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John P. Kiedeisch
Jun 14, 2024
John P. Kiedeisch, 94, of Lower Alsace, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce (Hafer) Kiedeisch, with whom he celebrated 70 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Louisa (Sauer) Kiedeisch. John proudly served his country in the United States...
Robert E. Barrett
Jun 11, 2024
Robert E. Barrett, 92, of Boyertown, PA and Spring Hill, FL passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in the Reading Hospital. He was the widower of the late Mary Jane (Saloka) Barrett. Born in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late Regis and Yvonne (Laigle) Barrett. Bob was a fullback for the Ohio State Football Team, where he graduated...
William A. Chipperfield
Jun 6, 2024
William A. Chipperfield, 72, of Reading, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2024 in his home. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Calvin and Frances (Guevara) Chipperfield. William graduated from Reading High School and Reading Area Community College with a degree in accounting. He worked at General Battery for several years and was also...
Eugene A. Swavely
May 31, 2024
Eugene A. Swavely, 98, of Exeter Township, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Berkshire Commons. He was the widower of the late Margaret C. "Peggy" (Krick) Swavely, who passed away May 29, 1997. Born in St. Lawrence, he was the son of the late Albert B. and Lillie M. (Gottschall) Swavely. Eugene graduated...
Edward Bonato
May 24, 2024
Edward William Bonato, 81, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at his home. Born in New Britain, CT, he was the son of the late Edward Arthur and Dora Frances Bonato. Edward graduated from New Britain Senior High School in 1961, and went on to earn his Associate's Degree from Ward School of Electronics. He...
Frank J. Iannuzzo
May 23, 2024
Frank J. Iannuzzo, 85, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy H. (Reigel) Iannuzzo. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Giovanni J. and Santa (Ciatto) Iannuzzo. Frank graduated from Reading High School. He proudly served his country in The United States Army....
Charles E. Hinnershitz Jr.
May 18, 2024
Charles E. Hinnershitz Jr., 90, of Mt. Penn, passed away on May 18, 2024 in Reading Hospital Tower Health. He was the husband of Joyce L. (Kohl) Hinnershitz with whom he celebrated 68 years of marriage. Born in Stonetown, he was the son of the late Charles E. Hinnershitz Sr. and Katharine (Behm). Charles was a graduate of Mt. Penn...
Lawrence R. "Bud" Sweigert
May 14, 2024
Lawrence R. "Bud" Sweigert, 93, of Wernersville, formerly of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 in Phoebe Berks Village. He is the widower of Joyce (Dunkelberger) Sweigert, who passed away on March 29th, 2015. Bud was a member of Schwarzwald Lutheran Church, Jacksonwald. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean...
Arthur P. Ruppert
May 13, 2024
Arthur P. Ruppert, 70, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Monday, May 13, 2024. He was the widower of Cynthia (Paige) Ruppert, who passed away in 1990. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur H. and Mabel (Mittower) Ruppert. Arthur graduated from Reading High School, class of 1971. He was a machinist for a tool company...
Carol Pastelock
May 8, 2024
Carol L. (Henrich) Pastelock, 67, of Exton PA passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in The Lutheran Home at Topton. Born in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald H. and Rebecca (Moffat) Henrich. Carol graduated from Elizabeth- Forward High School in Elizabeth PA and a business school in Pittsburgh, PA. She worked for the Protection...
Betty C. Becker
May 6, 2024
Betty Becker, 102, of Leesport, passed away on May 6, 2024 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Maurice Becker. Born in Philadelphia, she was the Daughter of the late Sally Heckman. She worked at Narrow Fabric in the Sustaining Department until her retirement in 1982. In addition to her husband, Betty is preceded in death by her...
Irene Napoli
May 5, 2024
Irene Mary (Mamrak) Napoli, 91, of Exeter Township, formerly of Reading, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024. She was the wife of the late Frank S. Napoli. Born in East Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Bialek) Mamrak.
Irene 's education commenced at St. Mary's Parish School, two blocks from the family house on Spruce...
Shirley J. Weller
Apr 27, 2024
Shirley June (Mengel) Weller, 93, of Bern Township, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Fred James Weller. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Joseph and Helen Isabella (Weaver) Mengel. A lifelong resident of Reading, Shirley grew up on Cherry Street, and later lived on...
Glenn Hoover
Apr 24, 2024
Glenn Hoover, 58, of Oley, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. He was the husband of Vickie L. (Willman) Hoover, with whom he celebrated 23 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of Glenn A. and Mary Lou (Bieber) Hoover, of Birdsboro. Glenn graduated from Exeter High School, class of 1983 and Lincoln Technical...
Jeanine M. (Schweitzer) Metzler
Apr 23, 2024
Jeanine M. (Schweitzer) Metzler, 48, of Sinking Spring, PA, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Joyce A. (Fraizer) Schweitzer. Jeanine graduated from Exeter High School, class of 1994. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Marketing from Lebanon Valley College and her Master's and PhD from...
Richard G. "Dick" Arms
Apr 21, 2024
Richard G. "Dick" Arms, 92, of Wernersville, PA, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024 in his home. He was the husband of Christine A. (Minor) Arms, with whom he celebrated 21 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late George and Florence K. (Brown) Arms. Dick graduated from Reading High School and proudly served...
Carol M. VanCoeur
Apr 19, 2024
Carol M. (Wysocki) VanCoeur, 75, of Mt. Penn, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at Penn State Medical St. Joseph Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam S. and Christine M. (Balliett) Wysocki.
Carol is survived by her children; Christine Marburger, wife of Justin, of Womelsdorf, and Philip VanCoeur, husband...
Julia Karpati
Apr 17, 2024
Julia Karpati (née Somogyi), born April 27, 1929
If you've ever seen a clean house or a beautiful garden, neither were as clean or as beautiful as hers. Julia could make anything grow. She could envision any project down to the tiniest detail, and, with her beloved life-mate Steve by her side, they would bring the vision to life. This is...
Mary B. "Betty" Filer
Apr 14, 2024
Mary B. "Betty" Filer, of Jacksonwald, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday evening, April 14, 2024, at the Complete Care Nursing Center in Exeter Township. She was 96.
Betty was born January 18, 1928, in Exeter Township, to the late William L. Miller and Emily A. (Wentzel) Miller. She married the late Thomas R. Filer on June 8,...
Ruth E. Shears
Apr 11, 2024
Ruth E. (Clouser) Shears, 64, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the wife of Douglas W. Shears, with whom she celebrated 25 years of marriage as of April 1, 2024. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of Nelson and Mary Jane (Kline) Clouser. She...
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