Obituaries

Dorothy Breitegam

Oct 14, 2023

Dorothy D. (Davis) Breitegam, 98, of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023 in Lauderdale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Manda (Ucynski) Davis. Dorothy graduated from Mt. Penn High School and was a member of First Baptist Church of Reading. Dorothy was the secretary for...

Barry Wunder

Oct 13, 2023

Barry Lee Wunder, 76, of Cumru Township, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 13, 2023 in his home. He was the husband of Aneta L. (Stoudt) Wunder, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Harrison and Mildred (Steinbraunn) Wunder. Barry graduated from Muhlenberg High School where he excelled...

David M. Shirk Jr.

Oct 13, 2023

David M. Shirk Jr., 85, of Mohnton, PA, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of the late Darlene E. (Trostle) Shirk. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late David M. Shirk Sr., and Bertha (Wiker) Shirk. David proudly served his country in the United States...

Kenneth Sweitzer

Oct 12, 2023

Kenneth R. Sweitzer Jr., 61, of Reading, PA, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Kenneth R. Sweitzer Sr. and Ann (Reinoehl) Sweitzer.

Kenneth is survived by his children; Megan Poznanski (Matt), Jacob Sweitzer (Dawn), and Nicholas Sweitzer (Kaylin). He is also survived by his grandchildren;...

Janet P. Lutz

Oct 11, 2023

Janet P. Lutz, 97, of Exeter, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Janet was born in Columbia, PA, raised in Lancaster and graduated from McCaskey High School. She studied at Traphagen School of Fashion Design and worked on Wall Street while in New York. Janet was also an IBM operator at Lancaster...

Katalin Vida

Oct 8, 2023

Katalin Vida, 85, of Reading, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Laszlo Vida, with whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage. Born in Hungary, she was the daughter of the late George and Teresa (Sprau) Schaeffer. Katalin worked as a beautician for many years until her retirement and was a...

Louise E. Angstadt

Oct 3, 2023

Louise E. (Moyer) Angstadt, 91, of Easton, formerly of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in St. Luke's Anderson Campus in Bethlehem. She was the wife of Richard L. Angstadt, with whom she celebrated 71 years of marriage. Born in Reading PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Edith (Wanamaker) Moyer.

Louise graduated from...

Maria Lucinda Gomez De Rodriguez

Oct 2, 2023

María Lucinda Gómez De Rodríguez, cariñosamente llamada "Lucy", Nació el 18 de enero del 1960, falleció el 2 de Octubre del 2023. Unió su vida con José Ramón Rodríguez, con quien celebró 42 años de feliz matrimonio. Procrearon 2 hermosos hijos, Mártir Benjamin, y Melida Marleny(fallecida).

Dios le dio el privilegio de vivir junto a su hijo Benjamin, su nuera...

James F. McCoy

Sep 29, 2023

James F. McCoy, 57, of Douglassville, passed away on September 29, 2023. He was the husband of Lisa (Care) McCoy. Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, he was the son of Robert Franklin Suggs of Aurora, Colorado and Mary Lynn (Giddings) McCoy of Narvon, Pennsylvania.

James was a graduate of Twin Valley High School class of 1984. He served his country...

Billie Jean Buckland

Sep 28, 2023

Billie Jean Buckland, 49, of Mt. Penn, passed away on September 28, 2023. She was the wife and “Babe” of Edward Buckland with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Michael Hill of Virginville, Diana Care-Schollenberger of Birdsboro, widow of David.

Billie Jean was a graduate of Pottstown High School. She spent...

Doris Petri

Sep 27, 2023

Doris Lois Petri, Age 90, of Richmond, Texas entered into eternal rest on September 27, 2023.  She resided at The Residences at River Park West / Assisted Living Personal Care Home in Richmond, Texas.

She was the loving wife of 61 years to the late Manfred (Fritz) Arthur Petri before he passed away on December 08, 2020.

Born in Homeopathic Hospital,...

Sandra J. Stief

Sep 26, 2023

Sandra Jane (Burkhart) Stief, 80, of Reading, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at the Laurel Center. Born at Reading Hospital on July 28, 1943, the youngest of five children. She was the daughter of Isaac L. Burkhart who was the former V.P. of Forest Hills Cemetery and responsible for much of the early work in creating the cemetery. The...

Janet Romanski

Sep 26, 2023

Janet D. Romanski, 92, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Ronald B. Romanski, with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Elpidio and Carmella (Dastra) DeCarlo. Janet was a floral designer at...

Peter D. Young

Sep 25, 2023

Peter D. Young, 54, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Monday, September 25, 2023. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Marcie (Kaufman) Bergstresser, of Wernersville, and step-son of the late Eugene P. Bergstresser Jr. Peter graduated from Wilson High School and was employed by SGL Group where he was a CNC machinist. 

In addition to his mother, Peter...

Bettina Bonner

Sep 20, 2023

Bettina (Plowfield) Bonner, 56, of Brecknock Township, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Stephen J. Bonner, with whom she celebrated 24 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Plowfield Jr. and Ethel (Brower) Plowfield. She was a graduate of The...

Ronald Buch

Sep 13, 2023

Ronald R Buch, 91, of St. Lawrence, passed away on September 13, 2023 in his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Oliver W. and S. Lillian (Young) Buch. He was predeceased by his ex-wife Janet (Mohn) Buch, his long time companion Virginia "Peg" Buchanan, daughter Bonnie (Buch) Hafer, his son-in-law Terry...

Ronald Owens

Sep 11, 2023

Ronald Owens, 91, of St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 11, 2023 in Complete Care at Berkshire. He was the husband of the late Marjorie J. (Melcher) Owens, who passed away on November 22, 2017. Born in West Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Cathrine (May) Owens. Ronald was a graduate of Wilson High...

Florence Mont

Sep 9, 2023

Florence A. (Gajewski) Mont, 91, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of late Thomas J. Mont, who passed away January 31, 2010. Born in Nanticoke, Luzern Co, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Sophie (Grzymski) Gajewski. Florence graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1949....

Nancy Miller

Sep 5, 2023

Nancy (Belnome) Miller, 69, of St Lawrence, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in the Laurel Center. She was the wife of the late Lawrence L. Miller Sr., who passed away June 8, 2018. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Patsy and Lousie (D'omico) Belnome. Nancy was a graduate of Daniel Boone High School...

Patricia Pinto

Sep 2, 2023

Patricia J. Pinto, 86, Reading, PA passed away on September 2, 2023 in her home, surrounded by love. She was the late wife of Andrew Pinto who passed away in November, 1998. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mae Steven. Pat graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas high school in Bronx, NY. Additionally, she...