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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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....
James Czarnecki
Jun 8, 2022
James Czarnecki, age 81, of Fleetwood, passed peacefully on Wednesday June 8, 2022 at the St. Joseph's Medical Center, Reading. He was the Husband of the late Barbara A. (Satter) Czarnecki, who passed in 2000. Born in Pottstown, the son of the late Anthony Czarnecki and Sophie Czarnecki.
James was a 1958 graduate of Mt. Penn High...
Marcia E. Picinich
Jun 8, 2022
Marcia E. (Lavertue) Doerrman Picinich, age 82, of Fleetwood, passed peacefully on Wednesday June 8, 2022 at the Reading Hospital, West Reading. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Pininich who passed in 2017. Born in Laconia, New Hampshire, the daughter of the late James Kitching and Martha Elizabeth (Wheeler) Lavertue.
A graduate of Spaulding...
Ernest S. Hill
Jun 1, 2022
Ernest S. Hill,, age 78, of Blandon, passed peacefully on Wednesday June 1, 2022 at the Willow Brooke Health Center, Kutztown. He was the husband of Linda M. (Arnold) Hill, they were married on April 18, 1964 and celebrated 58 years of marriage. Born in Greenwich Township, the son of the late Wayne S, Hill and Stella P. (Kerchner)...
Edward W. Manmiller
May 21, 2022
Edward W. Manmiller, age 82, of Laureldale, passed away on May 21, 2022 at ProMedica Laureldale. He was born in West Reading, son of the late William R. Manmiller and Dorothy E. (Turner) Manmiller.
Edward had worked for Saucony, Arner's Restaurant, and Red Lobster. He was a member of the Goodwill Fire Company Bowling Team.
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Jack K. Schaeffer
May 3, 2022
Jack K. Schaeffer, age 88, formerly of Walnuttown, a resident of Keystone Villa Fleetwood, passed peacefully on Tuesday May 3, 2022 at Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Bailey) Schaeffer who passed in 2013. Born in Richmond Township, the son of the late John H. Schaeffer and Emma A. (Barrall) Schaeffer.
He...
Marilyn J. Miller
Apr 26, 2022
Marilyn J. (Shadler) Miller, age 87, formerly of Fleetwood, resident of Maidencreek Place, Reading, passed on Tuesday April 26, 2022 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Leon E. Miller, who passed on May 26, 2013. Born in Reading, to the late Daniel B. Shadler and Josephine M, (Haas) Shadler. Raised by Charles and Josephine Heister...
