All Obituaries

Jacquelin L.  Buecker July 4, 2020 Jacquelin L. Bain Buecker, 77, of Pine Grove, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in the Tremont Health & Rehab Center. Born on June 1, 1943 in Kingston, PA, she was a daughter of the late Alfred "Jack" and Marie Devens Bain. She was a 1961 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a 1963 graduate of Central Penn Business School in Harrisburg Jacquelin worked as a Medical Transcriptionist for 35 years at the Pottsville Hospital and a...

Frederick L. Schrader July 1, 2020 Frederick L. Schrader, 67, of Pottsville St., Cressona, formerly of Pine Grove, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at home. Born on September 20, 1952 in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Fred L. and Mary M. Leffler Schrader. He was a 1971 graduate of Pine Grove High School. Frederick was a knitter at Gold Mills, Pine Grove. Preceding him in death were two sisters, Betty Boyer and Helen Unger. Surviving are two sisters, Catherine Wolff and Verna...

John L. Zimmerman June 28, 2020 John L. Zimmerman, 83, of Parallel Rd., Pine Grove, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Born on April 18, 1937 in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late John and Elva Clemens Zimmerman. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove. John was a farmer, construction worker and Pine Grove township supervisor and worker. Preceding him in death were two sons, John and Carl Zimmerman; three brothers, Paul, Lynn and...

Anna L. Spece June 26, 2020 Anna L. (Annie) Spece passed away peacefully on June 26, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 18, 1943 in Albany, KY, she was the daughter of Joseph and Martha Troxell Weston. Ann was preceded in death by her husband Tom and her daughter Sharron Van Arkel. She is survived by her daughter Stephanie Schwartz and her husband Don, her son Thomas Spece Jr. and his wife Andrea, grandchildren, Peightyn Schwartz, Brandyn Spece, Bryana Spece, and...

LeRoy S. Stoudt June 25, 2020 LeRoy S. Stoudt, 86, of Pine Grove, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading. Born on January 11, 1934 in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late Samuel and Ruth Stager Stoudt. He was an Army veteran. LeRoy worked in construction as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Preceding him in death was his wife,  Marie Shomper Stoudt, a grandson Jason Umbenhauer, a step son, Ralph Geist, and a sister, Betty Ann Kreiser. Surviving are a...

Debra J. Keefer June 21, 2020 Debra J. Keefer, 65, of S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East. Born on May 13, 1955 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Thelma Knerr Adams and husband Gary of Pine Grove and the late John W. Hesser. She was a 1973 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove. Debra worked in Customer Service as a cashier at CR's and Hess and later...

Robert F. Hummel June 13, 2020 Robert F. Hummel, 85 of Pine Grove, formerly of Pavilion, N.Y.( only for NY paper), passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Providence Place, Pottsville.  Born on October 31, 1934, in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late Frank and Phoebe Huey Hummel. Robert was a 1952 graduate of Pine Grove High School and received a BS from the University of Buffalo.  Robert was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pine Grove He served in the U.S....

Richard  G. "Gerry" Lynn, Jr. June 7, 2020 Richard  G. "Gerry" Lynn, Jr.72, of Church St., Pine Grove,  passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born on June 10, 1947 in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Richard Sr. and Lois Newton Lynn. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pine Grove He was a Navy veteran having served three tours in Vietnam and was the recipient of two purple hearts. When Richard...

John H. Anspach June 5, 2020 John H. Anspach, 63, of Natures Rd., Pine Grove,  passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at home. Born on November 29, 1956 in Pottsville,  he was a son of the late Edward and Betty Brobst Anspach. He was a 1974 graduate of Pine Grove High School and member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove. He was an Army Veteran. John worked as a Equip Operator and Mason Tender  for Stewart Masonry in Lebanon for 24 years. He enjoyed working outdoors...

Sally L. Schneck June 5, 2020 Sally L. Schneck, 74, of Keefer Rd., Pine Grove, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at home. Born on December 26, 1945 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late John S. and Louise Long Keesey. She was a member of the Suedberg Church of God, Pine Grove and was a 1963 graduate of Pine Grove High School. Sally was a Secretary for College Hill Poultry in Fredericksburg and for Dave Spittler Insurance, Pine Grove. She was a member of the Pinegrove Historical...