Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area. 📩 Daily Schuylkill County Obituary Alerts in Your Inbox---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, a physicist whose work helped spacecraft survive the radiation of deep space, passed on June 6, 2026, in Sarasota, Florida, after living with Parkinson's disease. He was 84.He was born April 27, 1942, in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Marion (née Hornsby) Maurer. Colleagues and younger scientists found him generous with what he knew.He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian H. Maurer. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by luncheon., 86, of St. Clair, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.