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Oct 9, 2022

Betty Jane (Werner) Powell, 97, of West Lawn passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 in the Reading Hospital.  Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Dorreman) Werner.  Betty was the loving wife of Richard D. Powell, together they shared 40 years of marriage before his passing on May 18, 1988.   She graduated...

Oct 9, 2022

Sherwood “Woody” E. Daniels, 79, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Berks Heim Nursing Home. He was a loving husband to Beverly A. (Wetmore) for 41 years before her death in 2014. Born in Reading, PA and a lifelong resident of Berks County, Sherwood was the son of the late Earl J. and Helen...

Oct 7, 2022

Vela M. Coyle, 71, of Exeter Township, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11:25 pm at Reading Hospital.  She was the wife of the late James C. Coyle who passed away March 23, 2008.  Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Coyle was the daughter of the late Hubert and Gladys (Shoup) Adcox.  She was employed by Exeter Township as an...

Oct 6, 2022

Alexander Archer, 98, of South Heidelberg Township, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 7:30 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Betty A. (Schutter) Archer who passed away April 26, 2008.  Born in Reading, Mr. Archer was the son of the late Dominic and Carrie (Rossi) Archer.  He served in the...

Oct 4, 2022

Marie P. Bassler, 94, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 5:50 pm at the  Heritage of Green Hills  Personal Care.    She was the wife of the late Paul T. Bassler.  Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Bassler was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Catherine (Devlin) Doyle.  She was a 1946 graduate of Little...

Oct 2, 2022

James R. Sterner, 61, of Robeson Township, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 1:44 pm at Reading Hospital.  He was the husband of Diana L. (Moss) Sterner.  Born in West Reading, Mr. Sterner was the son of George R. and Patricia A. (Stick) Sterner of Robeson Township.  He was employed by Brubaker Excavating as a heavy equipment operator. ...

Oct 2, 2022

Linda Katherine Wood, 74, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Born on March 30, 1948 in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine (Whitt) Neider. Linda was a beautiful soul who loved her family more than anything. She spent 34 years at RM Palmer Company, where she...

Oct 2, 2022

Barbara J. Fuchs, 71, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 1:12 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  She was the wife of Roy L. Fuchs.  Born in Oceanside, New York, Barbara was the daughter of the late William C. LeBeau, Sr. and Theresa (Polan) LeBeau.  She was a parts manager for Ryder Transportation and...

Oct 1, 2022

Marjorie A. Caltagirone “Margie”, 82, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Caltagirone, of Exeter Township. Together they shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on July 29, 1940, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Eddinger and...

Oct 1, 2022

Beulah H. Screpesi, 92, of Kenhorst, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Reading Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Screpesi who passed away on March 1, 2001.

Born on April 5, 1930, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Marion E. and Mabel (Yoh) Berger.

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Sep 26, 2022

Joseph F. Perry Sr., 88, of Douglassville, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 in his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara D. Perry (Dornheim). Together they shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Emanuel and Anna (Taubel) Perry.  Joseph served proudly in the United...

Sep 23, 2022

Arlene Olmeda, 52, of Reading, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at 11:14 am in her residence.  Born in Reading, Arlene was the daughter of Adelaida (Pagan) Olmeda and the late Hipolito Olmeda.  She was a graduate of Reading High School.  Arlene is survived by her brother Hipolito Olmeda, Jr. husband of Cori Olmeda of Temple, her sister Nancy...

Sep 23, 2022

Edwin Leo Zeltzer, 87, of Wernersville, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at 10:30 pm at Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center.  He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Kramer) Zeltzer who passed away July 1, 2017.  Born in Erie, Mr. Zeltzer was the son of the late Dr. Meyer and Esther (Burgoon) Zeltzer.  He was a devout Catholic...

Sep 22, 2022

Ryder Grey Knechtle, 6, of Wernersville, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Ryder was a fighter, courageously battling, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) for 2 years. Ryder was born on September 21, 2016, and for his last birthday he celebrated with his favorite, fireworks. Ryder was best known, loved, and will...

Sep 19, 2022

Fern E. Bieber, 95, of Wyomissing, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 at 3:30 pm at Columbia Cottage of Wyomissing.  She was the wife of the late Fred A. Bieber who passed away in 2006.  Born in Gibraltar, Mrs. Bieber was the daughter of the late John H. and Miriam M. (Focht) Messner.  She was a 1945 graduate of...

Sep 17, 2022

Ellen Gail Gohacki, 74, of Cumru Township, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Berks Heim. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late Wayne Charles Gohacki, who passed away on November 10, 2021.

Born in Dover, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Philip and Dr. Harriet (Zucker) Borkow....

Sep 16, 2022

Robert W. Boyer, 84, of Reading passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Reading Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was the loving husband to Carol Ann (Haddock) for over 33 years before her passing on December 3, 1993. Born in Reading, Bob was the son of the late William Boyer and Elsie (Widenhammer). Bob was a...

Sep 16, 2022

Patricia I. (Long) Diamond, 72, of Birdsboro went to her heavenly home on Friday, September 16, 2022.  Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Elizabeth (Cazzoli) Long.  Patricia was the loving wife of Barry Diamond, together they shared 50 years of marriage.  She graduated from Wilson High School in 1968 and continued her...

Sep 15, 2022

Thomas R. Kerns Sr., 73, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Sharon L. Kerns (Pawling). Together they shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late John and Madeline (Moody) Kerns.

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Sep 15, 2022

James “Jim” Joseph Fellin, 93, of Temple passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.  Born on September 6, 1929 in Stockton, PA he was the son of the late Gabriel and Clara (Mundy) Fellin.  Jim was the loving husband of the late Maureen (Cammarano) Fellin, together...