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Evelyn M. Romich
Oct 5, 2014
Evelyn M. Romich, 78, formerly of Mount Penn, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Columbia Cottage-Wyomissing. Born in Amity Township, she was a daughter of the late Stanley E. and Catharine C. (Mertz) Romich. She was a graduate of Amity High School in 1954 and was a member of St. Paul’s U.C.C.-Amityville. Evelyn was employed as a clerk...
Ruth Ann Wiegand
Oct 5, 2014
Ruth Ann Wiegand, 80, a resident of Phoebe Berks, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Wellsboro, PA. She was the widow of John Wiegand. Born in Cocolamus, Juniata County, PA, she was a daughter of the late George G. Fasic and Esther (Edwards) Walley. She was a graduate of Mount Penn High School and Kutztown University. Ruth Ann was...
Edward F. Mclaughlin
Oct 2, 2014
Edward F. McLaughlin, 92, formerly of Lower Alsace Township, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in Hearthstone at Amity. He was the widower of Edna I. (Seyler) McLaughlin who passed away July 7, 2008. Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late John J. and Carrie D. (Dunn) McLaughlin. Edward was a graduate of Reading High...
Kathleen M. "Kay" Hilzinger
Oct 2, 2014
Kathleen M. “Kay” Hilzinger, 91, formerly of Reading, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 in her daughter’s residence. She was the widow of Charles J. Hilzinger who passed awayNovember 7, 2002. Born in Barnesboro, PA she was a daughter of the late Charlesand Alberta (Conrad) Richards. Kay was a bench worker/inspector for Lucent Technologies for 23 years, retiring in...
Barbara J. Raifsnider
Oct 1, 2014
Barbara J. Raifsnider, 73, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of Thomas H. Raifsnider with whom she would of celebrated 52 years of marriage in December. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Pearl (Bosold) Pott. Barbara was a graduate of Reading...
Gail Romig
Sep 30, 2014
Gail Romig, 75, of Exeter Township, passed away September 30, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Carol L. (Bechtel) Romig with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage. Born in Birdsboro, he was a son of the late Stanley and Dorothy (Lott) Romig. Gail was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church-Birdsboro. He was employed by...
Joseph Bernstein
Sep 30, 2014
Joseph Bernstein, 41, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Queens, NY he was a son of Morris and Florence Bernstein. Joseph like food, cartoons and all holidays. He loved running and playing with his cousins on his aunt and uncle’s farm and enjoyed playing in the pond. A Memorial Service...
Lawrence K. Huber Ii
Sep 24, 2014
Lawrence K. Huber, II, 52, formerly of Reading and most currently of Millsboro, DE, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Born in Reading, he was a son of Lawrence K., Sr. and Rosalee A. (Bataller) Huber of Delaware. Larry was a graduate of Exeter High School in 1979 and was attending Catonsville Community College pursuing his degree in Funeral Service....
Kathleen M. Schaefer (Lange)
Sep 21, 2014
Kathleen M. (Lange) Schaefer, 77, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 in her residence. She was the wife of Joseph W. Schaefer. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Virgil R. and Catherine (McCamely) Lange. She is survived by Three Daughters: Kathleen Schaefer, Carolyn Signorovitch and Joanne Neary; Six Grandchildren. Lutz Funeral Home, Inc....
Arlene L. Harner (Wenger)
Sep 20, 2014
Arlene L. (Wenger) Harner, 89, a resident at the Keystone Villa-Douglassville, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 in the Christiana Hospital-Christiana, DE. She was the widow of Frederick E. Harner who passed away April 11, 2003. Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Monroe N. and Jennie (Wamsher) Wenger. Arlene was a graduate of the Indiana State...
Donald L. Shade
Sep 13, 2014
Donald L. Shade, 81, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the widower of Dorothy L. (Faust) Shade who passed away June 5, 1994. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Herman and Helen (Dreibelbis) Shade. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the...
Ray A. Delong
Sep 11, 2014
Ray A. DeLong, 50, of Birdsboro passed away on Thursday 09/11/2014 in Golden Living Center. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Melvin L. and Esther (Gaugler) DeLong. Ray was a Fire Policeman for Gibraltar Fire Company and was a volunteer in local fire services for over 35 years. He is survived by Two Sisters: Linda A....
David H. Huyett
Sep 8, 2014
David H. Huyett, 67, died on Monday, September 8, 2014 in hisReading residence. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Henry F. and Florence M. (Gerhart) Huyett. Dave was a 1965 graduate of Exeter High School and served in the US Navy (4 years on the U.S.S. Enterprise Aircraft Carrier). He was employed by Gilbert Associates for...
Edmund Flanagan
Sep 4, 2014
Edmund Flanagan, 56, of Mount Penn, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Barbara (Spears) Flanagan. Born in Bronx, NY he was a son of the late Jerome F. Flanagan and Joan P. (O’Brien) Hall. Edmund was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a draftsman for most of...
Iola M. Denby
Sep 2, 2014
Iola M. Denby, 76, of Collegeville, PA passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in the Phoenixville Hospital. She was the widow of Dr. Richard R. Denby. Born in Luzerne, PA she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Leonora (Gavazzi) Pisaneschi. Iola graduated from Misericordia University and was a member of St. Catharine of Siena R.C.C. Reading. Iola...
Maureen L. Kromer
Sep 2, 2014
Maureen L. Kromer, 71, formerly of Lehighton and most recently of Reading, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Coaldale, she was a daughter of the late Newton S. and Arlene (Kromer) Miller. She was a member of Calvary Temple in Allentown and was a machine operator for Scotties Fashions in Lehighton...
Leverne H. "Keeney" Helfrich
Sep 1, 2014
Leverne H. “Keeney” Helfrich, 92, of Jacksonwald, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Forrest W. and Hattie G. (Hedrick) Helfrich. Leverne was a graduate of Mount Penn High School in 1942 and was a United States Army Veteran of World War II serving in the 8th...
Sallie Lauber Schlegel
Aug 28, 2014
Sallie Lauber Schlegel, 87, formerly of Wyomissing and Latham Park, where she was known as Gertrude, passed away in Waverly Heights, Gladwyne, PA on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Sallie was the widow of William Hendel Schlegel who passed away in 2009. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Carl F., Sr. and Gertrude (Fischer) Lauber. Sallie was...
Jackson Grover Keller
Aug 24, 2014
Jackson Grover Keller, 81, of Oley, passed away in his residence on August 24, 2014. He was the husband of Irene (Bieber) Keller with whom he celebrated 58 years of marriage. Born in Limekiln, he was a son of the late Earl R. and Rachel F. (Snyder) Keller. Jackson was a graduate of Oley Valley High School in 1950 and...
Harold J. Endy
Aug 19, 2014
Harold J. Endy, 92, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown. He was the widower of Ruth V. (Reese) Endy who passed away December 22, 2013. Born near Boyertown, he was a son of the late Lloyd S. and Helena (Yingling) Endy. Harold was a graduate of Earl Township and Boyertown High School...
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