Obituaries

Marilyn J. Burkhart

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...

Suzanne R. Troutman

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...

Franklin K. Bubbenmoyer

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...

Bertha M. (Mogel) Winter

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...

John A. Ruppert

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...

Sandra Y. (Ream) Lorah

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...

Jean A. (Moll) Luckenbill

Dec 25, 2020

Jean A. Luckenbill, 81, of Jefferson Township, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2020, at the Reading Hospital.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Chester J. Luckenbill.  They were married on October 3, 1959, and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage.

Born in Windsor Township, she was the...

James R. Jones, Sr.

Dec 22, 2020

James R. Jones, Sr., 58, of Exeter Twp., passed away Tuesday, December 22nd in Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center.

Born in Pottstown, he was the son of Andrea (Celmer) Jones of Reading and the late Bertram E. Jones.

Jim in the most abbreviated way possible could be described as a deadheaded fishing boat captain...

Loretta M. (Hinkle) Ernst

Dec 19, 2020

Loretta M. Ernst, 78, of Hamburg and Temple, passed away Saturday, December 19th in the home of her daughter, Susan, in Schuylkill Haven, with her loving family by her side.

Loretta was married to the late Ronald E. Ernst who passed away October 24, 2020.

Born in Blandon, she was the daughter of the late...

Bessie J. (McCarty) Litzenberger

Dec 18, 2020

Bessie J. Litzenberger, 90, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Friday, December 18th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital.

She was the widow of Francis H. Litzenberger.

She is survived by her two daughters, Jill K. Daniels of Delaware and Robin L. Franco of Virginia.

There are six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

...

Scott Biehl

Dec 15, 2020

Scott  Biehl, 96, formerly of Temple, passed away Tuesday, December 15th at The Gardens For Memory Care in Easton.

Scott was married  for seventy two years to the late Marion N. (Heckman) Biehl who passed away March 21, 2016.

Born in Temple, he was the son of the late George W. and Lillie (Diefenderfer) Biehl....

Brian R. Wagner

Dec 15, 2020

Brian Ray Wagner, 59 , of Hamburg, passed away on  December 15, 2020 in his home. Born in Reading on July 31, 1961, he was a son of the late Lewis and Patsy (Boyer) Wagner. Brian is survived by his brothers, William L. Wagner of Bernville and Timothy L. Wagner of Hamburg. Services will be held privately at the...

Craig H. Hartranft

Dec 10, 2020

Craig H. Hartranft, 70, of Reading, passed away Thursday at Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center.

Craig was married for forty six loving years to Karen (Rohrbach) Hartranft.

Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Richard G. and Ruth I. (Yoder) Hartranft.

He was a 1968 graduate of Muhlenberg...

Dineen A. Wodicka-VanNote

Dec 8, 2020

Dineen Ann Wodicka-VanNote, 56, of Mohrsville, passed away on  December 8, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pittsburgh on March 16, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Eugene E. Wodicka Sr. and Agnes (Scala) Conrad. She was the wife of Thomas C. VanNote with whom...

Theresa K. Flemming

Dec 4, 2020

Theresa K. Flemming, formerly of Berks County, passed away December 4, 2020 in Hawaii where she had been residing for several years.

Theresa is survived by her brother and sister in law, Jim and Robin Flemming of Rome New York.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 17th at 10...

Ruth P. (Neuin) Bordner

Dec 3, 2020

Ruth P. (Neuin) Bordner, 86, of Tilden Township, passed away on December 3, 2020 at the Laurel Center in Hamburg.

Born on February 9, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Stella Neuin.

She was married to the late Clarence Bordner until he passed in 2006.

She was employed by...

Walter D. Heller Jr.

Dec 2, 2020

Walter D. Heller Jr., 74, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on December 2, 2020 in his residence after a battle with cancer.

Born in Reading, PA on October 26, 1946, he was the son of the late Walter D. and Elsie F. (Keller) Heller Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Helen B. (Schwab) Heller,...

Luciano A. "Lou" Filippini

Nov 28, 2020

Luciano A. “Lou” Filippini, Jr., 50, of Oley passed away Saturday, November 28th in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

Born in West Reading, Lou was the son of the late Luciano “Lucky” Filippini, Sr. and Lydia (Bernardo) Filippini.

Lou was confirmed at Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church.

Lou was a 1988 graduate...

Gail L. (Bossler) Beebe

Nov 26, 2020

Gail L. Beebe, 77, passed away on November 26, 2020, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with dementia for six years.

Born on July 22, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Irene (Dunkelberger) Bossler.

She was married to her devoted husband, Blaine J....

Shirley I. (Dietrich) Keppley

Nov 24, 2020

Shirley I. (Dietrich) Keppley, 89, of Leesport, passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2020 at the Berk Heim. She was married to the late Richard T. Keppley.

She was born on June 27, 1931 in Leesport, Bern Township to the late Charles and Jennie (Unger) Dietrich.

Shirley was employed as a seamstress at Diener Knitting...