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Charles "Duke" Eckenroth
Jun 23, 2023
Charles "Duke" Eckenroth, 85, of Reading, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023, in his residence. He was the husband of Anna Eckenroth (McDonough) with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Louis Eckenroth and Edna King (Ginger). Charles enjoyed a long career as a Lieutenant at the Berks...
Debra I. Degroff (Mcconnell)
Jun 22, 2023
Debra I. (McConnell) DeGroff, 69, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Mifflin Center. She was the wife of Douglas B. DeGroff. Born in Fort Wayne, IN, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Brown) McConnell. Debra attended Fort Wayne High Snyder High School and graduated from Bryan High School in Ohio. She...
Olga Castro Ortiz
Jun 19, 2023
Olga Castro Ortiz, 58, of Reading, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Laureldale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Olga was a secretary for a law firm for many years. She loved ice cream, pizza, diet cherry Pepsi, putting puzzles together, and collecting teddy bears. Olga is survived by two brothers and one sister. A graveside service will be...
Miriam A Eller (Kercher)
Jun 16, 2023
Miriam A (Kercher) Eller, 88, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Complete Care At Berkshire. She was the wife of the late Glen Eller Jr, who passed away in 2013. Born in Esterly, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clarence G. and Elsie (Pfeffer) Kercher. Miriam worked at Godiva for many years until...
Joseph L Gombar
Jun 12, 2023
Joseph "Chewy" Lawrence Gombar, 96, of North Coventry Township, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Reading Hospital. Born in Saint Clair, PA, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna (Cherba) Gombar. He was a graduate of Reading High School, and went on to proudly serve his country in The United States Army. Joseph worked as...
Juanita F. Hainly (Hoke)
Jun 12, 2023
Juanita F. (Hoke) Hainly, 81, of Reading, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Earl P. Hainly Jr., who passed away February 2016. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Rolenitus) Hoke. Juanita graduated from Reading High School and was a member of...
Leroy D. Folk
Jun 9, 2023
LeRoy D. "Skip" Folk, 90, of Lower Alsace, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023, in his home. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Bowman) Folk. LeRoy graduated with honors from Reading High School, class of 1951 and proudly served his country in The United States Army during the Korean Conflict. LeRoy's...
Richard B Oswald
Jun 8, 2023
Richard B. "Dick" Oswald, 88, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 in the Reading Hospital. Richard was born in Reading on October 3, 1934 to Thelma & Howard Oswald. The family lived in Baumstown before moving to Fleetwood where he graduated in 1952. He then attended McCann Business School. Dick served his country in The United...
Manuel Daly
Jun 6, 2023
Manuel Daly, 81, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, in his home. He was the husband of Gladys Daly. Born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, son of the late Ines Bermudez and Jose Daly. Manuel was an engineer and gifted musician. In addition to his wife, Manuel is survived by their son, 2 daughters,...
Barbara A. Borzillo (Beluch)
Jun 3, 2023
Barbara A. (Beluch) Borzillo, 80, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Fairlane Gardens. She was the wife of Richard Borzillo, with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage. Born in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anne (Allie) Beluch. She was a graduate of Bishop Kendrick High School in...
Andrea Marie Fisher
Jun 2, 2023
Andrea Marie Fisher, 51 years old, of Methuen, Massachusetts, daughter of Jerome Fisher and the late Linda Fisher passed away June 2, 2023 at St Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts. Andrea attended RACC as an English major and was a graduate of Alvernia College Reading, PA with a bachelors degree in Psychology. She was attending UMass Lowell majoring in...
Lauren Myland (Wagner)
Jun 2, 2023
Lauren Wagner Myland, 35, of Phoenixville, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023, in her home, surrounded by her loving family and close friends. She was the wife of Larry Myland. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Christopher and Cheryl (Cooling) Wagner. Lauren graduated from Exeter High School in 2005 and East Stroudsburg University where she obtained...
David T. Mont
Jun 1, 2023
David T. Mont, 66, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Reading Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Thomas Mont and Florence (Gajewski) Mont, of Exeter. David graduated from Mt. Penn High School and was a member of St. Catharine's of Siena R.C.C. In addition to his mother, David is survived...
Jean T Roy
May 22, 2023
Jean T. Roy, 79, of Exeter, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Val-Alain, Quebec, he was the son of the late Augstine and Aldina Roy. Jean was an excellent dry wall finisher for Morissette Construction for many years. Jean was an avid sportsman and loved the outdoors and was...
Constance A Fry (Bufty)
May 22, 2023
Constance A. (Bufty) Fry, 78, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of Craig A. Fry, with whom she celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Kearny, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Constance (Yulanavage) Bufty. Connie graduated from Central Catholic High School and was a...
Brian C Hughes
May 14, 2023
Brian C. Hughes, 59, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023, in his home. He was the husband of Michele (Czarnecki) Hughes, with whom he celebrated 24 years of marriage. Born in Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late James J. and Rosaline P. (Porter) Hughes. Brian graduated from Reading High School. He...
Maureen T. Fleischood (Duggan)
May 6, 2023
Maureen T. (Duggan) Fleischood, 89, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Leslie D. Fleischood with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William Duggan and Sarah McNally. Maureen enjoyed a career that spanned 20...
Thomas E. Powers Sr.
May 4, 2023
Thomas E. Powers, Sr. (93), formerly of Reading, PA; died May 4, 2023 at Ohio Living Dorothy Love Retirement Community (Sidney, Ohio). Mr. Powers graduated from Reading (PA) Central Catholic High School 1947; Columbia University 1951; and served for 4 ½ years in the US Air Force during the Korean War (as a B-29 Navigator) until honorably discharged in 1956....
Dorothy E. Mast (Strouse)
May 2, 2023
Dorothy E. (Strouse) Mast, 87, of Exeter Township, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Complete Care At Berkshire. She was the wife of the late Ralph S. Mast. Born in Stowe, PA, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Sadie M. (Ruffner) Strouse. Dorothy served in the Peace Corps for some time, and participated in...
Reverend George R. Winne
Apr 29, 2023
Reverend George R. Winne, Parochial Vicar, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Allentown and Parochial Vicar, Immaculate Conception Parish Allentown died at Castle Hill Hospital – Cottingham, United Kingdom, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. He was 66 years of age. He was serving as a chaplain on a cruise from Amsterdam, when he fell ill and was airlifted to the hospital...
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