Skook News Obituaries: July 14th, 2024
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
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Sandra A Deibert, age 81, of Hegins, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024 at her residence.She was born on Tuesday, November 17, 1942, in Elizabethville, a daughter of the late Robert F Hain and the late Faye E (Hoffman) Hain.
Sandra was a school bus driver for the Tri-Valley School District for over twenty years. She and her husband also operated the family farm for decades.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento.
Sandra enjoyed working on the farm, cooking, cleaning, baking, traveling, and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her maternal grandparents, Eston and Annie (Hartman) Hoffman.
She is survived by her husband Russell C Deibert, to whom she was married for 57 years.
She is also survived by two daughters, Michele L (companion Tom Unger) Deibert, Karen A (husband Erik Loebs) Deibert; son, Russell D Deibert; grandchildren, Regan and Elise Deibert; and a sister, Beverly Kay (husband Raymond) Shaffer.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento, with Rev. Raymond W. Holland, III officiating.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
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Janet Madden, 92, lifelong resident of Ashland passed away on Saturday, July 13th at her home.Born at home in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late William and Helen (Peiffer) Wewer.
Janet was a 1949 graduate of the former Ashland High School and was the proud recipient of the home-ec award. In her early days, she worked in her father’s ice cream parlor and candy shop, the Roxy Theatre in Ashland, and also worked as a secretary at Reidler Mills in Ashland. Janet was a homemaker who dedicated her life to her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a great cook, baker and seamstress.
Janet was a longtime devoted member of the former St. Mauritius Church, Ashland and now St. Charles Borromeo Parish. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters, Court Joan of Arc, the Altar and Rosary Society and the Cardinal Brennan Mother’s Guild. She was proud of being a longtime Schuylkill County Voter for over 70 years never missing an election and also volunteered her time collecting for the Heart Association.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence V. Madden; her sisters: Dorothy Narcovich, Marie Kitsock and her twin sister Joanne Maloney; her brother, William Wewer; an infant son and her son-in-law, Mark Fanelli.
Janet is survived by her sons, Laurence Madden and his wife Susan of Wooster, OH; Thad Madden and his wife Shannon of Coatesville; her daughter, Amy Fanelli of Fountain Springs; her grandchildren: Colin (Jessica) Fanelli, Anthony (Colleen) Fanelli, Natalie Fanelli, Zoe Madden, Gavin, Maggie and Brooks Madden; her three great-grandchildren: Christian, Geno and Nico Fanelli; several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 19th at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Ashland with Rev. Robert Finlan as the celebrant. Friends are invited to her viewing at the church on Friday morning from 9 a.m. until the time of mass. Interment will be held in St. Mauritius Catholic Cemetery, Ashland.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made, in Janet’s name, to the memorial fund of St. Charles Borromeo Parish at 1115 Walnut Street, Ashland, PA 17921 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home Inc., Girardville is in charge of the arrangements.
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Edward A. “Clickers” Kleinhagen, 69, died on July 12, 2024, in Bethlehem surrounded by family. Born in Coaldale on October 10, 1954, he was the son of the late Charles and Anna (Kraipovich) Kleinhagen. A 1972 graduate of Tamaqua High School, Edward served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era and was last employed as a machine operator with Kennedy Nylon Films. Clickers was a member of several local dart and pool leagues and was a past member of the Tamaqua Fire Police and South Ward Fire Company.
He is survived by a brother, Charles Kleinhagen and his wife Barbara of Blue Springs, Missouri; three sisters, Kathleen Kunkel and her husband Bud of Tamaqua, Ruth Ann Machay of Tuscarora, and Susan Folk and her husband Matt of Schnecksville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside military honors will be rendered at 10 AM on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, 138 Owl Creek Road, Tamaqua. Memorials in Edward’s name may be made to St. Lukes Hospice, Development Office, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Tamaqua.
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Ava Lynn O’Sche, 57, of Kelayres, passed away Friday July 12, 2024, surrounded by her loving children. She was the daughter of Robert Jones, Walnutport, and the late Virginia (Moyer) Jones. Ava was the loving wife of the late Brian Ivor O’Sche, who passed away in 2008. Born in Coaldale, she was a 1985 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, where she played softball, basketball, and participated in cross country. Ava was employed at Reynolds Consumer Products for the last ten years in a supervisory role. She was the strength and center of her family, having raised three children after the devastating loss of her husband of twenty years at an early age. Ava was an avid camper who enjoyed camping at the beach, especially with her family. She enjoyed completing home renovations and was a skilled cook. Ava was a strong-willed woman, and will be remembered for her tenacity, love for her family, and her excellent ability to spoil her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Jalyssa Delazio and her husband P.J., of Kelayres; Emma Comisac and her husband Travis of Mcadoo; Toryn O’Sche and his fiancé, Ashley Donlin of Kelayres, grandchildren Sadie and Cameron Delazio; Ryan O’Sche and his brothers Bryar and Keegan Comisac; Toryn, Aliana and little baby boy O’Sche on the way. Sisters Doreen Sims and her husband Gary, of Odessa, Missouri; Ruthanne Kehl and her husband, Ronald of Coaldale; a brother, Jeffery Jones, of Odessa, Missouri; and her beloved nieces and nephews, Garret and Samara Sims, Randa and Todd Kehl and Cody O’Sche.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at the Zizelmann-Gulla Funeral Home, 500 East Broad, Tamaqua, with the Rev. Dillon Epler officiating. Interment will follow in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown. Call Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online at www.cancer.org.
Arrangements are being handled by the Zizelmann-Gulla Home and Cremations Services, Inc, Tamaqua.
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