LYKENS • Michael R. Pickup, 66, of Lykens, passed away Thursday night, Feb. 27 at UPMC-Pinnacle, Harrisburg. Born in Lykens, Feb. 13, 1954, he was a son of the late George “Bud” and Vera Hertzel Williams. Mike was a 1972 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School. He retired as director of operations from Thermo King Refrigeration, Scranton. Mike was a member of the Lykens United Methodist Church. He enjoyed traveling and always looked forward to trips across the country every summer. He was a fan of NASCAR, but above all his family meant the world to him. He will be forever missed. Surviving are his wife, Suzette Klinger Pickup; three children, Amanda Pickup-Shomper and her husband Corey, Berrysburg; Amber Pickup-Snyder and her husband Cody, Elizabethville; and the apple of his eye, his best friend, Jayden Pickup, at home; one brother, Thomas Pickup and his wife Denise, Wiconisco; one sister, Charlene Morgan and her husband Woody, Tower City; four grandchildren, Harper and Macen Burget; Vaughn and Zayne Shomper; his father-in-law and his mother-in-law, Gurney and Joy Klinger, Valley View; and nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Mike’s life will be held Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. from the Lykens United Methodist Church, 527 N. Second St., Lykens, with Rev. Lori Betsworth. A time of fellowship and light refreshments will follow in the church social hall. Donations in Mike’s name can be made to Autism Speaks at autismspeaks.org The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Tower City, has been entrusted with the arrangements. To sign the guest book, visit dimonfuneralhome.com
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Michael R. Pickup
