Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Reading, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Darlene A Geiger (Randazzo)
Jul 11, 2021
Darlene A (Randazzo) Geiger, 73, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Jeanette (Gollob) Randazzo. Darlene was a manager at Turkey Hill for many years. Darlene is survived by her children Shawn, Norlina, Bambi; nine grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. She is also...
Angeline A Arnidis (Crimaldi)
Jul 10, 2021
Angeline A. (Crimaldi) Arnidis, 94, of Reiffton, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Fotios Arnidis, who passed away January 30, 2015. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose (Spinnato) Crimaldi. Angeline graduated from Reading Catholic High School and was a member of St. Catherine...
Loren Clements
Jul 7, 2021
Loren Clements, 95, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the partner of Rhea Blankenbiller who passed away July 4, 2002. Born in Bernville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Elwid and Florence (Yeager) Clements. Loren attended Reading High School until he joined and proudly served...
Della F Brunner (Dowhunick)
Jul 7, 2021
Della F. (Dowhunick) Brunner, 63, of Exeter, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of the late William Brunner, who passed away January 21, 2021. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Rose (Speer) Dowhunick, Pottstown, and the late Tony Dowhunick. In addition to her mother, Della is survived...
Jean M Arnold (Griesemer)
Jul 7, 2021
Jean M (Griesemer) Arnold, 79, of St. Lawrence, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late J. Douglas Arnold, who passed away August 28, 2020. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Pauline (Eberly) Griesemer. Jean attended the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, and...
Edwin R. Fritz
Jul 6, 2021
Edwin R. Fritz, 79, of Kenhorst, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Shirley (Hoffman) Fritz with whom he celebrated 60 years of mariage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Leroy and Anna (Whitehead) Fritz. He was a 1959 graduate of Governor Mifflin...
Robert Raymond Saylor
Jul 6, 2021
Robert Raymond Saylor, 95, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Fairlane Gardens - Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Reading, Pa he was the son of the late Arthur and Dorothy (Price) Saylor. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict, and then spent his career working for Carpenter...
Terry Stockton
Jul 3, 2021
Terry Dayle (Brigham) Stockton, 78, of Exeter Township, passed on Saturday, July 3rd, 2021, after an extended illness. Terry was born in Burlington, VT on July 21st, 1942. Her parents, Chandler Blake Brigham and Elene (Stokes) Sartell raised she and her (3) sisters on a farm in Berlin, VT. Even though Terry lived in Pennsylvania for over 50 years, she...
Kathleen Rainey (Harte)
Jul 1, 2021
Kathleen (Harte) Rainey, 84, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at her home in Lower Alsace Township. She was the wife of Thomas J. Rainey, who passed away June 5, 2002. Born in London, England, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Hanoria (Kelly) Harte and was a member of St Catherine Of Siena R.C.C. Kathleen worked...
Joan E Zaharis
Jun 27, 2021
Joan E (Martin) Zaharis, 91, of Mt Penn, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Manor Care Montgomeryville. She was the wife of the late George Zaharis. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ethel (Mosser) Martin and sister to the late Patsy (Martin) Dreher. Joan was a 1948 graduate of Reading High School...
George H. Monshower
Jun 27, 2021
George H. Monshower, 97, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Berkshire Center. He was the husband of the late Fern (Lorah) Monshower, who passed away February 2015. Born in Reading, Pa, he was the son of the late George H. Sr. and Bessie (Wentzel) Monshower. George graduated from Reading High School and then attended Wharton...
Jacqueline L. Edmonds (Kline)
Jun 23, 2021
Jacqueline L. (Kline) Edmonds, 84, of Exeter Township passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, while surrounded by her family in Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Ellis John Edmonds, who passed away December 24, 2019. Born in Reading PA, she was the daughter of the late Sterns Kline and Ruth (Kantner)...
David R Sawyer
Jun 21, 2021
David R. Sawyer, 42, of Oley Township, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, in his home. He was the husband of Jennifer (Quinton) Sawyer. Born in Bethlehem, Pa, he was the son of Deanna (Mearhoff) Sawyer; New Jersey, and the late Thomas Sawyer, Allentown, PA. David attended Catasauqua High School, and graduated from Lincoln Technical Institute with an associates...
Elizabeth Rekasi (Abonyi)
Jun 17, 2021
Elizabeth (Abonyi) Rekasi, 97, of Reiffton, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Ephrata Manor. She was the wife of the late Emil Rekasi Sr. who passed away in February 2005. Born in Cinkota, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jolanka (Molnar) Abonyi. Elizabeth was a member of St. Catherine Of Siena Chapel. She worked...
Helen R. Huyett (Huyett)
Jun 14, 2021
Helen R. Huyett, (Retired, USAF Lt. Col.) 100, of Wyomissing, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021, in The Highlands at Wyomissing. Born in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. Sr. and Helen (Rittenhouse) Huyett of Green Tree Acres. She was a 1938 graduate of Reading High School, and attended the University of Maryland Military...
Virginia M "Ginny" Fegley
Jun 13, 2021
Virginia M. "Ginny" Fegley, 71, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Laurel Center, Hamburg. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clyde A. Sr. and Mary Jane (Strause) Fegley. Ginny was a graduate of Reading High in 1967 and was a machine operator at Hershey Ludens Candy Company for 23 years until...
Steven J. Krize
Jun 12, 2021
Steven J. Krize, 71, of Muhlenberg, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021, in his home. He was the husband of Katina (Syrellis) Krize. Born and raised in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Jeannine (Aulenbach) Krize. Steve was a graduate of both Muhlenberg High School and Wesley College and served in the United...
Hailey Jude Brady
Jun 9, 2021
Baby girl Hailey Jude Brady, of Birdsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, at the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of Timothy Brady and Christine (McMenamin) Brady. In addition to her parents, Hailey is survived by her sisters Lorelai and Delainey Brady; grandfather Daniel McMenamin, Ireland; grandparents Kevin and Jalaine Brady, Birdsboro; great grandmother...
David Sonon
Jun 8, 2021
David Sonon, 85, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, peacefully at his home in Exeter Township. David was born on August 31, 1935 to the late Ralph and Miriam (Ecks) Sonon in Reading, Pa. He married Dorothy (nee Waszkiewicz) on May 31, 1958. They were married for 41 years until her death in March of 2000. He later married...
Meredith I Mccloskey
Jun 1, 2021
To remember Meredith...one immediately smiles. She exuded a welcoming, inclusive, spontaneously controlled energy. One couldn’t help but to feel and feed off of her presence. To remember Meredith…one can feel her deep felt and genuine sense of community, her love of neighbors, compassion, kindness and genuine warmth to those both new and known to her. To remember Meredith...one recalls her...

