Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Juan Torres - Guzman

Juan Torres - Guzman

Apr 21, 2012

Juan Torres - Guzman, age 96, of Rockland Township, passed away Saturday April 21, 2012 in Manor Care Health Services, Laureldale. Juan resided with his daughter Juanita Heist since 2007. Husband of the late Juanita Delgado who passed in 2005. Born July 12, 1915 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, son of the late Candelario Torres and Barbara Guzman. Survived by his...

Elsie M. Schaeffer

Elsie M. Schaeffer

Apr 13, 2012

Elsie M. Schaeffer age 77, formerly of Walnuttown, passed away Friday April 13, 2012 in Berks County Home Berks Heim, Bern Township. She was the wife of James P. Schaeffer. Born in District Township, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Sallie S. (Hilbert) Kline. She had worked at Klein's Motel in Temple for 22 years.Elsie was a member of...

Betty J. Hassler

Betty J. Hassler

Apr 7, 2012

Betty J. Hassler age 88, formerly of Blandon, passed away Saturday April 7, 2012 in the Henry Health Care Center ofThe Lutheran Home Topton. She was the wife of the late Wayne B. Hassler who died on December. 8, 1999. Born in Ruscombmanor Township, the daughter of the late Irvin W. and Hulda N. (Barrall) Barlet. Betty was a member...

Helen F. Lenhart

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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