Obituaries

Thomas D. Hale

May 10, 2023

Thomas David Hale, 61, of Friedensburg, passed away peacefully Wednesday May 10, 2023 surrounded by his family at St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem.

Born in Pottsville, February 6, 1962, He was a son of the late Thomas and Christine (Corby) Hale.

He was a graduate of St. Clair High School and furthered his education...

Dolores “Dee”Gorman

May 8, 2023

Dolores "Dee" Kathryn Gorman (Sninsky), 86, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Orwigsburg, PA.  She was born on July 19, 1936 to the late John and Kathryn (Salak) Sninsky and grew up in St. Clair, PA.

Dee shared many wonderful memories with her family and her sisters Barbara and Elaine. Dee was a graduate of...

Helen M. Mills

Apr 16, 2023

Helen Marion Mills, 87, of Saint Clair, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 16, 2023, at the end of a long day surrounded by many family members.

She was born July 21, 1935, in Branchdale, to the late Kenneth and Helen (McGovern) Romberger.

Helen was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School. At age 40, she...

Vincent R. Wade

Apr 15, 2023

Vincent R. Wade, 84, of St. Clair, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at LVHN-Schuylkill, Pottsville, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Pottsville, August 6, 1938, he was a son of the late Harold and Anna (Post) Wade.

He was a 1957 graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School. ...

George Peter Dodds

Apr 3, 2023

George Peter Dodds Sr., 92, of Pottsville, formerly of Saint Clair, was called to the arms of the Lord on Sunday morning, April 3rd.  Mr. Dodds was born, grew up, and spent the majority of his life in Saint Clair, retiring to Orwigsburg, and finally to Luther Ridge Assisted Living in 2013.  Mr. Dodds was the son of the...

Joel A. Cooper

Mar 29, 2023

Joel Cooper, 37, of St. Clair, died Wednesday March 29, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family.

Born in Pottsville, January 15, 1986, He was a son of Richard Cooper of St. Clair and Alice (Cartwright) Reed and her husband Charles of  St. Clair.

He was a graduate of Pottsville Area...

Cynthia A. Davis

Mar 15, 2023

Cynthia A. Davis, 65, of, St. Clair, died Wednesday March 15, 2023, at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg.

Born in Pottsville, November 9, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Margaret (Donlin) Ughes.

She was a 1975 graduate from St. Clair High School and worked at United Metal, Pottsville before retiring.

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Patricia Miske

Mar 4, 2023

Patricia A Miske, 68, of Port Carbon, died Saturday March 4, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Pottsville, October 6, 1954, She was a daughter of the late James and Stella  (Walko) Leddy.

She graduated from St. Clair High School in1974 and was a member of the former St. Stephen...

Matthew David Mcnulty

Feb 16, 2023

Matthew David McNulty, 32, of Pottsville, formerly of St. Clair passed Thursday February 16, 2023.

Matt worked at Northeast Prestressed Products, Cressona.  He loved Karaoke, Norse Gods and Culture.  He loved family time, camping, fishing and Halloween. His favorite animal was the wolf, favorite movie was The Crow, and loved all types of music. Most of all,...

Anthony L. Bucklar

Feb 11, 2023

Anthony L. Bucklar, 82, formerly of St. Clair, passed away peacefully surrounded by his daughters, Saturday February 11, 2023, at his residence in York.

Born in St. Clair, January 2, 1941, He was the son of the late Alex and Mary (Kaplan) Bucklar.

Tony worked in law enforcement as a Police Officer and retired from...

Cheryl Sue Culpepper

Jan 29, 2023

Cheryl Sue Culpepper , 77, of Port Carbon, passed away, Sunday January 29, 2023, at LVHN – Hazleton.

Born in Hickory Ridge, AR, January 13, 1946, She was a daughter of the late Cecil and Anice (Manning) Courtney.

Cheryl was a  1963 graduate from Hickory Ridge High School.  She retired as a manager at Southwestern...

Mary D Reichely

Jan 23, 2023

Mary D. Reichley, formerly of Potomac, Md., died Jan. 23.

She was the beloved wife of A. James Reichley; loving mother of Douglas Reichley (and wife, Lisette dePaula), Richard Reichley, and Susan Watanabe (and husband, Kaz); grandmother of Jonathan, Jillian and Hannah; sister of John Donohue (and wife, Claire) and the late Joan McKenna (and late husband,...

David Allen Christensen

Jan 17, 2023

David Allen Christensen , 87, of Reading, passed away Tuesday January 17, 2023, at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born in Chicago, IL January 22, 1935, He was a son of the late Frank and Adele  (Hylleborg) Christensen.

David received a BS from University of Califonia at Santa Barbara before earning a M.S.Ed from the...

Barbara A. Padfield

Jan 9, 2023

Barbara A. Padfield, 83, of 205 South Second St., Saint Clair, died peacefully Thursday morning January 9 th , at home with her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter by her side.

Born in Pottsville, December 23, 1941, she was a daughter of the late William and Edna (Gracely) Hoehn.

She was a 1959 graduate of the...

Mary Zuk

Dec 13, 2022

Mary  Zuk , 90, of St. Clair, died Tuesday December 13, 2022, at Seton Manor Nursing Home, Orwigsburg PA

Born in Summit Station, September 26, 1932, She was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Dufenc) Paulin

Mary was a 1950 graduate from Pottsville Area High School. She was a member of St. Michael...

Santa L Gall

Sep 24, 2022

Santa L. Gall, 75, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at home surrounded by the love of her family.

Born June 20, 1947, in Pottsville, she was a graduate of Pottsville High School in 1965 and was a lifelong resident of Schuylkill County.

She worked for a numbers of years at the Wearever Pencil...

Joseph A. Rady

Aug 2, 2022

Joseph A. "Junior" Rady, 76, of Saint Clair, loving husband for 54 years of Donna (Uhrin) Rady, passed away Tuesday August 2, 2022, at LVHN Schuylkill.

Joe was born in Pottsville in December of 1945.  He was a son of the late Joseph and Eleanor (Meloditz) Rady.

Joe was a 1964 graduate of Saint Clair...

Grace Marie Austerberry

Jul 22, 2022

Grace Marie Austerberry passed away peacefully at the age of 4 on Saturday, July 16th, surrounded at home by her loving  family after fighting a long battle with a form of Mitochondrial Disease called Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome.

Grace came into this world just as gracefully as she left it. She was born on November 1, 2017 in West...

Helen Udit

Jul 21, 2022

Helen Fekette Udit, 96, of Dieners Hill, St Clair, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 16th at The Gardens at York Terrace where she had been a resident since April.

Helen was born February 21, 1926, in Lorainne (Eagle Hill). She was a daughter of the late Michael and Sophie (Lazar) Fekette. She was the...