All Obituaries

Alice I. Wenrich September 14, 2020 Alice I. Wenrich, 98, of Ravine, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at home. Born on September 19, 1921 in Ravine,  she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jane Hoy Schach. She was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Ravine. Alice had her bakers license and was well known for her excellent cakes, pies, snowballs and other baked goods.   She was a member of the Ravine Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Preceding her in...

Katherine Ney Reed Nagle September 13, 2020 Katherine M. Ney Reed Nagle, 88, of Tremont, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 in Manor Care Nursing Home, Lebanon. Born on June 7, 1932 in Donaldson, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mabel Romberger Ney. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Joliett. Katherine worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for Pine Shirt in Pottsville. Preceding her in death were her first husband, Warren "Shorty" Reed; a...

Ralph J. Dissinger September 13, 2020 Ralph J. Dissinger, 81, native of Pine Grove,  passed away late Sunday, September 13, 2020 after a fierce fight with black lung and heart disease. Born in Lebanon on January 20, 1939, he was the son of the late Ward and Pauline Leffler Dissinger. Ralph was a great person.  He loved baseball and football and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and nearly an expert with his "beloved" pigeons.  He loved sitting on his porch, working...

Nancy E. Wetzel September 12, 2020 Nancy Elaine Wetzel, 74 of Pine Grove, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Auburn. Born on October 1, 1945 in Pine Grove, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Bertha Webber Schaeffer. She was a member of the Pine Grove Wesleyan Church. Nancy was a Dallas Cowboys fan and loved her chocolate marshmallow ice cream, milky ways, and three musketeers. Preceding her in death were her husband Orville Bruce Wetzel,...

Sandy L. Neidlinger September 4, 2020 Sandy Lee Neidlinger, 57 of South Tulpehocken St, Pine Grove, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, September 4th. Sandy was born on November 19, 1962 in Pottsville.  She was the daughter of Judith Bretzius Neidlinger, Lebanon and the late Kenneth (Pickle) Neidlinger. In addition to her father, Sandy was predeceased by her husband Jeffrey Lee Phillippy: her maternal grandmother Beatrice Bretzius Gahres; her paternal grandparents Paul...

Brenda M.  Fidler September 4, 2020 Brenda M. Fidler, 80, of Southampton, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 in Brandywine Living at Dresher Estates, Dresher, Pa. Born on January 29, 1940 in Williamstown, she was a daughter of the late Galen J. and Miriam Hoffner Clouser. She was a graduate of Coal Township High School.  Throughout her life she attended art classes with local instructors.  She loved painting, crafting, sewing and decorating.  She was a very...

Mae L. White September 2, 2020 Mae L. White, 81, of Pine Grove,  passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the home of her son. Born on April 12, 1939 in Rock, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Helen Miller Minnich. She was a 1956 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of Manbeck's Church, Schuylkill Haven, where she taught Bible School and was a member of the Ladies Aid. Mae was a cafeteria cashier for the Pine Grove School District. She was a member of...

Marion E. Krause September 1, 2020 Marion E. Krause, 94, of Rock Rd., Pine Grove, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in the Tremont Health & Rehab Center. Born on May 14, 1926 in Baldwin, NY, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Florence Skidmore Weeks. She was a member of Hetzel's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove. Preceding her in death were a daughter, Susan Muehleder, a stepson, Craig R. "Booger" Krause, Sr.; two sisters, Betty Rypka and Virginia...

Ruth E. Madenford August 31, 2020 Ruth Emily Madenford, 90, of Pine Grove,  passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East, Pottsville. Born on November 21, 1929 in Roedersville, she was a daughter of the late Charles Milton and Cora Roeder Spancake. She was a member of Hetzel's UCC, Pine Grove. Preceding her in death were her husband, Arlin M. Madenford; five brothers, Norman, Milton, F. Mason, Arthur, and Earl Spancake; two sisters, Alma...

Leslie P. Rittenbaugh August 27, 2020 Leslie P. Rittenbaugh, 78, of Pine Grove, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at home. Born on July 23, 1942 in Pine Grove Twp., he was a son of the late Theodore and Naomi Shadle Rittenbaugh. He was a 1960 graduate of Pine Grove High School and a member of St. Paul's UCC, Ravine. Leslie was a machine operator at Guilford Mills, Pine Grove. He loved spending time with family and woodworking. Preceding him in death were a son, Jeremy...