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Shirley Gehring
Feb 17, 2018
Shirley M. Gehring, 90, of Laureldale, passed away with her husband by her side, Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Robert L. Gehring. Born in Exeter Township, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Sarah (Boone) Shurr. Shirley was a graduate of Mount Penn High School, was a member...
Morris W. Pierce Jr.
Feb 16, 2018
Morris W. Pierce, Jr., 36, of Muhlenberg Township passed away, Friday, February 16, 2018 in his home. Born in Reading, he was a son of Morris and Cindy (Quaintance) Pierce. He loved to cook, spend time in the Florida Keys, play with kids and was a wonderful father to his son. Morris worked as a Construction Foreman and lastly was...
Virginia Pawlik
Feb 14, 2018
Virgina A. Pawlik, 80, of Reading passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday February 14, 2018 at the Reading Hospital, West Reading. Jean, Jeanie or Ginny fondly known by her many friends and family was born to Genevieve (Brdak) and Alfred J. Kerber of Reading. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, attended the former Central Catholic High...
Vivian Seidel
Feb 14, 2018
Vivian A. Seidel, 87, of Reading, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Claude L. Seidel who passed away on August 14, 1990. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Ruth (Graber) Witters. Vivian graduated from Mt. Penn High School and was a...
Wyatt J. Mohring
Feb 12, 2018
Wyatt J. Mohring, 62, of Cumru Township, passed away, Monday, February 12, 2018 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Jean K. (Krafft) Mohring. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Owen and Lois K. (Minnich) Mohring. He graduated from Reading High School in 1973, was a member of Adamstown Rod and Gun...
Florence Thomas
Feb 12, 2018
Colonel Florence K. Thomas, 93, of Wyomissing, passed away, Monday, February 12, 2018 in the Nursing Unit of The Highlands. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Florence (Koch) Thomas. Florence joined the Air Force in 1952 and retired as a Colonel in 1975. She served tours in England and Thailand in personnel positions and...
Donald D. Winterstein
Feb 11, 2018
Donald D. Winterstein, 75, of Reading, passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2018 in ManorCare Health Services-West Reading North. He was the husband of Carol A. (Becker) Winterstein. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Marie (Braun) Winterstein. Donald served in the United States Navy and worked for Paul Keagy Produce, retiring after 15 years. Along...
Gerald R. "Red" Keller
Feb 9, 2018
Gerald R. "Red" Keller, 80, of Exeter Township, passed away, Friday, February 9, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Anita Louise (Hafer) Keller who passed on November 21, 2001. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Victor and Mary (Gauger) Keller. Gerald was the Fire Chief at Reiffton Fire Company for 14 years, was...
Mark W. Tobias
Feb 8, 2018
Mark W. Tobias, 82, of Crestwood, passed away, Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Reading Hospital – Tower Health with his family by his side. He was the husband of Mary L. (Riley) Tobias who passed on June 15, 2013. Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Wayne R. and Florence T. (Althouse) Tobias. Mark was a member...
Scott B. Werner
Feb 8, 2018
Scott B. Werner, 62, of Shillington, passed away, Thursday, February 8, 2018 in his home. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Joan (Bouchat) Werner. He graduated from Exeter High School in 1973. Scott was a Skipper's Mate on a tug boat in New Orleans for 10 years and later worked as a landscaper in...
Izabel Errington
Feb 6, 2018
Izabel M. Errington, 14, of Birdsboro, passed away, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Dupont Hospital, Delaware. Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of John and Leiza (Schmidt) Errington. Izabel loved Dora the Explorer and touched the hearts of all she came in contact with. Survived by one brother Jaxen and three sisters Jadah, Creanne, and Camryn. A memorial service...
Richard B. Baker
Feb 5, 2018
Richard B. Baker, 82, of Sinking Spring, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018, in Reading Hospital Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Stubblebine) Baker who passed away November 23, 2008. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Mary A. Bohn. Richard is survived by one son Keith R. Baker husband of Jennifer...
Lawrence J. Newman
Feb 2, 2018
Lawrence J. "Butch" Newman, 73, of Exeter, passed away, Friday, February 2, 2018 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Rick) Newman. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Lawrence I. and Rosie (Englebach) Newman. Butch worked for Vince's Towing for many years and ran his own business Signature Auto Recovery...
Dennis "Denny" Bastian
Feb 1, 2018
Dennis L. "Denny" Bastian, 81, passed peacefully February 1st in his home in Mt. Penn. He was the beloved husband of Patricia J. (Bialek) Bastian with whom he would have celebrated 58 years of marriage this month. Born in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of the late Luther and Ruth (Geiter) Bastian. He was a member of St. Catharine...
Curtis J. Churico
Jan 27, 2018
Curtis J. Churico, 53, of Reading, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 in his home. Born in Reading, he was a son of George Churico, Jr. of Shillington and Bernadette D. Wisniewski of Reading. Curtis was an employee of East Penn Manufacturing for over 28 years and also of the Health Cupboard in Reading for many years. He was a...
Gerard J. Sullivan
Jan 24, 2018
Gerard J. Sullivan, 87, of Reiffton, born on April 12, 1930, passed away Wednesday January 24, 2018, at the Berkshire Center in Reading. He was the husband of Marie (Dolan) Sullivan. Born in New York City, Mr. Sullivan was the son of the late William J. and Anita (Soler) Sullivan. He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx NYC in...
Genevieve Wawrzonek
Jan 23, 2018
Genevieve V. Wawrzonek, 88, of Reading, passed away, Tuesday January 23, 2018. She was the wife of Edward A. Wawrzonek who passed on April 3, 2004. Born in McAdoo, Pa, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Agnus (Stabovitch) Sabulsky. Genevieve was a member of St. Stephen's Polish National Catholic Church and sang in the choir. She worked...
Margaretta Lonergan
Jan 20, 2018
Margaretta M. "Marge" Lonergan, 78, of Mt. Penn, passed away, Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center surrounded by numerous family members and friends. Born in Port Carbon, Pa, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Kathryn M. (Seitzinger) Lonergan. Marge was a graduate of Nativity High School in Pottsville and received a Bachelor’s...
Alice Kase
Jan 17, 2018
Alice M. Kase, 88, of Cumru Township, passed away Wednesday January 17, 2018, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Harold F. "Jazz" Kase who passed on May 9, 2011. Born in Galax, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Elbert M. and Ora A. (Moore) Lindsey. Alice was an active member of Lincoln Park...
Lucinda Jalil
Jan 15, 2018
Lucinda Dolores Jalil, 80, of Reading, passed away on January 15, 2018, at 9:40 am at the Home of her son, Bill Jalil. She passed peacefully next to her loving husband, Guillermo Jalil, and children, Bill Jalil, and Lilian Jalil, MD, and family. Born in Cuba on June 4, 1937, she was daughter to the late Francisco and Luz Fernandez....
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