Obituaries for Schuylkill County and the surrounding areas.
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Samuel E. DeWald, 95, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg.
Born Nov. 4, 1924, in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Samuel T. & Eldora (Williams) DeWald.
He was the husband of Colleen (Thompson) DeWald.
Sam was a graduate of Saint Clair High School, and proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II and was a POW in Burma.
He was an active and faithful member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville.
He was a former member of the Schuylkill Haven school board, and he belonged to both the Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville Rotary clubs. Sam was a Free & Accepted Mason, a member of East Ward Social Club, Schuylkill Haven, and he was an avid golfer.
He worked most of his life as a life insurance sales agent for Metropolitan Life and American General. Prior to that, he worked for P&R Coal and Iron.
In addition to his parents, Sam was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Caitlin McGarry, and his brother, Donald DeWald.
He is survived by three daughters, Crystal McGarry and husband, Robert, Schuylkill Haven, Tricia Sanchez and husband, Mike, Pottsville, and Debra Kaplan and husband, Bruce, Macungie; grandchildren, Kyle McGarry, Melanie Kaplan and Madison and Alexandra Sanchez, who were his pride and joy.
A private service and interment will be held for the family. A public memorial service with military honors will be announced at a later date.
At the family's request, donations in Sam's memory may be sent to First United Methodist Church, 330 W.Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901.
Born Nov. 4, 1924, in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Samuel T. & Eldora (Williams) DeWald.
He was the husband of Colleen (Thompson) DeWald.
Sam was a graduate of Saint Clair High School, and proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II and was a POW in Burma.
He was an active and faithful member of First United Methodist Church, Pottsville.
He was a former member of the Schuylkill Haven school board, and he belonged to both the Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville Rotary clubs. Sam was a Free & Accepted Mason, a member of East Ward Social Club, Schuylkill Haven, and he was an avid golfer.
He worked most of his life as a life insurance sales agent for Metropolitan Life and American General. Prior to that, he worked for P&R Coal and Iron.
In addition to his parents, Sam was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Caitlin McGarry, and his brother, Donald DeWald.
He is survived by three daughters, Crystal McGarry and husband, Robert, Schuylkill Haven, Tricia Sanchez and husband, Mike, Pottsville, and Debra Kaplan and husband, Bruce, Macungie; grandchildren, Kyle McGarry, Melanie Kaplan and Madison and Alexandra Sanchez, who were his pride and joy.
A private service and interment will be held for the family. A public memorial service with military honors will be announced at a later date.
At the family's request, donations in Sam's memory may be sent to First United Methodist Church, 330 W.Market St., Pottsville, PA 17901.
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Joan M. Bickleman, 85 of Pottsville, died Friday at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville.
She was born June 18, 1934 in Pottsville a daughter of the late William and Anna Gibbs Penberth.
She was of catholic faith.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband George J. Bickleman, Sr.; 2 brothers, William and Thomas Penberth. Surviving are 5 children, Georgine Krisa, Pottsville; Georgia Sheckler and her husband John, Loveland, CO; Georgette Laubach and her husband Garry, Ashland; George J. Bickleman, Jr., and his wife, Susan, Pottsville; Georgellen Klock and her husband, Ross, Jim Thorpe; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions be made to Hillside SPCA PO Box 233 Pottsville PA, 17901. Interment will be at the convenience of the family at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
Arrangements are under the care of James B. Humphrey, F.D., James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville.
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She was born June 18, 1934 in Pottsville a daughter of the late William and Anna Gibbs Penberth.
She was of catholic faith.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband George J. Bickleman, Sr.; 2 brothers, William and Thomas Penberth. Surviving are 5 children, Georgine Krisa, Pottsville; Georgia Sheckler and her husband John, Loveland, CO; Georgette Laubach and her husband Garry, Ashland; George J. Bickleman, Jr., and his wife, Susan, Pottsville; Georgellen Klock and her husband, Ross, Jim Thorpe; nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions be made to Hillside SPCA PO Box 233 Pottsville PA, 17901. Interment will be at the convenience of the family at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
Arrangements are under the care of James B. Humphrey, F.D., James E. Humphrey Funeral Home, Pottsville.
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