Obituaries
William Thomas Burkey
Dec 20, 2016
William T Burkey, age 82, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born on Tuesday, January 2, 1934, in Mahonoy City, a son of the late John R Burkey and the late Mary E Parfitt Burkey. He served in the 4th Tank Regt of the US Army. Bill was a heavy equipment...
Drinda E Swab
Dec 19, 2016
Drinda E Swab. age 60, of Hegins, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, November 21, 1956, in Spring Glen, a daughter of Clayton W C Shade and June I Herb Shade of Sacramento. She had been employed as a seamstress at the former Bobbie Rogers Garment Factory, Wiconisco. She was a member...
George Allen Bixler
Dec 14, 2016
George Allen Bixler, age 64, of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, October 8, 1952, in Hubley Twp, a son of the late Bruce L Bixler and the late Alverta R Mace Bixler. He was a 1970 graduate of Tri-Valley High School . He was a was a self employed poultry...
Ray L Wolfgang
Dec 11, 2016
Ray L Wolfgang, age 89, of Valley View, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, November 8, 1927, in Rough and Ready, a son of the late Harvey V Wolfgang and the late Katie Mattern Wolfgang. He was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. He was a bookkeeper for the...
Florence D'Amico Rebuck
Dec 10, 2016
Florence D'Amico Rebuck, age 89, formerly of Hegins, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg. She was born on Tuesday, November 15, 1927, in Hegins Twp, a daughter of the late Dominic Sabatino and the late Elizabeth DiGiacomo Sabatino. She was of Catholic Faith, Florence enjoyed cooking, sewing, painting, drawing, and gardening. Her husband...
Paul I Schwalm
Dec 9, 2016
Paul I Schwalm, age 81, of Valley View, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on Monday, March 4, 1935, in Lykens Twp, a son of the late Ira Schwalm and the late Mildred Rothermel Schwalm. He was a graduate of the former Hubley Twp High School. Paul served in...
Erma G Kauffman
Dec 5, 2016
Erma G Kauffman, age 97, of Hegins, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, February 5, 1919, in Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland County, a daughter of the late George M Howerter and the late Amanda Rebuck Howerter. She was a 1937 graduate of the former Pine Park High School. She was a member...
Junior G Ely
Nov 21, 2016
Junior G Ely, age 73, of Carlisle, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Friday, September 3, 1943, in Hegins Twp, a son of the late Gilbert J Ely and the late Rose Sabatino Ely. He was a 1961 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, where he played on the school's first interscholastic football team....
Lynn "Grizz" Reinoehl
Nov 17, 2016
Lynn Reinoehl , age 63, of, Tower City, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at his home. He was born on Monday, January 26, 1953, in Lykens, a son of the late George C and Dorothy M. (Koppenhaver) Reinoehl. He graduated from the Upper Dauphin High School and was employed as a Truck Driver for MI. He is survived by...
Thomas Harry Umholtz
Nov 16, 2016
Thomas Harry Umholtz Thomas Harry Umholtz , age 70, of Valley View and Lingelstown, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Saturday, March 9, 1946, in Hegins Township, a son of the late Lester Umholtz and Orpha Bixler Umholtz. He was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School, Class of 1964, and graduated from...
Keith D. Zerbe
Oct 23, 2016
Keith D Zerbe, age 54, of Valley View, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill South, Pottsville. He was born on Thursday, December 7, 1961, in Pottsville, a son of the late Earl D Zerbe and the late Shirley A Spotts Zerbe, and a grandson of the late Russell B Spotts and the late Betty J...
Irene L Bloch
Oct 21, 2016
Irene L Bloch age 84, of Palmyra, formerly of Hegins, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at the Green Valley Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman. She was born on Wednesday, March 30, 1932, in Pitman, a daughter of the late Millard Snyder and the late Margaret Snyder Snyder. She was employed in area garment factories and had also worked...
James Romberger
Sep 27, 2016
James "Jim" Romberger , age 67, of 358 Long Road, Gratz, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at his home. He was born on Sunday, April 17, 1949, in Gratz, a son of the late Lloyd and Bessie (Miller) Romberger. He was a Jack of All Trades and was best know for his mechanical skills. He was preceded in death...
Lorraine D. Oldham
Sep 27, 2016
Lorraine (Deitrich) Oldham, age 70, of 1423 W Main Street, Valley View, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on Friday, May 3, 1946, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Harry and Laura (Troutman) Deitrich. She graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1964 and received degrees from...
Clara E. Birunas
Sep 11, 2016
Clara E Birunas, age 95, of Hegins, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Kepler Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elizabethville. She was born on Sunday, October 3, 1920, in Hegins, a daughter of the late John Norman Hartman and the late Iva Minnich Hartman. She was a 1938 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. During World...
Stephen H Klinger
Sep 1, 2016
Stephen H Klinger, age 62, of 242 Hill Road, Hegins, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Golden Living York Terrace Nursing Center, Pottsville. He was born on Saturday, February 13, 1954, in Barry Twp, a son of the late Harry E Klinger and Sarah C Knorr Klinger of Hegins. Steve enjoyed music, fishing, gardening, and spending time with...
Teddie L. Coleman
Aug 31, 2016
Teddie L Coleman, age 76, of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on Sunday, November 19, 1939, in Hegins, a son of the late Ray T Coleman and the late Helen Isabelle Schwartz Coleman. He was a 1957 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a machinist for Alcoa, Cressona,...
Clyde R Header, Sr.
Aug 30, 2016
Clyde Ray Header, Sr. , age 81, of Naples FL, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Duke Hospice, Durham, NC. He was born on Thursday, December 27, 1934, in Barry Twp, PA, a son of the late Roy Header and the late Mary Kehler Header. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by...
Franklin R. Stahl
Aug 29, 2016
Franklin R Stahl, age 91, of Valley View, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at theTremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Friday, April 3, 1925, in Valley View, a son of the late Irvin M Stahl and the late Josephine Koppenhaver Stahl. He was a truck driver for the former Kocher Coal Company, prior to his retirement....
Carrie Irene Schovel
Aug 14, 2016
Carrie Irene Kauffman Bensinger Schovel, a resident at the Polk Personal Care Center, Millersburg and formerly of Hegins, the Pocono Region and Greenwich, Connecticut, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the age of 96 at the Polk Personal Care Center. She was born in Hegins, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Jacob E. Kauffman and Carrie Alverta Kauffman. She...
