All Obituaries

Jacque E. "Jack" White August 9, 2018 Jacque E. "Jack" White, 80, of Covered Bridge Rd., Pine Grove, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East. Born on November 2, 1937 in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late Wilson "Jack" W. and Pearl Eckler White. Jacque was a 1956 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of Manbeck's Church, Schuylkill Haven. He was an Airman 2/c in the United States Air Force having served...

Robert L. Ferrebee July 22, 2018 Robert L. Ferrebee, 93 of Pine Grove,  passed away on Sunday, July 22,  in the Lehigh Valley Health East in Pottsville.  Born on December 17, 1924 in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late John and Stella Miller Ferrebee.  Robert was a W.W.II veteran with the U.S Marine Corps where he was a corporal and served as an amphibian Truck Crewman.  He was qualified on the Rifle MM and Bayonet.  He participated in action against the enemy...

Derek Scott Soper July 21, 2018 Derek Scott Soper, 23 of Pine Grove,  passed away Saturday morning, July 21, in Hershey Medical Center.   Born on April 28, 1995 in Pottsville, he was the son of  David Scott and Karen D'Agostino Soper of Pine Grove.  He was a 2013 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School and had been employed at Raker Construction.  Derek was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Frank D'Agostion, Sr. Derek was a great son and is...

Emily Mae Hikes July 20, 2018 Emily Mae Hikes, 76 of Pine Grove,  passed away on Friday, July 20,  in the Lehigh Valley Health Services East, Pottsville.  Born  on March 29, 1942, in Roedersville,  she was a daughter of  the late Raymond W., Sr.,  and Catherine Heberling Breidigan. Emily was a graduate of Porter Tower High School and had been employed as a seamstress at the former Canoe Mfg. and Summit Station Mfg., both in Pine Grove.  She was a...

Martha E. Zimmerman July 17, 2018 Martha E. Zimmerman, 95, of Pine Grove, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in the Tremont Health & Rehab Center. Born on October 26, 1922 in Pine Grove Twp., she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Maggie Lengel Schnoke. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove. Martha worked as a presser for 29 yrs at Summit Station Mfg., Pine Grove. Preceding her in death were her husband, Charles R. Zimmerman;  four brothers, Robert...

Joan M. Zerbe July 13, 2018 Joan M. Zerbe, 79 of Exton, PA, formerly of Pine Grove passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 at home. Born on June 5, 1939 in Pine Grove, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Luisa Stupp Brown. She was a 1958 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Willow Street, Pa. Joan worked at RCA and Bosch for 40 years as a sampler until she retired. She was a member of Pequea Valley Sportsman's Association, National Wild...

Kelly L. Murphy July 12, 2018 Kelly L. Murphy, 51 of N. Crescent St., Tremont,  passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at home. Born on February 23, 1967 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of Timothy C. and Lois Woll Murphy of Tremont. She was a graduate of Pine Grove High School and the Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing. She also attended McCann School of Business. Kelly was an RN in the trauma unit for the former Pottsville Hospital. She was a member of Pine Grove VFW. Preceding...

Marie A. Leisey July 11, 2018 Marie A. Leisey, 87, of Wyomissing,  passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018  in Country Meadows, Reading. Born on August 2, 1930 in Rausch Creek, she was a daughter of  the late John and Florence Dodds Foy. She was a former member of Most Blessed Trinity Parish, Tremont. She was a 1947 graduate of Tremont High School. Marie and her husband Glenn enjoyed traveling through the United States and then concluded that part of traveling with a long...

Robert L. Gibson July 6, 2018 Robert L. Gibson, 81 of Franklin, NC, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018. Born on January 1, 1937 in Pine Grove, he was a son of the late Paul L. and Hannah C. Wolfe Gibson. He was a veteran of the Army having served in Germany during the Korean Conflict.    Mr. Gibson was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he served as an usher and enjoyed volunteering for both church functions and other organizations.  He was an avid...

William D. Kohr July 2, 2018 William D. Kohr, 57 of Bethel, formerly of Pine Grove, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018 in Bethel. Born on April 26, 1961 in Lebanon, he was a son of Grace Kohr Weiss of Pine Grove. William was a Truck Driver. Preceding him in death was his wife Sharon L. Kohr in 2016. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are four brothers, Calvin,  Roy, and Joseph Sattizahn,  Jeremy Weiss; a sister Wendy Ditzler. All Services will be held at the convenience of...