Barbara Jean (Mengel) Eisenbrown, a life-long resident of Bernville, Pennsylvania, died peacefully July 16, 2022, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years of age. Born in Reading, October 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Mengel and Lillian (Wilhelm) Mengel. Barbara graduated from Penn-Bernville High School in 1944 and Reading Business Institute in 1947. There she met the love of her life and husband to be, George Franklin Eisenbrown, II. They were...

Michael F. “Balboa” “Schmidty” DeLong, 66, of Bernville, passed away Saturday morning in Tower Health, Reading Hospital. He was the beloved son of Janice C. (Sheidy) DeLong of Bernville and the late Mark G. DeLong. He was a 1973 graduate of Tulpehocken High School. He was employed by Boyertown Foundry where he was a dedicated employee and rarely missed a day of work. Michael was a devoted athlete playing little league baseball, men’s softball, and high...

James R. Bohn, 84, of Muhlenberg Park, passed away Monday, July 25th in Suburban Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center in Norristown. Jimmy was the husband of Phyllis M. (Zelano) Bohn whom he married on October 5, 1963. Jimmy and Phyllis would be married fifty-nine years this October. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles F. Bohn, Sr. and Lillian M. (Schweitzer) Bohn. Jimmy honorably and faithfully served our country as a member of the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict....

Ernest Lyle Oswald, 88, of Temple, passed away in his home Saturday, July 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Born on May 19, 1934, he was a son to the late Robert I. and M. Fay (Johnson) Oswald. Ernest was the husband of Shirley (Rarick) Oswald with whom he shared 66 loving years of marriage. Ernest was a 1952 Muhlenberg High School graduate and a proud Veteran of the United States Army where he served in the Korean War. Ernest was employed as a Truck Driver for many...

Helen D. (Guidotti) Filippini, age 87, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on July 18, 2022.  She was the widow of the late Emidio (Meme) Filippini who passed away Oct. 23, 2007.  Born in Temple, PA, on Feb. 7, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Emidio and Felicia (Valeriano) Guidotti.   Helen worked for Temple Sportswear as a seamstress and for Western Electric as a quality assurance technician.  Later she served as a bookkeeper for the family mushroom farming...

Ruth Eleanor Weitzel has met her savior on 7/3/2022 in Henderson, North Carolina. Born in Sharpsville, Pa. on 10/28/1923, she was the middle child of 5 children. Her parents were Paul Breneiser Seidel and Emma Stuart Forstler. She married her high school sweetheart, Keith Charles Weitzel, on Thanksgiving Day in 1945, after he returned from World War II Army duty in France and Germany. She was married for 58 plus years. Keith passed away in 2004. She was a loving wife, mother,...

Charlotte C. Dreibelbis, 81, of Bernville, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022 in Reading Hospital. Born on March 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Stanton Clay and Catherine (Fox) Wolf. She was the companion of Stanley F. Moszcienski. She was a 1959 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and was a1960 graduate of Empire Beauty School.  Charlotte worked as a beautician and owned Charlotte’s Beauty Salon in Bernville where she worked until 1971. From 1971 to 1999, Charlotte...

Thomas A. Bubbenmoyer, 84, of Exeter Township passed away on Thursday June 30, 2022, in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Thomas was the son of the late Franklin and Janette (Price) Bubbenmoyer. He was the husband of the late Janet Bubbenmoyer whom passed away in 2002. Thomas was currently married to Helen (Frantz) Bubbenmoyer with whom he shared 16 ½ years of marriage. Thomas was a proud United States Navy Veteran. He was employed by Dana Corp. where he worked as a...

Fay N. Long, 94, formerly of Laureldale, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Tel Hai Retirement Community where she resided for over 20 years.  Born on October 2, 1927, she was a daughter to the late Howard S. and Beulah M. (Job) Walleisa. Fay was the wife of the late Donald L. Long whom passed away on September 24, 1985. Fay was a 1945 graduate of Reading High School. She and her husband were past members of Bern UCC. Fay enjoyed reading, knitting, sewing and she really loved puppy...

Eleanor B. Hill, 94, of Temple, passed away Thursday morning in Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Thurlow and Elizabeth (Baker) Dreibelbis.  Eleanor shared a loving marriage of sixty-eight years with her late husband Galen C Hill. After retiring in 1984 with thirty years of service as a cafeteria employee in the Muhlenberg Twp. High school she looked forward to babysitting her new grandsons. Eleanor was a...