Michael A. Heery
Michael A. Heery,
57, of Lehighton, PA, passed peacefully from this world to the next surrounded by his loving family and beloved dog – Tuesday, October
24, 2023. He was the loving husband of Erica L. (Stockhausen) Heery. On Sunday, September 24, they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Born in Allentown on Wednesday, July 6, 1966, he was the eldest son of the late Francis and Catherine (Schwarz) Heery.
Having earned his Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Kutztown University, Michael was a Second Grade Teacher who had a passion for education and his students, the beach, reading, writing, cheering his nephews on in sports, and was an avid Penn State, Notre Dame, and Phillies fan. He was active in his church at SS. Peter and
Paul, Lehighton, Knights of Columbus, and in his community as Past President of Lehighton Rotary, Jim Thorpe Area Chamber of Commerce, Carbon County Chamber of Commerce, and board member for NEPA Alliance. His bright light lives on in the recipients of his organ donations through Gift of Life. We share more about Michael on: www.schislerfuneralhomes. com.
Survivors: Wife. Rescue dog Vincent van Gogh. Brother Christopher and his wife Gretchen of Lehighton, and treasured nephews – Joseph, Ryan, Sean, and Stephen. In-laws Jerome and Patricia Stockhausen of Texas, Herbert and his wife Jill (Stockhausen) Yates of Tennessee, and Kurt and his wife Ashley Stockhausen of Texas, and beloved nephews James, Raymond, Ryan and Reid. He was predeceased by his parents and first beloved dog, Snoopy.
Services: 12:00noon, Mass of Christian Burial, SS. Peter and Paul Church, Lehighton. Call, 10:00a.m.- 12:00Noon, at church. Interment, Parish Cemetery. Arrangements, Campton Funeral Home, Palmerton. Online Condolences: www.schislerfuneralhomes.com.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Carbon County Animal Shelter, Peaceable Kingdom Animal Shelter (Whitehall), Saint John Neumann Regional School, or Lehighton Area Memorial Library.