Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

Robert Harvey Dietrich   Robert Harvey Dietrich (89) of West Hamburg went into eternity on the evening of March 30, 2017 after a day surrounded by family and loved ones.   Robert was born on June 27, 1927, Greenwich Township, Berks County PA and was raised on a nearby farm. Robert attended Kutztown High School and served in the United States Army...

Mar 29, 2017

Betty G. Krick   Betty G. Krick, 87, formerly of Perry Township, a resident of the Laurel Center, Tilden Township, since October 2006, died March 29, 2017, in the Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day.   She was the wife of David E. Krick, who preceded her in death on January 15, 2007. Betty and David were...

Mar 29, 2017

Kelly Blank White, 54, of West Lawn, passed away March 28, 2017, in the Reading Hospital.

She was the wife of Bob White.

Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of Gordon Boltz, Hamburg and Jean (Rothgaber) Boltz Brady, Lebanon.

Kelly was a graduate of Cedar Crest High School.

She was an accountant at Berks Heim.

Kelly enjoyed reading and taking trips to the Inner...

Mar 29, 2017

Esther E. Rhine, 104, passed away March 29, 2017, in her Cumru Township residence.

She was the beloved wife of Raymond R. Rhine, who died November 4, 1990.

Born in Wernersville, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Emma (Baer) Gaul.

Esther was a 1931 graduate of Wernersville High School and of McCann's School of Business.

She was an avid reader, gardener...

Mar 28, 2017

Clarence H. Roesch, 91, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away March 28, 2017, in WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital.

He was the husband of Helen R. (Owens) Roesch who passed away in March of 2008.

Born in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bertha (Heumann) Roesch.

Clarence was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes...

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...