Obituaries
Mary L. Rhody
Jan 3, 2004
Mary Louise Rhody,age 76, of 183 Main Street, Joliett, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville. She was born October 30, 1927 in Joliett, a daughter of the late Harry and Evelyn (Schaeffer) Rhody. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Porter Twp. High School. She retired as a janitor in the Tricot...
Mark A. "Mac" Coleman
Dec 9, 2003
Mark Austin "Mac" Coleman, age 91, of 1 Theatre Lane, Gratz, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at his home. He was born in Lykens Twp, Dauphin Co, Pa on Oct 13, 1912, a son of the late Austin and Buella (Klinger) Coleman. He was a Maintenance Foreman at the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, R.D. Annville, Pa until retiring. He was...
Willard F. Schade, Sr.
Dec 8, 2003
Willlard Franklin Schade, Sr, age 77, of 1430 W. Maple St, Valley View, died Monday, Dec 8, 2003, at his home. He was born in Hubley Twp., Schuylkill County, Pa, on May 4, 1926, a son of the late Clyde and Carrie Heffner Schade. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II receiving the American Theater Ribbon, the Victory...
Clair N Westover
Nov 29, 2003
Clair Nathan Westover, age 87, of Marienville, Pa, formerly of Sacramento, Pa, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at the Kane Community Hospital, Kane, Pa. He was born in Westover, Clearfield County, Pa, on June 19, 1916, a son of the late Emory G. and Leah M Keirn Westover. He served in World War II as a Sergeant in the U.S....
Wallace J Zacker
Nov 27, 2003
Wallace "Vats, George" Joseph Zacker, age 87, of Westville Grove, N.J., died Thursday, Nov 27,2003, at the home of his son and daughter in law David and Kathryn Zacker in Millersville, Md. He was born on Sept. 28, 1916, in Kulpmont, Pa, a son of the late Felix and Anna (Reppi) Zacker. As a teenager he hitchhiked to the 1933...
Tina M. Krammes
Nov 25, 2003
Tina Marie Krammes, age 47, of 249 Dell Road, Hegins, Pa, died Thursday, Nov.20, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Pa. She was born October 14, 1956, in Pottsville, Pa, a dauther of Robert Maurer of Riverside, Calf. and the late Betty Herb Maurer. She was employed as an optical technician at Reese's Candy, Hershey. Surviving are...
Elaine M Lettich
Nov 16, 2003
Elaine Marie Lettich, age 49, of 420 Fearnot Rd, Sacramento, Pa., died Sunday, Nov 16, 2003, at the Ashland Regional Medical Center, Ashland, Pa. She was born in Pottsville, Pa on January 26, 1954, a daughter of the late Harry and Miriam (Koppenhaver) Cirullo. She was a graduate of Williams Valley High School and the Empire Beauty School of Pottsville....
Bobbie L Miller
Nov 7, 2003
Bobbie Lamar Miller, age 73, of Broad Street, Valley View, died Friday, Nov 7, 2003, at the Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa. He was born on May 13, 1930 a son of the late Robert William Miller. He was a retired coal miner from Summit Anthracite of Good Spring. His wife the former Freida Mae Swartzlander died in...
Kendall C. Hepler
Nov 1, 2003
Kendall Craig Hepler, age 41, of 435 S Goodspring Road, Hegins, Pa, died Tuesday, Oct. 28,2003, at his home. He was born on Dec. 2, 1961 in Pottsville, Pa, a son of Kenneth and Geraldine (Hentz) Hepler of Valley View, Pa. He was a 1979 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a graduate of Williamsport Community College. He was employed...
Donald "Wimp" Deibler
Oct 4, 2003
Donald L. "Wimp" Deibler, age 81, of 420 W Main St., Valley View, died Saturday, Oct 4, 2003, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born on Nov 29, 1921 in Hegins Twp, Schuylkill County, Pa. a son of the late Arthur R and Hannah M (Snyder) Deibler. He was a 1939 graduate of the former Hegins Township High...
Robert Lee Herb
Aug 29, 2003
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Bobby Robert Lee Herb, age 4, of 329 Market St, Lykens, passed away Tuesday at his residence. He was born in Harrisburg, on August 29, 2003. He is survived by his mother Brandie L Herb and her companion Jeffrey Sherman of Lykens; his father Keith Rickert; maternal grandparents Diane and George Mace...
Mae J. Diehl
Jan 1, 2001
Mae J. "Nanny" Diehl, 76, of 5015 Berkley Street, Harrisburg, Pa., died on Wednesday at the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg. Born in Barry Township, June 22, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Carrie M. Beury Bush. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Township High School. She was retired from the former F.W....
Shirley D. Wiest
Jan 1, 2001
Shirley D. Wiest, age 84, of Old Ford Drive, Camp Hill, passed away Wednesday evening at her home. She was born in Sacramento, Pa., on August 19,1926, a daughter of the late Harry and Maude Mayer Stiely. Shirley retired as an accountant with the Book of the Month Club, Mechanicsburg. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Camp Hill....
Grace A. Schlegel-Hatter
Jan 1, 2001
Grace Alberta Schlegel-Hatter, 80, of 4855 Bayard Blvd., Bethesda,MD, died Sunday at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC. Born in Jordan Twp., February 26, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Mable M. Leitzel Schlegel. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School. She worked for Frank S. Phillips, Inc. as an accountant until...
Cathy Matter
Jan 1, 2001
Cathy A. Matter, 47, of 1483 W. Market Street, Williamstown passed away Monday at the Hershey Medical Center after a courageous fight against cancer. Born in Pottsville, July 11, 1963 a daughter of the late Leon and Ruth Kimmel Stehr, whom Cathy helped in the family grocery store in Sacramento. Cathy was a 1981 honors graduate of Tri-Valley High School....
Elmer R. Maurer
Jan 1, 2001
Click here to view the Video Tribute for Elmer Elmer Robert Maurer, age 87, of 683 Deep Creek Road Hegins, passed away Monday, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born in Barry Twp, Schuylkill County on October 16, 1919, a son of the late Charles E and Dora (Kessler) Maurer. He was a 1936 graduate of the former Hegins...
Matthew Espenshade
Jan 1, 2001
Matthew N. Espenshade, 30, of Hegins, formerly of Grantville, passed away Saturday at his home after living a courageous life with Cerebral Palsy. Matthew attended Avenues, Pottsville Surviving are his parents, Walter and Sheryl Espenshade; sister Tonya Case; brother, James Espenshade; grandparents, Walter and Frances Espenshade, Marilyn Swailes and Mary Carter. Services will be private. Donations can be made to...
Verna M Shadle
Jan 1, 2001
Verna M. Kline Shadle, 93, formerly of Palo Alto and Pottsville, passed away Wednesday at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Pottsville, October, 15, 1917, a daughter of the late Roy and Martha Schaeffer Kline. Verna was a member of the First Evangelical United Methodist Church, Pottsville, where she enjoyed being a sunday school teacher. She also helped...
Norma C. Wenrich
Jan 1, 2001
Norma Carrie Wenrich, age 80, of 2658 W Main Street, Spring Glen, Pa, died Monday at Geisinger Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Danville, Pa. She was born on August 17, 1923, in Greenbriar, Pa, a daughter of the late George and Millie (Kline) Headdings. She retired in 1994 as an egg candler for Sauder Egg Processing. She had also worked for...
Marie Conrad
Jan 1, 2001
Marie Gertrude Miller Conrad, 92, of Hegins passed away Sunday at her home. Born in Orwigsburg, June 17, 1918 a daughter of the late Charles and Mamie Estella Hepler Miller Marie was a devoted stay at home wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. During the war, she worked in Harrisburg as a "Rosie the Riveter". She was a member of...
