Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Reading, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Eliza Drain
Nov 26, 2018
Eliza P. Drain, 97, of Douglassville, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Raymond S. Drain, who passed away on December 6, 2017. Born in Augusta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Elizabeth White. Eliza graduated from Birdsboro High School and was a member...
Zenta Thomas
Nov 24, 2018
Zenta Laimdota Liepaskalns Thomas, 84 of Reading, Pa passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 in her beloved home of almost 60 years. Inspirational role model, inveterate exerciser, lover of nature, spirited dancer, world traveler, intrepid gardener (and pick-axer), loving wife & mother…Zenta was born at home in a remote, idyllic farmhouse in Ape, Latvia in 1934. She grew...
Emily Mckinney
Nov 23, 2018
Emily G. McKinney, 102, formerly of Reading, Stony Creek Mills and Adamstown, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018, in her home in Raleigh, NC. She was the wife of Charles R. McKinney for 37 years, who passed away in 1985. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Gertrude E. (Bortle) Knouse....
Elizabeth Levan
Nov 18, 2018
Elizabeth R. LeVan, 89, formerly of Reading, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, in her home in Bluffton, SC. She was the wife of Llewellyn Roger "Lew" LeVan, who passed away on January 29, 2011. Born in West Reading, PA , she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ruth (Keim) Koch. Elizabeth attended Kutztown University...
Ardell White
Nov 17, 2018
Ardell L. White, 97, formerly of Reading, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018, in Sylvan Health Systems, Health Care Regency Oaks Nursing Home in Clearwater, FL. She was the wife of William C. White, who passed away in 1991. Born in Gouglersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lillian (Krick) Winters. Ardell worked as a self-employed...
Mary Harper
Nov 14, 2018
Mary Louise Harper, 91, of Exeter, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in Keystone Villa - Douglassville. She was the wife of Robert Eagle Harper, who passed away on July 2, 2017. Born in Reading, PA , she was the daughter of the late Ira and Annie Mae (Hill) Hartman. Mary graduated from Mt. Penn High School and...
Bradley Katz
Nov 7, 2018
Bradley H. Katz, 86, formerly of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in his home. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Witman) Katz, who passed away May 8, 2010. Born in Reading, PA , he was the son of the late Howard J. and Evelyn D. (Wolf) Katz. Bradley was a graduate of Reading High School...
Betty Mell
Nov 5, 2018
Betty R. Mell, 88, of Stony Creek, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, in her home. She was the wife of Richard Mell who passed away on July 27, 1965. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania , she was the daughter of the late Henry Messner and Edna (Huyett) Lantz as well as her foster parents, the late Richard and...
Russell Wilby
Nov 1, 2018
Russell J. Wilby, 91, of Denver, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018, in his home. He was the husband of Kathryn R. "Kitty" (Arnold) Wilby. Born in Rockland, PA, he was the son of the late Rusell and Helen Wilby and proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a supervisor in the electrical industry. Russell is...
Frederick Winne Jr
Oct 26, 2018
Frederick P. Winne, Jr., 89, formerly of Mt. Penn and Wyomissing, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, in Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp. He was the husband of Joan R. (Redd) Winne, who passed away on May 28, 2010. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Frederick P. Winne, Sr. and Marion (Foldy) Black....
Arthur Eckert
Oct 25, 2018
Arthur W. Eckert, 91, of Ocean City MD, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018, in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury Md. He was the husband of Betty (Beck) Eckert who passed away November 11, 2008. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Hiram and Katie (Faust) Eckert. Arthur was a member of the United States...
Marion Phillips
Oct 24, 2018
Marion W. Phillips passed away peacefully at the age of 96, on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Doylestown Hospital. She was born on November 22, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York. Marion was the daughter of William and Gladys (Kerst) Walton. She moved to Allendale, NJ after marrying Jack Phillips and it was here where they raised their two boys....
Miriam Haring
Oct 22, 2018
Miriam R. "Mim" Haring, 93, of Reading, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, in Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Stewart K. Haring whom she married on October 16, 1971. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Florence M. (DeTemple-Quinter) Drace. Miriam was a...
Samuel Mcdonough Sr
Oct 22, 2018
Samuel H. McDonough Sr., 75, of 522 Main St, Blandon, Pa, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 in Manor Care Center, Sinking Spring. He was the beloved husband of Michelle (Violetti) McDonough for 35 years. He was born in Reading, Pa, the son of the late Walter L. McDonough and Minerva H. (Schadler) Henry, and step son of the...
Samuel Dewald
Oct 20, 2018
Samuel Clifford DeWald, 87 of Exeter Township, passed away, October 20, 2018 in his home after a 6 month battle with cancer. Born in Reading, PA, June 24, 1931, the only child of Clifford and Alice DeWald, Samuel (Sam) was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School where he participated in a variety of school shows and student government...
Genevieve Mcanally
Oct 15, 2018
Genevieve C. (Gildea) McAnally, 90, passed away at Penn State Health, Saint Joseph Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2018. Born in Mount Carmel on November 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius R. and Mary (Fidnarick) Gildea. She was a 1945 graduate of Mt. Carmel Catholic High School and a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph Hospital...
Robert Debeck
Oct 6, 2018
Robert E. "Bob" DeBeck, 83, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Dorothy H. (Wesolowski) DeBeck. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Edmund and Sarah (Bright) DeBeck. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. Bob is survived by one daughter Debra...
Nicholas D'Alonzo Iii
Oct 5, 2018
Nicholas A. D'Alonzo, III, 77, of Exeter, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Schaefer) D'Alonzo. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Matilda (Vitullo) D'Alonzo. Nick attended Germantown Academy, received a BS in...
Charles Chamuras Jr
Oct 4, 2018
Charles A. Chamuras, Jr., 76, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018, in his home. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Fegley) Chamuras, who passed away on February 27, 2006. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles A. Sr., and Kathryn M. (Billman) Chamuras. Charles was a member of the VFW...
Robert Delong Sr
Oct 2, 2018
Robert G. DeLong, Sr., 89, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, in Berks Heim. He was the husband of Elizabeth R. (Bauder) DeLong. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Armand and Esther (Wagner) DeLong. Robert graduated from Reading High School in 1947 and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church,...