Nina Laura (Thomas) Schell

Nina Laura Schell, age 73, of Port Carbon, PA passed away on Sunday, April 12th, 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem.
Born in Pottsville, PA on October 6, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Margaret (Rummel) Thomas.
Nina was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Class of 1970. She retired from Fisher Clinical Services, Allentown. Nina was an avid racing fan, who loved dirt track and NASCAR. She loved taking care of the birds and squirrels, her pond, and her dogs. She also had a deep love for Christmas and the biggest Christmas tree she could find. Nina was the first female Fire Fighter in Schuylkill County being a member of the Port Carbon Fire Company.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harry "Hank" W. Schell Jr. and niece and Goddaughter Jo Ann Hartman.
Nina is survived by daughters: Kati Bechtel and her husband, Bob, Michelle Bouffard and her husband, David, Nicole Shappell, and Karisa Lash; grandchildren: Alisyn Zimmerman and her husband, Kyle, Adra and Jameson Schell; great grandchildren: Lillian and Beckett Zimmerman; sister Sharon Hartman and her husband, Charles; special niece Megan Borowski and her husband, Dwayne; great niece Sydnee Borowski; great nephew Greyson Borowski; and many more nieces, nephews, cousins, and other "adopted" children.
Relatives and Friends are invited to visit with the family on Saturday, April 18th, 2026, from 2-4PM at Robert A. Evans Jr. Funeral Home, Port Carbon.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4PM on Saturday at the Funeral Home, with Norm Diehl officiating.
Interment will be held private.
Please send condolences to www.robertaevansjrfh.com