John R. Boran
Dec 1, 2020
John R. "Jack" Boran, 67, of Windsor Township, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg.
He was the beloved husband of Beverly A. (Greenawalt) Boran, who passed away October 19, 2015.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Peirce E. and Margaret H. (Balazovich) Boran.
Jack was a 1971 graduate of Hamburg High School,...
Larry A. Heck
Nov 30, 2020
Larry A. Heck, 76, of Reading, passed away November 30, 2020, at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
He was the loving husband of Sharon L. (Yerger) Heck. They married on September 12, 1970, recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of John H. Heck, Sr., Maidencreek Township and the late Mae S. (Beidler) Dunkel.
He...
Jeannette E. Behm
Nov 28, 2020
Jeannette E. Behm, 83, of Sinking Spring, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, in Reading Hospital-Tower Health.
She was the beloved companion to Ronald L. Chelius.
Born in West Fairview, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry William and Jeannette (Poffenbarger) Long Witman.
Jeannette was a graduate of Camp Hill High School and continued her education at both Penn State and...
Donna R. Bowers
Nov 28, 2020
Donna R. Bowers, 78, passed away on November 28, 2020, in her Sinking Spring residence surrounded by her loving family.
Her husband, Gary L. Bowers, passed away on May 21 of this year. They were blessed to have been married for 60 years.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late James Devine and Catherine E. (Kantner) Greiss and her...
Eleanor L. Beltz
Nov 28, 2020
Eleanor L. "Dolly" Beltz, 95, of Hamburg, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, in Cornerstone Living, New Tripoli.
She was the beloved wife of James E. Beltz who died March 31, 2020.
Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Fannie (Fraunfelter) Burns.
Eleanor was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ, Hamburg.
She was a graduate...
Eleanor L. Beltz
Nov 28, 2020
Eleanor L. "Dolly" Beltz, 95, of Hamburg, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, in Cornerstone Living, New Tripoli.
She was the beloved wife of James E. Beltz who died March 31, 2020.
Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Fannie (Fraunfelter) Burns.
Eleanor was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ, Hamburg.
She was a graduate...
John A Galeassi Jr.
Nov 28, 2020
John A Galeassi, Jr., 77, passed away November 28, 2020, in his Fleetwood residence.
He was the loving husband of Joan M. (Kramer) Galeassi. They married on August 8, 1970.
Born in Florence, SC, he was a son of the late John A., Sr. and Christine (White) Galeassi.
He was a 1962 graduate of Phoenixville High School.
John served our nation proudly and valiantly...
Gail L. Schaeffer
Nov 28, 2020
Gail Lois Schaeffer, 78, passed away November 28, 2020, in her Blandon residence.
Born in Wellsboro, PA, she was the daughter of Francis C. Johnson and Emma L. Trowbridge(Jonhson)
Gail was a graduate of Cowanesque Valley High School.
Since 1976 to 1993, Gail raised her 3 daughters as a single mother in Sabinsville, Pa. She was a
hardworking, kind, generous and giving mother. Gail...
Annabelle Scalese
Nov 27, 2020
Annabelle Scalese, 97, of Sinking Spring, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020, in Phoebe Berks.
She was the beloved wife of Vincent "Jim" Scalese, who died February 12, 2012.
Born in Bethel Township, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Maggie (Naftzinger) Reber.
Annabelle was a 1941 graduate of Wilson High School and a 1942 graduate of McCann's School of Business.
She...
Hildegard Trompetter Ciabattoni
Nov 27, 2020
Hildegard (Trompetter) Ciabattoni, 87, passed away on November 27, 2020 in her home surrounded by family. Hilda was born on January 3, 1933 in West Reading, PA to Agnes (Oberhauser) and Paul Trompetter. She graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1950 and went on to earn her college degree in Dietetics from St Mary of the Woods, Indiana. She...
Charles F. Gehringer
Nov 26, 2020
On Thursday, November 26, 2020, Charles (Charlie) Francis Gehringer,
loving husband and father of six children, passed away at the age of 89.
Charlie was born on October 1, 1931, in West Reading, Pennsylvania to
Herman and Florence (Miller) Gehringer. He attended Sacred Heart
Elementary School and graduated from Central Catholic High School in
1950. In 1950 Charlie was the starting center for the State...
Shirley E. Waid
Nov 25, 2020
Shirley Ernst Waid, 85, passed away in her Reading residence, Wednesday, November 25th, 2020.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ursula Ernst (Long).
Shirley worked as a Machine Operator for Cacoosing Industries for 33 years until retirement in 1997.
A simple woman of character, Shirley valued spending time with her family, and enjoyed spending her free time...
Frederick H. Klein
Nov 25, 2020
Frederick H. (Fritz) Klein, Jr., 89, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at home of natural causes.
His heart was broken after losing his wife of 59 years, Mary Ellen, only three months ago. His family feels great peace that they are together. His roles as protector and caregiver defined much of his life, especially in the last five years...
Dario Sepulveda Vazquez
Nov 25, 2020
Dario Sepulveda, 87, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Hilda, on November 25th, 2020. He was born on October 25th, 1933 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico to the late Jose and Nicolaza Sepulveda Vazquez.
Dario was a dedicated and hard-working individual. This can be seen by following his career throughout the years. His journey began when he started...
Regina F. Klumpp
Nov 24, 2020
Regina F. Klumpp, 95, passed away in her Shillington residence, Tuesday, November 24, 2020.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Alice (Blair) Slavin.
Regina was a member of Sacred Heart RCC, West Reading. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who was dedicated to building and raising her family.
She was predeceased by her...
Anna Ruth Griffin
Nov 24, 2020
Anna Ruth Griffin, 45 years old, was called home to be with our Lord on November 24, 2020 at her home
in Bernville Pennsylvania with family by her bedside. Anna was a 'fighter' right up until she crossed from
her time body to her eternal body. She never backed down from any battle. Her battle with cancer was
no different. Her life touched...
Gordon E. Newmoyer
Nov 24, 2020
Gordon E. Newmoyer, 87, of Exeter Twp., passed away on November 24, 2020, at Reading Hospital.
His wife, Illona E. (Waszkiewicz) Newmoyer, passed away on May 18, 2016. They were married on August 22, 1964.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence W. and Ruth (Eiler) Newmoyer.
He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and proudly served...
Martin D. Karsko
Nov 24, 2020
Martin D. "Marty" Karsko, 84, of Spring Twp., passed away on November 24, 2020, at Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Elizabeth A. "Liz" Karsko; they were to be married 60 years February 2021.
Born in Avoca, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Mabel (Holl) Karsko.
He was a graduate of Avoca High School and then enlisted...
Francis Robert Rothenberger
Nov 23, 2020
Francis Robert Rothenberger, 82, of Laureldale, PA, passed away November 23, 2020, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Daniel and Laura (Nittinger) Rothenberger.
He was the loving husband of Lee (Yi) Rothenberger.
He graduated from Oley Valley High School and went on to attend Reading Area Community College.
Francis worked as a Mess Sergeant for the...
Diane Elizabeth Hall
Nov 23, 2020
Diane Elizabeth (Wick) Hall, 74, passed away November 23, 2020 peacefully surrounded by loved ones in her Reading residence.
She was the wife of Robert C. Hill.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Weinhold) Wick.
Diane was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.
She was employed by Reading Hospital, Loomis Company, Easter Seals and Boscov's as...