Marie Joyce (Torchia) Fies, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife of Robert Jacob Fies, Sr. The couple married in Reading on February 17, 1962.
Born December 17, 1939 in Reading at St. Joseph Hospital, a daughter of the late Andrea Carmine and Josephine (Scimone) Torchia.
She graduated from Central Catholic...
Danny Jay Marks Sr., "Dan", 66, of Douglassville, passed away on Sunday, July 19th 2020.
He grew up in Schwenksville and was the son of the late Clair and Dorothy (Kissinger) Marks.
After serving in the United States Navy as an airplane mechanic, Dan spent the next 40+ years of his career as an electrician working for numerous local companies. When not...
Palma (Pamm) Marie Zimmerman was born on February 1, 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania to Jeanne (Chinnici) and Vincenzo (James) Cucinotta. She was a very intelligent and beautiful young girl and excelled in school, graduating from Reading High School in 1949. She then worked as an administrative professional before marrying Walter Zimmerman on December 12, 1959 and moving to a 38-acre...
Jane M. Bradbury, 99, formerly of Bern Township, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 in the care of the dedicated staff of Phoebe Berks. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Julia (Neidig) Bradbury.
She graduated from Reading High School '39 and was educated at the Kutztown State Teachers College, now known as Kutztown University. Jane...
Laurie Neuin, 61, of Reading passed away Friday July 17, 2020 at the Reading Hospital. She was the loving wife of five years of Mary Beth Clewell, but they shared a loving partnership over 26 years.
Born in New Berlinsville, she was a daughter of the late Elda Mae (Conrad) and Harold James Neuin. She worked for over 25 years at...
Lorraine H. (Degler) Schaeffer, 87, formerly of West Lawn, passed away in the late hours of Friday, July 17, 2020 in the care of the dedicated staff of Phoebe Berks. She was the loving wife for 69 years of Paul R. Schaeffer.Â
Born in Shartlesville to the late Berton and Helen (Himmelberger) Degler, Lorraine graduated from Hamburg High School '51 with...
Helen M. (Peeler) Ostrowski, 94, passed away July 17, 2020, at Berkshire Commons, Berks County, PA.
She was the wife of the late Daniel S. Ostrowski, who died on August 12, 2017. They were married on September 3, 1949.
Born in Exeter, Luzerne County, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Zavada) Peeler. She resided in Wyoming, PA before...
Nevin T. Breneman, 78, beloved brother, resident of West Reading, passed away Friday July 17, 2020 in the care of Reading Hospital.
Born to the late Blanche (Thomas) Harry M. Breneman, Sr., Nevin attended Governor Mifflin School District. He worked as a truck driver for several local trucking companies.
Nevin closely followed the stock market and always had investment advice for his...
Timothy Michael Ansbro 37, passed away July 15, 2020 at his home in Womelsdorf, PA. Born in Chula Vista, California on December 10, 1982 and raised in Philadelphia and Hamburg, PA.
He is the beloved son of Dorothea R. Ansbro, step son of Nick D. Richardson. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his brother Tyler D Richardson,...
Nancy E. (McFalls) Gibson, 83, passed away July 13, 2020, Reading Hospital Medical Center. She resided at Country Meadows of Wyomissing. Her husband, Willard C. Gibson, preceded her in death on October 4, 2015.
Born in Chester County, she was a daughter of the late Austin A. and Helen (Guie) McFalls.
She was a 1954 graduate of Scott High School, Coatesville where...
Richard T. Smith, 85, of Sinking Spring passed away in his home on Sunday, July 12, 2020, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late George J. and Amy O. (Griesemer) Smith.
He was the husband of Kathryn L. (Barr) Smith, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.
Richard was a 1953...
Bertha L. White, 85, of Reading, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, July 12, 2020. She was the wife of the late John O. White.
Born Oct. 17, 1934, in Saluda, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Felix and Annie (Gibson) Rauch.
Bertha was a longtime member of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Reading. She...
Colin Daniel Parke, 23, of Reading, passed away July 11, 2020.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Shirley A. (Hiltebeitel) Parke, Stony Creek Mills, and the late Kevin C. Parke.
Colin was a graduate of Antietam High School and Berks County Technical Center.
In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his sister Amanda N. Parke, Stony Creek Mills....
Juan Enrique Gonzalez Sanchez, 36, of Hamburg, passed away, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in St. Luke's Gensinger Hospital, Orwigsburg. He was the beloved husband of Jessica (Soto) Gonzalez, Hamburg. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he is the son Juan Enrique Gonzalez Mundo and Nereida Sanchez Rodriguez. Juan was a graduate of St. Joseph High School, Camden, NJ. He also graduated...
Dorothy E. Ahrensfield, 103, passed away July 11, 2020, at Thornwald UCC Nursing Home, Carlisle, PA.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George and Ruth (Wolf) Ahrensfield.
She was a graduate of St. Peter's High School in 1932 and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing.
Dorothy was employed by St. Joseph Hospital as an LPN.
She was a member of...
Juan Enrique Gonzalez Sanchez, 36, of Hamburg, passed away, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in St. Luke's Gensinger Hospital, Orwigsburg.
He was the beloved husband of Jessica (Soto) Gonzalez, Hamburg.
Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he is the son Juan Enrique Gonzalez Mundo and Nereida Sanchez Rodriguez.
Juan was a graduate of St. Joseph High School, Camden, NJ. He also graduated from Puerto Rico...
Linda J. Firestone, 65, a 21-year cancer survivor of Muhlenberg, passed away July 11, 2020, in St. Joseph
Hospital.
She was the beloved wife of Michael A. Firestone, with whom she celebrated 31 years of marriage.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late J. Kenneth and Jeanne (Richardson) Bitner.
Linda was a 1972 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a...
Michael J. Norris, 55, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away peacefully July 10, 2020, in his West Reading home. Born December 28, 1964, in Philadelphia, Michael was the only boy out of five siblings. He was involved in all sports as a child through his teen years, from hockey to baseball to football; anything that kept him active. A lifelong, avid...
Mary V. Becker, 59, passed away, Friday, July 10, 2020, from ovarian cancer, surrounded by her loving children in her Hamburg residence. She was the widow of Jerry J. Becker who died December 3, 2018. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Caltagirone, and survived by her mother Veronica (Stabolepszy) Caltagirone. Mary is also survived by...
William J. Smith, 73, passed away, Friday, July 10, 2020, in his Hamburg residence.
He was the beloved husband of Susan M. (Fink) Smith, to whom he was married to for 46 years.
Born in Pottsville, November 26, 1964, he was the son of the late Stanley R. and Anna T. (Whalen) Smith.
William graduated from Nativity BVM High School in Pottsville in...