Kay Keener Benson
Dec 15, 2021
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, beloved mother and grandmother Kay Benson passed away suddenly at home at age 83. Kay was born in Harrisburg, PA on November 4, 1938 to Artyaneas and Jeannette (Ring) Keener. She graduated from William Penn High School, in Harrisburg, PA and earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Shippensburg University. Beginning in 1960, she worked...
Paul R. Renninger
Dec 14, 2021
Paul R. Renninger, 85, of Leesport, passed away on December 14,2021, at Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Carol (Riedel) Renninger. They shared 56 wonderful years together.
Born in Oley, he was a son of the late Harry and Sally (Rothenberger) Renninger. Paul graduated from Oley Valley High School in 1954. Paul worked on his family farm for the early...
Timothy D. Hartman
Dec 14, 2021
Timothy D. Hartman, 74, of Bern Township, passed away December 14, 2021, at the Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Bonnie L. (Fink) Hartman.
Born in Hamburg, he was a son of the late Myron G. and Mamie L. (Frantz) Hartman.
He retired from Carpenter Technology.
Timothy was a member of the Masonic Lodge #406 of Hamburg. He enjoyed spending time with...
Gloria Mae Kowalski
Dec 14, 2021
Gloria Mae "Bubbles" (Wike) Kowalski, 94, passed away on December 14, 2021, at Reading Hospital. She was the wife of the late Theodore J. Kowalski Sr. They shared many wonderful years together.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Adelaide (Harbach) Wike. Gloria graduated Reading High School in 1945. She was employed at Sears Department...
Thomas H. Mcnamara
Dec 14, 2021
Thomas H. McNamara Sr., 81, of Robeson Twp., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. For four and a half years, after a ten year engagement, he shared a loving marriage with Mary A. (Cook) Phillips McNamara.
Born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas H. and Mary (Wallace) McNamara, Thomas graduated from Dobbins Technical High...
Henry M. Diener
Dec 13, 2021
Henry M. Diener Sr., 92, of Wyomissing passed away during the late hours of Monday, December 13, 2021, in the care of Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Marilyn R. (Gehman) married June 22, 1957 in Egner Hartzell Memorial Chapel- Muhlenberg College. They celebrated 64 years together. Born in West Reading to the late Paul A. and Katharine...
Francis C. Plucinsky
Dec 12, 2021
Dr. Francis C. "Frank" Plucinsky, 82, of Spring Township, passed away on December 12, 2021, at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Priscilla A. (Bangor) Plucinsky.
Born in Cementon, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Paul and Susan (Plata) Plucinsky.
He was a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1957. Frank was active as...
Adeline A. Llewellyn
Dec 11, 2021
Adeline Llewellyn passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Adeline was born July 28, 1933, in Mahanoy City, PA, the sixth of six children to Ottavio and Domenica (Siliquini) Angelozzi, who immigrated to this country from the province of Ascoli Piceno in Italy.
Adeline, also known as Angie, married her childhood sweetheart, Jack, on October 3, 1953. They were together...
Anthony J. Nigrelli
Dec 10, 2021
Anthony J. Nigrelli, age 92, of Whitfield, PA passed away on Dec. 10, 2021.
He was married for 66 years to Frances J. (Feick) Nigrelli, his devoted loving wife and best friend.
Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Marion (Albert) Nigrelli.
He was employed for 34 years by Metropolitan Edison Company and the GPU Service Corporation,...
Rudyard Wynn Boyd
Dec 10, 2021
Rudyard Wynn Boyd, 83, passed away on December 10, 2021, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Virginia Spang (Boyd). They shared many wonderful years together.
Born in West Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur and Marian (Donmoyer) Boyd. Rudyard graduated Shillington High School, now Governor Mifflin, in the class of 1956. He was...
James Richard Garraway
Dec 10, 2021
James R. Garraway, 83, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away on December 10, 2021 at Phoebe Berks. He was the loving husband of Betty J. (Rohrer) Garraway. They were married for 61 years. Jim was born December 14, 1937 in Gilberton, Schuylkill County, PA the son of the late Hormah W and Anna Mae (Evans) Garraway.
He was a graduate of Frackville...
Anthony Francis Nicholas
Dec 10, 2021
Anthony Francis Nicholas, 77, passed away on December 10, 2021 at The Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Helen Patricia (Adams). They shared many wonderful years together.
Born in Reading, PA he was the son of the late Anthony J. Nicholas and Frances A. (Zielinski). Anthony attended Central Catholic High School. He was employed at Maier's Bakery for...
Anthony Salvatore Coco
Dec 9, 2021
Anthony S. Coco, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in his residence. He shared 47 loving years with his wife, Helen M. (Piotrowski). Born in Reading to the late Salvatore and Nancy Coco, Anthony graduated from Reading Catholic High School in 1950.
He served as the District Manager for UPS for a number of years before...
Marian R. Jordan
Dec 9, 2021
Marian R. (Johnston) Jordan, 94, of Shillington, passed away at ManorCare, West Reading on Thursday, December 9, 2021. She was the wife of the late John Jordan until his death in 1996.
Born in Geneva, NY to the late Harry and Hattie (Markell) Johnston, Marian worked as at OB Dyer for 26 years, retiring in 1994.
She is survived by her son,...
Donald J. Vallere
Dec 8, 2021
Donald J. Vallere, 84, of Wyomissing, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, after complications from heart surgery. Born in Manhattan to the late Marius J. and Millie (Webb) Vallere, Don was the loving husband of Mary (Slaby) for 59 wonderful years.
After graduating from West Pittston High School in 1956, Don enlisted in the US Army, and was honorably discharged...
Adele Leranian
Dec 7, 2021
Adele Leranian, 90, passed away December 7, 2021 in her Exeter Township residence.
Born in Amman, Jordan, she was the daughter of the late Levon and Mariam (Garabedian) Pokrachian.
Adele was employed as cafeteria aid for the Interboro School District and also worked for Defense Personnel Support Center as a Sewing Machine Operator.
She enjoyed singing, gardening and cooking authenticate Armenian food. But...
Ronald J. Rinck
Dec 7, 2021
Ronald J. Rinck, 82, passed away on Dec. 7, 2021, at the Southeastern Veterans Center in Spring City, Chester County after a brief illness.
He was the widower of Susan M. (Walck), to whom he was married from 1997 to 2012, and was a former husband of Carol M. Edwards (Macek) from 1963 to 1978.
Born in Reading on Jan. 3, 1939,...
Franklin Ray Kissinger
Dec 7, 2021
Franklin Ray Kissinger, 58, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Dorothy (Gibble) of Clarksville, TN and the late Glenn Kissinger. Franklin attended Cocalico High School. He was employed as the maintenance supervisor for Skyline Homes in Leola, PA.
Franklin loved riding his Harleys, cooking for his family, fixing...
Herman R. Beck
Dec 6, 2021
Herman R. Beck, 84, passed away December 6, 2021, surrounded by his loving family in his Temple residence.
He was the beloved husband of the late Jaqueline R. Beck, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage before her death in 2019.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Verna Mary (Hoffman) Beck.
Herman was a 1955...
William Philip Pickup, Jr.
Dec 6, 2021
William Philip Pickup, Jr., 75, passed away December 6, 2021, in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Patricia A. (Johnston) Pickup. Born in Dauphin County, he was a son of the late William P., Sr., and Sophie (Florick) Pickup.
After spending his early years in Forestville, Pa., his family moved to Reading in 1956. It was here where fate put...