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Jul 6, 2020

Thomas D. Riehl, 68, of Reading, passed away at his residence on July 6, 2020.

Born in Kingston, NY, he was the son of Edith Rowland Riehl and the late Donald O. Riehl.

Tom was a 1970 graduate of Upper Merion High School and went on to attend the University of South Carolina. He was...

Jul 4, 2020

Carl L. Baer, Sr., 85, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 5:40 pm in his residence.  He was the husband of Judith A. (Grube) Baer.  Born in Reading, Mr. Baer was the son of the late Lester and Arlene (Buck) Baer.  He was a self-employed electronics technician.  He was also an amateur ham radio operator...

Jul 4, 2020

Lawrence M. Hawrylak, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 2:41 pm in his residence.  He was the husband of the late Lynne (VanStone) Hawrylak, who passed away September 25, 2016.  Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Hawrylak was the son of the late Michael and Mary (Vicic) Hawrylak.    He was a graduate of Frankford High School...

Jul 3, 2020

Annabelle M. Deiseroth, 97, formerly of Muhlenberg Park, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at 6:26 am in Mifflin Center.  She was the wife of the late Melvin G. Deiseroth who passed away February 23, 2001.  Born in Reading, Mrs. Deiseroth was the daughter of the late Russell C. and Ruth R. (Lutz) Ludwig.  She was a 1942 graduate...

Jun 30, 2020

Mary Catherine Leddy, 88, of Reading passed away on Tuesday June 30, 2020 in her home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mary was the daughter of the late Eugene J. and Mildred A. (Lynott) Keely. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Eugene T. Leddy.

Mrs. Leddy, a devout Catholic, is survived by seven...

Jun 29, 2020

David C. Morton, 89, of Cumru Township, passed away Monday June 29, 2020 at 6:00 am in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  He was the husband of Becky A. (Schmutz) Morton.  Born in Milton, North Carolina, Mr. Morton was the son of the late William Lee Morton and Dorothy Todd (Culver) Morton.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree...

Jun 29, 2020

Richard T. Oulds, 90, formerly of Shillington, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at 10:25 am in Manor Care Health Services, Laureldale.  He was the husband of the late Ruth H. (Kern) Oulds who passed away August 1, 2004.  Born in Reading, Mr. Oulds was the son of the late Howard W. and Anna B. (Coley) Oulds.  He served...

Jun 27, 2020

Milton E. Shade Sr., 89, of Laureldale passed away on Saturday June 27, 2020 in Reading Hospital. Born in Leesport, he was the son of the late Herman E. and Helen (Dreibelbis) Shade. Milton was preceded in death by his loving wife Charlotte D. (Hendricks) Shade.

Milton is survived by two children; Milton E. Shade Jr., husband...

Jun 26, 2020

Diana (Faye) Dundore, 80, of Sinking Spring, died Friday June 26 in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was the wife of Luke W. Dundore.

Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Klepper and Amelia (Speicher) Klepper.

A member of West Lawn United Methodist Church she was...

Jun 26, 2020

Patricia L. George, 78, of Reading passed away on Friday June 26, 2020 in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Virginia (Ellis) Graves. She is survived by five children; Ronald Lee George of Virginia Beach VA, James George of Sinking Spring, Marguerite E. Mull, wife of Steven of Shillington, Denise George...

Jun 24, 2020

Joanne M. Szewczyk, 73, of Brecknock Twp., passed away on Wednesday June 24, 2020 at Ephrata Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Dymtro “Nicolas” and Josephine (Sajda) Kowalchuk. She is survived by her loving husband, Robert J. Szewczyk.

Joanne is also survived by her daughter Joanne Moritz, wife of Marc of Whitehouse Station NJ and...

Jun 24, 2020

Barbara A. Slusser, 72, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away Wednesday June 24, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Richard H. Slusser who passed away July 7, 2019. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Lester Ulrich and Hattie (Trexler) Ulrich.

Mrs. Slusser was a graduate of the Governor Mifflin High...

Jun 23, 2020

Beverly Ann (Wert) Bansner, 78, of Spring Twp., passed away on June 23, 2020 at her residence.

She was the wife of Philip T. Bansner. Together they celebrated 55 years of marriage.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Vera (Stoudt) Wert.

Beverly was employed as an...

Jun 20, 2020

Henry Joseph Trautfetter of Wyomissing passed into eternal life on Saturday, June 20, 2020, aged 90 years. Born and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He graduated from Bloomfield High School and attended Rutgers University. Retired from Carpenter Technology. He served 8 years in the New Jersey National Guard. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Carol....

Jun 20, 2020

William Drew Currie Brannen, 65, of West Lawn, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 10:33 pm in his residence with family by his side,  following a brief battle with cancer.  Born in Montreal, Quebec Canada, Drew was the son of the late William A. and Claire E. (Currie) Brannen.  He was a 1973 graduate of Wilson High School....

Jun 19, 2020

Liv Reisinger, 91, of Exeter Twp, passed away Friday June 19, 2020 in her home.

She was the wife of Kenneth L. Reisinger. Born in Ruscombmanor Twp., she was the daughter of the late Adam Peter Hafer and Bessie P. (Brennen) Hafer

Mrs. Reisinger was employed as a bookkeeper and secretary by Sheerlund

Properties/Products for many years.

She was a 1946 graduate of Shillington High School and a member of the Reading...

Jun 18, 2020

Larry Brooks Webber II, 26, of Laureldale, passed away June 18, 2020 at the Reading Hospital.  Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Larry B. Webber I and Linda E. (Wann) Webber.  Larry graduated from Pennsylvania Connections Academy in 2012.  He enjoyed riding 4 wheelers, fishing, hiking at Crystal Cave and the Fire Tower.  Larry was...

Jun 18, 2020

Catherine G. Angstadt, 92, of Bern Township, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 5:10 am in her residence.  Catherine was born in Reading on May 8, 1928, daughter of the late William H. and Mary A. (Snyder) Gift.  She is the widow of Richard W. Angstadt, a retired Reading Police Lieutenant who after 57 years of marriage, passed...

Jun 17, 2020

Lynne C. Hale, 75, formerly of Reading, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 4:06 am in Fairlane Gardens, Exeter Township.  Born in West Reading, Ms. Hale was the daughter of the late William and Miriam (Briner) Arbuthnot.  She is survived by her sons Matthew W. Hale of Reinholds; Jeffrey E. Hale, husband of Kelly Hale of Ashburn, Virginia;...

Jun 16, 2020

James A. Krause, 64, of Flying Hills, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 9:00 pm in his residence.  He was the husband of Crystal A. (Weidner) Krause.  Born in Stony Creek Mills, Mr. Krause was the son of the late Charles William Krause and Betty Jane (Yetto) Krause.  He was a 1973 graduate of Mount Penn High School...