Sarah E. Dries
Dec 9, 2017
Sarah E. Dries, 81 of Hamburg died December 9, 2017. Her husband, Adam D. Dries, predeceased her. She was born in Reading and was the daughter of John and Sarah E. (Gromis) Baker. She was employed at various knitting mills throughout the area last working at Valley Forge Flag in Robesonia as a sewing machine operator retiring in 1998. She...
Helen A. Jabornik
Dec 8, 2017
Helen A. (Horvath) Jabornik, 104, passed away December 8, 2017, in her Spring Township residence.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, and six siblings: Joseph, Ann, Amelia, William, Charles, and Edward.
Born in Palmerton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Brent) Horvath. Helen worked for many years as a beautician, owning her own beauty shop, retiring...
Bette J. Borkey
Dec 8, 2017
Bette J. "Nana" Borkey, 89, passed away December 8, 2017, in the Heritage of Green Hills after a 3 year courageous battle with cancer.
She was the beloved wife of Eugene H. Borkey, with whom she celebrated 65 years of wedded bliss on September 27, 2017.
Born in Auburn, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Earl J. and Iva A....
Dorothy V. Maxwell
Dec 8, 2017
Dorothy V. Maxwell, 80, passed away December 8, 2017, in her West Lawn residence.
She was the wife of Franklin W. Maxwell; they were married 61 years.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Vincent F. and Margaret M. (Hemming) Wilczynski.
Dorothy enjoyed playing rummy and chicken foot, but most importantly she loved her family. She was a wonderful and...
James A. Neel
Dec 7, 2017
James Albert Neel, 88, of The Highlands at Wyomissing, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017.
He was born April 1, 1929, son of the late Merville and Lucile (Nicholas) Neel.
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, a registered professional engineer, Jim was employed by the Western Electric Company in St. Paul, Minnesota and was transferred to Reading, Pennsylvania in 1958 where...
Harold J. Maurer
Dec 7, 2017
Harold J. Maurer, 69 of Upper Tulpehocken Township died Thursday, December 7, 2017 in his residence. Harold was the husband of Mary V. (Rodino) Maurer. He was born in Pitman (Schuylkill County) and was the son of the late James Maurer and Betty (Kehler) Williard of Hegins. Harold along with his wife was the owner-operator of H & M Well...
Paul M. Urban
Dec 6, 2017
Paul M. Urban, 71, of Reading, passed away on December 6, 2017, in his residence.
He was the loving husband of Jane K. (Greely) Urban. They were married on September 29, 1973.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William and Mary (Karnat) Urban.
He was a 1964 graduate of Reading High School.
Paul was a proud U.S. Army veteran.
He worked...
Lawrence G. Mitchell
Dec 5, 2017
Lawrence G. "Larry" Mitchell
Lawrence G. Mitchell, 88, of Sinking Spring, PA crossed over into eternal life on Dec. 5th,2017.
Born in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of George and Helen (Holodick) Mitchell and later,his stepmother Agnes Mitchell.
He was the loving husband of Johanna (Makowiec) Mitchell for 61 years.
Larry grew up in the coal region and attended Mining and Mechanical Institute...
John Eric Dodson
Dec 5, 2017
John Eric Dodson, 54, died December 5, 2017, in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Joyce E. (Groeger) Dodson. They married April 15, 1989.
Born in Altoona, he was a son of the late Robert L. Dodson and Kathryn J. Snyder.
John was a graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona, PA in 1981 and Duquesne University in 1986 where...
James Harris
Dec 4, 2017
James Harris, 91, of Reading, passed away on December 4, 2017.
He was the husband of Ernestine M. (Cusano) Harris.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry and Mary (Kageos) Harris.
James was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He worked at Beumont, Heller & Sperling, retiring in 1989.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children: James S. Harris...
Frank T. Petrakis
Dec 3, 2017
Frank T. Petrakis passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, in the Mifflin Center, Reading. His loving family was by his side.
Born in Reading on February 16, 1935, Frank was the son of Stephen and Georgia (Patsourakos) Petrakis.
He was educated in the Reading schools and served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, during the Korean Conflict.
Frank forged...
Betty Lou Wagner
Dec 3, 2017
Betty Lou (Fritch) Wagner, 78, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday morning in Reading Hospital. Born on May 10, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Trexler) Bowers and Glenn Fritch. She was a graduate of Perry High School and the Valedictorian of her class. She also completed 2 years at the former Reading Business Institute. Betty worked...
Marijane R. Moyer
Dec 3, 2017
Marijane R. (Gerbino) Moyer, 94, formerly of Lincoln Park, died December 3, 2017, in ManorCare, Laureldale.
She was the wife of Donald F. Moyer. They married August 30, 1947.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Theresa (Casella) Gerbino.
She was a 1940 graduate of Reading High School.
Marijane was employed by Bell Telephone as a long-distance telephone operator....
Mary E. Kaucher
Dec 2, 2017
Mary Esther (Denman) Kaucher, 96, passed away on December 2 at home in Wyomissing.
She was the beloved wife of James E. Kaucher Sr., who predeceased her in 1987.
Born on December 29, 1920, in Mount Carmel, IL, Mary was the eldest of eight children of the late Elmer and Mary Denman. She often reminisced about the happy, simple life she shared...
Arlene Mary Turner
Dec 2, 2017
Arlene Mary (Krommes) Turner, 84, of Tilden Township, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Laurel Center, Tilden Township, in the loving presence of her family. She was born on April 14, 1933 in Albany Township and was the daughter of the late Pauline (Strausser) and Earl W. Krommes Sr. Her husband, Charles C. Turner, passed away on December...
Richard P. Trabosh
Dec 2, 2017
Richard P. Trabosh, 72, of Hamburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon. Born in Hamburg on November 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Carrie Mae (Kline) and John Trabosh, Sr. He was a 1963 graduate of Hamburg High School and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Rich was a life member of the...
James Adam Jakubek
Dec 2, 2017
James Adam Jakubek, 81, of Spring Township, passed away December 2, 2017, in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Jeannette M. Jakubek having celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary.
James worked as the Chief Financial Officer of St. Joseph Medical Center and the Alaskan Health System as well as other hospitals.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman having been a member...
Leon A. Ostroski
Dec 2, 2017
Leon Ostroski, 78, of Shillington passed away December 2, 2017, in his residence.
He was a 1957 graduate of West Reading High School.
Leon was a U. S. Army veteran.
He worked as a driver for various florists.
Survivors include two sons, John P. and Adam J. Ostroski.
Private graveside services were held at Charles Evans Cemetery. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., 739 Penn...
Kathleen Joy Kline
Dec 1, 2017
Kathleen Joy Kline, 82 of Mohrsville died Friday, December 1 st in her residence. She was the wife of James "Mike" Kline. Kathleen was born in Pottsville and was the daughter of the late Christy and Anna (Tomak) Joy. Kathleen started her career as a school bus driver and last worked as an insurance representative for Aetna Insurance from where...
Scott A. Mengel
Dec 1, 2017
Scott A. Mengel, 61 of Hamburg died December 1, 2017 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. He was born in West Reading and was the son of the late William I. and Marguerite S. (Huett) Mengel. He graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1974. Scott was a sheet metal worker-Local 19, Philadelphia, PA for over 30 years prior to his...