Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Temple, Bernville, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas

Wanda M. Heydt
May 12, 2018
Wanda M. Heydt, 90, formerly of Leesport, passed away Saturday evening in Country Meadows of Wyomissing. Wanda was married to the late Douglas N. Heydt who passed away January 8, 1999. Wanda and Douglas were childhood sweethearts and were married for fifty years when Douglas passed away. Born in Molltown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Ahrens and...
Laura E. Luckenbill
May 8, 2018
Laura E. (Wolicki) Wisler Luckenbill 104 formerly of South Temple died Tuesday morning in the County Meadows of Wyomissing where she had resided for thirteen years. She was the widow of George S. Wisler and H. Lee Luckenbill. Born in Reading on a farm where she enjoyed milking cows, she was the daughter of the late Leon A. and Harriet...
Carol L. Shadel
May 8, 2018
Carol L. Shadel, 85, of Laureldale, passed away Tuesday, May 8th in her residence. Carol was the loving wife of Richard F. Shadel. Carol and Richard would have celebrated sixty five years of marriage on July 10th. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William Bechtel and Bessie (Angstadt) Bechtel. Carol was a faithful and lifelong member...

Allen R. Labe
May 4, 2018
Allen R. Labe 82 of Blandon died Friday night at 11:55 P.M. in the Reading Hospital. He was born in Berks County. Son of the late Mahlon S. and Edna (Knechtle) Labe Allen was a member of Maidencreek Church, and the Pike Township Sportsmen's Association. Surviving are two sisters and a brother; Jean Sabatucci of Laureldale, Eleanor Strause of Ruscombmanor...
Grace M. "Tootie" Miseyko
May 3, 2018
Grace M. "Tootie" Miseyko, 83, formerly of Temple, passed away Thursday evening in Manor Care Health Services in West Reading. Grace was married to the late Paul Miseyko who passed away August 29, 2010. Born in Evansville, she was the daughter of the late John Schwab and Grace (Breidegam) Schwab. Grace was formerly employed by Bachman Pretzels for ten years....

Harry J. Kopicz
May 2, 2018
Harry J. Kopicz 91 formerly of Fleetwood died at Lehigh Valley Hospital on Wednesday. He was transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital from Kutztown Manor here he had resided for the past three years. His wife, Elsie G. (Moyer) Kopicz, died July 21, 2005. Harry was born in Evansville, Berks County. He was the son of the late Harry J. and...
Marion M. Yeager
Apr 29, 2018
Marion M. Yeager, 86, of Alsace Twp., passed away Sunday morning in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She lived twenty seven years as a winter resident of Oakview Lakes Retirement Community in Florida. She was a true snowbird. She was married to the late Robert D. Yeager who passed away December 15, 2011. She was the daughter of...
Wellington L. Burkert
Apr 29, 2018
Wellington L. Burkert, age 95, passed away at the Lutheran Home in Topton on April 29, 2018. He was a resident at the Lutheran Home for 23 years. Welly, as he was called, was born on Nov. 14, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the first son of Arthur W. and N. Belle (Lance) Burkert. He graduated from Reading High School in...
Harold F. George
Apr 27, 2018
Harold F. George, Jr. 91 of Muhlenberg Township died Friday morning in the Reading Hospital. He was the widower of Eleanor E. (Weaver) George who died September 26, 2010. They had shared a marriage of sixty years. They were married June 14, 1950. Harold was born in Reading. He was the son of the late Harold F. Sr. and Mary...
Margaret K. "Herbie" Manmiller
Apr 23, 2018
Margaret K. "Herbie" Manmiller, 87, of Blandon, passed away Monday, April 23rd in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her late husband Charles L. Manmiller who passed away September 26, 2009 and her son, Terry L. Manmiller who passed away July 9, 2011. Born in Blandon, she was the daughter of the late Robert Keller...
Leatrice D. Bossler
Apr 20, 2018
Leatrice D. (Hottenstine) Bossler 86 formerly of Blandon died Friday morning in the Reading Hospital. She was the widow of Robert E. Bossler, who died February 20, 2008. Leatrice was born in Rockland, Maine, daughter of the late George A. and Helen A. (Gray) Hottenstine. Surviving are her children; Debbie H. wife of Joseph E. Roulis of Muhlenberg Township, Darlakay...

Sally H. Kurchock
Apr 19, 2018
Sally H. Kurchock, 96, formerly of Temple, passed away Thursday morning in Broad Mountain Nursing Home in Frackville. Sally was married to the late Peter Kurchock. Born in Mahanoy Plane, PA, she was the daughter of the late John D. Harding and Selena (Williams) Harding. Sally was a Staff Sergeant in the Army during WW II. Sally is survived by...
Jessie L. Wanner
Apr 17, 2018
Jessie L. Wanner, 89, formerly of Bernville, passed away Tuesday, April 17th in Cedar Haven Health Care Center in Lebanon. Jessie was married to the late John J. Wanner who passed away March 17, 2005. Born in Hummelstown PA, she was the daughter of the late Aldus Yingst, Sr. and Elizabeth (Shenk) Yingst. She attended Newmanstown United Christian Church. She...
Carole L. Kemmerer
Apr 16, 2018
Carole L. (Boyer) Kemmerer 73 of Maidencreek Township died Monday evening at Tower Health, West Reading. She was the wife of Roland M. Kemmerer. They shared a loving marriage of forty-eight years. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Mildred A. (Miller) Boyer. Mrs. Kemmerer in addition to her husband is survived by two...
John W. Hartman
Apr 12, 2018
John W. Hartman, 90, of Robesonia., passed away Thursday, April 12 in his residence. John was married to the late Jean L. (Becker) Hartman who passed away October 15, 2007. John was the son of the late Lewis M. Hartman and Almeda (Speece) Hartman. John was a member of St. Thomas Church in Bernville. John was formerly employed by Bob...
Jane E. Wiencek
Apr 12, 2018
Jane E. (Piotrowski) Wiencek, born in Mt. Carmel, PA, on November 14, 1919, passed away peacefully at Keystone Villa in Douglassville Thursday, April 12, 2018. She also resided in Ridley Park, PA Chesterfield, MO, Newcastle, WA, and Fleetwood, PA. Born to Leon and Maryanna (Karwacka) Piotrowski, she was married to Anthony S. Wiencek for forty-one years until his passing in...
Christopher "Chris" Zezenski
Apr 11, 2018
Christopher "Chris" A. Zezenski, Sr., 59, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away in his home on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Julie L. (Krick) Zezenski. Chris was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1958 and was the son of the late Michael and Eleanora (Maimone) Zezenski. Chris was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal...
Charles E. Snelson
Apr 9, 2018
Charles Edward Snelson, of Ephrata, PA, formerly of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, April 9, 2018 at the age of 91, surrounded by his loving family. Charles is survived by his wife of 64 years, Maragaret Louise (Peg) Snelson; his daughters and their husbands, Mary Ellen (Snelson)and Jonathan Whitney of Albany NY, and Nancy Jo...
Marilyn D. Bisconti
Apr 8, 2018
Marilyn D. Bisconti 77 of Temple died Sunday evening in her residence. She was the wife of Joseph R. Bisconti. They shared a loving marriage of fifty-nine years. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Himmershitz) Greisemer. Surviving in addition to her husband is a son, Christian S. Bisconti of Cumru Township. Two daughters;...
Celina Marie Leas
Mar 29, 2018
Celina Marie Leas, 34, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, March 29th in her residence. Celina was born in Reading, the loving daughter of Jim Leas of Florida and Jo Lee (Waid) Didyoung of Bernville. Celina was employed by Landis Logistics in Muhlenberg Twp. Celina was formerly employed by WaWa on Route 61 in Muhlenberg Twp. Celina loved helping other...