Obituaries
Lewis C. Ianni
Aug 23, 2018
Lewis C. Ianni, 84, of Sinking Spring, passed away Thursday August 23 at Reading Hospital, with his family by his side. He was married October 15, 1960 to his loving wife Barbara (Lutz) Ianni, and together they truly celebrated 57 years of marriage together. Born November 6, 1933 in Reading, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Irene...
Joseph L. Connolly
Aug 22, 2018
Joseph L. Connolly, 90, of Reading, passed away August 22, 2018, at the Reading Hospital.
His wife Lorraine C. (Cellucci) Connolly, died on July 26, 2016. They married on November 7, 1953.
Born in Oakland, NJ, he was a son of the late LeRoy J. and Florence F. (Donnawald) Connolly.
Joseph was a graduate of St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia and Pierce School...
Arlean V. Palka
Aug 21, 2018
Arlean V. (Shutt) Palka, 91, formerly of West Lawn, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 21 at St. Mary's Villa, Elmhurst Township, PA, where she resided since June 27th. She was the widow of Thaddeus Palka, who passed in 2013, and together they truly celebrated an incredible 66 years of marriage. Her family takes great comfort in knowing they are reunited...
Christopher J. Stofko
Aug 21, 2018
Christopher J. Stofko, 37 of Alsace Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, in Muhlenberg Township.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of George A. and Frances (Yaklich) Stofko.
A 1999 graduate of Oley Valley High School, Chris was a graduate of Millersville University, where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Psychology.
He was a school psychologist for...
Dorothy G. Simmons
Aug 20, 2018
Dorothy G. (Spencer) Simmons, 92, formerly of Shillington, passed away peacefully at Elmcroft Senior Living, Exeter, on Monday, August 20. She was the widow of William F. Simmons; they were married September 16, 1950. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Roselen (Nangle) Spencer.
A graduate of St. Peter's Reading Catholic High School, Dorothy worked as...
Benjamin J. Cimochowski
Aug 20, 2018
Benjamin J. Cimochowski, 98, formerly of Reading, passed away August 20, 2018, at Manor at Market Square.
His wife, Anna (Jablonski) Cimochowski, to whom he was married for 68 years, died on January 25, 2010.
Born in Minersville, he was a son of the late John and Mary (Sidlik) Cimochowski.
He was a 1938 graduate of Pottsville High School.
Benjamin was a U.S. Army...
John Lee Clark
Aug 19, 2018
John L. Clark, Jr., 77, passed away peacefully in his Exeter Township home on Sunday, August 19. Born April 25, 1941 in Lansing, MI, he was the son of the late Alice (Aurand) and John L. Clark, Sr. His wife of 45 years, Ann (Johnston) Clark, passed away in 2008.
John held a masters degree in Computer Science from The University...
Timothy C. Moyer
Aug 19, 2018
Timothy C. Moyer, 51 of West Penn Township and formerly of Leesport died August 19 th in his residence. He was the husband of Marsha M. (Miller) Moyer. Tim was born in W. Reading, PA and was the son of the late Chester E. Moyer and Kaye R. (White) Moyer of Leesport. Timothy was a 1985 graduate of Schuylkill Valley...
Irene Bensinger Kauffman
Aug 14, 2018
Irene Bensinger Kauffman passed away at her home on August 14, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born on July 5, 1924 in Drehersville, PA. She was raised on her parents' dairy farm and graduated from Schuylkill Haven High School in 1942, where she met her future husband Jim, who she married in 1943.
Irene was a devoted wife and mother...
Ronald C. Calabrese
Aug 14, 2018
Ronald C. Calabrese, 82 of Flying Hills, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Fern M. (Dunkelberger) Calabrese; they were married for 61 years.
Born in Reading, Ron was a son of the late Carmen and Virginia (Huber) Calabrese. A graduate of Reading High School, Ron was a foreman for Glidden Paints,...
Ann L. Heinly
Aug 13, 2018
Ann L. Heinly, 100 formerly of Hamburg died August 13th in Phoebe Health Care Center, Wernersville.
Ann was the widow of Earl F. Heinly who died January 25, 1996. She was born in Lenhartsville and was the daughter of the late George W. and Lillie A. (Levan) Hamsher.  She was a graduate of the Empire Beauty School.  Ann worked for many...
Katherine P. Ganas
Aug 10, 2018
Katherine P. Ganas, 85, passed away August 10, 2018, at the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township .
She was the beloved wife of the late Taso A. Ganas.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Thalia (Demakou) Thomas.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Katherine was employed as a hostess for Boscov's.
She is survived by her son, Alan...
Grace R. Schlarb
Aug 9, 2018
Grace (Cassaro) Schlarb entered into eternal rest on August 9, 2018, at Reading Hospital.
Born on June 6, 1932, in Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Trisa (Cosentino) and Steve Cassaro.
She was the devoted wife of Heinrich Schlarb with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. They were married August 28, 1976.
Grace was a 1949 graduate of Reading...
Concetta M. Lombardo
Aug 9, 2018
Concetta M. "Connie" (Varone) Lombardo, 72, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away August 9, 2018, at Penn State Health St. Joseph.
She was the loving wife of Rodney G. Lombardo. They married on May 21, 1966.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Cirulli) Varone.
Connie was a homemaker who was dedicated to her family. She also worked...
Paul W. Welliver
Aug 7, 2018
Dr. Paul W. Welliver, 87, Wyomissing, PA, formerly of State College, PA, passed away August 7, 2018 in the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of M. Margaret (Reynolds) Welliver, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage on July 7th. Born March 28, 1931 in Danville, PA, Paul was one of five sons of the late Rev. Dr....
Barbara Ann Brizek
Aug 7, 2018
Barbara Ann (Motacki) Brizek, 70, of Spring Twp., passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved companion of George M. Brizek Jr.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Bessie (Turrisi) Motacki.
Barbara was a 1965 graduate of Wilson High School.
Prior to staying home to raise her family,...
Paul James Davidheiser
Aug 7, 2018
Paul Davidheiser, 48 of Blandon, passed away at Penn State Health St. Joseph on Tuesday, August 7, after being stricken at work with a heart attack. Born May 1, 1970 in Reading, Paul leaves behind many loved ones very dear to him including his wife of eight years, Amanda Davidheiser.
He is also survived by his four sons: Trenton, Deitrich, Nyles...
Patricia Ann Fecile
Aug 5, 2018
Patricia Ann (Price) Fecile, 79, of Sinking Spring, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, August 5 at Reading Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Louis Fecile, celebrating nearly 57 years of marriage together.
Born July 4, 1939 in Scranton, PA, Pat was a daughter of the late Robert and Ann (Bozan)...
Diane M. Pawlewicz
Aug 4, 2018
Diane M. Pawlewicz, 68, of Cumru Twp., passed away on August 4, 2018, in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.
She was the beloved wife of Robert Pawlewicz for almost 46 years. They were married on December 2, 1972.
Born in Allentown on July 22, 1950, she was the daughter of Phyllis J. (Schleicher) Kropf and the late John C. Kropf.
She was a 1968 graduate...
Justin A. Perez
Aug 3, 2018
Justin A. Perez, 23, of Shillington, passed away peacefully August 3, 2018.
He was the loving boyfriend of Kaiana E. Berger of Shillington
Born in Reading, he was the son of Adalberto Perez- Santos of Reading and Cherie A. Heller of Shillington.
He was a 2012 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.
Justin was employed by Tom Masano as a wholesale parts advisor.
Justin was...
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