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Cletus W. Reed
Dec 3, 2014
Cletus W. Reed, 86, formerly of Reinholds, passed away Wednesday December 3rd in the Berkshire Center in Exeter Twp. Cletus was married to the late Marilyn C. Reed who passed away November 1, 2014. Born in Jefferson Twp., he was the son of the late George and Mary (Reed) Reed. He served in the Merchant Marines and was employed by...
Darrell K. Allen
Nov 20, 2014
Darrell, K. Allen, 83, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away Thursday November 20th in his residence. He was married to the late Mildred M. (Wade) Allen who passed away August 10, 2010. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Chester and Bertha (France) Allen. He served in the Air Force for four years, he then retired from American...
Lillian M. Brown
Nov 15, 2014
Lillian M. Brown, 80, of Temple, passed away Saturday November 15th in her residence. She was married to Howard W. Brown. Lillian and Howard would have celebrated sixty two years of marriage in December. Born in Bath, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Krnan) Duchodni. She attended Mt. Penn High School until her senior year then...
Charles V. Wright Jr
Nov 13, 2014
Charles V. Wright, Jr., 87, of Temple, Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, November 13th in the Reading Hospital. He was married to the late Beverly A. (Stine) Wright who passed away December 8, 2004. Born on October 17, 1927 in Reynolds, Schuylkill Co., he was the son of the late Charles V. Wright, Sr. and Carrie (Klinger) Wright. He was...
Fern J. Snyder
Nov 10, 2014
Fern J. Snyder, 85, of Rockland Twp., passed away Monday November 10th in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. She was the daughter of the late Adam and Helen Snyder. Fern was the owner and operator of the former Walnuttown Hotel for twenty years. In earlier years she had been employed by the former Western Electric in Reading. Surviving are...
Darlene Faye (Bieber) Rusk
Nov 8, 2014
Darlene Faye Rusk, 58, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, November 8th at her residence. She was the wife of Michael L. Rusk, with whom she shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of Virginia R. (Kulp) Bieber of Boyertown and the late Warren M. Bieber. Darlene graduated from Exeter Twp. High School in 1974,...
Marguerite H. "Peg" (Merkle) Guzewski
Nov 7, 2014
Marguerite H. "Peg" Guzewski, 84, formerly of Shillington, passed away Friday, November 7th at Berks Heim. She was the widow of Theodore Guzewski, who passed away July 1, 2012. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Merkle and Helen (Bauman) Schwartz. Marguerite was a 1948 graduate of Central Catholic High School. She enjoyed playing bingo, puzzles,...
Ruth S. Troutman
Nov 4, 2014
Ruth S. (Kurtz) Troutman, 88, formerly of Bernville, died of natural causes on November 4, 2014, at The Highlands of Wyomissing where she had resided since November, 2008. Born November 14, 1925 in Stricklerstown, Lebanon Co., she was the daughter of the late Herbert & Martha (Erb) Kurtz. Her husband, Paul A. Troutman, and a brother, David Kurtz, predeceased her....
Carmen (Vera) Dutt
Nov 4, 2014
Carmen Dutt, 81, of Laureldale, passed away Tuesday, November 4th at her residence. She was the wife of Stanley L. Dutt, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Cresencio and Aurora (Go doy) Vera. Carmen had been employed by Talbot Knitting Mill for 24 1/2 years. She...
Harold H. Groff
Nov 3, 2014
Harold H. Groff, 84, of Bernville, passed away Monday November 3rd in Berks Heim. Harold was married to Gladys I. (Kreitz) Groff. Harold and Gladys were married for sixty three years. Born in Bernville, he was the son of the late Clarence and Helen (Kissling) Groff. He was a cabinet maker for many years, retiring from Birchcraft Cabinets. He was...
Earla S. (Baer) Bagenstose
Nov 2, 2014
Earla S. Bagenstose, 94, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away Sunday, November 2nd at ManorCare in Laureldale. She was the widow of James J. Bagenstose, who passed away June 25, 1993. Born in Bern Twp., PA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac P. and Katie R. (Boyer) Baer. Earla had been employed as a lay-up worker for Diener's Knitting...
Marilyn C. Reed
Nov 1, 2014
Marilyn C. Reed, 83, formerly of Reinholds, passed away Saturday November 1st in the Berkshire Center in Exeter Twp. She was married to Cletus W. Reed, also a resident of the Berkshire Center. Born November 3, 1930 in Hazelton, she was the daughter of the late Alfred B. Snyder and Anna (Hartzell) Snyder. She was formerly employed by CNA in...
Ina H. Doskus
Oct 31, 2014
Ina H. Doskus, 94, formerly of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away Friday in the Reading Hospital. She had been a resident at the Mifflin Center. She was the widow of Francis F. Doskus who passed away March 12, 2004. Born in Berwick, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Hutzulak and Nellie ( Ohryn) Hutzulak. She was a technician...
Patricia A. Shultz
Oct 28, 2014
Patricia A. (Gernert) Shultz Patricia A. (Gernert) Shultz, 82, Laureldale, passed away October 28, 2014 at home. Born January 24, 1932 in Laureldale, PA. Patricia was the daughter of the late Richard and Ruth (Clark) Gernert. On November 1, 1952 she married Leon R. Shultz, who passed away June 15, 2007. A 1949 graduate of Muhlenberg High School, she went...
Jessie V. (Keagel) Schell
Oct 24, 2014
Jessie V. Schell, 85, of Bern Twp., passed away peacefully on Friday, October 24th surrounded by her loving husband Paul and family. Born in Harrisburg, PA on October 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude (Stark) Keagel. Jessie was baptized and grew up in Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. She began singing in the...
Christine A. Oxenreider
Oct 20, 2014
Christine A. (Quinn) Oxenreider, 86, of North Heidelberg Twp., passed away Monday October 20th in the Reading Hospital. She was married to the late Ellwood H. Oxenreider who passed away March 7, 1999. Born in West Grove PA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin F. Quinn and Margaret M. (Quinn) Quinn Bailey. She was employed by AWI-Associated Wholesalers...
Kathryn Mae Dautrich
Oct 17, 2014
Kathryn Mae Dautrich, 72, passed away Friday October 17th in the Lansdale Hospital. She was married to the late Paul David Dautrich and was the daughter of the late Enos and Violet Schlouch. She graduated from Governor Mifflin High School. Surviving are several nieces, nephews, sister in laws, and brother in laws. Funeral services will be Friday October 24th at...
John P. Kramer
Oct 16, 2014
John P. Kramer, 70, of Bern Twp., passed away Thursday October 16th in his residence of natural causes. He was married to Priscilla J. "PJ" (Webber) Kramer. John and PJ were married for thirty ½ years. He was the son of the late Paul and Grace (Schreffler) Kramer. He was a member of St Paul's United Church of Christ in...
John H. Turner
Oct 15, 2014
John H. Turner, Sr., 76, devoted husband and father, of Penn Twp., passed away Wednesday October 15th in his residence of natural causes. John was married 26 years to Marianne (Sirico) Turner. Born in Jersey City, NJ, son of the late Henry and Bertha (Hoer) Turner. In Boy Scouts, he earned his Eagle Scout. He served honorably in the US...
Judith Anne (Jacobs) Rothermel
Oct 15, 2014
Judith Anne Rothermel, 71, of Maidencreek Twp., passed away Wednesday, October 15th at Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Gerald L. Rothermel. They celebrated 41 years of marriage on October 14th. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Henry D. S. and Arline E. (Gilbert) Jacobs. She lived at Bethany Children's Home from...
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