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

David B. Deysher
Aug 30, 2013
David B. Deysher, 80, of Muhlenberg Township, died Friday afternoon in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth F. (Balthaser) Deysher. They had shared a marriage of forty-five years. David was born in Oley on February 5, 1933. He was the son of the late James and Mae (Bertolet) Deysher. Surviving in addition to his wife is a...

Amy Lynn Long
Aug 29, 2013
Amy Lynn Long, 46, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Thursday August 29th, with her loving family by her side, in Reading Hospital, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was married to Brian M. Long. Born in the Reading Hospital, she was the daughter of Dennis Delong and Ruth (Greif) Delong. She was employed by Berks County...
Margaret L. Speicher
Aug 25, 2013
Margaret L. Speicher, 97, of Bernville, Jefferson Twp., passed away Sunday August 25th in the Reading Hospital. She was married to the late Paul H. Speicher who passed away March 29, 2010. Margaret and Paul were married for sixty nine years and ten months. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Amy (Porter) Showers....
Henry F. "Hank" Zerbe
Aug 24, 2013
Henry "Hank" F. Zerbe, 89, passed away Saturday August 24th surrounded by his loving family at Country Meadows, Wyomissing where he resided for 2 ½ years. A life long resident of Bernville, he was the son of the late Francis H. and Mary K. (Bender) Zerbe. He graduated from Penn Bernville High School in 1942. He was married to the...

Roy D. Schlappich
Aug 19, 2013
Roy D. Schlappich, passed away peacefully after a short illness on August 19th in Houston Texas. Born July 13, 1927 in Bernville , he was the son of the late Raymond D. and Carrie H. (Ohlinger) Schlappich. Roy served in the Army and was an Interior and Exterior Designer for Curtis Wright Associates in Houston, Texas. Living life to the...

Roy D. Schlappich
Aug 19, 2013
Roy D. Schlappich, passed away peacefully after a short illness on August 19th in Houston Texas. Born July 13, 1927 in Bernville , he was the son of the late Raymond D. and Carrie H. (Ohlinger) Schlappich. Roy served in the Army and was an Interior and Exterior Designer for Curtis Wright Associates in Houston, Texas. Living life to the...
Josephine Gaspari
Aug 10, 2013
Josephine Gaspari, 100, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Saturday August 10th in her residence. She was married to the late Henry Gaspari who passed away June 11, 1986. Born in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Guido Forlini and Maria (Oddi) Forlini. Josephine and her late husband Henry owned and operated a mushroom business for many...
Vernon L. Kohl
Aug 9, 2013
Vernon L. Kohl, 83 of Cumru Township died Friday morning in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Helen D. (Becker) Kohl. They had shared sixty-one years of marriage. Vernon was born in Cumru Township on June 9, 1930. He was the son of the late William H. and Bertha M. (Ruffner) Kohl Surviving in addition to his wife...

Susan L. ""Susie"" McNabb
Aug 6, 2013
Susan L. "Susie" McNabb, 58, of Temple, passed away with her loving family by her side, after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, August 6th in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. Susie was married to Daniel E. McNabb and celebrated there thirty fifth wedding anniversary on Monday August 5th. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Flora C. (Coffin)...
Chester A. Williams
Aug 6, 2013
Chester A. Williams, 90 of Alsace Township died Tuesday afternoon in his residence. He was the husband of June M. (Scalese) Williams. They had shared fifty-five years of a loving marriage. Chester was born in Reading, PA on May 6, 1923. He was the son of the late David T. and Elsie M. (Edmonson) Williams. In addition to his wife...
Lori Lee (Clouser) Keller
Jul 30, 2013
Lori Lee (Clouser) Keller 52 of Centre Township died Tuesday at 7:20 A.M. in her residence. She was the wife of Donald J. Keller. They had been married thirty-two years. Born in West Reading, PA on October 19, 1960 she was the daughter of the late Donald B. and Mary J. (Garber) Clouser. Lori was the mother of Allison L....
Philip E. Calabria
Jul 26, 2013
Philip E. Calabria, 92, formerly of Reading, passed away Friday July 26th in Phoebe Berks, Wernersville. He was married to the late Sarah R. (Degler) Calabria. Born in Clearfield, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Nancy (Butto) Calabria. He was employed by Carpenter Technology for forty years retiring in 1979. He was a member of Holy...
Kenneth A. Bixler Sr
Jul 24, 2013
Kenneth A. Bixler, Sr., 78, of Shillington, passed away Wednesday, July 24th in Reading Hospital of natural causes. He was married to Marian E. (Hoch) Bixler. Kenneth and Marian would have been married fifty eight years on July 30th. Born in Fritztown, he was the son of the late Paul E. Bixler and Helen (Labe) Bixler. For over forty years...
Jesus Perez Hersey
Jul 23, 2013
Jesus Perez Hersey, aka "Chico Perez", 44, loving spouse, son, brother, and uncle, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Tuesday July 23rd in Reading Hospital of natural causes. He is survived by his spouse Richard Hersey. Jesus and Richard were together for fifteen years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he is the son of Carmen Laura Santos of Reading and the late...

Adam J. Domsicz
Jul 22, 2013
Adam J. Domsicz 34 of 1346 Lacrosse Avenue, Kenhorst died Monday afternoon in his residence. Adam was born in West Reading, Pa on November 29, 1979. He is the son of John A. husband of Cindy De Loretta of Shillington and Shelley (Hafer) Domsicz partner of Gary Freedson of Delray Beach, Florida His maternal grandparents are Raymond and Doris Hafer...
Sarah F. Ahrens
Jul 19, 2013
Sarah F. Ahrens, 80, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, formerly of Temple, died Friday, July 19, 2013 in the Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Sarah was the widow of Mark L. Ahrens who died in 1999. They had shared a marriage of thirty years. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on February 16, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Gabrile and Maddalena...

Robert M. "Wick" Wicklein
Jul 19, 2013
Robert M. Wicklein, 83, of Temple died Friday at 7:35 A.M. in Manor Care, Laureldale. He was known to many as, simply, "Wick." Robert was married to Margaret M. (Morgan). Born April 13, 1930 in Reading, he was the son of the late Martin A. and Irene (Seyfret) Wicklein. Robert served the U.S. Marine Corps as a Gunnery Marine Sergeant...
Gary W. Unger
Jul 19, 2013
Gary W. Unger, 59, of West Lawn, passed away Friday July 19th in his residence of natural causes. He was married to Rosie (Schilz) Unger. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Walter R. Unger and Grace Arlene (Burkhart) Unger. He was employed for thirty eight years for Empire Wrecking as union labor. Recently he was...
Giacomina Morganti
Jul 19, 2013
Giacomina Morganti, 85, of Muhlenberg Twp. passed away Friday, July 19th at the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. She was married to Giacomo Morganti, with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Born May 15, 1928 in Santa Maria A Corte, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carmine Cagnetti and Giulia (Gabbappini). Giacomina was a member...
William H. Krill
Jul 18, 2013
William H. Krill, 65, of Penn Twp., passed away Thursday July 18th in Reading Hospital of natural causes. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Harvey C. Krill, Sr. and Mildred A. (Hartman) Krill. He started his career transporting canned milk from area farms, then became a truck driver for Centerport Milk Haulers for thirty four...