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Frederick A. Swope
Feb 14, 2017
Frederick A. Swope, 57, of Cumru Township, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was the husband of Nancy E. (Gibson) Swope. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Richard and Erma A. (Leinbach) Swope. Fred was a graduate of Mount Penn High School in 1977 and was a estimator for Hafer Environment for over 35 years....
Rita Hafer
Feb 9, 2017
Rita A. Hafer, 87, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Curtis J. Hafer. Born in Oley, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Lendacki. Rita was a graduate of Oley Valley High School in 1947 and attended Albright College. She was employed...
Anthony Copelli
Feb 8, 2017
Anthony Copelli, 29, of Huntington, New York, passed away, Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Born in Queens NY , he was a son of the late Frank Copelli and Linda (Bruno) Copelli of New York. He is survived by his brothers Michael and Nicholas. Services Private. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc. Mount Penn in charge of arrangements. For online condolences, please visit...
Marjorie Loeper
Feb 2, 2017
Marjorie Loeper, 83, of Reading, passed awayThursday, February 2, 2017 in her residence. She was the widow of Louis E. Loeper, Sr. who passed away in 2015. Born in Pottstown, a daughter of the late Herb and Ann (Vanderslice) Bauman. Marjorie loved volunteering as a hospital receptionist Surviving is a son, William Keota husband of Melissa of Reading; eight grandchildren...
Margaret Chilton
Jan 28, 2017
Margaret C. Chilton, 76, of Reading, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Manor Care Sinking Spring. Born in Stony Creek, she was a daughter of the late Lester A. and Nora H. (Shumaker) Chilton. Margaret was a 1958 graduate of Mount Penn High School and a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her hobbies included online shopping, watching soap...
Elizabeth Loeper
Jan 26, 2017
Elizabeth "Bette" J. (Sergeant) Loeper, 93, formerly of Mount Penn, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 in the Berks Heim. She was the loving wife of Robert J. Loeper who passed away May 2, 2009. Born in Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Rita V. (Lenhardt) Sergeant. Elizabeth was a graduate of Mount Penn High...
Chester L. Yez
Jan 25, 2017
Chester L. Yez, 88, formerly of Mount Penn, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in Keystone Villa - Douglassville. He was the widower of Rosemarie (Cacciacarne) Yez who passed away April 15, 1985. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Agnes (Bozek) Yez. Chet was a United States Marine Corps Veteran, a former coach for...
Donald W. Thomas
Jan 21, 2017
Donald W. Thomas, 83, of Exeter Township, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Helen E. (Martz) Thomas. Born in Shamokin, he was a son of the late W. Alfred and Lillian (Daniels) Thomas. Don was a member of Pennside Presbyterian Church and a United States Army veteran. Over his career he had...
Harry E. Smedley
Jan 19, 2017
Harry E. Smedley, 83, formerly of Cotton Street and most recently of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Dolores A. (Mickshaw) Reichert Smedley. His first wife, Sevilla H. (Derricott) Smedley passed away January 16, 1975. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry W....
Harry B. Schneider
Jan 19, 2017
Harry B. Schneider, 72, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 in the Berkshire Center. He was the husband of Carol A. (Eckert) Schneider. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Harry and Anna E. (Meka) Schneider. Harry was a member of the Masonic Lodge #62 -West Reading and was an avid golfer, and a...
Barry Lee Noll
Jan 16, 2017
Barry Lee Noll, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of June A. (Seidel) Noll. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Raymond L. and Arlene A. (Rollman) Noll. Barry attended Schwarzwald Lutheran Church and was a member of the Teamsters, St. John's...
Margaret Smith
Jan 15, 2017
Margaret A. "Peggy" Smith, 86, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 in The Lutheran Home at Topton-Henry Healthcare Center. She was the widow of John M. "Jack" Smith who passed away February 15, 2012. Born in Blawnox, PA , she was a daughter of the late Edward H. and Elsie E. (Best) Poth. Peggy was a...
Ethan James Marriott
Jan 12, 2017
Ethan James Marriott, infant son of Nicholas T. and Katie A. (Landis) Marriott, Exeter Township, passed away January 12, 2017 in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He was born in West Reading on January 3. In addition to his parents, Ethan is survived by a brother, Landon S; Grandparents, Scott and Sharon Landis of Exeter Township, Julie and Donald Jordan of...
Mary Grosser
Jan 9, 2017
Mary L. Grosser, 70, of Exeter Township, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. She was the wife of Robert Grosser. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Naomi E. (Poff) Patterson. Mary was a graduate of Reading High School in 1964. She was employed by Campbell Fittings in Boyertown...
Matthew J. ""Max"" Gross
Jan 9, 2017
Matthew J. "Max" Gross, 78, of St. Lawrence, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center . He was the husband of Marilyn J. (Melcher) Gross. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Anna (Suchomelly) Gross. Max was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War...
Paul Kistler Miller
Jan 8, 2017
Paul Kistler Miller Had his final curtain call, on January 8, 2017. He had been a resident at the Berks Heim since 2012. Paul was born on November 10, 1919 in Reading Pa. He was the son of Ulysses Wagner Miller, and Mary Louisa Kistler Miller. He was predeceased by two brothers, Ulysses, and Donald. He was a graduate of...
Fern Byers
Jan 7, 2017
Fern A. Byers, 91, of Exeter Township, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the widow of P. Franklin Byers who passed away October 19, 1999. Born in Exeter Township, she was a daughter of the late Edmund H. and Beulah S. (Conrad) Wentzel. Fern was a member of Community U.C.C.-St. Lawrence...
John Wehry
Jan 7, 2017
John G. Wehry, 63, of Reading, passed away, Saturday, January 7th, 2017 in ManorCare Health Services Sinking Spring. Born in Punxsutawney Pa, he was a son of the late Guy and Mae G. (Kelly) Wehry. John is survived by one brother Kim Wehry and two sisters Gay Miller and Kay Harvey. Services are private. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc. Mount Penn...
Reola George
Jan 6, 2017
Reola George ,88, formerly of Exeter Township passed away Friday, January 6th, 2017 in Berks Heim, Leesport. She was the wife of Cornelius George who passed away 2006. Born in Lancaster, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Bramber and Frances (Blackmon) Mackey. Reola was a domestic worker for the Norman Shearer Family. Reola is survived by: One...
Dorothy James
Jan 2, 2017
Dorothy I. James, 95, of Reading, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Berks Heim. She was the widow of Donald M. James who passed away January 12, 2004. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late James F. , Jr. and Rose M. (Bodenheim) Nagle. Dorothy was an associate for Bamford Drug Store for many years....
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