Obituaries
Henry M. Witmyer
Jul 18, 2017
Henry M. "Woody" Witmyer, III, 67, of Wyomissing, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in ManorCare Laureldale.
He is survived by his wife Carol Kimberly (Woodward) Witmyer.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Helen (Traynor) Witmyer, Baltimore, MD, and the late Henry M. Witmyer, Jr.
Henry was a 1967 graduate from Towson High School and graduated with a Business Degree...
Joseph A. Deesing
Jul 18, 2017
Joseph A. Deesing, 89 of Tilden Township died July 18 in his home. He was the husband of Dorothy A. (Sauders) Deesing. Joe was born in Mahanoy City and was the son of the late Paul and Mary (Krakuski) Deesing.  Joseph proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II and the Korean War. He was employed for...
Grayce Elizabeth Seip
Jul 17, 2017
Grayce Elizabeth (Musser) Seip, 98, formerly of Shillington, died July 17, 2017, in the Reading Hospital.
She was the widow of Daniel David Seip to whom she was married to for 49 years before his passing on August 8. 1994.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James G. and Hannah (Paul) Musser.
She was a graduate of Reading High...
Marta D. Williams
Jul 16, 2017
Marta D. "Marty" Williams, 57, of Leesport, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 under the care of Hershey Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Frederick L. Williams with whom she shared 23 years of marriage.
Born in Manhattan, N.Y., Marty was the daughter of Marta Mercado of Reading and the late Raul Mercado, Sr.
Marty was employed by Boscov's...
David F. Crouse
Jul 15, 2017
David F. Crouse, 68, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Berks Heim.
Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of the late Vernon and Deane (Balsley) Crouse.
David was a graduate of Wilson High School.
He loved golfing and was an avid lover of all animals.
David is survived by a son, Matt D., and a daughter, Kelly. Other survivors include two...
Evelyn Kerr Massengale
Jul 14, 2017
Evelyn ("Ker") Kerr Adams Massengale, 73, of Wyomissing passed away July 14, 2017 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Alexander T. Massengale, MD, with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage this past year.
She was born on March 20, 1944 in Philadelphia and was the daughter of the late Ellwood W. Jr. and...
Margaret Hracho
Jul 14, 2017
Margaret T. Hracho joined her beloved husband Michael on Friday, July 14, 2017, with whom she loved and missed dearly.
"Today, Tomorrow and Always".
Margaret born in Philadelphia, was the daughter of the late, Francis J. and Margaret T. (Beck) Streff prior to moving to Berks County. She attended St. Boniface Catholic High School in Philadelphia and further continued her education at...
Dolores E. Renninger
Jul 12, 2017
Dolores E. Renninger, 80, of Kenhorst, passed away July 12, 2017.
She was the wife of John A. Renninger, whom she married on November 24, 1955.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Winter) Costello.
Dolores was employed by Belmont Processing as an administrative assistant.
She enjoyed reading, cooking, talking with friends, traveling, and spending time with her...
Betty D. Lehr
Jul 10, 2017
Betty Dolores Lehr, 90, a resident of Phoebe Berks Village, formerly of Spring Township, died July 10th. 2017 in Phoebe Berks. Betty was the wife of the late John Malcolm Lehr.
Born in Altoona, PA on March 28, 1927 to the late Catherine D ( Warner) and Robert O. Long. She graduated from Altoona High School in 1945, worked for Bell...
Helen L. Lucas
Jul 10, 2017
Helen L. Lucas, 88, died of natural causes Monday, July 10, 2017, in her Kenhorst residence.
She was the wife of Joseph A. Lucas.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Caroline (Surowiec) Kusior.
She was a member of St. John Baptist De LaSalle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.
Helen was predeceased by one son, John M., in 1997.
In addition...
Madonna Lovelace
Jul 10, 2017
Madonna Lovelace, 92, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, in Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing.
Born in Chester, Montana, Madonna attended a one room schoolhouse.
Madonna and her five siblings were raised by homesteaders on a ranch in Montana. She moved to Oakland, California where she met her first husband, Houston, and married six months later. They moved to Alabama, where they had three...
Gregory P. Weckel
Jul 8, 2017
Gregory Paul "Woody" Weckel, 68, originally of Philadelphia, PA, but most recently of Leesport, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 8, 2017. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Andruzak) Jackson Weckel, with whom he celebrated 25 years of marriage.
Greg was born on February 2, 1949, in Philadelphia at the former Woman's Hospital. He was the son...
Hunter J.R. Schlachter
Jul 8, 2017
Hunter J. R. Schlachter, 19 of Hamburg died July 8, 2017 in Tilden Township. He was born in West Reading and was the son of Brian J. Schlachter and Susan K. (Frankenfield) Schlachter both of Hamburg. Hunter attended Hamburg Area High School and proudly obtained his GED.  He was employed as a cashier at Love's in Shartlesville until his death....
Mary J. Ranalli
Jul 8, 2017
Mary J. (Hinkle) Ranalli, 90, of West Lawn, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of Fred A. Ranalli, Sr., to whom she would have celebrated 74 wonderful years of marriage with on October 27th of this year.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Fred...
Helen P. Miller
Jul 8, 2017
Helen P. Miller, 100 of Hamburg died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township July 8, 2017. She was the widow of Earl D. Miller who died September 3, 1957. Helen was born in New Ringgold and was the daughter of the late Walter N. Wink, Sr. and Mary E. (Miller) Wink. She was employed as a machine operator at the...
Janet . Roth
Jul 7, 2017
Janet L. Roth, 77, of Windsor Township, passed away July 7, 2017 in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township. She fought a long, hard battle with breast cancer. She was the widow of Ralph Reed "Randy" Roth, who passed away February 9, 2016. Janet was born in Shillington and was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Geneva S....
Lloyd M. Wolf Jr.
Jul 6, 2017
Lloyd M. Wolf Jr., 77, of Wyomissing, passed away July 6, 2017, in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.
He was the husband of Geraldine Ann (Rutolo) Wolf to whom he was married for 49 years.
Born in Chicago, he was a son of the late Lloyd M. Sr. and Helen (Burger) Wolf.
Lloyd graduated from St. Edwards High School, Cleveland, OH in 1958...
Donald R. Ulle
Jul 6, 2017
Donald R. Ulle, 76, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away July 5, 2017, in the Reading Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of JoAnne (Bucca) Ulle.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy (Hoffman) Ulle.
Donald attended Muhlenberg High School.
He was employed by CarTech as a die room technician for over 30 years and was owner and operator...
Harold F. Gantert Jr.
Jul 4, 2017
Harold F. Gantert Jr., 88, of Cumru Township, passed away July 4, 2017, in his residence surrounded by his family.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Harold F. Sr. and Miriam (Braun) Gantert.
He was the husband of Helen B. (Karczewski) Gantert whom he married on October 7, 1950.
Harold was a graduate of Reading High School.
He was a...
Anne Marie Pawling
Jul 3, 2017
Anne Marie Pawling, 74, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, in her Spring Township residence.
She is survived by her husband David L. Pawling.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillian (Schroeder) Reifsnyder.
Anne was employed as a nurse's aid at Berks Heim for many years.
In addition to her husband, Anne is survived by her son, Mark...
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