Helen E. Piersol
Jun 17, 2016
Helen E. Piersol, 96, of Wyomissing, passed away, Friday, June 17, 2016 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was predeceased by her husband Harry E. Piersol whom died in 2012. They were married for 73 years.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Jasper and Helen (Dingendale) Sheeler.
Helen was a 1936 graduate of Shillington High School.
She...
Fayne G. Hartman
Jun 16, 2016
Fayne G. Hartman, 86, of Bern Twp., passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016, in the Reading Hospital.
Her husband, John W. Hartman, died January 11, 2003; they were married on November 12, 1949.
Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late Eddie W. and Florence M. (Miller) Graeff.
Fayne was a 1947 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She was a member of...
Helen M. Shupp
Jun 15, 2016
Helen M. Shupp, 84, of Birdsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Zerbe Sister Retirement Community.
She was predeceased by her husband, Carl W. Shupp who died in 2004.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Hazel (Witman) Moyer.
Helen was a graduate of Birdsboro High School.
She was a member of Robeson Lutheran Church, Mohnton.
Helen was an...
Emil J. Nemeckay
Jun 15, 2016
Emil J. Nemeckay, 82 of Tilden Township died in his residence June 15, 2016. His beloved wife, Elaine J. (Mausser) Nemeckay died September 10, 2010. Emil was born in Queens, NY and was the son of the late Emil and Anna (Kuripulsky) Nemeckay. He was a United States Air Force veteran. He was self- employed and was the owner-operator of...
Thelma V. Yelles
Jun 15, 2016
Thelma V. Yelles, 93 of Hamburg died June 15, 2016 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. She was the widow of Augustus W. Yelles who died March 27, 1981. Thelma was born in Schuylkill Haven and was the daughter of the late John and May L. (Leiby) Yoder. She was a 1940 graduate of Hamburg High School and an active...
Dawn M. Hague
Jun 14, 2016
Dawn M. Hague, 76, formerly of West Reading, died June 14, 2016, in Berks Heim.
Her husband, Charles J. Hague, died June 24, 2007.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Dorothy (Breidegam) Grieff.
She was employed by R.M. Palmer Corp, West Reading until her retirement.
Dawn enjoyed race car driving; her favorite was Dale Earnhart. In her later...
Mary L. Fryberger
Jun 14, 2016
Mary L. (Landis) Fryberger, 72, of Cumru Township, passed away June 14, 2016, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Nancy (Leo) Landis.
She was a 1961 graduate of Reading High School.
Mary was employed by Reader's Market.
She is survived by four children: Westley M. Fryberger, Orlando, FL; Tracey F. Yeagley, Sinking Spring; Lance...
Angelo J. Lachina
Jun 12, 2016
Angelo J. Lachina, 72, of Reading, passed away June 12, 2016, at Hershey Medical Center.
He was the husband of Deborah P. (Patterson) Lachina. They were married on April 2, 1977.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Giuseppe and Isabella (Valerio) Lachina.
He was a 1963 graduate of Reading High School.
Angelo was a U.S. Army reserves veteran.
He retired as...
Carl T. Schladitz
Jun 11, 2016
Carl T. Schladitz, 82, of Wyomissing, died June 11, 2016 in North Carolina.
He was the loving husband of Joyce Schladitz.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Henry and Helene (Walbrecker) Schladitz.
Carl was a 1951 graduate of Wyomissing High School. He also graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1957 earning a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.
He served as...
Francis S. Yetto
Jun 11, 2016
Francis S." Frank" Yetto, 80, passed away June 11, 2016 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
He was the beloved husband of the late Gloria M. Yetto, who died April 15, 1999.
Born in Reading, Frank was the son of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Leonardo) Yetto.
He was employed by Barta as a bus driver.
Frank loved baseball, especially the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia...
Florence Bigg
Jun 9, 2016
Florence Bigg, 93, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday morning in her residence. Born in Tilden Township, on September 25, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Katie M. (Long) and Joseph D. Bauer. Florence was a lifetime member of St. Michael's Church, where she was very active with the church suppers and preparing the church newsletter for 50...
Ardele E. Smith
Jun 9, 2016
Ardele E. Smith, 79, of West Wyomissing, died June 9, 2016, in her son's Spring Twp. residence.
Her husband, Harold P. Smith, died February 20, 1994.
Born in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late John F. Kish and Steffie (Sadonis) Kish.
She was employed in housekeeping for the Reading Hospital for 30 years until her retirement.
Ardele was an avid reader; enjoyed...
Jay A, Hollenbacher
Jun 9, 2016
Jay Anthony Hollenbacher, 64, of Baytown, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 in Baytown. He was born October 19, 1951 in Reading, Pennsylvania to his late parents, John Jacob Hollenbacher and Elizabeth Moyer Hollenbacher.
Jay grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Reading High School in 1969. He was a fan of all types of sports. Jay played...
Patricia A. Weiss
Jun 9, 2016
Patricia A. Weiss, 79, of Reading, PA, died June 9, 2016, in Reading Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Gertrude (Cody) Weiss.
Pat graduated from Central Catholic High School and attended Penn State University.
Pat had been a soprano soloist in many performances with the Reading Choral Society and studied with Helen Smith. She was a choir member...
Richard W. Gerner
Jun 7, 2016
Richard "Dick" W. Gerner, 76 of Windsor Township died June 7, 2016 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Darlene M. (Skinner) Gerner to whom he was married 57 years. Richard was born in Hamburg and was the son of the late James and Mabel (Fox) Gerner. He was a United States Navy veteran serving from 1958...
Anna M. Blew
Jun 6, 2016
Anna Marie (Hinnershitz) Blew, a resident of the Highlands, passed away on June 6, 2016. Anna was born in Laureldale, PA in 1923 to Conrad W. and Annie M. (Strause) Hinnershitz. She graduated from Muhlenberg Township High School in June 1941. After graduating from Muhlenberg, Anna attended secretarial school then she joined the law firm of Rothermel & Rothermel where...
Anthony Thomas Davis
Jun 4, 2016
Anthony Thomas "Tony" Davis, 57, of Mohnton, passed away June 4, 2016.
He was partner of Thomas M. Dellinger, with whom he resided.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Vernon Davis and Anna (D'Agostino) Lichau. Tony was predeceased by his step-father, André M. Lichau.
He was a graduate of Alvernia University, receiving a bachelor's degree in nursing.
Tony...
Betty A. Babb
Jun 3, 2016
Betty A. (Thomas) Babb, 91, formerly of West Reading, died June 3, 2016, at Berks Heim.
Her husband, Byron J. Babb, Sr., died on March 21, 1990.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Lizzie (Marks) Thomas.
She was employed as a seamstress.
Betty is survived by three children: Byron J. Babb, Jr., Wyomissing; Sandra L., wife of...
Alexandra Rae Portner
Jun 2, 2016
Alexandra Rae "Lexy" Portner, 19, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully in her residence surrounded by the loving presence of her family.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Gregory L. and Dolores E. (Schoennagel) Portner, with whom she resided.
She was a 2014 graduate of Wyomissing Area High School, where she was named Homecoming Queen her senior year. Lexy continued her...
Evelyn M. Hanley
Jun 2, 2016
Evelyn May "Ev" Hanley, 79, of West Lawn, passed away June 2, 2016, in Reading Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
She was the loving wife of Daniel W. Hanley Jr., whom she married June 17 and celebrated over 55 years of happy and glorious wedded bliss.
Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Violet...