All Obituaries

Holly Anne Brenneman, 44, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, July 20th, at her residence.    Holly was born in Pottsville on March 31, 1977, a daughter of John D. Brenneman and the late Phyllis A. (Tripp) Brenneman.   She was a member of Grace Free Church, Cressona.   She graduated from Blue Mountain High School, Class of 1995.  She worked as a Recruiting Manager at Versalus Health.   Holly is  survived by her son Mason Smith of Lebanon and a sister, Heidi,...

Services will soon be announced.

Norman F. Lengel, 91, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, July 6th, at his residence.   Norman was born in West Brunswick Township on January 8, 1930, a son of the late Mary Helen (Jones) and Charles Robert Lengel.   He was the husband of Rebecca “ Becky” J.. (Folk) Lengel. They were married on June 13, 1953.   He was a member of Congregational Free Church of Christ, Orwigsburg   He was in charge of  Quality Control at Allen, Sherman, and Hoff in Hamburg...

Brian Willis Miller, 76, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday, June 23rd, at Geisinger St. Luke's Orwigsburg.  Brian was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania  on May 23, 1945, a son of the late Elizabeth (Otruba) and Willis Homer Miller.   He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Orwigsburg.  He very much enjoyed working as a teacher at the Hamburg School District and as a football and track coach at both Hamburg and Blue Mountain School...

Marlin Paul “Butch” Shappell, 74, of North Manheim Township, passed away Thursday, June 24th, while in the company of family at his residence. Marlin was born in North Manheim Township, PA on August 16, 1946, a son of the late Eva F. (Riegel) and Calvin J. Shappell. He was the husband of Sandra (Strouse) Shappell.  They were married on March 11, 1972. He was a member of Zion's Red Church, Orwigsburg.  He was a Blue Mountain graduate and earned his degree in...

Dale J.  Strouse, 76, of Orwigsburg, passed  away peacefully, Wednesday, June 16th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown with his family by his side. Dale was born in Landingville on November 19, 1944, a son of the late Ruth M. (Hoffman) and Henry W. Strouse. He was the widower of Sandra L. (Kauffman) Strouse. They were married 48 years until Sandy’s death in 2015. Dale was a member of the first graduating class of Blue Mountain High School in 1962.  He served in the...

 Ruth Matilda (Tyson) Wagner Brodhead, 92, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away peacefully Monday, May 17th, at her residence, surrounded by family. Ruth was born in Reading, on April 7, 1929, a daughter of the late Ruth (Lenhart) Tyson and Samuel Elliott Tyson II. She was the widow of Bickley Burns Brodhead. She was also predeceased by her first husband Albert M. Wagner in 1983. Ruth was a member of Welcome United Methodist Church Landingville and She graduated from Reading high School...

Roberta G.  (Bobby) Andersen, 88, of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday, May 31st, at her residence.   Bobby was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 11, 1933, a daughter of the late Miriam (Chamberlain) and John Hart. She was a Graduate of Malvern High School, and she attended the Hofstra University.  She worked as a Keypunch operator in New York.   She was the wife of Alden Holme Andersen. They have been happily married for 67 years.    Bobby married Andy after a two...

Gerald V.  (Gerry) Pawlowski, Sr. 77, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, May 22nd, while in the company of his family and pet dog Buddy, at his residence. Gerry was born in Berwick, PA on June 1, 1943, a son of the late Betty I.  (Hippensteel) and Victor A.  Pawlowski. He was the husband of Joyce Weller Pawlowski. They were married on March 10, 1962. He was raised in the Baptist Faith and was a Graduate of Bensalem Township High School, Class of 1961.   In his younger...

Kenneth A.  Behler, 95, of Deer Lake, died, Saturday, May 29th, at his residence. Kenneth was born in Hamburg, PA on June 29, 1925, a son of the late Olive P. (Koch) and Elmer H.  Behler. He was the widower of Loretta M. (Erspamer) Behler, his wife of 73 years. He graduated from Hamburg High School Class 1943 and served in the US Navy during WWII. He founded, owned, and operated Behler Patterns Inc., of Deer Lake, from 1950 to 2008. He began his patternmaking career at Emhart...