Obituaries

Ellis " Ellie Bear" Gianna Seiders

Jul 4, 2021

Ellis "Ellie Bear” Gianna Seiders, 1, of Muhlenberg, passed away on July 4, 2021 at Penn State Health St. Joseph's Medical Center.

Born on June 5, 2020 in St. Joseph's Medical Center, she was a daughter to Heath A. and Jennifer E. (Herzog) Seiders.

Ellis would light up every room she was in and had...

Gertrude R. (Stahl) Greenawalt

Jun 28, 2021

Gertrude R. Greenawalt, 93, of Country Meadows Retirement Community of Wyomissing,  passed away Monday, June 28th in her residence.

Born in Edingen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Eugen and Rosa (Wentzel) Stahl.

She was married to the late Carl W. Greenawalt who passed away May 18, 2016.

Gertrude and Carl...

Anthony D. Hoffman

Jun 25, 2021

Anthony D. Hoffman, 68, of Bethel, passed away on June 25, 2021 at his residence.

Born on November 4, 1952 he was a son to the late Samuel A. and Leah (Boyer) Hoffman. Anthony was a graduate of Tulpehocken High School. He was the husband of Marjorie G. (Hamm) Hoffman. Anthony was employed by the Lebanon Seaboard...

Robert L. Klein Jr.

Jun 25, 2021

Robert L. Klein Jr., 65, of Bernville, went home to be with his best friend, Jesus, on June 25, 2021 at UPMC West Shore Hospital in Mechanicsburg.

Born on January 12, 1956, he was a son to the late Robert L. Klein Sr. and Audrey (Myers) Klein. Rob was a 1973 graduate of Mt. Penn High School....

Scott William Bower

Jun 14, 2021

Scott William Bower, 63, passed away Monday, June 14th in Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice Unit in Allentown.

Scott was formerly employed in the construction industry.

Scott served in the U. S. Army.

Surviving is Scott’s father, William Bower of Temple and his mother, Virginia (Fowler) Soifer, widow of Albert Soifer of Florida.

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Sara “Emily” (Heiser) Weidner

Jun 12, 2021

Sara “Emily” (Heiser) Weidner, 93, of Temple, passed away on June 12, 2021 at KeystoneVilla in Fleetwood.

Born on May 6, 1928, she was a daughter to the late Leroy F. and Marion (Frees) Heiser. Emily was a 1945 graduate of Reading High School and went on to attend Reading Hospital School of Nursing where she was...

Wilma (Rischer) Kalbach

Jun 5, 2021

Wilma Kalbach, 92, passed away peacefully in her Pennside home on Saturday, June 5, 2021. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, she came to the United States after marrying her husband, Henry L. Kalbach, who was serving in the United States Army.

Wilma was a homemaker for most of her life and enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting and cooking. Her...

Franklin L. Ketterer, Sr.

Jun 5, 2021

Franklin L. Ketterer  Sr., 92, formerly of Blandon, passed away Saturday June 5th in Newport Richey FL.

He was married to the late Rosemarie F. (Peffel) Ketterer who passed away in 1976.

He was self-employed as a cosmetologist.

He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.

Surviving are...

Grace L. (Barton) Lumley

Jun 4, 2021

Grace L. (Barton) Lumley, 97, formerly of Reading passed away on June 4, 2021, at Westminster Woods on Julington Creek in Jacksonville, Fla.   She was the wife of the late Thomas H. Lumley, who passed away June 28, 2007.   Born in Providence, RI she was the daughter of the late James and Josephine E. (Chadwick) Barton. Grace was a...

Katrina L. (Daub) Henderson

Jun 3, 2021

Katrina L. (Daub) Henderson, 45, of Pine Grove, passed away tragically last week.

Katrina was born in Lebanon, she was the loving daughter of Maryanne L. (Bucher) Daub of Bethel and the late Kenneth R. Daub.

Katrina was a 1994 graduate of Tulpehocken High School.

She was an MRI Technician employed by Insight...

Eustaquio Torres Cruz

May 29, 2021

Eustaquio  Torres Cruz,74, of Reading, passed away tragically on May 29, 2021. Born on August 13, 1946 in Laspiedres, Puerto Rico to the late Eustaquio Torres and Petra Cruz. Eustaquio was a heavy equipment operator for the Campbell's Soup Company for 20 years.

Eustaquio is survived by his two loving daughters, Ann K. Torres and Leslie A....

Anita M. (DeSantis) Black

May 28, 2021

Anita Black (Nita), 87, passed away on Friday, May 28, in her bed at her home in Laureldale accompanied by her husband and son. After five years of hospitalizations for various medical conditions and one automobile accident.

Anita is the wife of Carl R. Black of Lauerldale, she was the daughter of the late Ottavio DeSantis and...

Dolores D. (Parker) Muthard

May 27, 2021

Dolores (Lorrie) D. (Parker) Muthard, 90, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday in Penn State-St. Joseph Hospital.

She was married to the late Lawrence (Larry) E. Muthard who passed away April 20, 2011.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. Parker and Myrtle F. (Dietrich) Parker.

She was...

Earl J. Lamm

May 21, 2021

Earl  J. Lamm, 91 , of Mohrsville, passed away on  May 21, 2021 at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born on December 30, 1929, he was a son to the late Lloyd and Mamie (Shower) Lamm.

Earl was a graduate of Reading High School and a proud Veteran of the...

Oleta F. (Neidlinger) Reppert

May 18, 2021

UPDATE:

A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 11 am June 18 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ,

5 W. Arch St. Fleetwood, PA 19522.

Oleta F. Reppert, 90, entered into the presence of her Savior Tuesday, May 18th in Manor Care in Laureldale.

Oleta was...

Beverly J. (Licwinko) Klesen

May 18, 2021

Beverly  J. (Licwinko) Klesen, 65, of Exeter,  passed away on  May 18, 2021 surrounded by her loving husband and children. Born on February 21, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Licwinko and Inez ( Black) Licwinko. She was the wife of John J. Klesen with whom she shared 9 years of marriage.

Bev was...

Dalene A. (Woytovich) Martin

May 17, 2021

Dalene A. (Woytovich) Martin, 74, of Perry Township, passed away on May 17, 2021 in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital.

Born on August 9, 1946 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Wassel and Dorothy (Wanner) Woytovich.

She was the loving wife of Kenneth E. Martin, with whom she would have shared fifty...

Agnes K. (Goslinski) Biegler

May 14, 2021

Agnes K. (Goslinski) Biegler, 88, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on May 14, 2021 in Tower Health Reading Hospital.

Born on August 1, 1932 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Goslinski) Butt.

Agnes was raised by her maternal grandparents, Stanley and Agnes Goslinski.

She was the loving...

Joseph A. Orban

May 12, 2021

Joseph A. "Fiddling Joe"  Orban, 93, of Bernville, passed away on  May 12, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born on October 2, 1927 in Northampton, PA, he was a son to the late Ignatz and Theresa (Memeth) Orban. Joe was the husband of the late Gertrude M. (Shade) Orban with whom he shared 59 years of marriage at...

Jesse James Didyoung

May 11, 2021

Jesse James Didyoung, 30, of Bernville passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2021.

Born on December 28, 1990 in Reading, he was the son of James P. and Jo Lee Didyoung.

Jesse was a member of the graduating class of 2009 of Muhlenberg High School. He attended Temple University and earned an associate’s degree in...