William L. Becker
May 20, 2018
William L. Becker, 91 of Shoemakersville died May 20, 2018 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. He was the husband of Mildred M. (Kramer) Becker who died March 29, 2012. Bill was born in Schuylkill Haven and was the son of the late Lewis H. and Kathryn A. (Burkhart) Becker. Bill graduated from Perry High School in 1944 and was...
Alonzo A. "Buff" Cook
May 19, 2018
Alonzo A. "Buff" Cook, 72, of Sinking Spring, passed away May 19, 2018 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of Linda L. Conrad-Cook, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Born in Greensboro, SC, he was the son of the late Willie and Mattie Bell (Royan) Cook.
Buff was employed by Hoffman Industries Inc., as a shop steward.
He was...
Mary Rose Taggert
May 17, 2018
Mary R. Young Taggert, 89, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the beloved wife of Edward A. Taggert.
Born in Chestnut Hill, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh D. and Anna (McHugh) McFadden.
Mary was a graduate of Hallahan Catholic Girls High School.
She was employed as a reporter/copy editor for 17 years...
William A. Koontz, Ph.D.
May 16, 2018
William (Bill) A. Koontz, Ph.D., 71, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cumberland, MD, Bill was the youngest son of Charles M. and Jessie L. (Lenker) Koontz. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his beloved elder brother, Jesse Koontz. Bill is survived by his adoring wife of...
Rose Anna Bernecker
May 15, 2018
Rose Anna Bernecker, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Berks Heim.
She was the beloved wife for 66 years of Harry T. Bernecker, who died 2016. They were married June 24, 1950.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late B. Alexander and Magdalena (Franckowiak) Leszczynski.
Rose was a 1947 graduate of Nazareth High School.
She was a member of...
Donald R. Unger, Jr.
May 15, 2018
Donald R. Unger Jr., 62, a veritable renaissance man, whose heart and soul were forged by living passionately in the crucible of life, passed from life to Light on May 15, 2018, in his Reading residence.
He was the loving husband of Patricia A. (Ford) Unger; they were married on September 17, 1983.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Patricia...
Grace S. Cirulli
May 15, 2018
Grace S. (Lehn) Cirulli, 91, of Shillington, passed away May 14, 2018, in Exeter Greens.
Her husband, Samuel Cirulli died on June 2, 2009.
Born in Wyomissing, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Martha (Oberly) Lehn.
She was a dedicated housewife and mother. Her greatest gift to her children was staying at home to raise them.
Grace is survived by two...
Mark S. Leek
May 13, 2018
Mark S. Leek, 84, passed away May 13, 2018 at his Kenhorst home, with his wife and daughter by his side.
He was the loving husband of Mary Lou (Mason) Leek for 54 years.
Born July 6, 1933, in Absecon, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Stanley C. and Anna (Steelman) Leek.
Mark was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having...
Gary W. Plourde Sr.
May 13, 2018
Gary W. Plourde Sr., 68, of Sinking Spring, passed away May 13, 2018, in the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.
He was the beloved husband of Judith K. (Mastroni) Plourde, with whom he celebrated 46 years of marriage.
Born in Claremont, NH, he was the son of Suzanne (St. Pierre) Plourde, Meriden, CT and the late Clarence Plourde, of Claremont, NH.
Gary was a...
A. David Mahony
May 12, 2018
A. David Mahony, 90, passed away peacefully at The Highlands, a retirement community in Wyomissing, PA on May 12, 2018. He was the husband of the late Phyllis Ann Mahony, who passed in July of 2016.
Born in Fitchburg, MA, in 1928 to Arthur and Julia (Walsh) Mahony, David graduated from Bordentown Military Institute, an independent military school in Bordentown, NJ,...
Ann Marie Wells
May 12, 2018
Ann M. Wells, 52 of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 12 in The Reading Hospital while battling cancer. Born March 27, 1966 in Reading, she was a daughter of John and Elizabeth A. (Myatt) Wells, of Shillington.
A 1984 graduate of the former Holy Name High School, Ann enjoyed a very successful career with Getty Mart, operating their Mohnton...
Stephen Edward Ondik
May 11, 2018
Stephen Edward Ondik, 46, of Reading, passed away on May 11, 2018, in the Reading Hospital.
Born on December 26, 1971, he was the son of the Stephen Ondik, Jr., and the late Janis (Koprowski) Ondik who passed away in June of 1991.
Stephen was a 1990 graduate of Reading Central Catholic High School and attended LaRoche College in Pittsburgh from 1990-1993.
He...
Margaret Ann White
May 10, 2018
Margaret Ann (Heisler) White, 90, formerly of Flying Hills, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Berks Heim, where she had resided for nearly six years. Born April 14, 1928 in Port Carbon, Margaret was a daughter of the late Henry J. and Elizabeth (Scully) Heisler. She was married to Donald L. White, Wyomissing, and predeceased by her...
Darnell L. Bickel
May 8, 2018
Darnell L. Bickel, 74, of Reading, passed away on May 8, 2018, in St Joseph's Medical Center.
He was the beloved wife of Sharon K. (Schwenk) Bickel. They were married on October 17, 1969.
Born in Lancaster on October 17, 1943, he was the son of the late Charles and Bernice (Gise) Bickel.
Darnell achieved his bachelor's degree from Southeastern Bible College in...
Grace K. Drumheller
May 7, 2018
Grace Karolyn Kane Drumheller, 21 years young, of Exeter, passed away on May 7th, 2108.
Born in Reading on June 3, 1996, she leaves behind a loving and doting father, Robert J. Drumheller; her mother, Theresa M. Kane; a big brother, Philip J. Drumheller; her Mom Mom, Dolly Drumheller; and many, many uncles, aunts, and cousins
Grace graduated from Exeter High School.
Grace...
Betty L. Ziegler
May 6, 2018
Betty L. Ziegler, 88, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Phoebe Berks Village.
She was the wife of Charles H. Ziegler, Jr., who died March, 2011.
Born in Shillington, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Mary C. (Dunkelberger) Keffer.
Betty was a 1947 graduate of Shillington High Shcool and also attended Reading Hospital School of Nursing where she...
Mary R. Quartieri
May 6, 2018
Mary R. (Accordino) Quartieri, 90, of Reading, passed away May 6, 2018 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen Quartieri Swope and Robert Harrison Swope.
Born October 27, 1927, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Sebastiana (Ugliuzza) and Frank N. Accordino, both deceased.
Mary worked as a presser at Kelray Knitting Mills in West Reading. She and...
Gust C. Kraras
May 5, 2018
Gust C. Kraras, 97, passed away May 5, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in his Wyomissing residence.
His wife, Stella G. (Dialectos) Kraras, passed away August 13, 2011. They were married on April 28, 1946.
Born in Terpsithea, Greece, he was a son of the late Christ J. and Ypapanti (Contos) Kraras.
Gust proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII in...
Logan John Walter
May 4, 2018
Heaven gained a sweet, precious angel on Friday, May 4, 2018, when Logan John Walter earned his beautiful infant wings. Logan is the son of John and Jaime (Ragonese) Walter, South Heidelberg Township, and the little brother of Luke Walter.
Logan is also survived by his adoring grandparents: Jack and Jean Walter, Sinking Spring; Peter Ragonese, Wyomissing, and Dee Ragonese, Sinking...
Frank Lesinski
May 4, 2018
Frank Lesinski, 92 of Leesport died May 4, 2018 in the Reading Hospital, Tower Health surrounded by his daughters. He was the husband of Anna J (Ramotowski) Lesinski who died in 1998. Frank was born in Radomsko, Poland and was the son of the late Frank and Ksaweria (Rospedowska) Lesinski. Frank enlisted in the Polish Army at the young age...