Helen F. Lenhart
Mar 30, 2012
It is with great sadness we announce that Helen F. Lenhart, 88, of Fleetwood passed away peacefully at 3:30 PM on March 30, 2012 in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born on March 27,1924 in Reading, Helen was a daughter of the late Herbert and Edna (Rentschler) Graff. After growing up in Shartlesville and graduating from Hamburg High School in 1942,...
Edwin M. Farabaugh Jr.
Mar 27, 2012
Edwin M. Farabaugh, Jr., age 79, of Fleetwood, passed away in Reading Hospital on Tuesday March 27, 2012. Husband of Patricia A. Rutkosky Farabaugh. They had been married 48 years. Born in Spangler, Pa. son of the late Edwin M. and Anne Burke Farabaugh. Ed graduated high school from Loyola Blakefield in Balitmore and college from Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore....
Gloria M. Drey
Mar 21, 2012
Gloria M. Drey, age 80, of Fleetwood passed away Wednesday March 21, 2012 in the residence of her son Matthew W. Drey after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Reading the daughter of the late Robert F. and Esther (Pyle) Miller. A graduate of Reading High School class of 1949. She was a member of St. Paul's...
Eva M. Reinert
Mar 19, 2012
Eva M. Reinert, age 92, of Kutztown passed away Monday March 19, 2012 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salibury Township. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Reinert who passed on April 21, 1995. She was born in Kutztown the daughter of the late Charles and Barbara (Tyson) Stern. Eva had worked at Kutztown University in housekeeping retiring...
Nancy I. Hess
Mar 17, 2012
Nancy I. Hess, age 74, of Rockland Township, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Thomas P. Hess who passed on September 11, 1992. She was born in Schuylkill County, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kmetz) Smulligan. Nancy had worked at the former...
Jean L. Rohrbach
Mar 5, 2012
Jean L. Rohrbach, age 63 of North Heidelberg Township, died Monday afternoon March 5, 2012, in the St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township. She was the wife of Leonard S. Rohrbach. She was born in West Reading, daughter of the late Harry I. and May I. (Moyer) Schlottman. Jean and her husband Leonard farmed land in Shoemakersville area for twenty...
Mike L. Christman
Feb 18, 2012
Mike L. Christman, age 88, of Leesport. Passed away Saturday evening February 18, 2012 at the Schuylkill Medical Center, Pottsville. He was the husband of Mary K.(Long) Christman. Born on August 16, 1923 in Pike Township, he was the son of the late James and Eva Rohrbach Christman. Mike spent twenty seven years working for Dana Corporations, Parish Division, Reading....
Earl W. Shollenberger
Feb 3, 2012
Earl W. Shollenberger, age 93, formerlyof Fleetwood. Passed away on Friday February 3, 2012 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township. He was the husband of the late Ruth K. (Melvgin) Shollenberger, she passed away on September 18, 2004. Born on December 18, 1918 in Richmond Township, he was the son of the Clarence K. Shollenberger and Cora A. (Schlegel)...
Jane A. Ernst
Feb 3, 2012
Jane A. Ernst, age 85, of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday February 3, 2012 at Laurel Center, Tilden Township. Jane was the wife of Harold L. Ernst, they celebrated 65th wedding anniversary in May. Born in Rickenbach Station, Bern Township on March 2, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mary M. Reber Williams. She was...
D. Paul Scherrer
Jan 28, 2012
D. Paul Scherrer, age 93, formerly of Dunmore passed away on January 28, 2012 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. Husband of 70 years to L. Frances Scherrer. Born on November 7, in 1918 Brownsville. The son of Daniel P. Scherrer and Daisy H. (Clark) Scherre. He had worked as an accountant and I.R.S. Agent for the Federal Government. Paul...
Helen E. Dietrich
Jan 27, 2012
Helen E. Dietrich, 92, of Kutztown passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Kutztown Manor. Her husband, Daniel K. Dietrich, passed on July 21, 1982. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Dreibelbis) Stein. She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Molltown, where she had been very active in...
George S. Schlott
Jan 26, 2012
George S. Schlott, 79, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Larue F. (Weidner) Hoffman. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George Schlott and Ethel (Yeager) Schlott. George had been employed by Crompton & Knowles Dye House, Reading for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He was...
George W. Clark Jr.
Jan 26, 2012
George W. Clark Jr., 86, of Fleetwood passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. He was the husband of the late Marian J. Clark, who passed on Feb. 9, 2003. Born on April 23, 1925, in Virginia, he was the son of the late George W. Clark Sr. and Mary M....
Dianne L. Gabel
Jan 14, 2012
Dianne L. Gift Gabel, age 62, of Bechtelsville, passed away on Saturday January 14, 2012 in her residence. The wife of Dennis J. Gabel, celebrated seven years of marriage on October 16th. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Clyde A. Gift and Marian Gehert Gift. Diane graduated from Fleetwood High School class of 1966. She was...
Helen A. Neuheimer
Jan 12, 2012
Helen A. Neuheimer, age 89, of Ruscombmanor Township passed away on Thursday January 12, 2012 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township Born in Ruscombmanor Township on April 27, 1922 the daughter of the late Victor Neuheimer and Anna Olesiak Neuheimer. Helen had worked at Narrow Fabric Industries Corporation, Reading for many years retiring in 1984. She was a member...
Gil Vazquez Velez
Jan 2, 2012
Gil Vazquez Velez, age 76, of Fleetwood passed away on Monday January 2, 2012 in his residence. Born in Puerto Rico on April 1, 1935, the son of the late Valentin Vazquez and Amanda Velez Gil spent most of his life working in restaurant trade in New York City before he moved to Fleetwood. He attended Church of God in...
Esther F. Schittler
Jan 1, 2012
Esther F. Schittler, age 88, formerly of Pricetown. Passed away on Sunday January 1, 2012 at Berks Heim Bern Township. She was the wife of the late Raymond Schittler who passed on August 25, 1994. Born on February 28, 1923 in Reading the daughter of the late John Wentzel and Esther (Petsch) Wentzel. A member of Christ Mertz Lutheran Church...
Frank E. Martz
Dec 24, 2011
Frank E. Martz, age 78, of Walnuttown, passed away on Saturday December 24, 2011 in his residence. He was the husband of Janice M. (Kays) Martz. Born in Minersville, Schuylkill County the son of the late William H. Martz and Anna (Yenelevage) Martz. Frank was a Navy veteran of the Korean War serving on board the destroyer USS Sumner. He...
Ruth R. Brobst
Dec 21, 2011
Ruth R. "Rudy" Brobst, age 81, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown. She was the wife of William F. Brobst, Sr. Born in Reading the daughter of the late Lawrence Quillman and Alice Barlet Oxenreider Kulikowski. Ruth, had been employed by Kutztown University for many years retiring in 1993. She was a...
James O. Reinhart
Dec 3, 2011
James O. Reinhart, age 100, of Richmond Township passed away on Saturday December 3, 2011 at St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Heffner) Reinhart. Born in Rockland Township on June 1, 1911, the son of the late David M. Reinhart and Gertrude (Angstadt) Reinhart James was a devoted farmer. Together with his...
