Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 24, 2020

Robert  A. "Bobert"  Fell, 65, of  West Lawn, passed away on  April 24, 2020 at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was born on December 25, 1954 to the late Frances and Freida (Bansner) Fell in Reading. He was the engaged to Gerri Hackling, his companion of 27 years.  Robert was a Wilson graduate and was employed as...

Apr 23, 2020

Kody Michael Frank, 28, of Pottsville, passed away at home on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

Born in Reading, PA on April 8, 1992, he was the son of Jacquelyn Robinson and Todd Frank.

Kody was employed as a server/bartender at the Red Lobster in Langhorne, PA, last working in March prior to the Covid-19 pandemic....

Apr 21, 2020

Anna S. (Sonday) Wanner, 95, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in the Laurel Center in Tilden Township.

Born on March 8, 1925 she was the daughter of the late John M. and Lillie M. (Anspach) Sonday.

She was the widow of David A. Wanner, who passed away July 12, 1981.

She...

Apr 21, 2020

August J. Kalke, 74, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Tuesday morning, April 21st in his residence surrounded by his loving family. August was married to Cecilia (McCullough) Kalke. August and Cecilia were together for forty six years. Born in Bernville, he was the son of the late August and Winifred (Putt) Kalke. He was employed by Dana Corporation,...

Apr 18, 2020

Mabel A. Miller, 83, of Reading, passed away unexpectedly at the Reading Hospital on April 18, 2020 due to compilations of COVID-19.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Marie (Giorgio) Koller. She was the widow of Richard L. Miller, who passed away on August 18, 2014, with whom she shared...

Apr 18, 2020

Jacquelyn “Jackie” M. Schlessman, 62, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2020. She was born on February 13, 1958, in West Reading, PA.

She was the daughter of the late Warren and Mary (Gerhart) Schlessman and predeceased by her stepfather who raised her, Robert Vernon.

She is survived by a daughter, Danielle...

Apr 10, 2020

Christine M.  Harris, 58, of Robesonia, passed away on  April 10, 2020 at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was born on October 15, 1961 to the late Carl and Fran Borzellino in Reading, PA. She was the loving wife of the late Edward J. Harris who passed away on April 7, 2013. Christine is survived by her...

Apr 6, 2020

Richard W. McGale, Jr. 66, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Monday, April 6th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital.

He was born in Newport, RI, son of the late Richard W. McGale, Sr. and Pearl Mary (Pappas) McGale.

He graduated from Reading High School in 1972.

Richard was a talented musician performing in...

Apr 1, 2020

Alice Elizabeth Maxwell, 91, of Strausstown, formerly of Pottstown, passed away Wednesday, April 1st in her residence.

She was married to the late Earl D. Maxwell.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edwin George Bernard and Alice (Hawthorne) Bernard.

She was employed in the Trust Department for Continental Bank,...

Mar 29, 2020

Margaret (Peg) Louise Snelson, of Ephrata, PA, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on the morning of Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the age of 92.

Peg is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Mary Ellen (Snelson) Whitney and Jonathan of Albany, NY, and Nancy Jo (Snelson) Johnson and...

Mar 21, 2020

Joseph A. Surman, 59, of Temple, passed away on March 21, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Philadelphia to the late John and Patricia (Carroll) Surman  on April 8, 1960. Joseph is survived by his long time companion of 17 years, Elizabeth Ann Cox of Temple, PA and his loving sister, Susan Mohan and her companion Ron...

Mar 20, 2020

Luciano A. “Lucky” Filippini, Sr., 78, of Temple, passed away at home,  after a brief illness, on Friday March 20th.

He was born on January 21, 1942 in Ascoli Piceno, Italy and immigrated to the United States.

He was the son of the late Giuseppe and Pasqualina (DiCarlo) Filippini.

He was the owner...