Pottsville, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas
Mary A. Ankenbrant
Feb 24, 2014
Mary A. Ankenbrant, 90, of Schuylkill Haven, died Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St. She was born April 15, 1923 in Marlin daughter of the late Louis and Virginia Zannini Yob. She attended Black Horse school in Wayne Twp and was employed by the former Mecks Knitting Mill prior to retiring. Mary was a member of St. Ambrose Roman...
Mark A. Cholko
Feb 15, 2014
Mark A. Cholko, 58 of Pottsville, died Saturday at home. He was born June 16, 1955 in Pottsville son of the late Paul and Dawn Miller Cholko. He was a 1973 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by Jetson Specialty Marketing Service, Kutztown. Mark enjoyed spending time with family and friends and making people smile throughout his...
Ralph F. Luckenbill
Feb 12, 2014
Ralph F. Luckenbill, 60, of Pottsville, died Wednesday night at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St. He was born January 26, 1954 in Pottsville son of the late James and Anna Becker Luckenbill. He was a 1973 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by the City of Pottsville Street Department for 35 years. Ralph was a member American...
Forlendia Ophelia Roberts
Feb 7, 2014
Forlendia Ophelia Roberts, 88, of Luther Ridge Pottsville, died Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St. She was born September 9, 1925 in Aiken, South Carolina, daughter of the late Charles and Lucy Ranford Williamson. She grew up in Augusta, Georgia before moving to New York, where she resided in South Ozone Park and Springfield Gardens, Queens. She then moved...
Thomas J. Murphy
Feb 6, 2014
Thomas J. Murphy, 63, of Pottsville died Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson. He was born June 29, 1950 in Pottsville son of the late Patrick J. and Mary Milia Murphy. He was a graduate of Pottsville Area High School and was employed by Rite Aid Pharmacy, Pottsville. Tom was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. Surviving...
Dolores K. Wysco
Jan 28, 2014
Dolores K. Wysco, 81, of Pottsville, died Tuesday afternoon at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville.
She was born July 24, 1932 in Pottsville daughter of the late Edward Ryan and Stella Schultz.
She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Alpha Mills, Schuylkill Haven, prior to retiring.
Dolores was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville. She was preceded in death...
Joyce Ann Miller
Jan 23, 2014
Joyce Ann Miller, 61, of St. Clair, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born October 21, 1952 in Ashland daughter of Mary Lou Ward Lesher and the late Robert Lesher. She attended Tri-Valley High School and worked along side her husband at Crown Dental Laboratory, St. Clair. In addition to her father she was preceded in by...
Rosemarie T. O'Connor Schuettler
Jan 13, 2014
Rosemarie T. O'Connor Schuettler, 85, of Pottsville died peacefully Monday afternoon surrounded by her family. She was born November 6, 1928 in Pottsville daughter of the late John F. and Helen F. Dalton O'Connor. She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and was employed as a supervisor for Bell Telephone and Sears Catalog 200 T Department prior to...
Julia J. Hanlon
Jan 10, 2014
Julia J. Hanlon, 88, of Pottsville, died Friday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born April 18, 1925 in Minersville daughter of the late Stephen and Lucy Tobin Hoptak. She was a graduate of Blythe Township High School and was co-owner of Hanlon Tractor Company, Five Points. Julia was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was...
Edward H. Heitmiller, Sr.
Jan 9, 2014
Edward H. Heitmiller, Sr., 79 of Pottsville died Thursday Jan 9, 2014 at home. He was born June 19, 1934 in Philadelphia son of the late Edward F., and Letitia Wolf Heitmiller. He was a graduate of Pierre S. DuPont High School, Wilmington Del, and Temple University School of Law with a juris doctorate. He was an Attorney and partner...
Ramon P. "Ray" Grapsy, Jr.
Dec 28, 2013
Ramon P. "Ray" Grapsy, Jr., 80, of Pottsville, died Saturday night at home. He was born September 23, 1933 in Korn Krest son of the late Ray P. Sr., and Eve Yezefski Grapsy. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and Penn State University and was an Army veteran having served during the Korean War where he attainted the...
Mary F. Roda
Dec 26, 2013
Mary F. Roda, 88, of Pottsville, died Thursday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born October 27, 1925 in Pottsville, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Perry Roda. She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and attended the former Penn State Pottsville. She was employed by the former Lango Market, Green's Jewelry and Seltzer Meats, all of...
Joseph G. Christ
Dec 20, 2013
Joseph G. Christ, 93, of Pottsville, died Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St. He was born December 17, 1921 in Pottsville son of the late Joseph (a retired Pottsville Police Sgt) and Emma Hochgertel Christ. He graduated with honors from Pottsville Catholic High School in 1940. He was Corporal in the Army Air Corp having served with the 525th...
Catherine L. Kemple
Dec 18, 2013
Catherine L. Kemple, 95 of Pottsville, died Wednesday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born May 6, 1918 in Taylorsville, daughter of the late John and Lottie Green Bush. She was graduate of Ashland High School and Bloomsburg University. She was teacher having taught at the former Mt. Hope Elementary School and later John S. Clarke Elementary Center, prior to...
Rita M. Deatrich
Dec 18, 2013
Rita M. Deatrich, 87, of Palo Alto, died Wednesday at home. She was born August 27, 1927 in Port Carbon daughter of the late Elmer and Mary Dalton Goss. She was a graduate of St. Stephen High School and was an LPN at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven prior to retiring. Rita was a member of St. Patrick Roman...
Cdr. Donald Arye
Dec 4, 2013
Cdr. Donald Ayre, 81, U.S. Navy retired, of Pottsville, formerly of Lake Marie, Fla, died Wednesday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born November 13, 1932 in Tunkhannock, son of the late James and Charlotte Cleveland Ayre. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and East Stroudsburg University. Don devoted his career to the Navy, serving during the Vietnam...
Lenoa J. Dewald
Dec 1, 2013
Leona J. Dewald, 91, of Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, formerly of Pottsville died Sunday at Seton Manor. She was born June 8, 1922 in Pottsville daughter of the late Aloysius and Alice Burns Yust. She was a 1941 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former Pine Shirts prior to retiring in 1987. Leona was a member of...
Ruth Littman Kimber
Nov 29, 2013
Ruth Littman Kimber, RN, 93 of Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven, PA formerly of Elmira N.Y. died Friday morning at Rest Haven. She was born January 5, 1920 in Sheboygan WI, daughter of the late Arthur and Meta Littman. Ruth graduated from Nursing School in 1939. On August 14, 1944 she married her husband Raymond Horace Kimber at Bethlehem...
Nancy J. Heffner
Nov 27, 2013
Nancy J. Heffner, 85, a resident of Luther Ridge, Pottsville formerly of Patterson Apts., Pottsville, died Wednesday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St.
She was born May 21, 1928 in Pottsville daughter of the late Emmanuel and Caroline Coleman Heffner.
She was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by the former Bell Telephone and the Schuylkill County Court...
Dorothy M. "Dot" Bound
Nov 25, 2013
Dorothy M. "Dot" Bound, 89, of Pottsville died Monday morning at home. She was born September 13, 1924 in Pottsville daughter of the late Carl and Marie Koehler Henry. She was a 1943 graduate of Pottsville High School and worked as a lunch aide at D.H.H. Lengel Middle School, Pottsville, prior to retiring. Dorothy was a member of St. John...
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