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Shane D Hatter

Shane D Hatter

Feb 15, 2016

Shane D Hatter, age 41, of Tamaqua, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, December 11, 1974, in Pottsville. He was a 1993 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was of the Lutheran Faith. Shane was the bass player in the bands Dakini and Pan. Music and his children were his life. He...

Roy D. Williard

Roy D. Williard

Feb 10, 2016

Roy D Williard, age 92, of Hegins, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was born on Thursday, August 16, 1923, in Red Cross, a son of the late David Williard and the late Beulah Bobb Williard. He was the owner and operator of the former Williard's Auto Parts. He...

Robert L Adams

Robert L Adams

Feb 2, 2016

Robert L Adams, age 88, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1927, in Hegins, a son of the late Alvin Adams and the late Althesta Fetterolf Adams. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was a machinist for...

Jean E Klinger

Jean E Klinger

Jan 28, 2016

Jean E Klinger, age 90, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born on Tuesday, June 30, 1925, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Henry F Gable and the late Alma A Seitz Gable. She was a 1943 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and also a graduate of...

Frank E Filosa

Frank E Filosa

Jan 27, 2016

Frank E Filosa, age 78, of Fearnot Road, Sacramento, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born on Sunday, October 3, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Albert Filosa and the late Catherine Lampen Filosa. He served in the Air National Guard. Frank was the owner of the...

Charles G Barnes, Sr

Charles G Barnes, Sr

Jan 25, 2016

Charles G Barnes, Sr, age 91, of Hegins, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Schuylkill Medical Center- E Norwegian, Pottsville. He was born on Saturday, February 23, 1924, in Mt Carmel, a son of the late Lewis G Barnes and Anna C Stefanski Barnes. He was a truck driver for LS Geist Trucking and a self employed truck...

Helen M. Bixler

Helen M. Bixler

Jan 11, 2016

Helen M Bixler, age 59, of Hegins, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Schuylkill Medical Center- East, Pottsville. She was born on Tuesday, August 14, 1956, in Pottsville, a daughter of the late Levi E Miller and the late Helen Mae Carl Miller. She was a 1974 graduate of the Tri-Valley High School. She was employed at Thermo Fisher...

Larry C. Harman

Larry C. Harman

Dec 29, 2015

Larry C Harman, age 80, of The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, formerly of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, April 9, 1935, in Valley View, a son of the late Clair E Harman and the late Carrie E Morgan Harman. He was a self employed coal miner and...

Robert L. Wolfgang

Robert L. Wolfgang

Dec 26, 2015

Robert L. Wolfgang, age 83, of Valley Road, Hegins, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sunday, January 10, 1932, in the Mahantongo Valley, a son of the late Robert E Wolfgang and the late Jennie Geist Wolfgang. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was...

Ronald C. Mayer

Ronald C. Mayer

Dec 22, 2015

Ronald C Mayer, age 74, of Valley View, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, October 19, 1941, in Sacramento, a son of the late Cornelius Mayer and the late Irene Stine Mayer. He was a 1959 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a truck driver for Quaker State Farms and retired...

Mary A. Miller

Mary A. Miller

Dec 21, 2015

Mary A Miller, age 93, of Hegins, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at the Schuylkill Medical Center- E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Sunday, February 19, 1922, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Harvey V Huntzinger and the late Katie Maus Huntzinger. She had worked in area garment factories prior to her retirement. She was a member...

George A. Mace

George A. Mace

Nov 18, 2015

George A Mace, age 68, of Spring Glen, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on Monday, June 9, 1947, in Spring Glen, a son of the late Herbert H Mace and the late Gloria M Mowery Mace. He was a truck driver and dispatcher for CASA Trucking prior to his retirement. He was...

Warren E. Artz

Warren E. Artz

Nov 13, 2015

Warren E. Artz Warren E. Artz , age 86, of Fearnot Road, Sacramento, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at his home. He was born on Saturday, April 6, 1929, in Spring Glen, PA, a son of the late Eston and Mae (Dunleavy) Artz. He graduated from Hubley Township High School and was the owner and operator of Artz Memorials....

Donald L Bowman

Donald L Bowman

Nov 10, 2015

Donald L. Bowman, age 57, of 1028 W. Main St, Valley View, PA 17983, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his home. He was born on Saturday, August 2, 1958, in Pottsville, PA, a son of Phyllis (Koons) Bowman of Valley View and the late Glenn Bowman. He was a self employed bus and truck driver. Donny enjoyed traveling...

Michael L. "Butch" Protivnak

Michael L. "Butch" Protivnak

Nov 7, 2015

Michael L. "Butch" Protivnak, age 77, of, Hegins, passed away November 7, 2015 at Schuylkill Medical Center- South, Pottsville. He was born on December 15, 1937 in Brockton, a son of the late Joseph Protivnak and Emma (Barzatti) Protivnak. He was a high school graduate and retired from the Untied States Air Force after 20 years of service. Upon his...

Gertrude G Gahres

Gertrude G Gahres

Oct 30, 2015

Gertrude G Gahres, age 84, of Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville, formerly of Barry Twp, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at the center. She was born on Friday, November 7, 1930, in Barry Twp, a daughter of the late William J Gahres and the late Eva S Hornberger Gahres. She was a 1951 graduate of the former...

Sonya A. Herring

Sonya A. Herring

Oct 29, 2015

Sonya A Herring, age 54, of Valley View, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, on Thursday, Ocotber 29, 2015. She was surrounded by her family at her home. She was born on Friday, September 22, 1961, in Pottsville, a daughter of Clyde H "Rusty" Miller and Anna G Clark Miller of Hegins. She was a 1979 graduate...

Helen D. Allvord

Helen D. Allvord

Oct 21, 2015

Helen D Allvord, age 96, of Fountain passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, February 19, 1919, in Fountain, a daughter of the late Charles Bressler and the late Ida M Eckler Bressler. She was a 1935 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. Helen was a farm worker and a caretaker...

Orpah I. Umholtz

Orpah I. Umholtz

Oct 19, 2015

Orpah I Umholtz, age 92, of Valley View, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg. She was born on Wednesday, April 18, 1923, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Wellington G Bixler and the late Eva E Herner Bixler. She was a 1941 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She...

Anna M Harner

Anna M Harner

Oct 7, 2015

Anna M Harner, age 83, of Valley View, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Sunday, July 24, 1932, in Hegins, a daughter of the late John J Ebert and the late Maud E Dietrich Ebert. She was a 1950 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and a graduate...

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