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Georgine Martinez
Dec 26, 2023
Georgine Martinez, 74, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Georgine was the daughter of the late George Assemes and Margaret (Planer). Georgine was a graduate of Reading High, Class of 1966 and went on to work for Boscov’s for over 30 years. Georgine will always be remembered for her love...
Bonnie M. (Beechert) Goodwin
Dec 26, 2023
Bonnie M. (Beechert) Goodwin, 83, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Doris M. (Drace) and Vernon S. Beechert. She was the loving wife of William H. Goodwin, III and together they shared 48 years of marriage before his...
RoseMarie Weitzel
Dec 26, 2023
RoseMarie Weitzel, 79, of Union Township, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 5:50 pm in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Edgar R. Weitzel, Jr. who passed away October 6, 2017. Born in Reading Mrs. Weitzel was the daughter of the late Lester A. Donmoyer, Sr. and Violet M....
Robert Jones Longenecker
Dec 24, 2023
Robert J (Bob) Longenecker, 94, passed to the Lord on December 24, 2023. Son of Harry and Winifred (Jones) Longenecker he was preceded in death by his brother John and sister Alice.
Born in Lansdowne, PA September 10, 1929 Bob spent time in Brookline as a young child and attended Haverford High School. He attended and graduated from Penn State University...
Larry H. Haas
Dec 24, 2023
Larry H. Haas, 80, of Kenhorst passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023, in Memory Care at Heritage of Green Hills. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Mildred E. (Wahl) and Harold F. Haas. He was the loving husband of Jeannette (Niedrowski) Haas, together they shared 53 years of marriage. He worked...
Richard E. Bentz
Dec 23, 2023
Richard E. Bentz, 70, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Sinking Spring, Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the loving husband to Patrice L. (Marquette), who he shared 46 years of marriage with. Born in Reading, Richard was the son of the late, Norman H. Bentz, and Ernestine “Totty” R. (Edris). Rich worked as...
William H. Hartranft
Dec 22, 2023
William H. Hartranft, 66, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023 at 6:30 pm at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. He was the Loving husband of Marie E. (Schwartz) Hartranft. Born in Reading, Mr. Hartranft was the son of the late William S. and June E. (Rentz) Hartranft. He was a member of Saint Catharine of...
John G. Bilinski
Dec 20, 2023
John G. Bilinski, 64, of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 9:08 am in the residence of his son and daughter-in-law, John R. Bilinski and Brianna C. Bilinski, of Cumru Township. John was the husband of the late Deborah L. (Grant) Bilinski who passed away October 9, 2019. Born in Reading he was the son of...
Deborah M. Murphy
Dec 16, 2023
It is with great sadness that the family of Deborah (Debbie) M. Murphy, 75, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, share of her passing on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
Born on April 20, 1948, Deborah M. Noss, she lived in the Harrisburg/Middletown area most of her life, until she met and married William M. Murphy whom she lovingly referred to as...
Robert Rouse
Dec 16, 2023
Robert Rouse, 83, formerly of Shillington, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 11:45 am at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Carol J. (Dalton) Rouse who passed away January 3, 2021. Born in Marion, South Carolina, Mr. Rouse was the son of the late Amos and Mary Grace (Shaw) Rouse. He served in...
Gerald A. Lorah
Dec 16, 2023
Gerald A. Lorah, 91, of Cumru Township, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 7:34 pm at Mifflin Center. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Delp) Lorah. Born in Reading, Mr. Lorah was the son of the late Ira and Carrie (Knittinger) Lorah. He served in the United States Air Force and was a grinder...
Scott R. Taylor
Dec 13, 2023
Scott R. Taylor, 72, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Susan G. (Leonard) Taylor. Together they shared 46 years of marriage. Born on January 31, 1951, he was the son of the late Samuel and Jane (Ramsey) Taylor. Scott received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology...
Ovelinda Perez-Perez
Dec 9, 2023
Ovelinda Perez-Perez, 86, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away in her home on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Horentica Perez Lopez and Jesus Perez Delado. She was the loving wife of the late Julio Luis Ortiz-Alvarez, together they shared 50 years of...
Chad Jay Weller
Dec 7, 2023
Chad Jay Weller, 56, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at The Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband to Carolyn Joy (Weaver) whom he shared 33 years of marriage with. Born in Reading, Chad was the son of Phillip Martin Weller and Nancy Louise (Grumbling). Chad was a graduate of Governor Mifflin, class of 1985....
Elaine J. Koch
Dec 2, 2023
Elaine J. Koch, 76, of West Lawn, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 5:00 am in her residence. She was the wife of Maynard B. Koch. Born in Reading, Mrs. Koch was the daughter of the late David and Doris (Smorey) Snyder. She was a member of West Lawn United Methodist Church. Mrs. Koch was employed by RJ...
Gladys Marie Painter
Dec 2, 2023
Gladys Marie (Emerick) Painter, 80 years old, passed away at home on December 2, 2023.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl B. & Eliza Jane (Craze) Emerick, the tenth of eleven children. She grew up in State Hill and was a graduate of Wilson High School. In addition to her favorite role as...
Lisa A. Harris
Dec 1, 2023
Lisa A. Harris, of Bernville, PA passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, December 1 after a year-long battle with cholangiocarcinoma. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Lisa was born on March 18, 1966 to the late David D. and Mary L. (Thomas) Shaner. She had a long term career at Travelers Insurance,...
Richard E. Reitz
Dec 1, 2023
Richard E. Reitz, 87, of Kenhorst, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at 1:30 am at Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Christine A. (Turner) Reitz. Born in Reading, Mr. Reitz was the son of the late Elmer S. and Margaret (Schlegel) Reitz. He was a member of Saint John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church and...
Christopher Michael Macomber
Nov 30, 2023
Christopher Michael Macomber, 52, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:42 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. Born in West Chester, Christopher was the son of Sarah A. (Gains) Macomber of Birdsboro and the late John F. Macomber, Jr. He was a pre-school educator at Malvern Montessori School(Willistown Country Day School). In addition to...
Malvin P. Homan, Jr.
Nov 30, 2023
Malvin P. Homan, Jr., 89, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 1:40 pm at Keystone Villa-Douglassville. He was the husband of the late Gail R. (Hamaker) Homan who passed away October 2018. Born in Reading Mr. Homan was the son of the late Malvin P. Homan, Sr. and Francina (Kurtz) Homan. He was employed by Western Electric/AT&T in...
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