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Joseph George Franklin Meitzler
Nov 25, 2017
Joseph George Franklin Meitzler, 83, of Myerstown and formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Saturday, November 25th in WellSpan Health, Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. He was married to Beatrice E. (Rentschler) Meitzler. Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was the son of the late George and Martha (Burns) Meitzler. For forty one years he was employed by Argo Mills in...
Fern R. Furillo
Nov 19, 2017
Fern R. Furillo, 95, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Sunday November 19th in the Berkshire Center in Exeter Township. Fern was married to the late Carl A. Furillo, Sr. who passed away January 21, 1989. Born in Laureldale, she was the daughter of the late Mayberry and Mabel (Boyer) Reichart. Fern was very devoted to her late husband Carl....
Elizabeth "Betty" Shide
Nov 17, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" Shide, 95, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Laurel Center in Hamburg, Pa where she had been a resident since 2012. Born in Easton, Pa, she was a daughter of the late James Herb of Easton, Pa and the late Edna R. (Peters) Reeves-Trommatter of Temple, Pa. Betty was a resident of...
Jay Clarence Becker
Nov 16, 2017
Jay Clarence Becker, 78, of Blandon, passed away Thursday, November 16th in his residence. Jay was married for fifty years to Sharen (Rothenberger) Becker. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence and Kathryn (Delp) Becker. Jay was a member of Maidencreek Church in Blandon. Jay served his country in the Army for four years. Jay...
Dennis Barrall
Nov 14, 2017
Dennis Barrall, 70, of Blandon, PA passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Dennis was the loving husband of Kristine (Bossler) Barrall for 47 years. Born in Reading on September 11, 1947, Dennis was the oldest son of the late Rosabelle (Mengel) and Milton Barrall. Dennis was devoted to his family and proud of his sons. He worked primarily as an...
Richard A. Smith Sr
Nov 13, 2017
Richard A. Smith Sr., 75, of Temple, PA passed away Monday, November 13, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Paul A. and Anna Mae (Marsteller) Smith, Sr. Richard was the husband of the late Sandra (Knecht) Smith. Richard is survived by his son, Richard A. Smith, Jr and a brother, Paul A. Smith, Jr. Milkins...
Margaret M. Wicklein
Nov 12, 2017
Margaret M. Wicklein, age 87, a resident of Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp., died Sunday morning after a lengthy illness. She was a resident of South Temple for nearly 60 years. Born in Reading in 1930, Margaret Aileen Morgan, she was the daughter of Mildred Harvey Morgan and Warren Thomas Morgan. "Peggy", to relatives and friends, attended grade school and junior...
Rose Bernstein
Nov 9, 2017
Rose Bernstein, 42, of Bernville, passed away Thursday November 9th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital of natural causes. Rose was the spouse of Johnnie Wyatt. On September 12th Rose and Johnnie were together for twenty five years. Born in Israel, she was the daughter of Doris Bernstein of California and the late Jack Bernstein. Rose was previously employed by...
Mildred R. Clark
Nov 6, 2017
Mildred R. Clark, 90, of Temple, passed away Monday November 6th 2017 in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester who passed away in March 2014. Mildred and Lester were married on December 24, 1947 and celebrated sixty seven years of marriage. Mildred was a 1945 graduate of Reading High School. Born...
Edwin D. "Eddie" Swope
Nov 4, 2017
Edwin D. "Eddie" Swope, 77, of Bernville, Pa, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, November 4, 2017. Born in Womelsdorf on March 11, 1940, he was the only son of Donald Swope and the late Elsie (Koch) Swope. Eddie was the beloved husband of Linda D. (Mull) Swope for 52 years. Eddie was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High...
Clara A. Ruppert
Nov 1, 2017
Clara A. Ruppert, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away Wednesday, November 1st in her residence. Clara was married for sixty eight years to Daniel A. Ruppert, Sr. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter Sikorski and Pearl (Godziejewski) Sikorski. Clara was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in West Reading. In earlier years she was...
Sheryl M. Stripling
Oct 31, 2017
Sheryl M. Stripling, 68, of Upper Tulpehocken Township, passed away Tuesday, October 31st in her residence of natural causes. She was married to Willard L. Stripling, Jr. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ehrnfeldt and Myrl (Krill) Ehrnfeldt. In Sheryl's earlier years she was a Nurses Aid at Berks Heim. Shen then was employed...
June P. Arecco
Oct 31, 2017
June P. (Branham) Arecco, 70, of Blandon, Pa died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading. Born on November 17, 1946 in Somerville, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Roy Z. and Katherine M. (Hopf) Branham. June spent the last 12-years with her loving companion, Bruce Young of Blandon. June loved...
Carol J. Gechter
Oct 31, 2017
Carol J. Gechter, 77 of Wernersville, Pa., passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Reuben and Fianna (Keppley) Phillips and the loving wife of the late Lindberg "Pat" Gechter who passed in August, 2007. Carol loved caring for her family. She was an avid antique collector, buying and selling her...
Ernest P. Solomon
Oct 25, 2017
Ernest (Ernie) P. Solomon, 99, of Blandon, Pa, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in the Keystone Villa of Fleetwood. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on June 1, 1918, Ernest was a son of the late Bahshara and Rapha Solomon. Married for 67-years, Ernest was the loving husband of Eleanor (Moyer) Solomon. Ernest was a member of St. John's Gernant's UCC...
Mildred "Bette" Krause
Oct 22, 2017
Mildred E. "Bette" (Snyder) Krause, 94, formerly of Leesport, passed away Sunday October 22nd in Berks Heim. She was married to the late David B. Krause who passed away March 19, 2003. Born in Mohrsville, she was the daughter of the late Merritt A. C. "Mac" Snyder and Lizzie (Rahn) Snyder. She was a 1941 graduate of Ontelaunee High School....
Glenn E. Luckenbill
Oct 16, 2017
Glenn E. Luckenbill, 88, a lifelong resident of Bernville, Pa., passed away peacefully, Monday, October 16, 2017 in his home. Born in Penn Twp., August 3, 1929, Glenn was a son of the late James W. and Alice J. (Haag) Luckenbill. Married October 21, 1951, he was the long-devoted husband of the late Louise L. (Hiester) Luckenbill who passed in...
William R. Hoffman Jr
Oct 15, 2017
William R. "Bill" Hoffman, Jr., 48, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away Sunday October 15th in his residence in Bernville of natural causes. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Grace C. E. (Oxenreider) Hoffman and the late William R. Hoffman, Sr. Bill was a 1988 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. Bill loved the outdoors. He really loved...
George W. Schlappich
Oct 13, 2017
George W. Schlappich, 95, formerly of Bernville, passed away Friday, October 13th in Berks Heim. George was born in Penn Twp., he was the son of the late Raymond & Carrie (Ohlinger) Schlappich. George was a member of St. Thomas Church in Bernville. George completed twelve years of schooling at the former Penn Bernville School, now Tulpehocken School District. George...
Mark P. Schaeffer
Oct 11, 2017
Mark Paul Schaeffer, 79, formerly of Bernville, passed away Wednesday, October 11th in Exeter Greens Care and Rehabilitation in Exeter Twp. Mark was married to Mary Ann (Rudy) Schaeffer of Topton. Mark and Mary were married on February 14, 1963. Born in Denver, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Carrie (Wolf) Schaeffer. Mark was a member...
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