Obituaries

Jul 12, 2017

Gary M. Jackson, 61, of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Penn Hospital-Philadelphia, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Susan M. (Reber) Jackson. Born in Johnstown, Pa, he was a son of the late Matthew "Stoney" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Good) Jackson. Gary was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and was...

Jul 9, 2017

William A. "Bill" Simcik, 73, of St. Lawrence, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Ann M. (Dehoff) Simcik. Born in Hazleton, he was a son of the late William J. and Magdalen B. (Jenco) Simcik. Bill was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Kutztown University. He was a former member...

Jul 4, 2017

Margaret T. Schade ,91, formerly a resident of Scared Heart Villa, passed away,Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 in Exeter Greens Care & Rehabilitation Center. Born in West New York, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Hart) Schade. Margaret worked as an Executive Secretary with Groove Pin in New Jersey for many years until her retirement....

Jul 4, 2017

Barbara A. Deibler Bertolet, 80, of Bernville, passed away, Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in her home . She was the loving wife of John R. Bertolet Sr. with whom she celebrated 34 years of marriage. Born in Pine Grove Pa, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Bertha (Wert) Krammes. Barbara was a graduate of Pine Grove High...

Jul 2, 2017

Jul 2, 2017

Robert Eagle Harper, 96, of Douglassville, passed away, Sunday, July 2, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Mary L. (Hartman) Harper with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Richard and Jennie (Hinnershitz) Harper. Bob was proud to serve in the United...

Jul 1, 2017

Dr. Luciana Maria (Wertheimer von Ranshofen) Meyer, late of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and Largo, Florida, died July 1, 2017, at age 96 in Largo. Widow of Dr. Richard Hemmig Meyer, a Reading native. Born in Schloss Ranshofen, Branau-am-Inn, Austria, only child of Baron Egon F. and Mathilde (Junger) Wertheimer von Ranshofen. With her economist husband, pursued professional lives in New York,...

Jun 30, 2017

William A. Gill, Jr., 81, of West Lawn, passed away June 30, 2017 in his residence. Born in Jersey City, NJ, a son of the late William A., Sr. and Mary (Higgins) Gill and the husband of G. Henrietta Gill. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc., Mount Penn in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.LutzFuneralHome.com

Jun 28, 2017

Dennis L. Kirn, 65, of Alsace Township, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Ellingsworth) Kirn. Born in Exeter Township, he was a son of the late Henry G. andJean M. (Fenstermaker) Kirn. Dennis was a graduate of Exeter High School and was a member of Bethany...

Jun 27, 2017

John C. Ream, Jr., 71, of Exeter Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Born in Elverson, he was a son of the late John C., Sr. and Ada (Strock) Ream. John was the loving father and grandfather of three daughters, Joy L. wife of Gerald A. Boyer, Jr. of Birdsboro, Monna J....

Jun 25, 2017

Cary G. Whitman,77, of St Lawrence, passed, Sunday, June 25, 2017 in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Judith A. (Schmoyer) Whitman with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert H. and Margaret E. (Gillmor) Whitman. Cary was a...

Jun 24, 2017

Alice J. Reist, 57, of Birdsboro, passed away, Saturday, June 24, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Rev. Michael L. Reist. Born in Gibraltar, she was a daughter of the late Paul M. and Edith A. (Killian) Brooke. Alice was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stony Creek and was an...

Jun 22, 2017

John A. Didyoung, 90, of Temple, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2017. He was the widower of Adelaide L. (Youse) Didyoung who passed away May 17, 2017, and with whom he celebrated 70 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, John was the son of the late John J.W. and Elfrieda E. (Boldt) Didyoung. John was a graduate...

Jun 21, 2017

Dorothy J. (Dot) Ginader, 90, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the Keystone Villa-Douglassville. She was born on October 28,1926 in Reading, PA to Ellen T. (Griener) and Curtis R. Tomlinson. She was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School and the Reading Hospital School of Nursing. Her final six months of nurse's training was...

Jun 20, 2017

Jacob P. "Jake" Meyers ,96, of Mount Penn, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. He was the widower of Shirley A. (Ludwig) Meyers who passed away October 23, 1992. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Jacob P. and Emily S. (Wells) Meyers. Jake was a United States Army veteran of World War II and was a...

Jun 18, 2017

Charles R. Portner, 88, formerly of Northeast Reading, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 in the Berks County Home/Berks Heim. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles W. and Mary E. (Clauser) Portner. Charles attended Reading High School and was employed as a machinist with Roeper Crane and Hoist for many years until his retirement He...

Jun 14, 2017

Roberta M. Romig, 78, of Shillington, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Catherine M. (Yoh) Romig. Roberta was a graduate of Reading High School and was a member of One U.C.C. where she participated in the choir, was involved with...

Jun 12, 2017

H. Olga Kolton, 89, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 in Country Meadows-Wyomissing. She was the widow of Vladimir J. Kolton who passed away July 5, 1994. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Eva (Borys) Anderson. Olga was a graduate of Reading High School and the McCann School of Business....

Jun 9, 2017

Betty A. (Englehart) Zettlemoyer Betty A. Zettlemoyer, born October 10, 1928, aged 88 years, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on June 9 at Keystone Villa, Douglassville where she had resided since June of 2015. Born in Stony Creek Mills, she was the daughter of the late Erma S. (Keller) Faust and Calvin Englehart. Betty was a 1946 graduate of...

Jun 9, 2017

Barbara "Boopsie" Bowman, 79, of Reading, passed away, Friday, June 9, 2017. Born in Reading Pa, she was a daughter of the late William and Josephine (Wentzel) Bowman. Barbara worked for Luden's for many years until her retirement. She is survived by one son Michael J. Bowman husband of Elaine of Reading, three grandsons, three great grandsons, two nieces, two...