Obituaries

William Metzinger

Nov 26, 2023

William J. Metzinger III of Mt. Penn, PA passed away on Sunday, November 26. He was the husband of Lori Castor. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late William J. Metzinger II and Diane (Zettlemoyer) Snyder. Bill graduated from Wyomissing High School and attended Penn State University. Bill is remembered for his boyish smile and quick...

Donald B. Whitney Jr.

Nov 25, 2023

Donald B. Whitney Jr., of Blandon, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia M. (Mazurkiewicz) Whitney. Born in Bristol, PA, he was the son of the late Donald B. Whitney Sr., and Katherine C. (Carl) Whitney.

Don was a graduate of Abington High School and Drexel University where he obtained his Bachelor's...

Russell R. Herbein Jr.

Nov 23, 2023

Russell R. Herbein Jr., 76, of Sinking Spring, PA, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, in Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the co-owner of Petrucci's Ice Cream. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Russell R. and Ruth E. (Schade) Herbein Sr. Russell graduated from Wilson High School, class of 1964. He...

David Regar

Nov 23, 2023

David B. Regar, 84, of St. Lawrence, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. He was the widower of Barbara A. (Hawk) Regar, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Doris B. (Bennett) Regar. Dave graduated from Muhlenberg High School, class of...

Fern Pondo

Nov 21, 2023

Fern M. (Hess) Pondo, 97, born on February 28, 1926 in Oley, passed away November 21, 2023 at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel (Hilbert) Hess. Fern was the widow of Albert C. Pondo. She is survived by her son Louis, husband of Diane Pondo, daughter Lisa Bagdon, wife...

Betty Shade

Nov 19, 2023

Betty Shade, 86, of Reading, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 in Complete Care of Berkshire. She was the wife of Floyd Shade, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Bloomington, IL, she was the daughter of the late William Brice and Viola (Roberts) and Francis Hoog.

 

In addition to her husband, Betty is...

Florence Beadle

Nov 14, 2023

On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Florence Beadle passed away at the age of 95. Born March 3, 1928 to Catherine (Lesher) and Charles Schlabach, she worked for Bell Telephone Company for 35 years as an executive secretary until her retirement in 1985. Florence was a member of Trinity U.C.C.

She traveled extensively with her predeceased friend John Beadle to many...

Judith Jacobs

Nov 13, 2023

Judith Ann (Livingood) Jacobs, 81, of Exeter Township, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 at her home. She was the wife of the late Neal M. Jacobs, who passed away in 2022. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late George Smith and Mildred Elizabeth (Roberts) Livingood. Judith graduated from Reading High School, and went on...

Audrey Moyer

Nov 4, 2023

Audrey E. (Grumbling) Moyer, 81, of Oley, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023 in her home. She was the wife of the late Carl E. Moyer Sr., who passed away in 2004. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Violet (Faber) Grumbling. Audrey attended Fritztown High School and was a deli clerk at...

Henry P. Skowron

Oct 29, 2023

Henry P. Skowron, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023 in Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Henry fought a courageous battle to the very end. He was the husband of Mary Jane (Pizzuto) Skowron, with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Hamelin, Germany, he was the son of the late Konstanty...

Doreen Lynne Stanley

Oct 26, 2023

Doreen Lynne (Kantner) Stanley, 67, of St. Lawrence, PA, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Valley Forge, PA, she was the daughter of Janet (Evans) Vroman and the late Neil LeRoy Kantner. Doreen graduated from Exeter High School, class of 1973. She loved cooking and baking, and was truly amazing at it. Doreen...

Daniel L. Schappell

Oct 25, 2023

Daniel L. Schappell, 57, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of Lee Schappell and the late Catherine E. (Shubrooks) Stump. Dan graduated from Reading High School, and went on to work as a baker at Sweet Street Desserts for many years.

In addition to his father,...

Mary C. Swavely

Oct 24, 2023

Mary C. (Stapleton) Swavely, 103, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023 in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul B. Swavely. Born in Boyertown, she was the daughter of the late Samuel P. and Andora M. (Miller) Stapleton. Mary was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church.

Mary is survived by her two daughters Sherri...

Dorothy Haring

Oct 23, 2023

Dottie Haring, 60, of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, passed away on October 23, 2023 in her home. She was the wife of Randy Haring. Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of Audrey (Reading) McAbee and the late John McAbee.

Dottie was a graduate of Ft. Lauderdale University Class of 1983, earning her bachelors degree at 19 years old. She was...

Lenard Stuart Lieberman

Oct 23, 2023

Lenard Stuart Lieberman, 64, of Reading, PA, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023 in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Honorable Calvin Lieberman and A. Jean (Fehr) Lieberman. Lenard graduated from Central Catholic High School where he played football. He continued his education at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, where he achieved...

Dorothy Breitegam

Oct 14, 2023

Dorothy D. (Davis) Breitegam, 98, of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 in Lauderdale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Manda (Ucynski) Davis. Dorothy graduated from Mt. Penn High School and was a member of First Baptist Church of Reading. Dorothy was the secretary for...

Barry Wunder

Oct 13, 2023

Barry Lee Wunder, 76, of Cumru Township, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 13, 2023 in his home. He was the husband of Aneta L. (Stoudt) Wunder, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Harrison and Mildred (Steinbraunn) Wunder. Barry graduated from Muhlenberg High School where he excelled...

David M. Shirk Jr.

Oct 13, 2023

David M. Shirk Jr., 85, of Mohnton, PA, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of the late Darlene E. (Trostle) Shirk. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late David M. Shirk Sr., and Bertha (Wiker) Shirk. David proudly served his country in the United States...

Kenneth Sweitzer

Oct 12, 2023

Kenneth R. Sweitzer Jr., 61, of Reading, PA, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Kenneth R. Sweitzer Sr. and Ann (Reinoehl) Sweitzer.

Kenneth is survived by his children; Megan Poznanski (Matt), Jacob Sweitzer (Dawn), and Nicholas Sweitzer (Kaylin). He is also survived by his grandchildren;...

Janet P. Lutz

Oct 11, 2023

Janet P. Lutz, 97, of Exeter, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Janet was born in Columbia, PA, raised in Lancaster and graduated from McCaskey High School. She studied at Traphagen School of Fashion Design and worked on Wall Street while in New York. Janet was also an IBM operator at Lancaster...