Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Reading, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Steven Bauscher
Jan 11, 2022
Steven Bauscher, 45, of Mt. Penn, went on to be with our Lord on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was the husband of Norma J. Cope. Born in Reading, he was the son of Forrest Rodney Bauscher companion of Vickey Lightner of West Lawn and Patricia (Nagle) Bauscher of Muhlenberg. Steve was a 1994 graduate of Wilson High School where...
Donald Schwambach
Jan 11, 2022
Donald Schwambach, 80, of St. Lawrence, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Reading Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Betty C. (Schaeffer) Schwambach, of St. Lawrence, with whom he celebrated 61 and half years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John and Verna (Schaeffer)...
Stylianos Philippides
Jan 10, 2022
Stylianos A. Philippides, 69, of Reading, passed away on January 10, 2022 at Chestnut Knoll in Boyertown. A proud native of Kythrea, Cyprus, he was the eldest son of the late Andreas G. Philippides and Evdokia Athanasiadou. Stylianos, or “Stelios” as he was fondly known, was a devoted father of Andrea, Nicholas, Kari,and Tara. He was a big brother to...
Mike Shannon
Jan 8, 2022
Edward P. Gallagher, most commonly known as Mike Shannon, 67, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Wanda (Wagner) Gallagher. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anne (Duffy) Gallagher. He graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School, and went on to earn his...
Martha J. Lutz (Clay)
Jan 8, 2022
Martha J. (Clay) Lutz, 94, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in ManorCare Health Services-Sinking Spring. She was the wife of Richard K. Lutz who passed in 2001. Born in Robesonia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Wenrich) Clay. Martha was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and she was...
James L Mccullough
Jan 5, 2022
James L. McCullough, 71, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Kurtz) McCullough, of Reading, with whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage with. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lee and Iva (Fair) McCullough. Jim graduated from...
Mark A. Rea
Jan 2, 2022
Mark A. Rea, 59, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, in ManorCare Health Services-Sinking Spring. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Roger L. and Catherine M. (Stoyer) Rea. Mark worked for Threshold for over 30 years. Mark is survived by his siblings; Steve R. Rea, of Reading, and Marcy, wife of...
William L Stieff
Jan 2, 2022
William L. (Bill) Stieff, 88, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Mary Jane (Kemp) Stieff, of Exeter Township, with whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Galen and Florence (Oakes) Stieff. Bill graduated from Mt. Penn High...
Harold Lee Shade
Jan 1, 2022
Harold "Lee" Shade, 66, of Stony Creek Mills, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in his home. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he was the son of Floyd H. and Betty L. (Brice) Shade, of Stony Creek. Lee was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School and then went on to work as a NC Operator for Specialty Design for...
Joyce M. Hyatt
Jan 1, 2022
Joyce M. (Bergman) Hyatt, 86, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Florence (Seifert) Bergman. She was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, and went on to work as a secretary at CarTech for many years. Joyce loved bowling and playing BINGO...
Arlene A. Adinolfi (Sybalski)
Jan 1, 2022
Arlene A. (Sybalski) Adinolfi, 80, of Lake Ariel, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Raymond J. Adinolfi. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Chefchuk) Sybalski. She was a graduate of William Cullen Bryant High School,...
Ray Brubaker
Dec 31, 2021
J. Raymond Brubaker, 87, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021, in The Highlands at Wyomissing. Ray was born to Jay Martin and Myrtle (Peters) Brubaker on a farm in Lancaster County where the Brubaker family settled over 300 years ago. Perhaps his love of history grew from the deep roots of his Lancaster heritage. Ray was...
Melody G Bauroth-Sherman
Dec 24, 2021
Melody G. Bauroth-Sherman, 17, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, in her home. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Eric Sherman and Anastasia Bauroth. Melody was a student at Exeter Township Senior High School and was a member of the marching band, track and field, cross country, Reading Olympics, Science Olympiad, Quizbowl,...
Robert P. Hampton
Dec 23, 2021
Robert P. Hampton, 92, of Coopersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, in St Luke's Hospital Upper Bucks Campus. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane (Lightcap) Hampton, who passed away January 5, 2013. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Katherine Hampton. Robert proudly served his country as Military Police in The...
James "Jimmy" J. Kimpland
Dec 23, 2021
James "Jimmy" J. Kimpland, 41, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021. He was the husband of Corinne Kimpland, of Whitehall Township. Born in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Roger J. and Sharon A. (Dunlap) Kimpland, of Exeter Township. Jimmy graduated from Exeter Senior Highschool in 1999, and he was a roofer for 20...
Dr. Doreen M Fisher-Bammer
Dec 23, 2021
Dr. Doreen M. Fisher-Bammer, 50, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, in her home. She was the wife of Thomas H. Bammer III. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Fisher and Janet (Schiffner) Faust, Muhlenberg. Doreen graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1989, and she got two Bachelor's and her...
William Dampman
Dec 21, 2021
William Dampman, 70, of Mt Penn, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Bonnie (Mintzer) Dampman, of Mt. Penn, with whom he celebrated 49 years of marriage. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William E. and Miriam (Schrantz) Dampman. Bill graduated from Owen J Roberts High School....
Bailey Rhea Jones
Dec 20, 2021
Bailey Rhea Jones, 78, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Patricia (Vermillion) Jones, with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage. Born in Wharton, Texas, he was the son of the late Chester and Cecil (Rhea) Jones. Bailey graduated from Lamar High School...
Karen E High
Dec 19, 2021
Karen E. High, 53, of Mohnton, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Rodney and Kathleen (Scheuring) High of Mohnton. Karen graduated from Exeter High School, she then went on to graduate from Alvernia University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Karen loved to craft and monogram in...
Thomas A Gottschall
Dec 18, 2021
Thomas A. Gottschall, 79, of Spring Township, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, in his home with Eileen M. (Stavarski) Gottschall, his devoted wife of 57 years, at his side. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Albert Gottschall and Mary (Schultz) Gottschall. Tom was a graduate of Exeter High School, Class of 1960. He...

