All Obituaries

Floyd Underkoffler, 83, of Williamstown, passed away Friday, May 29th at Premier at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.     There will be no services.    Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., has been entrusted with the arrangements.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dimonfuneralhome.com  

George R. Suchar, 77,  of Tower City, passed away Sunday, May 24th at his home. Born in Pottsville, December 18, 1942, a son of the late George and Anna "Dolly" Mehalko Suchar. George was a 1960 graduate of the former Williamstown Catholic High School.  He retired after 44 years with Commonwealth Telephone Company. He was a member of the former Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church, Williamstown.    George was a car enthusiast, and enjoyed all  types of...

Craig E. Underkoffler, 79, Millersburg, passed away Friday, May 22nd at Carolyn's Hospice House, Harrisburg.   Born in Tower City, May 1, 1941, a son of the late Harvey and Mattie Hand Underkoffler.   Craig was a graduate of the former Porter Tower High School.  He was a United States Army Reserve Veteran.   Craig was a scheduler for TYCO for over 30 years. After retirement he worked as a machine operator for several years.   He was a member of the Millersburg...

Pearl Naomi Sabatino, of Hegins, passed away Friday,  May 22nd at her home.   Born in Hegins, she was the daughter of the late Herman F. and Jennie M. Miller Dunkelberger.   Pearl was a 1945 graduate of Hegins Township High School. A retired seamstress and proud mother, grandmother and great grandmother.   She was a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hegins.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Philip Sabatino, 1977; a...

Christine E. "Teen" Unger, 90, of Wiconisco, passed away Thursday at the Premier of Susquehanna, Millersburg. Born in Lykens, August 31, 1929, a daughter of the late Henry and Florence Grimm Trumpeter.  She was a graduate of the former Lykens High School. She attended the former Wesley United Methodist Church, Wiconisco. Teen was a retired seamstress from the garment industry. She had also worked at the former Don's Food Rite. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and...

Gregory Earl Berger, 67, of Tower City passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 20th at his home.   Born in Lykens, September 14, 1952, a son of the late Earl and Lorna Moyer Berger.   Greg was a 1970 graduate of Williams Valley High School and a 1974 graduate of Williamson Trade School.   He was a retired maintenance supervisor with the Hershey Corporation.   Greg enjoyed watching all kinds of sports, especially the Raiders, the Giants and NASCAR.   He was...

William H. Seiler, Jr., 76,  a resident of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, formerly of Tower City, passed away Tuesday, May 19th at the Village.   Born in Pottsville, January 5, 1944, he was the son of the late William H. Seiler, Sr. and Violet Heckert Seiler Warren.   Bill was a 1961 graduate of the former Porter Tower High School.   After 30 years of service, Bill retired as an electrical engineer from TYCO.   Bill was a member of the St. Peter's Lutheran...

  Ruth E. Messner Bender, 96, of Tower City, passed away Monday, May 18th at Heritage Mills Personal Care Home.   Born in Philadelphia, August 13, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph  and Mary Klinger MacGlaughlin.   Ruth graduated in 1941 from Tower City High School and in 1945 from West Chester State Teachers College.  She served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.   She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City...

Ethel C. "Dutch" Oxenrider, 91, of Tower City, passed away Saturday, May 16th at ManorCare Nursing Home, Pottsville.   Born in Valley View, December 19, 1928, a daughter of the late Fred and Leona Kuhns Harner.   Ethel was a retired seamstress from the garment industry and belonged to the International Garment Workers Union.   Growing up she attended and enjoyed going to the Valley View Church of God.   She enjoyed her trips to the casinos and attending church...

James E. Pfeiffer, 58, of Valley View, passed away Friday, May 15th at his home.   James Edward Pfeiffer was born on November 2, 1961 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the third child of the late John T. Pfeiffer, III, Esq. and Bertha Trautman Pfeiffer.  Jimmy, as he was called, was born with developmental disabilities and was welcomed into the family with great love and immeasurable support.   Growing up Jimmy enjoyed a life filled with his friends and family and participated...