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May 11, 2020

Donna Lynn Lengel, 70, of Pennside, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at 3:38 am in her residence following a 10 ½ year courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer.  She is survived by her beloved husband of 29 ½ years, James E. Lengel.  Born in West Reading, Mrs. Lengel was the daughter of the late Earl and June (Subesak)...

May 10, 2020

Helen (Kaisoglus) Nicholas

Our beloved mother passed away on May 10, 2020 in Berks Heim.  She was born in Reading in 1924.  Her parents were Efthimios B. and Mary Kaisoglus.  Her parents had emigrated from Greece to start new lives in America.  Efthimios was a partner in a snack shop on Penn Street in Reading. ...

May 9, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Burns, 87, of Altoona, PA, passed away Saturday May 9, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the daughter of Paul G. and Mary Elizabeth (Sheehan) Cassarly also of Altoona. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Thomas W. Burns, from Reading, in 2010. Mrs. Burns is survived by her son Mark W. Burns, husband of...

May 8, 2020

Patsy M. Edwards, 87, formerly of Stony Creek Mills, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:37 am in Berkshire Center.  She was the wife of the late John G. Edwards who passed away March 6, 2004.  Born in Reading, Mrs. Edwards was the daughter of the late Robert M. Flammer, Sr.  and Vernie L. (White) Flammer.  She is...

May 6, 2020

Carol Faith Zittel, 79, of Spring Township, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10:10 am in her residence.  She is survived by her husband of 59 years, John W. Zittel.  Born in Flushing, NY, Mrs. Zittel was the daughter of the late William and Leonida (Derzyruka) Garley, and sister of the late William Garley Jr.  She was of...

May 6, 2020

Ronald R. Gober, 82, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away May 6, 2020 at 11:00 am in his residence.  He was the husband of Carol A. (Weksner) Gober.  Born in Edwardsville, PA, Mr. Gober was the son of the late Ralph and Stella (Stanslawski) Gober.   He was a member of Saint Ignatius Loyla Roman Catholic Church and was a communications...

May 6, 2020

Hans H. Gosch, Jr, 88, died May 6, 2020 as a resident of Phoebe Berks Village Healthcare, Wernersville, PA. Born August 31, 1931 the son of the late Hans H., Sr. and Elsa (Holl) Gosch, he was the adoring husband of the late Gloria L. (Stengel) Gosch, with whom he shared 56 beautiful years of marriage before her passing...

May 5, 2020

Jean H. Sando, 90, formerly of Reading, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in Berks Heim.  Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late W. Emerson and Ruth (Harbach) Steinmetz.  Ms. Sando was a member of Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reading.  She was employed as a skeiner at Narrow Fabric for 20 years.  Mrs. Sando is survived...

May 5, 2020

Jill A. Blankenbiller, 82, of Shillington, peacefully joined the Lord on May 5th, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was the spouse of William V. Blankenbiller whom together they lovingly shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, PA, Jill was the daughter of the late William D. and Dorothy E. (Nelson) Myers. She...

May 5, 2020

Holly Jean Steidle, 72, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away on May 5, 2020 at Phoenixville Hospital.  Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late John H. and LaJeunne (Fidler) Steidle.  Holly was a compassionate nurse at the Reading Hospital for 35 years before retiring.  She loved her 5 cats, was a Philadelphia sports fan, loved to travel,...

May 5, 2020

Catherine Elaine (Rapak) Garman

Catherine “Kitty” Elaine (Rapak) Garman died on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020, at Reading Hospital, aged 93 years, and 9 months. Catherine possessed an incredible sense of optimism, humor, and was always a survivor. She coined the family motto “Take it as it comes!,”  refusing to let the weight of any obstacle...

May 5, 2020

Mildred W. “Millie” Yarnell, 99, formerly of Shillington, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 7:30 am in Berks Heim.  She was the wife of the late Harry R. Yarnell who passed away December 8, 1988.  Born in Reading, Mrs. Yarnell was the daughter of the late Jonas D. and Sarah Rebecca (Heckman) Wentzel.  She was employed in the...

May 4, 2020

John A. Perry, 92, of Spring Twp., passed away on May 4, 2020 at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center.

He was the husband of the late Janice A. Noll. Together they celebrated 64 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John H. and Mary (Kalbach) Perry.

John...

May 2, 2020

Bernice Arlene Resch, 95, of Reading, passed away on May 2, 2020 at Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Anthony Lavigna, the late Russell Galen, and the late Milton F. Resch. Born February 5, 1925 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Florence M. (nee Long) Hermansader and the late William H. Hermansader.

May 1, 2020

Eleanor Mary Siegfried 87 years, of Wyomissing, passed away on May 1, 2020. She is survived by spouse David P. Siegfried, retired pastor. A retired music and elementary school educator, she is survived by her children, Robin Grant, wife of Gary Grant, Mark Siegfried, husband of Cathy Siegfried, and Thomas Siegfried, husband of Cecily Siegfried. Additionally, she...

Apr 30, 2020

Julia L. Angstadt, 95, formerly of Laureldale, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 1:07 pm in Berkshire Center.  Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Belisario and Antoinette (Chicarini) Cirulli.  Mrs. Angstadt was a member of Saint Joseph RCC and was a seamstress at various clothing factories.  She is survived by her son James D....

Apr 30, 2020

Rose A. Waligorski, 85, of Temple, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 11:40 pm in Berkshire Center.  She was the wife of the late Joseph L. “Beansie” Waligorski who passed away April 2, 2010.  Born in New Jersey, Mrs. Waligorski was the daughter of the late Anthony and Grace (Corolla) Sfameni.  She was a member of Holy Guardian...

Apr 29, 2020

Kenneth‌ ‌W.‌ ‌Long,‌ ‌91,‌ ‌of‌ ‌Reading,‌ ‌passed‌ ‌away‌ ‌Wednesday,‌ ‌April‌ ‌29,‌ ‌ 2020‌ ‌at‌ ‌6:30‌ ‌pm‌ ‌in‌ ‌Penn‌ ‌State‌ ‌Health-St.‌ ‌Joseph‌ ‌Hospital.‌ ‌He‌ ‌was‌ ‌the‌ ‌ husband‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌late‌ ‌Rita‌ ‌K.‌ ‌(Loeper)‌ ‌Long‌ ‌w‌ho‌‌ ‌passed‌ ‌away‌ ‌May‌ ‌10,‌ ‌ 2003.‌ ‌Born‌ ‌in‌ ‌Reading,‌ ‌Mr.‌ ‌Long‌ ‌was‌ ‌the‌ ‌son‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌late‌ ‌Clarence‌ ‌G.‌ ‌and‌ ‌ Florence‌ ‌C.‌ ‌(Boeckler)‌...

Apr 29, 2020

Richard Russell Busch, 92, of North Heidelberg Township, passed away Wednesday April 29, 2020 at 7:55 am in Berks Heim.  He was the husband of Marcene Fay (Rickel) Busch.  Born in Alcona County, Michigan, Mr. Busch was the son of the late Henry and Jenny (Inman) Busch.  He was a self-employed brick mason and was employed by Green Hills...

Apr 28, 2020

William L. Smith, 72, passed away April 28, 2020 at Manor Care of Sinking Spring. He was born December 11, 1947 in Phillipsburg, PA.  William was the son of the late Jordan Smith Sr. and Mildred (Brown) Smith. He is survived by his beloved wife Jacqueline M. (Wolfe) Smith of Bowmansville.

William is also survived by sons:...