Obituaries in Coal Township, PA

Joan Karen “Peggy” Bitting, 82, of Northumberland, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center.Born on November 28, 1943, in Shamokin, she was the daughter of the late Richard G. Fessler and Adeline (Hill) Fessler. She spent much of her life in Dalmatia, where she resided...

Joyce (Burns) Koczur, 84, passed away from a broken heart on Wednesday morning December 17, 2025 at Geisinger Shamokin Area Hospital. She was born in Shamokin on November 28, 1941, the daughter of the late Vincent and Laura (Sabournie) Burns and the second eldest of 12 children.She attended St Edwar...

Dorothy Louise (Hummel) Krieger, 92, of Shamokin, passed away on December 27, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born on October 3, 1933, to the late Orville Clement Hummel and Madeline Anna (Edmunds) Hummel.Dorothy graduated from Shamokin Area High School in 1951 and attended West...

Debbie Smarr, age 70, of Coal Township, passed away on December 13, 2025.She was born on April 24, 1955, and resided in Coal Township.Debbie was the daughter of Peter Eby and June (Whary) Eby. She earned her high school diploma.On April 28, 1984, she married Gus Smarr.She was employed by Ashland Shi...

Karen A. Griffith (Prawdzik) 60, passed away on December 25, 2025. She was born on February 3, 1965 in Delaware County Pennsylvania to the late Joseph Prawdzik and Dorothy Prawdzik (Scully). Karen Lived in Coal Township Pennsylvania and formerly lived in Delaware County Pennsylvania. She graduated f...