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David L. Reiter
Mar 1, 2015
David L. Reiter, 62, of Reiffton, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was a son of the late George L. and Madelyn L. (Hoffman) Reiter. David was a graduate of Exeter High School in 1971 and was a United States Marine Corp Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He was a member of...
Fern G. Monshower
Feb 25, 2015
Fern G. Monshower, 91, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Berkshire Center. She was the wife of George H. Monshower, Jr. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George L. and Gertrude M. (Hahn) Lorah. Fern graduated from the McCann School of Business and loved to garden and she also loved dogs,...
Minnie M. O’Grattis
Feb 17, 2015
Minnie M. O’Grattis, 93, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in Berkshire Center. She was the widow of Raymond J. O’Grattis who passed away September 13, 2006. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Parzanese) Moretto. Minnie was a graduate of Reading High School in 1939 and was a...
Clarence R. Wise
Feb 17, 2015
Clarence R. Wise, 76, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in his daughter’s residence. He was the husband of Margaret A. (Sellers) Wise. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Reeve and Beaulah M. (McDonough) Wise. Clarence was a United States Navy Veteran and was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church-Stony Creek....
Ruth M. Haas
Feb 17, 2015
Ruth M. Haas, 101, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in her residence. She was the widow of Walter J. Haas, Sr. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sally Emma (Wentzel) Dwyer. Ruth is survived by: One Son: Walter J. Haas, Jr. husband of Maria of Muhlenberg; Three Daughters:...
Stanley J. "Skip" Szurgot
Feb 11, 2015
Stanley J. “Skip” Szurgot, 75, formerly of Mount Penn and most currently of Exeter Township, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in the Berkshire Center. He was the husband of Christine V. (Gdowik) Szurgot. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Stanley J. and Mary C. (Reuth) Szurgot. He attended Reading Catholic High School and was a...
Kathleen J. Deibert
Feb 8, 2015
Kathleen J. Deibert, 61, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in her residence. She was the wife of Dr. David C. Deibert. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James E., Sr. and Florence W. (Wainwright) Mabon. Kathleen was a graduate of SUNY-(State University of New York) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene...
Glenn W. Witters
Feb 7, 2015
Glenn W. Witters, 81, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015 in his residence. Born in Stony Creek, he was a son of the late William D., Jr. and Ruth E. (Grabert) Witters. Glenn was a United States Army Veteran and was pattern maker for Acme for many years. He is survived by: Two Sisters: Corrine...
John R. Gerhard
Feb 7, 2015
John R. Gerhard, 56, of Oley, passed away on Saturday February 7, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Gloria Y. (Acuna) Gerhard. Born in Allentown, PA he was a son of the late Richard Gerhard and Hildergarde (Rapp) Breidenbach of Oley. John was an auto mechanic for all of his life. He...
Donna L. Shurr
Feb 5, 2015
Donna L. Shurr, 62, formerly of Reading, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 in her residence. Born in Exeter Township, she was a daughter of the late Clair W., Sr. and Cora B. (Endy) Shurr. Donna was a clerk for AAA Reading-Berks for many years until her retirement. She is survived by: One Sister: Linda L. widow of Donald...
Eleanor F. Urban
Feb 1, 2015
Eleanor F. Willingmyre Urban, 97, our loving mother, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at the Mifflin Court Assisted Living. She was the widow of Richard Willingmyre who passed away in 1972 and Charles W. Urban who passed away in 1984. Born in Burlington, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Samuel W. and Sarah S. (Buchner) Pursell....
Barbara E. May
Feb 1, 2015
Barbara E. May, 63, formerly of Mount Penn, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center after complications from a lengthy illness. She was born September 25, 1951 in Berlin, Germany, a daughter of the late Walter May and Alberta (Hood) May of Mount Penn. Barbara was a graduate of Tulpehocken High School, Penn State...
Mary E. Kennedy
Jan 31, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, 94, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Berkshire Center. She was the widow of Thomas Kennedy, who passed away January 17, 1999. Born in St. Lawrence, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Bertha (Brumbach) Levan. Mary was a graduate of Reading High School and Albright College with a Bachelor...
Vivian A. Hoffman
Jan 30, 2015
Vivian A. Hoffman, 67, of Mount Penn, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 in her residence. She was the widow of Thomas W. Hoffman who passed away in 1996. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Lois A. (Wagner) Sanderson. Vivian was a graduate of Reading High School and was a member of Trinity...
Maryjane Klein
Jan 30, 2015
MaryJane Klein, 92, of Reading passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Rest Haven Nursing Home-Schuylkill County. She was the widow of Leonard J. Klein, Sr. who passed away May 5, 1998. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Burgess and Laura (Weber) Schmoyer. MaryJane was a licensed beautician and a homemaker. She was a graduate...
Fotios Arnidis
Jan 30, 2015
Fotios Arnidis, of Reiffton, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Angeline A. (Crimaldi) Arnidis. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Constantine and Marianthi (Fotiou) Arnidis. Fotios was a graduate of Reading High School and was a member of St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C.-Mount Penn....
Robert Clark
Jan 25, 2015
Robert Clark, 68, formerly of Reading, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Harbor Hospice Center, Auburndale, FL. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Coy A. Clark and Elizabeth A. (Reifsnyder) Clark. Bob was a machine worker for Reading Attachment and was lastly employed at Effie’s Pizza Villa. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
William D.L. Hartman
Jan 25, 2015
William D. “Danny” Hartman, 69, of Limekiln, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 in the Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ruth A. (Kramer) Hartman. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harry and Pauline E. (Dietrich) Hartman. He was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps and a...
Victor R.H. Yarnell
Jan 22, 2015
Former Reading Mayor Victor Robert Hewlett Yarnell died January 22, 2015 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Mayor Yarnell was 95 years old. Victor Yarnell was born in Montreal, Canada on October 5, 1919. He was the son of Sarah Jane Hewlett Yarnell and Llewellyn Robert Yarnell. At the age of eight, he began school at Bedford Modern School in Bedford, England. At...
Helen Herman
Jan 20, 2015
Helen (Mesisca) Herman, 84, formerly of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in the Mechanicsburg, PA, home of her daughter, where she had resided the past year. She was the widow of Robert A. Herman, Sr. who passed away April 18, 2008. Born in Hazleton on March 16, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and...
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