Pottsville, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas
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 a brother, Michael...
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. School PTA, and...
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...
Angelo J. "Abe" Barone
Jul 27, 2014
Angelo J. "Abe" Barone, 92, of Pottsville died Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born November 12, 1921 in Pottsville son of the late Michael and Mary Romano Barone. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and served in the Army during World War II with the 317th Infantry Regiment in France. During his tour in France...
George R. Wetzler
Jul 24, 2014
George Robert Wetzler, 84, a longtime resident of Davie and Hollywood, Florida, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2014. He was born on October 29, 1929 in New York to the late George and Katherine Wetzlar. His stepmother, Victoria Wetzlar, also preceded him in death. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Navy, after faithfully serving his...
Marie E. King
Jul 19, 2014
Marie E. King, 82 of Pottsville, died Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. She was born December 10, 1931 in New Philadelphia, daughter of the late George and Mary Houlihan Yeager. She was a graduate of Blythe Twp High School. She was employed as a switch board operator at the former Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic and was currently...
James M. "Irish" Benedict
Jul 16, 2014
James M. "Irish" Benedict, 83 of Pottsville, died Wednesday afternoon at home.
He was born February 28, 1931 in Pottsville, son of the late James Grace and Agnes Benedict Demartini.
He attended Mary Queen of Peace Schools and was employed by the Greater Pottsville Sewer Authority, prior to retiring.
Irish was a member Buck Fever Rod & Gun Club, the Tubby Allen-Chet Rogowicz...
Carol A. Martin
Jul 12, 2014
Carol A. Martin, 66, of Pottsville died early Saturday morning at home surround by her family. She was born March 21, 1948 in Pottsville daughter of the late David F. and Rita V. Weber White. She attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven, prior to retiring. Carol was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church,...
Margaret B. "Peg" Antolick
Jul 8, 2014
Margaret B. "Peg" Antolick, 84 formerly of Patterson Apts. Pottsville, died Tuesday morning at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg.
She was born May 21, 1930 in Pottsville, daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret Rogers Zachar.
She attended Chester Schools and was co-owner with her husband of the former Carl's Grocery at 718 W. Market St., Pottsville.
Peg was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church,...
John W. "Jack" Yaag
Jun 30, 2014
?John W. "Jack" Yaag, 78 of Mt. Airy, MD, formerly of Auburn died Monday at Gilchrist Hospice, Columbia MD. He was born September 19, 1935 in Palo Alto, son of the late John W. and Mabel Bobbs Yaag. He graduated from Pottsville High School and then attended Penn State University earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He married Dorothy Ann...
A. Matthew Dudish
Jun 26, 2014
A. Matthew Dudish, 65, of Pottsville died peacefully Thursday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
He was born January 21, 1949 in Pottsville son of the late Andrew M. and Angeline Lascala Dudish.
He was raised and lived the remainder of his life in Pottsville, where he met the love of his life, Ann. They married on March, 5,...
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