Pottsville, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pottsville, PA, Schuylkill County & Surrounding Areas
Carol A. Murphy
Jan 19, 2009
Carol A. Murphy, 70, of Pottsvillle died Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born July 20, 1938 in Pottsville daughter of the late Paul F. and Marie Shields Guensch and was a 1956 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was employed by Sears Roebuck and Company and most recently by Steve Cotler V.I.P. prior to retiring. She was...
Thomas J. Daley
Jan 8, 2009
Thomas J. Daley, 69, of Pottsville died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was born November 18, 1939 in Pottsville son of the late John and Elsie Eberly Daley. He was preceded in death by a brother, John, 3 sisters, Betty Mease, Dellphine Connors and Arlene Alexander. Surviving are 3 sisters, Genevieve Weaver, Birdsboro, Dorothy E. Schaeffer and her...
James G. Doyle, Sr.
Jan 2, 2009
James G. Doyle, Sr., 75, of Pottsville died Friday night at home. He was born September 23, 1933 in Reading son of the late James W. and Hazel Dillow Doyle. He attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by the Pottsville Area School District as the head custodian for the high school, prior to retiring in 1995. He loved collecting trains...
Jane Palmer Dolbin
Dec 30, 2008
Jane Palmer Dolbin, 55, of Kempton died Tuesday night at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice, Allentown after a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1953 in Pottsville daughter of the late Judge Donald D. and Anne Palmer Dolbin. She was a 1971 graduate of Pottsville Area High School and a graduate of Allentown Business College and was a Medical Transcriptionist...
Joseph E. Lynch, Jr.
Dec 25, 2008
Joseph E. Lynch, Jr., 88, of Deer Lake died Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian St., Pottsville. He was born April 26, 1920 in Pottsville son of the late Joseph E., Sr. and Stella Little Lynch. He was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and served with the Army in the South Pacific during World War II....
Marion L. Herwig
Dec 19, 2008
Marion L. Herwig, 85, of Pottsville died Friday at home. She was born May 18, 1923 in Aliquippa daughter of the late Andrew R. and Florence Schmeltzer Herwig. She was a 1940 graduate of Pottsville High School and also a graduate of Empire Beauty School. She was last employed by the former Cressona Aluminum Co., prior to retiring. She was...
Susanna M. Smith
Dec 13, 2008
Susanna M. Smith, 62, of Pottsville died Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian St., Pottsville. She was born November 13, 1946 in Pottsville daughter of the late William J. and Isabel Davis McLaughlin. She attended Pottsville Schools and was employed by M & Q Packaging, Schuylkill Haven, for 16 years prior to retiring. Surviving is a daughter, Tammy Landers...
Virginia E. Schneider
Dec 1, 2008
Virginia E. Schneider, 70, of Pottsville died Monday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born November 14, 1938 in Pottsville daughter of the late Elmer S. and Jean Heiser Griffiths. She was a 1956 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed by Ost & Ost for 43 years prior to retiring in 2000. She was a member of...
Albert F. Ebert, Jr.
Nov 30, 2008
Albert F. Ebert, Jr., 80, of Pottsville died Sunday evening at home. He was born June 20, 1928 in Schuylkill Haven son of the late Albert F. and Mamie Neidlinger Ebert. He attended Cressona and Pottsville Schools and was employed by the former Aetna Steel for 23 years and most recently the Pottsville Area School District prior to retiring in...
Theresa A. Gaughan, R. N.
Nov 12, 2008
Theresa A. Gaughan, R.N., 79, Pottsville died Wednesday evening at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born November 17, 1928 in Ellengowan daughter of the late James and Mary Downey Gaughan. She was a graduate of Mahanoy Township High School and Ashland School of Nursing. She was employed by the former Good Samaritan Hospital for 30 years prior to retiring. She...
Wayman S. Prince
Nov 7, 2008
Wayman S. "Stu" Prince, 76, formerly of Lake Wynonah died Friday evening at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Strohecker Prince and a daughter, Catherine C. Prince. Service and Interment are private. James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville, is in charge of arrangements
James P. Greenberg
Nov 7, 2008
James P. Greenberg, 70, of Pottsville died Friday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson St. He was born November 11, 1937 in Pottsville son of the late Benjamin and Mary Strange Greenberg. He attended Pottsville Catholic High School and was a veteran of the Marine Corps. He was a Police Officer with the City of Pottsville for 26 years...
Francis J. Murphy
Nov 6, 2008
Francis J. Murphy, 90, former owner of F. J. Murphy Jewelry Store, Pottsville and a resident of Seton Manor Nursing home, Orwigsburg for the past three and half years died Thursday at Schuylkill Medical Center East Norwegian St., Pottsville. He was born December 2, 1917 in Pottsville son of the late Frank J., and Emma Mootz Murphy. He was a...
Edward W. "Cy" Hoke
Sep 14, 2008
Edward W. "Cy" Hoke, 81, of Pottsville died Sunday at home. He was born in Pottsville on November 8, 1926 son of the late Carl and Elizabeth Moran Hoke. He attended St. John the Baptist School. He was co-owner of the former Glenworth Coal Company, Pottsville, prior to retiring in 1983. He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic...
Catherine M. Yob
Sep 5, 2008
Catherine M. Yob, 80, of Ephrata, where she recently moved to be closer to her daughter, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully on Friday at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster. She was born April 17, 1928 in Shamokin daughter of the late Allen and Adeline Derricott Dilliplane. She volunteered for over 10 years at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was a member of...
Charles A. "Chuck" Moffett
Aug 22, 2008
Charles A. "Chuck" Moffett, 77, of Pottsville, died Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville. He was born April 1, 1931 in Sylvester Texas, son of the late Onus and Beulah Sorrels Moffett. He was a 15 year Army veteran, who served during the Korean War. A chef by trade, he was employed at various restaurants in the area....
Joseph J. Devine, Sr.
Aug 2, 2008
Joseph J. Devine, Sr., 79, of Pottsville, died Saturday at home.
He was born October 18, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late William J. And Mary McMahon Devine.
He was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School.
In 1948 he began playing semi-pro baseball in the South Schuylkill League where he pitched for Palo Alto, in 1949 the league...
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