Leslie E. Rauber Hylan
Feb 11, 2019
Leslie E. Rauber Hylan, 74, passed away February 11, 2019, at Berkshire Center. Born in Bridgeton, New Jersey she was a daughter of the late Lester and Eleanor (McCardle) Rexon. Leslie was the wife of Vince Hylan.
A graduate of The Reading Hospital School of Nursing. Leslie worked as Director of Nursing at Berks Heim for many years. She then entered...
Robert P. Wentzel
Feb 10, 2019
Robert P. Wentzel, 89, of Sinking Spring, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 10, 2019. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John M. and Catherine (Hartman) Wentzel. He married his childhood sweetheart Jean H. (Hertzog) Wentzel, and they would have celebrated 68 wonderful years of marriage this April.
Bob was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School, a...
Jane Levan
Feb 10, 2019
Jane Detwiler LeVan died at Phebe Berks Health Center in Wernersville, on February 10, 2019. She was the widow of Raymond Kensil LeVan and the daughter of the late Russell S. Detwiler, VMD, and Ella Thompson Detwiler. Her brother, Richard H. Detwiler, VMD, predeceased her. Jane was born in Reading on July 15, 1927, and lived in that city until...
Ronald Lee Good
Feb 9, 2019
Ronald Lee Good, aged 68 of Hamburg, passed away on Saturday, February 9, leaving this earth embracing the promises of God which he believed and preached for many decades. The son of Lester Eugene (deceased) and Ruth Henrietta (née Dennis) Good of Mohrsville, he was born November 14, 1950, in Ephrata, PA. An avid outdoorsman and devoted husband, father, grandfather,...
Ronald L. Good
Feb 9, 2019
Ronald Lee Good, aged 68 of Hamburg, passed away on Saturday, February 9, leaving this earth embracing the promises of God which he believed and preached for many decades. The son of Lester Eugene (deceased) and Ruth Henrietta (née Dennis) Good of Mohrsville, he was born November 14, 1950, in Ephrata, PA. An avid outdoorsman and devoted husband, father, grandfather,...
Sandra D. Reichart
Feb 8, 2019
Sandra D. Reichart, aka "Granny", 80, passed away peacefully, Friday, February 8, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Barry L. "Pappy" Reichert, who passed in 2012; they had celebrated thirty-four years of marriage.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Verna (Kulp) Kreider.
She is survived by a daughter, Holly,...
Kazume Koyste
Feb 6, 2019
Kazume (Baker) Koyste, 60, of Spring Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Reading Hospital.
She was the beloved wife of Craig S. Koyste of 39 years. They married August 4, 1979.
Born on December 24, 1958 in Okinawa, Japan, she was a daughter of Fusa Shinjo Baker, West Lawn and the late Barry Baker.
Kazume was a 1977...
Ann-Marie Friel
Feb 6, 2019
Ann-Marie Friel, 72, passed away Wednesday, February 06, 2019 after a short illness at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community in Lancaster, where she had been a resident since June 2014. She was a longtime Lancaster resident.
Born in Reading, PA, she was the oldest child of the late Lester R. and Rita Boland Gery, and grew up in Silver Spring, MD. Ann-Marie...
Richard J. Scheibner
Feb 5, 2019
Richard J. Scheibner, 61, passed away February 5, 2019, in his Exeter Township residence.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Jim Scheibner and the late Elaine (Gentile) Wisniewski.
Richard was a 1975 graduate of Reading Central Catholic and graduate of of Elizabethtown College, where he received his B.A. in Music Therapy.
He was employed by Substitute Teaching Services as...
Doris A. Schieck
Feb 5, 2019
Doris A. Penta Schieck went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
Born in Reading in 1941, Doris was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. John J. Penta.
She attended the Reading school system, graduated from Millersville University in 1963 with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education, then obtained a Master of Library Science from Kutztown...
Frank A. Franco
Feb 3, 2019
Dr. Frank A Franco, 93, of Wyomissing passed away on Sunday, February 3, in his home, of natural causes, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 21, 1925, in Reading, he was the son of the late Thomas G. and Caroline (Droga) Franco.
Dr. Franco graduated from Reading High School in 1942 as a member of the National Honor Society, and...
Marie Juliette Plaisir
Feb 3, 2019
Marie Juliette (Luma) Plaisir, 54, passed away February 3, 2019, in St. Joseph Hospital.
Born in Croix-Des-Bouquets, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Marceau Lamarie and Manette Pierre Luma.
Marie was employed by the Spring City Veterans Hospital as a nurse.
She was a member of Bethlehem French Seventh Day Adventist Church, Reading.
Marie enjoyed taking her daily walks and singing. She...
Glenn Michael Frantz
Feb 3, 2019
Glenn M. Frantz, 60, of Bernville, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Reading Hospital, with his loving family by his side. Born in Reading, he was a son of Earl and Eleanor (Shuman) Frantz, Fleetwood. He was together with for 36 years, and married for 27, to Karen L. (Endy) Frantz, who cared for her husband tirelessly through...
Donna Marie Hedrick
Feb 2, 2019
Donna Marie Hedrick, 72, of Birdsboro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Betty (Gehris) Hedrick.
A graduate of the Philadelphia School for the Deaf, Donna was a loving homemaker who dedicated her life to selflessly caring for her children...
Richard A. Heckman
Feb 1, 2019
Richard A. Heckman, 76, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, in Orwigsburg Center. He is married to Lucinda (Pfautz) Heckman. Born in Winsdor Township, he was the son of the late Clarence A. and Dorothy C. (Wentzel) Heckman. Richard was employed at Penn Steel and later Fairmount Foundry for ten years until his retirement. He is survived...
Richard A. Heckman
Feb 1, 2019
Richard A. Heckman, 76, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, in Orwigsburg Center.
He is married to Lucinda (Pfautz) Heckman.
Born in Winsdor Township, he was the son of the late Clarence A. and Dorothy C. (Wentzel) Heckman.
Richard was employed at Penn Steel and later Fairmount Foundry for ten years until his retirement.
He is survived by five children: Stewart...
Carol A. Matz
Jan 31, 2019
Carol A. (Neatock) Matz, of Birdsboro, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2019, in the care of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Reading, she was the wife of Barry L. Matz, and they truly celebrated 47 years of marriage together. Carol was the daughter of the late Marvin and Margaret (Grant) Neatock.
A graduate...
Kenneth Peiffer
Jan 31, 2019
Kenneth L. Peiffer, 73, of Shillington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born April 26, 1945 in Reading, he was a son of the late Betty Rosado.
A 1963 graduate of Reading High School, Kenneth worked as a machinist for 30 years at Baldwin Brass, Reading, retiring in 2009. He considered himself a simple...
Michael Patrick Lynch
Jan 30, 2019
Michael Patrick Lynch, 69, of Birdsboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late David J. and Anna Mae (Knapp) Lynch.
A 1967 graduate of Reading High School, Mike lived in Pennside and Reading his entire life. He was loved by all who knew him, and he enjoyed...
Donald R. Klein
Jan 29, 2019
Donald R. Klein, 92, formerly of Lincoln Park, passed away January 29, 2019 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of Mary C. (Sheeler) Klein, with whom he would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on March 6th.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Paul G. and M. Luella (Snyder) Klein.
Donald was a 1944 graduate...