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Maria Harley
Feb 13, 2018
Maria C. Harley, 91, of Shillington, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 12:30 am in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Harley, Sr. who passed away March 29, 1997. Born in Vocklamarkt, Austria, Mrs. Harley was the daughter of the late Alois Purstinger and Anna Klinger Purstinger. She is survived by her children Susanne...
Sally Frees
Feb 13, 2018
Sally A. Frees, 72, of Cumru Township, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Reading Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Terry H. Frees. Born in Reading, Mrs. Frees was the daughter of the late Donald and Doris (Bernhart) Beam. She was employed by RM Palmer in Reading in the icing department for over 20 years....
Sandra Smith
Feb 12, 2018
Sandra Lee Smith, 75, of Exeter Twp., passed away on February 12, 2018 following a short illness, at Pottstown Hospital-Tower Health. She was the wife of Larry R. Smith. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Grace M. (Bussinger) Roland. Sandra was a graduate of The Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed...
Herbert Hollenbach
Feb 9, 2018
Herbert H Hollenbach, 89, died, Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Reading Hospital from complications with Alzheimer's Dementia. Mr. Hollenbach was born in N. Heidelberg Township, Berks County and was the son of the late Joshua F. and Mazie M. (Mengel) Hollenbach. Herbert proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War before returning to the Reading...
Betty Lutz
Feb 8, 2018
Betty J. Lutz, 91, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Manor Care Laureldale. She was the beloved wife of William J. Lutz who passed away on June 24, 1991. Born in Alsace Township, she was the daughter of Elmer O. Fick and Elsie S. (Rothenberger) Fick. During her life she worked for AT&T in Reading...
Shirley Smith
Feb 6, 2018
Shirley A. Smith, 70, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Phoebe Berks. She was the beloved wife of Robert W. Smith. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Folk and Gladys (Springer) Folk. Shirley was a graduate of Reading High School Class of 1965. During her life she was employed as...
Penelope Wolfe
Feb 3, 2018
Penelope Rae Wolfe (Diener) age 74 entered eternal paradise on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. in Margate, Florida. She was the loving wife of Robert Wolfe. Born in Kutztown on February 13, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Irwin Diener and Virginia (Rager) Diener. She was a 1961 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. After starting...
Robert Pugh
Feb 2, 2018
Robert F. Pugh, 68, of Lower Heidelberg Township, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 at Reading Hospital. Born in Toronto, Canada, He was the son of the late Wilbert H. and Margaret Thelma (Harris) Pugh. Robert's life was filled with a passion for his family, travel, history, sports, and the outdoors. Professionally, he enjoyed a long career in sales and...
Harold Koehler
Jan 31, 2018
Harold "Ollie" Koehler, 81, of Spring Township, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in his residence. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Natalie V. (Baer) Koehler. Born in Berkshire Heights , Mr. Koehler was the son of the late Burkhard and Elsie (Stollberger) Koehler. He was a 1954 graduate of Wilson High School and attended Tri-City Barber...
Marian Snyder
Jan 30, 2018
Marian S. (Schaffer) Snyder, 89, died on January 30, 2018 at her residence in Spring Township. She was the widow of Attorney Fredrick R. Snyder, who died on October 21, 2006, and the daughter of Frank C. Schaffer and Minnie E. (Knabb) Schaffer. She was also predeceased by her brother, Henry K. Schaeffer. Marian was a graduate of Kutztown State...
Bonnie Maurer
Jan 29, 2018
Bonnie M. Maurer, 76, of Mohnton, has gone to Heaven Monday, January 29, 2018 at 3:33 pm in her home. She was the wife of Ronald R. Maurer. Born in West Reading, Mrs. Maurer was the daughter of the late Nathaniel F. and Marie H. (Remp) Young. She was a 1959 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School and was a...
Donald Keefe
Jan 29, 2018
Donald Francis Keefe, 84, a resident of Keystone Villa in Douglassville, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at 4:49 pm. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Pauline (O'Rourke) Keefe. Mr. Keefe attended Saint Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
E. Reinoehl
Jan 29, 2018
E. Ruth Reinoehl, 77, of Sinking Spring, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late George R. Reinoehl Sr. who passed away April 17, 1990. Born in New Hanover, PA, Mrs. Reinoehl was the daughter of the late William and Evelyn (Britton) Gaugler. She was a seamstress at various knitting mills...
Stella Gallagher
Jan 28, 2018
Stella M. (Nein) Gallagher, 97, of Berkshire Commons, Exeter Township, passed away January 28 at Berkshire Commons. She and her late husband, John I. Gallagher, had previously lived on Frances Street in South Temple, Muhlenberg Township, for 52 years. Stella was born in Laureldale on March 14, 1920 to the late Irvin L. and Helen M. (Sappington) Nein. Stella graduated...
Robert Rothenberger
Jan 28, 2018
Robert J. Rothenberger, 92, passed away in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital surrounded by his family, Sunday, January 28, 2018. He was born on June 1, 1925 to George Rothenberger and Sally (Yoder) Rothenberger. Bob grew up in Reading and attended Muhlenberg High School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. His ship the "USS Hobby"...
Marilyn Firing
Jan 26, 2018
Marilyn J. Firing, 86, formerly of Bern Township, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in her home. She was the wife of the late Warren H. "Pop" Firing, Jr. who passed away February 4, 2015. Born in Reading, Mrs. Firing was the daughter of the late John W. "Slim" and Catherine M. (McCoy) Slonaker. She attended Muhlenberg High School and...
Forrest Cramp
Jan 26, 2018
Forrest P. Cramp, 96, died January 26, 2018 at the Highlands in Wyomissing, PA. A lifelong resident of Berks County, he was the son of Arthur and Mary Cramp and was born April 10, 1921 on the family farm in Scarletts Mills PA, in the historic White Bear Inn. Forrest grew up with four siblings, Arthur, deceased 1933, Connard, deceased...
Donald Sparr Sr
Jan 26, 2018
Donald C. Sparr Sr, 71, of Cumru Township, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 26, 2018 in his residence. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Smith) Sparr, who were married for 41 years. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William B. and Alberta C. Sparr. He graduated from Governor Mifflin in 1965 and DeVry Technical...
Agnes Overhagen
Jan 26, 2018
Agi Hagen- van Overhagen died peacefully on January 26, 2018. She was born Agnes Krausz, the younger daughter of Hungarian parents Karoly and Piroska (nѐe Bass), on March 10, 1935, in Leiden, the Netherlands. In search of excitement and greater opportunities, she emigrated to New Zealand in the mid-fifties. She married Wilfred, a Dutchman, in 1956. They lived in Australia,...
Scott Zeiber
Jan 25, 2018
Scott L. Zeiber, 65, of West Reading, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Manor Care Laureldale. He was the beloved husband of the late Connie Zeiber who passed away on July 10, 2014. Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of Joseph D. Zeiber and Florence V. (Hain) Zeiber. In addition to his parents he is survived...
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