Schuylkill County Obituaries for December 18th, 2025

                            

Skook News Obituaries:  December 18th, 2025

Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area. 

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Mary Jo Leonhardt, 66, of Girardville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 18th, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, with her loving family by her side.

Born in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Tighe) Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Shoup and a brother who passed in infancy, Baby Boy Smith.

Mary Jo touched countless lives throughout her years, leaving a lasting imprint on the hearts of many. Through her work running a daycare and a dance studio, she helped raise generations of children, offering not only guidance and structure, but unconditional love. To so many, Mary Jo was more than a caregiver or instructor — she was the true epitome of the word mom, providing comfort, encouragement, and a safe place to grow. Her nurturing spirit, patience, and dedication will forever be remembered by the many lives she shaped.

Mary Jo is survived by her husband of 40 years, John “Mike” Leonhardt, of Girardville; two daughters, Kayla Leonhardt, of Frackville, and Kelsey Leonhardt and her fiancé, Pierce Heller, of Tremont; two sisters, Annabelle Mortimer and Helen Smith; her cherished grandchildren, Noah Richard Leonhardt and Ella Anne Mayeresky; her beloved dog, Olive and by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. from the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Girardville, with Fr. Guency Isaac officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Tuesday from 12:00 noon until the time of service at the funeral home.

The Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Inc., of Girardville, is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Patricia Nice, 79, of Tamaqua, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Easton. She was the widow of Raymond Nice, who died on December 24, 2020. Prior to retiring, she was a sewing machine operator at various garment factories. She previously worked as a dietary aide at Gnaden Heutten Hospital, Lehighton, and in the hardware department at Food Lane, Wind Gap. Patricia was also an ordained minister and of Protestant faith. Born in Point Phillip, she was the daughter of the late Clark F. Sr. and Mabel A. (Stahley) Mackes. She studied to be a writer, loved to read, going to bingo, coloring, vacationing and couponing. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren had a special place in her heart. She was also preceded in death by five brothers, Clark Jr., Franklin, Charles, Paul, and Jay, three sisters, Mabel Czapp, Dorothea Mackes, Ethel Olliff, and a grandson, Baby Kuchta. Surviving are a son Edwin Bartholomew Jr. and his wife Tammy, Tamaqua; three daughters, Constance Bartholomew, Bath, Nadine, wife of Scott Buskirk, Palmerton, and Monica, wife of Stephen Kehs, Pen Argyl; two brothers, David and his wife Judy, SC, and Eugene and his wife Cathy, Point Phillip; four sisters, Miriam, wife of Marshall Willis, TN, Evelyn Fortun, Danielsville, Virginia Gilbert, Pottstown, Emma Neipert, FL; eight grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Service will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Hartman Funeral Home, 1791 West Penn Pike, Rt 309, New Ringgold, with Rev. Virginia M. Heimer officiating. Call 8:30-10:30am. Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Moorestown. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, https://donate.cancer.org. Arrangements are being handled by the Hartman Funeral Home, 1791 West Penn Pike, Rt. 309, New Ringgold.

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Karen Marie Farber, 79 of Frackville, PA., passed away on December 18, 2025 at her residence. She is with wife of Paul David Farber married 59 years. Further obit details and services will be listed upon completion with her family. 

MARK J HUMMEL FUNERAL HOME, Frackville has charge of arrangements.

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These obituaries are being brought to by Mark J. Hummel Funeral Home, Frackville