Obituaries
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...
Brenda Louise Schaeffer
Feb 9, 2018
Brenda Louise Schaeffer, age 69, of Valley View, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Premier at Susquehanna Nursing Center, Millersburg. She was born on Monday, November 8, 1948, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Royle F Miller and the late Gloria L Huntzinger Miller. She was a 1966 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She was a member of...
Lanier H. Schlegel
Jan 26, 2018
Lanier H Schlegel, age 78, of Hegins, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was born on Wednesday, June 14, 1939, in Hegins, a son of the late Harlan E Schlegel and the late Elizabeth M Kukla Schlegel. He was a 1957 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, a 1961 graduate...
Ruth I. Miller
Jan 20, 2018
Ruth I Miller, age 97, of Hegins, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at her residence. She was born on Tuesday, April 20, 1920, in Hegins Twp, a daughter of the late Gurney E Kroh and the late Katie I Williard Kroh. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Ruth was a seamstress in area garment...
Eleanor Elizabeth Artz
Jan 20, 2018
Eleanor Elizabeth Artz, age 91, of Fountain, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Kepler Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elizabethville. She was born on Wednesday, February 10, 1926, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Earl Yoder and the late Eva Dunkelberger Yoder. She was a 1943 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and a...
Gary J. Sallada
Jan 20, 2018
Gary J Sallada, Sr, age 74, of Hegins, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, August 22, 1943, in Valley View, a son of the late Joseph Sallada and the late Mabel Klinger Sallada. He was a 1961 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Gary served in the US Air Force during the Viet...
Lena M. Shadle
Jan 18, 2018
Lena M Shadle, age 80, of the Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Hegins, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Saturday, August 28, 1937, in Danville, a daughter of the late Walter F Wiest and the late Thelma Masser Wiest. She was a 1955 graduate of the former...
Gloria L. Miller
Jan 18, 2018
Gloria L Miller, age 89, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg. She was born on Saturday, March 17, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Melvin L Huntzinger and the late Eleanor Mae Klinger Huntzinger. She was a 1945 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Gloria was a...
Agnes M Snyder
Jan 16, 2018
Agnes M Snyder, age 91, of Spring Glen, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Saturday, November 27, 1926, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Joel Daniels and the late Eva Bowman Daniels. She was a member of St. Matthew's "Coleman's" UCC Church, Spring Glen; where she...
Arlene K. Clark
Jan 13, 2018
Arlene K Clark, age 93, of Heritage Mill Personal Care Home, Tower City, formerly of Sacramento, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on Friday, October 31, 1924, in Eldred Twp, a daughter of the late John Jones and the late Viola Kline Jones. Arlene was a seamstress in...
Wrela V. Klinger
Jan 12, 2018
Wrela V Klinger, age 95, of Sacramento, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman. She was born on Thursday, August 24, 1922, in Hegins, a daughter of the late William Hornberger and the late Elizabeth Hoy Hornberger. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Wrela was a seamstress...
Erma F. Sweigart
Jan 6, 2018
Erma F Sweigart, age 85, of the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Barry Twp, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Tuesday, March 15, 1932, in Barry Twp. She was a 1950 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was a member of Barry Salem...
