Funeral Homes in Tamaqua, PA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (g. raymond nye), (william klingaman), (frank m. allen), (chris fulmer), and (henry aurand).

Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania's Coal Region, had a population of 7,107 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, a drop of less than 1% from 2000. Tamaqua is part of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.Tamaqua, (pronounced tuh-MAH-qwah) was taken from the territory of West Penn and Schuylkill Townships, named for the Tuscarora king of the Turkey Clan, Chief Tahkamochk, or Tam-a-kwah. The name is unique in that Tamaqua is the only community in the world with this name.

Tamaqua Obituaries

It was reported on May 28th, 2020 that Betty L Hylton (Mannon) perished in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.  Ms. Hylton was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Betty L's life.

It was noted by Ann Arbor News on May 9th, 2019 that Eleanor Kuhl (Kasales) perished in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Ms. Kuhl was 90 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eleanor's life.

It was disclosed on March 25th, 2018 that Anne D "Nona" Gress (Demichele) passed away in San Jose, California.  Ms. Gress was 87 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Anne D "Nona"'s life.

It was noted by Kent Reporter on February 10th, 2017 that Robert I Scheidgger died in Kent, Washington.  Scheidgger was 90 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert I's life.

It was disclosed on September 28th, 2016 that Celestine A Senkewicz (Milbut) passed away in Spring Hill, Florida.  Ms. Senkewicz was 83 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Celestine A's life.

It was disclosed by Hazleton Standard-Speaker on April 19th, 2016 that Richard Carl Zukovich passed away in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.  Zukovich was 55 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Richard Carl's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on April 7th, 2016 that Elbert L Holmberg perished in Newark, Ohio.  Holmberg was 92 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elbert L's life.

It was disclosed by Hazleton Standard-Speaker on February 8th, 2016 that Charles R "Brum" Donohue died in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.  Donohue was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charles R "Brum"'s life.

It was noted by Hazleton Standard-Speaker on November 30th, 2015 that Kevin D Wackley passed away in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.  Wackley was 51 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kevin D's life.

It was reported by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 21st, 2014 that Robert H Johnson passed away in Sarasota, Florida.  Johnson was 82 years old and was born in Tamaqua, PA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert H's life.

History

German, Irish, and Welsh immigrants came to the borough in the 1840's and 1850's, followed by a large influx of Italians, Lithuanians, and Poles in the 1890's and early 1900's. The Morgan Trust also established the John & Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Initially planned to be demolished in the late 1980s, the non-profit group Save Our Station (S.O.S.) eventually managed to raise enough money to have it refurbished at a cost of $1.5 million. Roughly half of Moser's original log cabin is still intact and visible behind a house on the east side of Broad Street. One murder commonly attributed to the Mollies was that of town policeman Benjamin Yost, who was shot to death early one morning while extinguishing a gas lamp at the corner of West Broad and Lehigh Streets[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D0CEEDA143FE63BBC4F53DFB366838D669FDE].