Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Anna G. Himmelreich Haak

Anna G. Himmelreich Haak

Nov 18, 2022

Anna G. Himmelreich Haak,  age 93 of Oley, passed away on Friday November 18,2022 at the Reading Hospital. The wife of the late George R. Himmelreich, Sr. and Joseph S. Haak.  Born in Adamstown the daughter of the late William Snyder and Ada Snyder

Anna was a member of Frieden's Lutheran Church, Oley. For many years she...

Dale I. Laigaie

Dale I. Laigaie

Nov 12, 2022

Dale I. Laigaie,  age 74 of Douglassvilloe, passed away on Saturday November 12,2022 at Reading Hospital. The wife of the late Frank D. Laigaie, who passed in 2013.  Born in West Reading the daughter of the late Richard D. Boone and Edith (Turner) Boone

Dale  loved her grandchildren and spending time with her family. She had many...

Glenn R. Long

Glenn R. Long

Nov 12, 2022

Glenn R. Long, age 71 of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday November 12,2022 at Willow Brooke Rehabation, Kutztown. The Husband of Janice H. (Frederick) Long, they celebrated 47 years of marriage onSeptember 27 th .  Born in Allentown the son of the late James A. Long and Betty V. (Weidner) Long..

Glenn was a 1969 graduate of...

Darlene H. Reinert

Darlene H. Reinert

Nov 11, 2022

Darlene Hattie Reinert, 82, Fleetwood, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 11, surrounded by family.

Born in Oley on March 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Mary (Trievel) Smith, in Alsace Township. She was the widow of the late John H. Reinert, Jr. who passed on March 4, 2022.

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Gladys L. Clemens

Gladys L. Clemens

Oct 15, 2022

Gladys L. Clemens, age 86, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday October 15, 2022 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. The wife of the Donald W. Clemens who passed in 2016. Born in Blandon the daughter of the late Clayton A. Hertzog and Edna M. (Clay) Hertzog. Gladys was a 1955 graduate of Fleetwood High School. A member of St....

Patricia Ann Sausser

Patricia Ann Sausser

Oct 12, 2022

Patricia Ann (Covelesky) Sausser, age; 70, of Fleetwood, PA, passed away on Wednesday October 12, 2022,  surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Pat was the eldest child of the late SMSGT Edward J. Covelesky and Ellen E. Sterling Covelesky. Her father was in the U.S. Air Force and the family lived in many foreign countries and...

Richard F. Goodwin

Richard F. Goodwin

Oct 10, 2022

Richard F. Goodwin, age 88, formerly of Blandon, passed away Monday October 10, 2022 in Perry Township.

He was the husband of the late Madge E. (Kline) Goodwin who passed in 2018.

Richard was born in Reading, the son of the late Wilson Goodwin and Martha (Franciscus) Goodwin.

He was a member of...

Ruth E. Kern

Ruth E. Kern

Aug 27, 2022

Ruth Ethel Kern of Topton, a retired schoolteacher and pillar of the community, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the age of 90. She was a resident of the Lutheran Home at Topton and had previously been living in the cottage community of the home for over ten years. She was a member of the Fleetwood...

Thomas R. Levan

Thomas R. Levan

Aug 20, 2022

Thomas R. Levan, age 67, of Rockland Township, passed on Saturday August 20, 2022, at his residence. The husband of Tina M. (Phillips) Levan, they celebrated 43years of marriage on August 4 th .

Thomas was born on October 7, 1954 in West Reading, the son of Barbara E. (Noll) Levan of Fleetwood and the late Ray...

Robert R. Bailey

Robert R. Bailey

Aug 16, 2022

Robert R."Beetle" Bailey, age 82, of Lyon Station, passed on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. The husband of Dorothy M. (Focht) Bailey, they celebrated 58 years of marriage on May 16 th .

Robert was born June 10, 1940, in West Reading, the son of the late Harry Bailey and Sarah...

Timothy D. Porr

Timothy D. Porr

Aug 11, 2022

Timothy D. Porr, 70, of Maidencreek Twp., died suddenly Thursday night, August 11th, at Penn State St. Joseph's Hospital.

Tim was born August 10,1952, in Bern Twp. He was the son of the late Ralph G. Porr, Jr. and Ella E. (Deeds) Porr.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Patricia A. (Giniewski)...

Beatrice A. Froelich

Beatrice A. Froelich

Aug 7, 2022

Beatrice A. (Schaeffer) Froelich, age 96, of Reading, passed away on Sunday August 7 2022 at Maple Farm, Akron, PA. The wife of the late Douglas P. Froelich, who passed on August 5, 1989. Born in Walnuttown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Irwin E. Schaeffer and Annie Marie (Schittler) Schaeffer.

Beatrice had worked at Bachman Pretzels,...

Gloria E. Sanders

Gloria E. Sanders

Jul 28, 2022

Gloria E. (Oswald) Sanders, age 89, of Blandon, passed away on Thursday July 28, 2022 at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. The wife of Paul W. Sanders, who passed in 2013. Born in Lyons Station, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Richard H. and Katie H. A. (Kline) Oswald.

She was a member of the...

Charles L. Kopfer

Charles L. Kopfer

Jul 27, 2022

Charles L. Kopfer, of Fleetwood, passed away in his residence on Wednesday July 27, 2022. He was the husband of the Harvene D. (Rahn) Kopfer, they had been married 62 years. Born on December 2, 1937 in Maidencreek Township, he was the son of the late Ludwig and Ester (Keim) Kopfer.

He worked for the former Allentown...

Darryl L. Witwer, Sr.

Darryl L. Witwer, Sr.

Jul 20, 2022

Darryl L. Witwer, Sr, age 70, of Fleetwood, passed away in his residence on Wednesday July 20, 2022.  He was the husband of Bonnie L. (Herbein) Witwer, they celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 10 th . Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Richard C. Witwer, Sr. and Alice S. (Killian) Witwer.

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Wilbert M. Folk

Wilbert M. Folk

Jul 17, 2022

Wilbert M. "Willie" Folk, age 77, of Pottsville formerly of Walnuttown, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem on Sunday July 17, 2022. Born in Molltown, he was the son of the late John M. Folk and Lucy E. (Moore) Folk.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Willie had worked at East Penn...

Earl H. Schaeffer

Earl H. Schaeffer

Jul 8, 2022

Earl H. Schaeffer, passed away at Reading Hospital on Friday July 8, 2022. He was living at Berks County Home, Bern Township. He was the husband of the late Eleanor H. (Eckert) Schaeffer, who passed on July 6, 2021, they had been married 57 years. Born on June 14, 1932 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late...

Mary Jane Himmelberger

Mary Jane Himmelberger

Jul 7, 2022

Mary Jane Himmelberger, age 79, of Blandon, passed peacefully on Thursday July 7, 2022, in her residence. She was the wife of Ronald K. Himmelberger. They celebrated 62 years of marriage in April. She was born in Kutztown, the daughter of the late Harvey Reidenhour and Helen (Meitzler) Reidenhour.

She was a member of Spring Valley Church...

Kenneth Peachy Hawkins

Kenneth Peachy Hawkins

Jun 22, 2022

Kenneth L. "Peachy" Hawkins, age 89, formerly of Fleetwood, passed peacefully on Wednesday June 22, 2022 at the Southeastern Veterans Home, Spring City, PA. Born in Kutztown the son of the late Leroy Hawkins and Hattie M. (Yerger) Hawkins

Peachy served in the U. S. Army and a veteran of the Korean War serving from 1951 to...

Evelyn Z. Heffner

Evelyn Z. Heffner

Jun 17, 2022

Evelyn Z. Heffner, age 92, passed peacefully on Friday; June 17, 2022, in Melbourne, Florida. She was the wife of the late Harold H. Heffner, who passed in 2006. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Riland Ziegler and Laura Belle Nunemacher Ziegler....

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