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Rose Bernstein
Nov 9, 2017
Rose Bernstein, 42, of Bernville, passed away Thursday November 9th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital of natural causes. Rose was the spouse of Johnnie Wyatt. On September 12th Rose and Johnnie were together for twenty five years. Born in Israel, she was the daughter of Doris Bernstein of California and the late Jack Bernstein. Rose was previously employed by...
Mildred R. Clark
Nov 6, 2017
Mildred R. Clark, 90, of Temple, passed away Monday November 6th 2017 in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester who passed away in March 2014. Mildred and Lester were married on December 24, 1947 and celebrated sixty seven years of marriage. Mildred was a 1945 graduate of Reading High School. Born...
Edwin D. "Eddie" Swope
Nov 4, 2017
Edwin D. "Eddie" Swope, 77, of Bernville, Pa, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, November 4, 2017. Born in Womelsdorf on March 11, 1940, he was the only son of Donald Swope and the late Elsie (Koch) Swope. Eddie was the beloved husband of Linda D. (Mull) Swope for 52 years. Eddie was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High...
Clara A. Ruppert
Nov 1, 2017
Clara A. Ruppert, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away Wednesday, November 1st in her residence. Clara was married for sixty eight years to Daniel A. Ruppert, Sr. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter Sikorski and Pearl (Godziejewski) Sikorski. Clara was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in West Reading. In earlier years she was...
Sheryl M. Stripling
Oct 31, 2017
Sheryl M. Stripling, 68, of Upper Tulpehocken Township, passed away Tuesday, October 31st in her residence of natural causes. She was married to Willard L. Stripling, Jr. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ehrnfeldt and Myrl (Krill) Ehrnfeldt. In Sheryl's earlier years she was a Nurses Aid at Berks Heim. Shen then was employed...
June P. Arecco
Oct 31, 2017
June P. (Branham) Arecco, 70, of Blandon, Pa died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading. Born on November 17, 1946 in Somerville, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Roy Z. and Katherine M. (Hopf) Branham. June spent the last 12-years with her loving companion, Bruce Young of Blandon. June loved...
Carol J. Gechter
Oct 31, 2017
Carol J. Gechter, 77 of Wernersville, Pa., passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Reuben and Fianna (Keppley) Phillips and the loving wife of the late Lindberg "Pat" Gechter who passed in August, 2007. Carol loved caring for her family. She was an avid antique collector, buying and selling her...
Ernest P. Solomon
Oct 25, 2017
Ernest (Ernie) P. Solomon, 99, of Blandon, Pa, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in the Keystone Villa of Fleetwood. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on June 1, 1918, Ernest was a son of the late Bahshara and Rapha Solomon. Married for 67-years, Ernest was the loving husband of Eleanor (Moyer) Solomon. Ernest was a member of St. John's Gernant's UCC...
Mildred "Bette" Krause
Oct 22, 2017
Mildred E. "Bette" (Snyder) Krause, 94, formerly of Leesport, passed away Sunday October 22nd in Berks Heim. She was married to the late David B. Krause who passed away March 19, 2003. Born in Mohrsville, she was the daughter of the late Merritt A. C. "Mac" Snyder and Lizzie (Rahn) Snyder. She was a 1941 graduate of Ontelaunee High School....
Glenn E. Luckenbill
Oct 16, 2017
Glenn E. Luckenbill, 88, a lifelong resident of Bernville, Pa., passed away peacefully, Monday, October 16, 2017 in his home. Born in Penn Twp., August 3, 1929, Glenn was a son of the late James W. and Alice J. (Haag) Luckenbill. Married October 21, 1951, he was the long-devoted husband of the late Louise L. (Hiester) Luckenbill who passed in...
William R. Hoffman Jr
Oct 15, 2017
William R. "Bill" Hoffman, Jr., 48, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away Sunday October 15th in his residence in Bernville of natural causes. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Grace C. E. (Oxenreider) Hoffman and the late William R. Hoffman, Sr. Bill was a 1988 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. Bill loved the outdoors. He really loved...
George W. Schlappich
Oct 13, 2017
George W. Schlappich, 95, formerly of Bernville, passed away Friday, October 13th in Berks Heim. George was born in Penn Twp., he was the son of the late Raymond & Carrie (Ohlinger) Schlappich. George was a member of St. Thomas Church in Bernville. George completed twelve years of schooling at the former Penn Bernville School, now Tulpehocken School District. George...
Mark P. Schaeffer
Oct 11, 2017
Mark Paul Schaeffer, 79, formerly of Bernville, passed away Wednesday, October 11th in Exeter Greens Care and Rehabilitation in Exeter Twp. Mark was married to Mary Ann (Rudy) Schaeffer of Topton. Mark and Mary were married on February 14, 1963. Born in Denver, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Carrie (Wolf) Schaeffer. Mark was a member...
W. Ann Porter
Oct 3, 2017
W. Ann Porter, 84, formerly of Penn Twp., passed away Tuesday October 3rd in Riles Home-Aid Haven in Myerstown. She was married to the late Richard A. Porter who passed away November 8, 2009. Born in Troy PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hendershot and Winifred (Beam) Hendershot. She graduated from Troy High School. She then graduated...
E. Edith "Edie" Reifsnyder
Oct 2, 2017
E. Edith "Edie" (Schaeffer) Reifsnyder, a resident of Penn Township, entered eternal life on Monday October 2nd at her home near Bernville. Edith was born on March 8, 1924 in Jefferson Township, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Sallie A. (Degler) Schaeffer. She graduated from Penn-Bernville High School in 1941 and then completed a 1½ year course in...
Frederick I. Strouse
Sep 25, 2017
Frederick I. "Fred" Strouse, 63 of Centre Twp., passed away Monday September 25th in the Reading Hospital of natural causes. Fred was married for forty four years to Dolores J. (Emerick) Strouse. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Melvin and Mildred (Yeich) Strouse. Fred was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School Fred was employed for Met...
Isadore E. "Izzy" Scholl
Sep 17, 2017
Isadore "Izzy" E. Scholl, 91 of Crestwood died September 17, 2017 in his residence. He was the life partner for over 60 years of Dr. Charles I. Hamilton who died December 15, 2013. Born in Reading he was a son of the late Isadore H. and Bessie M. (Moyer) Scholl. A 1944 graduate of Reading High School, Izzy was employed...
Fern I. Fishburn
Sep 14, 2017
Fern I. Fishburn, 84, of Mohrsville, passed away Thursday in the Reading Hospital. Fern was married for fifty five years to the late Richard K. Fishburn who passed away February 26, 2011. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late John M. Sonday and Lillie M. (Anspach) Sonday. Fern was a member of Christ Little Tulpehocken Church,...
Sheldon S. Baumener
Sep 12, 2017
Sheldon S. Baumener, 64, of Penn Township died Tuesday morning in his residence. He was the husband of Danielle J. (Pradon) Baumener. They were married for forty-four years. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Edward A. and Ruth (Bohn) Baumener. Sheldon was the father of Christopher E., Ryan J. and Shawna A. Baumener, all of which...
Susan E. Rigby-Moore
Sep 11, 2017
Susan E. Rigby-Moore, 64, of Blandon, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Coventry, England, November 20, 1952, Susan was the daughter of William and Grace (Turley) Rigby. She was the loving wife of Robert Moore. In addition to her husband and her parents, Susan is survived by a daughter, Carly Moore; a brother, Jeffrey...
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