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

Marie A. Zelano
Aug 13, 2016
Marie A. Zelano, 94, of Muhlenberg Park, and a guest at Berks Heim the last two years, passed away Saturday, August 13th in the Reading Hospital. Marie was the widow of the late Phillip G. Zelano who passed away June 6, 1984. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo Fonte and Domenica (Carabello) Fonte. Marie was...
Daniel W. "Danny" Rentschler
Aug 12, 2016
Daniel W. "Danny" Rentschler 41 of Bernville died Friday August 12th in Penn Township. He was the husband of Stacy A. (Himmelberger) Rentschler. They had shared a marriage of Nineteen years. Daniel was born in West Reading on February 13, 1975. He was the son of Larry and Bonnie (Lando) Rentschler of Bernville. He was the father of three children;...

Leroy P. Keeney Sr
Aug 11, 2016
Leroy P. Keeney, Sr., 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 11th in Stone Ridge Town Centre in Myerstown. He was married to the late Ruth Mae (Zimmerman) Keeney who passed away October 15, 2004. Born in Bethel Twp., he was the son of the late Herbert and Clara (Behney) Keeney. He was employed as a crane operator for the...
Wilbur R. "Buddy" Ellis
Aug 9, 2016
Wilbur R. "Buddy" Ellis, 79, of Fleetwood passed away Tuesday, August 9th in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Buddy was married to Betty J. (Snyder) Ellis for forty two years. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late George Ellis and Maize (Epler) Ellis. He graduated from West Reading High School then honorably served his...

Sara J. Fiskaldo
Aug 9, 2016
Sara J. Fiskaldo 89 formerly of Laureldale died Tuesday August 9th at the Reading Hospital. She was transferred there from Manor Care in Laureldale. She was the widow of Alfred Fiskaldo, who died March 18, 2010. Born Tulpehocken Township on September 17, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Emma R. (Schidt) Moyer Mrs. Fiskaldo was...

Stella M. Rohrbach
Aug 7, 2016
Stella M. Rohrbach, 87, of Bernville passed away Sunday, August 7th in the Reading Hospital. She was married to Russell G. Rohrbach, Sr. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Joseph Stone, Sr. and Mary (Pierozak) Stone. Additional survivors include her children, Rita Barnett and husband Kirk, Dorothy Mattocks, Joyce Boughan and husband Charles,...
Robert E. "Bob" Yoe
Jul 22, 2016
Robert E. "Bob" Yoe, 93, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday evening, July 22nd in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Bob was married to Mary E. (Richardson) Yoe. Bob and Mary were married August 21, 1946 and would be married seventy loving years this year. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Robert C. Yoe...
Paul R. Stief
Jul 18, 2016
Paul R. Stief, 76, of North Heidelberg Twp., passed away Monday, July 18th in his residence. Paul was married to Jane E. (Ellis) Stief. Born in Brecknock Twp., he was the son of the late Paul L. Stief and Caroline (Melligan) Stief. Paul was employed by Martin Limestone in Denver, PA. Paul was a member of Hamburg Masonic Lodge #...
Gerald J. Kulp
Jul 9, 2016
Gerald J. Kulp, 81, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, July 9th in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Gerald married to Nancy A. (Hess) Kulp. Gerald and Nancy were married for sixty two years. Born in Reading on August 13, 1934, he was the son of the late Charles Kulp, Jr. and Dorothy Catherine (Hittner) Kulp. Gerald graduated from...
Charles P. Pesce Jr
Jul 9, 2016
Charles "Chuck" P. Pesce, Jr., 69, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Saturday, July 9th. Chuck was married to Susan G. (Davidheiser) Pesce. Born in Wilmington Delaware, he was the son of the late Charles P. Pesce, Sr. and Marietta (McNemar) Pesce. He graduated in 1964 from Salesianum High School. He continued his education at the University of Delaware where he...

Richard O. Stringer
Jul 7, 2016
Richard O. Stringer, 87, of Blandon, Berks County, passed away Thursday, July 7th in his residence. He was married to the late Margaret (Masters) Stringer. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late William and Edna (Eisenhard) Stringer. He was formerly employed in the maintenance Department at Mack Truck in Allentown. He served his country in the U....
Nathan J. Muniz
Jul 4, 2016
Nathan J. Muniz, 38, of Harrisburg, passed away Monday, July 4th in Pinnacle Health Harrisburg Hospital of natural causes. Born in West Reading, he was the loving son of Joseph P. Ferro and Kim N. (Koch) Ferro of Muhlenberg Township. Nathan graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1996 where he played football. He continued his education at Franklin and Marshall...

Janet Lash
Jul 1, 2016
Janet Lash, 85, of Temple passed away Friday morning in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. Janet was married to Robert Lash. Janet and Robert were married for sixty years. Janet was born in Mt. Penn, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Heller, Sr. and Helen (Wade) Heller. Additional survivors include her children, JoAnn Lash of Temple and...
Paul C. Dunkelberger
Jul 1, 2016
Paul C. Dunkelberger, died peacefully in his home at The Highlands on July 1st, 2016, at the age of 99. He was born in Leesport, PA on December 25th, 1916 to Charles B. And Amy Stitzel Dunkelberger. Paul and his 12 siblings grew up on a farm in Leesport. He was married to Evelyn Moyer Dunkelberger for 57 years until...

Shirley A. Stifnagle
Jun 26, 2016
Shirley A. Stifnagle, 80, of Myerstown, Jackson Twp., passed away Sunday, June 26th in The Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. Shirley was the widow of William D. Stifnagle who passed away April 2010. Born on December 5, 1935 in Wernersville, she was the daughter of the late Roy Bashore and Susan (Houncker) Bashore. Shirley was formerly employed as a clerk...

George M. Rubright Jr
Jun 20, 2016
George M. Rubright, Jr., 86, formerly of Laureldale, passed away Monday, June 20th in Brookdale Assisted Living in Coconut Creek, Florida. George was married to the late Gloria M. (Balthaser) Rubright who passed away November 1, 2008. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late George M. Rubright, Sr. and Florence (Boyer) Rubright. He was a member of...
Donald E. Lynn
Jun 19, 2016
Donald E. Lynn, 82, of North Heidelberg Twp., passed away Sunday June 19, 2016 in the Reading Hospital . He was married to Nancy J. (Feeg) Lynn. Donald and Nancy were married May 6, 1961 and celebrated fifty five years of marriage. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary by traveling throughout the West in the U.S. They also traveled extensively...
Eleanor M. Grim
Jun 9, 2016
Eleanor M. Grim, 98, formerly of Temple, passed away Thursday, June 9th in the Lutheran Home At Topton. Eleanor was married to the late Henry L. Grim who passed away June, 3, 2004. Born in Hyde Park, she was the daughter of the late Irvin Meck and Cora (Hoch) Meck. Eleanor graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1936. She was...
Pauline K. Blatt
Jun 5, 2016
Pauline K. Blatt 86 formerly of Berks County died Sunday morning in the Sunrise at Countryside Nursing Home, Sterling, Virginia where she has been a guest for the past two years. Mrs. Blatt was the widow of Roy W. Blatt, who died March 1, 1991. Pauline, also, enjoyed along companionship with Frank Beck. Pauline believed that family was forever and...

Llewellyn P. Hoffert
May 28, 2016
Llewellyn P. Hoffert, 78, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Saturday May 28th in the Hospital of the University of PA in Philadelphia with his loving family by his side. He was married to Lucille "Lucy" (Zerbe) Hoffert. Llewellyn and Lucy were married August 22, 1959 and celebrated fifty six years of marriage. Born in Oley Twp., he was the son...