Obituaries
Hans Gerd Heimes
Mar 12, 2020
Hans "John" Gerd Heimes, 76, of Reading, passed away peacefully in Phoebe Berks Nursing Home on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Born in Hinsbeck, West Germany on May 10, 1943, a son of the late Jon and Ann Agnes (Peters) Heimes Deprospo and step son of the late Arthur Deprospo. John immigrated to the United States in 1971 and was employed with...
Rodney Leroy Mcgrath
Mar 12, 2020
Rodney "Roddy" L. McGrath, 54, of Downingtown, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, while in the care of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Before his passing Rodney consented to continue significantly impacting the lives of others through participation with Gift of Life.
He was a son of the late Marilyn (Wertz) McGrath.
He graduated from Wilson High School '83. He served as a...
Jenny Rose Marie Moser
Mar 12, 2020
Jenny Rose Marie (Focht) Moser, 42, passed away Thursday March 12, 2020, in her Topton residence from her cancer diagnosis.
She was the wife of Derek K. Moser. They married on March 26, 2011.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of Terry H.J. Focht and the late Sally M. (Himmelreich) Focht.
She was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School in 1996...
Alfred J. Myatt, Jr.
Mar 12, 2020
Alfred J. Myatt, Jr., 89, passed away March 12, 2020, in his Shillington residence, surrounded by his loving family. We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Compassus who provided such wonderful Hospice care during his final months.
He was the loving husband of Dolores C. (Caltagirone) Myatt for 62 Years.
Born in Reading, he was a son...
Richard T. Rohrbach
Mar 11, 2020
Richard Truman Rohrbach, 85, passed away at his Wyomissing home on March 11, surrounded by family.
A native of Hellertown, Pa., Richard was the loving husband of Isabell (Abraham) Rohrbach.
He was the son of Darwin and Mildred (Fluck) Rohrbach.
A 1952 graduate of Hellertown High, "Dick" was an engineman in the U. S. Coast Guard. He served on the Great Lakes and...
Roland Mark Guercia
Mar 10, 2020
After a 10 year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Roland "Sonny" M. Guercia,57, passed away peacefully at his New Hyde Park, New York home with his wife Maria and children Alexa (24) and Jake (20) by his side.
After securing many opportunities with the airline and air cargo business, Sonny retired early as
Marketing Manager for Direct Link Global Delivery.
Sonny was...
Jolyn Blankenbiller
Mar 8, 2020
Jolyn Blankenbiller, 79, of Wyomissing, was called home, Sunday, March, 8, 2020, in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DeRenzo, of Italy, and Mary (Kokas) DeRenzo, of Greece. Jolyn was a very positive person and was willing to help anyone. She was a prayer warrior and touched a lot of people's lives. She...
Jolyn Blankenbiller
Mar 8, 2020
Jolyn Blankenbiller, 79, of Wyomissing, was called home, Sunday, March, 8, 2020, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DeRenzo, of Italy, and Mary (Kokas) DeRenzo, of Greece.
Jolyn was a very positive person and was willing to help anyone. She was a prayer warrior and touched a lot of people's lives.
She is survived by...
Sandra F. Sidelinker
Mar 6, 2020
Sandra F. (Farnsworth) Sidelinker, 77, of West Reading, passed away peacefully Friday, March 6, 2020, at Spruce Manor. Born in Lewisburg, Northumberland County, PA, Sandy was a daughter of the late Neil E. and Grace (Marme) Farnsworth, and longtime companion of her former husband Emmery Sidelinker, Wyomissing. She was a 1960 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School, and worked for many...
E. Ruth Knoll
Mar 6, 2020
E. Ruth Knoll, 92, passed away peacefully in Reading Hospital on Friday, March 6th, 2020. She was the wife of the late Frederick W. Knoll. Sadly, he passed away in 1994.
Born in Shamokin on July 3, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha (Haines) Bradigan .
Ruth was an avid collector of various items. She enjoyed going...
David E. Moyer
Mar 6, 2020
David Eugene "Mert" Moyer, 50, of West Lawn passed away tragically on March 6, 2020.
He was the loving husband of 28 years to Colleen (Berger) Moyer (thankful for the blind date over 30 years ago.)
David was the proud father of Danielle & David Dominic Moyer.
Other family members include his mother, Karen Henrich and her late husband Frank; his late father,...
Suzanne Mohler
Mar 6, 2020
Suzanne (Schaffstall) Mohler, 74, passed away March 6, 2020, in her Spring Township residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Richard E. Mohler.
Born in Jacksonville, FL, at the Naval Air Base. She was the daughter of the late Mark C. and Ruth M. (Werner) Schaffstall.
After moving to Lykens in 1945 and Reading in 1965, she earned a...
Martha Mae Penturelli
Mar 2, 2020
Martha M. (Miller) Penturelli, 91, of Exeter Twp., died Saturday, March 2nd. Wife of the Bernardo J. Penturelli. Mother of James Penturelli and Cynthia Greer. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc, West Reading is assisting the family. Services to be announced at a later date.
Dwight F. Bigg
Mar 1, 2020
Dwight F. Bigg, 55, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Susan E. (Daniels) Bigg with whom he shared nearly 20 years of marriage. Born in Reading, PA., raised in Hamburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick and Florence (Bauer) Bigg. Dwight was a...
Carl J. Strohecker
Mar 1, 2020
Carl J. Strohecker, 89, passed away during the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2020, while in the care of Mifflin Center. He was the widower of Marjorie G. (Greenleaf) Strohecker, who passed away March 30, 2018.
Born in Allentown, Carl was a son of the late Clayton Charles and Estella Mae (Meitzler) Strohecker. After graduating high school, Carl served in...
Dwight F. Bigg
Mar 1, 2020
Dwight F. Bigg, 55, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Susan E. (Daniels) Bigg with whom he shared nearly 20 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, PA., raised in Hamburg, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick and Florence (Bauer) Bigg. Dwight was a graduate...
Margaret "Peggy" Condon-Vance
Mar 1, 2020
Margaret R. "Peggy" Condon-Vance, 60, passed away March 1, 2020, in her Brecknock Township residence.
She was the loving wife of Dennis Vance. They married on September 10, 1983.
Born in Camden, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Marian (Harman) Condon.
She was a graduate of Virginia Tech with a bachelor's degree in Geophysics and received her master's degree...
Geraldine B. Richards
Feb 29, 2020
Geraldine "Jerre" (Moyer) Boyer Richards, 98, passed away on Saturday, February 29,2020 in Bedford NH. She was predeceased by her first husband, Walter T. Boyer, in 1950 and her second husband, Gerald L. Richards, in 1997.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Leon R Moyer and Helen M (Rhine) Moyer.
Jerre was a member of Reading Community Players since 1960....
William G. Smith
Feb 29, 2020
William G. Smith, 80, of Reading, passed away February 29, 2020, at Reading Hospital.
He was predeceased by his wife, Carol A. (Lacknoe) Smith.
Born in Boston, MA, he was a son of the late Grace Cockerill Smith and Norman James Smith, Sr.
He was a graduate of Council Rock High School, Newtown, PA in 1957, and Penn State University in 1962, earning...
Daniel D. Ruch
Feb 29, 2020
Daniel D. Ruch, 39, passed away on February 29, 2020 at the Reading Hospital.
He was born in Delaware County, and then was raised in Walnutport, Pennsylvania.
Dan was employed by Campbell Manufacturing in Bechtelsville as a machinist for the last 7 years.
He is survived by his daughter, Madison "Maddy" E. Ruch. He is also survived by numerous siblings. He was the...
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