Madelyn C.  Lutz, 88, of Blandon, passed away on  May 20, 2020 in her residence.   She was born on November 8, 1931 to the late Edwin H. Sr. and Verna C. (Bortz) Hinkle in Fleetwood, PA. Madelyn was the wife of Robert F. Lutz with whom she shared 55 years of marriage at the time of his passing on June 29, 2019. She was a member of Maidencreek Church. Madelyn is survived by her son, James B. Schittler Jr. husband of Agnes M. of Blandon, two grandchildren, Thomas...

Gloria E. Schwab, 78, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away on May 19, 2020 at home. She was born on July 14, 1941 to the late Amos J. and E. Kathryn  (Werner) Werner. She was the widow of the late Ignatz “Iggy” P. Schwab Jr., who passed away on September 25, 2019, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. She is survived by a son; David E., husband of Cathy A. (Himmelberger) Schwab and a daughter; Lisa M., wife of Craig Knouse. Grandchildren; Tamara, wife of Captain...

William T. "Bill” Reckley, 91, of Temple, passed away on May 19, 2020 in his residence.    He was born on November 5, 1928 to Alvey and Rosetta (Brinkman) Reckley in Cumberland, MD. Bill was married on August 19, 1950 to Dorothy Joanne (Lewis) Reckley and they shared 69 years of marriage. Bill proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Bill's interest in cars and trucks started at Herb Richards Esso Station in Cumberland, MD. When he and Joanne...

Georgios O. Kakalelis, 102, formerly of Ontelaunee Township, passed away Monday, May 18th in Kutztown Manor.  Georgios was married to the late Eleni G. (Marmarou) Kakalelis for sixty three loving years. He was the son of the late Odesseas and Angeliki (Balabane) Kakalelis. He served in the Army in Greece during WWII. In Greece he was a farmer. He also was a tailor, owning and operating his own business. When Georgios moved to the United States he was in the hospitality...

Maria M. "Mia" Johnson, 27, of Reading, passed away on  May 18, 2020 in her residence.      She was born on April 27, 1993 to Larry L. Jr. and Barbara A. (Boyle) Johnson. Maria was a 2011 Graduate of Fleetwood High School and was currently enrolled at Reading School of Health Sciences studying to be a Radiology Technician. She was also employed with Boscov's as a Supervisor.    Maria enjoyed gardening and going to the beach she also loved...

Shirley A. (Delp) Selig, 97, formerly of Temple, passed away Friday,  May 15, 2020.  She was recently a resident of Fairlane Gardens Home Reading. She was the daughter of the late William and Magdalena Delp and was not expected to live past two years old due to medical issues at birth.  She outlived everyone!  She was predeceased by her only child, Terry Delp; brothers: Earl, Elam and Robert; sisters:  Edna, Doris and Joan.  She would always talk about how...

Leroy R. "Skeet" Noecker, 85 of Muhlenberg Township passed away on Friday, May 15th at home. He was born the son of Ralph and Cora (Guistwhite) Banks and became the adopted son of Irvin and Myrtle (Banks) Noecker in 1941. He is survived by his wife, Marsha (Wolfgang) Noecker, to who he was married for 63 years.  He served in the United States Army and was Honorably Discharged in 1957 earning the rank of Sergeant. He worked in the family business, Wolfgang's Furniture, for...

Robert L. Labe, 85, formerly of Blandon, passed away on  May 14, 2020 at Berks Heim Nursing Home.      He was born on August 2, 1934 to Mahlon S. and Edna (Kneehtle) Labe. He was a 1952 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and worked as a painter for Caloric Crop.  for 31 and a half  years before his retirement in 1991. Robert proudly served in the United States Army from 1957-1959 Robert enjoyed woodworking and racing.      Robert is...

Janice D. Kline, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in the care of the Reading Hospital. Janice was married to the late Donald H. Kline. Donald and Janice were married November 20, 1955 and celebrated 43 years of marriage at the time of Donald’s passing on May 20, 1999. Born and raised in St. Lawrence, Janice was the daughter of the late D. Leon Reppert and M. Albertina (Pearson) Reppert. She was predeceased by her brother, Donald L. Reppert. She was a 1952 graduate of...

Ralph M. Sweigart, 88, of Bernville, passed away on  May 11, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA.    He was born on November 30, 1931 to the late Luther and Sadie (Meckley) Sweigart in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster.  Ralph worked as a  flagger for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for a number of years before retiring in 1991. On September 22, 2001 he married Esther (Hollenbach) with whom he shared 18 years of marriage.    He was...