Obituaries

Mar 27, 2017

Russell W. Allen, 92, of Spring Township, died Monday, March 27, 2017, in Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was the husband of Jessie M. (Selen) Allen. They were married 57 years.

Born December 25, 1924, in Holcomb, NY, he was a son of the late Morton C. and Edna Kesby Allen.

An Army veteran of World War II, Russell served...

Mar 27, 2017

Jacqueline "Jackie" Reifsnyder, 70, passed away March 27, 2017, in her Sinking Spring residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary (Kirkley) Good.

She was the partner of John Fogleman.

Jackie was a 1964 graduate of Reading High School and then graduated from the Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1967.

She was employed...

Mar 26, 2017

Gene R. Wertz, 81 of New Ringgold died March 26, 2017 in the Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. Gene was the husband of the late Nancy L. (Stutzman) Wertz who died October 21, 2001. Gene was born in Perry Township and was the son of the late Floyd S. Wertz and Margaret M. (Hepner) Moyer of Shoemakersville. Gene was an auto mechanic...

Mar 25, 2017

Kenneth L. Latshaw, Jr., 70, of Cumru Township, passed away March 25, 2017, at Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL. while wintering in the Florida Keys.

He was the son of the late Kenneth L., Sr. and Anna (Zentgraff) Latshaw.

Ken was the loving husband of Carol Trump.

He was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School (1965) and Penn State University.

Ken was a US...

Mar 25, 2017

Mar 24, 2017

Alma B. "Dolly" "Becky"(Beck) Adams, 93, formerly of Mifflin Park, Reading, died March 24, 2017, in The Cornwall Manor Health Center.

She was the wife of Kenneth F. Adams. They were married 60 years.

Born in Reading, Alma was a daughter of the late David M. and Alma Beck.

Dolly was a 1941 graduate of Reading High School.

Before marrying in 1956, Alma was...

Mar 24, 2017

Charles R. Beck, Jr., 75, of Muhlenberg Twp., died March 24, 2017, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph.

He was the husband of Barbara A. (Vardjan) Beck.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles R., Sr., and Margaret (Bertolet) Beck.

He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam Era.

Charles was a line technician for R.M. Palmer Co.,...

Mar 23, 2017

Ethel B. (Guers) Unger, 88, of Robesonia, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Manor Care- Laureldale.

She was the wife of the late Luther F. Unger. Born in Orwigsburg, Schuykill County, on November 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Nora M. (Bensinger) Guers.

She is survived by her sons, Burt Melcher and his wife...

Mar 22, 2017

Jeanne M. Cremer, age 85 years, of Exeter Township, formerly of Riverview Park, passed away at Reading Hospital on Wednesday, March 22 surrounded by her loving family. Her beloved husband, William C. Cremer, Jr., passed away on December 31, 2015. Jeanne was born on April 26, 1931 in Reading, the daughter of the late Edna A. (Hinnershitz) and Joseph Lombardo.

A...

Mar 20, 2017

Garry L. Maurer, 61 of Shoemakersville died March 20, 2017. He was born in Shoemakersville and was the son of the late Robert A. and Emily G. (Kerchner) Maurer. Garry was a 1973 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and a 1977 graduate of the former Kutztown State College obtaining a B.S. in Elementary Education. He worked for the United...

Mar 19, 2017

Grace (Turrisi) Geiger, 82, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Reading Hospital.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Rosa Marullo Turrisi and Joseph Turrisi, who emigrated from Caronia, Sicily. She was predeceased by her siblings Mary, Brasa, Nick, Anthony, Rosalee, and Samuel. She is survived by her sister Bessie, her sister-in-laws Jean and Rita, her children...

Mar 19, 2017

Betty J. (Hinkle) Noll, 91, died March 19, 2017, in her Hyde Park residence.

Her husband, Warren C. Noll, died January 26, 1996.

Born in Hyde Park, he was the daughter of the late Charles and Loretta (Ulrich) Hinkle.

She was employed by Bachman Bakeries for 12 years.

Betty was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church, Hyde Park.

She is survived by her daughter, Deborah...

Mar 19, 2017

Constance "Connie" May (Septor) Levering, 79, of Wyomissing, died March 19, 2017, in her residence.

She was predeceased by her husband, David Levering, on May 22, 2015.

Born February 14, 1938, in South Amboy, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Lovera Septor.

A 1955 graduate of Harold Hoffman High School, South Amboy, NJ, she was a life-long member of...

Mar 19, 2017

John D. Hertzog, 92, of Wyomissing, passed away, Sunday March 19, 2017, in Berks Heim.

He was predeceased by his wife, Marie R. (Reich) Hertzog, to whom he had been married for 50 years.

Born in Wyomissing, he was the son of the late J. Stanley and Mary (Shannon) Hertzog.

John was a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII. He was extremely proud to...

Mar 11, 2017

Frank Kopteros, 100, of Spring Township, passed away, Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Reading Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Henrietta (Venezia) Kopteros who passed away October 10, 2008. They shared 66 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Vasiliki (Vaporellis) Kopteros.

Frank was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Lincoln Park Congregation.

He was...

Mar 10, 2017

Elizabeth M. (Bilak) Ward

Elizabeth (Beth) Mary Ward, 86, of Wyomissing, formerly of Lee Park, Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, in her Son's Wyomissing residence.

Beth was the wife of the late James P. Ward. Together they celebrated nearly 28 happy years of marriage, until sadly, her beloved Jim passed away on September 19, 1998.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was...

Mar 9, 2017

Thomas J. Lenich, 76, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away March 9, 2017 in St. Joseph Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Michele M. (Hammes) Lenich whom he married on August 14, 1991.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Mary C. (Heere) Lenich.

Tom was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. He graduated with a...

Mar 9, 2017

Debra M, Woolf, 61, of Mohrsville, passed away March 9, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.

She was the beloved wife of Elden L. Woolf Jr. with whom she celebrated 44 years of marriage.

Born in New Brunswick, NJ, she was the daughter of Clyde A. and Joan (Hill) Barton, Arizona.

Deb was dairy farmer with her husband for over 20 years. She...

Mar 8, 2017

Emily G. (Kerchner) Maurer, 92 of Shoemakersville died March 8, 2017 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Bern Township. She was the widow of Robert A. Maurer who died March 2, 2013. Emily was born in Windsor Castle and was the daughter of the late Clayton L. and Gertrude (Reppert) Kerchner. She was a 1942 graduate of Perry High School. Emily worked...

Mar 7, 2017

Charles Keith Spears, 60, of Wernersville, passed away March 7, 2017, in Penn State Health St. Joseph.

He was the husband of Angelena (Owens) Spears whom he married on April 19, 1980, on his birthday.

Born in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Ernest and Emily Elizabeth (Braxton) Spears.

Charles received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Morgan State...