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Anna Goodhart
Aug 21, 2015
Anna M. Goodhart, 87, formerly of Stonersville, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 in Berkshire Center. She was the widow of Harry M. Goodhart who passed away July 31, 1990. Born in Amity Twp., she was a daughter of the late Charles and Verna (Houck) Drumheller. Anna was a sewing machine operator for Valley Forge Flag Co. for 14 years,...
Daniel Levengood
Aug 20, 2015
Daniel S. “Butch” Levengood, 94, of Oley Township, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the widower of Julia A. (Janiszewski) Levengood. He is survived by his companion, Gloria Hummel of Pottsville. Born in Oley Township, he was a son of the late Warren B. and Anna (Schlegel) Levengood. Butch was a...
Richard Patton
Aug 17, 2015
Richard R. Patton, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away, Monday, August 17, 2015. He was the widower of Paula A. (Spadafora) Patton who passed away September 15, 2014. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Francis J. and Carrie S. (Lonaberger) Patton. Richard attended Reading High School and served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Naval Reserve....
Barry Ziegler
Aug 16, 2015
Barry Ziegler ,74 ,of Exeter Township, passed away,Sunday, August 16th, 2015 in Penn State Health- St. Joseph Medical Center . He was the husband of Shelby M. (Matthews) Ziegler of Harrisburg since 1971. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late John and Esther (McKelly) Ziegler . Barry was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster...
Stewart Mcalvage
Aug 15, 2015
Stewart W. McAlvage, 75, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Theresa J. (DaDamio) McAlvage. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William and Sally (Dwyer) McAlvage. He was a 1959 graduate of Reading High School where he was an all-around outstanding athlete. Stew attended and...
Thomas Goulden
Aug 12, 2015
Thomas C. Goulden ,82 ,of Exeter Township , passed away Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 in Seasons Hospice Unit of Phoenixville Hospital. He/ was the husband of Bonnie S. (Carmean) Goulden . Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA , he was a son of the late Thomas and Arline (Lange) Goulden. Thomas was a graduate of Meyers High School, Wilkes Barre in 1951....
Samuel Gechter
Aug 11, 2015
Samuel A. " Flipper " Gechter age 71 , of Oley passed away Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 at Manor Care Laureldale . Born in Reading, on September 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Charles and Virginia (Gehring) Gechter . Flipper was employed as a Truck Driver for West Motor Freight for 36 + years and over the...
Michael J. Lutz
Jul 30, 2015
Michael J. Lutz, 49, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Lisa A. (Wagner) Lutz. Born in Lynnwood, CA, he was a son of the late Charles W. Lutz and Elaine Marie (Anderson) Lutz of Hanford, CA. Mike was a member of the Reading Liederkranz and...
Bonnie L. Yenser
Jul 29, 2015
Bonnie L. (Knappenberger) Yenser, age 80 of Stony Creek Mills, died on July 29, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Her husband, Richard L. Yenser died on November 1, 2002. They were married 44 years. Born in Reading, February 3, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Catherine Mary (Jones) Knappenberger and Harvey Knappenberger. She was a...
Shirley M. Delewski
Jul 27, 2015
Shirley M. Delewski, 88, of Kenhorst, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of Anthony J. Delewski who passed away January 13, 2005. Born in Jacksonwald, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Y. and Mary (Bachman) Leininger. Shirley was a saleswoman for the former Leonard’s Hosiery Store in...
Jack L. Watkins Sr.
Jul 21, 2015
Jack L. Watkins, Sr., 70, of Exeter Township, passed away on July 21, 2015. He was the husband of Beth A. (Kemp) Watkins. Born in Bishop, VA, he was a son of the late Edward L. and Mary B. (Rudy) Watkins. Jack was a truck driver for over 50 years, retiring from Allen Myers in 2010. In addition to his...
Robert E. Moll
Jul 19, 2015
Robert E. Moll, 62, of Douglassville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in his residence. Born in Reading, he was a son of Eugene T. Moll of North Carolina and the late H. Darlene (Keiser) Moll. Robert was a 1970 graduate of Daniel Boone High School. He is survived by: One Daughter: Jennifer Rohrbach; Three Brothers: Thomas E. of Harleysville,...
Scott A. Strunack
Jul 17, 2015
Scott A. Strunack, 50, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 in the Monmouth Medical Center, NJ due to complications from a boating accident in Sandy Hook, NJ. He was the husband of Karen A. (Wallence) Strunack with whom he recently celebrated 26 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late...
Jameson Michael Poznanski
Jul 14, 2015
Jameson Michael Poznanski, 3 days old, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the son of Matthew Poznanski and Megan Sweitzer of Mount Penn. Jameson is survived by his Maternal Grandparents Kimberly and Michael Schaeffer; Paternal Grandmother: Deborah widow of Michael Poznanski, Sr.; Maternal Grandfather: Kenneth Sweitzer; Paternal Great-Grandparents: Henrietta Van Coeur...
Anna Mae Huber
Jul 14, 2015
Anna Mae Huber, 91, a resident of Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She was the widow of Rev. Clyde E. Huber who passed away March 8, 2005. Born in Pine Grove, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harold J. and Naomi E. (Fehr) Hoy. Anna Mae was a graduate of Pine Grove High...
Robert A. Schaeffer
Jul 10, 2015
Robert A. Schaeffer, 70 of Oley, PA passed away on Friday July 10, 2015 in the Reading Hospital Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Kathryn J. (Crowdell) Schaeffer. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence and Alice (Dry)Schaeffer. Besides his family, Bob’s true passion was taking long motorcycle trips as well as camping in...
Patrick C. Patton
Jul 8, 2015
Patrick C. Patton, 72, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Cherryle D. (Fegley) Patton. Born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he was a son of the late Ernest C. and Daisey J. (Starr) Patton. Patrick was a graduate of Alvernia University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He was...
Barbara J. Smith
Jul 8, 2015
Barbara J. Smith, 81, formerly of Pennside, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the widow of Richard W. Smith, Jr. who passed away October 22, 2007. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Mabel (Balthaser) Steffe. Barbara was a graduate of Reading High School. She was a...
Lloyd C. Bitting
Jul 6, 2015
Lloyd C. Bitting, 90, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in the Keystone Villa-Douglassville. He was the widower of Ida C. Bitting who passed away April 23, 1999. Born in Mt. Penn, he was a son of the late Claude R. and Florence R. (Schweitzer) Bitting. Lloyd was a World War II veteran of the United...
Michael Luther Wummer
Jul 5, 2015
Michael Luther Wummer, 62, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, July 5th, 2015 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, due to complications from lung transplantation. He was surrounded by his loving family. Michael was a graduate of Reading High School in 1973 as well as Kutztown University where he earned a Degree in Business Administration. He also received...
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