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Virginia H. Witham

Virginia H. Witham

Sep 22, 2024

Virginia Helen Witham, 90, of Kennett Square, formerly of Shillington, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, while living at Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square. She was the loving wife to Charles R. Witham, for more than 30 years before his passing on April 5, 2022. Virginia was born in Harris County, Houston, Texas, and was the daughter of...

Elaine A. Dierolf

Elaine A. Dierolf

Sep 22, 2024

Elaine A. (Miller) Dierolf, 80, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. She was the loving wife to Marvin E. Dierolf for 32 years of marriage, before his passing on November 24, 1994. Born in Reading, Elaine was the daughter of the late...

Ruth H. Bryza

Ruth H. Bryza

Sep 22, 2024

Ruth H. Bryza, 86, of Shillington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at the Reading Hospital. Born on August 23, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Bryza and Grace Fern (Miller) Bryza. 

Ruth served proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. During her life, she worked in the Laundry Department...

Cosmo V. DeMaio

Cosmo V. DeMaio

Sep 20, 2024

Cosmo V. DeMaio, 84, of Caernarvon Township, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at 11:20 pm in his residence. He was the husband of Margaret (Gooding) DeMaio. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Cosmo was the son of the late Pasquale and Theresa (Tommasino) DeMaio. He was a member of the Church of Saint Benedict, Mohnton and served in the United...

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Rudolph

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Rudolph

Sep 20, 2024

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Rudolph, 92, of Reading, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:00 pm at Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Wayne R. Rudolph, Sr. who passed away February 12, 2003. Born in Reading, Mrs. Rudolph was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Skoff) Stubler. She is survived by her children Wayne R....

Tracy Dee Gould

Tracy Dee Gould

Sep 18, 2024

Tracy Dee (Schrader) Gould, 56, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife to Paul R. Gould Jr., whom she shared 34 years of marriage with. Born in Reading, Tracy was the daughter of Elwood I. and Judith A. (Kuhns) Schrader. Tracy worked as a...

Michael G. Stefanik Sr.

Michael G. Stefanik Sr.

Sep 16, 2024

Michael G. Stefanik Sr., 86, of Spring Township, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024. Husband of the late Dorothy A. (Cotolese) Stefanik. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George and Florence (Tatarewicz) Stefanik. Mike was employed as a Senior Design Engineer for Carpenter Technology Corporation before retirement in the 90’s. He served in the United...

Edwin John Musser

Edwin John Musser

Sep 16, 2024

Edwin John Musser, 79, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024 at his residence. He is survived by his companion of over 50 years and with whom he last resided, Linda R. DeAngelis. Born in Reading, Mr. Musser was the son of the late LeRoy T. and Virginia (Rentchler) Musser. He was a 1964 graduate of Conrad Weiser...

Lourdes M. Quinones

Lourdes M. Quinones

Sep 14, 2024

Lourdes M. Quinones, 85, of Sinking Spring, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Reading Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Arcelio A. Quinones who passed away on February 28, 2016. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Juan Acevedo and Margarita (Toro). During her life, she worked for...

Faye M. Bock

Faye M. Bock

Sep 11, 2024

Faye M. Bock, 94, formerly of Montrose Manor, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 5:00 am at Country Meadows of Wyomissing. She was the wife of the late Marvin H. Bock who passed away February 24, 1987. Born in Reading, Mrs. Bock was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Gladys L. (Gallagher) Weisser. She was a member...

Mary A. Hartman

Mary A. Hartman

Sep 11, 2024

Mary A. Hartman, 91, formerly of Temple, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 3:00 am at Laureldale Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hartman was preceded in death by her first husband Nicholas A. Dudek, April 10, 1992 and by her second husband Richard M. Hartman, January 29, 2019. Born in Reading, Mrs. Hartman was the daughter of the...

Mary R. (Troutman) Etchberger

Mary R. (Troutman) Etchberger

Sep 10, 2024

Mary Etchberger passed away September 10th, peacefully in her sleep, just as she had always wished. Born May 12, 1926, to Walter and Lydia Troutman in Jefferson Township, PA. The second of three daughters, Mary loved to tell stories about growing up on the farm at Host Church with her sisters, Lorraine and Pearl. Illuminating a bygone era marked by...

Mark J. Brady

Mark J. Brady

Sep 10, 2024

Mark J. Brady, 59, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital. Born in Washington DC, Mark was the son of the late Thomas Brady. He served in the United States Navy for 12 years during the Gulf War and was a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections at...

Kay L. Koehler

Kay L. Koehler

Sep 9, 2024

Kay L. (Seiders) Koehler, 85, of Bernville, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024, at Country Meadows, Wyomissing. Born in Mountville, NJ, Kay was the daughter of the late, Lee A. and Josephine (Kurczewski) Seiders. Kay was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1956, and went on to work in Finance for KB Alloys Inc. for over 25...

Shirley J. Walters

Shirley J. Walters

Sep 8, 2024

Shirley J. (Batz) Walters, 89, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Berks Heim Nursing Home. She was the loving wife to Otto K. Walters Jr. for over 44 years of marriage, before his passing on April 18, 1996. Born in Reading, Shirley was the daughter of the late George and Mildred (Fields) Batz. Shirley was a...

Marjorie M. (Den Herder) Mondrone

Marjorie M. (Den Herder) Mondrone

Sep 7, 2024

Marjorie M. (Den Herder) Mondrone, 93, of Reading passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024, in the Reading Hospital. Born in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Dana (Kievit) and Peter Den Herder. She was the loving wife of Richard Mondrone, together they shared 51 years of marriage. Marjorie was an avid reader and loved to cook....

Patricia R. Beane

Patricia R. Beane

Sep 4, 2024

Patricia R. Beane, 85, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Celebration Villa of Exeter. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Beane with whom she celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Beane was the daughter of the late James E. Reese, Sr. and Phyllis V. (Griffith) Reese Fuller. She...

Nancy Elizabeth Lark Schulze

Nancy Elizabeth Lark Schulze

Sep 2, 2024

Nancy Elizabeth Lark Schulze, 81, formerly of Towson, MD, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Phoebe Berks, Wernersville, PA. Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dr. William Schulze and Monette Atkinson. She was the wife of the late Maurice Rottenberg, who passed away in 2004. Lark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in...

Janet L. Blimline

Janet L. Blimline

Sep 2, 2024

Janet L. Blimline, 82, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at 11:00 am at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late J. Kenneth Blimline who passed away April 12, 2020 and to whom she shared 58 wonderful years together in marriage. Born in Reading, Janet was the daughter of the late Warren and Mildred...

Ralph L. Dreibelbis, Sr.

Ralph L. Dreibelbis, Sr.

Sep 1, 2024

Ralph L. Dreibelbis, Sr., 96, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024 at 5:35 am at Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Shirley C. (Steffy) Dreibelbis who passed away October 3, 2010. Born in Womelsdorf, Mr. Dreibelbis was the son of the late Joel L. and Flora B. (Bright) Dreibelbis. He was...