Obituaries
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,...
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...
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