Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 9, 2021

Kyle Lee Eberly II, 1 month and 2 days, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center with his loving parents by his side.

Kyle was born on April 7, 2021 to Kyle L. Eberly and Victoria Catanzaro in Penn State St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, PA.

A viewing will be...

May 5, 2021

Robert W.  Werley, 95, of Bernville, passed away on May 5, 2021 due to complications of COVID-19 at Reading Hospital. Born on November 8, 1925, he was a son to the late Norman G. and Stella (Blatt) Werley. He was the husband of the late Fern L. (Blake) Werley with whom he shared 65 years of marriage...

May 3, 2021

Thomas Calvin Reifsnyder, Jr.,73, of Bernville, passed away on  May 3, 2021 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 8, 1947, he was a son to the late Thomas C. Reifsnyder, Sr. and Geraldine R. (Sensenig) Reifsnyder. He was the husband of Gloria Jean (Orban) Reifsnyder with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Thomas...

Apr 28, 2021

Sylvia R. (Kraatz) Snyder,75, of Bernville passed away Wednesday evening in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was married to the late Clark “Skip” Snyder.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. Kraatz and Elsie E. (Lesher) Kraatz.

Sylvia was a graduate of Penn Bernville High...

Apr 24, 2021

Mark A. Stoudt Sr., 59, of Bethel passed away on April 24, 2021 after a short stay in Manor Care West Reading.

Mark was the son of Richard Stoudt and Shirley Esther (Hoffert) Tobias.

Mark was employed for over thirty years as a truck driver throughout the United States and Canada.

He was...

Apr 17, 2021

Joseph H. “Joe” Smith, 76, of Centre Township, passed away Saturday in Tower Health-Reading Hospital.

Joe was married to Margaret M. (Oxenreider) Smith, on October 3rd they would have been married for fifty one years.

Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Herman and Hilda (Schott) Smith.

Joe served his...

Apr 17, 2021

Carol A. Reber, 65, of Temple, passed away on April 17, 2021 with friends and family by her side, after a brave battle against cancer.

Born on January 2, 1956 in Reading., she was a daughter to the late Evan E. & Jean W (Williamson) Reber.

She was a 1973 graduate of Muhlenberg High School...

Apr 11, 2021

Russell D. Lewis, 85, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on  April 11, 2021 at the Pottstown Hospital.

Born on May 19, 1935 in Penn Township, he was a son to the late Karl and Cassia (Pottieger) Lewis. Russell was a proud Veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War. He was employed...

Apr 10, 2021

Bette L. (Filman) Brown, 82, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away on  April 10, 2021 at the Laurel Center in Hamburg. Born on June 29, 1938, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Helen N. (Dautrich) Filman.  She was the wife of the late Melvin W. Brown with whom she shared 57 years of marriage at his...

Apr 10, 2021

Edmund L. Yost, 78, of Upper Bern Township passed away Saturday in the Laurel Center in Hamburg.

Edmund was married to Viola A. (Smith) Yost. Edmund and Viola were married for sixty years.

Born in Upper Tulpehocken Township, he was the son of the late Lloyd A. and Ruth A. (Noll) Yost.

He...

Apr 6, 2021

Doris J. Williams, 86, formerly of Exeter Township passed away on April 6, 2021 as a resident of the Mifflin Center.

She was the loving wife of the late Clair H. Williams who passed away in 1997 and the late Edward N. Berghold who passed away in 1973.

Doris is a member of the graduating...

Apr 5, 2021

Betty Jane (Hinnershitz) Berger, 90, of Bernville passed away on April 5, 2021.

She was the loving wife of the late Walter W. Berger.

Born on July 21, 1930 in Stoney Creek, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Esther (Manwiller) Hinnershitz.

Many years ago, Betty worked for Luden Candy Company....

Apr 4, 2021

Anthony "Tony"  W. DeAngelo, 97 , of Laureldale, passed away on  April 4, 2021 in his home.

on April 2, 1924 in Temple, he was a son to the late Domenico and Katerina (D'STazio) D'Angelo. Tony was the husband of the late Delia L. (Turissini) DeAngelo with whom he shared 60 years of marriage at her time...

Apr 2, 2021

Judith Ann “Judy” Berger, 71, of Bernville passed away Friday, April 2nd in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

Judy was the loving wife of Donald W. Berger. Judy and Donald would have been married forty five years on May 22.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Verna (Fromm) Stamm....

Apr 1, 2021

Florence D. (Damiter) Lapachinsky, 91, of Temple passed away on April 1, 2021 in The Lutheran Home at Topton.

She was the loving wife of the late Francis W. Lapachinsky for sixty-three years, until the time of his passing on October 21, 2011.

Born on July 14, 1929 in Frackville, she was the daughter of...