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Thomas Hertzog
Sep 13, 2019
Thomas E. Hertzog, 75, of Reading, passed away on September 13, 2019 at The Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Henry I. Hertzog, Sr. and Helen (Pawlowski) Hertzog. Thomas was a 1962 graduate of Reading High School. While attending high school he played varsity football, earning the fastest runner title. He went on to...
Virginia Lilley
Sep 12, 2019
Virginia P.Lilley, 90, of Reading, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 4:30 pm in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. She was the wife of the late William T. Lilley who passed away June 25, 2005. Born in Richwood, West Virginia, Mrs. Lilley was the daughter of the late Charles A. Platt and Madge M. (Callison) Platt. She was a...
Ardelle Orth
Sep 10, 2019
Ardelle R. Orth, 102, formerly of Reading, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 10:56 am in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Orth who passed away February 15, 1983. Born in Reading, Mrs. Orth was the daughter of the late Walter R. and Helen A. (Heberling) Drey. She was a life member of St....
Yvonne Ravel
Sep 10, 2019
Yvonne B. Ravel, 81, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 2:15 pm in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Ravel, who passed away June 24, 2009. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Mrs. Ravel was the daughter of the late George A. and Helen E. (Brandaur) Evans. She was a...
Josephine Koch
Sep 9, 2019
Josephine D. Koch, 86, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 at 11:35 pm in Berkshire Center. She was the wife of the late Donald A. Koch, Sr. who passed away August 31, 2010. Born in Reading, Mrs. Koch was the daughter of the late Louis and Frances (Rylowicz) DePaolo. She is survived by her children Donald A. Koch, Jr., husband...
Charlie Burke
Sep 7, 2019
Charlie R. Burke, 89, of Tulpehocken Township, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 7:00 pm in Berks Heim. He was the husband of Enid (Procter) Burke. Born in Missouri, Mr. Burke was the son of the late S. Dennee and Georgia (DePriest) Burke. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a supervisor at...
Diane Kauffman
Sep 7, 2019
Diane Kauffman, 76, of Temple, passed away on September 7, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank C. Guldin and Kathryn V. Miller. Diane worked at Western Electric/AT&T as a microchip manufacturer for 30 years before retiring. She enjoyed cooking, watching movies and TV shows, some of...
Minnie Fiorini
Sep 6, 2019
Minnie Fiorini, 96, formerly of Spring Twp., passed away on September 6, 2019 at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Dominic Fiorini who passed away on November 4, 1995. They were married for 52 years. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Elizabeth (Marcella) Fusaro. Minnie was a member of Holy Rosary...
Carol Yingst
Sep 5, 2019
Carol Yingst, 72, of Cumru Twp., passed away on September 5, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of the late John A. Yingst, Jr. Together they celebrated 46 years of marriage. Born in Lock Haven, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Margaret L. (Williams) Poremsky. Carol dedicated her life to caring for others during...
Edith Hoover
Sep 3, 2019
Edith May Hoover, 79, of Reading, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. She was the wife of the late Hayden E. Hoover, Sr. who passed away March 27, 2005. Born in Reading, Mrs. Hoover was the daughter of the late Harry B. and Minnie (Campbell) Vogel. She was a customer service representative at Redner's...
Judith Weaver
Sep 1, 2019
Judith Ann Louise Weaver, 81, of Reading, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 6:54 am in the residence of her daughter Brenda L. Bowman of Alsace Township. She was the wife of the late Lester C. Weaver, Jr. who passed away May 28, 1989. Born in Reading, Mrs. Weaver was the daughter of the late Irvin and Miriam (Daniels)...
Doris Hepler
Aug 31, 2019
Doris J. Hepler, 90, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 12:20 pm in Fairlane Gardens, Exeter Township. She was the wife of the late Joseph J. Hepler who passed away March 23, 2018. They were married January 19, 1952, in Reading, PA. Born in West Lawn, Mrs. Hepler was the daughter of the late Frederick and Martha Anna (Bauer)...
Richard Crow
Aug 30, 2019
Richard L. Crow, 85, of Reading, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at 4:05 am in Berks Heim. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Virginia E. (Gilmer) Crow. Born in Bern Township, Mr. Crow was the son of the late Morland and Nellie(Rae) Crow. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Reading and served in the...
Dolores Martin
Aug 30, 2019
Dolores Fernandez Martin, 92, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at 5:20 pm in Fairlane Gardens, Exeter Township. She was the wife of the late Manuel Martin. Born in Havana, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Jose Fernandez and Josefa Fernandez. Mrs. Martin was a hairdresser and also worked for the Board of Education in NYC. She is...
Frederick Shelton, Jr
Aug 29, 2019
Frederick Carl Shelton, Jr., 86, of Douglassville, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Berkshire Center. He was the husband of Leona M. (Westley) Shelton. Born in Reading, Mr. Shelton was the son of the late Frederick C. Shelton, Sr. and Maybella Georgianna (Stitzer) Huey. He was a member of Grace Gospel Church Chapel in Gilbertsville. He served in the...
Marie Hafer
Aug 28, 2019
Marie J. Hafer, 69, of Wernersville, passed away on August 28, 2019 at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Jane M. (Heister) Hafer. Marie was employed as an Administrative Assistant for IBM for 24 years. She was last employed as a receptionist for Penn Ankle and Foot Care....
Ian Macomber
Aug 28, 2019
Ian S. Macomber, 39, of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 3:20 am in his residence. He was the husband of Tara K. (Klementisz) Macomber. Born in West Chester, Ian was the son of John F. and Sarah A. (Gains) Macomber. He was a 1998 graduate of Downingtown High School and was previously employed by SEI Investments...
Paul Light
Aug 25, 2019
Paul H. Light, 96, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Southeastern VA Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Jane D. (Hunsperger) Light who passed away August 12, 2014. Born in Reading, Mr. Light was the son of the late Pierce and Anne Light. He served in the United States Navy during World War...
Donald Sterner
Aug 24, 2019
Donald R. Sterner, 92, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11:05 am in Reading Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Betty A. (Hoffert) Sterner and on September 4, 2019 they would have celebrated 71 years of marriage. Born in Muhlenberg Township, Mr. Sterner was the son of the late Frank A. and Esther M. (Moyer)...
Barbara Smaglinski
Aug 21, 2019
Barbara L. Smaglinski, 73, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on August 21, 2019 at Arden Courts of Allentown. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine (Hoverter) Boltz. Barbara graduated from Reading High School in 1964. She retired as a Vice President from National Penn Bank where she spent 26 of the 45 years she...
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