Obituaries

Oct 29, 2022

Harry L. Stephenson, 94, of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away Saturday, October 29th in his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Harry was married to the late Betty J. (Trythall)  Stephenson who passed away March 30. 2005.

Born in Pottsville, he was then son of the late Harry E. and Ruth I. (Adams) Stephenson.

Oct 28, 2022

Joyce I. (Delp) Himmelberger, 82, of Penn Township, passed away Friday, October 28th in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Joyce was married for fifty-eight loving years to the late Sherwood L. “Woody” Himmelberger.

She was the daughter of the late Walter Delp and Helen (Phillips) Delp.

She attended Penn Bernville High...

Oct 24, 2022

Zane D. Hill, 41, of Fulton County, PA passed away on October 24, 2022 in his residence.

He was the son of Shawn Epler, wife of James, and John Hill, husband of Carol Renaudette.

Zane attended Twin Valley High School. He had a passion for building muscle cars and painting them. He enjoyed playing frisbee...

Oct 17, 2022

With her sons by her side, Violet E. (Gehrig) Schaeffer, 98, of Laureldale, passed away Monday, October 17th in Tower Health-Reading Hospital. She was a recent resident at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood.

Violet was the wife of the late Robert L. Schaeffer who passed away November 9, 1990, after being married for 37 years.

Born...

Oct 16, 2022

Virginia A. (Marlow) Miller, 93, of Bernville passed away Sunday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Virginia was married for 42 years to her loving husband Robert H. Miller who passed away in 2001.

Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Edna D. (Clarke) Marlow.

Virginia was...

Oct 13, 2022

Donald Elam “Don” Delp, Jr., 51, of West Reading, passed away Thursday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Don was born in Reading, he was the loving son to Cora Helen (Jones) Swisher of Alsace Twp. and the late Donald E. Delp, Sr. who passed away in 1984.

Don was currently employed as a manager for...

Oct 12, 2022

Richard B. Keller, Sr., 70, of Fleetwood, passed away on October 12, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Richard was the son of the late Harry B. and Elaine H. Keller. He was the husband of Dawn A. Strunk with whom he spent 31 years.

Richard was a 1970 graduate of Oley Valley...

Oct 7, 2022

Christine A. “Chris” (Spolski) Heist, 75, of Penn Twp., passed away Friday afternoon in her residence surrounded by her loving Family.

Chris was married for fifty-six years to her loving husband Terry L. Heist.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Spolski, Sr. and Anna Spolski.

Chris was a...

Oct 6, 2022

George T. McNally, 87, of Bernville, entered eternal life on Wednesday, October 6. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of George A. and Dorothy (Horgan) McNally. He was the husband of Kathleen (Bieber) McNally. In addition to his wife and yellow lab Maggie, George is survived by his son, Dan McNally and Dan's wife Kim; his daughter,...

Sep 30, 2022

Lillian M. (Long) Madeira, 97, of Bernville, passed away Friday, September 30th in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was married to the late Howard D. Madeira who passed away in 2010.

Born in Tulpehocken Twp., she was the daughter of the late Raymond W. Long and Erma L. (Frantz) Long.

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Sep 30, 2022

Harry G. Reichert, Jr., 72, of Temple passed away Friday morning in his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Harry was married on May 29, 1976, celebrating forty-six years of marriage, to his loving wife Terry (Morganti) Reichert.

Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Harry G. Reichert, Sr. and Gertrude M....

Sep 23, 2022

Tristan C. Cirimpei, 22, of Douglassville passed away in his home on September 23, 2022.

He was the son of Mandy Ruth, wife of John Ruth, and Gabriel Cirimpei. Tristan was the soul mate of the late Angie A. Rodriguez who passed away January 23, 2022.

Tristan graduated from Exeter High School in 2019. He...

Sep 23, 2022

Wilbur W. Davis, 91, formerly of Temple, passed away Friday September 23rd in the Willow  Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Kutztown, with his loving family by his side.

Wilbur was married to the late Betty M. Davis who passed away March 9, 2018. They shared a loving marriage of sixty-seven years.

Wilbur is predeceased...

Sep 15, 2022

Anna M. Eschbach, 92, passed away Thursday morning in the Lutheran Home  at Topton.

Anna was married for sixty-nine loving years to the late Robert W. Eschbach.

Born in Ruscombmanor Twp., she was the daughter of the late John Ohlinger and Katie (Delp) Ohlinger.

She was formerly employed by Weavers Country Kitchen that...

Sep 15, 2022

Gemnie L. McCurdy, 56, of Bernville, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15,2022 surrounded by her family.

Gemnie was survived by her four children Victoria Torres, Debra M. Gentile, Joe Zimmerman and Brandon McCrurdy:  her 8 grandchildren Hannah Fesig, Edel Torres, Jr., Cameron Gentile, Alejandro Torres, Yaliza Gentile, Kaylauni Zimmerman, Joe Zimmerman, Jr. and Phoenyx Zimmerman.

Funeral...

Sep 14, 2022

Irene D Lape, 93 of West Reading passed away peacefully on Wednesday at 6:45 AM in Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been a patient since September 12th. She was the widow of Jacque Lape who died January 18, 2001.

Born in Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Frederick R....

Sep 13, 2022

Nancy J. Crim, 79, passed into her Heavenly home on September 13, 2022, in her home. She was a retired teacher with the Reading School District (2003) and the wife of the late C. Edward Crim, a long-time teacher and coach at Tulpehocken High

School. Born on September 25, 1942, in Upper Darby, PA and raised in...

Sep 7, 2022

Robin A. Wessner, 67, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away September 7th in Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, following a long battle with heart disease, with her loving husband of seventeen years Mark A. Wessner by her side.

Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late Luther Luckenbill and Anna (Sonday) Luckenbill Wanner.

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Sep 4, 2022

June D. (Bixler) Sweitzer, 85, of Benner Twp. previously residing in Huntingdon County, passed away Sunday, September 4th in Stoneridge Poplar Run in Myerstown, PA.

June was married for sixty-five years to her loving husband Galen L. Sweitzer.

Born in Brecknock Twp., Berks County, on June 8, 1937.

She was the daughter of...

Sep 4, 2022

Betty A. (Seifrit) Klopp Ulrich, 92, of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, in Willow Brook Nursing Home.

Born on August 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Mamie H. (Anderson) Seifrit.

Betty was the wife of the late Earl F. Ulrich. Betty was remarried to her second husband,...