Obituaries

Maria M. Johnson

May 18, 2020

Maria M. "Mia" Johnson, 27, of Reading, passed away on  May 18, 2020 in her residence. She was born on April 27, 1993 to Larry L. Jr. and Barbara A. (Boyle) Johnson. Maria was a 2011 Graduate of Fleetwood High School and was currently enrolled at Reading School of Health Sciences studying to be a Radiology Technician. She was...

Georgios O. Kakalelis

May 18, 2020

Georgios O. Kakalelis, 102, formerly of Ontelaunee Township, passed away Monday, May 18th in Kutztown Manor.

Georgios was married to the late Eleni G. (Marmarou) Kakalelis for sixty three loving years.

He was the son of the late Odesseas and Angeliki (Balabane) Kakalelis.

He served in the Army in Greece during WWII.

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Leroy R. Noecker

May 15, 2020

Leroy R. "Skeet" Noecker, 85 of Muhlenberg Township passed away on Friday, May 15th at home. He was born the son of Ralph and Cora (Guistwhite) Banks and became the adopted son of Irvin and Myrtle (Banks) Noecker in 1941. He is survived by his wife, Marsha (Wolfgang) Noecker, to who he was married for 63 years.

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Shirley A. (Delp) Selig

May 15, 2020

Shirley A. (Delp) Selig, 97, formerly of Temple, passed away Friday,  May 15, 2020.  She was recently a resident of Fairlane Gardens Home Reading.

She was the daughter of the late William and Magdalena Delp and was not expected to live past two years old due to medical issues at birth.  She outlived everyone!  She was predeceased...

Robert L. Labe

May 14, 2020

Robert L. Labe, 85, formerly of Blandon, passed away on  May 14, 2020 at Berks Heim Nursing Home. He was born on August 2, 1934 to Mahlon S. and Edna (Kneehtle) Labe. He was a 1952 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and worked as a painter for Caloric Crop.  for 31 and a half  years before his retirement in...

Janice D. (Reppert) Kline

May 12, 2020

Janice D. Kline, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in the care of the Reading Hospital. Janice was married to the late Donald H. Kline. Donald and Janice were married November 20, 1955 and celebrated 43 years of marriage at the time of Donald’s passing on May 20, 1999. Born and raised in St. Lawrence, Janice...

Ralph M. Sweigart

May 11, 2020

Ralph M. Sweigart, 88, of Bernville, passed away on  May 11, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA. He was born on November 30, 1931 to the late Luther and Sadie (Meckley) Sweigart in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster.  Ralph worked as a  flagger for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for a number of years before retiring in 1991....

Joseph J. Ferro

May 10, 2020

Joseph J. Ferro, 91, of Blandon, passed away on May 10, 2020 in his residence.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Caroline (Danzi) Ferro.

Surviving him is a loving wife, Patricia A. (Weihrer) Ferro to whom he was married to for 61 wonderful years.

Also surviving are...

Louise V. (Stoudt) Kintzer

May 9, 2020

Louise V. (Stoudt) Kintzer, 97, of Bernville, passed away on Saturday, May 9 at Berks Heim. Louise was born in West Reading on December 6, 1922, a daughter of the late Mamie and Emerson Stoudt. She was the widow of Luke H. Kintzer who died in 1988. Louise is survived by her two children, son James L. Kintzer and...

Mary L. (Follmer) Filippini

May 6, 2020

Mary L. Filippini, 77, of Temple, passed away Wednesday, May 6th in her residence.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Martin Follmer and Beulah (Stout) Follmer.

Mary graduated from Governor Mifflin High School.

She was employed by Verizon in Allentown as a directory assistant operator.

In earlier...

Luis A. Rivera

May 5, 2020

Luis  Rivera, 23, of Bernville, passed away on  May 5, 2020 in his residence. He was born on April 15, 1997 to Domingo and Tammie L. (Hughes) Rivera in Reading. He was a 2015 graduate of  Tulpehocken High School. Luis was employed by IWCODirect. In addition to his parents, Luis is survived by his siblings, Alexis Rivera and Marcos...

Francisco Quinones, Sr.

May 4, 2020

Francisco Quinones, Sr., 71, of Reading, passed away Monday, May 4th in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

He was married to Luz (Rodriguez) Quinones.

Born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Francisco and Neri (Caraballo) Quinones.

He was employed as a warehouse foreman at Hamilton Electronics Corporation in South...

Frederick K. "Fritz" Adam

May 3, 2020

Frederick K. “Fritz” Adam, 96, of Maidencreek Twp., passed away Sunday, May 3rd in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville.

Fritz was married to Ruth M. (Schaeffer) Adam. Fritz and Ruth would have celebrated seventy four years of marriage on August 31st of this year.

Born in Temple, he was the son of the...

Lydema E. (Heffner) Heffleger

May 3, 2020

Lydema  E.  Heffleger, 88, of Leesport, passed away on  May 3, 2020 at the Berks Heim Nursing Home. Born on September 15, 1931 in Maidencreek Township, she was a daughter to the late A. Howard and Alice (Hottenstein) Heffner .  Lydema was the loving wife of  58 years to the late Samuel E. Heffleger, who passed away on December...

Vincent C. Loeb

May 2, 2020

Vincent C. Loeb, 70, of Bethel, passed away on  May 2, 2020 at Penn State Health St Joseph's Hospital. He was born on March 3, 1950 to the late Marion Loeb in Reading, PA.

Vincent was a fun loving man who worked for Lower Heidelberg Township for 40 years as a road laborer.He also loved working on...

Robert A. Power

May 1, 2020

Richard A. Power, Sr., 75, of Reading, passed away Friday, May 1st in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Reading he was the son of the late Charles H. Power, Sr. and Violet M. (Frymoyer) Power. He was formerly employed at Prestolite Batteries in Muhlenberg Twp. and at the Berkshire Mall. He was an avid fan of the...

Randy L. McCalicher

May 1, 2020

Randy L. McCalicher, 62, of Laureldale, passed away on  May 1, 2020 in his residence. He was born on July 31, 1957 to the late James and Ruth (Hohl) McCalicher in West Reading, PA.  Randy is a long time member of the Temple Fire Company. Randy is survived by his loving wife, Cindy, of 10 years, a son, Randy...

Carl J. Noble

Apr 29, 2020

Carl  J. Noble, 81, of Reading passed away on  April 29, 2020 at the Reading Hospital. He was born on January 16, 1939 to the late Carl and Edith (Fiorvante) Noble in Easton, Pa. Carl is the husband of Eloise (Frymoyer) Noble with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. He attended Central Catholic High School and was employed...

Hannah F. (Hepner) Boyer

Apr 29, 2020

Hannah F. (Hepner) Boyer, 91, passed away Wednesday, April 29th in the Laurel Center in Tilden Twp. Hannah was married to the late Westley L. Boyer. Hannah and Westley were married December 29, 1945 and celebrated sixty one years of marriage when Westley passed away on December 30, 2006. Born in Alsace Twp., she was the daughter of the...

Donald T. Deist

Apr 26, 2020

Donald T Deist, 89, of Leesport, passed away on  April 26, 2020 at Berks Heim surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 19, 1931 to the late Paul and Kathryn (Shoener) Deist in Reading, PA. He was a graduate of  Muhlenberg High School . Donald was a veteran of the United States Air Force having served...