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Charles I. Strause
Jun 23, 2013
Charles I. Strause 82 of Bern Township died Sunday morning in the Berks Leisure Living Center. He is survived by his second wife, Margaret L. (Brown) Snyder Strause a guest at Country Meadows. They had been married fifty-one years. His first wife, Mary (Gotshall) predeceased him. Charles was born in Bern Township on May 17, 1931. He was the son...
Doyle L. Showers
Jun 22, 2013
Doyle L. Showers, age 85, of Bernville died Saturday, June 22nd at 2:15 p.m. in his residence with his loving family by his bedside. Also, present was Caring Hospice Services and Aide, Julie, which provided much love and care during his illness. He was the husband of Fay B. (Ney) Showers, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born...
Mabel A. Mengel
Jun 20, 2013
Mabel A. Mengel, 96, formerly of Bernville and Reading, passed away Thursday evening in Manor Care Health Services in Spring Twp. She was the widow of Charles S. Mengel who passed away March 23, 1986. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mabel M. (Hauck) Bosold. Mabel and her late husband Charles operated a...
John "Butch" Tolland
Jun 19, 2013
John J. "Butch" Tolland, Sr. 73 of Muhlenberg Township died Wednesday morning at 4:17 A.M. in his residence. John was the husband of Florence M. (Templin) Tolland. They had been married for thirty-nine years. Mr. Tolland was born in Reading on August 14,1939. He was the son of the late John F. and Fern (Laconsinsh) Tolland. In addition to his...
Bruce A. Reifsnyder
Jun 19, 2013
Bruce A. Reifsnyder, 55, of Bernville, loving husband, son, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away Wednesday June 19th in his residence, surrounded by his family, following a courageous six month battle with cancer. He was married to Diane "DeeDee" B. (Evans) Reifsnyder. Born in Savannah, GA, he was the son of William H. and Peggy A. (VonDohren) Reifsnyder of Bernville....
Ralph E. Gambler
Jun 18, 2013
Ralph E. Gambler, 97, of Muhlenberg Township died June 18, 2013 in his residence. He was the widower of Kathryn C. (Henne) Gambler who died September 3, 2008. They had shared 71 years of marriage together. Born August 11, 1915 in Leesport, he was the son of late Irvin and Alice Gambler. Ralph served in the Army Air Force during...
Faye M. Schlegel
Jun 18, 2013
Faye M. Schlegel, 87, formerly of Temple, passed away Tuesday June 18th in Berks Heim where she had been a resident for 4 ½ years. She was the widow of the late Paul L. Schlegel who passed away February 23, 1988. Born in Muhlenberg Twp., she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. Goodman and Lena M. (Dailey) Goodman....
Leroy "Roy" Medaglia
Jun 17, 2013
Leroy R. "Roy" Medaglia 89 of Temple died Monday at 11:30 A.M. in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading. He was the husband of Eleanor (Camilli) Medaglia. They had been married sixty years. Leroy was born in Reading on October 27, 1923. He was the son of the late Lorenzo and Virginia (Damato) Medaglia. In addition to his...
Ann Marie Kirsch
Jun 11, 2013
Ann Marie Kirsch, 83, of Temple, loving mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away Tuesday June 11th in the Lutheran Home At Topton. She was married to the late Miles R. "Red" Kirsch who passed away October 24, 2008. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late B. Franklin Reber, Sr. and Ann (Kennedy) Reber. She graduated from Reading...
Richard S. Bender
Jun 9, 2013
Richard S. Bender, 92, formerly of Mt. Pleasant and the Danken House in Wernersville, passed away Sunday June 9th in Manor Care Health Services, Spring Twp. Born in Penn Twp., he was the son of the late John B. Bender and Sallie F. (Schock) Bender. He was employed by Caron Mills in Robesonia for twenty eight years retiring in 1985....
Joyce A. LaFollette
Jun 5, 2013
Joyce A. LaFollette, 67, of Penn Twp., passed away Wednesday June 5th in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center of natural causes. She was the wife of Eugene E. "Gene" LaFollette. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John H. Epler and Helen K. (Shaw) Epler. She was office manager for B & G Glass in Reading...
Michael J. Demshock III
Jun 5, 2013
Michael J. Demshock, 3rd , 47, loving son and brother, of Maidencreek Twp., formerly of Levittown, passed away Wednesday June 5th in his residence of natural causes. Born in Bristol, Bucks County, he was the son of Anna V. (Tregea) Demshock of Maidencreek Twp. and the late Michael J. Demshock, Jr. He was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman...
Jonathan M. "Jonny" Velez
Jun 4, 2013
Jonathan M. "Jonny" Velez, 21, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away June 1, 2013, while fishing on the Susquehanna River near Peach Bottom. Born in St. Joseph Medical Center on October 7, 1991, he was the son of Edward Velez-Caraballo and Michelle A. (Yelk) Velez of Muhlenberg Twp. Jonny graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 2011. Jonny loved being with his...
Cody C. Moyer
Jun 3, 2013
Cody C. Moyer, 20 of Laureldale died June 1, 2013 while fishing on the Susquehanna river near Peach Bottom. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Michael T. and Candace M. (Brossman) Moyer at home. He was a 2011 graduate of Muhlenberg Township High School and was preparing to enlist in the US Navy. Cody lived life to...
William J. Wirtz III
May 26, 2013
William J. Wirtz, III, 54, of Jefferson Twp., formerly of Warminster, PA, passed away Sunday, May 26th in Reading Hospital & Medical Center of natural causes. Born in Abington, PA, he was the son of Grace Irene (Bisson) Wirtz of Jefferson Twp. and the late William J. Wirtz, Jr. who passed away in 2004. He graduated from Wm Tennett High...
George S. Gechter
May 20, 2013
George S. Gechter, 96, of Bernville passed away on Monday in the residence of his daughter, Irene, with whom he had resided for the past nine years. Born in Exeter Twp., he was married to Elsie Mae Hartman, who died on July 28, 2004. George retired as a farm manager at Ro-Ria Farm in 1984. He was previously employed by...
Timothy J. Botwright
May 18, 2013
Timothy J. Botwright, 63, of Temple, passed away Saturday May 18th in Reading Hospital & Medical Center of natural causes. Timothy was married to Patricia A. (Wolf) Botwright. Born in Hazelton, PA, he was the son of the late Norris J. Botwright and Helen M. (Jenco) Botwright. He was employed by Carpenter Technologies in Reading for thirty years, retiring in...
John V. Halstead Jr
May 16, 2013
John Halstead Jr, loving son of Roseline Johnson of Muhlenberg Twp., and the late John Halstead, now rests in peace. John was employed at Dimensions in Reading before their closing. After, working at his real passion art, some of his works displayed at Goggle Works. An Artist, lover of music, adventurer will be missed by all who loved and knew...
Leon S. Huey
May 16, 2013
Leon S. Huey, 76, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday May 16th in his home. Leon was married to Jean (Henry) Wagner-Huey for 16 years. Born in Muhlenberg Twp., he was the son of the late Samuel Huey and Sarah (Kaucher) Huey. Leon was employed with Berks Packing before his retirement in 2006. He was a member of Riverview Christian...
Clifford O. Unger
May 11, 2013
Clifford O. Unger 85 of Dagsboro, Delaware formerly of Reading died Saturday morning in the residence of his beloved daughter, Carolyn S. wife of Dr. David A. Lawrence. Clifford's daughter and husband cared for him in their home for the past eight years. Clifford was a very giving individual and he will be greatly missed by his family. Clifford was...
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