Obituaries

Oct 26, 2020

Philip  L.  McCurdy, 81, of Shartlesville, passed away on  October 26, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 24, 1939 he was a son of the late John and Kathryn (Roof) McCurdy in Meyerstown, PA. Philip was the husband of Sylvia J. (Mohler) McCurdy.

Philip worked as a trucker driver for 22...

Oct 24, 2020

Ronald E. Ernst, 80, of Windsor Twp., formerly of Temple, passed away Saturday, October 24th in Tower Health Reading Hospital. Ronald was married to Loretta M. (Hinkle) Ernst. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Robert and Pauline (Broadbeck) Ernst. Ronald faithfully served his country in the U. S. Navy. Ronald retired from Windsor Service following...

Oct 17, 2020

Gloria J. Zerbe, 79, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on October 17, 2020 at the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on March 4, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Lester J. and Addie Mae (Strathman) Karl. Gloria was married to the late Roland J. Zerbe whom passed away on...

Oct 15, 2020

Danice J. Bitting (Rapp) of Muhlenberg Township, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020 at the age of 88. She was the daughter of the late Verna I. Rapp.

Danice was a 1950 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and attended West Chester College. She was a life long member of Christ Church, United Church of Christ in...

Oct 11, 2020

Janet M. Kline, 82, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on October 11, 2020 at The Lutheran Home at Topton. Born on July 3, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Keller) Phillips. Janet was the wife of the late Donald H. Kline whom she married in April 1991 and shared twenty-five years of marriage at...

Oct 5, 2020

Doris E. (Jean) Raymond, 71, of Mohrsville passed away after a long and courageous fight with cancer. She was cared for and loved by her family throughout her challenging journey and comforted by them during her final moments until she was called home by Our Lord on October 5, 2020

Born on February 18, 1949 she was...

Sep 30, 2020

Mario Phillip DeSantis, Sr., 75, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Wednesday in Tower Health Reading Hospital.

Mario was married to Susan E. (Keller) DeSantis of Muhlenberg Twp.

Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Ottavio DeSantis and Luigia (Costantini) DeSantis who came to America and resided in Temple.

Mario...

Sep 30, 2020

Karen L. (Timmins) Kieffer, 71, of Alsace Twp., passed away on Wednesday in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital.

Karen was married for fifty seven loving years to George P. Kieffer.

Karen was the daughter of the late Wilbur Timmins and Blanche (Morgan) Timmins.

Karen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She...

Sep 27, 2020

Richard L. Dissinger, 94, formerly of Robesonia, passed away on September 27, 2020 at Rittenhouse Village at Muhlenberg. Richard was the husband of the late Phyllis L. (Strawser) Dissinger with whom he shared 38 years of marriage at her time of passing in 1986.

Born on August 29, 1926 in Womelsdorf, he was the son of the...

Sep 21, 2020

Erma Irene Koenig, 97, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away  Monday in Cornerstone Living in New Tripoli, PA.

Erma was married to the late Lyle M. Koenig who passed away September 5, 2014.

Born in Rock, Schuylkill Co., she was the daughter of the late Daniel Breidigan and Sally (Ankenbrant) Breidigan.

She was...

Sep 18, 2020

Darren P. Delp, 52, of Reading, passed away on September 18, 2020 in his home. Born on January 22, 1968, he was the son of the late David L. and Maryann (LaFaver) Delp. Darren was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School. Darren had various jobs but excelled in carpet installing and worked as an installer for many years. He...

Sep 17, 2020

Sabelle C. (Shivers) Talarigo , 71, of Bernville, passed away on September 17, 2020 in Fairlane Gardens at Reading after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a lover of Family, Christmas, Cooking and Hockey!

Sabelle was married to the late Anthony Talarigo who passed away on June 2, 2004. Born on August 6, 1949, she was...

Sep 17, 2020

Clifford G.  Bressler, 79, of Rehrersburg, passed away on  September 17, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on June 29, 1941, he was the son of the late George and Edna (Weiland) Bressler. He was the husband of Barbara (Spease) Bressler whom he married on June 19, 1962 and spent 58 years of...

Sep 17, 2020

Beverly A. (Smale) Pelehowski, 73, of Ruscombmanor Twp., passed away Thursday, September 17th in Manor Care in Laureldale.

Beverly was married to the late Wayne L. Pelehowski who passed away April 1, 2009.

Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Smale and Marie (Livingood) Smale.

She enjoyed traveling, shopping,...

Sep 6, 2020

Eloise B. Noble, 78, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on September 6, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Carl J. Noble Sr., with whom she shared 59 years of marriage before his passing on April 29, 2020.

Born in Reading on September 1, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Clayton...

Sep 3, 2020

Daniel A.  Ruppert, Sr., 92, of Wyomissing, passed away on September 3, 2020 at the Mifflin Center. 71 years ago, on September 3, 1949, he married Clara (Sikorski), with whom he shared 68 years of marriage at her time of passing in November 2017. They were reunited in death on the same date they began their journey as husband...

Sep 1, 2020

Paul Clarence Clauser, Jr, passed away at his home in Mifflintown on September 1, 2020. Paul was born November 16, 1962 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to his parents, Paul and Pauline Clauser.

He attended Tulpehocken High School in Bernville, Pennsylvania. He worked as a packaging engineer forTrinity Plastics in Lewisville, Pennsylvania since 2009. Previous to that he worked...

Sep 1, 2020

Virginia M. Furlong, 75, of Wernersville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2020 at the Lutheran Home at Topton.  She was the daughter of the late William H. and Virginia (Minnick) Gregg and wife of the Charles F. Furlong with whom she shared 40 years of marriage. Virginia was born on June 1, 1945 in Philadelphia,...

Aug 28, 2020

Heaven gained an Angel on Friday, August 28, 2020. Ian Svoboda, age 31, a 2007 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School and also graduated in 2017 from University of Phoenix with an Associates Degree in Information and Technology, passed away at Desert Regional Memorial Hospital, Palm Springs, CA surrounded by his family.

Ian is survived by his...

Aug 28, 2020

Shirley M. (Hummel) Schwab, 84, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on her birthday, Friday, August 28th in Rittenhouse Village at Muhlenberg.

Shirley was married to the late Robert L. Schwab who passed away January 14, 1998.

Born in Auburn, she was the daughter of the late Lester D. Hummel and Lillian (Berk) Hummel.