All Obituaries

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...

  James A. Marshall, 92, of Orwigsburg passed away on November 4, 2019 at the Weston Center for Senor Living-Pinebrook, in Orwigsburg Born January 20, 1927, in Barnesville, PA to Joseph and Lillian (Clark) Marshall, Jim graduated from Mahanoy City High School in the class of 1944, and was known to friends and relatives by the nickname “Sock”. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army in April 1945, and served in the 88th Infantry Division (“Blue Devils”), 913th Field...

Josephine R. Dallatore, 81, of McKeansburg, passed away Friday, November 1st, at her residence. Josephine was born in Pottsville, on February 7, 1938, a daughter of the late June Decker and Daniel Stamm. She was the widow of Joseph Dallatore. Josephine was a member of Christ Church McKeansburg and the American Legion, Hamburg. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked as a Machine Operator in the Textile Industry. Josephine is survived by four sons, Joseph Dallatore; Richard Dallatore,...

Darleen Anne (Bartolet) Shappell, 68, of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday, October 25th, at Lehigh Valley Health Network Schuylkill-East,  Darleen was born in Pottsville on April 12, 1951, a daughter of the late Anna (Hoffman) and Kenneth D. Bartolet, as well as her adoptive mother Bernadine Michalik. She was the wife of Clarence "Doot” Shappell.  They were married 49 years. She was a graduate of Blue Mountain School District where she also worked as a Library Aide...

Suzann Fay (Lopez) Stewart, of Orwigsburg, passed away, with family present, at Lehigh Valley Medical Center Schuylkill East, October 19th. Suzann, age 66, was born in Pottsville on November 24, 1952, a daughter of the late June M.F. (Killian) and Romeo A. Lopez. She was the wife of Thomas Michael Stewart Sr.; they were married March 16, 1974. She was a lifetime member of First United Church of Christ, Schuylkill Haven. Sue graduated from Blue Mountain High School in 1970. Throughout her...

Linda Louise Doyle, 66, of Lancaster, formerly of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday, October 14th, at Legend of Lancaster Nursing Home. Linda was born in Bethlehem, PA on January 8, 1953, a daughter of the late Jeanette (McGeady) and Albert Kolb. She was the widow of William J. Doyle, Jr. and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Orwigsburg. She was a graduate of Easton Area high school and earned her Bachelor degree in Elementary Education from Kutztown University. She owned and...

Ann Marie Koch, 72, of New Ringgold, passed away Thursday, October 10th, after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Ann was born in Pottsville, PA, on December 24, 1946, the daughter of the late Marie (Wuersch) and Raphael J. Murphy. Ann graduated from Nativity BVM High School in 1964 and continued to support Nativity as an alumnus throughout the years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Misericordia University in 1968. Ann was the loving and patient wife of Marlin (Bud) Koch,...

Gerald R. “Shep” Kimmel, 87, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, October 8th, peacefully, at Luther Ridge at Seiders Hill., Pottsville Shep was born in West Brunswick Township, PA on July 17, 1932, a son of the late Elsie Mae (Sheipe) and Joseph D Kimmel. He was the widower of Barbara “Bobbie” Ann (Yeager) Kimmel. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Orwigsburg and was a 1949 Orwigsburg High School Graduate. Gerald served in the U.S. Army...

Florence E. (Flo) Baver, 81, of Orwigsburg, formerly of Schuylkill Haven passed away Tuesday, October 1st, at Orwigsburg Center, with her family by her side. Flo was born in Philadelphia, on January 11, 1938, a daughter of the late Edna (Harig) and William Krebs. She was the widow of Irvin D. Baver, Sr. Flo was a member of Zion's Red Church, Orwigsburg and was a graduate of Schuylkill Haven High school, class of 1955. Flo worked as a Machine Operator in shoe manufacturing. She is...