Friday, August 22, 1930, in Hegins Twp, a son of the late Charles Shadle and the late Pearl Shadle. He was a 1948 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Bobby retired from AMP, Williamstown and had also...
Forrest O Troutman
May 18, 2018
Forrest O Troutman, age 84, of Hegins, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Mount Carmel Senior Center. He was born on Friday, May 11, 1934, in Pitman, a son of the late Frank Troutman and the late Blanche Bergey Troutman. Forrest served in the US Army. He retired from Penn Dye, Pine Grove. He was a member of...
Robert L. Koppenhaver
Apr 13, 2018
Robert L "Whitey" Koppenhaver, age 90, of Hegins, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on Tuesday, July 5, 1927, in Hegins, a son of the late Homer G Koppenhaver and the late Fronie E Shadle Koppenhaver. He was a 1945 graduate of the former HeginsTwp High School. Whitey served in the US...
John L. Herb
Apr 13, 2018
John L. Herb, age 92, of Schuylkill Center, Pottsville, formerly of Hegins passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Schuylkill Center. He was born on Wednesday, March 10, 1926, in Spring Glen, a son of the late Ash Herb and the late Crusie M Carl Herb. John served in the US Army during World War II from 1944-1946. He ran...
Allen G Smeltz
Apr 9, 2018
Allen G Smeltz, age 82, of Silver Spring, MD, formerly of Sacramento, PA, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring. He was born on Sunday, November 17, 1935, in Sacramento, a son of the late Samuel Allen Smeltz and the late Dorothy Louise Gilbert Smeltz. He was a 1953 graduate of the former Hubley Twp...
Dale Leroy Zerfing
Apr 5, 2018
Dale LeRoy Zerfing, age 75, of East Berlin, formerly of Gratz, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, December 27, 1942, in Gratz, a son of the late Austin LeRoy Zerfing and the late Bessie Radel Zerfing. He was a 1963 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School. He was a former employee...
A. Donald Buffington
Apr 4, 2018
A. Donald Buffington ,age 88, of 204 Post Road, Valley View, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at his home. He was born on Monday, December 16, 1929, in Valley View, a son of the late Arthur R Buffington and the late Elsie M Buffington. He was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and a 1949...
Larry Madenford, Sr.
Mar 30, 2018
Larry Madenford Sr., age 65, of Joliett, passed away early Friday morning, March 30, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on Sunday, June 29, 1952, in Lykens, PA, a son of the late George and Grace Lucas Madenford. Larry was a member of the former Porter Tower High School Class of 1971 . He...
William R. Lubold
Mar 26, 2018
William R. Lubold, 78, of Valley View, and formerly of Highsprings and Fort White, FL died on March 26, at Tremont Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Valley View, January 10, 1940 to the late James and Bessie (Schwalm) Lubold. He attended the Tri Valley Bible Church in Valley View...
Marlin E. Artz
Mar 21, 2018
Marlin E Artz ,age 78, of Schuylkill Center, Pottsville, formerly of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. There will be no services. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com .
Bette E. Bowman
Feb 28, 2018
Bette E Bowman, age 90, of Valley View, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was born on Tuesday, September 6, 1927, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Leroy Shuey and the late Irene Shade Shuey. She was a 1945 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Bette was the owner...
Helen P. Kern Knisely
Feb 22, 2018
Helen P "Mom" Kern Knisely, age 96, of Spring Glen, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at her residence. She was born on Friday, March 18, 1921, in Mathias, WV, a daughter of the late George Fadeley and the late Dehlia Halterman Fadeley. She was a seamstress in Elizabethtown area garment factories, prior to her retirement. She and her late...
Warren E "Nick" Dunkle
Feb 18, 2018
Warren Earl "Nick" Dunkle, age 75, of Cullman AL, formerly of Hegins, passed away Sunday at his residence. He was born on April 1, 1942 in Hegins, a son of the late Earl Wayne Dunkle and the late Anna Gertrude Deiter Dunkle. Nick was a 1960 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, and served in the US Army from 1963 to...
Richard L. Ernfield
Feb 14, 2018
Richard L Ernfield, age 66, of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born on Monday, June 4, 1951, in Danville, a son of the late Harold D Ernfield and the late Sylvia L Savidge Ernfield. He was a 1969 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a truck dirver for Stine Trucking, Branchdale. He...
