Obituaries
Donald C. Schmoyer
Feb 1, 2018
Donald "Babe" C. Schmoyer, 90 died February 1, 2018 in the Topton Lutheran Home. He was born in Kutztown and was the son of the late Oliver Schmoyer and Edna (Freas) Schmoyer. "Babe" was a 1946 graduate of Kutztown High School. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, trap shooter and gardener. A sister, Anna Billman, several brother-in-laws, nephews and a...
Phyllis G. Zentgraf
Jan 31, 2018
Phyllis G. (Fritzsche) Zentgraf, 87, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Phoebe Berks with her loving family by her side.
She was the beloved wife of the late Leo A. Zentgraf who passed away on January 17, 2009. They had just celebrated 60 years of marriage at the time of his passing. Her family takes great...
Margaret "Peggy" D. Wickham
Jan 30, 2018
Margaret "Peggy" D. (Donoghue) Wickham, 89, of Reading, passed away peacefully in Phoebe Berks on January 30th, 2018.
She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas C. Wickham to whom she married in 1953. He passed away on March 3, 1997.
Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Cyril Joseph and Margaret (Kearny) Donoghue.
Peggy was a graduate of...
Mary Jane Groves
Jan 28, 2018
Mary Jane (Frederickson) Groves, 91, of Wyomissing, passed away on January 28, 2018, in the Reading Hospital.
Born in St. Cloud, MN, she was the daughter of the late Frank Alexander and Marguerite Louisa (Watson) Fredrickson.
Mary Jane loved all people. She was a social person who made many friends during her lifetime. She enjoyed shopping, traveling, dancing, and crafts. She also...
Theresa M. Manning
Jan 27, 2018
Theresa M. (Giannetta) Manning, 80, of Wyomissing, died January 27, 2018, in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Angelo Charles and Rose Marie (Marabell) Gianetta.
She was a graduate of Clark Summit Abington High School. Theresa also attended Lackawanna College, Scranton.
Theresa was employed by Tray-Pak Corporation as a secretary-treasurer for 28 years, retiring in 2003.
She...
Richard Harold Miller
Jan 27, 2018
Richard Harold Miller, 95, passed away January 27, 2018, in Topton Lutheran Home.
He was the beloved husband of the late Marie Jane (Bowers) Miller, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Born in Reading and long time area resident, he was the son of the late Ira and Florence E. (Rohrbach) Miller.
Richard was a 1940 graduate of Muhlenberg High School...
Tina L. Cavallucci
Jan 27, 2018
Tina L. Cavallucci, 67, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 27, 2018 in the Reading Hospital.
She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony A. Cavallucci.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Mildred E. (Benner) Schmehl.
Tina was a 1968 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed as a waitress and was a lifetime member of...
Richard S. Schmeck
Jan 27, 2018
Richard S. Schmeck, 82, passed away Saturday, January, 27, 2018, in Wyomissing Rehabilitation Center.
He is survived by his wife Mary E. (Rathman) Schmeck, to whom he would have been married to for 60 years this June.
Born in Mohnton, he was the son of the late Irvin and Thelma A. (Unger) Schmeck.
He was a 1955 graduate of Reading High School, earned...
Wallace Richard Bell
Jan 27, 2018
Wallace Richard "Rick" Bell, 79, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018, in Maidencreek Place.
Born in Lansdale, he was the son of the late Robert Barker and Mary Jane (Krebs) Bell.
Rick earned his Phd. in Mycology from Penn State.
He was a college professor teaching at Penn State Worthington Scranton, Dunmore, PA, and on the main campus.
Rick was an avid fly fisherman...
Thomas Potts Burkey
Jan 24, 2018
Thomas "Tom" Potts Burkey, 73 of Tilden Township died January 24, 2018 in his residence. He was the husband of Carol A. (Schappell) Burkey to whom he was married 40 years. Tom was born in Butler Township, (Schuylkill County) and was the son of the late Clifton Joseph Potts who died in the Battle of the Bulge, and Jean R....
John R. Kuhn
Jan 23, 2018
John R. "Jack" Kuhn, 65, passed away January 23, 2018, in his North Heidelberg Township residence.
He was the loving husband of Lori L. (Naftzinger) Kuhn. They celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on November 6, 2017.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Daniel and Vivian (Weiler) Kuhn.
Jack was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High School in 1970 and...
William Nelson Hall
Jan 23, 2018
Judge William Nelson Hall, Jr., (aka "Bill" "The Colonel" "Gatorade" "Too Late") 78, Reading, PA, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at St. Joseph Medical Center. Bill was born on October 3, 1939 in York, PA; he was the oldest of 11 children to Gladys (Hall) Newson and William Hall Sr.
Bill's love for sports began at an early age; his...
Christian F. Buchele
Jan 23, 2018
Christian F. Buchele, 92, passsed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, in Berks Heim.
He was married for 66 years to the late Jeanette (Pizzo) Buchele.
Christian was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving as a carpenter during World War II.
He owned and operated Buchele's Auto Body for many years.
Christian is survived by a niece, Mary Helen Buchele, wife of Darryl Torrence, and their...
Loretta L. Smith
Jan 22, 2018
Loretta Lucille (Schneider) Smith, 80, of Reading, passed away peacefully Monday morning, January 22, 2018, in Mifflin Center, Shillington. Born June 22, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Richard G. and Mabel (Van Buskirk) Schneider. She was the widow of Donald F. Smith, who passed in 1987.
A graduate of Pocono High School, Loretta received her...
Nicolasa Ramos - Santana
Jan 21, 2018
Nicolasa Ramos-Santana, 101, passed away January 21, 2018, in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
Born in Anasco, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Severo and Maria (Santana) Ramos.
Nicolasa was employed by Oriskis, Reading and O.B. Dyers as a laborer until her retirement in 1980.
She was a devoted catholic and parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle R.C. Church, Reading. She...
Nylah Ann-Marie Hafer
Jan 21, 2018
Nylah Ann-Marie Hafer, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Reading Hospital.
She was the daughter of Jeremy Michael Hafer and Krystle Ann Stone, Reading.
Other survivors include fraternal grandmother, Sandra Hafer, maternal grandmother, Donna Stone, maternal step-grandfather, Joe Hustek, two uncles; John McGlynn and Jamie Hafer, and three aunt's; Nikki Fisher, Lauren Hafer and Jennifer Hafer.
Nylah was predeceased by her fraternal...
Margaret Eileen Bourque
Jan 21, 2018
Margaret Eileen "Peg" Bourque, 97, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Green Hill Manor.
She was the wife of the late Irvin R. Bourque.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Edward James and Ada M. (Lauter) Flemming.
Peg was a graduate of Reading High School and Ernest Williams School of Music, Brooklyn, NY.
She was a member of St....
Dylan Dakota Young
Jan 20, 2018
Sergeant Dylan Dakota Young, of West Lawn, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, in his barracks in Jacksonville, North Carolina at the age of 22.
Dylan is survived by his loving parents; his father, Jerry Young and mother and step-father, Lee Ann (Wright) Covell and Paul Covell.
Dylan was born in Allentown, PA, on June 19, 1995, and was raised...
Tyler R. Bainbridge
Jan 19, 2018
Tyler R. Bainbridge, 24, of Leesport, passed away on January 19, 2018, in St. Joseph Medical Center.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Jeffrey M. and Michele L. (Taddeo) Bainbridge.
Tyler was a 2011 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School where he played varsity baseball.
Tyler was caring, hilarious, fun, free-spirited, creative, passionate, respectful, articulate, and lovable. He had an infectious...
Kevin C. Gallinot
Jan 19, 2018
Kevin C. Gallinot, 61, passed away unexpectedly, January 19, 2018, in his Kenhorst residence.
Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Carl and Eleanor (Petrous) Gallinot.
Kevin was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale.
He was a United States Army Veteran.
Kevin was employed by PennDot as a Driver's License Examiner for 25 years, retiring November 18, 2017.
He...
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