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Mary Grebe
Aug 21, 2018
Mary Margaret Grebe, 90, formerly of Stony Creek, passed away Tuesday August 20, 2018 in Spruce Manor, West Reading. She was born in Reading on January 30, 1928 to Louis Fred Grebe, MD, and Gertrude Brown Grebe. Miss Grebe's father was one of the founding physicians at Reading Hospital. Her grandparents were Louis R. Thun and Anna Marie Grebe Thun...
Evelyn Lachman
Aug 19, 2018
Evelyn F. Lachman, 80, formerly of Reading, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center. She was the wife of Gustav E. Lachman, Jr., who passed away in 1993. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Katie (Fritz) Schmeck. Evelyn graduated from Reading High School in 1955 and was a member...
Haralambos ""Bobby"" Marcantonis
Aug 19, 2018
Haralambos "Bobby" Marcantonis, 70, of Millville, NJ, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Eleni (Gennadopoulou) Marcantonis. Born in Milos Island, Greece, he was the son of the late George Marcantonis and Eleni (Ninou) Marcantonis. Bobby spent most of his life working in the family restaurant business. He loved running, singing, track...
Devona Fisher
Aug 14, 2018
Devona V. Fisher, 76, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 in The Hawthorne. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Lillie (Marshall) Fisher. She was a member of St. Catharine of Siena and served in the U.S. Navy. Devona is survived by two sisters Dawn Zuckernick and Dolores Neidig; and one brother...
Olga Velez
Aug 8, 2018
Olga Velez, 63, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in her home. She was the wife of Domingo Velez. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Pablo and Rosa (Fuentes) Galan. Olga worked as a machine operator in the textile industry for 20 years. Olga is survived by her three sons, Ricardo fiance...
Edwin A. Lakin
Aug 8, 2018
Edwin A. Lakin, 94, of Wyomissing, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in his home. He was predeceased by his first wife, Reba (Boscov) Lakin and his second wife Alma (Natanblut) Lakin. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Rose (Kronick) Lakin. Along with his partner, Albert Boscov, they built the Boscov’s Department...
Edward A. Rupp
Jul 30, 2018
Edward Rupp, 91, of Reading, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, July 30, 2018, with his granddaughter Tina and her husband Brian by his side. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Peffley) Rupp who passed away on March 23, 1988. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Franklin and Effie (Alexander) Rupp. Edward...
Joan Ganter
Jul 29, 2018
Joan S. Ganter OCDS - Secular Carmelite, 80, of Bern Township, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Berkshire Center. She was the wife of Robert C. Ganter who passed away on February 6, 2000. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Kogut. Joan graduated from Central Catholic High School and was a...
Betty Lou Herb
Jul 26, 2018
Betty Lou Herb, 84, of Reading, passed peacefully in her residence July 26, 2018. Born in Lorane, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Annie (Reidenauer) Hafer. A graduate of Mount Penn High School class of 1951, she worked in data entry for Met Ed for many years until her retirement. Betty Lou enjoyed gardening, golf, shopping,...
Shirley Ullrich
Jul 26, 2018
Shirley Ullrich, 81, of Mount Penn, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in Keystone Villa, Douglassville. She was the wife of David G. Ullrich. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Louise (Hirstius) Kline. She was a graduate of Mount Penn High School in 1954 and a graduate of the Reading Hospital School of...
Charles J. Siegfried
Jul 24, 2018
Charles J. Siegfried, 91, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Mabel I. (Heberling) Siegfried who passed away September 28, 2017. Born in Reading, Pa, he was the son of the late Paul J. Siegfried and Edith S. (Spangenberg) Siegfried. Charles was a graduate of Central Catholic...
Jose E. Santos
Jul 23, 2018
Jose E. Santos, 28, of Reading, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 in his home. He was the loving husband of Mely Velez. Born in Lehigh Valley, he was the son of Javier Santos, Sr. and Brenda L. Berger. He was a true daddy's boy, loved to cook and a true Dallas Cowboys fan. He was the loving father...
Joseph Klick
Jul 23, 2018
Joseph S. Klick, 90, of Reading, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Mary A. (Cinciarelli) Klick. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George and Cecelia (Rochowicz) Klick. Joseph was a driver-salesman for Landy Towel and Linen Service, now known as Aramark. Upon retirement,...
Kenneth G. Cregar Ii
Jul 22, 2018
Kenneth G. Cregar, II, 80, of Exeter Township, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 in his home. Ken is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Barbara A. (Swavely) Cregar whom he married September 8, 1962. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Alma (Simpson) Cregar. Kenneth was raised in Washington, NJ until age sixteen. He graduated...
Eleanor Kiedeisch
Jul 19, 2018
Eleanor J. Kiedeisch, 62, of Birdsboro, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren Aul and Shirley (Fox) Aul . Eleanor had a career as a pediatric nurse after graduating from Reading Muhlenberg Technical School Nursing Program. She loved to read a...
Gregory R. Ballinger
Jul 18, 2018
Gregory R Ballinger, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida passed away in his residence on Wednesday July 18, 2018. Born in Harrisburg, Pa he was the son of Steven R Ballinger, husband of Sally (Baker) and Lisa (Clauser) wife of Dr Joel Sokoloff. Greg was a 2009 graduate of Exeter High School. He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Security and...
Frederick L. Reigle
Jul 15, 2018
Frederick L. Reigle, 73, of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at home. He was the husband of Kathy McAlice. Born in Danville, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Emerson and Ethel (Cook) Reigle. He was a graduate of Pennsylvania State University where he received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees. Fred received his J.D. from Villanova...
Damian T. Famalaro
Jul 14, 2018
Damian T. Famalaro, 24, of Honeybrook and formerly of Shillington, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Born in Reading, he was the son of Joseph Famalaro and Apryl (Moser) Merritt wife of Jason. He was a graduate of Twin Valley High School and a United States Marine. He loved to dance, rap, and tag. He loved the Pittsburgh Steelers...
Rosalind Heinly
Jul 13, 2018
Rosalind Heinly, 70, of Reading, passed away on Friday, July 13th, 2018 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rosalind (Upham) Heinly. Rosalind worked as a Medicine Technician and also enjoyed belly dancing. Rosalind is survived by one brother, Peter W. Heinly, companion of Gretchen; one niece, Tiffany...
Randall S. Reich
Jul 13, 2018
Randall "Randy" Stephen Reich, Age 70, of Reading, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at home peacefully. Randy was born in Reading on June 3, 1948 to the late Harold W. and Joan (Johnson) Reich of Wyomissing. He was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School where he was a standout baseball, basketball and soccer player. He graduated from...
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