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Gloria Mary Kautz
2025
Gloria Mary Kautz, 91, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 2:22 am at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Ralph W. Kautz who passed away July 21, 1983. Born in Reading, Mrs. Kautz was the daughter of the late Carl and Emma (Setley) Pfaffman. She was a1952 graduate of Reading High School and was employed by...
Nancy Fern Mays
Dec 19, 2025
Nancy Fern Mays, 87, of Reading, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Reading Hospital. She was the devoted wife of George W. Mays, whom she married in May 1958 and shared 39 years of marriage until his passing on February 17, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Bowen) Stuber. Nancy...
Richard A. Roland
2025
Richard A. Roland, 89, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025 at 4:35 pm at Orwigsburg Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Shillington, Mr. Roland was the son of the late Daniel James Roland and Esther (Rissmiller) Roland. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Pottsville and served in the United...
Richard R. Bright
Dec 29, 2025
Richard Robert Bright, 75, of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, was called home by the Lord on Monday, December 29, 2025.Before enduring early-onset dementia, he lived a full life as a true family man.
Rich was born in Reading, PA on Flag Day, 1950, to Elwood and Jane Bright, née Fordyce; he was a 1968 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School. In 1979,...
Joyce L. Wawrzyniak
2025
Joyce L. Wawrzyniak, 74, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025. Born in Reading, Ms. Wawrzyniak was the daughter of the late John Shannon, Jr. and Carmel (Ramagivlia) Shannon and her biological Mother Joyce (Impink) Shannon. She was employed by the Reading School District in the food service department. Ms. Wawrzyniak is survived by her children Jennifer L. Wawrzyniak of...
Carmen L. Cruz Cruz
2025
Carmen Luisa Cruz Cruz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, was born on January 16, 1966, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. She passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories.
Carmen was a devoted homemaker who found immense joy in cooking and spending time with her family, particularly her...
Patricia M. Belz
2025
Patricia M. Belz, 68, of Robeson Township, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 12:51 am in her residence. She was the wife of David J. Belz, Sr. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Edgar T. Krick, Jr. and Alice M. (Mohn) Krick. She attended Governor Mifflin High School and was a graduate of Empire Beauty...
Dalphon J. "Jake" Jacobs
2025
Dalphon J. “Jake” Jacobs, 93, of Spring Township, passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at 12:53 pm in his residence. He was the husband of Betty A. (Godfrey) Jacobs. Born in Trevorton, Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs was the son of the late Dalphon U. and Mary J. (Feese) Jacobs. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Reading and served in...
John P. Turnick
2025
John P. Turnick, 98, passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10:30 am at Maidencreek Place. He was the husband of Dolores Marie (Kalafut) Turnick. Born in Scranton, Mr. Turnick was the son of the late John and Ruth (Petch) Turnick. He was a member of Saint John Roman Catholic Church, Binghamton NY and a member of Knights of Columbus...
Sharon E. Miller
Dec 19, 2025
Sharon E. (Farleigh) Miller, 95, of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at her home, with her loving family by her side. She was the loving wife to M. Ray Miller for over 26 years of marriage. Born in Northampton County, Sharon was the daughter of the late, Clarence S. and Mary E. (Snyder) Farleigh.
Sharon was a former...
Hannah M. Bensinger
2025
Hannah M. Bensinger, 78, of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:20 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ronald L. Bensinger who passed away November 11, 2024. Born in Pottsville, Mrs. Bensinger was the daughter of the late Chester E. and Eleanor G. (Smith) Williams. She was in the...
Robert Thomas Cooper, Jr.
2025
Robert Thomas Cooper, Jr., 90, of Cumru Township, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 11:23 am at Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Phyllis Diane Cooper. Born in Reading, Mr. Cooper was the son of the late Robert T. Cooper, Sr. and Lillian (Wanner) Cooper. He was the owner of Dutch Valley Door & Window, Inc. In addition...
Sue Frances Sterner
2025
Sue Frances Sterner, 84, of Sinking Spring, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:41 pm in her residence. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Richard K. Reber, Fred Sterner and Ronald Thomas Downey who passed away January 13, 2021. Born in Columbia, PA, Sue was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Florence F. (Harnley) Wright....
LeRoy A. Crawford
Dec 15, 2025
LeRoy A. Crawford, 85, of New Holland, a resident of The Heritage of Green Hills since 2015, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 15, 2025. He was the husband of Mary Ellen (Lovell) Crawford, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Bangor, Maine, he was the son of the late Roy and Mabel (Henry) Crawford. LeRoy earned...
C. Michael Smith
Dec 15, 2025
C. Michael “Mike” Smith, 72, of Leesport, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025 at his home, with his loving family by his side. Mike was the loving husband to Cynthia E. (Brady) Smith for over 49 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Mike was the son of the late, Charles E. Smith, and June (Reed). He was a graduate...
Georgia J. Marabella
Dec 14, 2025
Georgia J. Marabella, 80, of Gilbertsville, formerly of Reading, passed away on Sunday, December 14, at Pottstown Hospital. She was the loving wife to Santo Marabella for 20 years, before his passing on July 23, 1986. Born in Reading, Georgia was the daughter of the late, Edgar Palmer and Mary (Cataldi). Georgia attended Central Catholic High School and went on...
Mary Jane Keim
2025
Mary Jane Keim, 93, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4:30 pm at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late James W. Keim who passed away January 24, 2008. Born in Reading, Mrs. Keim was the daughter of the late Morris and Katie (Stitzel) Geschwindt. She was a 1950 graduate of Hamburg High School...
Wilford Dean Walker
2025
Wilford Dean Walker, 93, of Wernersville, passed away Friday, December 12, 2025 at 3:30 am in his residence. He was preceded in death by his first wife Betty (Ruppert) Walker and by his second wife Mary H. (Hunter) Walker. Born in Paris, Illinois, Mr. Walker was the son of the late John W. and Francis L. (Parsons) Walker. He was...
Nancy Louise Harding
2025
It is with deep and heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Nancy Louise Harding, who journeyed from this earthly world to the home of our heavenly Father on December 10, 2025, after a two-year courageous battle with breast cancer. Born on August 27, 1936, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Nancy was the daughter of the late John F. Schollenberger Sr....
Fay Shupp
2025
Fay Shupp, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025, at the Sinking Spring Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born January 17, 1932 in Reading, PA, she grew up in a lively household as one of seven children, fostering the spirit of family that would forever shape her life.
After attending Reading High School,...
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