Obituaries
Charlotte M. Koterba
Dec 20, 2023
Sister Charlotte Marie Koterba, 95, of the Bernardine Sisters Third Order of St Francis, died of natural causes on Wednesday evening, December 20, 2023, at St. Joseph Villa, Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2015.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine (Wielpiszewski) Koterba.
Sister Charlotte Marie entered the Bernardine Sisters on August 11,...
Earl R. Shumaker
Dec 19, 2023
Earl R. Shumaker, 89, of Wyomissing, passed away on December 19, 2023 at Reading Hospital, surrounded by his wife, Janis (Jeffords) Shumaker, and his five children.
Born in 1934 in Beaver Falls, PA, to Rollin and Angelina (Monza) Shumaker, Earl was a strong student and an even better athlete. His talents in football garnered the attention of a young assistant football...
Lena C. Genova
Dec 17, 2023
Lena Calogera Genova, formerly residing in Pennside, was born in November 1926, graduated from Reading Catholic in 1944, and worked at the Vanity Fair Corporation, retiring in 1990. A member of the Holy Rosary Church and its choir, Lena was the daughter of the late Grazia (Lupo) and Diego (di) Genova and sister of (late) Angelo, (late) Carlo, and Joseph,...
Barbara Anna Ianni
Dec 16, 2023
Barbara A. Ianni, 85, of Sinking Spring, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, in the care of Spruce Manor of West Reading. She was the widow of Lewis C. Ianni, who passed away on August 23, 2018.
Born in Reading to the late George W. and Dora Mae (Weinhold) Lutz, Barbara was a woman unafraid to do hard work. She dedicated...
Roy Larry Heins
Dec 15, 2023
R. Larry ("Pepop") Heins, 87, passed away on December 15, 2023 at the Laureldale Nursing Home where he was a patient since November 27th.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Claire E. (Rozelle) Heins, along with two brothers, Bruce L. and David B. Heins. Larry graduated from Reading High School in 1954, after which...
Maureen Stock
Dec 15, 2023
Maureen Stock, 76, of S. Heidelberg Township, passed away in her home on Friday, December 15, 2023. She was the loving wife of Walter D. Stock. On Valentine's Day they would have celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary.
She was born in Philadelphia to the late Francis Conlin and was raised by her mother and step-father, the late Madeline (McNamara) and Paul...
Valerie Susan Kovich
Dec 14, 2023
Valerie Susan Kovich, born on August 27 1958, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2023, at the age of 65.
Valerie was the youngest daughter of Mildred (Tomchick) and the late Martin S Kovich, Jr. She was the beloved mother of Stacey (Kovich) Bauer .
She was a lover of all animals, especially her cats, which brought her much joy & happiness....
Joseph James Leonardo
Dec 13, 2023
Joseph James Leonardo Sr, 85, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in his home. He was the loving husband of Mary (Cramer) Leonardo, with whom he shared 37 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was the only son of the late Joseph Louis Leonardo and Mary Josephine Guzowski. A proud veteran, Joseph volunteered for the Marine...
Eleanor Conrad
Dec 12, 2023
Eleanor DeLong Conrad, 97, formerly of West Reading, passed away December 12, 2023, in the care of Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. She was the widow of Henry Franklin Conrad, who passed away March 25, 2012.
Born in Philadelphia to the late Roy Allen and Marion (Myers) DeLong, Eleanor graduated high school from Friends Select School of Philadelphia in...
Rosita Ortiz
Dec 11, 2023
Rosita Oritz, 51, passed away on December 11, 2023, at the Reading Hospital. Born in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of Gladys and Juan Oritz, Sr. She was a graduate of Taft High School.
Rosita was known to be a family woman. After high school, she stayed home to help around the house and with her siblings. She...
Shirley A. Wagner
Dec 11, 2023
Shirley A. (Klick) Wagner, 80, passed away on December 11, 2023 at Fairlane Gardens in Exeter Township. She was the widow of Barry C. Wagner, Sr. They shared 52 years of marriage until his passing on August 1, 2016.
Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Louebelle (Kreitzer) Klick. Shirley graduated from Lebanon High School. She...
Christine Marie Rapp
Dec 11, 2023
Christine Marie (Berger) Rapp, 56, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2023. Born in Riverside, NJ, she was the daughter of Charles and Louise (Milano) Berger. Christine was the loving wife of Michael D. Rapp, with whom she shared 28 wonderful years.
Christine was a 1985 graduate of Exeter High School. Following high school, she made the commitment...
Felicitas Kindig
Dec 11, 2023
Felicitas "Flitzi" Kindig, 93, passed away on Monday, December 11th. Born on October 28th, 1930 in Oestkirschen, Rhineland Germany, she was the daughter of the late Marga (Gertig) Stolle and Franz Stolle. She graduated from Kunstschule Wiesbaden in 1954 where she studied fashion design.
She met her husband, Stephen Kindig, during his service in the U.S. army stationed in West Germany....
Ruth M Mercado
Dec 10, 2023
Ruth M. Mercado, 75, passed away on December 10, 2023 in her Reading residence. Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Bernardino Mercado. Ruth worked as a housekeeper, but her true passion was her family. She was known to be the pillar of her family, making it a priority to spend as much time...
Florence E Pleitner
Dec 9, 2023
Florence E. "Floss" Pleitner, 80, passed away on December 9, 2023, in her Robeson Twp. residence.
She was the loving wife of James E. Pleitner. They were married on June 18, 1977 and enjoyed over 46 years of marriage.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Florence E. (Stratton) Fox.
She was a graduate of South Philadelphia...
Nelson H. Long
Dec 8, 2023
Nelson Harry Long, 84 years, passed away on Friday, December 8th at Reading Hospital after a lengthy illness with Parkinson's disease. He was the dear, beloved husband of Patricia E. (Piro) Long and shared 58 wonderful years together.
Nelson was born in Scranton, Pa on July 5th, 1939 and was the son of the late George and Mary (Smith) Long. He...
Martha C. Davis
Dec 8, 2023
Martha Catherine Davis (Gram), passed peacefully on December 8, 2023, at the age of 96. She went home to join husband of 73 years, Walter Harry Davis (Pop), and daughter Catherine Marie Sublette.
Growing up, Martha was the oldest child with three younger sisters, Yvonne Hoover, Marian Malick, Carole Eastman and one brother, Dennis Raho. Family was always her first priority,...
Jessie L. Taksa
Dec 8, 2023
Jessie L. Taksa, (95), passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, at her Reading home. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Susan (Kerber) Jozwiak. Jessie graduated from Reading High School and attended Temple University. She was employed as an administrator for the city of Reading.
Jessie was an expert knitter and seamstress. She was an...
Richard Michael Vogrin
Dec 7, 2023
Richard Michael "Zeek" Vogrin, 61, of Reading, died unexpectedly on December 7, 2023.
Born in New York, he was raised in Yardley, Bucks County. He was the son of the late Christian Michael and Anne Marie (Cotter) Vogrin.
He was a 1980 graduate of Pennsbury High School.
Zeek embarked on his professional journey as an independent plumber before venturing into expanding his expertise...
Thomas J. Kendall
Dec 6, 2023
Thomas J. Kendall, 65, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, in his Sinking Spring residence, with his loving family by his side. Born November 25, 1958, in Reading, Tom was a son of the late Elton and Betty (O'Boyle) Kendall. He was married earlier this year to his longtime companion Louise R. (Cavalieri) Kendall.
In addition to his wife, Tom...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
SUPPORT AFTER A LOSS
Circle of Friends+ provides you with resources on grief support and settling affairs, sent to you via text and email.
