All Obituaries

   David Nicholas Scherr, Sr., 82, of Deer Lake, passed away Sunday, January 19th, at his residence with his long time companion Linda by his side. David was born in St. Clair, on March 18, 1937, a son of the late Mary (Hofer) Scherr and Bernard Scherr. He was the widower of Rose Hnatishion. She passed away in 1975. He was raised in the Catholic Faith and was a 1955 Graduate of St. Clair High School. He served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as an Electrician for AT&T,...

  Jean A. Kovach, 94, of Orwigsburg, passed away, Wednesday, January 8th, at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Lancaster County. Jean was born in Orwigsburg, on July 3, 1925, a daughter of the late Helen (Bensinger) and George L. Shoener. She was the widow of Steve G. Kovach. She was predeceased by her first husband Raymond Donald Fahringer on January 5th, 1965. Jean was a very active member of Salem United Methodist Church Orwigsburg. She was an Orwigsburg High School Graduate,...

Scott Murray Stevenson, 72, of Margaret Avenue, Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, January 4th, at his residence. Born in Pottsville, PA on March 12, 1947, he was the son of the late LaRue and Jean (Goss) Stevenson. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He retired from Deka as an over road truck driver for 34 years. He then worked for Outten Chrysler as a hobby. He was a member of Faith Church, Orwigsburg. He is survived by the love of his life, wife Patti Stevenson and three...

John “Jack” Lengel, 79, of Reading, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 26 at Reading Hospital.Jack, son of the late Frances Frieda (Somers) and Guy Richard Lengel, was born in Orwigsburg on Feb. 12, 1940. He was a 1958 graduate of Blue Mountain High School,then served in the U.S. Air Force.He married Edeltraut “Trudy” (Mueller) Lengel, the love of his life, on Nov. 9, 1965 in Basel, Switzerland and traveled Europe.Upon returning, he...

Colin F. Kilmer, 73, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday, December 18th, at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. Colin was born on September 6, 1946, a son of the late Hilda E. (Freed) and Clayton Kilmer. He earned his Master’s degree in Education and was employed as a Special Education Teacher at the Pottsville IU The public is invited to call from 9:30 AM to 11:00 on Saturday, December 28th at Hamilton - Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. in Orwigsburg. There will...

Stanley T. Whitley, 79, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday, December 25th, at St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown. Stanley was born on October 31, 1940, a son of the late Mary and William Whitley. He was the widower of Carolyn L. (Taylor) Whitley. He is survived by his sister, Mary Lerha; Grandsons Anthony & Alan Shave; Great Grandson Clark Shave He was predeceased by his daughters Laura Whitley & Lynly Crowe. Services are private, entrusted to Hamilton-Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation...

AMT, Petty Officer Second Class Sean Michael Carroll, 24, of Davie, Florida, passed away Saturday, November 30th in Florida. Sean was born in Pottsville, PA. on April 28, 1995, a son of Malinda Mae (Aston) Carroll and John Thomas Carroll, Jr. He is survived by his wife Alasha Carroll (Lightcap). He graduated from Blue Mountain High School in 2013, where he became a member of the 1000-Point Club for the high school swim team. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 5 1/2 years as an Aviation...

Erica “EJ”Jade McCullough, 31, was always on the side of angels, and joined them permanently on Monday, December 2, 2019. She passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. She was raised in the Catholic Faith. Erica was both fearless warrior and sweet little lovebug. She was born with cerebral palsy and battled extreme physical limitations and medical problems all her life. At the same time, she was a happy girl. Although she could not speak, she communicated happiness...

Kenneth W. (Butchie) Bolich, 68, of Orwigsburg, passed away suddenly Sunday, November 10th, at his residence. Butchie was born in Pottsville, on July 3, 1951, a son of the late Dorothy Marie (Fryer) and Kenneth Mohl Bolich. He was the husband of Barbara Mae (Schock) Bolich. They were married May 10th, 1969. Butchie was employed as a Press Operator at Dana in Reading, and also worked for Denny Electric.  He was also a member of the Schuylkill Haven Sheetz Coffee Club. In addition to...

Joan F. Zmuida, 86, of Pottsville,formerly of Village Road Orwigsburg, passed away Thursday, November 7th, at her residence. Joan was born in Orwigsburg, on February 25,1933, a daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth (Davies)and Charles Daniel Fryer. She was the widow of the late Joseph J. Zmuida to whom she was married for 57 years. She graduated from Orwigsburg High School and then was employed at Alcoa, where she met Joseph. She was later employed for years as an Administrative Secretary for...