Michael F. "Mike" Pogwist

1968 - 2022

Michael F. Pogwist, 53, of East Broad Street, Tamaqua, passed away Tuesday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.

Born Wednesday, March 20, 1968, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Patricia A. (Heller) Pogwist.

Mike was also predeceased by his beloved wife, Cari (Corneliussen) Pogwist.

Surviving are his father, Michael Pogwist, Tamaqua; son, Alex Pogwist, Hazleton; daughter, Ali Rose Pogwist, Hazleton; sister, Lisa A. Filloy, wife of Robert, Tamaqua, and their sons, Nathan M. and Zachary R. Filloy.

Catholic by faith, Mike was a 1986 graduate of Marian Catholic High School, Mike worked for Air Products & Chemicals until his disability. Mike volunteered for the Tamaqua Ambulance Association and Ryan Twp. Ambulance Association, serving as an EMT. A devoted Flyers hockey and Phillies baseball fan, Mike enjoyed rock n' roll music, and especially the band Boston.

An adoring, proud father, Mike's witty sense of humor and quick one-liners will be greatly missed.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua.

A celebration of Michael's life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the funeral home. Friends may visit from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services.

Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park, Tamaqua.

Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, WEB P.O. Box 97075, Washington, DC 20090-7075.

Condolences may be made to the family at www

.griffithsfuneralhomes.com.