Obituaries
Laila M. Sousley
Aug 11, 2017
Laila M. (Mertz) Sousley, 82 of Albany Township died August 11, 2017 in her residence. She was the widow of John R. Sousley who died May 30, 2014. Laila was born in Maxatawny Township and was the daughter of the late Raymond K. and Mabel I. (Wartzenluft) Mertz. Laila is survived by her children, Kevin R. husband of Connie M....
David P. Grebe
Aug 11, 2017
David P. Grebe, 76, of Oley, passed away August 11, 2017, in his residence.
He was the husband of Carol A. (Seyfert) Grebe whom he married on September 16, 1967.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harold A. and Alice M. (Raybold) Grebe.
David was employed as an associate engineer at Met-Ed for 29 years before his retirement in...
Adrienne L. Hudson
Aug 9, 2017
Adrienne L. (Dupuis) Hudson, 96, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, in her Rindge, NH residence.
Her husband, Robert C. Hudson, died in 2004; they were married for 61 years.
Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Eleanor (Lambert) Dupuis.
Adrienne was a graduate of Fitchburg High School in 1938 and Burbank Hospital School of Nursing,...
Myrle E. Burggraf
Aug 7, 2017
Myrle Esther (Evert) Burggraf, 94, formerly of West Lawn, passed away August 7, 2017, in Mifflin Center.
Her husband, Daniel R. Burggraf, Sr., died on August 9, 1990. They married on August 7, 1943.
Born in Hazelton, she was a daughter of the late Archie and Carrie (Brocious) Evert.
She was a graduate of Hazelton High School.
Myrle was an active member of the...
Patricia H. Lerch
Aug 7, 2017
Patricia H. (Garner) Lerch, 85, died August 7, 2017, in her Sinking Spring residence.
Her husband, Samuel D. Lerch, died September 9, 2003.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Levy) Garner.
She as a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.
Patricia was employed by the Reading Hospital in the Medical Records department.
She was a dancer for Marie...
Mildred Swavely
Aug 7, 2017
Mildred F. Swavely, 95, of Reading, passed away August 7, 2017, in ManorCare Sinking Spring, where she resided since May.
She was the wife of the late Harold Swavely, with whom she married May 20, 1939.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late George, Jr. and Florence (Zellers) Whitehead.
Mildred was member of St. Marks United Church of Christ, Reading.
She...
Gayle E. (Stankiewicz) Royce
Aug 7, 2017
Gayle E. (Stankiewicz) Royce, 83, of Reading, passed away August 7, 2017, in the Mifflin Center.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Salomon and Ella (Edwards) Brown.
She was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School and Reading Area Community College Nursing School.
Gayle was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She was an outstanding nurse, caring...
Marvin E. Kimmel
Aug 5, 2017
Marvin E. Kimmel, 83 of Sinking Spring, passed away Saturday August 5, 2017 in his residence.
He was the husband of Carrie "Dolly" (Firing) Kimmel; they would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, August 8.
Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Elwood and Mamie (Raudenbush) Kimmel.
Marvin was a 1952 graduate of Wilson High School.
He was a...
Orland K. Lemay
Aug 4, 2017
Orland K. LeMay, Sr., 75 of Exeter Township died August 4 th , 2017 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Moyer) LeMay. Orland was born in Council Grove, KS. and was the son of the late Charles LeMay and Lena Mae (Pratt) Zorn. He was a U.S. States Army Veteran and was...
William George Beckley
Aug 3, 2017
William George Beckley, Sr. , of Hamburg, loving husband, father, and grandfather, died in the early morning on Wednesday August 3. He was 95 years old.  He was born in Lebanon PA, and was the son of the late Joseph F. and Ada M. (née Koons) Beckley.  He was a 1939 graduate of Hamburg High School.  Bill, as his friends...
Mary T. Goheen
Aug 3, 2017
Mary T. (Fratesi) Goheen, 95, formerly of Sinking Spring and Lititz, passed away August 3, 2017, in Ephrata Manor.
Her husband, Arlan J. Goheen, died March 28, 2001.
Born in Greenville, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Cesare and Della (Greganti) Fratesi.
Mary was employed by Wenger's Bakery for over 30 years as a sales clerk.
She was a member of St...
Richard N. Zaorski Jr.
Aug 3, 2017
Richard N. Zaorski Jr., 56, of Shillington, passed away August 3, 2017 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Richard N. Sr., and Monica V. (Lascoskie) Zaorski.
Richard was a 1979 graduate of Reading Central Catholic High School and received his Auto-Mechanic Certification from Reading-Muhlenberg Vo-tech.
He was employed by A.W. Golden for over 33 years...
May L. Palm
Aug 2, 2017
May L. (Naregang) Palm, 93, died August 2, 2017, in ManorCare, West Reading.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Laura (Whitmoyer) Naregang.
She was the widow of Charles A. Palm.
May was a graduate of Wilson High School.
She was employed by Berkshire Knitting Mills.
May enjoyed knitting, crochet and flea markets.
She is survived by two children: Allen, husband...
Jacqueline F. Dipaolo
Aug 1, 2017
Jacqueline F. DiPaolo, 89, of Kenhorst, passed August 1, 2017, in Mifflin Court.
She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DiPaolo, with whom she celebrated 66 years of marriage.
Born in Nashua, NH, she was the daughter of the late Auguste and Marie Anne (Jean) Bechard.
Jacqueline was employed by Boscov's East as a sales clerk for 15 years retiring in...
Mary D. Ertel
Jul 31, 2017
Mary D. (Duda) Ertel, 96, of Wyomissing, died July 31, 2017, in Columbia Cottage.
Her husband, Dennis J. Ertel, died February 26, 1992.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Anastasia (Balik) Duda.
She was employed by Lucent Technologies as an electronics technician.
Mary was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
She will be remembered for...
George J. Kurowski
Jul 29, 2017
George J. "Slug" Kurowski, Jr., 75, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017, in his Shillington residence.
He is survived by his wife, Creeda (Bensinger) Kurowski, who he married July 2, 1967.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George J., Sr., "Whitey", and Joan (Setley) Kurowski.
George was a 1960 graduate of Governor Mifflin and attended Albright College.
He was a...
Fern M. Adam
Jul 28, 2017
Fern M. Adam, 88 of Tilden Township died July 28 th in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. She was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late Edwin G. and Amelia E. (Rausch) Adam. Fern was a 1946 graduate of Hamburg High School. She worked at Miller's 5 & 10 for 16 years and the Goodwill Store...
Joseph J. Killian
Jul 28, 2017
Joseph J. Killian, 88 of Mohrsville died July 28 th in St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Joseph was the husband of Josephine A. (Checkley) Killian. Joe was born in Manhattan, N.Y. City and was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Batik) Killian. He worked as a service technician in the heating business for many years before his...
Erin R. Overley
Jul 27, 2017
Erin R. Overley, 45, passed away July 27, 2017, in her Reading residence.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Timothy L. and Melanie L. (Hiester) Overley, Mohnton.
Erin was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School in 1989 and attended Kutztown University.
Erin was an enthusiastic Dallas Cowboys fan, loved John Hughes' movies and Marilyn Monroe, enjoyed the Ken-Grill Pool...
Mary E. Longenecker
Jul 27, 2017
Mary E. (Ram) Longenecker, 92, formerly of Wyomissing, died on July 27, 2017.
Born on September 8, 1924 in Pleasantville, NJ, she grew up in Chicago and attended DePaul University. Highlights of her life include serving in the US Coast Guard during WWII, traveling extensively throughout the US and abroad, and volunteering at various local organizations.
She is survived by a daughter,...
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