George F. Marx Jr., 80, of West West Terrace, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at home, surrounded by his family.
Born Dec. 20, 1939, in Tremont, he was a son of the late George F. Sr. and Emma (Eberly) Marx.
He was a graduate of Tremont High School and member of St. John Lutheran Church, Tremont.
George worked as a milkman starting in the 1950s at Rothermel's Food Craft Dairy in Minersville. He later then started George's Dairy Products, delivering house to house, until he retired in 2001. He was one of the last independent home delivery milkmen in Schuylkill County. He then became a delivery van driver for the Republican Herald newspaper.
He loved Elvis and country music.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella (Fatula) Marx, in 2016; daughter, Wendy Harris; a sister, Rose Hancock-Shaw.
Surviving are four sons, George Marx, of Port Carbon, Kevin Marx, of Allentown, Brian Marx, of Pottsville, and Kenneth Marx, of Pottsville; two daughters, Crystal Novak, of Cressona, Jodi Gibson, of Pottsville; two stepsons, John Slinski and Stephen Slinski; one stepdaughter, Gloria Montgomery; sister, Joan Hoover, of Elizabethtown; brother, David Marx, of Tower City; former wife, Nancy Whalen, of Pottsville; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephew.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Tremont