Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Ardell M. Bergstresser
Jan 24, 2014
Ardell M. Bergstresser, age 78, of Fleetwood passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday January 24, 2014 surrounded by her family in Berks Heim, Bern Township. She was the wife of Charles H. Bergstresser. They celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary January 21, 2014. Born in West Reading on May 23, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Martin...
Betty Jane Snyder
Jan 20, 2014
Betty Jane Rader Gerlach Snyder, of Oley, Pa., regained her sight, hearing, and took a big gulp of Heaven's pure fresh air at 11:55 PM January 20, 2014. Born in Reading, Pa. on September 13, 1925, to the late Ethel Reinoehl Rader. She was the widow of Norman A. Snyder who died March 21, 1983. Betty worked her whole life...
Mary Jane Mcculley
Jan 19, 2014
Mary Jane (Dietrich) McCulley Mary Jane McCulley, age 75, of Fleetwood passed away on Sunday January 19, 2014 in St. Joseph's Medical Center. She was the companion of Robert Moodie of Fleetwood. She was born in Kutztown on November 3, 1938, the daughter of the late Sylvester Dietrich and Hattie Irene Riegel Mary Jane was the owner of the former...
Charles E. Derr, Jr.
Jan 16, 2014
Charles E. Derr, Jr, age 76, of Fleetwood, passed away at the home of his daughter Tracy, on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Charles was born on November 14, 1937 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Charles E. Derr, Sr. and Hedy E. Bossler. He had worked at Carpenter Technology, Reading in the receiving department retiring after 35...
Leroy D. Frederick
Jan 13, 2014
LeRoy D. "Freddie" Frederick, age 86, of Fleetwood, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 in St. Joseph's Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Sarah J. (Aulenbach) Frederick who passed on September 22, 1998. Freddie was born on January 9, 1928 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Charles Frederick and Victoria (Heffner) Frederick. He graduated...
Richard D. Homan
Jan 13, 2014
Richard D."Dick" Homan, 86, of Fleetwood, passed away on January 13, 2014 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, after a 12 year battle with cancer. He was the husband of Betty R. (Shultz) Homan, they had been married 44 years in May. Dick was born on September 30, 1927 in Walnuttown. He was the son of the late Claude V. Biehl...
Dora A. Simmon
Jan 10, 2014
Dora A. Simmon, age 65, of Fleetwood, passed away Friday January 10, 2014 surrounded by her family in her residence Born on May 25, 1948, in West Reading, she was the daughter of Dawn E. (Weitzel) Schadler Steffy of Robesonia and the late Leon W. Schadler who passed in 1988. A graduate of Oley High School class of 1966. Receiving...
Clair W. Noll
Jan 9, 2014
Clair Wilson Noll, lately of Waverly Heights of Gladwyne, PA died in Bryn Mawr Hospital on Thursday, January 9, 2014 peacefully and quietly and surrounded by his family. He died of respiratory failure brought on by late-stage Parkinson's Disease. In dying, Clair followed his late wife, Jeanne C. Noll (Winter) who died in April of 2013. Clair is survived by...
D. Larue P. Kieffer
Jan 6, 2014
D. Larue P. Kieffer, age 90, of Fleetwood, passed away January 6, 2014 in the Henry Health Care Center at The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the wife of the late Ralph W. Kieffer who passed on June 11, 1999. Born on September 22, 1923 in Palmerton, she was daughter of the late John Frederick Eisenhauer and Florence Victoria...
Julie A. Koller
Dec 22, 2013
Julie A. Koller, 46, of Johnstown, New York, formerly of Kempton passed away on December 22, 2013 in Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York. She was the wife of Todd P. Koller, they had been married 24 years on June 3rd. Julie was born on March 17, 1967 in Reading. She was the daughter of Merlin C. Heller and Shirley...
Craig F. Ulrich
Dec 15, 2013
Craig F. Ulrich, 61, of Fleetwood AKA Billy Baits, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on December 15, 2013 in St. Joseph's Medical Center. He was the husband of Ruth A. (Brooks) Ulrich, they had been married 30 years on March 12th. Craig was born on May 30, 1952 in West Reading. He was the son of Floyd Ulrich and...
A. Wayne Readinger
Dec 10, 2013
A. Wayne Readinger, 93, of Rockland Township, passed away on December 10, 2013 at The Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the husband of Helen M. (Deisher) Readinger, they had been married 68 years on April 7th. Wayne was born on July 6, 1920 in Rockland Township. He was the son of the late Austin B. Readinger and Stella Mae...
Diane M. Wolfe
Dec 6, 2013
Diane M. Wolfe, age 58, of Reading, entered into rest on Friday December 6, 2013 in the Reading Hospital Medical Center. She was the wife of Lawrence D. Esser. She was born in West Reading on December 21, 1954, the oldest daughter of Anna M. (Adam) Wolfe of Fleetwood and the late Robert L. Wolfe. Diane was 1972 graduate of...
Elsie I. Billman
Dec 3, 2013
Elsie Irene (Moll) Billman, 88, formerly of Temple, died December 3, 2013, in St.Joseph's Hospital where she had been a patient one day. She was taken to the hospital from Laurel Center, Hamburg, where she had resided since 2010. Born April 18, 1925 in Molltown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel R. and Edna R. (Schaeffer) Moll. She...
William J. Hoch, Jr.
Nov 20, 2013
William J. Hoch, Jr., age 88, of Fleetwood. Beloved father, grandfather and friend passed on November 20, 2013 in Berks Heim. He was the husband of the late Ethel F. (Feiring) Hoch, who passed on August 21, 1992. He was born in Kutztown on May 15, 1925 the son of the late William J. Hoch Sr. and Vallie May (Hilbert)...
Dorothy J. Word
Nov 17, 2013
Dorothy Meek Word died on Sunday, November 17, 2013, in the Alzheimer's Care unit of the Lutheran Home at Topton. She was 84 years old. Born in Miami, Oklahoma on March 17, 1929 to the late Lloyd and Iva Meek, she spent most of her life in Texas. She was the widow of Charles "Charlie" Word, who died in 1994....
Carolyn D. Rissmiller
Nov 10, 2013
Carolyn D. Rissmiller, 73, of Fleetwood, passed away in St. Joseph's Medical Center on Sunday November 10, 2013. Born on September 4, 1940 in Fleetwood she was the daughter of the late James D. Rissmiller and Pauline R. (Heller) Rissmiller. Carolyn was a 1958 graduate of Fleetwood High School. She had worked for 20 years at Tray-Pak in Reading, retiring...
Anna G. Moyer
Nov 8, 2013
Anna G. Moyer, age 89, of Blandon, passed away Friday morning November 8, 2013 in her residence at Keystone Villa. She was the wife of LeRoy W. Moyer. On April 27, 1946 they celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born on July 26, 1924 in Egypt, Lehigh County. The daughter of the late Andrew Gontkovsky and Mary (Reenock) Gontkovsky. Anna was...
Shirley Ann Taylor
Nov 7, 2013
Shirley Ann Taylor, age 63, of Fleetwood, passed peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday morning, November 7, 2013 in her residence. Born on November 29, 1949 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Betty (Taylor) Bloom of Nazareth. Survived by her mother and three children Sherry L. Riley wife of Kieran Riley of Leesport, J. Edward Morris husband...
Ryan G. Hartman
Nov 5, 2013
Ryan G. Hartman, age 47, of Fleetwood, passed in his residence on Tuesday November 5, 2013. Born in Reading son of the late Gary A. Hartman and Ruth Ann (Gieringer) Hartman. Ryan was a 1983 graduate of Fleetwood High School. He had worked for the Iron Worker's Union Local 420. Prior he had worked at the former Dana Corporation, Reading....
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