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Darrell N. Matz
Jun 28, 2024
Darrell N. Matz, 78, of Mount Penn, passed away Friday June 28, 2024 at 6:10 pm in his residence. He was the husband of Lisa S. (Samans) Matz. Born in West Reading, Mr. Matz was the son of the late Nevin and Sarah (Groh) Matz. He was a 1963 graduate of Mount Penn High School and received his Bachelor of...
Betty J. Foster-Eltz
Jun 27, 2024
Betty J. Foster-Eltz, 96, of Leesport, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Laureldale, Betty was the daughter of the late LeRoy Oswald and Jean (Steininger).
Betty is survived by her daughters, Nancy Zuber, widow of Dean, of Lincoln Park, and Debra Bailey, wife of Ralph, of Fort Myers, FL. She...
Sheila M. Helms
Jun 26, 2024
Sheila M. Helms, 58, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:00 pm in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Sheila was the daughter of George Helms husband of Kathleen Helms of West Lawn and Donna (Schuchart) Plesnarski wife of Stan Plesnarski of Kenhorst. Sheila is also survived by her children Bethany Freymoyer of Greenville, South Carolina; Ciara Helms of Greenville,...
Doris L. Sherman
Jun 26, 2024
Doris Louise (Heffner) Sherman, 94, formerly of Reading, passed away on, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in the presence of her family. Born on July 7, 1929 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Agnes Amanda Heffner. She was the companion of the late Clifford Shober for 40 years.Doris was a shipping department supervisor at Robert Emig...
Joseph Francis Brennan
Jun 26, 2024
Joseph Francis Brennan, 94, of Shillington, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Elsie G. (Parker) Brennan, who passed away on July 25, 2014. Together they shared 44 years of marriage. Born on July 4, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and...
Edward K. Franke
Jun 26, 2024
Edward K. Franke, 99, of Blandon, formerly of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband to Mary Anne (Grealy) for over 56 years of marriage, before her passing on May 1, 2010. Born in Reading, Edward was the son of the late, Edward A. Franke and Dorothy (Squibb)....
Beth Ann Epler
Jun 25, 2024
Beth Ann Epler, 61, of St. Lawrence, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in her residence surrounded by family. Born in Reading, Beth was the daughter of the late Donald K. and Mary Lou (Missimer) Epler. She was a 1982 graduate of Exeter High School and was employed for 30 years as a preschool assistant at Pied Piper Nursery School,...
Janet Aileen Dodge
Jun 23, 2024
Janet Aileen Dodge, 81, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 11:04 pm at Fairlane Gardens, Exeter Township. She was the wife of Terrance A. Dodge. Born in Jackson, Michigan, Mrs. Dodge was the daughter of the late Howard and Aileen (Dennis) Schuler. She was a member of Saint Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church. She received...
June E. Casmay
Jun 19, 2024
June E. Casmay, 82, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at the Reading Hospital. Born on March 4, 1942, in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Koloch Sr. and Viola (Campbell) Koloch. June loved baking and enjoyed watching T.V. especially movies. She was also of Lutheran faith.
June is survived by her daughter...
Mark P. Steinert
Jun 19, 2024
Mark P. Steinert, 65, of Shillington, passed away in his residence on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. He was the husband of June M. Kelly-Steinert. Together they shared 34 years of marriage.
Born on May 9, 1959, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, he was the son of Herman and Alice (Handrick) Steinert. Mark achieved a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Milwaukee School of...
Ottis L. Spigelmyer
Jun 17, 2024
Ottis Leroy Spigelmyer, Jr. (Butch) passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024. Butch was born 8/22/1943 to Ottis Spigelmyer, Sr. and Elsie Spigelmyer. He grew up in Mifflintown, Juniata County. He helped out on his grandparent’s farm butchering (how he got his nickname). Butch loved the outdoors and learned to hunt and fish with his father, grandfather and brother, Rick....
Robert E. Erb
Jun 16, 2024
Robert E. Erb, 93, formerly of Shillington, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:38 pm at The Residence at Fitz Farm, York. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Dunlap) Erb who passed away August 7, 2008. Born in Shillington, Mr. Erb was the son of the late Roy O. and Virginia M. (Cutler) Erb. Mr. Erb...
Rebecca M. Ranalli
Jun 16, 2024
Rebecca M. Ranalli (Marx), 74, of West Lawn passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at The Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife to Richard “Rick” Ranalli for over 30 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Rebecca was the daughter of the late John E. Marx and Cora A. (Sembower). Rebecca was a graduate of Wyomissing High School and...
Joan C. "Jennie" Lombardo
Jun 14, 2024
Joan C. “Jennie” Lombardo, formally of Shillington, passed away on June 14, 2024 at Country Meadows Retirement Community, Wyomissing. She was the beloved wife of John D. Lombardo, Sr. who passed away on March 30, 2007.
John and Jennie were married 58 years. Born on September 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Peter and Florence (Pullara) Trani.
Jennie was born in...
Roger L. Mest
Jun 14, 2024
Roger L. Mest, 80, of Exeter Township, passed away Friday, June 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm in his residence. He was the husband of Agnes (Kozak) Mest. Born in Boyertown, Roger was the son of the late Woodrow and Beulah (Hoffman) Mest. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era and was employed by EG Smith as...
Donald F. Gunzelmann
Jun 13, 2024
Donald F. Gunzelmann, 81, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 11:00 am in his residence. He was the husband of Carol A. (Renninger) Gunzelmann. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Gunzelmann was the son of the late Frederick L. and Dorothy E. (Hyatt) Gunzelmann. He was a member of Schwarzwald Lutheran Church and was employed by the...
Adam E. Banack,Jr.
Jun 11, 2024
Adam E. Banack, Jr., 68, of Dover, Delaware, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:05 pm at Penn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was the husband of Deborah E. (Chrobocinski) Banack. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Mr. Banack was the son of the late Adam E. Banack, Sr. and Ann (Pyzowski) Banack. He was a Millwork...
Tracie L. Denunzio
Jun 9, 2024
Tracie L. Denunzio, 66, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at Penn State Health St. Joseph Hospital after a battle with cancer. Born on October 18, 1957, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul Pearson and Jacqueline (Hoffman) Pearson, of Reading. She was the beloved wife of Ricky D. Denunzio of 49 years, of...
Scott M. Wagner
Jun 6, 2024
Scott M. Wagner, 64, of Reinholds, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn A. Wagner (Rupert). Together they shared 33 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Jane L. (Harting) Wagner and the late Ronald G. Wagner. Scott was a graduate of Kutztown State College, where he received a Bachelor's...
Frank D. Klopp Jr.
Jun 4, 2024
Frank D. Klopp Jr., 75, of Shillington, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at The Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Frank was the son of the late, Frank D. Klopp Sr., and Fay Lorraine (Longnecker). Frank was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, class of 1967 and went to serve in The United States Air Force during the...
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