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Florence A. (Kline) Mohn
Aug 27, 2014
Florence A. Mohn, 74, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Wednesday August 27th in St. Joseph Medical Center of natural causes. She was married to Donald C. Mohn. She was previously married to the late Richard C. Henry who passed away in 1974. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Kline. She was formerly employed...
Annabelle R. (Reber) Bortz
Aug 24, 2014
Annabelle R. Bortz, 87, formerly of Temple, died August 24, 2014 in Berks Heim, Bern Twp. She was the widow of Glenn R. Bortz, who passed away September 5, 2013, in which year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary of 8/28/1948. Born in Laureldale, she was the daughter of the late George and Minnie (Homan) Reber. A 1945 graduate of...
Metro Peter Pauluk
Aug 23, 2014
Metro Peter Pauluk, 69, of Exeter Twp., passed away Saturday August 23rd in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp., where he was admitted on Friday following a sudden illness. Born in Evansville, he was the son of the late Metro L. and Rose I. (Twardowski) Pauluk. He was a 1962 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Reading. He then...
Frederick C. Heberling
Aug 21, 2014
Frederick C. Heberling, 88, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday August 21st in Reading Hospital. He was married to the late Jean A. (Brown) Heberling who passed away August 29, 2002. Born in Tower City, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Ida (Holden) Heberling. He graduated in 1944 from Porter Tower High School. He then served...
Michael T. Weaver
Aug 20, 2014
Michael T. Weaver 64 of Tilden Township died Wednesday afternoon in the Reading Hospital where he had been a patient the past two weeks. Born in Union City, Indiana on September 23, 1949, he was the son of Elizabeth B. (Wickel) Weaver of Myerstown and the late Albert H. Weaver Sr. Surviving in addition to his mother are two sisters...
W. James Rank
Aug 19, 2014
W. James Rank, 82, of Reading died Tuesday morning in Manor Care, Laureldale, following a courageous battle with several medical conditions, which included Leukemia. He was the widower of Helen J. (Schiefer) Rank who died in 1993. W. James and Helen had celebrated thirty five years of marriage. Mr. Rank was born on May 17, 1932 in Phoenixville, PA. The...
Wert R. Henne
Aug 13, 2014
Wert R. Henne, 87, of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at Kindred Wyomissing Health and Rehab. He was the widower of Marie I. (Bailey) Henne, who passed away July 15, 1992. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Daniel and Clara Henne. Wert served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as...
Lynne A. Hurst
Aug 10, 2014
Lynne A. Hurst, 75, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Sunday August 10th in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. She was married to Rodney J. Hurst. Lynne and Rodney had celebrated fifty nine years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Fern (Bittle) Spatz. She was employed by the Reading Hospital and Medical...
Philip L. "Peanuts" Englehart
Aug 7, 2014
Philip L. "Peanuts" Englehart, 83, of Laureldale, passed away Thursday, August 7th in his home. He was the widower of Esther M. (Heimbach) Englehart, who passed away in 1994. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Ada May (Moyer) Englehart. Philip was employed by Carpenter Technology for over 20 years, retiring in 1993. He...
Keith A. Gilmer
Aug 6, 2014
Keith A. Gilmer 51 of Blandon died Wednesday in the St. Joseph's Medical Center shortly after being admitted. He was the husband of Diane M. (Gilbert) Gilmer with whom he has shared thirty years of marriage. Keith was born in Reading on August 10, 1962. He was the son of the late Howard and Dolores (Kucharek) Gilmer. Surviving in addition...
Christopher F. Bissell
Aug 4, 2014
Christopher F. Bissell, 43, of Laureldale passed away Monday August 4th in his residence. Born in Reading, he was the son of Frederick Bissell of Exeter Twp. and Judith (Ashman) Greth of Muhlenberg Twp. He was a self employed contractor. He enjoyed the outdoors including kayaking, canoeing, and camping. He was a great father, brother, and uncle. A great friend...
John J. Lucas
Aug 2, 2014
John J. Lucas, 78, of Exeter Twp., passed away Saturday, August 2nd at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Nancy D. (Ulmer) Lucas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Earl and Catherine (Sabbath) Lucas. Surviving along with his wife are children: Mark E., John R., and Linda D. Lucas. Funeral services will...
Wilson L. Buchert Jr
Jul 31, 2014
Wilson L. Buchert Jr., 79, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, July 31st at his residence. He was the widower of Lillian M. (Schlott) Buchert, who passed away October 6, 2010. They had shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Wilson L. Buchert Sr. and Mary (Dries) Buchert. Wilson was employed by...
Donald G. "Dicker" Shappell
Jul 24, 2014
Donald G. "Dicker" Shappell, 85, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at ManorCare in Laureldale. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Melvin A. and Edna S. (Hieter) Shappell. Donald was employed by Carpenter Steel as a pulpit operator for 38 1/2 years, retiring in 1987. He served in the U.S. Army. He was...
Sharon R. (Weitzel) Rebholz
Jul 24, 2014
Sharon R. (Weitzel) Rebholz, 61, of Shillington, passed into the presence of the Lord in the evening hours of Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Born November 1, 1952 in Berks County, she was the daughter of Ruth E. (Seidel) Weitzel and the late Keith C. Weitzel. Sharon was a loving wife, caring mother, and ever-supportive...
Robert "Bob" Lauser
Jul 19, 2014
Robert "Bob" Lauser, 73, of Leesport, passed away early Saturday morning, July 19, 2014 at the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of (Mary) Jane (Holland) Lauser. Bob and Jane were married on June 13, 1964. Born February 13, 1941 in Ormrod, PA, Lehigh County, he was the son of the late Peter Klapko and Catherine (Lauser). Bob attended Whitehall...
Ellen S. Zerbe
Jul 17, 2014
Ellen S. Zerbe, 98, passed away Thursday July 17th in the Laurel Living Center, Hamburg, Tilden Twp., where she had been a resident for four years. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Raymond D. Schlappich and Carrie S. (Ohlinger) Schlappich. She was formerly employed by the Berkshire Knitting Mill in Wyomissing, Camp Industries in Reading,...
Richard M. Crossley
Jul 15, 2014
Richard M. Crossley, Jr., who had also been known as "Jr.", 69, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away early Tuesday morning, July 15, 2014 at the Reading Hospital. Born in Barto, PA, he was the son of the late Richard M. Crossley, Sr. and Doris (Epler). Richard had been employed as a forklift operator for Dana Corp. for 37 years and...
Ralph W. Lebo
Jul 12, 2014
Ralph W. Lebo, 87, of Shillington, Cumru Twp., passed away Saturday, July 12th in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was married to the late Jean (Schaeffer) Lebo who passed away June 1989. Born in Bern Twp., he was the son of the late Earl T. and Virgie I. (Strause) Lebo. He was a member of Salem Bellemané�a�a��s...
JoAnn C. (Kutzamanis) Thompson
Jul 8, 2014
JoAnn C. Thompson, 72, of Exeter Township died unexpectedly July 8, 2014, at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in West Reading on March 19, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Steven J. and Anna C. (Newmoyer) Kutzamanis. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack F. Thompson, in 2002, after 32 years of marriage. A 1960 graduate...
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