Obituaries

Jane A. Wenrich

Aug 6, 2017

Jane A. Wenrich, 73, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, August 6th in the Reading Hospital. Born in Shartlesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Wenrich and Edna (Haag) Wenrich. Jane was employed and really enjoyed her time at Prospectus Berco. Survivors include Jane's loving siblings, Daniel Wenrich, widower of Jane L. Wenrich of Bernville and Linda J....

Richard Allen Stoudt

Aug 4, 2017

Richard Allen Stoudt, 84, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Friday evening in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. Richard was married to the late Marilyn G. (Clark) Stoudt. Born in Upper Tulpehocken Twp., he was the son of the late Howard M. Stoudt and Katie K. (Kline) Stoudt. He was a member of Christ Evangelical Free Church in Bethel....

Bruce L. Pflueger

Jul 28, 2017

Bruce L. Pflueger, Sr, 64, of Blandon, passed away suddenly while on vacation camping with his family. Bruce was married for forty five years to Deborah G. (O'Donnell ) Pflueger. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late William G. and Jennie R. (Ludwig) Pflueger. Bruce was formerly employed by Campbell Soup in Evansville for twenty eight...

Richard Ortiz Sr

Jul 28, 2017

Richard Ortiz Sr., 55 of Muhlenberg Twp. died unexpectedly in his home on Friday, July 28, 2017. Born in Bronx, NY on December 8, 1961, Richard was the son of Irma (Rivera) Ortiz. He was also a resident of Florida for several years. Richard was a local technician for Comcast, retiring after over 20-years of employment. He was an E8,...

Richard Ortiz, Sr

Jul 28, 2017

Richard Ortiz Sr., 55 of Muhlenberg Twp. died unexpectedly in his home on Friday, July 28, 2017. Born in Bronx, NY on December 8, 1961, Richard was the son of Irma (Rivera) Ortiz. He was also a resident of Florida for several years. Richard was a local technician for Comcast, retiring after over 20-years of employment. He was an E8,...

James L. "Jim" Koch

Jul 9, 2017

James L. "Jim" Koch, 68, of Jefferson Township, passed away suddenly Sunday afternoon, July 9th in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Jim was married for twenty years to Wanda M. (Meyers) Peles Koch. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harvey Koch and Gloria (Hoy) Koch. Jim was a 1967 graduate of Reading High School...

James J. Latshaw

Jul 5, 2017

James J. Latshaw, 72, of Bernville, passed away Wednesday, July 5th in his residence. He was married for forty six years to Shirley M. (Yoh) Latshaw. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Bud M. Latshaw and Florence (Sigmund) Latshaw. He graduated in 1963 from Conrad Weiser High School. He served in the U.S. Army achieving the...

Ida G. Grier

Jul 4, 2017

Ida G. Grier, 100, formerly of Temple and recently of Reading, passed away Tuesday, July 4th in the Reading Hospital. Ida was the widow of the late John M. Grier who passed away in 2002. Born in Tower City, she was the daughter of the late Harvey M. Hand and Ida G. (Travitz) Hand. Surviving is a son, John H....

D. Louise Porto

Jul 1, 2017

Dorothy Louise Porto, known as Louise by her friends, 91, of Bernville, PA passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017 in the Rittenhouse Village Senior Living at Muhlenberg where she was lovingly cared for by the nurses of Caring Hospice. Born January 2, 1926, she was the youngest daughter of the late Ezra Cleveland and Mary Etta (Henderson) Gardner. Married...

Anna Hoffert

Jul 1, 2017

Anna F. Hoffert, 79, of Bernville, PA passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Schuylkill East. Born October 10, 1937 in Newmanstown, PA, Anna was a daughter of the late Forrest George, Sr. and Gertrude (Meyer) Wagner. Anna was a retired nurses aid from Berks Heim where she had many years of service. After retirement, she...

Robert C. Bubbenmoyer

Jul 1, 2017

Wanda L. (Hearn) Noecker

Jun 29, 2017

Wanda L. Noecker, 67, of Bernville, Penn Twp., passed away Thursday, June 29th in her residence. Wanda was married to Gerald K. Noecker. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late R. Ellwood Hearn and Fannie (Wissler) Hearn. Wanda was a member of Millbach Conservative Brethren Church in Newmanstown. In earlier years she was employed by Berks...

AliceH. Barrett

Jun 26, 2017

BARRETT, Alice H., 92, of Muhlenberg St., Reading, PA, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at Manor Care in Sinking Spring. Alice was the widow of William C. Barrett who passed in 1982. A lifetime resident of the Reading area, Alice was born on November 28, 1924; the eldest daughter of Theodore and Theresa (Jennette) Robidas. Alice was a loving...

Patricia A. "Pat & Patsy" (Brown) Peters

Jun 24, 2017

Patricia A. "Pat" "Patsy" (Brown) Peters, 74, of Blandon, passed away Saturday, June 24th in the Reading Hospital. Pat was married to Cecil H. Peters who passed away March 8, 2006. Born in Blandon, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Brown and Ruth (Shuman) Brown. Throughout her life Pat was employed in numerous jobs in food service, as...

Woodrow "Buck" Warren

Jun 22, 2017

Woodrow "Buck" Warren, Jr., 62, of Muhlenberg Twp. passed away Thursday, June 22nd in the Reading Hospital of natural causes. Buck was married for twenty eight years to Linda J. (Stephan) Warren. Buck was the son of the late Woodrow and Florence (Coulter) Warren. He graduated from Hamburg High School, Arkansas. He retired from Case New Holland in 2009 following...

Catherine A. "Cathy" Barnette

Jun 17, 2017

Catherine A. "Cathy" Barnette, 60, of Ruscombmanor Twp., passed away Saturday June 17th in Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton of natural causes. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Daniel W. Moser of Oley and wife Karen and the late Mary C. (Rys) Moser who passed away April 25, 2008. Cathy graduated from Governor Mifflin High School in...

Ruth V. Geissler

Jun 12, 2017

Ruth V. (Ruppert) Geissler, 91, of Wernersville, PA passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017. Born on Sept.4, 1925, in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Bertie (Hartman) Ruppert. Ruth was the wife of Russell H. Geissler, who passed away in 1988. She was a lifelong member of Peace Lutheran Church in Reading, PA. Ruth...

Floyd V. Ulrich

Jun 10, 2017

Floyd V. Ulrich, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, June 10th in his residence. Floyd was married to the late Mildred H. (Weaver) Ulrich who passed away June 17, 2015. Floyd and Mildred were married July 14, 1951 and celebrated sixty three years of marriage. Born in Lower Alsace Twp., he was the son of the late Daniel Ulrich and...

BarbaraAnn Koziol

Jun 5, 2017

Barbara Ann Koziol, 70, of Temple, Pa died on Monday, June 5, 2017 in the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center after a sudden onset of cancer. A lifelong resident of the Temple area, Barbara was born on September 13, 1946, the daughter of the late Raymond and Bernette (Shirey) Spohn. Married for 50-years, she was the loving wife of Myron...

Kathryn M. (Wehr) Bossard

Jun 4, 2017

Kathryn M. Bossard, 97, formerly of Jefferson Twp., and most recently of Phoebe Berks, Village Common in Wernersville, passed away Sunday, June 4th in the Reading Hospital. Kathryn was married to the late Harold C. Bossard who passed away May 8, 2009. Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late James R. Wehr and Margaret (Costenbader) Wehr. She...