Carolyn A. Gabriel
Sep 17, 2017
Carolyn A. Gabriel, 76 of Upper Bern Township died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township September 17, 2017. She was the wife of Paul R. Gabriel and recently celebrated 55 years of marriage. Carolyn was born in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late William and Annette (Marchiano) Macchia. She was a homemaker most of her life and...
Colleen Roth
Sep 15, 2017
Colleen Cathy (Brant) Roth, 58, of West Reading passed away September 15, 2017, in Reading Hospital Rehabilitation Center.
She was the beloved wife of Bernard J. Roth Jr., with whom she celebrated 35 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late George and Liilian (Wunder) Shull.
Colleen was a 1977 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed by...
Frederick Lee Homsher
Sep 15, 2017
Frederick L. Homsher, 79, of Wyomissing, died Friday, September 15th in Fairfax, VA surrounded by his family.
Born on March 21, 1938 to Irene Hensel Homsher and Joseph B. Homsher, Fred grew up in Baltimore, MD before moving to Wyomissing Hills in 1951. He graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1955. Fred attended Lehigh University where he played Varsity Baseball and...
Norma J. Bzdyk
Sep 14, 2017
Norma J. (Gillen) Bzdyk 82 of Shoemakersville died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township September 14, 2017. She was the widow of Edmund M. Bzdyk who died April 26, 2014. Norma was born in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late Harold and Dorothea (Schomburg) Gillen. She was a graduate of Hempstead High School, Hempstead, Long Island, NY....
Helen Sochko
Sep 13, 2017
Helen (Dadey) Sochko 69, of Sinking Spring, passed away September 13, 2017, in Fox Chase Cancer Center.
She was the wife of Michael Sochko.
Born in Reading and raised in Birdsboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. Sr. and Bertha T. (Bahr) Dadey.
Helen was a 1966 graduate of Daniel Boone High School. Helen was a self-employed cosmetologist for...
Verna I. Phillips
Sep 12, 2017
Verna I. Phillips, 94 of West Hamburg died in the Orwigsburg Center on September 12, 2017. She was the widow of Nevin F. Phillips who died March 14, 2007. She was born in Leacock Township, Lancaster County and was the daughter of the late Warren F. and Elsie M. (Wilhelm) Kissling. In her earlier years Verna worked at various knitting...
Terrence J. Mcglinn, Sr.
Sep 12, 2017
TERRENCE J. McGLINN, SR., Berks County Businessman, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Terrence J. McGlinn, Sr., 77, of Brownsville Road, Sinking Spring, passed away on September 12, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at home. He was the husband of Barbara Ann (Tait) McGlinn. In June, they celebrated 53 years of marriage.
He was the son of the late John F. McGlinn, Sr. and...
Gail Whiskeyman
Sep 11, 2017
Gail Whiskeyman, 74, formerly of Shillington, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, in Phoebe Berks Village Gardens.
She was the wife of Larry Whiskeyman who died in December, 2012.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rosina Anna (Herbst) Bosold.
Gail was a graduate of Governer Mifflin High School.
She was a member of Zion Blue Mountain U.C. Church,...
John R. Tazik
Sep 10, 2017
John R. Tazik, 67, of Mohnton passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 10, 2017 at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Andrew and Dolores (Erhmann) Tazik.
He was a graduate of Twin Valley High School.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and served honorably in Germany and Korea.
He began his career at Western Electric eventually...
Ellen Mcmullen - Zintak
Sep 9, 2017
Ellen L. (Smith) McMullen Zintak, 78, passed away September 9, 2017, in her Wyomissing residence.
She was the beloved wife of Benjamin J. Zintak, who passed away October 1, 2015
Born in Chester February 23, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Lillian S. (Zajano) Smith
Ellen was an active member of St. Ignatius of Loyola Roman Catholic Church,...
R. Breon Grace
Sep 9, 2017
Grace R. "Blondie" (Gassert) Breon, 81 of Port Clinton died Saturday, September 9, 2017 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. She was the widow of Roy G. "Stiner" Breon who died October 18, 1995. Grace was born in Lebanon and was the daughter of the late William D. and Helen M. (Gassert) Eisenhauer. Blondie worked for 25 years as a...
Allen R. Scott
Sep 6, 2017
Allen R. Scott, 75, of Bern Twp., passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the beloved husband of Louise (Urbanovich) Scott, who he married February 19, 1966.
Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Rev. Lyle and Charlotte (Jayne) Scott.
Allen was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Bay...
Michele L. Ruth
Sep 6, 2017
Michele L. Ruth, 47, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, in her Blandon residence.
She was the beloved wife of Stephen A. Ruth who she married June 14, 2008.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Melba J. (Longenecker) Esser, and the late Rodney Gross who died in 1982.
Michele was a 1987 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and also attended nursing...
Anderson H. Nguyen
Sep 6, 2017
Anderson H. Nguyen, 83, passed away September 6, 2017, in his Reading residence.
He was the beloved husband of Quyen Pham Nguyen.
Born in Vietnam, he was the son of Hong H. and Hoi T. Nguyen.
In addition to his wife, Anderson is survived by his five children, Huy Nguyen, Huong Nguyen, Linh Nguyen, Nam Nguyen, Dung Nguyen. He is also survived by...
Barbara Myer
Sep 6, 2017
Barbara (Hershey) Myer, 68, passed away September 6, 2017, in her West Lawn residence.
She was the wife of Robert Myer for over 48 years.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Ella Mae (Weaver) Hershey, Lancaster and the late Richard "Digger Dick" Hershey.
She was a graduate of Lampeter-Strasburg High School in 1966 and Bloomsburg University in 1971.
Barb was employed by...
Ernest G. Lubbeke
Sep 2, 2017
Ernest G. Lubbeke, 80, passed away September 2, 2017.
He was a loving husband to Maryjane H. (Coyle-Young) Lubbeke, they were to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this September 18th.
Ernie was the proud father of Lynne A. Burns of West Reading and the stepfather of Scott A. Young of Pittsburgh.
He received his degree in Mechanical Engineering and was a proud alumnus...
Sebastiano W. Parto
Sep 2, 2017
Sebastiano W. Parto, or "Ben" as he was known to his family & friends, 52 of Center Township died September 2 nd , 2017 as a result of an automobile accident. He was the husband of Joelle (Zukowski) Parto. He was born in Bristol and was the son of the late Joseph W. Parto and Judith M. (Cinkaj) Parto of...
Madelyn F. March
Sep 1, 2017
Madelyn F. (Boone) March, 96, of Sinking Spring, passed away on September 1, 2017, in ManorCare Sinking Spring.
She was the widow of George March.
Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late Allen W. and Mildred R. (Helfrick) Boone.
During her working years, Madelyn was employed by UGI.
Madelyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She will be dearly...
Mark P. Gehret
Aug 29, 2017
Mark P. Gehret, 44 of Orwigsburg died August 29 th in his residence. He was the husband of Nichole L. (Burkert) Gehret. Mark was born in West Reading and was predeceased by his mother Patricia (McDevitt) Gehret. His father Rea Gehret and stepmother Sharon Gehret of Sinking Spring survive him. He was a 1991 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School...
Patricia A. Restrepo
Aug 28, 2017
Patricia A. (Price) Restrepo, 88, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2017, at Columbia Cottage, under their wonderful loving care.
Her beloved husband, Robert P. Restrepo, Sr., died on July 11, 2013, after celebrating their long beautiful marriage that began August 13, 1949.
Born in Merion, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Elizabeth C. (Beck) Price, graduated Mater...