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Jean C. Brice (Poper)
Dec 28, 2022
Jean C. (Poper) Brice, 84, formerly of St. Lawrence and Ocean View, Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown where she resided since October. Forever grateful for the many special angels that surrounded us in memory care and touched our hearts as mom took her final journey. She was the wife of the late Robert...
Lawrence E. Longlott
Dec 23, 2022
Lawrence E. Longlott, 87, of Reading, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jean C. (Long) Longlott, who passed away January 31, 2022. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Mirabella) Longlott. Lawrence graduated from Central Catholic High School. He was a stock...
Cheryl J Kimmel (Ketterer)
Dec 23, 2022
Cheryl J. (Ketterer) Kimmel, 78, of Exeter, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harry Kimmel, who passed away October 02, 2021. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mildred (Hillman) Ketterer. Cheryl graduated from Reading High School. She was a radiology technologist for...
Dale R Hess
Dec 22, 2022
Dale R Hess, 81, of Exeter township passed away peacefully on Thursday December 22, 2022 with his twin daughters by his side. He was predeceased by his loving wife Gale on February 21, 2019, whom he was married to for 58 years. Born on August 16, 1941, to parents LeRoy and Luella (Wisser) Hess of Wyomissing, Dale grew up on...
Dorothy B Harris (Hilbert)
Dec 21, 2022
Dorothy B. "Dottie" (Hilbert) Harris, 96, of Geigertown, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, in Reading Hospital. She was the widow of Robert G. Harris who passed away February 11, 1983. Born in St. Lawrence, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Emma (Brown) Hilbert. She graduated from Mount Penn High School in 1944 and the Reading...
Clara Patricia "Pat" Burkhart (Turbush)
Dec 21, 2022
Clara Patricia Burkhart (Pat); April 17, 1925 to December 21, 2022, (97); last residing at Covenant Living of Colorado, 9153 Yarrow St, Westminster, CO.; she passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2022 at 11:45pm, in North Suburban Hospital, Westminster, CO. She was the wife of John Harold Snyder (deceased) from 1946 to October 1974 and remarried to Edwin F. Burkhart...
Bonnie J Feicht (Matz)
Dec 20, 2022
Bonnie J (Matz) Feicht, 82, of Oley, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in her home. She was the wife of the late Karl E. Feicht, who passed away March 23, 2006. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James and Irene (Bachman) Matz. Bonnie attended Reading High School and was a member of St...
John V Mintz
Dec 20, 2022
John V. Mintz, 75, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth A. (Castor) Mintz, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, he was the son of the late Adam and Grace (Orlandino) Mintz. John graduated from high school in Bitburg, Germany...
Barry Peterman
Dec 18, 2022
Barry Peterman, 78, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Christine Peterman, who passed away May 26, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Morris and Betty (Miller) Peterman. He was a graduate of Samuel J. Tilden High School. Barry worked...
Allegra Kathryn Grabey (Yoder)
Dec 18, 2022
Allegra Kathryn (Yoder) Grabey, 84, of Leesport, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Charles Henry Grabey, who passed away in 2007. Born in Reiffton, PA, she was one of five children of the late Scott and Myrtle (Seidel) Yoder. Allegra obtained her GED from Reading High School and went...
Elizabeth Mesisca (Costabile)
Dec 14, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" (Costabile) Mesisca, 89, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in Berkshire Commons. She was the wife of the late Nicholas Mesisca. Nicholas and Elizabeth were married in 1953, and spent 62 years of marriage together before his passing in 2016. Born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Rose (Negro)...
Anna Ruth Lubas (Kleckner)
Dec 14, 2022
Anna Ruth (Kleckner) Lubas, 93, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in Berkshire Commons. She was the wife of the late John F. Lubas, who passed away July 2014. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Catherine (Clouser) Kleckner. Anna graduated from Reading High School, class of 1947. She was a...
Elsie Marie Snyder (Diener)
Dec 13, 2022
Elsie Marie (Diener) Snyder, 89, of Reading, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Coupeville, Washington. She was the wife of the late Herbert Snyder who passed away in 2008. Born in Stony Creek Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy B. and Alice (Palm) Diener. She was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School,...
Nicolas H. Juergensen
Dec 11, 2022
Nicolas H. Juergensen, 78, formerly of Exeter and Reading, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, in Renaissance Senior Home, Orwigsburg, Pa. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Adolf and Mary L. (Locke) Juergensen. Nick graduated from Lycoming College with a BA in Psychology. He held various positions throughout his working career. He worked...
Gustave R. Kihlstrom
Dec 4, 2022
Gustave R. Kihlstrom Jr., 90, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, in Berkshire Commons. He was the husband of Betty Ann (Garner) Kihlstrom, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Gustave and Anna (Nilson) Kihlstrom. Gus graduated from South Lancaster Academy in Massachusetts. He proudly...
Emma M. Stewart (Ott)
Dec 2, 2022
Emma M. (Ott) Stewart, 87, of Birdsboro, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Stewart. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James and Lydia (Resteau) Ott. Emma attended Abington High School. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Bensalem, and the Animal...
Zarko Mitov
Nov 30, 2022
Zarko Mitov, 74, of Exeter, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Maia (Dimitrova) Mitova. Born in Bulgaria, was the son of the late Ivan and Stanka (Damianova) Mitov Zarko was a gymnast coach for 46 years. In addition to his wife, Zarko is survived by his children; Silvia Hutchinson, and Liubomir...
Andrew T. Kline Sr.
Nov 29, 2022
Andrew T. Kline Sr., "Andy", 73, of Limekiln, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Susan J. (Seamans) Kline, with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage on June 15, 2022. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he was the son of the late James and Claire (Klein) Kline. Andy graduated from Central...
John Michael Yerger Ii
Nov 29, 2022
John Michael Yerger II, 31, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ann Marie "Nancy" Scherer, and John Michael Yerger, Philadelphia. John graduated from Antietam High School. He worked many jobs throughout his life, lastly working at Walmart as a sales associate. John is survived by his...
R. Elaine Wegman
Nov 25, 2022
R. Elaine Wegman, 81, of Oley Township, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, in Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Reading. Born in Oley, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Myron and Arlene (Redcay) Wegman. She was a graduate of Exeter High School, class of 1958, and went on to work in the food service industry. Elaine was...
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