James Preston, Jr.
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....
Kathryn J. Drumheller
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...
Mark C. Eshbach
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...
Elsie L. Seaman
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....
Benjamin L. Koch
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...
Shannon Dee Weidner
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...
June M. Schuler
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...
Clara M. Schucker
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...
June B. Wanner
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,...
Ruth M. Troxel
Nov 26, 2019
Ruth M. Troxel, age 72, of Fleetwood, passed away on Tuesday November 26, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Ruth was the wife of the late Charles S. Troxel who passed on June 1, 2006. She was the daughter of Betty L. (Rhoads) Rhoads of Topton and the late Paul F. Rhoads.
Ruth was a graduate of...
Joyce A. Mittl
Nov 14, 2019
Joyce A. Mittl, age 71, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday November 14, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown. Joyce was the daughter of the late David J. Ressler and Katie (Zimmerman) Ressler.
She had attended Oley Valley High School.
Joyce had worked for Kutztown Manor for 20 years prior to her retirement.
...
Larry W. Ramsey
Nov 14, 2019
Larry W. Ramsey, 75, of Shoemakersville, passed away Thursday November 14, 2019 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Mary A. (Schlottman) Ramsey. Born in Reading, son of the late Warren G. Ramsey and Kathryn T. (Becker) Ramsey
Larry attended Oley High School and served in the U. S. Army Reserves.
Larry had worked...
Ruthann Upperman Willis
Nov 7, 2019
RuthAnn (Baer) Upperman Willis
RuthAnn Baer Upperman Willis passed away at her home in St. Augustine, FL on November 7, 2019. She was born in Fleetwood, PA on May 19, 1940. She was 79 years old.
Ruth's parents were the late J. Walter and Ruth Baer of Fleetwood. She grew up in this small town...
Daniel S. Osborne
Nov 2, 2019
Daniel S. Osborne, 71, passed away at home November 2, 2019. Daniel was the husband of the late Susan A. (Barshinger) Osborne. Born in Reading on July 10, 1948, he was the son of the late Orville A. Osborne and Marie (Jucker) Zerbe Osborne.
He was predeceased by his sister Carolyn "Cookie" (Osborne) Kemp. Daniel is survived...
Elwood E. Rothenberger
Nov 1, 2019
Elwood E. Rothenberger, 96, of Fleetwood, passed away Friday November 1, 2019 in his residence. He was the husband of the late Lillian V. (Schoedler) Rothenberger, who passed on May 26, 1993. Born in Ruscombmanor Township, son of the late Elmer L. Rothenberger and Sadie (Reider) Rothenberger
Woody was a 1941 graduate of Oley High School. He...
Gladys M. Heckman
Oct 29, 2019
Gladys M. Heckman, age 90 of Fleetwood, peacefully passed away on Wednesday October 29, 2019 at Keystone Villa at Douglassville. The wife of the late William J. Heckman, Sr. who passed on June 10, 2002. The daughter of the late Charles K. Strohm and Mabel I. (Moyer) Strohm.
Gladys was an avid bowler playing in many leagues...
Stephen C. Mace
Oct 24, 2019
Stephen C. Mace, 98, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away Thursday October 24, 2019 in Penn State Health St. Joseph, Bern Township. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Zienkiewicz) Mace, they had been married 66 years. Born in Humboldt, PA, son of the late Stephen C. Mace and Clara E. (Shoup) Mace. Steve was a 1939 graduate...
Betty R. Homan
Oct 23, 2019
Betty (Shultz) Homan, 96, passed away October 23, 2019, in her Fleetwood home.
She was the widow of Jesse Becker and later Richard Homan. Betty had one son, Richard Becker, deceased.
Born in Royalton, Pa, Betty's family moved to Berks County in the 1930s. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1940. Beginning her career...
Betty Jane Schittler
Oct 17, 2019
Betty J. (Miller) Schittler, 88, formerly of Oley Township, passed away peacefully at Berks Heim on Thursday October 17, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond W. Schittler, Sr. who passed on November 11, 2007.
Betty was born in Rockland Township and the youngest and last surviving child of the...
Robert L. Lupean Sr.
Sep 28, 2019
Robert L. Lupean Sr., 99, passed away peacefully at home September 28, 2019, in Fleetwood, Pa. Born in Fredonia, NY, Bob obtained a teaching degree at Fredonia State Normal School. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served in the Quartermaster Corps stationed in California where he met the love of his life, Doris Mann, whom he married...
