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Edith Gene Rochelle (Barr)
Jun 5, 2022
Edith Gene (Barr) Rochelle, 96, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Berkshire Commons. She was the wife of the late Robert (Bob) Edwin Rochelle. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Alice (Brubaker) Barr. Gene was a 1943 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School. She was employed as a stenographer for...
Donald J. Campbell
Jun 3, 2022
Donald J. Campbell, 97, of Reinholds, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Weand) Campbell. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Daniel and Emma (Christ) Campbell. Donald loved hunting, fishing and traveling. He was the last surviving Charter Member of the Running Deer Association since...
Grover Richard Bennett
Jun 2, 2022
Grover Richard Bennett, 78, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Mary (Kozak) Bennett. Born in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Robert and Blanche (Adams) Bennett. Grover worked in shipping and receiving at Kiwi Brands Inc. in Douglassville...
Ruth E Carver (Coller)
May 30, 2022
Ruth Evelyn (Coller) Carver, age 95, of St Lawrence, passed away on Monday May 30, 2022 at Complete Care at Berkshire Center in Exeter following a brief illness. A special thanks to the team at Berkshire Center for taking good care of her. She was the wife of the late Jay D. Carver, who died February 9, 1986. Jay was...
Floyd "Steve" H Burkhart
May 29, 2022
Floyd H. "Steve" Burkhart, 78, of Limekiln, PA, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2022. He was married to his high-school sweetheart, Carol for 59 years. Steve graduated with the Exeter Sr. High School "Class of '62" and was a machinist all his life, where he made some life long friends. Dad lived a good life,...
Richard "Dick" P Prussman
May 28, 2022
Richard P. "Dick" Prussman, 75, of Muhlenberg, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Linda Prussman. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William J. and Cleida (Williams) Prussman. Dick attended Exeter High School and proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Dick enjoyed...
Edward J Smith
May 27, 2022
Edward J. Smith, 67, of Bern Township, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Veronica (Renkus) Smith, of Bern Township. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Smith and Mary G. (Fucci) Smith McClelland. Ed graduated from Central Catholic High School....
Debra A Luckenbill-Pflum
May 26, 2022
Debra A. Luckenbill-Pflum, 62, of Muhlenberg, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of William E. Pflum Jr., of Birdsboro. Born in York, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Lucille (Miller) Luckenbill. Debra graduated from Muhlenberg High School and was a member of Faith...
Charles G Shultz Iii
May 22, 2022
Charles G. Shultz III, 61, of Birdsboro, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Joy (Maurer) Shultz, of Birdsboro. Born in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Waltraud (Reidt) Shultz, of Exeter Township, and the late Charles G. Shultz Jr. Charles graduated from Fleetwood High School...
Vernon D Levengood
May 21, 2022
Vernon D. Levengood, 93, of Wyomissing, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in his home. He was the husband of Shirley (Stock) Levengood, of Wyomissing, with whom he celebrated 19 years of marriage. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Gerald and Alice (Offner) Levengood. Vernon started his working career working in a hosiery, then...
Gail Clifford (Bryant)
May 19, 2022
Gail (Bryant) Clifford, 78, of Douglassville, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 15, 1943 to the late Herbert Lewis and Ada (Nash) Bryant formerly of Ashland, Virginia. Gail's grandmother, mother, and she shared the same birth month and day. She is survived by her loving husband, Curtis D....
Linda Lou Reider (Himmelreich)
May 16, 2022
Linda Lou (Himmelreich) Reider, 74, of Douglassville, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Tommy H. Reider, who passed away February 13, 2014. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Nichlas) Himmelreich. Linda attended Oley Valley High School. Linda is survived by her...
Larry K Wolfgang
May 12, 2022
Larry K. Wolfgang, 66, of Shillington, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Linda (Beck) Wolfgang. Born in Pottstown, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Bertha (Wengert) Wolfgang. He was a graduate of Pottstown High School and went on to work for Threshold and for Mrs. Smith for...
Robert L. Thomas
May 10, 2022
Robert L. Thomas, 90, of Douglassville, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Jefferson Lansdale Hospital. He was the husband of the late Helen (Supco) Thomas. The youngest of four children, Robert was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Warren and Catherine (Colosimo) Thomas. Robert worked at Rixie Paper Products in Pottstown for over...
Marie Ann Ash (Gantkowski)
May 8, 2022
Marie Ann (Gantkowski) Ash, 66, of Reading, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her husband Richard Ash. Born January 31, 1956 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Betty M. (Marshall) and Henry K. Gantkowski. She was predeceased by a husband,...
Genevieve J. Luksie (Mackowiak)
May 7, 2022
Genevieve J. (Mackowiak) Luksie, 90, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Berkshire Center. She was the wife of the late Stephen E. Luksie, who passed away April 17, 2018. Born in Reading, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Julia (Szafran) Mackowiak and was a member of St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C....
Erna C. Breithaupt (Boettcher)
Apr 29, 2022
Erna C. (Boettcher) Breithaupt, 100, of Reiffton, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Berkshire Center. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Elsie Boettcher. She was a graduate of Dunmore High School and the valedictorian of the class of 1939. She and her late husband, Robert H. “Breity” Breithaupt, began an adventure...
Molly Faith Hathaway
Apr 25, 2022
Molly F. Hathaway, 13, passed away peacefully in her home on April 25, 2022, surrounded by her family. Molly was a sixth grader at Reiffton School and attended NorthStar United Methodist Church, Exeter Township. Molly had a very special gift for bringing out the best in people. She never spoke a word, but somehow changed the world. She taught so...
Neva M. Pond (Galloway)
Apr 24, 2022
Neva M. (Galloway) Pond, 86, of St Lawrence, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Pond Jr. who passed September 30, 1998. Born in Wyalusing, PA, she was the daughter of the late Silas E. and Viola D. (Harring) Galloway. Neva was a...
Fern L. Gechter (Weaver)
Apr 21, 2022
Fern L. (Weaver) Gechter, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Country Meadows. She was the wife of the late Robert Gechter. Fern is survived by her children, Daniel Gechter, of Florida, and Nancy Gechter, of Reading. Services will be private. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.LutzFuneralHome.com
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