Obituaries

Nov 7, 2017

William F. Spleen, 73, of Pottsville passed away Tuesday evening at his residence.

Born in Pottsville, June 3, 1944, he was the son of the late Stephen F. and Mary K. Flannery Spleen.

William was a graduate from Pottsville High School. After high school, he proudly served his country in the United States Navy during...

Nov 2, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Brennan, 81, of Pottsville passed away Thursday morning at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg.

Born in Ashville, PA on April 7, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Modestus and Helen Sherry Weakland.

Betty was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville. She was an officer for the Pottsville Catholic War...

Oct 7, 2017

John R. Boniscavage, 82, of Girardville, passed away Saturday evening surrounded by his loving family at his residence. Born in Girardville on February 24, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Anna Boniscavage. John was a graduate of Girardville High School. He was a member of St. Vincent De Paul Church of Girardville. John proudly served...

Sep 25, 2017

Louis J. Deramo, 88, of Pottsville, died Monday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown.

Born May 28, 1929 in Palo Alto, he was the son of the late John and Bambina (Perseo) Deramo.

Louis was a member of Haven Baptist Church, Schuylkill Haven.  He proudly served in the United States Army during...

Sep 13, 2017

Thomas P. Hoffman, 89, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday morning at his residence.

Born November 16, 1927 in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of the late Harvey and Beulah (Moyer) Hoffman.

He was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville.

Tom attended Hazleton High School, where he excelled in machine...

Sep 10, 2017

Kathryn M. (Goetz) Buehler, 79, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Sunday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown.

Born in St. Clair, May 31, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Antoinette Walukiewicz Goetz.

Kathryn graduate from Misericordia University with a Bachelor of Arts and a degree in Music Education....

Sep 1, 2017

John F. Minarick, 82, of Pottsville died Friday September 1, 2017 at home.

Born August 1, 1935 in St. Clair, he was the son of the late Andrew and Margaret (Melconich) Minarick.

He was a member of the former Mary Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville and a current member...

Aug 31, 2017

Audrey M. Wise, 94, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven.

Born in Sunbury, PA on November 1, 1922, she was the daughter of the late J. Allan and Grace Hoy Bordner; and beloved stepdaughter of the late Howard W. Stager.

Raised in Schuylkill Haven, she...

Aug 13, 2017

Carol A. Roberts, 84, formerly of Pottsville, died Sunday at The Middletown Home, Middletown.

Born March 5, 1933, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Lotus Knowlton Roberts.

She worked as an educator for over 40 years both at the Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg and Shippensburg University.  She was...

Aug 3, 2017

Helene N. Motley, 66, Auburn, died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center- Cedar Crest.

Born April 20, 1951 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Marlen and Nelda (Bradbury) Beury.

After graduating from Pottsville High School in 1969, Helene attended West Reading Nursing School and became a registered nurse.  She worked at West...

Jul 28, 2017

William J. Chescavage, of West Grove, passed away Friday morning at LifeCare Hospital of Chester County.

Born Aug. 5, 1947, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Frank G. and Elizabeth M. Reedy Chescavage.

He is survived by his brother, Donald J. Chescavage husband of Hazel, Pottsville, PA and sister, Louise Graves wife...

Jul 25, 2017

Susan E. Heinbach, 70, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Born February 1, 1947, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of Wilbert Lang and Catherine Rhody Lang

Susan was a member of Bethany Christian Fellowship in Cressona. She worked hard as a housewife and mother. Susan enjoyed watching scary movies and...

Jul 20, 2017

Eugene M. Trabosh (Gene), 81, St. Clair, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest after an unexpected and brief illness.

He was the son of the late Frank S. and Margaret "Kitty" (McHale) Trabosh.

He was preceded in death by his wife Sandra in 2001 with whom he'd been married 40 years....

Jul 20, 2017

Earl B. Reese Jr., 91, of Pottsville passed away Thursday morning at his home surrounded by his loving wife of nearly 64 years, Gwendolyn and his daughters Kim and Terry.

Born January 22, 1926, in St. Clair, he was the son of the late Earl B. Reese Sr. and Tabitha Jones Reese.

Earl attended Pottsville...

Jun 29, 2017

Francis J. Bercher, 84, of Pottsville passed away Thursday evening at his residence.

Born May 14, 1933, he was the son of the late Harry and Alberta (Bercher) Weber.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist RC Church, Pottsville. He was also a member of Seltzer and Big Hill Gun Club.

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Jun 27, 2017

Myrtle M. (Hollenbush) Stine, 97, of Pottsville passed away Tuesday at The Gardens at York Terrace.

Born September 6, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Sr. and Anna (Smink) Hollenbush.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Pottsville. She was also a member of St. Clair Senior Citizen,...

Jun 24, 2017

Thomas R. Quirk, 92, of Pottsville passed away Saturday evening surrounded by his loving family.

Born December 29, 1924, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary (Marrah) Quirk.

He was a member of Holy Cross RC Church, New Philadelphia. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 216 of Pottsville, 32nd degree...

Jun 22, 2017

Haley Nicole Williams Wetzel, 19, of Pottsville died Thursday evening as a result of an automobile accident, which also took the life of beloved grandmother, Julia "Juge" (Gudinas) Williams.

Born February 6, 1998, she was the daughter Brian and Renée (Williams) Wetzel.

She graduated a year early in 2015 from PA Cyber School and graduated...

Jun 22, 2017

Julia "Juge" (Gudinas) Williams, 60, of Pottsville died Thursday evening as a result of an automobile accident, which also took the life of beloved granddaughter, Haley Nicole Williams Wetzel.

Born July 10, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen (Martin) Gudinas.

She was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist...

Jun 16, 2017

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Gustitis, 89, Pottsville, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center- East Norwegian Campus.

Born February 16, 1928, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Goodman) Smith.

Betty was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville.  She was a 1945 Graduate of Pottsville...