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

Barbara A. Regar (Hawk)

Barbara A. Regar (Hawk)

Mar 6, 2023

Barbara A. (Hawk) Regar, 84, of St. Lawrence, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of David B. Regar with whom she celebrated 59 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Kathryn E. (Wetherhold) Hawk. Barbara was a graduate of Mt. Penn High...

Dorothy M Killian (Kercher)

Dorothy M Killian (Kercher)

Mar 6, 2023

Dorothy M. (Kercher) Killian, 95, of Exeter, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Reading Hospital. Born in Stonetown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clarence G. and Elsie (Pfeffer) Kercher. Dorothy was a member of Community U.C.C., and she worked as a laborer in the textile industry for many years Dorothy is survived by her two...

Margaret F. Rhein (Garber)

Margaret F. Rhein (Garber)

Mar 4, 2023

Margaret F. (Garber) Rhein, 84, of Lower Alsace, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Reading Hospital. She was wife of Elwood Rhein with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William Garber and Myrtle Garber (Spies). Margaret graduated from Mt. Penn High School in 1957, and was...

Janice D. Jones (Parker)

Janice D. Jones (Parker)

Feb 27, 2023

Janice D. (Parker) Jones, 90, of Reading, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, in Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Irvin L. Jones Jr., who passed away March 21, 1992. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy (Green) Parker. Janice worked in the Hollow Chocolate...

Kent E. "Sandy" Weaver

Kent E. "Sandy" Weaver

Feb 27, 2023

Kent Eby Weaver, MD, 85, passed away peacefully at Reading Hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania on February 27, 2023. Though he was known by several names - “Doc” to many in the Exeter Township community, “Sandy” to his closest friends, and “Pop-Pop” to his most devoted fans, he was perhaps best known for his bedside manner, booming voice, roaring laugh, and...

Bonita L. "Bonnie" Close (Arndt)

Bonita L. "Bonnie" Close (Arndt)

Feb 24, 2023

Bonita L. "Bonnie" (Arndt) Close, 72, of Temple, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of Richard Close, with whom she celebrated 44 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Rae Arndt. Bonnie graduated from Kutztown High School and Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she obtained...

Thomas Archibald Logan

Thomas Archibald Logan

Feb 14, 2023

Thomas Archibald Logan, 82, passed away at Reading Hospital on February 14, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born January 5, 1941 to Olive Norman Logan and Dr. Thomas M. Logan in Philadelphia. He attended Germantown Friends School and graduated as a history major from Dickinson College. He served in the Navy in the Vietnam War. He continued his...

Robert C. Schock

Robert C. Schock

Feb 12, 2023

Robert C. Schock, 98, of Wyomissing, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, in Reading Hospital. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara (Buday) Schock to whom he was married to for 43 years. He was predeceased by his first wife Ruth (Kimbel) Schock in 1976. Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, he was the son of the late...

Gerald Ray Zerbe

Gerald Ray Zerbe

Feb 12, 2023

Gerald Ray Zerbe, 87, of Limekiln, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, in his home. He was the significant other of Gary Kramer for 52 years. Born in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Elmer and Mabel (Smith) Zerbe. Ray graduated from Reading High School where he played basketball. Ray worked at Walt Disney World for...

Emil Rekasi Jr.

Emil Rekasi Jr.

Feb 7, 2023

Emil Rekasi Jr., 75, of Denver, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Lynda G. (Gentry) Rekasi, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage. Born in Hatvan, Hungary, he was the son of the late Emil Rekasi Sr. and Elizabeth (Abonyi) Rekasi. Emil graduated from Reading High School and was...

Helen E. Thomas (Martz)

Helen E. Thomas (Martz)

Feb 5, 2023

Helen E. (Martz) Thomas, 88, of Reiffton, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of the late Donald W. Thomas, who passed away January 21, 2017. Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John and Wilhelmina (Davis) Martz. Helen graduated from Shamokin High School in 1952 and attended Bloomsburg...

Kathleen H. Wentling (Hubbard)

Kathleen H. Wentling (Hubbard)

Feb 5, 2023

Kathleen H. (Hubbard) Wentling, 88, of Reiffton, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in St. Francis Home. She was the wife of the late David J. Wentling Sr. Born 1934 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Markey) Hubbard. Kathleen attended Wells High School, Wells, MN, and St. Joseph Hospital in St....

Linda J. Hiester

Linda J. Hiester

Feb 3, 2023

Linda J. Hiester, 75, of Laureldale, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of the late Adam M. Hiester Sr., who passed away August 1, 2014. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clyde A. Fegley Sr., and Mary Jane (Strause) Fegley Linda graduated from Reading High School and...

William P. "Bill" Smith

William P. "Bill" Smith

Feb 3, 2023

William P. "Bill" Smith, 72, of Reading, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023, in his home. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late William and Clarette (Lundeby) Smith. He was the husband of Leah Formiconi-Smith, with whom he celebrated 14 years of marriage. Bill was the owner/operator of 1st Security Electrical Contracting in Naperville, IL...

Barbara J Keller (Kercher)

Barbara J Keller (Kercher)

Feb 2, 2023

Barbara J (Kercher) Keller, 81, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Leroy Keller, with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Esther (Prutzman) Kercher. She was a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1959....

Bengt Kaare Nodland

Bengt Kaare Nodland

Jan 28, 2023

Bengt Kaare Nodland, 61, of St. Lawrence, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in his home. He was the husband of Brenda (Sheetz) Nodland, with whom he celebrated 30 years of marriage. Born in Norway, he was the son of Synnove (Fossum) Nodland and the late Kaare Nodland. Bengt was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, and went...

Terry L Dewald (Brumbach)

Terry L Dewald (Brumbach)

Jan 26, 2023

Terry L. (Brumbach) DeWald, 63, of Muhlenberg, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of Kenneth J. DeWald, with whom she celebrated 23 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Carl Brumbach and Joan (Dower) Cullen. Terry graduated from Muhlenberg High School. She was the advertising...

Eric L Davis

Eric L Davis

Jan 24, 2023

Eric L. Davis, 48, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, in Reading Hospital. Born in Mt Penn, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Warren and Emma (Hesslar) Davis. Eric graduated from Antietam High School and worked for many years as a production manager at Celestica. Eric was an avid bowler, and loved to watch...

Louise N. Shade (Haring)

Louise N. Shade (Haring)

Jan 24, 2023

Louise "Dolly" N. (Haring) Shade, 88, of Topton, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, in The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Shade, with whom she celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John and Mabel (Kline) Haring. Dolly graduated from Kutztown High...

Madison Grace Reed

Madison Grace Reed

Jan 22, 2023

Madison Grace Reed, 4, of Gilbertsville, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, in her home. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Greg and Renee (Roland) Reed. In addition to her parents, Madison is survived by her sister, Peyton, and grandparents Wendy Wesley, Franck Roland, and Greg and Deborah Reed. Madison was happiest surrounded by her favorite people,...

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