Thursday, March 1, 2018

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 02/28/2018


Schuylkill County Obituaries for 02/28/2018

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Adam Gregory Ould, 27, of Primrose, Cass Township, passed away Sunday in Foster Township as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident.

Born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, he was the son of Gregory and Heidi Schupp Ould, Primrose. He was a graduate of McCann School of Business with a degree in Criminal Justice. He worked as a maintenance mechanic.

In addition to his parents, Adam is survived by a sister, Caroline Ould, Minersville; a niece, Isabella Ould; his maternal grandparents, Joseph Schupp and Elizabeth Gieger, both of Tampa, Florida; a paternal aunt, Eileen Ould; two maternal uncles, Joseph and John Schupp.

Relative and friends may call at Dutcavich Funeral Home, 200 Sunbury Street, Minersville on Friday from 6:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 6:00 A.M. until a special memorial service at 10:00 A.M. Interment will be in Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Aristes.

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Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Brennan, 92, of Minersville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday in the presence of her family at Geisinger Medical Center.


Born in Minersville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Tretter Ofsharick. She was a 1943 graduate of Minersville High School. She was first employed by the former H.D. Bobb Co., Minersville and later worked in the household goods and fabric departments of the former Hills Department Store, Cressona. In retirement, she enjoyed working for the Costas-York Candy Co., Palo Alto.

She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Minersville. She had also been a member of the Pottsville Club Auxiliary and the Minersville Women’s Club.

Betty liked trips to the casino and Sunday shopping trips. She also enjoyed playing cards with friends.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Dolores Zettick and Joan Lonergan; a son-in-law, Richard Zimmerman.

Betty is survived by her husband, Vernon J. Brennan, Sr.; three children, Diane Harvilla (spouse, John), Vernon J. Brennan, Jr., and Cynthia Zimmerman, all of Minersville; three grandchildren, Leigh Harvilla (companion, Adam Raisch), Willow Grove, Kirsta Bevan (spouse, Randy), Pottsville, and Michele Beach (companion, Jeremy Arlosky), York; two great-grandchildren, Noah and Mira Bevan; nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. in St. Michael the Archangel Church, 541 Sunbury Street, Minersville. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Minersville. Donations can be made to St. Michael Church Memorial Fund.

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