Obituaries
Anna Madara
Sep 11, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Anna Madara, 92, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday morning at her residence. Born in Saint Clair on November 3, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Wolansky Tomko. Anna was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church, Pottsville. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 424. Anna loved to...
Michael 'Mickey' Hrin
Sep 10, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Michael "Mickey" Hrin, 75, of Pottsville, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center, South Jackson Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on July 2, 1937, he was a son of the late Andrew and Matilda Hulak Hrin. Mickey worked his whole life in construction prior to his retirement. He was of the Catholic Faith. He was a member of...
Morgan M. 'Butch' Reber Jr
Aug 17, 2012
POTTSVILLE - Morgan M. "Butch" Reber Jr., 70, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away on Friday. Born in Pottsville on March 9, 1942, he was a son of the late Morgan and Sarah Losch Reber. He attended Pottsville High School. On March 18, 1961, he married the former Judith Anne Dougherty, Schuylkill Haven. Until retiring in 2009, he was employed...
Charles W. Hummel, Jr
Aug 1, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Charles W. Hummel, Jr., 66, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday morning at his residence. Born in Pottsville on May 11, 1946, Charlie was a son of the late Charles and Margaret Bright Hummel. Charlie was a 1964 graduate of Pottsville High School and a graduate of Penn State University. Following in the family business, Charlie and his wife,...
Joseph D. Clark, Sr
Aug 1, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Joseph D. Clark, Sr., 57, of Schuylkill Haven, PA, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. He was the loving husband of Anne Marie (Kenney) Clark. The couple married May 5, 1995 and had happy years together. Joe was born on November 6, 1954 in Pottsville, son of the late Leo J. and Rita (Egan)...
Anna Breitigan
Jul 28, 2012
POTTSVILLE - Anna Breitigan, 90 of Pottsville, died Saturday morning at the Schuylkill Center. Born in Czechoslovakia on March 14, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Julia Rizak Covach. She was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville High School. Until retiring, she worked as a crossing guard and at the election polls. Anna and her late...
Matthew J. Adams
Jul 14, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Matthew J. Adams, 71, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday at Schuylkill Medical Center, South Jackson Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on July 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Matthew and Frances Guetling Adams. Matt graduated in 1959 from Pottsville High School. He then entered the United States Marine Corps where he served as a Lance...
Joel F. "Bo" Hoepstine, Sr
Jun 22, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Joel F. "Bo" Hoepstine, Sr., 73, of Pottsville passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Anna Marie (Yenfer) Hoepstine who passed away on January 11, 1999. The couple had 38 years of marriage. Bo was born on July 16, 1938 in Pottsville, son of the late Luther and...
John L. Flanigan, Iii
Jun 20, 2012
John L. Flanigan, III, 57, of Pottsville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 20 at Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Melrose, MA. Born in Philadelphia on March 29, 1955 he was a son of Kathryn Schneider Flanigan, of Orwigsburg and the late Dr. John L. Flanigan, Jr., who was a former Pottsville surgeon. John attended Saint Patrick's school and graduated from Nativity...
Francis E. Tyson
Jun 4, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Francis E. Tyson, 80, of Pottsville passed away Monday at his residence. Born in Pottsville on January 20, 1932, he was a son of the late Elwood and Elizabeth Wilson Tyson. He was a 1950 graduate of Pottsville High School. He served his country in the National Guard. He retired from Lehigh Valley Dairy, Schuylkill Haven. Francis was...
Cassandra J. 'Cassie' Snyder
Jun 2, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Cassandra J. "Cassie" Snyder, 16, of Pottsville passed away Saturday morning. Born in Pottsville on July 12, 1995 she was a daughter of James J. Snyder, Jr., of Pottsville and Stephanie Herb, of Pottsville. Cassie just completed her junior year at Pottsville Area High School where she was an honor student with aspirations to attend college to study...
Allen R. Kull, Sr
May 31, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Allen R. Kull, Sr., 70, of Minersville, formerly of Pottsville passed away Thursday at Manor Care, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on November 1, 1941 he was a son of the late Arthur and Mabel Fisher Kull. Allen was a 1959 graduate of Pottsville High School and attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Air...
Helen Marie Kelly
May 22, 2012
POTTSVILLE - Helen Marie (Vogelgesang) Kelly, 89. of Lancaster, formerly of Pottsville, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her son in Lancaster, Pa. Helen was born in White Haven, Pa. May 03, 1923. Daughter of the late Frederick and Lavinia (Earnhart) Vogelgesang. She was a 1942 graduate of Pottsville Area High School. On October 17, 1945 she married...
Joseph A. Eckley
May 12, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Joseph A. Eckley, 69, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday morning at Schuylkill Medical Center, South Jackson Street, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on February 10, 1943, he was a son of the late Henry and Sophie Samay Eckley. Joe was a 1960 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville. He was the maintenance supervisor for the Pottsville housing Authority...
Florence 'Fern' Kemfort Haney
Apr 16, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Florence "Fern" Kemfort Haney, 87, resident of Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, formerly of Seltzer City, passed away Monday at Schuylkill Medical Center, East Norwegian Street, Pottsville. Born in Schuylkill Haven on August 15, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude Mohl Fisher. Fern retired from Van Heusen, formerly of Pottsville, after 27 years of service....
Frank G. Lane, Jr
Apr 12, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Frank G. Lane, Jr., 67, of Woodland Acres, passed away Thursday evening at Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown. Born in Hershey on May 11, 1944, he was a son of Sylvania Jennings, of Pottsville and the late Frank G. Lane Sr. Frank was a graduate of Milton S. Hershey High School, Hershey. He was an Air Force veteran...
Elizabeth M. Gauker
Apr 11, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Elizabeth M. Gauker, 93, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday evening at her granddaughters residence in Lebanon, PA. Born in Llewelyn on September 4, 1918, she was a daughter of the late William and Esther Wetzel Murton. In her younger years Elizabeth worked at the Miss Pennsylvania Factory and was also employed by the Schuylkill County Prison. She...
Anna R. Woodward
Apr 10, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Anna R. Woodward, 92, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday evening at Providence Place, Pottsville. Born in Saint Clair on June 29, 1919, she was a daughter of the late James and Agnes Holohan McCormick. She was a 1938 graduate of Saint Clair High School. She worked as a checker at A & P Grocery Store, Saint Clair, and...
Paul J. Grabish, Jr
Mar 31, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Paul J. Grabish, Jr. 62, of Schuylkill Haven and formerly of Marlin, PA passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Schuylkill Medical Center in Pottsville surrounded by his family. Paul was born on April 1, 1949 in Arnot's Addition, PA, son of the late Paul J. and Marion (Brennan) Grabish, Sr. He was a U.S. Army...
Harvey B. Leymeister
Mar 27, 2012
POTTSVILLE- Harvey B. Leymeister, 71, of Marlin, passed away Tuesday morning at his home. Born in Auburn, he was a son of the late Claude and Anna Stump Leymeister. Harvey was a tow motor operator at Dana Corp., Reading for 33 years until he retired. He was a member of the former Saint Joseph's Church and is currently a...
