Obituaries

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...

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...

Jun 1, 2016

Ruth D. Krammes, 93 formerly of Pinedale and Hamburg died in the Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg on June 1, 2016. She was the widow of Sterling E. Krammes who died December 30, 2000. Ruth was born in Pottsville and was the daughter of the late Guy and Elsie (Drumheller) Walborn. She was a 1940 graduate of Orwigsburg High School and the...

May 30, 2016

Thomas F. "Tom" Talarico, Jr., 29, of Shillington died May 30, 2016.

Born in Reading, he was a son of Thomas F. Sr., and Debra J. (Baldassar) Talarico, Robesonia and Shirley O'Neil, Reading.

He was a 2005 graduate of Antietam High School where he started on the State Championship Soccer Team. He was an All-County selection in soccer his Junior and Senior...

May 29, 2016

Irvin (Irv) S. Schlenker, 68 formerly of Hamburg died May 29, 2016. His wife, Elaine Schlenker, predeceased him. He was born in West Reading and was the son of the late Samuel I. Schlenker and Grace A. Schlenker of Hamburg. Irv was a 1965 graduate of Hamburg High School and served honorably in the United States Marine Corp as a...

May 29, 2016

Elton I. Kerchner, 86 of Windsor Township died May 29th in his residence. He was the husband of Betty J. (Spatz) Kerchner to whom he was married for 20 years. He was born in Windsor Township and was the son of the late Charles M. and Cora E. (Mengel) Kerchner. He was a self-employed farmer for 62 years. Elton was...

May 29, 2016

J. Keen Holland, 66 died May 29, 2016 in his residence. He was born in Washington, DC and was the son to the late E. Minton and Betty E. (Shoup) Holland. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Burial will take place in Simpsonville, SC.

May 29, 2016

May 28, 2016

Jennie Marie Arnold, 101, passed away May 28, 2016, in the Reading Hospital.

Her husband Carl G. Arnold died on February 12, 2011.

Born in Cresson, PA, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Louisa (Quaglia) DiPaolo.

Jennie was employed by Narrow Fabrics in Wyomissing where she made lace for fancy dresses and parachute cords during World War II. She also...

May 28, 2016

Ingeborg (Werner) Boran, 94 of The Heritage of Green Hills passed away on May 28th in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Robert E. Boran who died October 7, 2015. Inge was born in Breslau, Germany and was the daughter of the late Hildegard Werner. After completing her education in Germany, she worked as a...

May 26, 2016

Alfred R. Scioli, 95, passed May 26, 2016 in Hanover Hospital. He was born on October 30, 1920 to Joseph and Angeline (Pangaro) Scioli. He was gone to join his siblings Leonard J. Scioli, Lena Scioli-Lucchese, and Adeline Scioli-Schmehl and is survived by his sister, Helen Scioli-Zillhardt and his extended family of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.

He was honorably discharged...

May 25, 2016

Henry J. "Hank" Schepers, Sr., 89, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2016.

His wife, Mary Ann (Palermo) Schepers, died on July 25, 2015.

Born in Kansas City, KS, he was a son of the late Henry J. and Elizabeth T. (Naylor) Schepers.

He was a graduate of Lillis High School and also received his bachelor's degree in education from Rockhurst...

May 25, 2016

May 24, 2016

Patricia Marie "Pat" (Lyon) Wahlman, 54, passed away May 24, 2016, in her Wyomissing residence.

She was the loving wife of Robert Eugene Wahlman. They were married in Brooklyn, NY on October 6, 1984.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (Kepler) Lyon.

Pat was a graduate of Hamilton High School, Hamilton, NJ, in 1978; Louisiana...

May 23, 2016

Helen Hatzas, 90, of Wyomissing, died May 23, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Nickolas and Aphrodite (Karaces) Hatzas.

She worked 30 years for Western Electric and AT&T.

Helen was a member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Reading.

She was a member and past vice president of the St. Xenia Philoptochos Society...

May 22, 2016

Catherine M. "Cass" Bensinger, 95, formerly of Wyomissing Hills passed away May 22, 2016 in Columbia Cottage.

She was the beloved wife of Harry W. Bensinger, who died April 16, 1978.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Matilda (Husser) Hildebrand.

Catherine was employed by Willson Safety Products as an assembler for 15 years until retiring in 1983.

She...

May 21, 2016

Paul J. Murray, age 94, of Wyomissing Hills, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Son of Harold and Marguerite Murray, Paul was born in Orwell, Vermont on August 13, 1921. Paul was predeceased by his brothers, Francis, Bill, Howard, Maxwell and James and sister, Grace. The "Murray Boys" were famous for...

May 21, 2016

Phillip James Snyder, Jr., 23 of Kutztown died May 21st due to an automobile accident. He was born in Pottsville and was the son of Phillip J. and Holly A. (Knoblauch) Snyder. Phillip was an avid Dallas Cowboys Fan and enjoyed fishing in his spare time. In addition to his parents, his children Chloe and Lexus Snyder, a brother Tyler...

May 20, 2016

Betty Mae "Honey girl" Palsgrove, 68, of ManorCare, West Reading, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016, in the Reading Hospital, after a short illness.

Born in Reading in the St. Joseph's Hospital on January 19, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Arthur C. and Esther M. (Schlott) Palsgrove.

Betty Mae is survived by her sister, Mary Ann, wife of Dennis...

May 18, 2016

Michael "Mike" Diamond, 72, of Mohrsville, passed away peacefully May 18, 2016, at the Reading Hospital after a short illness with his devoted wife Arlene and best friend Tonya by his side.

Mike was a resident of the Reading area for most of his life and attended Mt Penn High School.

He was a US Army veteran.

Mike was known for his community...