Obituaries

Feb 12, 2021

Bradley James Osborne, 39, of Muhlenberg Township passed away on February 12, 2021 at Penn State St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Born on July 11, 1981 in West Reading, he was the son of Kimberly M. (James) Osborne and the late Charles E. Osborne.

Bradley was a member of the Class of 2000 graduating class of Schuylkill...

Feb 10, 2021

David C. Nye, 75, of Jefferson Township passed away on February 10, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Reading on October 22, 1945, he was the son of the late Ambrose Ash and Martha E. Nye.

He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Wolf) Nye with whom he shared 53 years of marriage....

Jan 31, 2021

Jeanette M. (Trate) Waid, 82, passed away on January 31, 2021 as a guest of ManorCare Laureldale.

Born on April 26, 1938 in Temple, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Mary E. (Keller) Trate.

Jeanette was employed as a homemaker for most of her life.

She enjoyed crafts, drawing...

Jan 27, 2021

Betty V. (Berger) Meleon, 95, passed away on January 27, 2021 at the Berks Heim.

Born on November 7, 1925 in Reading she was the daughter of the late Earl C. and Ida M. (Miller) Berger.

She was the loving wife of the late Leonard G. Meleon for fifty-seven years until he passed on September...

Jan 27, 2021

Carol E. “AC” Reber, 76, of Cumru Township, passed away on January 27, 2021 in her residence.

Born on August 6, 1944, in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late B. Franklin Reber, Sr. and Ann (Kennedy) Reber. She earned her Master’s Degree from Immaculata University. Carol worked as a dietician for many years until...

Jan 25, 2021

Sharen A. Becker, 75, of Blandon, passed away Monday, January 25th in her residence.

Sharen was married to the late Jay Clarence Becker.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Wayne L. Rothenberger and Viola (Burkey) Rothenberger.

Sharen began her employment career working at  Diener’s Underwear Factory.

She...

Jan 21, 2021

Mary Jane (Feick) Wolf, 88, a resident of Phoebe Berks, formerly of Upper Bern Township, passed away on January 21, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on October 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Adam E. and Irene E. (Kauffman) Feick.

Mary Jane is survived by her loving husband, Frederick W. Wolf...

Jan 15, 2021

Mary Jane (Schneider) Youse, 72, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday, January 15th in her residence with her loving family by her side, following an eight year battle with cancer.

Mary was married to Woodrow  Youse.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert LeRoy and Cora Mae (Neider) Schneider.

Jan 15, 2021

Gordon C. Derr, 86, of Muhlenberg Township passed away on January 15, 2021 in his residence with his daughters by his side.

Born on February 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Claude and Alice (Ross) Derr.

He was married to the late Joyce E. (Saylor) Derr with whom he shared fifty-five years...

Jan 10, 2021

George M. Hall, 99, of Richmond Township passed away on January 10, 2021 in his residence one week away from reaching his 100th birthday.

Born on January 17, 1921 in Minersville, he was the son of the late George F. and Gertrude (Yanz) Hall.

He was the loving husband of the late Harvene L. (Adams)...

Jan 9, 2021

Randy L. King, 69, of Bern Township, passed away on January 9, 2021 at Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center.

Born on March 30, 1951 he was the son of the late Leon King, Jr. and Fern King.

He was the loving husband of the late Linda “Squeak” M. (Sauders) King with whom he...

Jan 9, 2021

Nicholas T. Litchko, 79, of Bernville, passed away on January 9, 2021 in Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital in Orwigsburg.

Born on October 21, 1941 in Ashland, PA to the late John and Bertha (Fargo) Litchko.

He was the loving husband of Sandra F. (Luckenbill) Litchko with whom he has shared thirty years together which includes...

Jan 7, 2021

Mary A. (Baker) Fidler, 86, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on January 7, 2021 at Reading Hospital.

Born on October 20, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Grace (Oswald) Baker.

She was the loving wife of the late Earl K. Fidler Sr. who passed away on January 10, 1992.

...

Jan 3, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Nutter, Jr., 72, of North Heidelberg Township went home to be in the loving arms of our glorious Lord and Savior on January 3, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on March 31, 1948, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Naomi (Conley) Nutter and stepson of the late Thomas Anspach.

Jan 3, 2021

Marilyn J. (Balthaser) Burkhart, 82, of Bernville passed away on January 3, 2021 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on December 15, 1938 she was the daughter of the late John H. and Irene M. (Bagenstose) Balthaser. She was the wife of the late Harold P. Burkhart, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage at his time...

Dec 31, 2020

Suzanne R. Troutman, 65, of Bernville, PA, passed away December 31, 2020, at Tower Health-Reading Hospital after a 5-month courageous battle with leukemia.  She was predeceased by her loving husband, John Troup, in 2013.

Born in West Reading, PA, in 1955, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth (Kurtz) Troutman.

Suzanne was...

Dec 31, 2020

Franklin K. Bubbenmoyer, 88, formerly of Bernville, passed away New Year’s Eve at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown PA.

He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Anna D. (Ruth) Bubbenmoyer.

Born in Maidencreek Twp, he was the son of the late Clarence and Ula Bubbenmoyer.

He was a 1947 graduate of...

Dec 28, 2020

Bertha M. Winter, 93, of Muhlenberg Township passed away on December 28, 2020 at Phoebe Berks in Wernersville. She was the widow of the late Clarence H. Winter, who passed on October 16, 1985.

Born on May 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Ruth L. (Moser) Mogel.

In 1945...

Dec 28, 2020

John A. Ruppert, 95, a resident of Berks Heim since January 2019 passed away on Monday December 28, 2020 with his loving daughters by his side.

John was predeceased by his loving wife Mary. John and Mary were married on November 13, 1994.

Born in Reading he was the son of the later Oliver and...

Dec 28, 2020

Sandra Y. Lorah, 81, of Jefferson Township, passed away on December 28, 2020 with her devoted husband, Jimmy, by her side.

Born on September 2, 1939, in Ephrata, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Josephine (Mentzer) Ream. She was the wife of a loving husband, James R. Lorah, whom she married on January...