Obituaries

Dec 5, 2022

Lauretta P. (Hoyer) Snyder, 84, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 in the Laurel Center in Hamburg.

Born on June 9, 1938 in her childhood home in Womelsdorf, she was a daughter of the late Edward J. and Laura M. (Wayne) Hoyer. Lauretta was the wife of the late Carroll “Bud” Snyder with whom she spent 58...

Dec 4, 2022

Dr. John DeSantis, 89, of Temple passed away Sunday, December 4th in the Reading Hospital after a four-year battle with cancer.

John was born May 20, 1933 in Temple to the late Martino and Matilde DeSantis.

John is survived by his wife Denise (Diefenderfer) DeSantis of Temple who he married in 1973, along with two...

Nov 18, 2022

Larry A. Grim, 84, of Temple, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 18th in his residence.

Larry was married to the late Kathryn A. (Morganti) Grim who passed away March 24, 1998.

Larry was the son of the late Daniel A. Grim and Elda  (Ulrich) Yoder.

He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High...

Nov 14, 2022

Philip H. Yale, 85, of Jefferson Twp., passed away suddenly on Monday, November 14th in his residence.

Philip was married to Virginia L. (Bryan) Yale.

Born in Wellsboro, he was the son of the late Keith C. Yale and Eve P. (Mertsock) Yale.

At the age of seventeen Philip joined the U. S....

Nov 10, 2022

Irene R. (Sonon) Reed, 91, of Bernville, passed away Thursday, November 10th in Berks Heim.

Irene was married to the late John R. Reed who passed away October 1, 2013.

Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Sonon and Lizzie (Neiswender) Sonon.

Irene was a very active and longtime...

Nov 9, 2022

Shannon M. Gerhart, 61, of Shillington, passed away in her home on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

She was a daughter to the late Raymond M. and Gertrude L. (Matter) Gerhart. She was the loving companion of the late Lee Bailey.

Shannon was a 1979 graduate of Reading High School and was employed by Wonder Bread...

Nov 4, 2022

Dennis L. Angelisanti, 80, of Wyomissing, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 in the Reading Hospital.

Born on September 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Louis and Josephine (Zielinski) Angelisanti. He was the husband of Mary (Lees) Angelisanti with whom he shared 20 years of marriage.

Dennis was a 1960 graduate of...

Nov 3, 2022

Patricia A. Epting, 81, of Reading, passed away Thursday, November 3rd in her residence, surrounded by her loving family

Patricia was married to the late Irvin L. Epting, Jr.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Wegman and Anna Wegman.

Patricia graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1959. She...

Oct 29, 2022

Harry L. Stephenson, 94, of Lower Alsace Twp., passed away Saturday, October 29th in his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Harry was married to the late Betty J. (Trythall)  Stephenson who passed away March 30. 2005.

Born in Pottsville, he was then son of the late Harry E. and Ruth I. (Adams) Stephenson.

Oct 28, 2022

Joyce I. (Delp) Himmelberger, 82, of Penn Township, passed away Friday, October 28th in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Joyce was married for fifty-eight loving years to the late Sherwood L. “Woody” Himmelberger.

She was the daughter of the late Walter Delp and Helen (Phillips) Delp.

She attended Penn Bernville High...

Oct 24, 2022

Zane D. Hill, 41, of Fulton County, PA passed away on October 24, 2022 in his residence.

He was the son of Shawn Epler, wife of James, and John Hill, husband of Carol Renaudette.

Zane attended Twin Valley High School. He had a passion for building muscle cars and painting them. He enjoyed playing frisbee...

Oct 17, 2022

With her sons by her side, Violet E. (Gehrig) Schaeffer, 98, of Laureldale, passed away Monday, October 17th in Tower Health-Reading Hospital. She was a recent resident at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood.

Violet was the wife of the late Robert L. Schaeffer who passed away November 9, 1990, after being married for 37 years.

Born...

Oct 16, 2022

Virginia A. (Marlow) Miller, 93, of Bernville passed away Sunday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Virginia was married for 42 years to her loving husband Robert H. Miller who passed away in 2001.

Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Edna D. (Clarke) Marlow.

Virginia was...

Oct 13, 2022

Donald Elam “Don” Delp, Jr., 51, of West Reading, passed away Thursday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Don was born in Reading, he was the loving son to Cora Helen (Jones) Swisher of Alsace Twp. and the late Donald E. Delp, Sr. who passed away in 1984.

Don was currently employed as a manager for...

Oct 12, 2022

Richard B. Keller, Sr., 70, of Fleetwood, passed away on October 12, 2022, in Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Richard was the son of the late Harry B. and Elaine H. Keller. He was the husband of Dawn A. Strunk with whom he spent 31 years.

Richard was a 1970 graduate of Oley Valley...

Oct 7, 2022

Christine A. “Chris” (Spolski) Heist, 75, of Penn Twp., passed away Friday afternoon in her residence surrounded by her loving Family.

Chris was married for fifty-six years to her loving husband Terry L. Heist.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Spolski, Sr. and Anna Spolski.

Chris was a...

Oct 6, 2022

George T. McNally, 87, of Bernville, entered eternal life on Wednesday, October 6. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of George A. and Dorothy (Horgan) McNally. He was the husband of Kathleen (Bieber) McNally. In addition to his wife and yellow lab Maggie, George is survived by his son, Dan McNally and Dan's wife Kim; his daughter,...

Sep 30, 2022

Lillian M. (Long) Madeira, 97, of Bernville, passed away Friday, September 30th in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was married to the late Howard D. Madeira who passed away in 2010.

Born in Tulpehocken Twp., she was the daughter of the late Raymond W. Long and Erma L. (Frantz) Long.

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Sep 30, 2022

Harry G. Reichert, Jr., 72, of Temple passed away Friday morning in his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Harry was married on May 29, 1976, celebrating forty-six years of marriage, to his loving wife Terry (Morganti) Reichert.

Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Harry G. Reichert, Sr. and Gertrude M....

Sep 23, 2022

Tristan C. Cirimpei, 22, of Douglassville passed away in his home on September 23, 2022.

He was the son of Mandy Ruth, wife of John Ruth, and Gabriel Cirimpei. Tristan was the soul mate of the late Angie A. Rodriguez who passed away January 23, 2022.

Tristan graduated from Exeter High School in 2019. He...