George W. Becker
Jan 17, 2021
George W. "Butch" Becker III, 76, of Muhlenberg Township was surrounded by his family when he passed away January 17th, 2021 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of Diane G. (Guistwite) Becker, with whom he celebrated 56 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George W. Becker Jr., and Pauline M. (Schoener) Ulle....
Mary C. Klein
Jan 17, 2021
Mary C. Klein, 91, formerly of Lincoln Park, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 in her residence at Phoebe Berks, Wernersville. She was the loving widow of Donald R. Klein, who passed away January 29, 2019, and with whom she shared a marriage spanning almost 67 years.
Born in West Reading, Mary was a daughter of the late Charles and Catherine...
Jane Boulanger
Jan 16, 2021
Jane E. Boulanger, 86, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021, in the care of Sunrise of Westtown Assisted Living Facility. She was the loving widow of Michael Boulanger, who passed in 2000.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Anne (Kleffel) Conlan. She graduated from Wilson High School in '52.
Jane was a...
Nancy L. Martin
Jan 15, 2021
Nancy L. Martin, 78, passed away in the afternoon of January 15th, 2021, at Reading Hospital.
She was born on August 7th, 1942, at her family home in Fritztown to Ernest and Mamie Meckley.
Nancy grew up on Columbia Avenue in Sinking Spring, was a 1960 graduate of Wilson High School and a life-long resident of Spring Township.
In 1972, she settled in...
Dorothy I. Vanino
Jan 15, 2021
Dorothy I. "Dottie" Vanino, 91, passed away on January 15, 2021, in her Wyomissing residence.
She was the loving wife of Jacob "Jack" Vanino.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles "Red" and Helen (Frankowski) Wolverton.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1947.
Dottie was a bus driver for Wilson School District for 12 years retiring in...
Betty A. Beltz
Jan 14, 2021
Betty A. Beltz, 86, of Hamburg, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Tower Health Reading Hospital.
She was the beloved wife of Richard K. Beltz, who she was married to for 65 years.
Born in New Ringgold, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ellen (Kauffman) Adams.
Betty was a lifelong member of St. Michael's Church.
She was the first of...
Anthony "Nino" R. Ettaro
Jan 14, 2021
Anthony "Nino" R. Ettaro, Jr., 88, passed away on January 14, 2021, at The
Highlands, Wyomissing. He was the husband of Gloria M. (Sebio) who died
August 13th, 2008.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Anthony Ettaro, Sr. and
Carmella (Aiello) Ettaro. Anthony was a 1950 graduate of Reading High
School. He was a co-owner and operator of Ettaro's Bakery, Reading....
Sarah K. Millisock
Jan 13, 2021
Sarah K. Millisock, 61, passed away in her Reading residence, Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Anna B. (Simes) Millisock.
Sarah is survived by her seven children: Jessica, wife of Glorio Salgado, Reading; Earl, husband of Carmen Otto, Blandon; Melvin, husband of Samantha Otto, Wernersville; Tanya, wife of Faustino Salgado, Reading;...
John E. Loeper
Jan 13, 2021
John E. Loeper, 86, formerly of Reading and lately of Country Meadows, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in the care of Reading Hospital. He was known as "Jack" to his family and "Chick" to his friends. John was the loving husband of 65 years to Margaret Jean (Henry) Loeper. Born in Reading, John was a son of the late...
Vera Jane Werner
Jan 13, 2021
Vera Jane (Binkley) Werner, 95, formerly of Shillington, passed away on January 13, 2021, and is now with the Lord and reunited with her husband.
Her husband, Eugene Earl Werner, died in 1998.
Born in Shillington, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Pott and Jennie Edna (Griffith) Binkley.
She was a graduate of Shillington High School.
Vera was employed by Fairy Silk...
Jorge Vinicio Cã³Rdova Drouet
Jan 13, 2021
Jorge Vinicio Córdova Drouet, 32, of Mount Penn passed away January 13, 2021, at the Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Karen Blanco Córdova.
Jorge was predeceased by his lovely grandma, Mamita Amada.
Born December 6, 1988, he was a son of Luz Amada Sanz Drouet, wife of Marco Sanz, of Reading and his father, Jorge Vinicio Córdova Zamora, of Ecuador.
He...
Joanne E. Shields Mccready
Jan 12, 2021
Our hearts are broken over the loss of an incredibly strong woman, loving wife, devoted mother, and doting grandmother - Joanne 'Nona' Elizabeth McCready (nee Shields) (63).
Daughter of Joseph and Mary Shields (nee Mirabella) she is survived by her husband Gerald; children: Kendall, Nolan, Curran and Evan; grandchildren: Patrick, Annalise, Reagan, Adelaide, Killian, Reid, Finnian and Callum and sisters: Patricia,...
Mariano Torres
Jan 12, 2021
Mariano Torres Jr. was a funny, caring soul. The simplest pleasures in life brought him great joy and his love of making people laugh was his calling. Junior, as he was affectionately known by family and friends has passed away at the age of 52 on January 12, 2021. He was a proud graduate of St. Peter's School in Reading...
Michael Carroll Lehane
Jan 11, 2021
Michael Carroll Lehane, Esq., 79, of Wyomissing and formerly of Osterville, MA, and Seabrook Island, SC, passed away at home on Monday, January 11, 2021. He was the loving husband of Martha Glosser Lehane, with whom he shared over 50 years. Born in Medford, MA, Michael was the only son of the late Carroll Donald and Marion (Fitzgerald) Lehane.
Michael studied...
Cynthia Odele Jimenez
Jan 11, 2021
Cynthia Odele (Reinhart) Jimenez, 88, of Wyomissing, passed away January 11, 2021, at ManorCare, West Reading.
Born in Wyomissing, she was the daughter of the late Russell Lloyd and Ruth Eulalia (Snyder) Reinhart.
She was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School and a 1953 graduate of Albright College earning a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics.
Cynthia was employed by General Electric as a...
Alfred Wells Pettit
Jan 11, 2021
Alfred "Alf" Wells Pettit died in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, January 11, 2021 after a rapid decline under COVID assault. Bright, witty, wry, flirtatious, devoted, hard-working, and quietly faithful, he was a resourceful care-taker who took his responsibilities seriously and sought out ways to help those in need.
Born in Bronxville, NY, to Alfred Meech Pettit and Ruth Baer Pettit,...
George D. Spaeth
Jan 10, 2021
George D. Spaeth, 60, passed away at the Reading Hospital on Sunday, January 10, 2021.
Born in Wilmington, DE he was the son of Pierina "Rena" (Zuccarini) Spaeth, of Wyomissing, and the late David George Spaeth.
George was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, where he served as a lector.
He graduated from Holy Name High School in 1978 and King's...
Erika G. Plourde
Jan 9, 2021
Erika G. Plourde, 47, of passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 in her West Lawn residence.
Born in Bridgeport, CT., she was the daughter of Judith K. (Mastroni) Plourde and the late Gary W. Plourde.
Erika was a 1991 graduate of Reading High School. She also was a 99 graduate of Albright College, where she received her B.S in Psychology and 2012...
Robert L. Mulligan
Jan 8, 2021
Robert (Doc) L. Mulligan, born October 5, 1926, in Ashland, PA, died Friday, January 8, 2021, with his family by his side following a short illness. He was 94.
Bob said from the day he was born he was destined to follow in his father's footsteps, whom he greatly admired. After graduating from Ashland High School, he headed to Pennsylvania State...
Olga Viola
Jan 8, 2021
Olga (Panco) Viola, 92, passed away in her Shillington residence on Friday, January 8th, 2021. She was the loving wife of the late Louis D. Viola. The couple married June 2, 1951. Sadly, Louis passed in 2008.
Born in Hazelton on October 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Osachuk) Panco.
Olga was a member of the...