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George R. Bieber
Mar 23, 2020
George R. Bieber, 85, of Wernersville, formerly of Oley, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020, in his home. He was the long time companion of Edith M. Scheuring for 28 years. Born in Oley, PA, he was the son of the late Effinger K. and Mary R. (Moyer) Bieber. George was a member of Pike Township Sportsman Club and...
Robert Allen Koch
Mar 19, 2020
Robert Allen Koch, 53, of Birdsboro, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of James A., Sr. and Shirley A. (Stefanick) Koch of Birdsboro. Bob was a 1984 graduate of Reading High School and attended Reading Muhlenberg Career & Technology Center. He was an...
Romaine L. Keefer (Kraus)
Mar 18, 2020
Romaine L. (Kraus) Keefer, 74, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Terry A. Keefer, who passed away on December 16, 2013. Born in West Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Francis L., Sr. and Sylvia M. (Williams) Kraus. Romaine graduated from Exeter...
Nancy A. Swavely (Youse)
Mar 18, 2020
Nancy A. (Youse) Swavely, 81, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Manor Care West Reading. She was the wife of Ronald N. Swavely, Exeter Township. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Emily (Keehn) Youse. Nancy was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School and was a member of...
Rodger T. Devlin
Mar 18, 2020
Rodger T. Devlin, 65, of Reading, passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. He was the husband of Susan M. (Chambers) Devlin. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Rodger J. and Marguerite (Trainor) Devlin. He went to Archbishop Kennedy High School, Drexel University and Albright College. Rodger was...
Carolyn A. Tibbetts (Adams)
Mar 8, 2020
The memorial service has been postponed to a later date. Carolyn A. (Adams) Tibbetts, 81, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, in The Heritage of Green Hills. She was the wife of the late John H. Tibbetts, Sr. who passed away in 2006. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert F. and...
Michael L. Yourkavitch
Mar 8, 2020
Michael Lee Yourkavitch, 64, of Alsace Township, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, in his home. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Marguerite D. (Bieber) Yourkavitch. He was a 1973 graduate of Fleetwood High School and was a member of Fleetwood Golf League, Kutztown Lions Club, and Berks County Realtors. Over...
James D. Rhoads
Feb 28, 2020
James D. Rhoads, 83, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Nancy A. (Rhoads) Rhoads with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Amityville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Harvey and Hazel (Hadley) Rhoads. Jim was a graduate of Amity Township...
Kenneth D. Lutz
Feb 26, 2020
Kenneth D. Lutz, 83, of Lenhartsville, formerly of Alsace Twp., passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, in Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg. He was the husband of Betty C. (Minner) Lutz, Lehnartsville. Born in Alsace Township, Pa, he was the son of the late Lester and Verna (Kline) Lutz. He served our nation proudly in the U.S. Army and...
Faith L. Lutz (Kohler)
Feb 24, 2020
Faith L. (Kohler) Lutz, 54, of Laureldale, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020, in Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of Gary L. Lutz, Laureldale Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Fern (Brown) Kohler. She was a graduate of Exeter High School and attended McCann School of Business. Faith worked as a...
Owen R. Bieber
Feb 23, 2020
Owen R. Bieber, 93, of Exeter Twp., passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Doris M. (Glassmoyer) Bieber and survived by his lady friend Henrietta Ziegler. Born in St. Lawrence, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Charles C.K. Bieber and Sallie M. (Wegman) Bieber. Owen was a member...
T Rose Bixler (Schmidt)
Feb 18, 2020
T Rose (Schmidt) Bixler, 92, of North Charleston, formerly of Pennside, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, in Life Care Center of Charleston. She was the wife of the late Elmer Davis, Jr., her first husband and the late James P. Bixler, Jr., her second husband. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Schmidt...
Fay E. Bechtel (Keller)
Feb 16, 2020
Fay E. (Keller) Bechtel, 89, of Oley, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020, in the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was the wife of the late Leroy E. Bechtel. Born in Limekiln, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Rachel (Snyder) Keller. Services Private. For online condolences, please visit www.LutzFuneralHome.com
Jessica A. Hamaker
Feb 16, 2020
Jessica A. Hamaker, 45, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020, in her home. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter and stepdaughter of Christine J. (Lountzis) and Joseph P. Conrad, Reading and daughter of the late Brian S. Hamaker. She graduated from Antietam High School in 1992 and attended the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, where she...
James T. Mcginnis
Feb 14, 2020
James T. McGinnis of Pennside, age 86, died Friday, Feb 14, 2020 in Elmcroft of Reading. He was the loving husband of Eleanor, who predeceased him in December, after 63 years of marriage. He is survived by 1 daughter, Patricia A. McGinnis of Flying Hills, 3 grandsons, Matthew Rozzi, MI, Christopher Rozzi, Virginia Beach, and Ryan Ludwig, Robesonia. He also...
Anna C. Tomasi (Cammarano)
Feb 14, 2020
Anna C. (Cammarano) Tomasi, 84, of Reading, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 14, 2020, in her home. She was the wife of James F. Tomasi with whom she celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Hazelton, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Annamarie (DeShan) Cammarano. Anna was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Church Exeter...
Lora Stefanowicz
Feb 13, 2020
Lora Stefanowicz, age 66, passed away on February 13, 2020. She was a resident of Berks Heim since 2007, where she was treated with kindness, dignity, professionalism, and loving care by the Berks Heim family staff. Lora was born in Reading, PA on December 7, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Genevieve (Smutek) Stefanowicz. She is...
Effie E. Loness (Young)
Feb 11, 2020
Effie E. (Young) Loness, 102, of Exeter Township, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at the Berks Heim in Leesport. Born September 22, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Heist) Young. She was predeceased by her first husband Ralph Painter in 1955, and her second husband Jess Loness in 1993. She worked for the...
Sue A. Hendrickson
Feb 10, 2020
Sue A. Hendrickson, 63, of Kutztown, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020, in her home. She is survived by her spouse Lynne K. Titus. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Natalie (Alspach) Hendrickson. She is also survived by her mother Roberta R. (Heck) Hendrickson of Wyomissing. Sue graduated from Mt. Penn High...
Mary J. Keller (Fick)
Feb 9, 2020
Mary J. (Fick) Keller, 79, of Alsace Township, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, in her home. She was the wife of Robert C. Keller, Sr., who passed away on September 27, 1994. Born in Alsace Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul O. Fick and Helen C. (Manwiller) Fick. She enjoyed visiting her camp, quilting,...
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