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Leonard Coleman
Apr 11, 2017
Leonard S. Coleman, 88, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away in his residence on April 9, 2017 at 5:00 pm. Born and raised in Reading, he was the son of the late Leonard S. and Mary (Vogel) Coleman, and husband of the late Betty R. (Reisinger) Coleman. Mr. Coleman is survived by his children Bonita L. Coleman Smith, wife of Stan...
Artur Zagorodnyuk
Apr 9, 2017
Artur Zagorodnyuk, 22, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, April 9, 201 at 5:40 pm as a result of a motorcycle accident in Spring Township. Born in Ukraine, he was the son of Alexandr Zagorodnyuk of Odessa, Ukraine and Lyudmila (Mitichkina) Scearce of Exeter Township. Artur was a 2013 graduate of Exeter High School where he participated in football and...
Nancy Eck
Apr 8, 2017
Nancy M. Eck, 77, of Cumru Twp., passed away April 8, 2017 at her residence. Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Valrea (Kennedy) Murray. Nancy was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School and a former employee of Birdsboro Corp., and former officer of Des-Eng-Con Corp. She was a member of St. Mark's...
Reverend Usnr
Apr 7, 2017
Reverend Monsignor Francis X. Barrett, USNR, 91, of Holy Family Villa For Priest, Bethlehem, passed away Friday April 7, 2017 at 2:25 pm in his residence. Born in Philadelphia, Monsignor Barrett was the son of the late John F. and Mary E. (Conlin) Barrett. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Monsignor Barrett is survived by...
Catherine Wickel
Apr 6, 2017
Catherine "Kitty" V. Wickel, 86, of Wyomissing, passed away on April 6, 2017 at Berks Heim. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Hartman) Wickel. Catherine was employed as a clerk at the Hallmark Store at the Fairgrounds Square Mall. She was a lifetime member of the Berks County Dog Training Club. She was...
Helen Johnson
Apr 6, 2017
Helen A. Johnson, 94, of Sinking Spring, PA went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Born October 5, 1922 in St. Paul, MN, she was the daughter of the late Axel and Alma Almquist, and was married to the late Everett C. Johnson of Reading, PA. She is survived by her children and their spouses...
Robert Gifford, Jr
Apr 6, 2017
Robert L. Gifford, Jr., 91, of The Highlands, Wyomissing, died Thursday, April 6, 2017. Robert L. Gifford was born in West Newton, MA and graduated from Brown University in 1946 with degrees in Civil Engineering and Naval Science. He served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in World War II and Korea and in the US Navy Reserves,...
Mary Grant
Apr 4, 2017
Mary Ellen Grant, 92, of Exeter Township, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Harry R. Grant who passed away in 2006. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary Mable (Rothenberger) Messner. Mrs. Grant attended Birdsboro High School and was a...
Raymond Ricketts
Apr 1, 2017
Ricky Ricketts, 20 years of age of Shillington died April 1, 2017 at home of Batten Disease. Ricky is survived by his mom Marcia Miller and his 2 best friends, his sisters Rae Ricketts and Rachel Ricketts both at home. Ricky is also survived by his grandmother Mary Miller of Reading. Ricky attended Governor Mifflin High School. He had previously...
Lawrence Tranovich
Mar 30, 2017
Lawrence A. Tranovich, 72, of Reading, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 7:32 pm in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Karen R. (Koenig) Tranovich. Born in Reading, Larry was the son of the late Andrew A. and Cecelia (Golembiewski) Tranovich. He was a 1962 graduate of Central Catholic High School and received his bachelors of science degree...
Lance Stauffer
Mar 27, 2017
Lance Brian Stauffer, 78, of Shillington, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at 9:50 pm in Lebanon VA Medical Center following an eight month battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Phyllis I. (Doskus) Stauffer. Born in Lancaster, Lance was the son of the late Harold and Thelma (Hunchberger) Stauffer. He was a 1956 graduate...
Dorothy Roy
Mar 26, 2017
Dorothy M. Roy, 85, formerly of Reading, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 8:30 am in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Randall R. Roy who passed away November 12, 2004. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Dorothy E. (Hassler) Sands and was a 1950 graduate...
Linda Klinesmith
Mar 25, 2017
Linda L. Klinesmith, 71, of Exeter Twp., passed away on March 25, 2017 at The Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Lester S. and Carrie M. (Boas) Coller. Linda was a 1963 graduate of The Reading High School. She went on to become a floral interior designer. She worked for many local florists, including...
Mary Schnader
Mar 24, 2017
Mary Monica Schnader of West Lawn, passed away on March 24, 2017 at The Reading Hospital. Born in London, England, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Margaret E. (O'Sullivan) Humphreys. Mary was a WWII Veteran, proudly serving in the British Royal Air Force in Great Britain. Throughout her life, she held many titles and occupations, but...
Irene Tringl
Mar 23, 2017
Irene Regis Tringl, 92, passed away March 23, 2017 in Freehold, New Jersey. Born to Italian immigrants Louis and Josephine Regis in the small town of Rimersburg, PA, "Reenie" grew up surrounded by a large extended family including 20 cousins, and graduated valedictorian from Rimersburg-Madison Joint High School in 1942. She is predeceased by her parents and siblings Evalyn Jacks...
John Bailey
Mar 22, 2017
John V. Bailey, 59, of Sinking Spring, passed away on March 22, 2017 at The Reading Hospital. Born in Elmira, NY, he was the son of John A. and Maryanne E. (Schrieber) Bailey. John was a US Air Force Veteran, proudly serving his country during peacetime. For over 30 years, he was employed in various roles, starting as a technician...
Barbara Sweitzer
Mar 22, 2017
Barbara A. Sweitzer, 52, of Fleetwood, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was the loving wife of Richard. Born in Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Richard Scheetz and Janina (Grosskopf) Blimline. She was predeceased by her step father Raymond Blimline. In addition to her husband and...
E. Cramp
Mar 21, 2017
Marcia B. Cramp, 95, of Wyomissing, passed away on March 21, 2017 at The Reading Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Edna V. (Schad) Brown. Marcia was a graduate of National Park College, Washington D.C. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Shillington. In her spare time she...
Juergen Schillermann
Mar 20, 2017
Juergen "Eric" Schillermann, 74, of Millcreek Township, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at ManorCare Sinking Spring. He was the beloved husband of the late Ruth E. Schillermann. Born in Bielefeld, Germany, he was the son of the late Alfons and Lilli (Eickermann) Michel. Eric graduated from Wilson High School. He was the Vice President for A.E.L Leasing Company...
Forrest Kehres
Mar 19, 2017
Forrest J. "Rocky" Kehres, 92, of Spring Township, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 1:57 pm in his home. He was the husband of Debra (Loorie) Kehres and was preceded in death by his first wife Phyllis Virginia (Reed) Kehres who passed away in 1989. Born in Sacramento, PA, Mr. Kehres was the son of the late Lawrence A....
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