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Russell R. "Dick" Bender Jr.
Apr 6, 2015
Russell R. “Dick” Bender, Jr., 50, of Exeter Township, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Deborah (Sallada) Bender. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Russell R. Bender, Sr. and Sebastiana M. “Sebie” (Vilardo) Bender companion of Doug Sands. Dick was a graduate of Reading High School....
Gladys T. "Dolly" Fry
Apr 6, 2015
Gladys T. “Dolly” Fry, 76, of Alsace Township, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of Preston H. “Slim” Fry who passed away November 4, 2000. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Henry M. and Fern E. (Rabold) Schaeffer. Dolly was a graduate of Mount Penn...
Marian K. Cleres
Apr 3, 2015
Marian K. Cleres, 90, of West Lawn, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 in her residence. She was the loving wife of Philip L. Cleres with whom she celebrated 65 years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Deppen) Calm. Marian was a very devoted member of Faith Lutheran Church Mt....
Ruth J. Hasson
Mar 31, 2015
Ruth J. Hasson, 89, formerly of St. Lawrence, passed away in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. She was the wife of Arlan W. Hasson who passed away February 15, 1999. Born in Jefferson Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel M. and Katie (Balthaser) Fox. Ruth was a 1943 graduate of Penn Bernville High...
Linda M. Churico
Mar 30, 2015
Linda M. Churico, 71, of Reading, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the wife of Jack Churico. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth (Yeager) Eyrich. She was a member of Exeter Bible Church. Linda was employed by National Cleaners as a supervisor. In addition to her...
Joyce Sweigert
Mar 29, 2015
Joyce Sweigert, 82, of Reading, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 in the Keystone Villa-Douglassville. She was the wife of Lawrence R. Sweigert. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lester Dunkelberger and Marian (Hauser) Bechtel. Joyce was a member of Schwarzwald Lutheran Church-Jacksonwald where she was very involved. She worked as a secretary for Polymer Corp....
Richard R. Furbeck
Mar 26, 2015
Richard Rutsen Furbeck, 73, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2015 at the Berkshire Center in Exeter Township. His family is extremely grateful to the loving and caring staff there. Dick was born on April 10, 1941 in New Brunswick, N.J. He was the son of the late Howard and Helen (Caneel) Furbeck. He is survived by his loving wife...
William J. Flamm Sr.
Mar 22, 2015
William J. Flamm, Sr., 92, formerly of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in Keystone Villa at Fleetwood. He was the widower of Rose (Calabrese) Flamm who passed away October 8, 1999. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul A. and Margaret (Maurer) Flamm. William was a United States Army veteran of...
Frances Shearer
Mar 22, 2015
Frances Shearer, 92, formerly of West Lawn and Denver Colorado, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in her residence at the Keystone Villa at Fleetwood. She was the widow of Herbert Q. Shearer who passed away May 9, 2007. She is survived by: Two Sons: James A. and Richard E. Shearer; Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren and One Sister: Clementine Slif....
Arthur J. Howard
Mar 22, 2015
Arthur J. Howard, 95, of Oley, passed away on March 22, 2015 in his home. He was pre-deceased by his wives, Hilda Adam and Beatrice Howard. Born in Oley on March 4, 1920, he was the son of the late Harry and Cora (Kercher) Howard. He was the owner/operator of AJ Howard Lumber mill for 45 years until retiring in...
John L. Werner
Mar 21, 2015
John L. Werner, 85, formerly of Pennside, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township. His first marriage was to the late Joan (Bouchat) who was the mother of his children Cathy wife of Rob Davis of New Jersey, Scott B. Werner of Reading and Brian J. Werner husband of Marybeth of Exeter Township. His second...
David P. Ryefield
Mar 17, 2015
David P. Ryefield, 68, of Exeter Township, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Deborah J. (Alexander) Ryefield. Born in Muskegon, MI he was a son of the late Lawrence Ryefield and Jeanne (MacArthur) Ryefield Ritter wife of Walt Ritter. David was a United States Navy Veteran of...
Dennis M. Mccloskey
Mar 14, 2015
Dennis M. McCloskey, 23, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Born in Meadowbrook, PA he was a son of Dennis C. and Evelyn M. (Treanor) McCloskey. Dennis was a graduate of Exeter High School and the Universal Technical Institute, Exton. He was a United States Army Veteran stationed at Ft. Hood Texas, as well as a...
Dale C. Bolton
Mar 13, 2015
Dale C. Bolton, 90, of Mount Penn, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Anna J. (Madary) Bolton with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage. Born in Ohio City, OH, he was a son of the late Harold O. and Cecile (Witten) Bolton. He was a 1943 graduate of Woodward High School-Toledo,...
Dorothy L. Bady
Mar 10, 2015
Dorothy L. Bady, 96, of Reiffton, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in the Berks Heim. She was the widow of John W. Bady who passed away March 2, 2000. Born in Exeter Township, she was a daughter of the late Aaron and Florence (Wentzel) Wentzel. Dorothy was a member of Schwarzwald U.C.C.-Jacksonwald. She is survived by: One Son:...
Richard D. Quinter
Mar 10, 2015
Richard D. Quinter, 87, of Wyomissing , PA passed away on March 10, 2015 in Manor Care Sinking Spring . He was the husband of the late Shirley (Mason) Quinter who passed away 10/22/1995. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late H. LeRoy and Mary (Kruppenbach) Quinter. Richard worked as a Manager of Engineering Projects for Glen...
Doris L. Stoudt
Mar 9, 2015
Doris L. Stoudt, 89, formerly of Reading, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 in the Mifflin Center. She was the widow of Sterling S. Stoudt who passed away June 2, 2005 Born in Topton, she was daughter of the late Harold and Lilian (Long) Huseman. Doris worked as a sales associate for Boscovs. Doris is survived by Two Sons:...
Barry D. Hummel
Mar 7, 2015
Barry D. Hummel, 57, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Cynthia L. (Robinson) Hummel. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late William Hummel and Dorothy (Wert) Hummel. Barry was a graduate of Reading High School in 1976 and worked for...
Donald F. Jones
Mar 4, 2015
Donald F. Jones, 83, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Berks Heim. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Augustus F. and Gertrude F. (Flamm) Jones. Donald was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1949 and was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a...
Robert Vantiggelen
Mar 3, 2015
Robert VanTiggelen, 88, of Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Emily E. (Boltz) VanTiggelen. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Firman A. and Esther (Koukoulis) VanTiggelen. Robert was a United States Army Veteran of World War II and was a member of...
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