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

Sidney Sokoloff

Sidney Sokoloff

Aug 31, 2017

Sidney Sokoloff, 91 formerly of Northeast Philadelphia and lastly living in Wyomissing for the last five years passed away, Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Elmcroft of Reading Assisted Living Facility. He was the husband of the late Frances (Bedner) Sokoloff. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Morris and Sophie (Jazner) Sokoloff. Sidney was a member of...

Erin Shannon-Lopez

Erin Shannon-Lopez

Aug 29, 2017

Erin P. Shannon-Lopez, 32, of Shillington, passed away, Tuesday, August 29, 2017. She was the wife of Nelson Lopez Jr. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Garth Shannon husband of Heidi of Stony Creek and Beverly Bright Clay of Reading. Erin was a 2003 graduate of Oley Valley High School and earned her Associates Degree from Penn College...

Linda Noll

Linda Noll

Aug 28, 2017

Linda D. Noll, 69, of Shilington, passed away, Monday, August 28, 2017 in her Residence. She was the wife of Ronald C. Noll. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Amanda "Helen" (Dawson) Linton . Linda was a 1965 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. She is survived by one daughter Deborah L. wife of...

Robert J. Kostzewa

Robert J. Kostzewa

Aug 27, 2017

Robert J. Kostzewa, 84, of Temple, passed away, Sunday, August 27, 2017 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Bob was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Pawling) Kostewa and the companion of Jacqueline M. Kalinowski of Temple. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Cecelia (Jarozynski) Kostzewa. Bob was a member of...

Hubert A. Brickey

Hubert A. Brickey

Aug 24, 2017

Hubert A. Brickey 91, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday August 24, 2017 in Saucon Valley Manor. He was the husband of Alma Brickey who passed away on March 24, 2013, with whom he had celebrated 65 years of marriage at her time of passing. Born in West Norton, Virginia, he was a son of the late Worley and...

Barbara Gehris

Barbara Gehris

Aug 22, 2017

Barbara D. Gehris 95, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Berkshire Center, Exeter Township. She was the wife of the late John D. Gehris Jr. "Pebs" who passed away on July 10, 2013. Barbara was the daughter of the late Francis and Marie E. (Endy) DeTurk. She was a Mt. Penn graduate and was a...

Raymond H. Okonski Sr.

Raymond H. Okonski Sr.

Aug 20, 2017

Raymond H. Okonski, Sr., 64 of Reading , passed away Sunday August 20, 2017. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Herman and Margaret (Ramsey) Okonski. He is survived by three sons, David Okonski husband of Allyson of Lower Alsace, Raymond Okonski husband of Liz of Reading and Joseph Okonski husband of Kate of Sinking Spring. Raymond...

Joseph D. Drogo

Joseph D. Drogo

Aug 18, 2017

Joseph D. Drogo, 94 of Birdsboro, passed away Friday August 18, 2017 in the Berkshire Center. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Grabowski) Drogo who passed away on February 4, 2003 . Born in Evansville, Pa he was a son of the late Jesse and Concetta (Peri) Drogo. Joseph was a WWII Army veteran during the Invasion of...

Stanley J Goerner

Stanley J Goerner

Aug 16, 2017

Stanley J. Goerner 84, formerly of West Reading, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Kindred Hospital Denver South, Denver, Colorado. He was the loving husband for 56 years of Fay (Delp) Goerner. Born in Reading PA, he was a son of the late Henry and Florence (Schaeffer) Goerner. Stanley was a graduate of Reading High School and a member...

Frank J. Jagielski

Frank J. Jagielski

Aug 14, 2017

Frank J. Jagielski, 91, formerly of Crestwood, now of Flying Hills, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 in Reading Hospital Medical Center. He was the husband of Catharine D. (Zondlo) Jagielski. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Stanley and Stella (Michalak) Jagielski. Frank was a member of St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C.--Exeter Township and the United...

Harold Greene

Harold Greene

Aug 8, 2017

Harold Greene, 64, of Morgantown, passed away, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 in Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg. He was the husband of Joyce A. (DeBerry) Greene. Born in Garysburg, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James and Mary (Arrington) Greene. Harold was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall-East Congregation and was a National Work Group leader for...

Kevin J. Edmonds

Kevin J. Edmonds

Aug 8, 2017

Kevin J. Edmonds, 64, of Reading and formerly of Mt. Penn passed away, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 in his Residence . He was the husband of the late Julie (Lindeman) Edmonds. Born in Reading , he was a son of the late Russell Edmonds and Clarence H. Mock and his mother Betty (Knepper) Kline. Kevin was a graduate of Mt....

Stanley Theodossiou

Stanley Theodossiou

Aug 6, 2017

Stanley J. Theodossiou, 89, of Mt Penn, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 6th, 2017 in his home. He was the loving husband of Marianthi (Palaiopanis) Theodossiou. Born in Port Said, Egypt, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Chrysoghelos) Theodossiou. Stanley was a faithful member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, West Reading. He is...

Ruth Lewars

Ruth Lewars

Aug 2, 2017

Ruth M. Lewars, 88, of Exeter, passed away, Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of John G. Lewars who passed away on May 1, 2011. Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Horst) Himmelberger. Ruth was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School and a...

Richarda Banks

Richarda Banks

Jul 31, 2017

Richarda L. "Ricci" Banks, 59, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center after a six year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was surrounded by those she loved most. Ricci was born on January 14, 1958 in Fort Eustis, Virginia to the late Richard L. Sr. and Elisabeth (Russ) Wiswesser....

George Giles

George Giles

Jul 29, 2017

George Ernest Giles, 88, of Wyomissing, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 in Columbia Cottage. He was the husband of Joan D. (Mohring) Giles. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Ethel (Deysher) Giles. George was a graduate of Reading High School and Bucknell University with degrees in Psychology and Economics. In college, he...

Wendi Pettinato

Wendi Pettinato

Jul 20, 2017

Wendi L. Pettinato, 51, of North Heidelberg Township, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 in Penn State Health- St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of Daniel P. Pettinato, Jr. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Clair M. Bieber of Oley and Elaine J. (Snyder) wife of Maynard B. Koch of West Lawn. Wendi was a graduate...

Blanche Carpenter

Blanche Carpenter

Jul 14, 2017

Blanche Marie Carpenter, 93, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of George B. Carpenter who passed away November 25, 1987. Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Frank Schunk and Clara Mae Pauley. Blance worked in production for Luden's Candies for many...

Franklin G. Stufflet

Franklin G. Stufflet

Jul 13, 2017

Franklin G. Stufflet, 82, of Amity Township, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 in his residence. He was the widower of Esther Marie (McMullen) Stufflet who passed away only four days before on July 9, 2017. Frank just did not want to live without her. That's love. Born in Walnuttown, he was a son of the late Frank Stufflet and...

Todd M. Solley

Todd M. Solley

Jul 13, 2017

Todd M. Solley, 55, of Reading, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 in his residence. Born in Reading, he was the son of Beverly A. (Solley) Rubright and step-son of Carl Rubright of Reading. Todd was employed as a truck driver for various companies throughout the Reading area and he loved fishing and the Washington Redskins. Services and interment private...