Ronald E. "Moose" Wentzel, Jr.
Jan 12, 2014
Ronald E. "Moose" Wentzel, Jr., 51, died January 12, 2014 in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Dianne L. (Berkel) Wentzel, whom he married April 6, 2002.
Born November 13, 1962 in Reading, PA, he was a son of Jeanne E. (Miller), wife of Thomas Weidner of Sinking Spring and the late Ronald E. Wentzel Sr.
Ronnie was the proud...
Mamie Beam
Jan 12, 2014
Mamie (Kasardo) Beam, 95, passed away January 12, 2014, in Mifflin Center.
She was the widow of Clarence Beam.
Born in Freeland, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Znacko) Kasardo.
Mamie excelled at cooking.
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mamie is survived by two daughters, Judy A. Spracklin, Reading and Dorothy M., wife of Scott...
Jill L. Hertzog
Jan 11, 2014
Jill L. Hertzog, 73, of Lebanon and formerly of Shillington, passed away January 11, 2014, in Good Samaritan Hospital.
Her husband, Ronald M. Hertzog, died August 2, 1995.
Born October 16, 1940, in Reading she was a daughter of the late Ray L. and Vivian G. (Swoyer) Yeager.
She was a 1958 graduate of Reading High School.
Jill was a dietary aide at the...
Eleanor Beddall
Jan 11, 2014
Eleanor Beddall, 98, of Hamburg, passed away on January 11th in Laurel Nursing Center, Hamburg. Born in Shenandoah on November 20, 1915 she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Emily (Paduka) Jacobs. She was the wife of George Beddall, who passed away in 1965. Eleanor was of the Methodist faith. She worked at Burkey Knitting Mills as a...
Kathlene M. Schultz
Jan 10, 2014
Kathlene Marie Schultz, 68, of Fleetwood PA, passed away on January 10th after a long and hard fought battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Atypical Parkinson's.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, February 2, 1945, daughter of the late Joseph B. and Sophie A. Ford (nee Wdzieczny-Davis) and graduated from Medina High School in 1962. After graduation she married her...
Kenneth Linden Madsen
Jan 10, 2014
Kenneth Linden Madsen, 85, passed away January 10, 2014 in his Fleetwood residence.
He was the husband of Josephine (Concetta) Madsen, whom he married 58 years ago on November 5, 1955.
Born November 16, 1928 in Jamestown, ND he was a son of the late Carl Ferdanan and Adalade (Urnshide) Madsen.
Ken loved operating his business, Canteen Company of Allentown Reading, Inc., and...
Leon Allen Bennethum
Jan 10, 2014
Leon Allen Bennethum, 94, of West Reading, passed away January 10, 2014 in Keystone Villa at Fleetwood.
His wife, Teresa (Screpesi) Bennethum, died May 18, 2013.
Born August 4, 1919 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Edwin and Sally (Shollenberger) Bennethum.
He was a 1937 graduate of West Reading High School.
Leon was a letter carrier in West Reading for...
Kathlene Marie Schultz
Jan 10, 2014
Kathlene, 68, of Fleetwood PA, passed on January 10, 2014 after a long and hard fought battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Atypical Parkinson's.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, Febuary 2, 1945, daughter of the late Joseph B. and Sophia Ford ( nee Wdzieczny - Davis ) and a graduate from Medina High School in 1962. After graduation she...
Kim Anne Radermacher
Jan 9, 2014
Kim Anne Radermacher, 49, of Reading, died January 9, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born July 15, 1965, in Reading, she was a daughter of Irwin G. and Jacqueline F. (Bowman) Radermacher of Richmond Township.
Arrangements are entrusted to Kuhn-Stitzel Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., Laureldale.
Arthur F. Blessing
Jan 9, 2014
Arthur F. Blessing Sr., 90, of Shillington, passed away in Topton Lutheran Home on January 9, 2014.
He was the husband of Susie (Maggiaro) Blessing.
Born on May 10, 1923, in Reading, he was a son of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Standinger) Blessing.
He worked as a damage freight inspector for Reading Railroad, for 45 years, retiring in June, 1988.
Arthur proudly served...
Ann R. Boyd
Jan 9, 2014
Ann R. Boyd, 89, passed away January 9, 2014 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
Her husband, John B. Boyd, died February 12, 2001.
Born June 26, 1924, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Cheripka.
Ann was a graduate of St. Clair High School, St. Clair.
She worked as a legal secretary until her retirement.
Ann was an avid bridge...
Clarence R. Budden
Jan 8, 2014
Clarence R. "Clancy" Budden, 81 of Hamburg died in his residence January 8, 2014. He was the husband of Loretta A. (Yeager) Budden to whom he was married to for sixty years. Clarence was born in Hamburg and was the son of the late Morris and Esther (Delong) Budden. He worked for 28 years as a machinist for Car-Tech retiring...
Gary M. Kline
Jan 7, 2014
Gary M. Kline, 39 formerly of Hamburg, PA., died in a logging truck accident on January 7th on Fire Hall Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon. He was born in Reading Pennsylvania and was the son of Dennis R. and Charlene V. (Lesher) Kline of Womelsdorf. Gary was a 1993 graduate of Hamburg Area High School. He then served his country with...
Patricia Mae Smith
Jan 6, 2014
Patricia Mae (Eckenroth) Smith, 70, of Lower Heidelberg Township, passed away January 6, 2013 in Phoebe Berks Heath Center.
She was the wife of Jerre Bretz Smith, Sr., whom she married 51 years ago on June 23, 1962.
Born May 22, 1943 in Coatesville she was a daughter of the late Louis Harry Eckenroth and Dorothy Hazel (Schaeffer) Eckenroth-Gregor.
She was a 1962...
Robert R. Zeiber
Jan 6, 2014
Robert R. Zeiber, 87, of Exeter Township, died January 6, 2014 in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township.
He was the husband of Mary (Burdan) Zeiber who died, February 28, 1973.
Born July 8, 1926 in Reading, he was a son of the late Roger and Mary (Wolf) Zeiber.
He was employed as a welder with Carpenter Technology for over 20 years, retiring in...
Ni Thi Nguyen
Jan 5, 2014
Ni Thi Nguyen, 81, passed away January 5, 2014 in her Reading residence.
She was the widow of Dong D. Lam.
Born in Nho Quan, Vietnam she was a daughter of the late Vinh Nguyen Van and Ly Nguyen.
She was a member of St. Paul's R.C. Church, Reading.
Ni is survived by her seven children: Thanh Lam, husband of Thu Le, U.S.; Hoi...
Earl Richard Meals
Jan 5, 2014
Earl Richard Meals, 84, died January 5, 2014 in his Ruscombmanor Township residence.
He was the husband of Vanetta Jane (Paine) Meals whom he married November 30, 1974.
Born February 13, 1929 in Moselem Springs, he was a son of the late Charles O. and Edith (Johnson) Meals.
Earl was employed as a battery inspector with Prestolite for 38 years.
He served in the...
Sharon D. Delgado
Jan 4, 2014
Sharon D. (Reis) Delgado, 65, of Reading, passed away January 4, 2014, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Sherman Massey and Myrtle (Lessig) Reis.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Sharon worked for the City of Reading in the Community Development Office, and later worked for Roland & Schlegel, LLC.
She is survived by her...
Lisa Ann Curro
Jan 4, 2014
Lisa Ann Curro, 53, of Sinking Spring, passed away February 4, 2014 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was engaged to her best friend Brian K. Carl.
Born on July 9, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Lee Ream and Janice (Schwartz) Stefanow.
Lisa was a loving and caring person who was fun to be around. She was hard working...
Rev. Francis Charles Mckenna
Jan 4, 2014
The Reverend F. Charles McKenna died on Saturday, 4 January 2014, at Holy Family Villa for Priests, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79.
Born in Allentown, Father McKenna was the only child of the late Francis Charles and Ouida M. (Petit) McKenna.
Father McKenna attended Thirteenth and Union Grade School, North East Junior High School, and Reading Central Catholic High School,...