Obituaries

Mar 5, 2020

Services for Joyce have been postponed until a later date. Please check back here for updates.

Mother of four, grandmother of thirteen, great-grandmother of ten, our matriarch died peacefully in her sleep during the evening hours of Thursday, March 5 th at Manorcare of Laureldale where she had been a resident since June, 2019.

Joyce...

Feb 26, 2020

Leslie M. Ream, age 73, a longtime resident of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday February 26, 2020 at Whitehall Manor in Allentown from complications of Alzheimer's.

Born December 27, 1946, in Williamsport, PA, she was raised in Daytona Beach, Florida until her final two years of high school when the family returned to Kutztown, PA. Leslie graduated...

Feb 22, 2020

Cora E. Koch, age 100, a resident of Maidencreek Place Senior Living, Reading, formerly resided in Fleetwood. She passed away on Saturday February 22, 2020 in her residence. Wife of the late Edward L. Koch, Sr. who passed on May 7, 1986. Cora was born in Buena Vista, Maidencreek Township, the daughter of the late Charles LaFaver and Mary...

Feb 20, 2020

Edith Marie (Tobias) Kieffer, 98 of Fleetwood, passed on Thursday February 20 th 2020 in Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of Ralph I. Kieffer 50 years, who passed away January 23, 1995. Born September 5, l921 in Schuylkill County, Edith was the only child of the late George A. and Annie M. (Schneck) Tobias.

Edith was...

Feb 19, 2020

Kermit W. Knerr, 93, of Fleetwood, passed on Wednesday February 19, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. The husband of Mary Lou (Heimbach) Knerr, they celebrated 69 years of marriage on October 8th. He was born in Allentown on July 23, 1926 to the late Clarence Knerr and Edith (Kincaid) Knerr.

At the age of 18...

Feb 19, 2020

Richard Charles Mertz, 82, went home to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. He was born in Fleetwood on January 8, 1938 to the late Lewis L. Mertz and Sarah E. (Burkert) Mertz.

Richard is survived by his wife of 58 years Patricia A. (Higgins) Mertz, they were married on...

Feb 11, 2020

Betty J. Reider, age 95, a resident of Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown, formerly resided in Ruscombmanor Township. She passed away on Tuesday February 11, 2020 in her residence. Wife of the late James B. Reider who passed on February 6, 2018. Betty was born in Bechtelville, the daughter of the late Lawrence Yorgey

and Stella A. (Moyer) Yorgey...

Feb 9, 2020

Earl W. Delp, age 78, of Rockland Township, passed away Sunday February

9, 2020, in his residence. He was born in Rockland Township son of the late Paul H. Delp and Beulah B. (Boyer) Delp.

Earl was a 1960 graduate of Brandywine Area High School.

He first worked for Mooresville Truck Body for...

Jan 30, 2020

Jane A. l. Delcamp, age 91, a resident of Berks Heim, formerly resided on her farm located on Delcamp Road outside of Fleetwood for 35 plus years. She passed away on Thursday January 30, 2020 at the Reading Hospital Tower Health, West Reading. Jane was born in Hazelton, PA, the daughter of the late Robert C. Lemmerhart  and Emma...

Jan 28, 2020

Richard G. LaFaver, 81, of Fleetwood, passed away Tuesday January 28, 2020 in Penn State Health St. Joseph's. The husband of Janice C. (Lutz) LaFaver, they celebrated 55 years of marriage on August 1 st . He was the son of the late Harold A. LaFaver and Elsie (Reis) LaFaver.

Richard was a 1957 graduate of Fleetwood...

Jan 28, 2020

Jeanette F. Noll, age 68, of Fleetwood, passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2020 at the Reading Hospital Tower Health, West Reading. She is the wife of Clarence R. Noll they celebrated 45 years of marriage on October 12th.

Jeanette was born in Pike Township, the daughter of the late Paul Marburger and Alice (Reintnauer) Marburger.

Jan 25, 2020

James Preston, Jr., age 92, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday January 25, 2020 in Keystone Villa at Fleetwood. The husband of Grace G. (Saffier) Preston they celebrated 62 years of marriage on October 26th. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late James J. Preston and Catherine (Flynn) Preston.

James served in the U. S....

Jan 25, 2020

Kathryn J. Drumheller, age 85, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday January 25, 2020 at the Garden of Memory Care in Easton. PA. She is the wife of Russell R. Drumheller. Kathryn was born in Sassermanville, the daughter of the late Grover Johnson and Katie (Oxenford) Johnson.

She was a member of St. Paul's United Church...

Jan 10, 2020

Hospital. He was the son of the late Robert A. Eshbach and Mary Ruth (Carrignan) Eshbach.

Mark attended Oley High School and served in the U. S. Army.

He had worked for Eshbach Brothers, Inc., Reading.

Mark loved traveling, spending time with family and friends, deer camp, golfing, the Rolling Stones and playing...

Jan 8, 2020

Elsie L. Seaman, age 101, of Fleetwood, passed away on Wednesday January 8th in her residence. She was the wife of the late Russell A. Seaman who passed in 2010. Elsie was born in Fleetwood the daughter of the late Walter Kieffer and Kate (Welder) Kieffer.

Elsie was a graduate of Fleetwood High School class of 1935....

Jan 3, 2020

Benjamin L. Koch of Riverview Park passed away Friday January 3, 2020 in Kutztown Manor. He was born in Fleetwood, Pa. on February 28,1939 a son of Cora E. (LaFaver) Koch, Fleetwood and the late Edward L. Koch, Sr.

He was the husband of Barbara A. (Wisniewski) Koch whom he married in 1978.

Ben was...

Jan 2, 2020

Shannon Dee Weidner, age 40, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday January 2nd in Chandler Hospital, Savannah. She was the daughter of Gerald D. Weidner of Fleetwood and the late Pamela L. Lutz. Shannon was a graduate of Oley Valley High School. She worked as a purchasing agent for C K Supply, Savannah, Georgia. She...

Dec 27, 2019

June M. Schuler (nee' Zellers) died at age 92 on December 27, 2019.  She was the widow of Harold W. Schuler, who died in December 2018.  She was also predeceased by her mother and stepfather, Marion and Guy Mallory, and her brother Sylvester Reifsnyder.

June resided in Richmond Township since her marriage in 1957.  She grew up...

Dec 18, 2019

Clara M. Schucker, age 93, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday  December 18, 2019 at ManorCare, Laureldale. She was the wife of the late Willard E. Schucker who passed on April 11, 2015. Clara was the daughter of the late Charles Stein and Stella (Dreibelbis) Stein.

Clara was a farmers wife, who loved working with animals. Clara...

Dec 3, 2019

June B. (Emerick) Wanner passed away peacefully in her Fleetwood home on Tuesday Decemeber 3, 2019. Born June 1, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Frederick W. and Hettie S. (Rothermel) Emerick. She was a graduate of Fleetwood High School and McCann's School of Business

On May 2, 1953, she married her high school sweetheart,...