Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Temple, Bernville, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Richard J. Joachim
Sep 19, 2014
Richard J. Joachim, 82, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday September 19th in his residence with his loving family by his side. He was married to Edith M. (Robinson) Joachim. Born in Madison Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Claude Joachim and Marie (Cramer) Joachim. He was employed by Western Electric in New York, he then transferred to...
Grace E. (Wanner) Stoudt
Sep 19, 2014
Grace E. Stoudt, 97, of Bern Twp., passed away Friday September 19th in her residence. She was married to the late Warren H. Stoudt who passed away August 4, 1997. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Wanner and Gertrude (Hess) Wanner. She was employed many years for the former Lincoln's Restaurant in Bern Twp. and...
Paul W. Christ
Sep 18, 2014
Paul W. Christ, 94, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday, September 18th at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Ruth A. (Stitzer) Christ who died in August 1986. Born in Leesport, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert and Helen E. (Reber) Christ. Paul is predeceased by 5 brothers...

Lorraine Corby Sidella
Sep 16, 2014
Lorraine Sidella, 89, formerly of Temple, passed away Tuesday September 16th in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. She was married to the late Steve Sidella who passed away April 26, 2006. Born in Schuylkill Haven, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond Corby and Catherine (Meyer) Corby. She was a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ...
Anna R. (Mayer) Yoder
Sep 16, 2014
Anna R. (Mayer) Yoder, 86, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Raymond M. Yoder, who passed away August 17, 1987. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary (Dries) Mayer. Anna worked for Giorgio Foods in Blandon for 21...
Janet L. (Smith) Berg
Sep 15, 2014
Janet L. Berg, 80, of Blandon, passed away Monday September 15th in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert Smith and Elsie (Clauser) Smith Schwenk. She was the former proprietor of the Varsity Inn in Blandon for twenty three years retiring in 1997. Surviving is one daughter, Tracy Berg of...
Shirley M. (Rudolph) Buniski
Sep 7, 2014
Shirley Mae Buniski, 83, widow of the late John R. Buniski, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 in her residence in Leesport. She is survived by her children: Stephen H. Lorah, husband of Judith; Linda S. (Lorah) Price, widow of Russell; Harry I. Lorah, husband of Andrea; Kathie L. "Cookie" (Lorah) Moyer, wife of Glenn;...
Lyle M. Koenig
Sep 5, 2014
Lyle M. Koenig, 94, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away Friday September 5th in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. He was married to Erma I. (Breidigan) Koenig. Lyle and Erma were married November 4, 1944 and would have celebrated seventy years of marriage this November. Born in Armstrong, Iowa, he was the son of the late Clayton and Jennie...

William John "Billy Ho" Hough Jr
Aug 30, 2014
William John "Billy Ho" Hough, Jr, 33, passed away August 30th. He was the son of William J. Hough, Sr., husband of Kimberly of Malden, MA and Emmy J. (Ryan) Cummings, wife of Michael of Fountain Hill, PA. He was a 1999 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He then was employed for thirteen years at Telco Inc., last working Friday....

Frank C. Henderson
Aug 30, 2014
Frank C. Henderson, 87, of Penn Twp., passed away Saturday, August 30th, 2014 in his home. He was the husband of Audrey J. (Sayer) Henderson. Frank and Audrey were married May 2, 1947. Born in Dunmore, PA, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Hazel (Haut) Henderson. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Force...

Florence A. (Kline) Mohn
Aug 27, 2014
Florence A. Mohn, 74, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Wednesday August 27th in St. Joseph Medical Center of natural causes. She was married to Donald C. Mohn. She was previously married to the late Richard C. Henry who passed away in 1974. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Kline. She was formerly employed...
Annabelle R. (Reber) Bortz
Aug 24, 2014
Annabelle R. Bortz, 87, formerly of Temple, died August 24, 2014 in Berks Heim, Bern Twp. She was the widow of Glenn R. Bortz, who passed away September 5, 2013, in which year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary of 8/28/1948. Born in Laureldale, she was the daughter of the late George and Minnie (Homan) Reber. A 1945 graduate of...

Metro Peter Pauluk
Aug 23, 2014
Metro Peter Pauluk, 69, of Exeter Twp., passed away Saturday August 23rd in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp., where he was admitted on Friday following a sudden illness. Born in Evansville, he was the son of the late Metro L. and Rose I. (Twardowski) Pauluk. He was a 1962 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Reading. He then...
Frederick C. Heberling
Aug 21, 2014
Frederick C. Heberling, 88, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Thursday August 21st in Reading Hospital. He was married to the late Jean A. (Brown) Heberling who passed away August 29, 2002. Born in Tower City, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Ida (Holden) Heberling. He graduated in 1944 from Porter Tower High School. He then served...
Michael T. Weaver
Aug 20, 2014
Michael T. Weaver 64 of Tilden Township died Wednesday afternoon in the Reading Hospital where he had been a patient the past two weeks. Born in Union City, Indiana on September 23, 1949, he was the son of Elizabeth B. (Wickel) Weaver of Myerstown and the late Albert H. Weaver Sr. Surviving in addition to his mother are two sisters...
W. James Rank
Aug 19, 2014
W. James Rank, 82, of Reading died Tuesday morning in Manor Care, Laureldale, following a courageous battle with several medical conditions, which included Leukemia. He was the widower of Helen J. (Schiefer) Rank who died in 1993. W. James and Helen had celebrated thirty five years of marriage. Mr. Rank was born on May 17, 1932 in Phoenixville, PA. The...
Wert R. Henne
Aug 13, 2014
Wert R. Henne, 87, of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at Kindred Wyomissing Health and Rehab. He was the widower of Marie I. (Bailey) Henne, who passed away July 15, 1992. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Daniel and Clara Henne. Wert served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as...

Lynne A. Hurst
Aug 10, 2014
Lynne A. Hurst, 75, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Sunday August 10th in Manor Care Health Services in Laureldale. She was married to Rodney J. Hurst. Lynne and Rodney had celebrated fifty nine years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Fern (Bittle) Spatz. She was employed by the Reading Hospital and Medical...

Philip L. "Peanuts" Englehart
Aug 7, 2014
Philip L. "Peanuts" Englehart, 83, of Laureldale, passed away Thursday, August 7th in his home. He was the widower of Esther M. (Heimbach) Englehart, who passed away in 1994. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Ada May (Moyer) Englehart. Philip was employed by Carpenter Technology for over 20 years, retiring in 1993. He...
Keith A. Gilmer
Aug 6, 2014
Keith A. Gilmer 51 of Blandon died Wednesday in the St. Joseph's Medical Center shortly after being admitted. He was the husband of Diane M. (Gilbert) Gilmer with whom he has shared thirty years of marriage. Keith was born in Reading on August 10, 1962. He was the son of the late Howard and Dolores (Kucharek) Gilmer. Surviving in addition...