pOTTSVILLE & sCHUYLKILL COUNTY OBITUARIES

George G. Smith

George G. Smith

Dec 7, 2010

George G. Smith, 82, of Pottsville died Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson. He was born September 26, 1928 in Pottsville son of the late Royal H. and Josephine Stewart Smith. He was a 1947 graduate of Pottsville High School and served with the Army during the Korean War. He was employed by the former Sears Roebuck and Co., Pottsville...

Mary T. Ryan

Mary T. Ryan

Nov 25, 2010

Mary T. Ryan, 91, of Orwigsburg died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in St. Clair on March 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Nellie Connors Flannery. She was a 1937 graduate of St. Clair High School and attended Penn State University. Before her marriage to Robert E. Ryan on June 24, 1948,...

Irvin D. Schappell

Irvin D. Schappell

Nov 17, 2010

Irvin D. "Irv" Schappell, Sr., 81, of Pottsville died Wednesday at home. He was born April 6, 1929 in Pottsville son of the late Elmer J. Sr., and Ethel Lash Schappell. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and later served in the Army. He was employed by Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, Schuylkill Haven, prior to retiring. He was...

Margaret V. Ollivierre

Margaret V. Ollivierre

Oct 25, 2010

Margaret V. Ollivierre, 90, of Pottsville, formerly of Reading died Monday at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. She was born July 22, 1920 in Pottsville daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica Walcott Lorenz. She was employed by Towne Jewelry in Reading and was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her...

Eugene Wabo

Eugene Wabo

Oct 19, 2010

Eugene Wabo, 58, of Pottsville formerly of Morea died Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born April 7, 1952 in Lake Hurst, NJ., son of the late Norman Jr., and Ann Dunsavage Wabo. Surviving are 2 brothers, Greg and Christopher. Memorial service will be held 11:00a.m. Monday from the James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville, with Deacon John...

Roseann M. Hrichak

Roseann M. Hrichak

Oct 17, 2010

Roseann M. Hrichak, 61, of Schuylkill Haven died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian St, Pottsville. She was born September 4, 1949 in Pottsville daughter of the late Frank and Mary Schappell Hrichak. She was a graduate of Pottsville Area High School. Surviving are a brother, Joseph F. Hrichak; a sister, Peggy Lee Collins; nieces and nephews. Services and interment...

David J. Rees

David J. Rees

Oct 14, 2010

David J. Rees, 59, of Pottsville died Thursday morning at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont. He was born October 1, 1951 in Pottsville son of Nancy M. O'Connor Rees, Orwigsburg and the late William A. Rees. He was a 1969 graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville and attended Penn State University. He was a member of the former...

Jacob G. Gerace

Jacob G. Gerace

Oct 5, 2010

Jacob G. Gerace, 90, of Pottsville died Tuesday at home. He was born December 29, 1919 in Palo Alto son of the late Joseph and Anna Gallo Gerace. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and was self employed at Pottsville Body and Fender and a partner in Kline Appraisal Service. He was a veteran who served with the...

Larry H. Ross

Larry H. Ross

Oct 5, 2010

Larry H. Ross, 79, of Orwigsburg died Tuesday morning at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. He was born September 6, 1931 in State College son of the late Fred and Mabel Endres Ross. He was a graduate of State College High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Lock Haven University, Lock Haven and...

Catherine E. Steidle

Catherine E. Steidle

Sep 26, 2010

Catherine E. "Kitty" Steidle, 92, of Auburn, formerly of Pottsville, died Sunday at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson St. Pottsville. 

She was born May 30, 1918 in East Norwegian Twp daughter of the late William A. and Anna C. Geiselhart Reppy. 

She was a 1936 graduate of Pottsville High School and was employed as a Notary for many years at the Pottsville AAA. 

She...

Marion Kerry Verbelia

Marion Kerry Verbelia

Sep 20, 2010

Marion Kerry Verbelia, 68, of Pottsville died Monday at home in accordance with her wishes and in the company of her family and friends. She was born October 8, 1941 in Pottsville daughter of the late Anthony J. and Rosemary Kilker Kerry. She was a proud 1959 graduate of Nativity BVM High School and Empire Beauty School. She attended Immaculata...

Bob J. Reinmiller

Bob J. Reinmiller

Sep 13, 2010

Bob J. Reinmiller, 77, of Pottsville, died Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was March 22, 1933 in Pottsville son of the late John and Edith Campbell Reinmiller. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School and later served in the Army. He was employed by PP&L for 41 years prior to retiring in 1992. He was member of...

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller

Aug 27, 2010

(Ret.) CSM Robert C. Heller, 65, New Bern, NC, died Friday August 27, 2010 at UNC Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC. He was born April 20, 1945 in St. Clair son of Vivian Walk Heller, Emmaus and the late Robert Heller. He was a 1963 graduate of St. Clair High School and served with the Navy during the Vietnam War....

William J. Dorasavage

William J. Dorasavage

Aug 20, 2010

William J. Dorasavage, 89, formerly of Pottsville, died Friday at home in Rockville, MD. He was born September 26, 1920 in Shenandoah, the son of the late Dr. William C. and Mary Unitas Dorasavage. He was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and Catholic University of America Law School, Washington D.C. He served as a Captain in the Army...

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr.

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr.

Jul 23, 2010

Thomas R. Seitzinger, Sr., 88, formerly of Pottsville and Port Carbon, died Friday evening at Pinebrook Personnel Care and Retirement Center, Orwigsburg. He was born January 13, 1922 in St. Clair son of the late Thomas B. and Elsie Frorschle Seitzinger. He was a 1939 graduate of St. Clair High School and was employed by the former Reading Railroad and...

Benjamin E. Liddle

Benjamin E. Liddle

Jul 7, 2010

Benjamin E. Liddle, 92, of Pottsville, died Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. He was born May 5, 1918 in Pottsville son of the late Benjamin H. and Henrietta Weissinger Liddle. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Kutztown State Teachers College with a B.S. in Education, he earned his Masters of Education Degree from Temple University and did graduate...

Eleanor E. Spatz

Eleanor E. Spatz

Jun 21, 2010

Eleanor E. Spatz, 97, formerly of the Patterson Building, Pottsville died Monday at Schuylkill Center. She was born April 9, 1913 in Pottsville daughter of the late Robert and Esther Reinhart Sterner. She was raised and educated in Virginia prior to returning to Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Spatz in 1982: a son, Robert Sterner...

Gertrude S. Bruen

Gertrude S. Bruen

Jun 20, 2010

Gertrude S. Bruen, 94, of Pottsville died Sunday at home. She was born June 21, 1915 in Pottsville daughter of the late George and Gertrude Fertig Steidle and was a 1933 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was the restaurant manager for 23 years at the former H.L. Green, Pottsville and was most recently employed by I. U. # 29...

JoAnn Mary Arye

JoAnn Mary Arye

Jun 18, 2010

JoAnn Mary Ayre of Longwood Florida entered into rest Friday, June 18, at Florida Hospital South, Orlando Florida. She was a Realtor for Re-Max earning numerous awards, such as, the 1998 Re-max Hall of Fame and the 2005 Re-Max Lifetime Achievement Award and was in the top 100 for six consecutive years. She was preceded in death by a brother,...

Dorothy L. Hummel

Dorothy L. Hummel

Jun 2, 2010

Dorothy L. Hummel, 86, of Pottsville died Wednesday at home. She was born January 27, 1924 in Fort Smith, Arkansas daughter of the late Claude and Lela Braden King. She was a graduate of Fort Smith High School and a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Pottsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Hummel on...

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