Obituaries

Marilyn M. (Snyder) Kissling

Apr 14, 2022

Marilyn M. (Snyder) Kissling, 93, of Penn Twp., passed away Thursday April 14th in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Marilyn was married to the late Ralph A. Kissling who passed away July 21, 2005.

Born in State Hill, she was the daughter of the late Leroy H. Snyder and Stella (Troutman) Snyder.

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Marian P. (Berube) Binkley

Apr 10, 2022

Marian P. (Berube) Binkley, 87, formerly of Muhlenberg, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 in the Berkshire Center surrounded by her loving family.

Born on May 19, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Cecelia (Szajna) Berube. She was the wife of the late Glenn H. Binkley whom passed away on October 27, 2013....

Micah Joel Bond

Apr 9, 2022

Micah Joel Bond, loving son of Joel M. Bond and Meghan B. (Tidswell) Bond and loving brother to Kylie Grace Bond, passed away Saturday, April 9th  in Tower Health, Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Additional family members include, maternal great grandparents, Frederick A. and Judith A. (Haracz) Newton, maternal grandparents, Beth A. (Newton) Tidswell  and...

Beverly A. Boyer

Apr 9, 2022

Beverly A. Boyer, 68, formerly of Temple, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at ProMedica in Sinking Spring with her loving son by her side.

Born on June 24, 1953, she was a daughter to the late Harold Walter and Pauline Elizabeth (Conrad) Myers. Beverly was a 1971 graduate of Oley Valley High School.

Beverly...

Patricia E. (Ernst) Dunlap

Apr 2, 2022

Patricia Dunlap,75, of Bernville, passed away Saturday, April 2,2022 at her daughter's home in Muhlenberg surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Reading on April 6,1946 to the late Claude and Violet (Fichthorn) Ernst. She was a graduate of Reading High School class of 1964.  She was employed for more than 20 years...

Beatrice Ella (Rentschler) Meitzler

Mar 22, 2022

Beatrice Ella (Rentschler) Meitzler, 89, passed away Tuesday in her sleep at the home of her son, George R. Meitzler, in Myerstown.

She was married to the late Joseph G. F. Meitzler who passed away November 25. 2017.

Born in Shartlesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Emma (Kiene) Rentschler.

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Cathy M. Bungarz

Mar 20, 2022

Cathy Mae Bungarz, 71, of Hamburg passed away in her home on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Born on December 31, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert W., Sr. and Jessie K. (Wallace) Bungarz.

Cathy was a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, NY. She was employed by...

June A. (Wagner) Lanza

Mar 19, 2022

June A. (Wagner) Lanza, 91, formerly of Bernville, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 in Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Born on June 16, 1930 in Bernville, she was a daughter to the late John S. and Florence N. (Bagenstose) Wager. She was the wife of the late Ernest A. Lanza whom passed away February 17,...

Kevin J. Becker

Mar 19, 2022

Kevin J. Becker, 62, passed away on March 19, 2022 in Reading Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Born on July 9, 1959, he was the son of the late Jay Becker and Maryann (LaFaver) Hefflefinger. He was the husband of Annette (Cordier) Becker with whom he shared 31 years of marriage.

Kevin...

Arlene G (Youndt) Ludwig

Mar 19, 2022

Arlene G. Ludwig, 88, of Spring Township, passed away in her home with her loving daughter by her side on March 19, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Winfield “Lou” A. Ludwig with whom she shared 63 years of marriage at the time of his passing on November 15, 2019.

Born in Reading, Arlene was...

John I. "Sonny" Schwab

Mar 17, 2022

John I. “Sonny” Schwab, 80, of Centre Twp., passed away Thursday morning in his residence.

John was married to Betty S. (Zimmerman) Schwab.

Born in Evansville, he was the son of the late John and Grace (Breidegam) Schwab.

John was employed for over forty years for Allentown Portland Cement Company in Evansville.

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Eleanor May (George) Hoagland

Mar 15, 2022

Eleanor May Hoagland, 81, of Maidencreek Twp., passed away Tuesday, March 15th in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Eleanor was married for sixty-one loving years to David W. Hoagland, Sr.

Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Mark George and Natha (Lee) George.

She attended Faith Evangelical Congregational...

Lillian M. (Wysock) Seidel

Mar 11, 2022

Lillian M. (Wysock) Seidel, 91, formerly of Lower Alsace, passed away on March 11, 2022 in Keystone Villa, Blandon, with her loving family by her side.

Born on June 13, 1930, she was a daughter to the late Stanley W. and Anna M. (Gutowski) Wysock. She was the wife of the late Roger M. Seidel whom passed...

Jason A. Spieker

Mar 9, 2022

Jason A. Spieker, 37, of Reinholds, passed away March 9, 2022 in Reading Hospital with his loving wife by his side.

Born on February 14, 1985 in New Castle, he was the son of Gregory and Marian (Kenny) Spieker. He was a 2003 graduate of Mohawk High School, where he learned many skills through the FFA program. ...

Mary Ann (Rudy) Schaeffer

Mar 9, 2022

Mary Ann Schaeffer, 80, of Topton, passed away Wednesday, March 9th in Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown.

She was married for fifty-three years to the late Mark P. Schaeffer.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary (Fisher) Rudy.

She was employed for many years as a sewing...

Richard J. Luckenbill

Mar 8, 2022

Richard J. Luckenbill, 92, of Breinigsville, passed away Tuesday, March 8th in Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Allentown.

Born in Ontelaunee Twp., he was the son of the late John D. and Stella (Kalbach) Luckenbill.

He served in the U. S. Air Force.

Richard was employed as a tractor trailer driver then went...

Robert D. "Bobby" Luckenbill

Mar 4, 2022

Robert D. “Bobby” Luckenbill, 90, of Penn Township, passed away Friday, March 4th in St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem.

Bobby was married to the late Shirley M. (Hoyer) Luckenbill who passed away October 21, 2015.

Born in Bernville, he was the son of the late Paul A. and Elsie M. (Miller) Luckenbill.

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Barbara A. (Myer) Noecker

Mar 3, 2022

Barbara A. (Myer) Noecker, 69, of Wyomissing, passed away March 3, 2022, in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on July 26, 1952, in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of Marvin Z. and Mary Elizabeth (Witmer) Myer. Barbara was a 1970 graduate of William Allan High School and went on to graduate from the...

Jean C. (Mengel) Wojszwillo

Mar 1, 2022

Jean C. Wojszwillo, 81, of Exeter Twp., passed away Tuesday, March 1st in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Jean was married to the late Leon E. Wojszwillo.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Mengel and Helen (Buck) Mengel.

She graduated from the former Mount Penn High School in 1958....

Gene R. Garber

Feb 27, 2022

Gene M. Garber, 91, of Orwigsburg, West Brunswick Twp., passed away Sunday, February 27th in his residence.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Paul E. Garber and Daisy M. (Lessig) Garber Hoffert.

Gene was a carpenter most of his life.

Surviving is a son, Mark R. Garber and wife...