OBITUARIES

Sean M. Orner

Dec 26, 2017

Sean M. Orner, 18, of Bethel, Pa and senior student of Tulpehocken High School, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017, after a tragic automobile accident. Sean is the tender, fun-loving son of John M. and Lorie L. (Leisey) Orner. He was born on September 16, 1999 at Reading Hospital and was planning to graduate high school in just five short...

Bessie E. Krumanocker

Dec 25, 2017

Bessie E. (Guth) Krumanocker, 95, of Ontelaunee Township, passed away Monday, December 25th in the Reading Hospital. Bessie was married to the late Henry S. Krumanocker, Sr. who passed away August 2, 1996. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guth. She was a faithful member of Maidencreek Church in Blandon. Bessie and her...

Pearl G. Zimmerman

Dec 23, 2017

Pearl G. Zimmerman, 75, of Bern Twp., passed away Saturday evening December 23rd in her residence with her loving family by her side. Pearl was married to the late Leon R. Zimmerman who passed away January 4, 1993. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Helen B. (Gicker) Houck. She was a member of Bern...

Cyrus H., "Butch" Long Jr

Dec 17, 2017

Cyrus H. "Butch" Long, Jr., 78, of Mohrsville, passed away Sunday, December 17th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital. Cyrus was married to the late S. Marie (Shubrooks) Long who passed away May 30, 2011. Cyrus was the son of the late Cyrus H. Long, Sr. and Sara Belle (Brown) Long. He was a member of Tri-County Worship Center in...

Steven C. Keppley

Dec 16, 2017

Steven C. Keppley, 62 of Bern Township, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Steve was the son of Shirley I. (Dietrich) Keppley and the late Richard T. Keppley. Steve was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School, class of 1973 and worked as a Communications Supervisor for Carpenter Technology Corporation. He loved the...

Robert W. Wike

Dec 11, 2017

Robert W. Wike, 88, of Muhlenberg Township passed away in the early hours of Monday, December 11, 2017 in the Reading Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Married for 66-years, Bob was the loving husband of Marlene F. (Baer) Wike. He was born in Reading and a graduate of Reading High School, class of 1947. After graduating Bob worked...

Donald F. Rutter

Dec 10, 2017

Donald F, Rutter, 95, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Saturday, night in the Reading Hospital. He was married to the late Mary A. (Eisenhower) Rutter who passed away November 24, 2006. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Earl and Esther (Sheip) Rutter. Born April 7, 1922 he joined the Army and was accepted into paratrooper...

Merlin J. Grube

Dec 6, 2017

Merlin J. Grube, 92, of Centre Township, passed away Wednesday December 6th in his residence. He was married to the late Earline E. (Blatt) Grube who passed away April 25, 1974. Born in Barnesville, Schuylkill Co., he was the son of the late Walter Grube and Amy (Rex) Grube. For his entire life Merlin was self employed on his family's...

Wayne D. Swisher

Dec 2, 2017

Wayne D. Swisher, 72, of Alsace Twp., passed away Saturday, December 2nd in his residence. Wayne was married for twenty three years to Cora H. (Jones) Swisher. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Philip and Annette (Dion) Swisher. Wayne served as Sergeant in the Army, 1st battalion 46st infantry 196th infantry brigade in Vietnam July 1969...

Shirley M. Miller

Dec 1, 2017

Shirley M. (Schlappich) Miller, 82, of Bernville, Pa passed away at home on Friday, December 1, 2017. Shirley was the long-devoted wife of the late Carole Miller who died October 7, 2007. Born in Sinking Spring, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Pauline (Rhine) Schlappich. Shirley was a graduate of Wilson High School, class of 1953...

Doris S. Jaxheimer

Nov 30, 2017

Doris S. Jaxheimer, 93 a resident of The Highlands Skilled Nursing, Wyomissing died Thursday morning. Mrs. Jaxheimer was the widow of Reverend Dr. Samuel C. Jaxheimer former pastor of St Luke's Lutheran Church, Reading, who died January 20, 2000. Born in West Hazelton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Wilhelmina (Splett) Swinesburg Surviving is a...

Richard W. Good

Nov 29, 2017

Richard W. Good, 75, of Bern Twp., passed away Wednesday, November 29th in his residence. He was married to Russellene A. (Shubrooks) Good. Born in Reading, he was the son of Edna (Meck) Glodzik of Reading and the late Warren Good. He was employed for over twenty years for Met-Ed in Reading retiring in 1995. He was a member of...

Donald F. Kline

Nov 26, 2017

Donald F. Kline, 89, formerly of Bernville, died on Sunday, November 26 in Tower Health (The Reading Hospital and Medical Center). Born in Bernville, he was a son of the late William A. and Sallie A. (Strause) Kline. He was employed 42 years as a Title Searcher and Title Officer of the former Berks Title Insurance Company, retiring in 1990....

Donald E. "Pef Peffer" Becker

Nov 25, 2017

Donald E. "Pef" "Peffer" Becker, 88, of Blandon, passed away Saturday morning, November 25th in his residence. He was married to the late Jean I. (Gift) Becker who passed away August 28, 2015. Born in Blandon, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Emily (Reinert) Becker. He was employed for over forty years for the former Empire...

Jean R. Fieni

Nov 25, 2017

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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...