Pottsville, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas
Joyce A. Coulson
Sep 20, 2017
Joyce A. Coulson, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 20, 2017, at her home in Pottsville, after a long illness. Joyce was born in Pottsville on January 26, 1943, daughter of the late John T. McKernan and Elizabeth I. (nee Neifert) McKernan, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold W. Coulson in...
Laurence F. Fox
Sep 13, 2017
Laurence F. Fox, Jr., 88 of Palo Alto, died Wednesday at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven. He was born February 26, 1929 in Pottsville Son of the late Laurence F. Sr., and Anna Gately Fox. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and McCann School of Business. He was an Air Force Veteran having served during the...
Josephine A. Kochol
Aug 30, 2017
Josephine A. Kochol, 82 of Pottsville, died Wednesday morning at home. She was born February 1, 1935 in Pottsville daughter of the late Joseph W. and Teresa Minchoff Fanelli. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School. She was employed by the former Motor Contracts prior to retiring. Josephine was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic...
Joel A. Yob
Aug 30, 2017
Joel A. Yob, 64 of Pottsville, died Wednesday morning at home. He was born November 22, 1952 in Pottsville son of the late Rudy and Catherine Dilliplane Yob. He was 1971 graduate of Pottsville Area High School, Massanutten Military Academy, Woodstock, VA and attended Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA. He was currently employed by NPP, Cressona. Joel was a member Pulaski...
Janet G. Marberger
Aug 23, 2017
Janet G. Marberger, 80 of Pottsville died Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was born May 3, 1937 in Pottsville daughter of late Robert W. and Lucy Auer Gerhard. She was a graduate of the former Soliders Memorial High School, Port Carbon and Ford School of Business, Pottsville. She was employed by the former Argo Mills, Schuylkill...
Beverly Singley Slater
Aug 16, 2017
Beverly Singley Slater, 62 of Pottsville died Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East. She was born March 2, 1955 in Hazelton, daughter of the late Kenneth R. and Jeanette Horrox Singley. She attended North Schuylkill High School earned an associate’s degree from Penn State Schuylkill. She worked for 20 years with the Schuylkill Women in Crisis where she started as...
John J. Sullivan
Aug 15, 2017
John J. Sullivan, 80 of Pottsville, formerly of St. Clair, died Tuesday afternoon at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born April 8, 1937 in Pottsville son of the late Eugene Sullivan and Stephanie Wapinsky Zagar. He was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School. He was employed by the former Acme Markets in Pottsville for 28 years prior to retiring. ...
Linda E. Myers
Aug 9, 2017
Linda E. Myers, 72 of Pottsville, died Wednesday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born August 29, 1944 in Pottsville daughter of the late Richard H. and Kathryn Sarvas Myers. She was a 1962 graduate of Pottsville High School. Linda was employed by the former Pottsville and Good Samaritan Hospitals, Pottsville, prior to retiring. Surviving are a daughter Laurie Bailey...
Theodore R. Starr
Aug 6, 2017
Theodore R. Starr, 84, of Pottsville, died Sunday at Manor Care Nursing Home in Pottsville. He was born in Pottsville on March 30, 1933, son of the late Howard and Bertha Kimmel Starr. He graduated from Pottsville High School in 1952. Following military service in the U.S. Army in Korea, Ted began working in the Philadelphia area for General Electric,...
Grace C. Hilbert
Aug 4, 2017
Grace C. Hilbert, 99 of Lancaster, formerly of Pottsville died Friday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born July 3, 1918 in Pottsville daughter of the late Harry J. and Mary Evans Walters. She was a 1936 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was employed by the former Polly McCool Joyce Interior Design prior to retiring. Grace was a...
Edna E. Frie
Aug 4, 2017
Edna E. Frie, 89 of Pottsville died, Friday morning at the Gardens at York Terrace Nursing Home, Pottsville. She was born January 21, 1928 in Pottsville daughter of the late Andrew Sr, and Edna Schock Kilmurray. She was 1945 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was employed by the former Raring Shoes and Freed Motors prior to retiring. Edna was...
William C. "Bill" Schuettler, Sr.
Jul 18, 2017
William C. “Bill” Schuettler, Sr., 89 of Pottsville, died Tuesday evening at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville. He was born March 7, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late Conrad A. and Ruth M. Seltzer Schuettler. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School. He was an Army veteran having severed during the Korean War. When Bill was young, he...
Suzanne P. Wyld
Jul 2, 2017
Suzanne P. Wyld, 70 of Pottsville, died peacefully Sunday night at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born January 29, 1947 in Pottsville, daughter of the late Chester and Pearl Bean Dando. She was a 1964 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was formerly employed by the Schuylkill County Credit Exchange, and former Rest Haven Nursing Home. She was also co-owner...
Zane P. Rist
Jun 30, 2017
Zane P. Rist, 73 of Pottsville died Friday at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE. He was born September 28, 1943 in Pottsville son of the late Grace Potts Rist. He was a 1961 Graduate of Pottsville High School. He was employed by the Pottsville Area School District as Transportation Supervisor prior to retiring in 2005, where he later became a...
Jeremiah C. "Jerry" "Tank" Brennan
Apr 20, 2017
Jeremiah C. Brennan, 89 of Pottsville, died peacefully Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on December 28, 1927, son of the late Joseph and Marguerite Rowan Brennan and was proud to have been raised in the Bunker Hill section of Pottsville. He was a 1945 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School...
Helen M. Derfler
Apr 18, 2017
Helen M. Derfler, 89 of Pottsville, died Tuesday at Schuylkill Center. She was born September 17, 1927 in Pottsville daughter of the late John O’Brien and Mary Ash O’Brien Stump. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and Rembrandt Beauty Academy, Philadelphia. She was employed by Mr. John’s, Pottsville and Hamburg Center as a beautician and was owner and...
Benjamin F. Shollenberger
Mar 11, 2017
Benjamin F. Shollenberger, 86 of Pottsville, died Saturday morning at home. He was born January 13, 1931 in Pottsville son of the late Elmer and Ruth Feeman Shollenberger. He was a 1949 Graduate of Pottsville High School where he was part of the State Championship Gymnastics Team. He was a Navy veteran having served during the Korean War. He was...
Mary Lou McGinley
Mar 3, 2017
Mary Lou McGinley, 80 of Pottsville, died Friday morning at home. She was born December 24, 1936 in Pottsville daughter of the late Edward F. and Mary M. Trabosh Gorman. She was a 1954 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School. She was employed for a short time at Costas York Candy. Mary Lou was a member of St. Patrick Roman...
Rita A. Workman
Feb 28, 2017
Rita A. Workman, 98 of Orwigsburg, died Tuesday at home. She was born September 4, 1918 in Palo Alto, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Connors Lynagh. She was a graduate of St. Stephen High School, Port Carbon. Rita was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville, the Mother’s Club, Chillum, MD., the Women’s Club of Pottsville,...
Kathleen E. Selinko
Feb 26, 2017
Kathleen E. Selinko, 58 of Pottsville, died Sunday afternoon at home. She was born December 11, 1958 in Pottsville daughter of the late Thomas C. and Lillian C. Miller Selinko. She was a 1976 graduate of Pottsville Area High School. Kathleen was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by a...
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