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John Cummings Jr
Feb 28, 2019
John D. Cummings, Jr., 83, of Cumru Twp., passed away on February 28, 2019 at his residence. He was the husband of Joan N. (Beidler) Cummings Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John D. Cummings, Sr. and Jennie (Brown) Cummings. John was a 1953 graduate of Reading High School. He went onto proudly serve his country...
Gladys Brossman
Feb 23, 2019
Gladys A. (White) Brossman, 94, of Grill, passed away Saturday February 23, 2019 at 2:30 PM in the residence of her niece, Nadine Griggs. She was the wife of Paul L. Brossman to whom she was married for 32 years, who passed away March 14, 1983. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Clarence H. and Edith...
Lawrence Leinbach
Feb 21, 2019
Lawrence L. Leinbach, 74, of Exeter Twp., passed away on February 21, 2019 at The Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Susan J. (Hoyer) Leinbach. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Russell and Rose (Rochert) Leinbach. Lawrence was employed for many years as a store manager at Weis Market. He was last employed as a...
Jamie Billman
Feb 19, 2019
Jamie B. Billman, 41, of Sinking Spring, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 5:13pm in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of James A. Billman. Born in Reading, Jamie was the daughter of the late Charles and Joann (Behm) Gilmore. She was a women of strong faith. In addition to her husband, Jamie is survived by her daughters Charlie-Jo...
Marion Schmidt
Feb 18, 2019
Marion I. Schmidt, 94, of Wernersville, formerly of Muhlenberg Twp. passed away February 18th, 2019 at Phoebe Berks. Marion was born in Medford MA and married to the late Joseph Schmidt for 63 years. Marion was a stay at home Mom, Grammy and Great Grammy. She volunteered at the Holy Guardian Angels rectory in the 1970s and 80s. She also...
Charles Rissmiller
Feb 17, 2019
Charles W. Rissmiller, 76, of Myerstown, passed away on February 17, 2019 at Manor Care Sinking Spring. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Frederick and Helen (Frain) Rissmiller. He was predeceased by his companion June Hable, brother: Howard Rissmiller, and sister: Joan Rutt. Survivors include his step-children: Linda Hable of Myerstown and Warren Hable of Myerstown....
Rose Hallock
Feb 14, 2019
Rose Hallock, 89, of Hazleton, passed away on February 14, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of William J. Hallock. Together they celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Slebodnick) Olexa. Rose was a member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish of Hazleton. In addition to her...
Theda Kazmierczak
Feb 13, 2019
Theda E. "Teddie" Kazmierczak, 72, of Bern Township, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 9:35 am in her home where she resided with her daughter Deborah L. (Kazmierczak) Goodman, wife of John Goodman and their children Jennifer and Jeremy Goodman. She was the wife of the late Theodore M. Kazmierczak, Sr. who passed away June 15, 2002. Born in...
Robert Brinker
Feb 12, 2019
Robert L. Brinker, 69, of Cumru Township, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019. He was the husband of Kimberly J. (Evans) Brinker. Born in Philadelphia, Robert was the son of the late Robert O. and Lois M. Brinker. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and was a civil engineer at Systems Design Engineering,...
Susan Schafer
Feb 11, 2019
Susan J. Schafer, 89, a resident of Berks Heim since October 2015, formerly of Reading, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Schafer, Sr. who passed away January 22, 1979. They were married December 24, 1949. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Mary E....
Helen Mengel
Feb 11, 2019
Helen M. (Hollenbach) Mengel, 94, passed away on February 11, 2019 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Carl D Mengel who passed away September 13, 2014. She was born at her parent's home in 1924 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of Mazie M. and Joshua F. Hollenbach. Helen graduated from Muhlenberg High School. She...
Phyllis Ruth
Feb 11, 2019
Phyllis P. (Kehres) Ruth, 93, of West Lawn, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 9:45 a.m. from the Mifflin Center. She was the wife of Paul Boldt Ruth, who died in 1978. Born January 13, 1926 in Sacramento, PA, Phyllis was the daughter of Lawrence and Hilda (Mayer) Kehres and the sister of the...
Marlene Fetter
Feb 10, 2019
Marlene Ladd (Moser) Fetter Marlene Ladd (Moser) Fetter, 83, of Muhlenberg Park, passed away on Sunday morning, February 10, 2019 in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. She was the wife of Eugene L. Fetter, who passed away on August 26, 2012. Born in Reading, Marlene was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ruth (Ladd) Moser. Marlene was a graduate of...
Emily Sturtz
Feb 10, 2019
Emily K. Sturtz, 17, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 4:30 am as the result of a traffic accident. Born in West Reading, Emily was the daughter of Tessa M. Szczepkowski of Heidelberg Township and Matthew Sturtz, husband of Tara Sturtz of Shillington. She is also survived by her sister Hannah Sturtz of Wernersville; brother Ethan Szczepkowski of Wernersville...
Jeanne Turner
Feb 10, 2019
Jeanne H. Turner, 83, of Reading, passed away on February 10, 2019 at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Robert T. Turner. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Blanche M. (DeLong) Ramer. Jeanne was employed for many years as a cashier at Thriftway Grocery Store. She was a member of St....
Betty Dobreff
Feb 5, 2019
Betty Dobreff, 98, formerly of Robeson Twp., passed away on February 5, 2019 at Berkshire Center. Born in Kulmbach, Germany on August 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Gertrude (Dippold) Stamm. Betty's faith, family and friends were the cornerstone of her life. She was a longtime parishioner of St. John's Lutheran Church of Reading and...
Reuben Spayd
Feb 1, 2019
Reuben Irvin Spayd, 94, formerly of Robesonia, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. in Manor Health Care Services, Sinking Spring. Born in Bern Township, Mr. Spayd was the son of the late George I. and Catherine C. (Reppert) Spayd. He owned his own business as a carpenter and contractor under R.I. Spayd. Mr. Spayd was an avid...
Karl Pfeiffenberger, Sr
Jan 31, 2019
Karl F. Pfeiffenberger Sr., 92, of Cumru Township, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 12:50 p.m. in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Lorna M. (Buber) Pfeiffenberger. Born in Pottsville, Mr. Pfeiffenberger was the son of the late Joseph and Louise (Schueler) Pfeiffenberger. He was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School in Pottsville and a 1950 graduate...
Robert Weiss
Jan 30, 2019
Robert W. Weiss, 88, of Sinking Spring, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in his residence. He was the husband of Glorinne (Steffy) Weiss. Born in Allentown, Mr. Weiss was the son of the late Hoyt F. Weiss, Sr. and Mamie L. (Roth) Weiss. He was a 1948 graduate of Reading High School and proudly served in the United States...
Walter Reedy
Jan 30, 2019
Walter Y. Reedy, 96, formerly of East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 5:40 am in The Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing Unit. He was the husband of the late Dorothy J. (Lerch) Reedy who passed away January 1, 2008. Born in Spring Township, Mr. Reedy was the son of the late Walter C. and...
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