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Helen Tobias

Helen Tobias

Nov 23, 2016

Helen (Morganti) Tobias, 94, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, November 23rd in the Lutheran Home At Topton. Helen was married to the late Daniel R. Tobias who passed away April 20, 1973. Born in Muhlenberg Twp., she was the daughter of the late David and May Morganti. Helen was a devoted member of St. Mary's Church in Kutztown. Helen...

Clarence A. Koch

Clarence A. Koch

Nov 19, 2016

Clarence A. "Tiny" Koch 86 of Heidelberg Township died Saturday evening in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy I. (Barr) Koch. They had shared a marriage of sixty five years. Clarence was born in Wernersville on March 4, 1930. He was the son of the late Adam H. and Helen (Fitterling) Koch. Surviving in addition to his...

Norman J. DeLong

Norman J. DeLong

Nov 18, 2016

Norman J. DeLong, 85, of Bernville, passed away Friday, November 18th in the Reading Hospital. Norman was married to Janice J. (Groff) DeLong for sixty four years. He was a devoted Husband, Dad and Pappy. Born on November 11th, 1931 in Perry Twp, he was the son of the late George and Annie (Hoffman) DeLong. He was a member of...

Livio Cagnetti

Livio Cagnetti

Nov 13, 2016

Livio Cagnetti, 83, of Temple passed away Sunday, November 13th in the Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Livio was married to Maria (Iachini) Cagnetti. Livio and Maria were married December 3, 1959 and celebrated fifty seven years and eleven months of marriage. Born in the Marche Region of Italy, he was the son of the late Carmine Cagnetti...

Darlene E. "Mom" Yost

Darlene E. "Mom" Yost

Nov 8, 2016

Darlene E. "Mom" Yost, 77, loving mother and grandmother, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Tuesday, November 8th in her residence. Darlene was married to the late James R. "Pop" Yost, Sr. who passed away August 23, 2012. Born in Wanamakers, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Greenawalt, Sr. and Dorothy (Schmoyer) Greenawalt. Darlene graduated from Kutztown...

Larry R. Homan

Larry R. Homan

Nov 6, 2016

Larry R. Homan, 80, of Laureldale, passed away Sunday, November 6th in his residence. Larry was married to Annette F. (Rohrbach) Homan. Born in Greenwich Twp., he was the son of the late Kenneth F. Homan and Myrtle P. (Moyer) Homan. Larry was plant superintendent for Bachman Company for thirty three years. Surviving are two daughters, Yvonne Costa and Cherylann...

Joan A. Bailey

Joan A. Bailey

Nov 6, 2016

Joan A. (Delp) Baily 78 of Temple passed away on Sunday morning at the Rittenhouse after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Temple, she was a daughter of the late William and Magdalena Delp. Before retiring, Joan was employed by Agere Technologies (Lucent and AT&T) for twenty years. Prior to that she worked for the County of Berks in...

Janice J. Brown

Janice J. Brown

Nov 4, 2016

Janice J. Brown 53, of Ontelaunee Township died Friday at 11:23 P.M. in the Reading Hospital. Janice was born in Reading on February 21, 1963. She was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Lillian M. (Duchodni) Brown Surviving are two sons; Airman Andrew P. Brown stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and Dustin M. Brown living at...

Doris M. Yoder

Doris M. Yoder

Nov 3, 2016

Doris M. (Delp) Yoder 84 of Temple died Thursday in Manor Care, Laureldale where she has resided for the past two years. She was the widow of Arthur W. Yoder who died September 11, 2012. Doris was born in Temple on October 26, 1932. She was the daughter of the late William M. and Maggie H. Delp. Surviving are two...

Sandra L. "Sandy" Bagenstose

Sandra L. "Sandy" Bagenstose

Oct 30, 2016

Sandra L. "Sandy" Bagenstose, 66, loving and caring wife, mother, and sister, passed away Sunday, October 30th in the Reading Hospital. Sandy was married to Kenneth A. "Chip" Bagenstose, Sr. for 47 years. Born in Alsace Township, she was the daughter of the late Russell E. Yoder and Ella N. (Keller) Yoder. Sandy graduated from Oley Valley High School in...

Jacob L. Lloyd

Jacob L. Lloyd

Oct 30, 2016

Jacob L. Lloyd, 68, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Sunday, October 30th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital of natural causes. Jacob was married to the late Joanne C. (Rantuccio) Lloyd who passed away March 13, 2005. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Melvin and Ruth (Gromis) Lloyd. Jacob was a self employed antique...

Cindy L. Garmer

Cindy L. Garmer

Oct 28, 2016

Cindy L. Garmer, 44, of Robesonia, passed away Friday October 28th in Hershey Medical Center of natural causes. Cindy was married to Robert D. Garmer. Cindy and Robert would be married twenty one years on Thursday. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Willard Focht and Lillie (Kindt) Focht. Cindy was formerly employed by the Jefferson Drive...

Russell G. Rohrbach Sr

Russell G. Rohrbach Sr

Oct 19, 2016

Russell G. Rohrbach, Sr., 90 years old, of Bernville, passed away Wednesday, October 19th in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Medical Center. Russell was married for sixty seven years to the late Stella M. (Stone) Rohrbach. Born in Stonersville, he was the son of the late James Lester Rohrbach and Mary Margaret (Miller) Rohrbach. Russell served in the U.S. Navy and...

Wayne M. Wetzel

Wayne M. Wetzel

Oct 18, 2016

Wayne M. Wetzel, 22, of Mohrsville, tragically passed away on Tuesday, October 18th. Born in Reading, he is survived by his father Curtis Wetzel married to Beverly of Wrightsville and his mother Kristin (Wilbert) Durbec married to Lou of Mohrsville. Wayne was a 2012 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. He then graduated from York Technical Institute for small motors...

Robert P. Miller

Robert P. Miller

Oct 17, 2016

Robert P. "Bobby" Miller 71 of Jefferson Township died Monday evening in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital where he was admitted last Saturday. Bobby was born in West Reading on September 2, 1945. He was the son of the late Paul E. Sr. and Stella L. (Eisenhower) Miller Surviving are three sisters and a brother. Helen I. Styer of New...

Sharon M. Kirkpatrick

Sharon M. Kirkpatrick

Oct 16, 2016

Sharon M. Kirkpatrick, 60, of Birdsboro, passed away Sunday October 16th in her residence of natural causes. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Louis Ciabattoni and Clara (Paci) Ciabattoni. Sharon was formerly employed by Pizza Hut in Muhlenberg Twp. and Dr. Bartos Podiatrist both for several years. Sharon was a Beautician for Randy Rick in Sinking...

Terry L. Kercher

Terry L. Kercher

Oct 14, 2016

Terry L. Kercher, 55, of Laureldale, passed away Friday in his residence. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late LeRoy Kercher and Ruth E. (Mengel) Kercher. Terry was a 1979 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He then graduated from Lincoln Tech. with an Associate Degree in Technology. Terry started his career in 1981 with the former...

Pauline K. Spitler

Pauline K. Spitler

Oct 12, 2016

Pauline K. Spitler formerly of Bernville died Thursday morning at Columbia Cottage, Spring Township where she had been a guest since July 3, 2016. Pauline was the widow of Theodore A. Spitler, who died April 5, 1985. Mrs. Spitler was born in Center Township, Berks County on April 16, 1919. She was a daughter of the late James I. and...

Thomas J. Bebb

Thomas J. Bebb

Oct 11, 2016

Thomas J. Bebb, 58, of Pottstown, passed away Tuesday, October 11th of natural causes. He was married for twenty five years to Joanie (Andrews) Bebb. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late William Bebb and Doris (Prosser) Bebb. He was a 1975 graduate of Hellertown High School. He was a Engineering Director for thirty seven years at...

Anna Fayewicz

Anna Fayewicz

Oct 11, 2016

Anna Fayewicz, 91, of Temple, slipped peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, in the residence of her niece, Kathy Matisko, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born in Lackawanna County, Pa., on March 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Milyan, Sr. and Eva (Hywlut) Fayewicz. She was a member...

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