Obituaries
Margaret Washco
Jun 27, 1928
Margaret M. Washco, 82, of Arch Street, Pottsville, formerly of Valley View passed away Wednesday morning at her home. Born in Ashland, June 27, 1928 a daughter of the late William and Margaret Donnelly Devenney. In addition to her parents she was pre-deceased by a brother William Devenney and a sister Susan Cohea. Surviving are her daughter, Christina Snyder and...
Frank Schwalm
Jan 28, 1924
Frank H. Schwalm, 83, formerly of Valley View died Thursday at Manor Care Nursing Home, Pottsville. Born in Valley View, January 28, 1924 a son of the late Gurney and Mary S. Schadle Schwalm. He was a W.W. II Army Veteran He was retired from Bethlehem Steel. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, Valley View Fire...
Anna Marie Schwartz
Dec 26, 1923
Anna Marie Schwartz, 86, of 11 Hillcrest Road, Hegins passed away Monday morning at her home. Born in Neckarseinach, Germany, December 26, 1923 a daughter of the late Daniel and Louise Chelisus Jooss. Anna was a retired floor lady with the former J.E. Morgan Knitting Mills, Valley View. She was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins. She...
Bernice Schwalm Ossman Wilt
Sep 25, 1919
Bernice Schwalm Ossman Wilt, 91, formerly of Hegins and Millersburg, passed away Sunday at the Community General Hospital, Harrisburg. Born in Valley View, September 25, 1919, a daughter of the late Elmer and Gertie Stutzman Schwalm. Bernice was a member of the Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins. She was a pianist, gardener and artist. She enjoyed crafts and quilting....
Verna M Shuey
Sep 27, 1918
Verna M. Shuey, 92, formerly of Hill Road, Hegins passed away Sunday at the Masonic Home, Elizabethtown. Born in Weishample, September 27, 1918 a daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred Kessler Klinger. Verna retired as a seamstress from the former Amy's Sports Wear, Valley View. She was a member of the Barry Salem United Methodist Church, Weishample and a...
Carrie V. Koons
Sep 10, 1918
Carrie Viola Koons, age 87 of the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Valley View, died Saturday at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Fearnot, on September 10, 1918, a daughter of the late Monroe and Regina (Wagner) Schade. She retired as an assembler for the former Hegins Precision Division of Penn Reel, Hegins. She...
Dorothy Lytle Dietrich
Jul 24, 1918
Dorothy L. Lytle Dietrich, 93, a resident of School Yard Square, Pine Grove, formerly of Hegins, passed away Wednesday at the Schuylkill Medical Center-East, Pottsville. She was born in Shamokin, July 24, 1918, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Bertha Maurer Coutts. Dorothy retired as a teller from the former Wachovia Bank, Hegins after many years of service. She...
Eva D. Kimmel
Mar 19, 1910
Eva D Kimmel of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Valley View passed away on Wednesday, November 18, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 99. She was born on Saturday, March 19, 1910 in Hegins, a daughter of the late Charles Ney and the late Sally (Herb) Ney. Eva was co-owner of the former Kimmel's Dairy and Restaurant of...
Paul Klinger
Jan 1, 1753
Paul Ivan Klinger, age 78, of Millersburg, Pa. passed away Saturday, October 29th, at his residence. Mr. Klinger was born in Erdman, Pa. on August 23, 1927, he was was the son of the late Harlan and Mary ( Klinger) Klinger. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Millersburg. Before moving to Millersburg in April 2003 he was...
Florence Eckler
Jan 1, 1753
Florence Hellen Eckler, 90, of 704 W. Maple Street, Valley View passed away Sunday May 13th at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville. Born in Rebuck on December 4, 1916 a daughter of the late James Burlington and Elma Louvina Bohner Kieffer. Mrs. Eckler and her late husband owned and operated the former Eckler's Hotel in Klingerstown. She was...
Jeanette B. Knorr
Jan 1, 1753
Jeanette B Knorr, age 73, of 277 E Main Street, Hegins, Pa, died Sunday Dec. 14, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville,Pa. She was born on June 6, 1930, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Alvin and Blanche (Kessler) Stutzman. She was a 1948 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School. She was a retired...
Barbara Swartzlander
Jan 1, 1753
Barbara A. Swartzlander, 61, of Tower City, formerly of Good Spring and Valley View passed away Monday, May 11 th at Geisinger Medical Center. Born in Pottsville, November 6, 1947 a daughter of June Miller Boyer, Valley View and the late Ralph Boyer. She was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School and McCann School of Business. Barbara was an a...
Rosa M. Shade
Jan 1, 1753
Rosa M Shade, age 89, of 1115 W Maple Street, Valley View, Pa, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Pa. She was born on Feb. 19, 1914, in Hegins, Pa, a daughter of the late Harvey and Kate (Mause) Shade. She retired as a Floor Lady at the former Valley View Enterprises, Valley...
Lyle N. Clark
Jan 1, 1753
Lyle N. Clark 85 of Spring Glen, PA. Died Sunday, June 26th at the Tremont Nursing Home. He was born August 10th, 1919 Klingerstown a son of the late John Clark and his wife Viola (Schreffler) Clark. He was a member of Christ UCC Church, Leck Hill. He is survived by his wife Arlene K.(Jones) Clark of Spring Glen, two...
Dorothy I Smith
Jan 1, 1753
Dorothy Irene Smith, age 83, of 312 W Walnut St, Valley View, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at the Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, Pa. She was born July 20, 1920 in Valley View, a daughter of the late Charles and Nora (Bixler) Carl. She was a retired trimmer from the former Philmark Mfg., Valley View, Pa. She was a member...
Annette K. Weist
Jan 1, 1753
Annette Kathryn Weist, age 92, of The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, July 4th at The Manor. She was born in Valley View on July 21, 1914 a daughter of the late Francis and Fronie (Klinger) Kessler. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School. She was of the Lutheran Faith....
Glenn L "Peck" Hepler
Jan 1, 1753
Glenn L. "Peck" Hepler, 81 of Gratz died Wednesday, October 28th at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. Born in Gratz, July 28, 1928 a son of the late Harry and Laura Minnich Hepler. He was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School. He was retired from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. He was a member of the Gratz Area...
Jack D. Fetterolf
Jan 1, 1753
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Jack Jack David Fetterolf, age 77, of Sunshine Lane, Valley View, died Monday, April 16th, at the Harrisburg Hospital. He was born in Hegins Twp., Schuylkill County, on January 4, 1930, a son of the late Joseph Irvin and Bessie Mae (Bensinger) Fetterolf. He was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins...
Arlene M Herb
Jan 1, 1753
Arlene M. Herb, 82, of 258 Forest Drive, Hegins passed away Friday, March 19th at Schuylkill Medical Center-East, Pottsville. Born in Weishample, September 22, 1927 a daughter of the late Earl and Verna Kessler Kimmel. Arlene was a retired seamstress from the garment industry. She was a member of the Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins and the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens. Arlene's...
Frieda Lorraine (Shadle) Smith
Jan 1, 1753
Frieda Lorraine (Shadle) Smith, age 77, of Kingwood, Texas, died Saturday, August 20th at St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas of complications from Wegener's Disease. She was born in Hegins, Pa on August 5, 1928 a daughter of the late John S. and Lavada M. (Klinger) Shadle. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School and received...
