Obituaries
Earl S. Deeter
Aug 19, 2013
Earl S. Deeter, age 81, of 362 Valley Road Hegins, passed away peacefully Monday, August 19, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 18, 1932 in Hegins, a son of the late Raymond and Mabel(Lucas)Deeter. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was employed as a coal miner with Hegins Mining...
Phyllis Scheib
Aug 17, 2013
Phyllis E. Scheib , age 84, of 411 W. Main St, Valley View, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Reading. She was born on Saturday, July 20, 1929, in Fearnot, a daughter of the late Francis E. and Blanche Paul. She was employed at local garment factories. She was a member of St. Andrew's...
Bernice V. Heim
Aug 12, 2013
To View The Video Tribute Please Click Here Bernice Verna Heim , age 82, of 597 E Mountain Road, Hegins, passed away Monday, August 12, 2013, six months to the day of her husband's passing, at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on Wednesday, December 31, 1930, in Valley View, a daughter of the late...
Bessie Holdeman
Aug 8, 2013
To view the video tribute please click here Bessie E. Holdeman, age 91, of Birch St., Reading, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Reading. She was born on Thursday, October 13, 1921, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Albert and Catherine (Lubold) Scheib. She was employed as a seamstress; working at the...
Carl C. Shadle
Aug 6, 2013
Carl Curtis Shadle , age 86, of 33 Harvest Lane, Hegins, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born on Friday, June 10, 1927, in Hegins Twp, PA, a son of the late Curtis Issac and Jennie (Miller) Shadle. He was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. He was a Food Inspector...
Ellen F Kimmel
Aug 2, 2013
Ellen F Kimmel, age 99, of Hegins, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Friday, November 7, 1913, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Calvin and Vinnie Smeltz Stutzman. She was a 1931 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and the former Millersville Normal School. She...
William D Geist
Aug 2, 2013
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Bill. William D Geist, age 54, of 122 Kenhorst Blvd, Reading, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, December 4, 1958, in Pottsville, a son of the late Donald F and Lucille M Updegrave Geist. He was a 1976 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He...
Thomas C. Johnson
Jul 29, 2013
Thomas Clark Johnson, age 90, of 648 Deep Creek Road, Hegins, formerly of Harrisburg and Greenfield, MA, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, January 9, 1923, in Atlanta, GA, a son of the late Thomas C and Eleanor B Garden Johnson. He served in the US Navy during World War II. Tom...
Arlene M. Rhody
Jul 19, 2013
Arlene M Rhody, age 80, of 1629 W Main Street, Valley View, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Monday, March 6, 1933, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ira and Mary Williard Morgan. She worked in area garment factories and was last employed by the former Starr Poultry,...
Frances M. Koppenhaver
Jul 17, 2013
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Frances. Frances M Koppenhaver, age 80, of 1260 E Main Street, Hegins, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at her residence. She was born on Saturday, September 10, 1932, in Williamsport, a daughter of the late Wayne J and Mabel M Palmatier Bausinger. She was a 1950 graduate of Williamsport High School....
Grace C. Neye
Jul 2, 2013
Grace C Neye, age 85, of 507 W Main Street, Valley View, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Schuylkill Medical Center- E Norwegian, Pottsville. She was born on Wednesday, January 25, 1928, in Locust Dale, a daughter of the late Louis and Angeline Reese Overkott. She was a seamstress for the former Guttman Garment Factory, Valley View. She...
Jean K. Dietrich
Jun 6, 2013
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Jean. Jean K Dietrich, age 82, of 204 Gap Street, Valley View, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born on Tuesday, September 23, 1930, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Howard H and Vada E Schwalm Hepler. She was a 1948 graduate of the...
Warren R Maurer
Jun 5, 2013
Warren Richard Maurer, 84, of Urbana, IL, formerly of Lawrence, KS, died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Presence Covenant Medical Center. He is the son of the late Edna S. Schmeltz Maurer and William R. "Philby" Maurer; a grandson of Daniel E. and Rachel L. Herb Schmeltz; a great-grandson of John and Hannah Schwalm Schmeltz; and through...
Dorothy M Reinoehl
May 16, 2013
Dorothy M Reinoehl, age 89, of 100 South 7th St, Apt 205, Tower City, formerly of Spring Glen, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Wednesday, April 9, 1924, in Spring Glen, a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Daisy Klinger Koppenhaver. She was a 1942 graduate of the former Hubley...
Gerard W. Conrad
May 13, 2013
Gerard W Conrad, age 70, of 1747 W Main Street, Valley View, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on November 4, 1942 in Valley View, a son of the late William and Marie Umholtz Conrad. He was a 1960 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He served in the US Navy...
Janice Blyler
May 11, 2013
Janice Renee Blyler , age 82, of 1055 West Main St., Valley View, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. She was born on Thursday, July 17, 1930, in Valley View, PA, a daughter of the late Samuel and Gussie (Herb) Blyler. She was a 1948 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School...
Martha F. Herb
May 8, 2013
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Martha Martha Francis Herb, age 84, of 231 E Main Street, Hegins, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on Monday, May 21, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Lena Morgan Shade. She worked at the former Muskin Shoe Company,...
Ned L. Coleman
May 1, 2013
Ned L Coleman. age 78, of 132 Kushwa Road, Spring Glen, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Monday, October 22, 1934, in Klingerstown, a son of the late Tyson Coleman and Ethel Rothermel Coleman. He was a 1952 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. He retired from Bethlehem...
Esther E. Gribbin
Apr 29, 2013
Esther E Gribbin, age 102, of 1737 W Main Street, Valley View, formerly of Lavelle, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born on Saturday, July 9, 1910, in Barry Twp, a daughter of the late Allan Hubler and Louisa Mather Hubler. She was a member of the former Weishample Church of God, where she served...
Raymond L. Wetzel
Apr 25, 2013
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Raymond. Raymond L Wetzel, age 81, of 952 E Main Street, Hegins, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 at his residence. He was born on Tuesday, March 1, 1932, in Mount Carmel, a son of the late William E and Lottie E Hepler Wetzel. He was a 1949 graduate of the former...
