Obituaries

Jan 15, 2021

Gordon C. Derr, 86, of Muhlenberg Township passed away on January 15, 2021 in his residence with his daughters by his side.

Born on February 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Claude and Alice (Ross) Derr.

He was married to the late Joyce E. (Saylor) Derr with whom he shared fifty-five years...

Jan 10, 2021

George M. Hall, 99, of Richmond Township passed away on January 10, 2021 in his residence one week away from reaching his 100th birthday.

Born on January 17, 1921 in Minersville, he was the son of the late George F. and Gertrude (Yanz) Hall.

He was the loving husband of the late Harvene L. (Adams)...

Jan 9, 2021

Randy L. King, 69, of Bern Township, passed away on January 9, 2021 at Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center.

Born on March 30, 1951 he was the son of the late Leon King, Jr. and Fern King.

He was the loving husband of the late Linda “Squeak” M. (Sauders) King with whom he...

Jan 9, 2021

Nicholas T. Litchko, 79, of Bernville, passed away on January 9, 2021 in Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital in Orwigsburg.

Born on October 21, 1941 in Ashland, PA to the late John and Bertha (Fargo) Litchko.

He was the loving husband of Sandra F. (Luckenbill) Litchko with whom he has shared thirty years together which includes...

Jan 7, 2021

Mary A. (Baker) Fidler, 86, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on January 7, 2021 at Reading Hospital.

Born on October 20, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Grace (Oswald) Baker.

She was the loving wife of the late Earl K. Fidler Sr. who passed away on January 10, 1992.

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Jan 3, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Nutter, Jr., 72, of North Heidelberg Township went home to be in the loving arms of our glorious Lord and Savior on January 3, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on March 31, 1948, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Naomi (Conley) Nutter and stepson of the late Thomas Anspach.

Jan 3, 2021

Marilyn J. (Balthaser) Burkhart, 82, of Bernville passed away on January 3, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on December 15, 1938 she was the daughter of the late John H. and Irene M. (Bagenstose) Balthaser. She was the wife of the late Harold P. Burkhart, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage at his time...

Dec 31, 2020

Suzanne R. Troutman, 65, of Bernville, PA, passed away December 31, 2020, at Tower Health-Reading Hospital after a 5-month courageous battle with leukemia.  She was predeceased by her loving husband, John Troup, in 2013.

Born in West Reading, PA, in 1955, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth (Kurtz) Troutman.

Suzanne was...

Dec 31, 2020

Franklin K. Bubbenmoyer, 88, formerly of Bernville, passed away New Year’s Eve at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown PA.

He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Anna D. (Ruth) Bubbenmoyer.

Born in Maidencreek Twp, he was the son of the late Clarence and Ula Bubbenmoyer.

He was a 1947 graduate of...

Dec 28, 2020

Bertha M. Winter, 93, of Muhlenberg Township passed away on December 28, 2020 at Phoebe Berks in Wernersville. She was the widow of the late Clarence H. Winter, who passed on October 16, 1985.

Born on May 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Ruth L. (Moser) Mogel.

In 1945...

Dec 28, 2020

John A. Ruppert, 95, a resident of Berks Heim since January 2019 passed away on Monday December 28, 2020 with his loving daughters by his side.

John was predeceased by his loving wife Mary. John and Mary were married on November 13, 1994.

Born in Reading he was the son of the later Oliver and...

Dec 28, 2020

Sandra Y. Lorah, 81, of Jefferson Township, passed away on December 28, 2020 with her devoted husband, Jimmy, by her side.

Born on September 2, 1939, in Ephrata, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Josephine (Mentzer) Ream. She was the wife of a loving husband, James R. Lorah, whom she married on January...

Dec 25, 2020

Jean A. Luckenbill, 81, of Jefferson Township, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2020, at the Reading Hospital.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Chester J. Luckenbill.  They were married on October 3, 1959, and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage.

Born in Windsor Township, she was the...

Dec 22, 2020

James R. Jones, Sr., 58, of Exeter Twp., passed away Tuesday, December 22nd in Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center.

Born in Pottstown, he was the son of Andrea (Celmer) Jones of Reading and the late Bertram E. Jones.

Jim in the most abbreviated way possible could be described as a deadheaded fishing boat captain...

Dec 19, 2020

Loretta M. Ernst, 78, of Hamburg and Temple, passed away Saturday, December 19th in the home of her daughter, Susan, in Schuylkill Haven, with her loving family by her side.

Loretta was married to the late Ronald E. Ernst who passed away October 24, 2020.

Born in Blandon, she was the daughter of the late...

Dec 18, 2020

Bessie J. Litzenberger, 90, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Friday, December 18th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital.

She was the widow of Francis H. Litzenberger.

She is survived by her two daughters, Jill K. Daniels of Delaware and Robin L. Franco of Virginia.

There are six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Dec 15, 2020

Scott  Biehl, 96, formerly of Temple, passed away Tuesday, December 15th at The Gardens For Memory Care in Easton.

Scott was married  for seventy two years to the late Marion N. (Heckman) Biehl who passed away March 21, 2016.

Born in Temple, he was the son of the late George W. and Lillie (Diefenderfer) Biehl....

Dec 15, 2020

Brian Ray Wagner, 59 , of Hamburg, passed away on  December 15, 2020 in his home. Born in Reading on July 31, 1961, he was a son of the late Lewis and Patsy (Boyer) Wagner. Brian is survived by his brothers, William L. Wagner of Bernville and Timothy L. Wagner of Hamburg. Services will be held privately at the...

Dec 10, 2020

Craig H. Hartranft, 70, of Reading, passed away Thursday at Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center.

Craig was married for forty six loving years to Karen (Rohrbach) Hartranft.

Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Richard G. and Ruth I. (Yoder) Hartranft.

He was a 1968 graduate of Muhlenberg...

Dec 8, 2020

Dineen Ann Wodicka-VanNote, 56, of Mohrsville, passed away on  December 8, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsburgh on March 16, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Eugene E. Wodicka Sr. and Agnes (Scala) Conrad. She was the wife of Thomas C. VanNote with whom...