Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Bernville, Berks County, PA & Surrounding Areas
Betty Jane (Mattern) Fisher
Nov 1, 2013
Betty Jane Fisher, 88, passed away Friday, November 1st at her home in Laureldale. She was the wife of Warren H. Fisher, with whom she had shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Violet (Moser) Mattern. Betty was employed as an LPN at local hospitals. Surviving in addition to...
Eula May Yarnall
Nov 1, 2013
Eula May Yarnall, 70, of Jefferson Twp., passed away peacefully Friday November 1st in Manor Care, Sinking Spring. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Elem and Mary (Erwin) Freeman. She loved her children, grandchildren, and her entire family. She enjoyed picnics with her family and especially enjoyed the time she spent hiking and sleepovers with her...
Joanna S. Sherman
Oct 28, 2013
Joanna S. Sherman, 87, formerly of Temple and the Coatesville area, passed away Monday October 28th in the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown, PA. She was the wife of Christian E. Sherman. Born in Millcreek Twp., Lebanon Co., she was the daughter of the late Paul S. Bubp and E. Alberta (Kurtz) Bubp. She was a Registered Nurse graduating in...
Adam W. DeLong
Oct 28, 2013
Adam W. DeLong, 84, of Bernville, passed away Monday October 28th in Reading Hospital. He was married to Dorothy I. (Miller) DeLong. Adam and Dorothy were married on August 27, 1949 and celebrated sixty four years of marriage. The fourth son and one of fifteen children of the late George J. and Annie Amelia (Hoffman) DeLong, Adam was born on...
Glenn H. Binkley
Oct 27, 2013
Glenn H. Binkley 82 of Muhlenberg Township died Sunday morning in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Marian P. (Berube) Binkley. They had shared sixty-two years of marriage, being married on March 3, 1950. Glenn was born in Mohnton on August 24, 1931. He was the son of the late Wayne and Valeria (Patton) Binkley. Surviving in addition...
Curtis C. Lesher
Oct 26, 2013
Curtis C. Lesher 90 of Strausstown died Saturday morning in the Stone Ridge Retirement Living, Myerstown where he had been a guest for the past four months. Curtis was the widower of Elva J. (Faust) Lesher who died February 9, 2006. Mr. Lesher was born in Upper Tulpehocken Township on April 12, 1923. He was the son of the late...
Bernard W. Osche
Oct 24, 2013
Bernard W. Osche, 83, of Penn Twp., formerly of Butler, PA, passed away Thursday October 24th of natural causes in his residence. He was married to Dorothy (Trimbur) Osche. Bernard and Dorothy were married October 24, 1953 and celebrated their sixty year anniversary on Thursday. Born in Butler City, he was the son of the late Walter Osche and Gertrude...
Alton F. Gilbert Jr
Oct 22, 2013
Alton F. Gilbert, Jr. 85 of Laureldale died Tuesday morning at 4:40 A.M. in the Manor Care Laureldale where he had been a guest sine August 28th. He was the husband of Carol A. (Epler) Gilbert. They had shared fifty-eight years of marriage. Alton was born in Reading on October 29, 1927. He was the son of the late Alton...
Evelyn M. Troutman
Oct 20, 2013
Evelyn M. Troutman, 92, of Bernville, passed away Sunday October 20th in the residence of her son, Eric H. Troutman, in Bernville. She was married to the late Henry L. Troutman who passed away December 22, 2012. Evelyn and Henry were married September 25, 1948 and celebrated sixty four years of marriage. Born in Jefferson Twp., she was the daughter...
Theodore S. "Bear" Golowski
Oct 20, 2013
Theodore S. "Bear" Golowski, 69, of Exeter Twp., passed away Sunday, October 20 at the Mifflin Center in Shillington. Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lottie (Trzska) Golowski. Theodore was a 1962 graduate of Central Catholic Alumni and a 1972 graduate of police academy. A member of the Fraternal Order of Police, he...
Arline Metzong
Oct 20, 2013
Arline Metzong, 92, formerly of Temple, passed away Sunday October 20th in the Berkshire Center in Exeter Twp. She was married to the late Cornelius "Neal" Metzong. Born in West Brunswick, Schuylkill Co., she was the daughter of the late Harry Horn and Olive (Kramer) Horn. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. The Milkins Giles Funeral...
Wayne W. Lesher
Oct 16, 2013
Wayne W. Lesher, 77, of Jefferson Township, passed away Wednesday October 16th in the Reading Hospital. He was married to Shirley M. (Davis) Lesher. Wayne and Shirley were married on June 11, 1960 and celebrated fifty three years of marriage. Born January 3, 1936 at his family home in Jefferson Township, he was the son of the late Arthur and...
Michele A. Schell
Oct 15, 2013
Michele A. (Hasker) Schell 55 of Laureldale died Tuesday morning at 7:05 A.M. in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Donald J. Schell. They had shared a marriage of twenty-seven years. Born in Reading on November 30, 1957 she was the daughter of the late Harold R. Hasker and Mary Ellen (Rauenzahn) Hasker Gertler Surviving in addition to...
Anna S. Stoudt
Oct 15, 2013
Anna S. Stoudt, 80, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Tuesday, October 15th in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. She was married to Richard L. Stoudt, Sr. Anna and Richard were married for sixty two years. She was the daughter of the late John Sayer and Julia (Pinter) Sayer. She was employed by Wyomissing...
Joyce M. (Strickler) Weaver
Oct 12, 2013
Joyce M. Weaver, age 69, passed away early Saturday morning, October 12th at Berks Heim. She was the wife of Harold S. Weaver, Sr. with whom she had shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Womelsdorf, PA, she was the daughter of the late John I. and Mildred (Behney) Strickler. Mrs. Weaver had been a member of Friedens Lutheran Church....
William G. "Bill" Graeff
Oct 7, 2013
William G. "Bill" Graeff, 87, loving father, grandfather, and brother, formerly of Leesport, passed away Monday October 7th in Phoebe Berks in Wernersville. He was married to the late Eunice E. (Mohr) Graeff who passed away August 11, 2012. William and Eunice were married February 14, 1948 and celebrated 64 ½ years of marriage. Born in Perry Twp., he was...
Alice M. "Peg" Morgan
Oct 6, 2013
Alice M. "Peg" Morgan, 86, of Exeter Twp., passed away on Sunday, October 6th in the residence of her daughter, Pat Mayer, in Sinking Spring. She was married to the late Arthur P. Morgan who passed away in 1998. Born in Aurora, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Mullenax and Susie (Martin) Mullenax. She was a...
James H. "Jimmy" Stoudt
Oct 6, 2013
James H. "Jimmy" Stoudt 77 of Ontelaunee Township died Sunday morning in the Reading Hospital with his loving wife, Ardele L. (Roloff) Stoudt, by his bedside. They were married September 29, 1956 and they had just celebrated their fifty-seventh anniversary. James was born on September 15, 1936 in Centre Township. He was the son of the late John and Eva...
Louella J. Stoudt
Oct 4, 2013
Louella J. Stoudt, 83, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday October 4th in her residence with her loving family by her side. She was married to the late Mervin G. Stoudt who passed away January 1, 1983. Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late George Althouse, Sr. and Ida Mae (Clawser) Althouse. She was a waitress at...
Janice A. Snyder
Oct 4, 2013
Janice A. Snyder, 84, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday October 4th in Hershey Medical Center. She was married to the late John E. Snyder who passed away April 29, 2006. Janice and John celebrated fifty three years of marriage. Born in Delphis, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late P. W. Pritchard and Elva Eve (Bellinger) Kocher. She...

