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

Milford A. "Tony" Dunlap Jr
Aug 10, 2015
Milford A. Dunlap, Jr., also known as Tony or Sonny, 79, of Temple passed away Monday, August 10th at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading. Milford was the son of the late Milford A. Dunlap, Sr., and Elsie (Miller) Dunlap He is survived by wife, Patricia A. (Michalski) Dunlap; son, Michael A. Dunlap, of Temple; daughters, Michele L. Satz and husband...
Shirley M. Strausser
Aug 3, 2015
Shirley M. Strausser, 80, of Reading, passed away Monday August 3rd in her residence. Shirley was married to the late Warren T. Strausser who passed away April 29, 1983. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Martin Scholl and Ethel (Bechtel) Scholl. Shirley was the owner and operator of Nutsy's Bar in Ontelaunee Twp. for twenty years...
Josephine (Pantaloni) DiMarco
Aug 1, 2015
Josephine DiMarco, 93, of Muhlenberg Park passed away Saturday, August 1st surrounded by her loving family. Josephine was the daughter of the late Nazzareno and Enrica (Tarli) Pantaloni. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Haas and husband Walter, of Muhlenberg Park who had lovingly cared for her mother for many years; grandsons, John Fioravanti and wife April, of Temple,...

Mary Ann (Lessig) Spang
Jul 30, 2015
Mary Ann (Lessig) Spang 90 of Reading died July 30, 2015 at the Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing where she had resided for the past seven years. She was the widow of Dr. James R. Spang who died March 23, 1992. Mary Ann was born in Reading on February 2, 1925. She was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Wegman)...
Harold W. Leas
Jul 28, 2015
Harold "Hal" W. Leas 94 formerly of West Lawn died Tuesday at 1:10 P.M. at the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, Wernersville. He was the widower of Lois J. (Shontz) Leas, who died May 10, 1996. They had shared a loving marriage of fifty years. Harold was born in Reading, PA on March 4, 1921. He was the son of...
Myrna A (Moyer) Phillips
Jul 27, 2015
Myrna A. Phillips, 80, of Fleetwood passed away Monday, July 27th under the loving care of the caretakers of Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown, and Caring Hospice where she had been a long time resident. Myrna was the daughter of the late Abram R. and Pearl E. (Reiter) Moyer. She is survived by brother-in-laws, Daniel Phillips, Timothy Phillips, and Charles Phillips, Jr.;...
Lillian V. Marburger
Jul 26, 2015
Lillian V. Marburger, 93, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Sunday July 26th in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Lillian was married to the late Allen E. Marburger who passed away July 20, 1990. Born in Ruscombmanor Twp., she was the daughter of the late James B. Conrad and Eva V. (Batz) Conrad. Lillian was a cashier for the...

Gary L. Ney
Jul 24, 2015
Gary L. Ney, 57, of Bernville passed away Friday, July 24th at his home. He is the son of the late Jackson G. and Ruth A. (Lengle) Ney. Gary is survived by his brother, Terry L. Ney and sister, Sandra S. Ney, both of Bernville; and aunt, Mary Moyer of Myerstown. Mr. Ney was a Tulpehocken High Graduate of 1967...
Louis J. Ciabattoni
Jul 20, 2015
Louis J. Ciabattoni, 86, of Temple, passed away Monday July 20th in the Reading Hospital. Louis was married to the late Clara A."Connie" (Paci) Ciabattoni who passed away December 21, 2003. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Depardo) Ciabattoni. Louis was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park. Louis...

Dorothy E. (Fisher) Swavely
Jul 15, 2015
Dorothy E. Swavely 97 of Laureldale passed away Wednesday, July 15th at 12:18 P.M. under the professionalism and loving care of the doctors and nurses of Hospice Care at the Reading Hospital until she expired. Dorothy was the widow of Ernest Swavely, who died in 2000. She is survived by her caretakers, Franklin and Ellen Zettlemoyer of Fleetwood. Mrs. Swavely...
Richard L. Stoudt
Jul 14, 2015
Richard L. Stoudt, 86, formerly of 3401 Sheidy Avenue, Muhlenberg Park, died Tuesday at 11:45 p.m. in the Mifflin Center, Shillington. He was the widower of Anna S. (Sayer) Stoudt, who died October 15, 2013. They would have been married 64 years this month. Born in Shoemakersville, PA on March 27, 1929, he was the son of the late Lawrence...

Mary P. Leitzel
Jul 12, 2015
Mary P. (Polit) Leitzel, 76, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Sunday, July 12th in Manor Care Health Services, Sinking Spring. Mary was the loving wife of Lawrence F. Leitzel. Mary and Lawrence were married for fifty two years. Born in Minersville, she was the daughter of the late John Polit and Sophie (Skawinsky) Polit. Mary...
Joan E. Simmons
Jul 10, 2015
Joan Ethel Hoffman Simmons passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10th, 2015. Joan was born on June 26, 1936 to Walter D. Hoffman and Ethel G. Hoffman. She lived her early childhood in Elkins Park, outside of Philadelphia, and graduated from Cheltenham High School, before her family moved to the Reading area. Joan loved caring for her horses and all...
Mildred S. "Mickey" Stoudt
Jul 9, 2015
Mildred (Mickey) Stoudt, 86, of Rile's Home Aide Haven, Myerstown, formerly of Adamstown, passed away Thursday July 9th under hospice care at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Wayne L. Stoudt in 2000. Born in Strausstown, she was the daughter of the late Charles Mengel and Mabel (Stine) Mengel. Mickey was...
Emidio J. "Mimi" Camilli
Jul 8, 2015
Emidio J. Camilli, also known as Mimi or Mim, 83 of Muhlenberg Township died July 8, 2015 in Reading Hospital where he had been a patient since June 29th. He was the husband of Rosalie (Barbitta) Camilli. Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Ettore and Livia (Fiorvanti) Camilli. He was a 1950 graduate of Central Catholic...
Raymond K. ""Sonny"" Kohl
Jun 30, 2015
Raymond K. "Sonny" Kohl, 83, formerly of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away June 30th in St. Joseph Medical Center where he was a patient since June 27th. He was married to the late Margaret C. (Bausman) Kohl who passed away November 7, 2009. He was the son of the late Raymond and Mabel Kohl. He served in the Army during the...
Raymond W. Shuman
Jun 29, 2015
Raymond W. Shuman, 92, of Blandon, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at his home. Born in Blandon, he was the son of the late Herbert J. Shuman, Sr. and Carrie A. (Shade) Shuman. Raymond was employed for many years at General Battery in the Burning Department, and then went on to work at Yuasa Battery as a supervisor, and...

Carolyn L. (Faulkner) Waldbiesser
Jun 21, 2015
Carolyn L. Waldbiesser, 78, went to be with our Lord and Savior on June 21, 2015 surrounded by her family. Carolyn was a home maker most of her life and active in her Church. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) and served as the Assistant Librarian for the church. Carolyn is...

Russell R. Kramer
Jun 20, 2015
Russell R. Kramer, 84, of Bernville, passed away Saturday, June 20th in Laurel Center in Hamburg. Born in Rehrersburg, he was the son of the late John and Minerva (Smith) Kramer. Russell worked in the maintenance department of Glory Knitting Mill in Robesonia. Surviving are sons, David Kramer and wife Linda of Bernville, Terry Kramer of Bernville, Dennis Kramer and...
Mildred H. Ulrich
Jun 17, 2015
Mildred H. Ulrich, 83 , of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday June 17th in Manor Care Health Services in Sinking Spring. Mildred was married to Floyd V. Ulrich. Mildred and Floyd would celebrate sixty four years of marriage on July 14th. Born in Tuckerton, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Weaver and Margaret (Becker) Weaver. Mildred was a member...