Obituaries

Jan 11, 2019

Arthur L. Lutz 62 of Bethel died Friday, January 11, 2019 in the Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center where he had been a patient since December 14, 2018.  He was the husband of Carol A. (Blew) Lutz.  They shared a marriage of forty-five years.

Born in Strausstown, he is the son of Pauline (Kriner)...

Jan 11, 2019

Elizabeth M. (Moletress) Reddy Fasig 70 of Bern Township died Friday in the Penn State St. Joseph’s Medical Center where she had been a patient since December 26, 2018.  She was the wife of Darryl R. Fasig.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Lenora (Schera) Moletress.

Surviving in addition...

Jan 7, 2019

David G. “Buck” Fackler 65 of Laureldale died Monday afternoon in the Penn Sate St. Joseph’s Medical Center where he was admitted last Friday. He was the husband of Deborah M. (Sweimler) Fackler. They shared a marriage of forty-seven years.

Born at Cumberland Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Bryan Sr. and...

Jan 6, 2019

Melissa A. Messner, 52, of Bernville passed away Sunday, January 6th in Tower Health, Reading Hospital

Melissa shared a loving marriage of twenty six years with her husband Richard D. Messner.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Himmelberger and Elizabeth (Bender) Himmelberger.

Melissa was a 1984 graduate...

Jan 3, 2019

Janet L. (Schlappich) Dengler, 76, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away following a short stay at Reading Hospital Tower Health. Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of Elsie (Schlappich) Bare of Bernville.

For 28 ½ years Janet served as Benefits Coordinator for the County of Berks.

Janet enjoyed gambling and bingo, watching the Hallmark and...

Jan 2, 2019

Shirley R. (McCarty) Fritz-Faust, 89, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away on Wednesday, January 2, while a guest of the Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of David A. Fritz who died on July 30, 2005, and of Fred L. Faust who died on November 15, 2018.

Born in Reading, Shirley was the daughter of the...

Jan 1, 2019

Jeffrey W. Ermler, 64, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Tuesday, January 1st at Penn State Health St. Joseph, Bern Township, after a brief stay. He shared a loving marriage of 21 years with his wife, Lisa (Stief) Ermler. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Pete and Jackie (Rhodes) Ermler.

He was a graduate...

Dec 28, 2018

Herbert A. Dorney, 89, died Friday, December 28, in his Muhlenberg Twp. residence. He shared a loving marriage of 68 years with his widow, Dolores L. (Sassaman). Born in Dorneyville, Lehigh County, he was the son of the late George and Perma (Grammas) Dorney.

Herbert served his county in the United States Army during the Korean conflict....

Dec 20, 2018

Joan A. (Anniballi) Williams, 83, of Muhlenberg Twp., widow of D. Lee Williams, passed away on December 20 at her residence.

Born in Reading on September 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Emidio and Marcella (Merlonghi) Anniballi. She is survived by her daughter, Julie A. wife of Charlie Gahres, Jr., of West Lawn.

Dec 12, 2018

Cory August Kalke, 28, of Bethel Twp., passed away Wednesday December 12th in Upper Bern Twp. Born on December 3, 1990 in West Reading, he was the loving son of Annieta (Fornwalt) Bower, wife of R. Craig Bower of Bethel Twp. and Scott C. Kalke companion of Cindy Bossler of Muhlenberg Twp. Cory was a 2009 graduate of Tulpehocken...

Dec 11, 2018

Robert A. “Bob” Levan 58 of Oley Township died Tuesday afternoon while working on his farm.

He was the husband of Kathy (Parker) Levan.  They shared a loving marriage of twenty-seven years.

He was born in West Reading, son of the late Herbert J. and Martha C....

Dec 9, 2018

William J. Tiffany, 68, of Temple, passed away Sunday, December 9th in Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.

He was the longtime companion of Susan H. Cook.

Born in Delaware County, he was the son of the late Frank A. Tiffany and Kathryn (Chepka) Tiffany.

He was employed at E.K. and S.K. Fisher of...

Dec 6, 2018

Marvin G. Ammarell, 82, of Centre Township, Berks County, passed away Thursday in his residence.  He married his highschool sweetheart, Shirley M. (Burkhart) Ammarell.  They shared a loving marriage of 63 ½ years.

Born in Temple, Marvin was the son of the late Franklin G. and Emily I. (Kehr) Ammarell.

He...

Dec 5, 2018

Henry E. Kramer, 93, a resident of the Berks Leisure Living of Leesport, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, as a guest of the Wyomissing Health and Rehab. He was the widower of Betty M. (Beidler), to whom he shared almost 60 years of marriage.

Born Sept. 30, 1925, Henry was the son of the late Sallie (Stupp)...

Dec 2, 2018

Dorothy L. (Hoffa) Kirkhoff, 87, of Bernville, currently residing in West View Terrace in Womelsdorf, passed away Sunday, December 2nd of natural causes in the Reading Hospital.

Dorothy was married to the late Robert J. Kirkhoff who passed away June 26, 2003.

Born at home in Womelsdorf, she was the daughter of the...

Nov 28, 2018

John D. Light, Jr. 73 died on Wednesday at Berks Heim, Bern Township. Husband of Susan L. (Yeager) Light. Daughter, Holly A. Light, Grandson, Brandon Light. Short order cook at Fifth Street Diner. Kirkhoff Funeral Home, Bernville

Funeral services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Nov 28, 2018

Jeanette L. Loump, 69, of Bernville, passed away Wednesday November 28th in her residence.

She was married for eleven years to Clyde E. Loump.

Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late Paul Manwiller and Mae (Trump) Manwiller.

She graduated from Schuylkill Valley High School.

She was employed by...

Nov 27, 2018

Allen O. Ernst, 84, formerly of Bernville, passed away November 27, 2018 in Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, Texas.

Allen served in the U. S. Air Force for 25 ½ years as a flight engineer. His career in the Air Force was during the Korean War and Vietnam War.

A graveside service will...

Nov 19, 2018

C. Eleanor (Moyer) Solomon, 96,  of Blandon, passed in the Keystone Villa of Fleetwood on Monday, November 19th.

Born in Blandon July 10, 1922, Eleanor was a daughter of Harry and Mary Moyer. She was married to her late husband Ernest Solomon for 67 years whom she met at Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University) on a...

Nov 18, 2018

Romana Newman, 93, of Elverson, passed away Sunday in her residence.

Romana was married to the late Roland W. Newman.

She was the daughter of the late Florencio Abayan  and Bebiana (Gavan) Abayan.

She was a member of Kenhorst Blvd. Seventh-day...