Obituaries

Feb 26, 2020

Anna F. Starke, 89, formerly of Temple, passed away comfortably in her sleep on Wednesday morning, February 26th in Rittenhouse Village At Muhlenberg where she enjoyed being a resident the past two years. Anna loved baking, at Rittenhouse, she was the lead baker, played bingo, and enjoyed crafting. Anna was married to the late Richard H. Starke who passed...

Feb 24, 2020

Betty J. Himmelberger, 82, of Penn Township, passed away Monday, February 24th in her residence.

Betty was married to Barry C. Himmelberger. Betty and Barry would have celebrated sixty-two years of marriage in June.

Born in Jefferson Twp., she was the daughter of the late Floyd Koenig and Catherine (Luckenbill) Koenig.

Betty was...

Feb 22, 2020

Nancy Claire (Englehart) Aulenbach, age 93 died Saturday, February 22, 2020 comforted by her children at her side.

Nancy was born January 19, 1927 and graduated from West Reading High School May 5, 1944.  She was the daughter of S. Judson and Leah (Robinson) Englehart.  Nancy was the widow of Albert R. Aulenbach, who died...

Feb 15, 2020

Zachary S. Vaughn, loving father, husband, brother, uncle and son passed away on Saturday, February 15th at the age of 47.  Zach is survived by his wife Jaime Vaughn, his two children Brody and Hannah Vaughn and stepson Charlie Patterson.

Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of Mary (Labance) Vaughn of Bellmawr NJ and the...

Feb 15, 2020

Margaret Christ, 98, passed away at her residence in Keystone Villa at Fleetwood on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Born on February 18, 1921 in Schuylkill County, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Anna Zulick.

She was the widow of the late Henry J. Christ Sr. who passed away in 2014, with whom she shared...

Feb 5, 2020

Robert L. Sels, 87, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on February 5, 2020 at Reading Hospital. Born on December 5, 1932 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Hollis and Jessie (Baylor) Sels.

He is survived by his wife, Vanita I. (Fincham) Sels of sixty-three years and two children; Linda M., wife of Douglas...

Jan 22, 2020

Rosemary D. (Schuler) Fessler, 85, who resided at the Brethren Village, Manheim Township, Lancaster County died there on Wednesday morning.  She was formerly of Riverview Park.

She was the widow of George E. Fessler, Jr., who died October 11, 2014. They were married June 8th, 1957.

Born in Reading on December...

Jan 21, 2020

Donald L. Stoudt passed away peacefully in his home on January 21, 2020.  He was preceded in death by former wife Kathryn Stoudt and survived by his daughters and their spouses Michele and Winfred Wright and Corinne and Robert Gerberich, 9 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his latter wife Ellen Meinhold Stoudt...

Jan 19, 2020

Dorothy A. Wessner, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday in Manor Care in Laureldale.

She was married to the late Arlan E. Wessner who passed away February 4, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late Andrew J. Gontkovsky and Mary (Reenock) Gontkovsky.

She graduated from Kutztown High in 1949.

She...

Jan 17, 2020

Jeanette F. Heffner-Brown, 84, of Temple, passed away Friday, January 17th in the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.

Jeanette was happily married for thirty six years to Kevin M. Brown.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Elwood C. Pfleger and Myra B. (Weaver) Pfleger.

She was...

Jan 15, 2020

Helen K. Marshall, 94, formerly of Bernville, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Phoebe Berks, where she had resided for the past ten years.

Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Sallie A. (Strause) Kline. She was the widow of the late Donald P. Marshall, who passed away in 1990....

Jan 10, 2020

Gladys R. Johnson, 91, formerly of Shoemakersville died Friday morning in the Kutztown Manor.  She was the widow of Victor Johnson, who died in 2006.

Born in Berks County on March 30, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Sara C. Leffard.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Ann Shenk,...

Jan 7, 2020

Joel R. Lash, 61, of Centre Township, passed away Tuesday in Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

He was married to Barbara A. (Koller)  Krill.

Born in Reading, he was the son of Betty A. (Strunk) Lash of Centre Township and the late John R. Lash.

He was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School....

Jan 5, 2020

Christie Lyn Stovall, 41, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Sunday, January 5th in her residence.

Born in Reading, she was the loving daughter of Mark R. Stovall and Jill E. (Trout) Stovall of Muhlenberg Township.

She was a 1996 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.

She attended Berks Technical Institute studying in the Paralegal...

Jan 3, 2020

Charles D. (Chukk) Zimmerman, Jr. 41 of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Womelsdorf, died Friday evening in Orlando. He was a devoted Christian who had a zest for life and his loved ones; leading a youth bible study group and regularly attended the Westwood Church in Orlando, FL.

He was the husband of Jennifer (Souders) Zimmerman. He always...

Dec 26, 2019

Mary Lou Carrie (Hafer) Frankhouser, 87, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, December 26th in in her residence.

Mary Lou was married for sixty seven loving years to the late Harold R. “Butch” Frankhouser who passed away May 26, 2019.

She was the daughter of the late Lester Hafer and Emma (Graeff) Hafer.

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Dec 25, 2019

Lindsay was born on December 19, 1960 in Richmond, VA to Lloyd Jackson, Sr. and Grace Jackson Rodwell. He saw God’s hand and heard His voice saying, “Come with me my dear child.” And away he went home at 1:15 AM on December 25, 2019 surrounded by loved ones and a hose of Angels. He was ushered...

Dec 23, 2019

Dennis S. Martin, 65, formerly of Temple, died Monday evening at the Penn State St. Joseph’s Medical Center Campus. He was transferred there from Manor Care, Laureldale where he was a guest for the past two years.

Born in Reading on December 15, 1954. He was the son of the late Joseph S. and Dolores Ann (Conville)...

Dec 11, 2019

Marie C. (Wagner) Franks, 92, formerly of Bern Township, loving wife, mother,  grandmother, and sister,  passed away Wednesday, December 11th in Maidencreek Place, Maidencreek Township.

She was married for sixty five loving years to the late Irvin H. Franks who passed away May 29, 2012.

Born in Hamlin, Lebanon County, she was the daughter of...

Dec 3, 2019

Ralph S. “Buck” Hains, 90, formerly of Maidencreek Township, passed away Tuesday, December 3rd in the South Eastern PA Veterans Center in Spring City.

He was married to the late Joyce G. (Weller) Hains who passed away November 12, 1999.

Born in Temple, he was the son of the late Harry F. Hains, Sr. and...