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Arlyne Meyer
May 11, 2015
Arlyne Demmy Meyer of Temple, PA died May 11. She was born August 12, 1918 in Manheim, PA and raised in Lititz, PA. She had been actively involved in her communities all of her life but her loves were politics, the theater, and most importantly, her family. Her participation in politics took her to state and national inaugurations and inaugural...
Joan (Schell) Boyd
May 10, 2015
Joan Boyd, 80, formerly of Bernville, passed away Sunday, May 10th at Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Frailey Township, PA she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Susan (Bohr) Schell. She was employed as a Registered Nurse, spending many years working at Berks Heim Nursing Home, Leesport. Joan was a faithful member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran...
Leslie P. ""Les"" Weidman
May 8, 2015
Leslie P. "Les" Weidman 73 of Jefferson Township died Friday at 2:50 P.M. in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Sandra A. (Manwiller) Weidman. They had been married forty-three years. Les was born in Bernville on July 26, 1941. He was the son of the late Woodrow W. and Dora M. (Long) Weidman. Surviving in addition to his...
Theresa K. Gontkovsky
May 7, 2015
Theresa K. Gontkovsky, 85 of Reading died May 7, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the wife of Leonard L. Gontkovsky having celebrated over fifty years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Elfrieda E. (Boldt) Didyoung. She was employed as a switchboard operator for Reading Brewery until...
Helen G. (Lazarus) Mack
May 4, 2015
Helen G. Mack, 90, formerly of Bernville, passed away Monday, April 4th at Hearthstone At Maidencreek in Maidencreek Township. Born in Ballietsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther M. Handwerk Lazarus. She was employed by Central Garage in Womelsdorf as a Payroll Clerk for some time. Helen was a loyal and active member of St....
Shirley M (Davis) Lesher
May 4, 2015
Shirley M. (Davis) Lesher 74 of Jefferson Township died Monday morning in her residence. She was the widow of Wayne W. Lesher, who died October 16, 2013. Mrs. Lesher was the daughter of the late George and Edna (Burkert) Davis. Surviving is a son, William W. husband of Lolly B. Lesher of Upper Tulpehocken Township. She was very proud of...
George L. Sandridge
Apr 30, 2015
George L "Sock". Sandridge 87 of Maidencreek Township died Thursday morning in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Lillian M. (Reber) Sandridge. They had been married sixty-five years. He was born in Blandon, PA on June 28, 1927. He was the son of the late Katie E. (Carl) Roberts. Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter,...
Josephine M. Kubeck
Apr 28, 2015
Josephine M. Kubeck 85 formerly of Temple died Monday morning in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township where she had resided since March 15, 2015. Mrs. Kubeck was the widow of Richard E. Kubeck who was employed by the former Metropolitan Edison Company and was the former Mayor of Temple. Josephine was born in Annville, PA on June 27,1929. She was...
Edward W. Gearhart
Apr 26, 2015
Edward W. Gearhart, 87, formerly of Leesport, passed away Sunday, April 26th at Manor Care Sinking Springs where he had resided for the last 10 years. Born in Leesport, he is the son of the late Edward C and Elmedia F. (Bucks) Gearhart. He was employed by Exide Corp of Muhlenberg Township for 38 years as a fork lift operator....
Mildred J. Groff
Apr 26, 2015
Mildred Jean (Frick) Groff, 76, of Muhlenberg Twp., died Sunday evening April 26, 2015, in her home with her loving family in attendance. Daughter of the late Sherwood Henry Frick and Carrie Mirandia Davis Frick. She was a Loving Mother, a Great Cook and Baker, making many Family Holiday's and Special events a pleasurable time. She was employed many years...
Mae Marie Potteiger
Apr 25, 2015
Mae Marie( Wehr) Potteiger 94 formerly of Shartlesville and Sinking Spring died Saturday morning in the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, Delaware while visiting her daughter Carol Jane wife of Eric Anderson of Laurel, Delaware. She was the widow of Earl R. Potteiger who died February 2001. Prior to the visit in Laurel, Delaware Mrs. Potteiger had resided with her son,...
Lori A. (Dewald) Noll
Apr 24, 2015
Lori A. Noll, 56, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Friday, April 24th at Reading Hospital after a long illness. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Justin P. and Lillian J. (Clinton) Dewald. Lori was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School. She was employed by Lin-Dee Basket and Balloons in Laureldale as a product designer. She was...
Jeffrey K. Rollins
Apr 22, 2015
Jeffrey K. Rollins, 60, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Wednesday, April 22nd in the Reading Hospital of natural causes. Jeffrey was married to Regina (Wiggins) Rollins. Born in Patterson, NJ, he was the son of the late Kenneth Rollins and Jean (Sampson) Rollins. Jeffrey was a 1973 graduate of Kinnelon High School in New Jersey. He was employed by Sonoco...
Grace L. Schreffler
Apr 20, 2015
Grace L. Schreffler, 98, formerly of Shartlesville & Hamburg, passed away Monday, April 20th in the Orwigsburg Center in Orwigsburg. Grace was the widow of the late Norman M. Schreffler who passed away July 3, 1981. Born in Upper Bern Twp., she was the daughter of the late John A. Henne and Sallie (Hix) Henne. Grace was employed as a...
Charles E. Roughton
Apr 20, 2015
Charles E. Roughton, 84, formerly of Temple, passed away peacefully Monday, April 20, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa. surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Shamokin, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Ethel (Kashner) Roughton. Charles proudly enlisted in the US army at the age of 16 and remained so between the...
Sonja A. Kraatz
Apr 14, 2015
Sonja A. Kraatz, 69, of Bernville, passed away Tuesday April 14th with her loving family by her side, in her residence. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. Kraatz and Elsie E. (Lesher) Kraatz. Sonja graduated from Penn Bernville High School in 1964. She was a Nursing Administrative Secretary for forty one years for the...
Lillian L. (Derr) Betz
Apr 14, 2015
Lillian L. (Derr) Betz, 82, formerly of Robesonia, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Laurel Center in Hamburg, Pa. Born in Womelsdorf, she was the daughter of the late Ben Derr and Mildred Rebecca (Behney) Strickler. She was employed by Gloray Knitting Mills in Robesonia. Lillian is survived by a brother, Harold R. Strickler; nieces, Sally Sutherly and Angie...
Arlene R. Milkins
Apr 11, 2015
Arlene R. Milkins, 92 of Tampa, FL and formerly of Sinking Spring and Wernersville, PA went to be with the Lord April 11, 2015. She was a patient in Melech Hospice House, since April 6, 2015; having previously resided with her daughter, Richelle. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward R. "Bob" Milkins who passed April 24, 1997. They were...
Elsa L. Mull
Apr 7, 2015
Elsa L. Mull 85, formerly of Temple died April 7, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center Bern Township where she had been a patient since Sunday. She was the widow of Harry W. Mull who died March 25, 2005. Born in Wiesenheid, Germany she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Pfannes. She and her husband owned and...
Erma (Yenser) Kirkhoff
Apr 7, 2015
Erma M. Kirkhoff , 89, of Wernersville, PA, formerly of Leesport, PA passed away Tuesday, April 7th at the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center with her family at her side. She was the widow of Richard D. Kirkhoff who predeceased her on August 8, 2003. They were married on December 23, 1944. Erma was born in Shoemakersville, PA, a daughter...
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