Obituaries
Jane M. Bradbury
Jul 18, 2020
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
Jul 17, 2020
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. Schaeffer
Jul 17, 2020
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. Ostrowski
Jul 17, 2020
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 Breneman
Jul 17, 2020
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 M. Ansbro
Jul 15, 2020
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. Gibson
Jul 13, 2020
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
Jul 12, 2020
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
Jul 12, 2020
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
Jul 11, 2020
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
Jul 11, 2020
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
Jul 11, 2020
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
Jul 11, 2020
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
Jul 11, 2020
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
Jul 10, 2020
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
Jul 10, 2020
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
Jul 10, 2020
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...
Jane L. Francis
Jul 10, 2020
Jane L. Francis, 100, formerly of Windsor Township, passed away, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of the late Emmett A. Francis. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Eva G. (Youse) Hermansader. Jane was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member of Hamburg Fire...
Diana S. Mulligan
Jul 10, 2020
Diana S. Mulligan, 77, of Wyomissing, died on July 10, 2020. She is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, Francis Martin Mulligan; her daughters, Sarah Mulligan, wife of Christopher O' Donnell, of New York City, and Abigail Ruth Mulligan, wife of George Danenhauer, of Westfield, New Jersey; her grandchildren, Margaret Honoria Danenhauer, and George Alexander Danenhauer; a brother, Gerald...
Jane L. Francis
Jul 10, 2020
Jane L. Francis, 100, formerly of Windsor Township, passed away, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Kutztown Manor.
She was the wife of the late Emmett A. Francis.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Eva G. (Youse) Hermansader.
Jane was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She was a member of Hamburg Fire Company.
Jane is survived by...
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