Obituaries

Jan 25, 2020

Dale P. "Pops" Kite, 64, of Shillington passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Reading Hospital. He was a child of the late James A. Jr and Virginia (Giles) Kite.

Pops graduated from Muhlenberg High School. A jack of all trades, he worked in many roles throughout his working life, but his favorite was as a direct sales consultant...

Jan 24, 2020

Jan 24, 2020

Joseph I. Carrieri, 61, of Bernville, passed away on January 24, 2020, at Penn State Health St. Joseph.

He was the husband of Pamela S. (Eary) Carrieri. Joseph and Pamela met while at William Tennent High School in 1974 and married ten years later.

Born in Abington, he was the son of the late Francis and Gloria (Epler) Carrieri.

Joseph graduated from William...

Jan 23, 2020

Cheryl D. Sterling, 74, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away January 23, 2020 at Mifflin Center.

Born in Huntington, NY she was the daughter of the late Robert and Joan (Orndorf) Cass.

She graduated from Hightstown High School.

Cheryl worked as a Realtor at Century 21 and later Weichert Realtors until her retirement.

She is survived by her children, Kattie L (Robert) Rhoads, West Lawn...

Jan 23, 2020

Tammy J. Scrobe, 48, of Fleetwood, was called home by her Heavenly Father on January 23, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Daniel V. Scrobe III; they were married on September 2, 1995. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Gary, Sr. and Linda (Duranto) Swavely, Fleetwood. She was the graduate of the...

Jan 22, 2020

Barbara Ann (McDonough) Blankenbiller, 78, went to be with the Lord on January 22, 2020, in her Spring Township residence surrounded by her loving family.

She was the loving wife of Stanley L. "Chet" Blankenbiller. They celebrated 60 years of marriage on March 28, 2019.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Priscilla (Zito) McDonough.

She was employed...

Jan 22, 2020

Shirley B. Snyder, 84, formerly of Exeter Township, passed away January 22, 2020, at Reading Hospital.

Her husband, Claude A. Snyder, passed away November 18, 2012.

Born in Oley, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Esther (Bush) Fick.

Shirley graduated from Mt. Penn High School.

She was employed in the medical record department by Reading Hospital, Community General and St. Joseph's...

Jan 20, 2020

Lee J. Wolfe, 74, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 20, 2020, at the Reading Hospital.

He was the loving husband of 50 years to Linda J. (Gratton) Wolfe.

Born in Mount Pleasant, PA, he was a son of the late Bill and Georgia (Soverns) Wolfe.

Lee was a graduate of Penn State University, where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

He was...

Jan 19, 2020

Dennis M. Keltz, 72, of Wyomissing, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020, as a guest of The Highlands of Wyomissing. He was the loving husband of Anita M. (Maslar) Keltz, with whom he would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in April. He was the son of the late Josephine (Mazur) and Bernard T. Keltz, and step-son of Joann (Kerchoff)...

Jan 17, 2020

Margaret Anne Yoder, 88, of West Lawn, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020. Married for 62 years, she was the widow of Richard E. Yoder, who passed in 2013.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Dorothea (Bell) and Wendell G. Kern, Sr. Margaret was a graduate of West Reading High School. She was a homemaker all...

Jan 17, 2020

Esperanza "Espy" Priscilla Francisco, 19, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 17, 2020, at Reading Hospital.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Gilbert "Shorty" and Esther (Martinez) Francisco.

She was a graduate of Wilson High School in 2018. She briefly attended Shippensburg University from 2018 into 2019, and graduated from The Beauty Institute in December of 2019.

While attending school,...

Jan 17, 2020

Elva G. (Heimbach) Lamm, 99, passed away January 17, 2020, at Berks Heim.

She is survived by four children: Sue Ellen Katancik, Barrie Pease, Gregory Pease and Russell Pease; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St John's Hains Church, 591 N. Church Rd., Wernersville, PA...

Jan 13, 2020

Blanche (Moritz) Brady, a resident of Berks Heim, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020. She recently celebrated her 105th birthday. A daughter of the late Edward and Anna Mae (Scheidegger) Moritz, she was the widow of Charles Brady.

Blanche graduated from Reading High School '33 and worked for many years at Philadelphia Bank.

A passionate reader, Blanche believed in the power...

Jan 13, 2020

Cynthia Marie (Philips) Flannery, 63, of Reading, passed away January 13, 2020, at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Gloria M. (Garman) Philips, Reading and the late Robert C. Philips.

She was a Reading High School graduate.

For a number of years Cynthia had been employed by Lucent Technologies.

She always looked her best-even on her infrequent bad days...

Jan 11, 2020

Samuel A. Pugliese, 97, of Wernersville, died on January 11, 2020, at Phoebe Berks.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of Nicodemo and Maria (Bisolo) Pugliese.

He was a 1940 graduate of Phillipsburg High School. He married his loving wife, Zelma Rose (Brown) Pugliese on March 4, 1944.

Sam was initially a Store Manager and successfully completed his career as a...

Jan 11, 2020

Brigitta Brand "BB" Mahanna

Brigitta Brand "BB" Mahanna, 82, of Wyomissing passed away on January 11, 2020 in her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of John R. "Jack" Mahanna, with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage in November.

BB was born in New Rochelle, NY to John G. and Ida R. (Barrett) Brand. She attended the University...

Jan 11, 2020

V. Theresa Ruzowicz, known to her family as "Bachi," age 92, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2020. She was the ninth of ten children born to the late Thomas and Vincentine Babicki of Chester, PA. Theresa was a graduate of Chester High School and went on to attend arts school in Philadelphia.

In 1946 she married Tony, the love of...

Jan 10, 2020

Paul T. Klick, Sr., 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020, in his Reading residence, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George and Cecelia (Rochowicz) Klick. He was married for 60 incredibly loving years to Mary A. (Talarico) Klick.

Paul retired as a Shift Supervisor at Lucent Technology in 1995....

Jan 9, 2020

John W. Flickinger, Jr., 96, of Hamburg, died January 9, 2020, in his home surrounded by friends and family.

His wife Carolyn R. (Heinly) Flickinger, died July 8, 2009.

He was born in Corry, PA and was the son of the late John Sr. and Mary E. (Taylor) Flickinger.

John was an English teacher at Hamburg School District beginning in 1956 and was...

Jan 9, 2020

John W. Flickinger, Jr., 96, of Hamburg, died January 9, 2020, in his home surrounded by friends and family. His wife Carolyn R. (Heinly) Flickinger, died July 8, 2009. He was born in Corry, PA and was the son of the late John Sr. and Mary E. (Taylor) Flickinger. John was an English teacher at Hamburg School District beginning in...