Obituaries

Jul 1, 2017

Anna F. Hoffert, 79, of Bernville, PA passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Schuylkill East. Born October 10, 1937 in Newmanstown, PA, Anna was a daughter of the late Forrest George, Sr. and Gertrude (Meyer) Wagner. Anna was a retired nurses aid from Berks Heim where she had many years of service. After retirement, she...

Jul 1, 2017

Dorothy Louise Porto, known as Louise by her friends, 91, of Bernville, PA passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017 in the Rittenhouse Village Senior Living at Muhlenberg where she was lovingly cared for by the nurses of Caring Hospice. Born January 2, 1926, she was the youngest daughter of the late Ezra Cleveland and Mary Etta (Henderson) Gardner. Married...

Jul 1, 2017

Jun 29, 2017

Wanda L. Noecker, 67, of Bernville, Penn Twp., passed away Thursday, June 29th in her residence. Wanda was married to Gerald K. Noecker. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late R. Ellwood Hearn and Fannie (Wissler) Hearn. Wanda was a member of Millbach Conservative Brethren Church in Newmanstown. In earlier years she was employed by Berks...

Jun 26, 2017

BARRETT, Alice H., 92, of Muhlenberg St., Reading, PA, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at Manor Care in Sinking Spring. Alice was the widow of William C. Barrett who passed in 1982. A lifetime resident of the Reading area, Alice was born on November 28, 1924; the eldest daughter of Theodore and Theresa (Jennette) Robidas. Alice was a loving...

Jun 24, 2017

Patricia A. "Pat" "Patsy" (Brown) Peters, 74, of Blandon, passed away Saturday, June 24th in the Reading Hospital. Pat was married to Cecil H. Peters who passed away March 8, 2006. Born in Blandon, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Brown and Ruth (Shuman) Brown. Throughout her life Pat was employed in numerous jobs in food service, as...

Jun 22, 2017

Woodrow "Buck" Warren, Jr., 62, of Muhlenberg Twp. passed away Thursday, June 22nd in the Reading Hospital of natural causes. Buck was married for twenty eight years to Linda J. (Stephan) Warren. Buck was the son of the late Woodrow and Florence (Coulter) Warren. He graduated from Hamburg High School, Arkansas. He retired from Case New Holland in 2009 following...

Jun 17, 2017

Catherine A. "Cathy" Barnette, 60, of Ruscombmanor Twp., passed away Saturday June 17th in Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton of natural causes. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Daniel W. Moser of Oley and wife Karen and the late Mary C. (Rys) Moser who passed away April 25, 2008. Cathy graduated from Governor Mifflin High School in...

Jun 12, 2017

Ruth V. (Ruppert) Geissler, 91, of Wernersville, PA passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017. Born on Sept.4, 1925, in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Bertie (Hartman) Ruppert. Ruth was the wife of Russell H. Geissler, who passed away in 1988. She was a lifelong member of Peace Lutheran Church in Reading, PA. Ruth...

Jun 10, 2017

Floyd V. Ulrich, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, June 10th in his residence. Floyd was married to the late Mildred H. (Weaver) Ulrich who passed away June 17, 2015. Floyd and Mildred were married July 14, 1951 and celebrated sixty three years of marriage. Born in Lower Alsace Twp., he was the son of the late Daniel Ulrich and...

Jun 5, 2017

Barbara Ann Koziol, 70, of Temple, Pa died on Monday, June 5, 2017 in the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center after a sudden onset of cancer. A lifelong resident of the Temple area, Barbara was born on September 13, 1946, the daughter of the late Raymond and Bernette (Shirey) Spohn. Married for 50-years, she was the loving wife of Myron...

Jun 4, 2017

Kathryn M. Bossard, 97, formerly of Jefferson Twp., and most recently of Phoebe Berks, Village Common in Wernersville, passed away Sunday, June 4th in the Reading Hospital. Kathryn was married to the late Harold C. Bossard who passed away May 8, 2009. Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late James R. Wehr and Margaret (Costenbader) Wehr. She...

Jun 3, 2017

Melvin M. Moyer, 72, of Reading, PA died Saturday, June 3, 2017 at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Born on June 9, 1944, he was a son of the late John F. and Helen M. (Steffy) Moyer. Married for 53 years, he was the devoted husband of Sandra Jean (Youse) Moyer. Melvin worked as a safety inspector for the Reading Railroad...

Jun 3, 2017

Mary Isabel Koch, 96, formerly of Muhlenberg Park, passed away Saturday, June 3rd in Kutztown Manor. She was married to the late Warren R. Koch who passed away March 21, 1995. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harvey R. Hess and Helen (Stauffer) Hess. She was formerly employed as a sales clerk for Agway in Temple...

May 31, 2017

Alma E. Hill, age 98, passed away at Elmcroft of Reading Senior Living Community on May 31, 2017. She was born in Pike Township, Berks County, PA on August 22, 1918, a daughter of the late Abraham Dierolf and Luella (Hafer) Dierolf. Her husband, Ernest W. Hill, preceded her in death in 1996. They were married on June 27, 1942,...

May 29, 2017

Suzanne (Zerbe) Hiester, 59, of Bangor, PA passed away, May 29th in St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Alvin S. Zerbe and Betty V. (Sweigart) Zerbe. She graduated from Tulpehocken High School in 1975. She was a LPN working for ten years at Wernersville State Hospital. She enjoyed growing many Herbs...

May 28, 2017

Dennis J. Zerbe, 71, of Robesonia, passed away Sunday, May 28th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alvin S. Zerbe and Betty V. (Sweigart) Zerbe. Dennis graduated in 1963 from Penn Bernville High School. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Dennis was a tractor trailer driver, owning...

May 26, 2017

Mabel C. Schildt, 93, of Temple, passed away Friday, May 26th in Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center in Bloomsburg. Mabel was married for sixty years to the late Donald W. Schildt who passed away March 26, 2010. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Adam Conrad and Mary Conrad. Mabel is survived by three sons, Kerry L....

May 25, 2017

Barry C. Fitzgerald, 60, of Bethel Twp., passed away Thursday, May 25th in Cedar Haven Health Care Center in Lebanon of natural causes. Barry was married to Carol (Wanner) Fitzgerald. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Heck) Fitzgerald. Barry was a truck driver for several trucking companies, last driving for Venezia Trucking. Barry...

May 24, 2017

L. Michael Sassaman, 64 of Temple, PA died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Reading Hospital. Michael was born in West Reading, PA, on Christmas day, 1952 to the late Harry A. and Gladys F. (Kutz) Sassaman. Married for 43 years, he was the devoted husband of Terra L. (Young) Sassaman. Michael was the Lead Satellite Technician at the Reading...