Obituaries
June Arlene Fayerweather
Jun 23, 2014
June Arlene Fayerweather, 87, of Boyertown, died June 23, 2014, in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
She was the wife of the late Archie D. Fayerweather.
Born January 30, 1927 in Union Township, she was a daughter of the late William and Ethel (Weaver) Hoffman.
She was a loving wife, sister, aunt. She was an excellent homemaker and enjoyed traveling with her family and...
Ernest Elam Gauby
Jun 22, 2014
Ernest Elam Gauby, 85 died June 22, 2014 in his Ruscombmanor Township residence.
He was the husband of Elizabeth E. (Stempkowski) Gauby, who died in 1991.
Born in Alsace Township, PA on December 18, 1928, he was a son of the late Charles Elam Gauby and Pearl C. (Moyer) Gauby.
Ernest was a 1946 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
He owned his own business...
Jeanne S. Slichter
Jun 22, 2014
Jeanne S. Slichter, 67 formerly of Shoemakersville, died Sunday June 22, 2014 in the Kutztown Manor, Kutztown. She was born in Reading, PA. and was the daughter of the late Stanley and Elizabeth (Schreffler) Bailey. Jeanne was a 1965 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and the Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse at the Hamburg...
Jean M. Rickenbach
Jun 21, 2014
Jean M. (Edmonds) Hamaker Rickenbach, 85, of Richmond Township, passed away June 21, 2014 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was predeceased by her two husbands, Charles F. Hamaker in 1966 and David L. Rickenbach in 1999.
Born July 3, 1928 in Hazelton, she was a daughter of the late Harold J. and Ernestine L. (Wolfe) Edmonds.
Jean was a 1946...
Esther Shelley
Jun 21, 2014
Esther Shelley, 100, passed away June 21, 2014 in her Oley residence. She was born the daughter of Ervin and Buelah Lightner on December 13, 1913 in York, Pennsylvania. There is where she grew up with family and friends all around her. She lived in New York City in the late '30's and early 40's, moved to New Jersey in...
Harry R. Hoffert
Jun 20, 2014
Harry R. Hoffert, 68 of Greenwich Township, died in his residence on June 20th, 2014. He was the husband of Linda J. (Wanamaker) Hoffert. Harry was born in Allentown and was the son of the late Harry F.A. and Margaret T. (Christoff) Hoffert. He graduated from William Allen High School in 1963 and from the former Kutztown State College in...
Mark D. Meharg
Jun 18, 2014
Mark D. Meharg, 30, died June 18, 2014 in his Reading residence.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Dr. John G. and Cathy M. (O'Donnell) Meharg, Sinking Spring.
He was a graduate of The Pathway School, Norristown, PA.
In addition to his parents, he is survived and missed by his three brothers, John D., Sinking Spring, Christopher M., Red Bank,...
Michael A. Lawrence
Jun 17, 2014
Michael A. Lawrence, 55, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., died June 17, 2014, in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Laurie A. (Jones) Lawrence; they were married on June 23, 1983.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Noreen (Lynch) Lawrence, Reading and the late Kenneth Lawrence.
He was a graduate of West Chester University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in...
Mahlon Leroy Zweizig
Jun 17, 2014
M. Leroy Zweizig passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 peacefully in his home in Reading.
He was the husband of Janis (Boltz) Zweizig who survives him. They were married for 61 years. Leroy was born in Reading, PA on June 21, 1925, a son of the late Margaret A. (Lesher) and Levi A. Zweizig. He graduated from Reading High School, class...
Virginia D. Dreher
Jun 16, 2014
Virginia D. (Noll) Dreher, 94, of Oley Township, passed away June 16, 2014, at Mifflin Center.
Her husband Donald H. Dreher, Sr., died March 22, 2000.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Annie Mae (Bott) Noll.
Surviving are three children, Diana M. Quirin, Oley Township, Susan, wife of John Noecker, Sinking Spring and Donald H., Jr., Oley...
Marianne H. Donovan
Jun 16, 2014
Marianne (Hanlon) Donovan, wife of Paul, died at home on June 16, 2014 after courageously battling breast cancer. Marianne resided in Denver, PA.
Marianne was born in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia on February 29, 1936 to Joseph and Mary (Leahy) Hanlon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Joseph. A 1954 graduate of St....
Sarah V. Davis
Jun 15, 2014
Sarah V. Davis, 84 of Hamburg died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township on June 15th, 2014. She was born in Tilden Township and was the daughter of the late Lester F. and Myrtle V. (Fink) Epting. Sarah was a 1947 graduate of Hamburg High School and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Hamburg and a former member of...
Raymond A. Ovechka
Jun 15, 2014
Raymond A. Ovechka, 88 of Shoemakersville died in his residence on June 15th, 2014. He was the widower of Catherine M. (Motil) Ovechka who died April 28th, 1997. He was born in Sheppton, PA. and was the son of the late Anthony and Florence (Zeller) Ovechka. Raymond worked for the former Prestolite Battery Division of Allied Corporation, Temple PA. as...
Joan A. Coda
Jun 14, 2014
Joan A. Coda, age 82, of Shillington, passed away on June 14, 2014 in Greenfield Senior Living of Perkiomen Valley.
She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Coda, whom she married on September 28, 1963.
Born in Frackville, PA she was the daughter of the late Julius and Anna (Gallagher) Scripko.
She was a 1949 graduate of Hazelton High School. After...
Bryan Richard Dietrich
Jun 13, 2014
Bryan Richard Dietrich, 50, of Wyomissing, died June 13, 2014, in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Jennifer (Alexander) Dietrich.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Jean A. (Horn) Dietrich.
Bryan was a 1981 graduate of Hamburg High School.
He was the owner/operator of TEK Corp., a successful real estate company for over 20 years.
Bryan...
Stephen I. Stupak
Jun 12, 2014
Stephen I. Stupak, 82, of Sinking Spring, passed away June 12, 2014 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Lucille C. (Phillips) Stupak, whom he married 59 years ago on April 16, 1955.
Born June 12, 1932 in Allentown, he was a son of the late Stephen A. and Helen (Sugra) Stupak.
Stephen was a 1950 graduate of...
Esther P. Hein
Jun 12, 2014
Esther P. Hein, 93 formerly of Virginville died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township on June 12th, 2014. She was the widow of Earl S. Hein who died June 19, 1988. Esther was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late George A. and Mamie (Trexler) Heinly. She was a homemaker most of her life. Esther was...
Elizabeth Ruth Petersheim
Jun 12, 2014
Elizabeth Ruth (Hunsberger) Petersheim, 94, of Oley Township, died June 12, 2014 in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
She was the wife of Elmer Mast Petersheim, whom she married June 29, 1947.
Born in Royersford, Montgomery County on March 16, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Mary (Guntz) Hunsberger.
She was a 1938 graduate of Spring-Ford High School.
Ruth and...
Ann Twardowski
Jun 11, 2014
Ann (LaManna) Twardowski, age 73, of Birchrunville, PA, went home to God on June 11, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Thomas M. Twardowski, and was the loving mother of Lisa, wife of Fred Everett, South Bend, IN and Kathleen, wife of Will McBeth, Glenmoore, PA. She also was a wonderful...
Joseph S. Dragan
Jun 10, 2014
Joseph S. Dragan, 85, of Whitfield died at home on June 10, 2014 surrounded by his loving family.
His wife, Arlene E. (Stefanowicz), died December 23, 2011.
Born in St. Clair, he was a son of the late John and Tekla (Serafin) Dragan.
Joseph was a graduate of Frackville High School in 1947, and Penn State University in 1957 earning a B.S. in...
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