Pottsville, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas
Paul J. Bartholomew
Jan 27, 2015
Paul Joseph Bartholomew, 90, formerly of Pottsville, died Tuesday, Lebanon. He was Born July 17, 1924 in Pottsville the son of the late Harry A. and Kathryn A. Cantwell Bartholomew. He was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville High School and worked briefly at the Lancaster Watch factory until his induction into the US Army, where he served as a Machinist...
Joseph W. Connell
Jan 21, 2015
Joseph W. Connell, 50 of Terra Alta, WV, formerly of Pottsville died Wednesday at Hopemont Hospital, Terra Alta. He was born October 30, 1964 in Pottsville son of Mary Lesko Connell, Pottsville and the late George F. Connell. He was a graduate of Nativity BVM High School and Penn State University. He then served in the Army Reserves for a...
Dr. Dorothy Johnston
Jan 17, 2015
Dr. Dorothy Johnston, 105 of Golden Living Center-York Terrace, Pottsville died Jan 17, at York Terrace. She was born July 16 1909 in Philadelphia daughter of the late William and Mary Ellen Matthews Johnston. She a graduate of Abington High School and Philadelphia Women's Medical College. She was a psychiatrist for many years prior to retiring in 1965. Dorothy was...
Betty Jean Schwartz
Jan 3, 2015
Betty Jean Schwartz, 83 of Pottsville, died Saturday afternoon at home. She was born March 13, 1932 in Pottsville, daughter of the late Frank and Anna Mae Fisher Miller. She attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by the former Boltz Knitting Mill, Pottsville, prior to retiring. Betty Jean was a member of the former Christ Evangelical Congregational Church, Pottsville and...
Lorraine C. Spotts
Dec 21, 2014
Lorraine C. Spotts, 83 of Pottsville, died Sunday morning at the Inpatient Hospice of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born April 18, 1931 in Pottsville daughter of the late George S. and Helen Moyer Heffner. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and Penn State University with a B.S. in Economics. Lorraine taught in both Pottsville and Springford...
Ruth G. Rescorla
Dec 9, 2014
Ruth G. Rescorla, 80, of Pottsville died Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born July 28, 1934 in Middleport daughter of the late Roy and Prudence Workman Angst. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was Manager of the Deli at Weis Markets prior to retiring. Ruth was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Middleport....
James E. Wyld
Dec 8, 2014
CPO James E. Wyld, U.S. Navy (Ret), 75, of Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St. He was born March 31, 1939 in Pottsville son of the late Harry and Catherine Zieler Wyld. He attended Blythe Twp Schools and Pottsville High School. Jim served in the Navy as an electrician during the Vietnam War and remained active in...
Dorothy A. Yaissle
Nov 17, 2014
Dorothy A. Yaissle, 93 of Pottsville, died Monday Nov 17 at Providence Place, Pottsville. She was born August 4, 1921 in Pottsville daughter of the late G. Raymond and Clara Rosenberger Letcher. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and worked for many years at the family business, the former Yaissle Auto Body, Pottsville. Dorothy was a member of...
Larry C. Strause, Sr.
Oct 16, 2014
Larry C. Strause, Sr. 64, of Auburn died Thursday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born September 8, 1950 in Pottsville son of the late Charles V. and Sally Krause Strause. He was a graduate of Blue Mountain High School and was employed by Craft Tech prior to retiring. He was a member of Mt. Owl...
J. Terry Case
Sep 28, 2014
J. Terry Case, 76 of Pottsville, died Sunday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born February 21, 1938 in Sunbury son of the late Joseph and Louise Treas Case. He was the Valedictorian of the 1956 class of Sunbury High School and a graduate of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. He was a teacher for many years having...
Brian P. Madara
Sep 25, 2014
Brian P. Madara, 55 of Pottsville, died Thursday at home. He was born September 15, 1959 in Levittown son of the late Thomas and Susan McGill Madara. He was a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova Florida and was employed by Honeywell, Pottsville. Brian volunteered his time with the Boy Scout Troop #607, Pottsville. He was preceded in death by...
Donald L. "Doc" Bound
Sep 22, 2014
Donald L. "Doc" Bound, 90 of Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. He was born October 29, 1923 in Pottsville son of the late John A. and Elva Hodgers Bound. He attended Pottsville High School and served in the Navy during World War II where he held the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Doc worked for St....
Bonnie Jean Wetzler
Sep 17, 2014
Bonnie Jean Boltz Wetzler, 83, a longtime resident of Davie and Hollywood, Florida, passed away September 17, 2014. She was born on March 17, 1931 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to the late Benjamin and Ruth Boltz. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, George Robert Wetzler as did her stepmother, Hulda Boltz. Over the years, she worked...
Helen M. Hostetter Daubert
Sep 6, 2014
Helen M. Hostetter Daubert, 94 of Pottsville, died Saturday afternoon at Schuylkill Center. She was born August 23, 1920 in Pottsville daughter of the late Bert and Emma Snyder Evans. She was a 1938 graduate of Pottsville High School. Helen was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville, where she taught Sunday School, Past President of the former Race St....
Joan M. Burns
Aug 15, 2014
Joan M. Burns, 87, of Pottsville died Friday night at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. She was born November 8, 1926 in Pottsville daughter of the late Edward and Maude McGolder Frank. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and Penn State University with a degree in education. She was employed by Schuylkill County Child Development at the...
Conceda S. Dimmerling
Aug 14, 2014
Conceda S. Dimmerling, 96 formerly of Pottsville, died Thursday evening at Seton Manor Orwigsburg. She was born May 16, 1918 in Pottsville, daughter of the late James and Emma Ketner Fanelli. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and was employed by Schuylkill County Child Development, prior to retiring. Conceda was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic...
Catherine D. "Kay" Davidson
Aug 7, 2014
Catherine "Kay" Domenica (Biasi) Davidson of Pottsville, passed away on Thursday at Schuylkill Medical-South Jackson St. Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Lush Biasi. She was preceded in death by her Daughter, Catherine D. Jones and her grandson, Reese J. Jones, and her longtime kindhearted and considerate companion, Ronald J. Ulmer. She is...
Neil J. Florick
Aug 6, 2014
Neil J. Florick, 32 of Tremont, died Wednesday in Pottsville. He was born September 14, 1981 in Pottsville son of Edward and Mary Roth Florick, Pottsville. He was a 2000 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by SAPA in Cressona. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Marie Houtz Florick: maternal grandfather, Cyril Roth. Surviving...
Lorraine A. Kolessar
Aug 3, 2014
Lorraine A. Kolessar, 90 of New Philadelphia, died Sunday morning at home. She was born April 2, 1924 in German, Fayette County daughter of the late James and Anna Canfield King. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former W.T. Grant, Pottsville prior to retiring. Lorraine was a member of Holy Cross Roman Catholic...
Doris M. Wolfgang
Jul 31, 2014
Doris M. Wolfgang, 92, of Mechanicsville, died Thursday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born January 23, 1922 in Cressona, daughter of the late Arthur C. and Eva Payne Conrad. She moved to Mechanicsville with her parents in a horse-drawn wagon at the age of six weeks and remained a life-long resident of the borough. She attended Mechanicsville public school...
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