Obituaries

Dec 19, 2015

Joyce Corbin, 82, of Exeter Township, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Sadie Wasserman. Joyce was the beloved wife of Dr. Boris Corbin having celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this past year. In her younger years, while living...

Dec 18, 2015

Virginia F. (Farley) Wetherill, 94, of Exton , passed away, Friday, December 18th, 2015 at Sunrise Senior Living, Exton. Born in Asbury Park NJ, she was a daughter of the late Milford and Anna (Campbell) Farley. Virginia was a 1943 graduate of Cornell University and later became a Real Estate Agent. She was a member the Green Tree Society and...

Dec 16, 2015

Bunny S. Bearstler, 35, of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Reading, she was the loving daughter of Glenn D. Bearstler of Exeter Township and the late Bonnie L. (Ruth) Bearstler. Bunny was a graduate of Exeter High School and was a member of the Lower Alsace Beneficial Association....

Dec 15, 2015

Dec 11, 2015

David J. Roddenberry, 53, of Reading, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 in his residence. Born in Norristown, he was a son of Johanne F. (Armstrong) Satterwhite of Pottstown and the late Paul D. Roddenberry. David was employed by Redner's Warehouse Markets for 31 years, where he worked his way up to assistant buyer for the Dairy Department. He was...

Dec 8, 2015

Verna M. Schwartz ,82, formerly of Exeter Township passed away peacefully, Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 in Phoebe Berks Villiage, Wernersville. She was the wife of Harry D. Schwartz who passed away September 18, 2005. Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Carmello and Leonarda Spina. Verna was a member of St. Catharine of Siena RCC. She was...

Dec 3, 2015

Marie M. Hoffman, 87, formerly of Reading, passed away,Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 in the Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center-Ft. Walton Beach, FL. She was the widow of William C. Hoffman who passed away January 8, 2015. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late J. Maynard and Marie (Kumbacher) Becker. Marie was a member of Schwarzwald United Church...

Dec 2, 2015

June T. Lessig, 93, of Wyomissing, passed away,Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of William R. Lessig, Jr. who passed away December 19, 2007. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Floyd C. and Elsie E. (Parker) Tyson. June was a member of First Presbyterian Church-Reading and spent...

Dec 1, 2015

Pauline N. (Gelsinger) Hinnershitz, 82, of Exeter Township passed away Tuesday December 1, 2015 at the Berkshire Center. Born in Heidelberg Township , she was the daughter of the late Earl and Katie (Ohlinger) Gelsinger. Pauline is survived by her husband Wayne S. Hinnershitz. They were married on December 11, 1954 and celebrated sixty one years of marriage. She was...

Nov 24, 2015

Terrence Y. "Bear" Boyer, 65, of Exeter Township, passed away,Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Sharon M. (Prussman) Boyer with whom he celebrated 37 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Thomas and Nancy (Yorgey) Boyer. Terry was a graduate of Mount Penn High...

Nov 19, 2015

William N. Yoder, 91, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away,Thursday, November 19th, 2015 in Sandpiper Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Pleasant, SC. He was the widower of Dorothy M. (Feist) Yoder. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Edwin M. and Bertha (Noll) Yoder. A Memorial Service celebrating William's life will be held on Saturday, March 5,...

Nov 18, 2015

George R. Lesko, 79, of St. Lawrence , passed away, Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center . He was the husband of Joanne A. (Ringler) Lesko . Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth (Sabol) Lesko. George was a 1954 graduate of Reading Catholic High School and was a...

Nov 15, 2015

Robin A. "Bird" Trate, 63, of Sinking Spring, passed away,Sunday, November 15th, 2015 in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of William W. Trate. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Leona F. (Goreski) Toole of Exeter Township and the late Ira Toole. Robin was a graduate of the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing....

Nov 15, 2015

William W. Schneider, Jr., 53 , of Exeter Township , passed away,Sunday, November 15th, 2015. He was the husband of Melissa M. (Tomeo) Schneider. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William W., Sr. and Clara V. (Valore) Schneider. William attended St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C. He was a lover of art, nature and family. William was...

Nov 12, 2015

Barbara Ann S. Pease, 67, of Birdsboro, died of natural causes peacefully at home Thursday, November 12th, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 35 years Barrie A. Pease . Born in Coaldale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Stianche and Josephine (Gregus) Stianche of Hometown, Pa. Barbara was an active member of Immaculate Conception Church....

Nov 11, 2015

Howard Christian Weisman, III, 83, died very late in the evening on November 11th at Reading Hospital from complications of COPD. For the past 15 years, he was the husband of Linda (Buchanan) Weisman, stepfather to Kayla Holod and Ian Buchanan. He has a 10 month old grandson, Henry. Born on April 26, 1932, he was the eldest of four...

Nov 9, 2015

Ruth A. Hartman, 89, of Limekiln, passed away Monday, November 9th, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center . She was the widow of William D.L. Hartman who passed away January 25, 2015. Born in Leesport, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Annie (Kissling) Kramer. Ruth was a graduate of Reading High School and attended...

Nov 8, 2015

Charles Miller Jr., 80, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away, Sunday, November 8th, 2015 in the Keystone Villa at Douglassville. He was the husband of Margaret Ann (Januszewski) Miller. Born in Uniontown PA, he was the son of the late Charles, Sr. and Virginia (Grimm) Miller. Charles was a member of the GTV Almrausch Schuplatters German folk dancing group. Charles was...

Nov 3, 2015

Doreen M. Goodhart, 85, of Exeter Township, passed away,Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 in Penn State Health-- St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the widow of Richard H. Goodhart who passed away March 8, 1991. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Stern) Schulze. Doreen was a graduate of Mount Penn High School....

Oct 29, 2015

Ronald E. King, 69, of Mt. Penn and Reading, passed away Thursday, October 29th, 2015 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Shirley L. King who passed away May 12, 2001. Born in Berks County he was a son of the late Ruth P. Klein. Ron was a Mt. Penn High School Graduate in 1965. Ron...