Obituaries
Sandra Marie Odagis
May 17, 2020
Sandra M. (Ninfo) Odagis, 76, of Wyomissing, passed away on May 17, 2020, at Berks Heim Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of Nicholas W. Odagis for 57 years.
Born in Long Beach, CA, she was the daughter of the late Augie and Stella (Devedzes/Devage) Ninfo.
Sandra was a 1961 graduate of Reading High School. Following graduation, she went to New...
Melba J. Esser
May 17, 2020
Melba J. Esser, nee Longenacker, 90, of Reading, passed away on May 17, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital.
Born in Fritztown, she was the youngest daughter of the late Irvin and Alverta Klohs.
She was a 1948 graduate of Reading High School.
Lucent Technologies employed Melba for over 20 years as a microchip technician.
She enjoyed traveling, walking, and indulging her sweet tooth.
Melba was...
Lucille T. Miller
May 16, 2020
Lucille T. Miller, 79, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Berks Heim. She was the beloved wife of George Miller. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ladislaus S. and Anna (Luno) Bayus. Lucille was a 1958 graduate of Central Catholic High School. She was a member of St. Mary R.C. Church, Hamburg,...
Ann M. Renninger
May 16, 2020
Ann M. Renninger, 79, a resident of Berks Heim Nursing and Rehabilitation in Reading, passed away on May 16, 2020, at Reading Hospital Tower Health.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Franklin Edward and Agnes (Weaver) Renninger.
She was a graduate of Pottsville High School, Class of 1958, and Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1961. Ann was...
Lucille T. Miller
May 16, 2020
Lucille T. Miller, 79, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Berks Heim.
She was the beloved wife of George Miller.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ladislaus S. and Anna (Luno) Bayus.
Lucille was a 1958 graduate of Central Catholic High School.
She was a member of St. Mary R.C. Church, Hamburg, where she also served...
Lorraine Delores Weiser
May 15, 2020
Lorraine Delores (Schauer) Weiser, 88, passed away of natural causes in Berks Heim Nursing on Friday, May 15th, 2020. She was the wife of the late Buster R. Weiser. Sadly, Buster passed away May 9, 2007.
Born in Topton on July 2, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Howard P., Sr. and Lillian (Keiser) Schauer. She was a 1949...
Frances Regina Dammann
May 15, 2020
Frances Regina "Gene" Dammann, 95, formerly of Wyomissing, PA and North East, MD passed away May 15, 2020, at Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Richard W. Dammann, passed away on April 24, 1996.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late James J. and Frances (O'Toole) Hall.
Her faith was very important to her and she loved spending time with family...
Donald Dreher, Jr.
May 14, 2020
Donald (Donnie) Henry Dreher Jr., 65, passed away in his residence on May 14, 2020.
Donnie was born in Philadelphia on September 30,1954. He was the son of the late Donald and Virginia Dreher.
Donnie previously worked at Boyertown Foundry in Boyertown.
He lived his life in Reading and the Oley Valley. He was a graduate of Oley Valley High class of 1973...
John A. Morelli
May 14, 2020
John A. Morelli, 78, of Wyomissing, passed away on May 14, 2020, at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville.
John was the loving husband of Ruth (Curran) Morelli, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Newark, NJ, John graduated from East Side High School in 1960 and attended Newark College of Engineering. His career spanned over 35...
Sally A. Bruchak
May 12, 2020
Sally A. (Bowers) Bruchak, 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in her residence at Berks Heim Nursing where she had been a resident for over five years. She was the loving wife of the late John Bruchak, Jr. Sadly, John passed away in 2014.
Born in Reading on May 11, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Claude...
Robert C. Bentley, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Robert C. Bentley, Jr., 60, passed away May 12, 2020, in his South Heidelberg Township residence after a valiant fight with Pancreatic Cancer.
He was the loving husband of Deana J. (Speece) Bentley.
Born in Coatesville, he was a son Robert C., Sr. and Gly (Cleland) Bentley, Douglassville.
He was employed by Spartan Motors, Ephrata.
Robert enjoyed camping, going to the mountains, and loved...
Helena Gould
May 12, 2020
Helena M. Gould passed away peacefully on May 12, 2020 at the Sanatoga Center with her daughter by her side. She was born November 11, 1933 in Reading, PA. Her parents were Walter & Katie Shupp. She attended the Cornerstone Prayer & Worship where she was Mother of the Church. She was a homemaker and took care of most of...
M.L. Muir
May 12, 2020
Mary Louise (M.L.) Muir passed away peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on May 12, 2020. She is now on her journey to be reunited in heaven with Dr. Robert W. Muir, her husband of 57 years; as well as, her father Dr. Gerald T. O'Sullivan, her mother, Mrs. Mary Louise (Eagan) O'Sullivan, and her sister, Ms. Geraldine O'Sullivan....
Leora Lynn Guldin
May 12, 2020
Leora Lynn (Shelton) Guldin, 64, of Spring Township, went to be with the Lord on May 12, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital with family by her side.
She was the loving wife of Michael P. Guldin for 22 years.
Born on August 8, 1955 in Reading, she was the daughter of Charles Wurst, Reading and the late Betty Jean (Long) Wurst.
She was...
David Leonor
May 9, 2020
David Leonor, 29, passed away Saturday, May 9th, 2020, at Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Manuel Leonor Agueda (Perez) Leonor, of Reading.
David is also survived by his siblings, John A. Leonor, Shillington and Melissa Purrone, Coaldale.
Graveside , Tuesday, May 19th, 2020, at 1:30 pm at Laureldale Cemetery 4631 Pottsville Pike Laureldale,...
Helen Pauline Kunkelman
May 8, 2020
Helen P. (Hilbert) Kunkelman, 94, passed away peacefully in her daughter's Mertztown residence on Friday, May 8th, 2020. She was the wife of the late Harold W. Ritter whom passed away in 1952, the late Raymond S. Herbine, whom passed away in 1974 and the late Wayne R. Kunkelman, whom passed away in 2004.
Born in Topton on November 20, 1925,...
Jean Florence Turrisi
May 8, 2020
Jean Florence (nee Mountz) Turrisi, 90, of Wayne County, passed away May 8, 2020, at Forest City Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.
Her husband Salvatore "Sam" Turrisi, of 58 years, predeceased her on October 26, 2013.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Mary (nee Nuss) Mountz.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Jean was employed by Bell Telephone...
Robert J. Born
May 8, 2020
Lieutenant Commander Robert J. Born, 97, of Wyomissing passed away on May 8, 2020 from COVID-19 at The Highlands where he was a twenty-two year resident. A product of the Great Depression and member of the Greatest Generation, Robert was an eyewitness to some the most historic military moments of the 20th century.
Robert was born in 1922 in Detroit, MI....
Lukrezia Metzger
May 8, 2020
Lukrezia (Lunenschloss) Metzger, 91, formerly of West Lawn, passed away peacefully in her residence on Friday, May 8th, 2020. She was the widow of Peter Metzger, who passed away July 4, 1999.
Born in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, in 1928 she was the daughter of the late Herman and Freida (Stolper) Lunenschloss. After getting married to Peter Metzger they immigrated to West Lawn,...
Joyce M. Andruzak
May 8, 2020
Joyce M. Andruzak, 84, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020, at Berkshire Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Born in West Reading, PA on October 27, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Stefan and Helen (Gring) Andruzak.
Before child labor laws interfered, Joyce spent many years working for her Dad selling Christmas trees, cotton candy, and spin art. Joyce also spent...
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