Obituaries
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,...
Rafael Archeval
Jan 3, 2014
Rafael Archeval, 83, formerly of Camden, NJ, died January 3, 2014 in Kutztown Manor, Kutztown.
He was the husband of Paula (Vga) Archeval, of Reading.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Paulino and Antonia (Rodriguez) Archeval.
Rafael was employed with General Motors for over 20 years.
Also surviving are his seven children: J. Miguel Archela of Camden, NJ; Esther...
Denise Michele Erb
Jan 3, 2014
Denise Michele Erb, 44, of Reading, died January 3, 2014 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Edward LeRoy Erb, Jr., whom she married May 6, 2006.
Born April 18, 1969 in Reading, she was a daughter of Dennis Michael Miller, Sr. of West Chester, PA and Theresa Frances (Pentz) Miller of Temple.
Denise was a 1987 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She...
Elizabeth Catherine Kinsey
Jan 3, 2014
Elizabeth C. "Dolly" "Betty" (Heath) Kinsey, 98, died January 3, 2014 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
She was married for 19 years to the late Robert D. Kinsey.
Elizabeth was born October 26, 1915, in Reading, to the late Howard and Catherine (Neihart) Heath.
She was predeceased by her twin brother, Bruce Heath, and older brother, Howard Heath.
Elizabeth was a graduate of Reading...
John Gordon Walborn
Jan 3, 2014
John Gordon Walborn, 97 years of age, died January 3, 2014, surrounded by his family at the Highlands.
John was born in Camden, NJ on March 3, 1916, the only child of John
Henry Walborn and Anna Kressel Walborn. He graduated from John Harris High School in Harrisburg and went on to receive his BA
degree in Business Administration from Gettysburg
College in 1937.
He...
Earl W. Gernert
Jan 2, 2014
Earl W. "Tuna" Gernert, 84, died January 2, 2014, in his West Reading residence.
He was the husband of Jeanette (Campitelli) Gernert, to whom he was married for 60 years.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Earl J. and Edith A. (Bender) Gernert.
Earl was a veteran of the United States Army.
He was the owner of Gernert Auto...
Herman Zettlemoyer
Jan 1, 2014
Herman Zettlemoyer, 90, formerly of Klinesville died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township on January 1, 2014. He was born in Lenhartsville and was the son of the late George A. and Annie C. (Krick) Zettlemoyer. Herman was a self employed farmer his whole life. He was a member of St. Paul's (Smoke) Church. He was the last of his...
Lawrence George Piehel
Jan 1, 2014
Lawrence G. Piehel, 79, of Temple, died January 1, 2014 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Catherine M. (Omara) Piehel.
Lawrence proudly served in the United States Navy.
He was employed by Western Electric for 30 years until his retirement.
Lawrence loved his family and enjoyed spending time outdoors, hunting and...
James Brabant
Jan 1, 2014
James Brabant, SR., 61 of Bernville died January 1, 2014 in his home. He was the husband of Virginia H. (Levan) Brabant. Jim was born in Long Island and was the son of the late Joseph F. and Katherine M. (Wynne) Brabant. He was a truck driver his entire life. In addition to his wife he is survived by a...
Beth L. Street
Dec 31, 2013
Beth L. Street, 74, formerly of Mt. Penn, died December 31, 2013, in Berks Heim.
Se was the widow of David Street.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn ( Bard) Hunsberger.
She was a gradate of Mt. Penn High School in 1957 and attended Kutztown University.
Beth was a beautician fir Barry Vogt's Beauty Salon, Mt. Penn.
She...
Betty Lou Stover
Dec 31, 2013
Betty Lou (Wennell) Stover, 84, died December 31, 2013, in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Luther Earl and Florence Mildred (Haring) Wennell.
She was a graduate of Reading High School, 1946; Reading Hospital School of Nursing, 1949; West Chester University, for School Nursing and Kutztown University earning a degree in education.
Betty was a...
Joseph Michael Zele
Dec 30, 2013
Joseph Michael Zele, 44, of Reading, died December 30, 2013 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading.
He was a son of Robert Eugene, Sr. and Madeline Marie (Jean) Zele, of Reading.
Joseph was a graduate of Reading High School.
He was employed as a packer with R.M. Palmer Company for over 20 years.
Also surviving are his three brothers, Robert E. Zele,...
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