Obituaries
Mary (Harman) Luppino
Sep 17, 2013
Mary H. Luppino, 83, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Fredericksburg, May 23, 1930, she was a daughter of the late William and Anna Tolan Harman. She was a member of St. Joseph Parish, their choir and past vice president of St. Joseph's Women's Guild. She was currently a member of...
Brian P. Raess
Sep 13, 2013
Brian P. Raess, 55, of Reading, formerly of Pottsville, died Friday September 13, 2013 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Pottsville April 9, 1958, he was the son of the late John H. and Helen (Motley) Raess. He was last employed as a welder for Dormae Industries of Reading. He is survived by a brother John...
Florence E. Dikun
Sep 10, 2013
Florence E. (Kilmurray) Dikun, 92, of Pottsville, passed away on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10 at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, August 12, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Edna (Schoch) Kilmurray. She was a 1939 graduate of Pottsville Area High School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville. In addition to her...
Joshua Alexander Mcneely Snyder
Sep 8, 2013
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN- Joshua Alexander McNeely Snyder, 31, of Schuylkill Haven, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 8, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Warren, Ohio on July 25, 1982, he was the son of Garry and Yvonne (nee McNeely) Snyder. Joshua was a very bright and intelligent man who had many interests and accomplishments. He was a...
Barbara R. Rees
Aug 19, 2013
Barbara R. Rees, 65, of Pottsville, died Aug. 19 at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, Oct. 27, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Anna May Super Rees. She received a Master's Degree of Education from Bloomsburg University. Until retiring in 2007, she was employed by the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 as...
Gail M. Spleen
Aug 16, 2013
POTTSVILLE - Gail M. Spleen, 62 of Palo Alto died on Friday morning at the home of her sister. Born in Pottsville on May 13, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Mark K. and Verna Kline Shadle. She was a 1969 graduate of Pottsville High School. She was a 1976 graduate of Empire Beauty School and owned...
Sylvia A. (Caldas) Bercher
Aug 12, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Sylvia A. (Caldas) Bercher, 79, of Pottsville, PA passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Francis J. Bercher. The couple married June 15, 1957 and had 56 happy years together. Sylvia was born on October 1, 1933 in New Philadelphia, PA...
Alberta T. (Penkauskas) Kunstek
Aug 12, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Alberta T. (Penkauskas) Kunstek, 91, of Pottsville passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Schuylkill Center in Pottsville. She was the loving wife of the late Stephen A. Kunstek who passed away in 1999. The couple married November 22, 1944 and had 55 happy years together. Alberta was born on August 18, 1921 in Seltzer, PA,...
Genevieve H. Christ
Jul 31, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Genevieve H. Christ, 84, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at her home. Born in Frackville on February 15, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Stavinsky) Zelonis. She was a graduate of Frackville High School. She was a member of ST. John The Baptist Church, Pottsville. Genevieve and her sister, Betty,...
Ruth S. Beury
Jul 23, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Ruth S. Beury, 77, of Pottsville, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday. Born in Philadelphia, PA, but raised in Leck Kill, Northumberland County, Ruth was born on June 30 1936. Ruth was a daughter of the late Wellington and Ana Runkle Schoffstall. Ruth was a 1954 graduate of Line Mountain High School. Ruth was an active member of the...
Ethel S. (Shipe) Reilly
Jul 22, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Ethel S. (Shipe) Reilly, 87, of Pottsville, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013, at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson, Pottsville. Born on August 27, 1925 in Tamaqua, she was the daughter of Irvin R. and Ethel (Flexer) Shipe. Ethel graduated from Port Carbon Area High School and worked for the Blue Mountain Elementary School as a secretary till she...
Dorothy A. Hoffman
Jul 21, 2013
ORWIGSBURG- Dorothy A. "Dotty" (Palmer) Hoffman, 73, of Orwigsburg, passed away peacefully Sunday evening , July 21, 2013 at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. Born on September 4, 1939 in Schuylkill Haven, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth (Paul) Palmer. Dotty married Ray R. Hoffman on October 27, 1956 and they shared 56 years together. She was...
Ann Marie Jamison
Jul 12, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Ann Marie Jamison, 72, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday evening at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown. Born in Pottsville on March 13, 1941, Ann Marie was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Bobal Tuite. Ann Marie was a member of the first class to graduate from Nativity BVM, which was the Class of...
Henry T. Uckele
Jul 12, 2013
POTTSVILLE-Henry T. Uckele, 93, of Pottsville, passed away Friday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center, East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on January 17, 1920, he was a son of the late Henry and Mary Mueller Uckele. Henry was a 1937 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School. Henry was an Army veteran having served from 1942 til 1946 where...
Grace A. Dixon
Jun 30, 2013
Pottsville- Grace A. Dixon, 81, formerly of Pottsville, passed away On Sunday morning at her daughter's home in Schuylkill Haven. Born in Pottsville, on May 3, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Frank B, and Grace Sherman Snyder. Grace worked as a supervisor at the former Quartet Lamp Factory, she then worked at York Terrace Nursing Home,...
Wayne Martz
Jun 30, 2013
Pottsville-Wayne Martz, 55, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday at his residence. Born in Pottsville, PA, on July 17, 1957, he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Sonoski Martz. Wayne was a 1976 graduate of Pottsville High School. He worked for 18 years at O Z Gedney, Shoemakersville, most recently serving as the Quality Control Specialist. Wayne...
Eleanor M. Brown
Jun 27, 2013
Pottsville- Eleanor M. Brown, 83, of Pottsville, passed away Thursday at Manor Care Nursing Home, Pottsville. Born in Philadelphia on May 7, 1930, she was a daughter of Sabato and Anna Marie DiBlasio Ferrizzi Eleanor retired as a cashier for CVS, Cheltenham, Northeast Philadelphia. Eleanor was of the catholic faith. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in...
Mary A. Yeastadt
Jun 15, 2013
Pottsville- Mary A. Yeastadt, 73, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday evening at her home in Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on January 1, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Rosenberger Schmitt. Mary worked for Attorney Mike O'Pake as his Housekeeper but also did anything that needed to be done around the office. Mary was a...
Alma Famularo
Jun 12, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Alma L. Famularo, of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, where she had a short stay. Born in Pottsville, on May 16, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mary Ney Cavalier. Alma was an Army veteran having served during World War II. Alma was a 1940 graduate of Pottsville High School...
Vera A. Melniczenko
Jun 9, 2013
POTTSVILLE- Vera A. Melniczenko, 69, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in Pottsville on October 26, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Dora Evans Welikonich. Vera was a 1961 graduate of Pottsville High School. Vera retired from JDM, Hamburg, eight years ago and then worked for the Schuylkill County Election...
