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

Mary M Kolakowski (Goldman)

Mary M Kolakowski (Goldman)

Aug 12, 2021

Mary M. (Goldman) Kolakowski, 93, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of Charles J. Kolakowski, who passed away January 13, 2010. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Helen (Ritner) Goldman. Mary graduated from Central Catholic High...

Peter John Hopkins

Peter John Hopkins

Aug 11, 2021

Peter John Hopkins, 76, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in ManorCare Health Services-Laureldale. Born in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Patricia L. (Greene) Hopkins. Peter graduated from Don Bosco High School. Peter is survived by his sister Arlene Luna, widow of James P. Luna and brother Robert J....

Linda F Brown (Finneran)

Linda F Brown (Finneran)

Aug 10, 2021

Linda A. (Finneran) Brown, 78, of Exeter Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Born in Boston and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Linda attended Fontbonne Academy before matriculating at Fisher College. Linda then worked for the federal government, including the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, DC; Istanbul, Turkey; and Boston. Linda met her husband of twenty-six years, Leighton...

Elizabeth A Stouffer

Elizabeth A Stouffer

Aug 4, 2021

Elizabeth A. (Cieri) Stouffer, 50, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was the wife of David B. Stouffer, with whom she celebrated 21 years of marriage. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Terry D. and Bonita (Blome) Cieri. Beth graduated from Central...

David P Bechtel

David P Bechtel

Aug 2, 2021

David P. Bechtel, 70, of Exeter Township, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Linda (Hoffman) Bechtel. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Harold P. Sr. and Annabelle (Goodhart) Bechtel. David graduated from Reading High School and attended Penn State University. He...

Donald R. Reber

Donald R. Reber

Jul 29, 2021

Donald R. Reber, 89, of Cumru Township, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in his home. He was the husband of Marie S. (Noecker) Reber with whom he celebrated 58 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Helen (Griesemer) Reber. A graduate of Reading Senior High School in...

Judith E. Tice (Grady)

Judith E. Tice (Grady)

Jul 28, 2021

Judith E. Grady Tice, 80, of Wyomissing, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in ManorCare Health Services-Laureldale. She was the wife of the late Elias Dewey Tice Jr., who passed away June 14, 2020. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Esther (Starr) Grady. Judy was a1958 graduate of Mt. Penn High School...

Judith D Knauer

Judith D Knauer

Jul 23, 2021

Judith Dianne (Vlot) Knauer, an Allentown native and former member of the newsroom administrative staff of the Allentown Morning Call newspaper, died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Cathedral Village Retirement Community of complications from Alzheimer's disease, she was 78. Daughter of the late Teunis and Naomi (Gable) Vlot, Mrs. Knauer is survived by two sons, David Joseph Hasbrouck of Havertown,...

Samuel M. ""Sam"" Cinfici

Samuel M. ""Sam"" Cinfici

Jul 23, 2021

Samuel M. "Sam" Cinfici, 63, of Bernville, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband to Shelley (Lanning) Cinfici, with whom he celebrated 30 years of marriage. Sam was born a proud son of El Paso, TX, to Angeline (Butto) Cinfici of Reading and the late Anthony Cinfici. He attended Holy Name...

Rosemary C. Shollenberger (Snyder)

Rosemary C. Shollenberger (Snyder)

Jul 21, 2021

Rosemary C. (Snyder) Shollenberger, 90, of Exeter Township, passed away, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the Boonton Care Center in Boonton, NJ. She was the wife of the late Eugene K. "Heff" Shollenberger, who passed away November 13, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and M....

Stephanie Schmoyer (Rosa)

Stephanie Schmoyer (Rosa)

Jul 18, 2021

Stephanie (Rosa) Schmoyer, 71, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, in her residence. She was the loving wife of James Schmoyer, with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage. Born in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Jr. and Clara (Ramsden) Rosa. Stephanie attended Montrose Area High School, graduating in 1967....

Kendall A. Stitzel

Kendall A. Stitzel

Jul 18, 2021

Kendall A. Stitzel, 61, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021, in her home. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Donald Stitzel, Shillington, and Judith (Bard) Agsten, widow of Leroy Agsten, Cumru Township. Kendall graduated from Exeter High School in 1978. She was a waitress at Victor Emmanuel Beneficial Society II, and loved gardening, cats,...

Keith A Keppley

Keith A Keppley

Jul 13, 2021

Keith A. Keppley, 65, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Carol (Harding) Keppley. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John A. and Betty J. (Banks) Keppley. Keith graduated from Exeter High School in 1973 and spent his...

Juan L. Rivera

Juan L. Rivera

Jul 11, 2021

Juan L. Rivera, 77, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Teresa DeJesus, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage with. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jose Rivera and Carmen Santos. Juan was a member of St Paul's R.C.C. of Reading, and spent...

Darlene A Geiger (Randazzo)

Darlene A Geiger (Randazzo)

Jul 11, 2021

Darlene A (Randazzo) Geiger, 73, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Jeanette (Gollob) Randazzo. Darlene was a manager at Turkey Hill for many years. Darlene is survived by her children Shawn, Norlina, Bambi; nine grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. She is also...

Angeline A Arnidis (Crimaldi)

Angeline A Arnidis (Crimaldi)

Jul 10, 2021

Angeline A. (Crimaldi) Arnidis, 94, of Reiffton, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Fotios Arnidis, who passed away January 30, 2015. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose (Spinnato) Crimaldi. Angeline graduated from Reading Catholic High School and was a member of St. Catherine...

Jean M Arnold (Griesemer)

Jean M Arnold (Griesemer)

Jul 7, 2021

Jean M (Griesemer) Arnold, 79, of St. Lawrence, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late J. Douglas Arnold, who passed away August 28, 2020. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Pauline (Eberly) Griesemer. Jean attended the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, and...

Della F Brunner (Dowhunick)

Della F Brunner (Dowhunick)

Jul 7, 2021

Della F. (Dowhunick) Brunner, 63, of Exeter, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of the late William Brunner, who passed away January 21, 2021. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Rose (Speer) Dowhunick, Pottstown, and the late Tony Dowhunick. In addition to her mother, Della is survived...

Loren Clements

Loren Clements

Jul 7, 2021

Loren Clements, 95, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the partner of Rhea Blankenbiller who passed away July 4, 2002. Born in Bernville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Elwid and Florence (Yeager) Clements. Loren attended Reading High School until he joined and proudly served...

Edwin R. Fritz

Edwin R. Fritz

Jul 6, 2021

Edwin R. Fritz, 79, of Kenhorst, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Shirley (Hoffman) Fritz with whom he celebrated 60 years of mariage. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Leroy and Anna (Whitehead) Fritz. He was a 1959 graduate of Governor Mifflin...

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