Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Bernville, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Lynwood E. Mack
Jun 23, 2014
Lynwood E Mack, 88, formerly of North Heidelberg Twp., entered into his eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on June 23rd 2014 at the Stoneridge Living Center in Myerstown Pa surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was married to Helen G. (Lazarus) Mack. Lynwood and Helen would have celebrated seventy years of marriage in July of this...
Marvin J. "Red" Balthaser
Jun 18, 2014
Marvin J. "Red" Balthaser, 95, formerly of Riverview Park, passed away Wednesday, June 18th at Berks Heim. He was the widower of Dorothy L. (Stone) Balthaser, who passed away January 12, 2013. Born in Lyons, he was the son of the late Wayne and Mamie (Hassler) Balthaser. Marvin was a graduate of Kutztown High School and McCann School of Business....
Robert A. ""Rob"" Koch Jr
Jun 12, 2014
Robert A. "Rob" Koch, Jr., 23, of Bernville passed away Thursday June 12th in Bernville. He was born June 1, 1991 in Reading. He was the loving son of Robert A. Koch, Sr. of Bernville and Lisa Williams of Lancaster. He was employed by Sapa Extrusions, Inc. of Cressona. He graduated from Tulpehocken High School in June 2010. Bobby enjoyed...
Michael A. Maressa
Jun 11, 2014
Michael A. Maressa, 22, of Newmanstown, passed away Wednesday, June 11th in the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he is the son of Santino Maressa and his wife Tara of Mohrsville and Cheri (Wagner) Maressa of Newmanstown. Additional survivors include his girlfriend Carrie Owens. Maternal grandparents, Roy and Evelyn Wagner of Womelsdorf and paternal grandparents, Paul and Antonietta Maressa of...
Melvin W. Brown
May 22, 2014
Melvin W. Brown, 77, of Perry Twp., passed away Thursday May 22nd in Reading Hospital. He was married to Bette L. (Filman) Brown. Melvin and Bette celebrated fifty seven years of marriage. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late George and Ella (Weidow) Brown. He was formerly employed by Interstate Corestack Co. of Reading, Richcraft Kitchens of...
Curtis W. Rhine
May 17, 2014
Curtis W. Rhine, 85, loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, of Blandon, passed away Saturday May 17th in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was married to the late Mary P. (Angstadt) Rhine who passed away January 21, 2010. Born in Bernville, he was the son of the late Harry and Annie (Oxenreider) Rhine. He was a...
Bonita "Bonnie" (Milici) Snyder
May 15, 2014
Bonita "Bonnie" Snyder, 88, of Hyde Park, passed away Thursday, May 15th at her home. She had been married 51 years to Robert C. Snyder, who passed away April 19, 1998. Robert was decorated 1st Lt. from World War II and the Korean War. Born in Reading, Bonita was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Nunziata (Natoli) Milici. She...
Grace G. Shollenberger
May 12, 2014
Grace G. Shollenberger, 93, formerly of Glenside, passed away Monday May 12th in Berks Heim. She was married to the late Llewellyn Shollenberger who passed away December 26, 2007. Grace and Llewellyn celebrated sixty six years of marriage. Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob H. Carl and Katie E. (Bond) Carl. She was a member...
Stephanie S. (Senno) Steiner
May 10, 2014
Stephanie S. Steiner 41, born in Ridgewood, NJ, passed away Saturday, May 10th of stage four Melanoma cancer at her home in Blandon, PA with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of Jeffrey S. Steiner with whom she shared ten years of her life; married four. She was fathered by James Senno, husband of Deborah, of...
Tyler James Kulp
May 3, 2014
Tyler James Kulp, 27, of Laureldale, passed away Saturday May 3rd in Armstrong County as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Tyler was married to Bethany (Plants) Kulp. Tyler and Bethany were married August 5, 2012. Born in West Reading, he is the son of Thomas James Siegfried and Cecily (Kulp) Siegfried of Laureldale. He was a member of...

Helen M. Moyer
May 1, 2014
Helen M. (Dietrich) Moyer, 83, formerly of Temple, died peacefully Thursday at 3:08 P.M. in the St. Joseph's Medical Center. She was the widow of Lawrence E. Moyer, who died February 10, 2012. Helen was born in Richmond Township on August 12, 1930, the daughter of the late Pious E. and Ida M. (Hottenstein) Dietrich. A craftswoman specializing in quilted...

Erma M. Speicher
May 1, 2014
Erma M. Speicher, 95, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Thursday May 1st in Reading Hospital. She was the widow of the late Cyrus W. Speicher who passed away February 18, 2008. Erma and Cyrus celebrated sixty nine years of marriage. Born in Oley Twp., she was the daughter of the late Adlai S. Welder and Mary E. (Reinert) Welder. She...
Felix "Pop" Lombardo
Apr 28, 2014
Felix "Pop" Lombardo 86 of Cumru Township died Monday at 4:23 P.M. in the Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Julia T. (Roccamanta) Lombardo. They had shared sixty-five years of marriage first meeting in junior high school. Felix was born on April 2, 1928 in Reading. He was the son of the late Joseph A. & Caroline (Zaffiro)...
David J. Luckenbill Sr
Apr 23, 2014
David J. Luckenbill, Sr., 81, of Bernville passed away Wednesday April 23rd in Reading Hospital. He was married to Patricia A. (Lutz) Luckenbill. Born in Penn Twp., he was the son of the late Leon and Mary (Strunk) Luckenbill. He was a truck driver for Helms Burn Ryder Pie Nationwide for many years. For many years he was a farmer...

Sue Alice Blimline
Apr 20, 2014
Sue Alice Blimline, 59, of Shillington, passed away Sunday April 20th in her residence of natural causes. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Russell Leroy Blimline and Wilhelmina Alice (Rhoads) Blimline. She graduated from Governor Mifflin High School and McCann's Business School. She was a senior administrator assistant for Worley-Parsons Architecture Engineering Firm. She is survived...
Harold C. Marbarger Jr
Apr 20, 2014
Harold C. Marbarger, Jr., 83, loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, of Hyde Park, Muhlenberg Twp. passed away April 20th in Reading Hospital. He was married to Betty Lou (Meck) Marbarger. Harold and Betty Lou celebrated fifty eight years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Harold C. Marbarger, Sr. and Dorothy (Sturm) Marbarger....

Beverly J. Weller
Apr 16, 2014
Beverly J. Weller, 83, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away Wednesday April 16th in the Reading Hospital of natural causes. She was married to Charles G. Weller. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William Strouse and Marian (Rentschler) Strouse. She was a 1949 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a member of Good Shepherd United Church of...
Claire S. Roth
Apr 11, 2014
Wernersville, Friday, April 11, 2014 -- CLAIRE STREETER ROBINSON ROTH entered into eternal life 4/11/2014 after a series of health issues. Born and raised in Athol, MA, she graduated in 1938 from a private school in Northfield, MA and later attended art school in Trenton, NJ. She married her hometown sweetheart, Bernhard "Bernie" A. Roth, in January 1942. After his...
Frank J. Schwab
Apr 7, 2014
Frank J. Schwab, 93, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Monday, April 7th in his home. He was the widower of Ruth (Adam) Schwab, who passed away June 15, 2010. Born in Evansville, PA, he was the son of the late Isaac and Theresa (Sayer) Schwab. Frank was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Kutztown. He was employed as...

Edward M. Kotlarek
Apr 6, 2014
Edward M. Kotlarek, 70, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp, passed away Sunday April 6th in Manor Care Health Services in Sinking Spring. He was married to Jane E. (Whyte) Kotlarek. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles and Alice (Lisowski) Kotlarek. He was employed by the U. S. Postal Service as a maintenance mechanic in the bulk...