All Obituaries

Alda Emerich Kerschner July 24, 2021 Alda Emerich Kerschner, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 24, 2021, in Redstone Highlands, Murrysville, PA.  Born October 4, 1928 in Pine Grove Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Florence Brown Emerich of Pine Grove.  She married Roy Franklin Kerschner in Pine Grove on Christmas Eve, 1953.  Alda graduated from Pine Grove High School in 1946, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of...

Rosemary C. "Chuttie" Zimmerman July 24, 2021 Rosemary "Chuttie" Zimmerman, 71 of Pine Grove, passed away on Saturday, July 24, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Allentown.   Born on May 16, 1950, in Fear Not, she was a daughter of the late Roy Lettich and Florence Carl Lettich Lyons. Rosemary had been employed in the Deli Department of the former Berger's Markets, Pine Grove.  Making chocolate candy of all types was her hobby.  She...

                                                                                       Pearl M. Kreichbaum, of Pine Grove, passed away on July 18, 2021, at her home, surrounded by family, six days before her 96th birthday. Born on July 24, 1925, in Pleasant Valley, she was...

Sandra E. Stewart July 11, 2021 Sandra E. Zettlemoyer Stewart ,72, went home to her mansion in the sky in the early hours of July 11th 2021.  During her last year of sickness, her love for her family and her Savior gave her peace, where most would have worry, because she knew what was waiting for her in eternity.  Born to the late Glenn and Annie (Boltz) Zettlemoyer, Sandra worked as an LPN at the Lebanon VA where she also retired from. Sandra was a member of the Pine Grove...

David W. Unger July 9, 2021 “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it we are going back from whence we came.” - President John F. Kennedy David W. Unger, 81, was called by his eternal father on July 9, 2021 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Pottsville, June 2, 1940, he was the son of the late William V. and Leona I. Unger (nee Petry). He attended Pottsville Area High School, and later gained his GED while serving...

Sara K. Berger July 4, 2021 Sara K. Berger, 64, of Pine Grove,  passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Ridgeview Health & Rehab Center, Shenandoah. Born on June 7, 1957 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Mary Kerschner Berger. She was a 1975 graduate of Pine Grove High School. Sara was a member of Hetzel's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, where she was a member and treasurer of the ELCA and sang in the choir for many years.  She enjoyed reading and...

Lorraine B. Minnich June 28, 2021 Lorraine B. Minnich, 80, of Pottsville, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 28, 2021 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazelton. Born on June 1, 1941 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late William and Evelyn Rager Harris. She worked at the former Tyco in Lickdale. Lorraine lived with her daughter-in-law Nicole and her grandchildren Autumn and Keith with their family animals.  She loved to play bingo, her cat Myrtle and sitting on the front...

Clarence A. "Schnacks" Umbenhauer, Jr. June 28, 2021 Clarence Aaron "Schnacks" Umbenhauer, Jr., 89 of Lebanon,  passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021 at ManorCare in Lebanon. Born on January 8, 1932 in Pine Grove,  he was a son of the late Clarence A."Tillie" Sr. and Catherine E Rehrer Umbenhauer. Clarence was a 1949 graduate of Pine Grove High School and was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Lebanon. He was a Cpl in the U. S. Marine...

Harvey J. Warner, Jr. June 27, 2021 Harvey J. Warner Jr., 72 of Pine Grove, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning in Pine Grove Twp.  Born on February 4, 1949 in Washington Twp.,  he was a son of the late  Harvey J. Warner Sr. and Hilda M. Schnoke Warner. Harvey was a Vietnam veteran having served as a medic in the Air Force with the 902 Aeromed Evac Sq.  In his early career he worked as a car salesman, insurance agent and at a steel foundry.  However,...

Ruth A. Casterline June 27, 2021 Ruth Ann Bender Casterline, of Lincoln, PA walked into the gates of heaven on Sunday, June 27, 2021 surrounded by her family at St. Luke's hospice, Bethlehem at the age of 59.   Born in Pottsville on September 6, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Jean Borinsky Bender. She was met at the gates of Heaven by her husband Adrian (Andy) Casterline, son Jeffrey Slane, parents, Earl and Jean Bender, brothers Larry and Earl Jr....