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Local Obituaries for Temple, Bernville, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Darlene E. "Mom" Yost
Nov 8, 2016
Darlene E. "Mom" Yost, 77, loving mother and grandmother, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Tuesday, November 8th in her residence. Darlene was married to the late James R. "Pop" Yost, Sr. who passed away August 23, 2012. Born in Wanamakers, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Greenawalt, Sr. and Dorothy (Schmoyer) Greenawalt. Darlene graduated from Kutztown...

Larry R. Homan
Nov 6, 2016
Larry R. Homan, 80, of Laureldale, passed away Sunday, November 6th in his residence. Larry was married to Annette F. (Rohrbach) Homan. Born in Greenwich Twp., he was the son of the late Kenneth F. Homan and Myrtle P. (Moyer) Homan. Larry was plant superintendent for Bachman Company for thirty three years. Surviving are two daughters, Yvonne Costa and Cherylann...
Joan A. Bailey
Nov 6, 2016
Joan A. (Delp) Baily 78 of Temple passed away on Sunday morning at the Rittenhouse after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Temple, she was a daughter of the late William and Magdalena Delp. Before retiring, Joan was employed by Agere Technologies (Lucent and AT&T) for twenty years. Prior to that she worked for the County of Berks in...

Janice J. Brown
Nov 4, 2016
Janice J. Brown 53, of Ontelaunee Township died Friday at 11:23 P.M. in the Reading Hospital. Janice was born in Reading on February 21, 1963. She was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Lillian M. (Duchodni) Brown Surviving are two sons; Airman Andrew P. Brown stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and Dustin M. Brown living at...

Doris M. Yoder
Nov 3, 2016
Doris M. (Delp) Yoder 84 of Temple died Thursday in Manor Care, Laureldale where she has resided for the past two years. She was the widow of Arthur W. Yoder who died September 11, 2012. Doris was born in Temple on October 26, 1932. She was the daughter of the late William M. and Maggie H. Delp. Surviving are two...

Jacob L. Lloyd
Oct 30, 2016
Jacob L. Lloyd, 68, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Sunday, October 30th in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital of natural causes. Jacob was married to the late Joanne C. (Rantuccio) Lloyd who passed away March 13, 2005. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Melvin and Ruth (Gromis) Lloyd. Jacob was a self employed antique...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Bagenstose
Oct 30, 2016
Sandra L. "Sandy" Bagenstose, 66, loving and caring wife, mother, and sister, passed away Sunday, October 30th in the Reading Hospital. Sandy was married to Kenneth A. "Chip" Bagenstose, Sr. for 47 years. Born in Alsace Township, she was the daughter of the late Russell E. Yoder and Ella N. (Keller) Yoder. Sandy graduated from Oley Valley High School in...

Cindy L. Garmer
Oct 28, 2016
Cindy L. Garmer, 44, of Robesonia, passed away Friday October 28th in Hershey Medical Center of natural causes. Cindy was married to Robert D. Garmer. Cindy and Robert would be married twenty one years on Thursday. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Willard Focht and Lillie (Kindt) Focht. Cindy was formerly employed by the Jefferson Drive...
Russell G. Rohrbach Sr
Oct 19, 2016
Russell G. Rohrbach, Sr., 90 years old, of Bernville, passed away Wednesday, October 19th in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Medical Center. Russell was married for sixty seven years to the late Stella M. (Stone) Rohrbach. Born in Stonersville, he was the son of the late James Lester Rohrbach and Mary Margaret (Miller) Rohrbach. Russell served in the U.S. Navy and...
Wayne M. Wetzel
Oct 18, 2016
Wayne M. Wetzel, 22, of Mohrsville, tragically passed away on Tuesday, October 18th. Born in Reading, he is survived by his father Curtis Wetzel married to Beverly of Wrightsville and his mother Kristin (Wilbert) Durbec married to Lou of Mohrsville. Wayne was a 2012 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. He then graduated from York Technical Institute for small motors...

Robert P. Miller
Oct 17, 2016
Robert P. "Bobby" Miller 71 of Jefferson Township died Monday evening in Penn State St. Joseph Hospital where he was admitted last Saturday. Bobby was born in West Reading on September 2, 1945. He was the son of the late Paul E. Sr. and Stella L. (Eisenhower) Miller Surviving are three sisters and a brother. Helen I. Styer of New...
Sharon M. Kirkpatrick
Oct 16, 2016
Sharon M. Kirkpatrick, 60, of Birdsboro, passed away Sunday October 16th in her residence of natural causes. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Louis Ciabattoni and Clara (Paci) Ciabattoni. Sharon was formerly employed by Pizza Hut in Muhlenberg Twp. and Dr. Bartos Podiatrist both for several years. Sharon was a Beautician for Randy Rick in Sinking...
Terry L. Kercher
Oct 14, 2016
Terry L. Kercher, 55, of Laureldale, passed away Friday in his residence. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late LeRoy Kercher and Ruth E. (Mengel) Kercher. Terry was a 1979 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He then graduated from Lincoln Tech. with an Associate Degree in Technology. Terry started his career in 1981 with the former...
Pauline K. Spitler
Oct 12, 2016
Pauline K. Spitler formerly of Bernville died Thursday morning at Columbia Cottage, Spring Township where she had been a guest since July 3, 2016. Pauline was the widow of Theodore A. Spitler, who died April 5, 1985. Mrs. Spitler was born in Center Township, Berks County on April 16, 1919. She was a daughter of the late James I. and...
Anna Fayewicz
Oct 11, 2016
Anna Fayewicz, 91, of Temple, slipped peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, in the residence of her niece, Kathy Matisko, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born in Lackawanna County, Pa., on March 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Milyan, Sr. and Eva (Hywlut) Fayewicz. She was a member...
Thomas J. Bebb
Oct 11, 2016
Thomas J. Bebb, 58, of Pottstown, passed away Tuesday, October 11th of natural causes. He was married for twenty five years to Joanie (Andrews) Bebb. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late William Bebb and Doris (Prosser) Bebb. He was a 1975 graduate of Hellertown High School. He was a Engineering Director for thirty seven years at...
Fern M. Eschbach
Oct 11, 2016
Fern M. Eschbach, 92, of Temple, formerly of Blandon, passed away Tuesday, October 11th in the Reading Hospital with her loving daughters by her side. Fern was married to the late Woodrow W. Eschbach. Born in Maidencreek Twp., she was the daughter of the late Charles Kemmerer, Sr. and Sarah (Burkert) Kemmerer. She was a member of Maidencreek Church in...
Michael R. DiPaolo
Oct 6, 2016
Michael R. DiPaolo, 48, loving son, brother, grandson, and uncle, passed away Thursday in his residence in East Berlin, PA of natural causes. He was the son of Robert L. DiPaolo and Lucia (Memmo) DiPaolo of Wyomissing. He was a member of the Catholic Faith. Additional survivors include a sister, Ann Marie Stauffer, wife of Mark Stauffer, a nephew, Jared...

Karen M. Hart
Oct 5, 2016
Karen M. Hart, 59, of Shillington, passed away Wednesday, October 5th in the Reading Hospital. Karen was married for forty three years to Gene L. Hart. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Brown and Ruth (Shuman) Brown. Karen was a member of Maidencreek Church in Blandon. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren, especially...
H. Nelson Legge
Sep 29, 2016
H. Nelson, Legge, 71, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Thursday, September 29th in the Reading Hospital. He was married for forty five years to the late Donna R. (Foreman) Legge. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late William J. Legge, Sr. and Jesse Legge. He was employed by East Penn Manufacturing in Lyons for many years....