Russel D. "Butch" Schadel

Russel "Butch" Schadel, 89, of Dalmatia, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 7, 2026, at WellSpan Evangelical in Lewisburg. He was born in Jordan Township on September 14, 1936, a son of Ida and Harvey Schadel. Butch and his wife Dot were co-owners of Schadel's Service Station in Dalmatia for 30 years while expanding through the creation of RDS Auto Supplies.

Butch was a 1954 graduate of Mahanoy Joint. He was an active member of St. Luke's UCC, Malta, where he served as an elder on the Consistory for many years and taught Sunday School. Butch was also a lifelong member of Dalmatia Kiwanis, Tall Cedars Forest #125, Herndon Lodge #702, and 32nd Northern Masonic Consistory in Harrisburg. He was a life member of Hickory Corners and Dalmatia Fire Companies and also served as an EMT on the Dalmatia Volunteer Amulance. He enjoyed playing euchre, doing Sudoku and word searches, and fishing for flounder in Rehoboth Bay in Delaware.

The family would like to thank the invaluable home care aides Patricia Laudenslager, Mindee Graham, Ida Anderson, and several others who became part of the Schadel family.

Butch is survived by his three sons, Rodney (Yolanda); Scot; Jerry (Jeff); daughter, Bonnie (Debra); grandsons, Dustin (Lynnette) and Brandon; great-grandson, Skylar (Sarah); great-granddaughter, Carter; brother Marvin; sisters, Noma Hoover (Kenneth), Sandra Hoffer and Cheryl Folckemer (Dean). He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Dorothy Schadel; sisters Eva Faulk, Miriam Adams, Kathryn Leitzel; and brothers Harvey Jr. and Larry.

A viewing will be held on Monday, January 12, 2026 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St Luke's UCC, Malta. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 11:00 am also from the Church. Interment will take place in the St Luke's Cemetery , Malta.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Luke's UCC, 837 Mahantongo Creek Rd, Dalmatia, PA 17017 or the Dalmatia Kiwanis Club, c/o Rahn Troutman, 141 Latsha Road, Dornsife, PA 17823.