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Local Obituaries for Reading, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas

Pedro Juan Grandal

Pedro Juan Grandal

Dec 15, 2014

Pedro Juan Grandal, 92, formerly of Reading, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 in ManorCare Health Services-Sinking Spring. He was the widower of Graciela G. (Guttierrez) Grandal, who passed away October 15, 2012. They had celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was a son of the late Juan and Rosa (Trataga) Grandal. Pedro was a...

Frank P Sweimler

Frank P Sweimler

Dec 11, 2014

Frank P. Sweimler, 90, of Reading passed away on Thursday December 11, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband ofAnne M. Sweimler. Born in Reading, PA he was a son of the late Frank P. and Ida May (Brodeman) Sweimler. Frank worked as a Press Operator for Dana Corp. Parish Division for 30 years retiring in 1985 and was...

James L. Shade

James L. Shade

Dec 10, 2014

James L. Shade, 61, of Reading passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in the Reading Hospital Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Beverly A. (Zeiber). Born inReading, he was a son of the late Harry N. Shade and Kathryn (Schappel) Shade of Fleetwood. Jim was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School in 1972 and was a...

Raymond D. Harter Jr.

Raymond D. Harter Jr.

Dec 4, 2014

Raymond D. Harter, Jr., 71, of Pottstown, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Dolly A. (Mittower) Harter. Born in Norristown, he was a son of the late Raymond D. Harter, Sr. and Mary M. (Herr) Bryan. Raymond was a heavy equipment operator for a few different companies, lastly for Horrigan Brothers...

Ronald E. Troxel

Ronald E. Troxel

Nov 30, 2014

Ronald E. Troxel, 73, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 in ManorCare Health Services-Laureldale. Born in Stony Creek Mills, he was a son of the late Calvin E. and Edna E. (Phillips) Troxel. Ronald was a member of Zion-Spies Lutheran Church-Alsace Township. He was employed as a degreaser for Williams Metal Finishing in Sinking Spring for 11...

Marjorie L. Wagner

Marjorie L. Wagner

Nov 26, 2014

Marjorie Elmira (Lebo) Wagner passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Marjorie was born on December 27, 1919, in Reading. She lived with her family, including her father, Paul R. Lebo (deceased), her mother, Elizabeth A. (Wertz) Lebo (deceased), and her sister Laura E. Wentzel (deceased) at the family home, initially at 219 South 17th Street, and subsequently 218 S....

Larry D. Bowman

Larry D. Bowman

Nov 24, 2014

Larry D. Bowman, 71, of Mount Penn, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Conrad) Bowman. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John F. and Myrle R. (Wieder) Bowman. He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1960 and Berks Poly-Technical College, now Penn State...

Ruth M. Matthews Bennett (Behm)

Ruth M. Matthews Bennett (Behm)

Nov 24, 2014

Ruth M. (Behm) Matthews Bennett, 84, of Exeter Township, passed away in her residence on November 24, 2014. She was the wife of Kenneth E. Bennett. She was pre-deceased by her first husband, Joseph Matthews. Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Hilda (Rapp) Behm. Ruth was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School and...

Phyllis W. Gilbert

Phyllis W. Gilbert

Nov 19, 2014

Phyllis Wiest Gilbert, 76, wife of the late Dr. Edward R. Gilbert, of Reiffton passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014, peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Phyllis was born in Reading to the late Dr. Philip R. and Carolyn Flatt Wiest. She was a graduate of Reading High School and received a BS in Chemistry from Wilson...

Miriam B. Rissmiller

Miriam B. Rissmiller

Nov 15, 2014

Miriam B. Rissmiller, 80, of Stonersville, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. She was born April 3, 1934 in Stonersville, a daughter of the late Edwin and Rhea L. (Quinter) Rissmiller. Miriam was a waitress at the Stonersville Hotel. She also waitressed at the Earlville Hotel, which her family owned. She is survived by her sister...

Deborah A. Spollen

Deborah A. Spollen

Nov 15, 2014

Deborah A. Spollen, 44, of Mount Penn, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014. She was the wife of Daniel B. Spollen. Born in Brookhaven, PA she was a daughter of William J. Clardy husband of Nancy of Elverson and the late Barbara A. (Wressig) Clardy. Deborah was a graduate of O’Hara High School and attended West Chester and Temple...

Paul E. Reeser

Paul E. Reeser

Nov 14, 2014

Paul E. Reeser, 80, formerly of Reading and Ormond Beach, FL passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Masonic Village-Elizabethtown. He was the widower of Jeanne M. (Perkins) Reeser who passed away September 5, 2014. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul E., Sr. and Lilyan (Flatt) Reeser. He was a graduate of Mount...

Nicholas Michael "Nick" Cutsumbis

Nicholas Michael "Nick" Cutsumbis

Nov 6, 2014

Nicholas “Nick” Michael Cutsumbis, age 57, beloved son, brother, husband, father, uncle and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his residence in Norton, OH. Born in Columbus, OH he was a son of the late Michael Nicholas Cutsumbis and Janet (Dickson) Llewllyn of Marietta, OH. Nick received a degree in drafting and design from Hocking Technical...

Horst J. Witthaut

Horst J. Witthaut

Nov 4, 2014

Horst J. Witthaut, 80, of Exeter Township, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Renate (Carl) Witthaut. He was born on July 16, 1934 in Warstein, Germany, a son of the late Clemens and Wilhelmine (Brune) Witthaut. He received his MBA in economics from the University of Cologne. He immigrated to...

Richard David Levin

Richard David Levin

Nov 4, 2014

Richard D. Levin, 66, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born in Harrisburg, the son of the late Samuel M. and Katherine (Safnauer) Levin. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy (Bellman) Levin and a daughter, Jennifer Anne Levin who lives in Hermosa Beach, CA. He is also survived...

Deirdre A. Bowers

Deirdre A. Bowers

Nov 3, 2014

Deirdre “Dee” A. Bowers, 54, of Mount Penn, passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 surrounded by her loving family in her residence. She was the wife of Todd L. Bowers. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond A. Reiter and of Joan (Lewis) Zeiber of Temple, and step-daughter of the late Larry Zeiber Dee was...

Michaeline D. "Mickie" Pauley

Michaeline D. "Mickie" Pauley

Nov 2, 2014

Michaeline D. “Mickie” Pauley, 71, of Reading, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of Marcellus “Sal” Pauley. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Vincent T. Katinowski and Jennie A. (Czyszczan) Katinowski of Reading. Mickie was a welder for Dana Corporation for 14 years. She is survived by...

Larry H. Merkel

Larry H. Merkel

Oct 31, 2014

Larry H. Merkel, 75 of Exeter, passed away on October 31, 2014. He was the loving husband of Barbara A. (Wagner) Merkel. Born in Reading he was a son of the late Russel Merkel and Violet (Kulp) Kreider. Larry was a roofer for 50 years. Most of those years were spent with Muthard Roofing. Later he worked as part time...

Emil O. Schulze Iii

Emil O. Schulze Iii

Oct 25, 2014

Emil O. Schulze, III, 84, of Exeter Township passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Heiss) Schulze. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Emil O., II and Ruth M. (Hagmaier) Schulze. Emil attended school in Exeter and graduated from Mt. Penn. He was also a member...

Robert J. Hiltebeitel Sr.

Robert J. Hiltebeitel Sr.

Oct 24, 2014

Robert J. Hiltebeitel, Sr., 89, of Exeter Township, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. He was the widow of Mary L. (Lewis) Hiltebeitel who passed away December 1994. Born in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Maude (Fleck) Hiltebeitel. Robert was a United States Navy Veteran of...