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Gladys M. Vengin
September 24, 2009
Gladys M. Vengin, 81, of Llewellyn,
passed away Thursday at her residence.
Born in Millersburg, Nov. 28, 1927,
she was a daughter of the late
Cyrus and Elizabeth Lauver Landis.
She was a member of
Hillside Chapel, Llewellyn.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Michael, in 1990.
Surviving are daughters,
Joyce Beach, Llewellyn, and
Patricia Boris, Lebanon; a son,
Robert Vengin, Llewellyn;
five grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville,
with the Rev. Judy Fetrow officiating.
Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday
at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Llewellyn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Hillside Chapel, Llewellyn, and
will be accepted at the funeral home.
Poem By Gladys
Thank you, Lord, for Hillside Chapel.
For our Pastor and family.
Please help us to work together
In meeting Llewellyn's needs.
Thank you, Lord, for Your blessings.
Thank you for answered prayers.
Thank you for Your love and mercy,
And for soothing all our cares.
May we all stay close to You, Lord,
And trust You to lead the way.
As we reach out in serving others,
Let us share Your love each day.
May we be a light on the hillside
Shining bright for all to see.
Help us know the joy of serving,
Ever faithful may we be.
As we worship You together,
And we seek to do Your will,
Keep us shining bright and caring
As Your "Lighthouse on the Hill".
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John F.
Becker
September 1, 2009
John F. Becker, 70, of Pine Grove,
passed away Tuesday in Lebanon County.
Born in Lincoln, July 14, 1939,
he was a son of the late William Henry Becker Sr.
and Minnie May Leffler Becker.
He attended Tremont Township School.
He was a member of Brethren in Christ Church, Tremont.
John worked as a cutter for the former
Fox Knapp Mfg., Pine Grove.
He enjoyed volunteering at the
Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was preceded in death by three brothers,
Thomas, William H. and Theodore H. Becker;
and two sisters, Dorothy Kreider and Minerva Lodish.
Surviving are four sisters,
Gloria Kroh, Joliett,
Kathryn Becker and Erma Becker, both of Pine Grove,
and Amy Hetrick, Lewistown;
many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove,
with Pastors Judy Fetrow and William Fetrow officiating.
Interment will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery, Ravine.
There will be a calling time from 10 a.m.
until the time of service Friday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial contributions
be made to
H. L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc. in his memory.
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(The Eastern Gate)
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John
D. Kroh, Sr.
September 1, 2009
John David Kroh Sr., 67, of 120 Main St., Joliett, passed away
Tuesday
from injuries suffered in an auto accident in Lebanon County.
Born Feb. 14, 1942, in Hegins, he was a son of the late Harvey C.
Kroh and
the late Mildred N. Morgan Kroh.
He was retired as a self-employed coal miner.
He was of the Protestant faith.
He was a member of Joliett Fire Company and Strausstown Rod and Gun
Club.
He was also a member of Twin Valley Mountain Dart League and
the Northern Berks Dart League.
He enjoyed his family and
baby-sitting his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Alexia Lymaster;
a sister, Marie Poletti;
an infant sister;
four brothers, Clervin, Merlin, Mark "Pat" and Andy Kroh.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria C. Kroh, to whom he was married
48 years;
four sons, John D. Kroh Jr. and his wife, Karen, Hegins,
Michael A. Kroh and his wife, Jodi, Donaldson,
Joel A. Kroh and his companion, Stan, Lutz, Fla.,
Jason M. Kroh and his companion, Jennifer, Joliett;
a daughter, Susan M. Straub and her husband, Bill, Valley View;
10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren;
a brother, Robert Kroh, Lincoln;
two sisters, Eleanor Bixler, Valley View, and
Lorraine Barder, Suedburg.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View.
The Rev. Carl Shankweiler will officiate.
The family will receive guests from 9 a.m. until the time of
services
Saturday at the funeral home.
Interment will be in St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery, Ravine.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home,
P.O. Box 123, Valley View, PA 17983,
to defer the funeral expenses.
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Todd A.
Fekete II
July 19, 2009
Todd A. Fekete II, 17, of RD Schuylkill Haven,
passed away Sunday at Reading Hospital, West Reading.
Born in Reading, June 19, 1992,
he was a son of Todd A. and Valerie J. Heim Fekete,
RD Schuylkill Haven.
He was a member of Salem Hetzel's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove.
He was a 11th-grade student at Blue Mountain High School.
Todd's hobbies were hunting, working on cars, lawn mowers,
four-wheeling and motorcycles.
He was an applicant for membership of the Friedensburg Fire Company.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by
a sister, Victoria G. Fekete, at home;
paternal grandparents, Virginia Burke Fekete, Orwigsburg, and
Adam Fekete, Tremont;
maternal grandparents, Leonard and Veronica Lehman Heim, Pine Grove,
and
Donald and Viviam Yocum, Pine Grove, and
Malcolm and Irene Heim, Pine Grove;
an aunt, Lori Reis, New Ringgold;
two uncles, Jason Fekete, Virginia Beach, Va., and Rodney Heim,
Manheim;
two cousins, David Reis and Grace Mae Reis.
Religious services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at
Salem Hetzel's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove,
with the Rev. Raymond Hurst officiating.
A viewing will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the
church.
Interment will be held in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill
Haven.
The family requests donations be made to
Salen Hetzel's Lutheran Church,
233 Hetzel's Church Road,
Pine Grove, Pa. 17963.
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Mark R.
Strausser, Jr.
Age 55, of Phoenix Park,
died Thursday November 20, 2008 at
Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street on arrival
after being stricken at work.
Born in Pottsville, Aug. 30, 1953, he was a son of the late
Mark and Nancy Wonders Strausser.
He served in the Navy and worked as a maintenance man at River Edge
Motel.
He was a member of Brethren Church of Christ, Llewellyn.
Surviving are three sisters,
Nancy Jean Wolfe, Pine Grove,
Catherine Shellhammer, Mill Creek, and
MaryJane Strausser, Pottsville;
five brothers, Charles Strausser, Minersville,
James Strausser,
Robert Strausser and
David Strausser,
all of Phoenix Park, and
Samuel Strausser, Minersville;
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Phoenix Park Union Church,
Phoenix Park.
Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Interment will be in Mount Peace Cemetery, Branch Township.
Arrangements are by Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville.
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Vera A.
Lauver
Age 79, of Walnut Street, Williamstown,
passed away Monday morning, November 10, 2008 at
the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont.
She was born in Muir, September 19, 1929 a daughter of the late
Irvin and Cora Miller Lauver.
She was a graduate of the former Tower City High School.
She was a member of the Brethren in Christ Church, Tremont.
She served as a Sunday School teacher for many
years until becoming ill.
She was pre-deceased by three sisters,
Evelyn Cassel,
Cora Hatter and
Verna Lauver
and an infant brother, Irvin Lauver.
She is survived by nieces,
nephews,
great nieces
and great nephews including Robert Ehrhart of Williamstown whom she
helped raise.
Services will be held Thursday, November 13th at 11:00 am from the
Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc.
Tower City with
Rev. William Fetrow.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
Viewing will be from 10-11 am at the chapel.
Memorial donations in her memory should be made to her church;
P.O.Box 117,
Llewellyn PA 17944
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Carroll F. Willie
Age 70, of Minersville, died Friday March 28, 2008
at Pottsville Hospital.
Born in Llewellyn, she was a daughter of the late
Earl and Kathryn Pinshock Hendricks.
She attended Branch Township schools.
She was of the Methodist faith.
She was preceded in death by a brother,
William Hendricks.
Surviving are three daughters,
Deborah Conde, Shenandoah,
Michelle Willie, Frackville, and
Cheryl Willie, Minersville;
a son, Robert F. Willie Jr., Minersville;
ten grandchildren,
Martin and Joshua Purcell,
Aaron Ebener,
James Willie-Kennedy,
Rochelle Yesalusky,
Ryan and Michael Schultz,
Robert F. Willie III,
Richard and Russell Willie;
a sister-in-law,
Joanne Hendricks, Llewellyn;
a niece; a nephew.
Friends may call at
Dutcavich Funeral Home, Minersville,
on Tuesday from 9 until 10:45 a.m.
Services will be at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the
Rev. William Fetrow officiating.
Interment will be at the convenience of the family in
Llewellyn Cemetery, Branch Township.
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Emma
Ruddy
Age 91, of Llewellyn, died Wednesday February 13, 2008 at
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late
William and Josephine Bair.
She was a member of
Brethren in Christ Church, Llewellyn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1995.
Surviving are daughters,
Joanne Hendricks and
Penny Ruddy, both of Llewellyn;
a son, John Ruddy, Minersville;
four grandchildren; and
a great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at
Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home,
with the Rev. William Fetrow officiating.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. Monday
until time of services at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Llewellyn Cemetery.
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Marie
M. Hossler
Age 77, of Minersville,
died Friday February 1, 2008 at her residence.
Born in Pine Grove, she was a daughter of the late
Albert and Eva Heberling Miller.
She was of the Protestant faith.
Surviving are two daughters,
Bernice Wetzel, Minersville, and
Ann Marie Strausser, Shenandoah;
a son, Miles Hossler, South Carolina;
two sisters, Viola Keller, Suedburg, and
Gertrude Herring, Florida;
a brother, George Miller, Florida;
seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from
Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville,
officiated by the Rev. Krista Roehrig.
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Carl E.
Neidlinger
Age 80, of Herndon, formerly of Good Spring,
died Saturday morning, March 24, 2007 at home.
Born in Llewellyn, Aug. 16, 1926,
he was a son of the late
George and Buleah Leininger Neidlinger.
He was an Army veteran of World War II
serving as a member of the 762nd Military Police battalion.
He received a Good Conduct Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon and
a Victory Ribbon.
On April 13, 1945, he married the former Bernice Lavenburg.
He was self-employed as a coal miner and
also worked for Penn Dye and Finishing Co.
He was an avid hunter and fisher and
was a former race car driver.
He was preceded in death by
a granddaughter, Dawn Neidlinger, in 1990;
a brother, George Neidlinger;
a sister, Muriel Young.
Surviving, in addition to his wife of 62 years, are
two sons, Carl Jr., and his wife, Nancy, Good Spring, and
Edmund and his wife Beth, Pine Grove;
three daughters,
Denise and her husband, John Koperna Sr., Herndon,
Kathryn and her husband, Charles Wenrich, Tower City, and
Muriel and her husband, Mike Matter, Tower City;
17 grandchildren;
24 great- grandchildren;
a great- great-grandchild;
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from
Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home Inc.,
Sixth and West Market streets, Pottsville.
The Rev. Paul Hornberger will officiate.
Family and friends may call at the funeral home from
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
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Daniel
A. Brown
Age 55, of Pine Grove, passed away
Saturday, June 10, 2006, at home.
Born in Pine Grove, Sept. 8, 1950,
he was a son of Charles D. Brown, Ravine, and
the late Mary E. Wolfe Brown.
He had been previously employed as a supervisor at the former
Canoe Manufacturing, Pine Grove.
He was an Army veteran during the Vietnam Era
having served in Alaska with
Company E, Sixth Battalion,
Ninth Infantry 171st Inf. Bde.
He was a member of Brethren in Christ Church, Tremont, and
Disabled American Veterans.
He was preceded in death by
a brother, Calvin D. “Kick” Brown.
Surviving, in addition to his father, are
a daughter, Danielle Jones, Pottstown;
three sisters,
Jean Kutz, Schuylkill Haven,
Mary Ann Keuhn, Pine Grove, and
Carol Kershner, Palmyra;
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from
H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove,
with the Rev. Paul Hornberger officiating.
The viewing will be held from 9 a.m.
until the time of services at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Schuylkill Church of the Brethren Cemetery,
Sweet Arrow Lake Road,
Pine Grove.
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Dorothy A. Koperna
Age 82, died July 10, 2005.
Born in Donaldson, March 19, 1923,
she was a daughter of the late
John Foster and Jenny Troup Stutzman.
She was a member of Brethren in Christ Church, Tremont.
Preceding her in death were her
husband, George, on Sept. 5, 1975;
14 brothers and sisters.
Surviving are five sons,
George, Rebuck,
Paul, Essexville, Mich.,
Darryl, Tower City,
John, Herndon, and
Joseph, Donaldson;
four daughters,
Barbara Riesle,
Tafton,
Ruth E. Confair, Hershey,
Anna Reichert, Pine Grove, and
Debbie Williams, Summerdale;
61 total grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
a sister, Ruth Heim, Tremont.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at
Brethren in Christ Church.
The Rev. Paul Hornberger and the
Rev. William Fetrow will officiate.
Viewing will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of services
Thursday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations be given to
the
Brethren in Christ Church,
c/o the Rev. Paul Hornberger,
P.O. Box 117, Llewellyn, PA 17944,
in her memory.
Interment will be in Donaldson Cemetery.
H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc.,
Pine Grove,
is in charge of arrangements.
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87, formerly of Minersville, who resided in Pottsville with her
daughter, Sharon Dorton, was called Home by her Eternal Father on
Monday.
Grace was born in Minersville, Aug. 21, 1922, a daughter of the late
Martha Maurer and George Weiderhold.
She was a member of Brethren in Christ Hillside Chapel, Llewellyn,
as well as a graduate of Minersville High School. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Alvo, in 1988; her son, William, in 1998;
her brothers, Raymond, George and James; and sisters, Marion, Ester,
Helen, Alice and Jean.
She is survived by four daughters, Sharon Dorton, Pottsville, Grace
Truscott, Minersville, Debra Markovich, Tremont, and Sandra
Alexandra, Washington state; nine sons, James, West West Terrace,
Paul, Texas, Alvo, Colorado, Gary, Mar Lin, David, Mechanicsville,
Ronald, Maine, Donald and Charles, both of Schuylkill Haven, and
Robert, Las Vegas; a brother, Daniel Weiderhold, Minersville; a
sister, Martha Blackwell, Mahanoy City; 35 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funerals services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at Brethren in
Christ Chapel, Llewellyn, with the Revs. William and Judy Fetrow
officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc., Minersville, and from 8 a.m. until
the time of services Friday at Brethren in Christ Church, Llewellyn.
Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. The
family requests donations to Brethren in Christ Hillside Chapel,
Llewellyn. Arrangements are by Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home Inc.
Death Is Not Normal
By Tim Fetrow © November 2008
When Adam & Eve sinned, about 6,000 years ago,
God placed a curse on the earth.
The Curse includes thorns & thistles,
painful child birthing,
struggling to find enough food to eat,
possibly hot & cold weather,
and death!!
Thorns are not normal, they are part of The Curse.
Child birthing should be pain free!
Food should grow naturally and abundantly.
Animals should not fear humans.
And there should be NO death. Death is not normal!!
Prior to The Curse, God designed animals and humans to live forever
on the Earth
and to live together in a peaceful environment.
Under The Curse,
"the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain."
(Romans 8:22)
Once The Curse took effect each of us must now die on the earth;
"...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment."
(Hebrews 9:27)
After we die, our eternal spirit continues to live, either in Heaven
or Hell.
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Heaven: Apparently, Heaven was not originally planned for humans;
It seems as though we were to live on Earth, and God would actually
live among us;
He would simply go back & forth between His Heavenly abode, and
earth.
When Jesus was on Earth, He said that He would leave to prepare a
place for us in Heaven.
(John 14:3)
This current preparation would then seem to suggest that Heaven was
not originally intended for humans.
Hell: The Bible states very clearly that Hell was prepared for the
Devil and his angels
(Matthew 25:41)
It was NOT made for humans. But because of sin, humans can now be
sent there.
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The process of dying can be painful,
and it can be very degrading for "Death" to do it's dastardly deed.
When a human dies, the emotional pain can be very overwhelming for
their loved
ones to endure.
When Jesus was on earth the Bible states that even "He wept" due to
the death of a friend.
(John 11:35)
Most of us, including Christians, will never "get over" the death of
a loved one;
but, hopefully we can find ways to help cope with the death of a
loved one and
bring a measure of healing to our emotions.
Here are a few suggestions on how to help ease the pain:
1. Talking to God about the emotional pain.
2. Connect with friends to spend quality time together.
3. Receive professional, Christian-based counseling.
4. Memorializing the loved one:
(visiting their grave-site, looking at photos, etc.)
5. Remembering the good times & events spent with the loved one by
doing some of
the very things that you enjoyed while they were alive.
6. Don't hesitate to grieve the loss of your loved one. If you feel
that you need to cry, then go ahead and cry!!
7. Volunteer to spend time helping others.
8. Read encouraging books & Devotionals.
