Obituaries

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...

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)...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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)...

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.

...

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...

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...

Apr 24, 2022

Earl C."Skeeter" Stitzer, Jr. , age73,formerly of Fleetwood a resident of Berks Heim, passed peacefully on Sunday April 24 2022 at Reading Hospital. He was the friend of Sandra L. (Katzenmoyer) Stitzer. Born in West Reading the son of the late Earl C. Stitzer, Sr, and Grace E. (Schlegel) Stitzer. He was a 1966 graduate of Fleetwood High School. Earl...

Apr 22, 2022

Kathleen Mary Snyder Herman, 92, died on April 22, 2022, at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, Wernersville where she had been a resident since 2019.

Kathleen was born in Fleetwood, PA to Mary Miller Snyder and Ray Snyder and attended and graduated from Fleetwood High School in 1947. She attended Reading Business Institute and most of her...

Apr 20, 2022

Robert W. Oberholtzer, age 88, of Fleetwood, passed peacefully on Thursday April 20, 2022 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Cronrath) Oberholtzer, they celebrated 67 years of marriage in June. Born in Bechtelsville the son of the late Clifford Oberholtzer and Florence W. (Wolfe) Oberholtzer.

He was a 1952 graduate...