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Jay R. Gromis
May 27, 2016
Jay R. Gromis, 84, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Friday, May 27th in the Reading Hospital. Jay was married to Minnie M. (Wengert) Gromis. Jay and Minnie were married December 1, 1956 and celebrated fifty nine years of marriage. Born in Temple, he was the son of the late Raymond Gromis and Bertha (Keller) Gromis. Jay graduated from Muhlenberg...
Thomas L. Miller Sr
May 26, 2016
Thomas Lee Miller, Sr. 88 of Shoemakersville died at his daughter's residence in Bernville on May 26, 2016. Born August 12, 1927, Thomas is predeceased by his parents S. Fred Miller and Pauline (Romig) Miller, and predeceased by his high school sweetheart and wife of 59 years Marna May (Seidel) Miller and brothers David W. and Richard F. Miller. Tom...
Marvin L. "Buddy" Graeff
May 21, 2016
Marvin L. Graeff 90 of Bernville died Saturday morning in his residence. He was the widower of Ruth E. (Feick) Graeff, who died July 28, 2008 Mr. Graeff was born in Wernersville on February 24, 1926. He was the son of the late Lloyd and Mabel (Sweitzer) Graeff. Surviving are the children, Scott L. husband of Pamela Graeff of Bernville,...
LeRoy L. Leibelsperger
May 19, 2016
Le Roy L. Leibelsperger 85 of Temple died Thursday morning in his residence.. Le Roy was born in Kutztown on November 29,1930. He was the son of the late William and Edna (Gift) Leibelsperger. He was a huge NASCAR fan which created many special friendships for him. Le Roy retired in 1984 with twenty-five years of service last working as...
Paul L. Mogel Sr
May 18, 2016
Paul L. Mogel, Sr.,62, of N. Heidelberg Twp., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 18th while on the family farm, where he enjoyed working. Paul was married to Linda L. (Spayd) Mogel. Paul and Linda were married September 11, 1982 and celebrated thirty three years of marriage. Born in Shartlesville, he is the son of Richard and Kathryn (Mohn) Mogel....
Richard L. Kline
May 17, 2016
Richard L. Kline, 86, of Bern Township died Tuesday, May 17th in the Southeastern Veterans' Center, Spring City where he had resided since April 4th. For 57 years, he was the life partner of Raymond Klingler who died November 3, 2013. Born in Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Lloyd Kline and Helen (Ketterer) Miller. He was...
Eugene R. Schaeffer
May 12, 2016
Eugene R. Schaeffer, 82, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Thursday, May 12th in the Orwigsburg Center in Orwigsburg. Eugene was married to Sara L. (Kramer) Schaeffer. Eugene and Sara were married June 30, 1954 and celebrated sixty one years of marriage. Born in Bernville, he was the son of the late John and Grace (Balthaser) Schaeffer. He served in...
Paul S. "Pat" Haines
May 12, 2016
Paul S. "Pat" Haines, 83, of Riverview Park died Thursday, May 12th in the Reading Hospital under Heartland Hospice Care and with loved ones by his side. He was the widower of Joyceann (Smith) Haines who died March 6, 1990. Paul was born in Reading on March 10, 1933. He was the son of the late Paul W. and Blanche...
Laural P. Adams
May 11, 2016
Laural P. (Line) Adams, age 88, passed away in her home in Muhlenberg Twp., on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Laural was married to the late LeRoy I. "Skinny" Adams, Sr. who passed away September 9, 1996. Born in Lyons, she was the daughter of the late Paul Line and Viola (Schreffler) Line. She was a 1946 graduate of Mt. Penn...
Richard John Maus
Apr 29, 2016
Richard John Maus, 58, passed unexpectedly on April 29th in Bernville, PA. Rich was born in U. S. Army Hospital in Munich, Germany then lived in the Bernville area most of his life. Rich was the son of the late Carl J. Maus and is survived by his mother, Gertrud (Konig) Maus of Virginia. Rich, a devoted family man, enjoyed...
Robert D. Bucks
Apr 27, 2016
Robert D. Bucks, 88, a resident of The Highlands at Wyomissing passed away on April 27th. He was the husband of Shirley M. (Ruppert) Bucks. They shared a loving marriage of sixty-seven years. Robert was born in Reading on July 20, 1927. He was the son of the late William W. and Emma (Feather) Bucks. Robert is the father of...
Gloria N. Hummel
Apr 19, 2016
Gloria N. Hummel 90 of Muhlenberg Township died Tuesday evening in Berks Heim. She was the widow of Paul Hummel, Sr. who died in 1991. Mrs. Hummel was born in Reading on December 26, 1925. She was the daughter of the late Elmer and Catherine (Nagle) Kantner. Surviving is a daughter, Kathy E. wife of Donald Hill of Muhlenberg Township....
Sylvia D. "Sissy" Ulrich
Apr 17, 2016
Sylvia D. Ulrich, "Sissy", 62, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, April 17th in the Schuylkill Center in Pottsville of natural causes. Born in Reading, she is the daughter of Floyd V. Ulrich of Fleetwood and the late Mildred (Weaver) Ulrich. Sylvia was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Fleetwood. Sylvia was very independent and had...
William T. "Bill" Snyder
Apr 16, 2016
William T. Snyder, "Bill", 83, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Rehabilitation Center of Berks Heim. He was surrounded by his loving family at his side. He was married to his wife, Marie A. (Wall) Snyder, for 43 years. In past years, they enjoyed ball room dancing and hosting family gatherings. Born in Reading,...
Howard P. Heiberger
Apr 16, 2016
Howard P. Heiberger 100 of Exeter Township died Saturday in the Reading Hospital. He was the widower of Susie (Taras) Heiberger, who died June 11, 2000. Surviving is a son, Kirk L. Heiberger, of Reading Howard was born in Pottstown on November 19, 1915. He was the son of the late Howard and Laura Heiberger. Mr. Heiberger was employed by...
Howard W. "Brownie" Brown
Apr 15, 2016
Howard W. Brown, 84 of Temple died Friday morning in the Penn State St. Joseph's Medical Center where he had been a patient for the past month. He was the widower of Lillian M. (Duchodni) Brown, who died November 15, 2014. They had shared a loving marriage of sixty-one years. Howard was a loving husband, father, and grandfather that went...
Barbara L. Noecker
Apr 10, 2016
Barbara L. Noecker, 71,formerly of Shoemakersville and Mohrsville, passed away Sunday, April 10th in the Mifflin Center, Shillington. Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late Howard E. Noecker and Florence M. (Schlappich) Noecker. Barbara graduated from Schuylkill Valley High School. She was employed for Quadrant Plastics, formerly Polymer Plastics, in Reading, for thirty five years. After retiring,...
Arline R. Steiner
Apr 6, 2016
Arline R. Steiner, 90,formerly of Laureldale, passed away on Wednesday, April 6th in Rittenhouse Senior Living with her loving family by her side. Arline was married to the late Charles P. Steiner, Sr., who passed away November 23, 2011. Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late Willard Grow and Helen (Krill) Grow. She was employed by the...
Timothy J. Kohl
Apr 4, 2016
Timothy J. Kohl, 55, of Exeter Township, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital of Philadelphia, where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was surrounded by his loving wife, family and friends. Born in Reading and a graduate of Wilson High School, he was the son of Brenda M. (Kirkhoff) and Gary...
Helen M. Hafner
Apr 4, 2016
Helen M. (Rada) Hafner 91 of Bern Township died Monday morning in the residence of her daughter, Lorrie Ann M. wife of Hank Smith. Mrs. Hafner was the widow of William F. Hafner who died in 1982. Helen was born in William Penn, Schuylkill County on December 31, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia Rada....
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