Obituaries

Jan 19, 2020

Dorothy A. Wessner, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday in Manor Care in Laureldale.

She was married to the late Arlan E. Wessner who passed away February 4, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late Andrew J. Gontkovsky and Mary (Reenock) Gontkovsky.

She graduated from Kutztown High in 1949.

She...

Jan 17, 2020

Jeanette F. Heffner-Brown, 84, of Temple, passed away Friday, January 17th in the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.

Jeanette was happily married for thirty six years to Kevin M. Brown.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Elwood C. Pfleger and Myra B. (Weaver) Pfleger.

She was...

Jan 15, 2020

Helen K. Marshall, 94, formerly of Bernville, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Phoebe Berks, where she had resided for the past ten years.

Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Sallie A. (Strause) Kline. She was the widow of the late Donald P. Marshall, who passed away in 1990....

Jan 10, 2020

Gladys R. Johnson, 91, formerly of Shoemakersville died Friday morning in the Kutztown Manor.  She was the widow of Victor Johnson, who died in 2006.

Born in Berks County on March 30, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Sara C. Leffard.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Ann Shenk,...

Jan 7, 2020

Joel R. Lash, 61, of Centre Township, passed away Tuesday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

He was married to Barbara A. (Koller)  Krill.

Born in Reading, he was the son of Betty A. (Strunk) Lash of Centre Township and the late John R. Lash.

He was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School....

Jan 5, 2020

Christie Lyn Stovall, 41, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Sunday, January 5th in her residence.

Born in Reading, she was the loving daughter of Mark R. Stovall and Jill E. (Trout) Stovall of Muhlenberg Township.

She was a 1996 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.

She attended Berks Technical Institute studying in the Paralegal...

Jan 3, 2020

Charles D. (Chukk) Zimmerman, Jr. 41 of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Womelsdorf, died Friday evening in Orlando. He was a devoted Christian who had a zest for life and his loved ones; leading a youth bible study group and regularly attended the Westwood Church in Orlando, FL.

He was the husband of Jennifer (Souders) Zimmerman. He always...

Dec 26, 2019

Mary Lou Carrie (Hafer) Frankhouser, 87, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, December 26th in in her residence.

Mary Lou was married for sixty seven loving years to the late Harold R. “Butch” Frankhouser who passed away May 26, 2019.

She was the daughter of the late Lester Hafer and Emma (Graeff) Hafer.

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Dec 25, 2019

Lindsay was born on December 19, 1960 in Richmond, VA to Lloyd Jackson, Sr. and Grace Jackson Rodwell. He saw God’s hand and heard His voice saying, “Come with me my dear child.” And away he went home at 1:15 AM on December 25, 2019 surrounded by loved ones and a hose of Angels. He was ushered...

Dec 23, 2019

Dennis S. Martin, 65, formerly of Temple, died Monday evening at the Penn State St. Joseph’s Medical Center Campus. He was transferred there from Manor Care, Laureldale where he was a guest for the past two years.

Born in Reading on December 15, 1954. He was the son of the late Joseph S. and Dolores Ann (Conville)...

Dec 11, 2019

Marie C. (Wagner) Franks, 92, formerly of Bern Township, loving wife, mother,  grandmother, and sister,  passed away Wednesday, December 11th in Maidencreek Place, Maidencreek Township.

She was married for sixty five loving years to the late Irvin H. Franks who passed away May 29, 2012.

Born in Hamlin, Lebanon County, she was the daughter of...

Dec 3, 2019

Ralph S. “Buck” Hains, 90, formerly of Maidencreek Township, passed away Tuesday, December 3rd in the South Eastern PA Veterans Center in Spring City.

He was married to the late Joyce G. (Weller) Hains who passed away November 12, 1999.

Born in Temple, he was the son of the late Harry F. Hains, Sr. and...

Nov 29, 2019

Joseph E. Binner, 79, of Jefferson Township, passed away Friday, November 29th in his residence.

Born in Upper Tulpehocken Twp., he was the son of the late Harvey Samuel Binner and Mabel Mae (Hollenbach) Binner.

He proudly served in the U. S. Army.

He retired form Dana Parish Division where he was employed...

Nov 25, 2019

Robert L. Reedy Sr., 83, of Wyomissing, formally of Temple, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at his residence.

Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late James and Martha (Moore) Reedy. He was married to Marie T. (Filus) Reedy and they had just celebrated sixty-two years of marriage on October 12, 2019....

Nov 16, 2019

Theodore David Berry, 80, of Muhlenberg Township died Saturday afternoon at 3:00 P.M. in Manor Care, Laureldale.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alven T. & Florence L. (Peterson) Berry. He was married for thirty-six years to the late Barbara M. Berry.

He is survived by his children; Michael D. Berry...

Nov 13, 2019

Warrene M. James, 80, formerly of Leesport,  passed away Wednesday in her Richmond Township residence.

She was the wife of the late Jesse R. James, Jr. who passed away January 26, 2006.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren Earl Frederick and Irene May (Yerger) Frederick.

She was formerly...

Nov 10, 2019

Daniel L. Wagner, 68, passed away on November 10, 2019 at Berks Heim.

Born in Johnstown, PA on December 16, 1950. He was the son of the late Theodore R. and Verna Wagner and the birth son of the late Betty Ann Gulick.

Surviving is his wife, Carol J. (Boyer) Wagner, who he was married...

Nov 10, 2019

Hattie M. Palmer, 85, of Bernville, passed away on November 10, 2019 at her residence.

She was the wife of the late Kenneth L. Palmer Sr., who passed away in 1992.

Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Cock) Cassler.

Hattie was a homemaker.

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Nov 9, 2019

Joshua Burkart, 28, of Temple, passed away Saturday morning, November 9th in the Reading Hospital.

Joshua was the loving son of Christian L. Burkart and Justine (Delp) Burkart of Temple.

Joshua was a 2010 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.

Joshua was employed as a server for Applebee’s Grill and Bar in Exeter Twp....

Nov 6, 2019

Kathleen M. Isamoyer, 63, died on November 6, 2019 at the Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife of David C. Isamoyer.

Born in Shenandoah, PA, on December 13, 1955. She was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Goudge) Dower.

Surviving is a daughter; Mary Kathryn Isamoyer and a son; William Isamoyer. Also...