Andrew J. Linette
May 4, 2023
Andrew J. "Jack" Linette, Jr., 70, passed away on Thursday, May 4th, 2023.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Andrew Linette and Mary (Nawrocki) Wilkins. Jack graduated from Reading Central Catholic, Class of 1970. For many years, he was a commercial pilot, having soloed on his sixteenth birthday, before he was licensed to drive a car. He...
Gerd "Gary" C. Zweig
May 4, 2023
Gerd "Gary" C. Zweig, 93, completed his life's journey on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the Highlands in Wyomissing. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Bateman) Zweig, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage.
Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was the only son of the late Ernst and Martha (Riepen) Zweig. He graduated from West Reading High School, Class...
Jacob Michael Rumer
May 2, 2023
Jacob M. Rumer, 28, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Born in Fayetteville, NC, he is a child of Michael J. Rumer of Roseville, MN, and Jamie (Piche) Shaffer, wife of Stephen Shaffer, of Sinking Spring.
Jacob attended Wilson School District and was part of the class of 2012. Previously, he worked for Hurst Tire, and,...
Joseph Elwood Kalis
May 2, 2023
Joseph E. Kalis, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in the care of West Reading Nursing and Rehab. He was the widower of Nancy L. Kalis, who passed away July 28, 2019.
Born in West Pottsgrove Township, he was the son of the late Francis and Marian (Rhoads) Kalis. He served in the US Navy Reserves during the Korean War....
Dolores R. Milanek
May 2, 2023
Dolores R. Milanek, 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Milanek, who passed away in 2002.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Helen (Bialek) Kazmierczak. Dolores worked for many years as a bench hand for...
Louise A. Cavalieri
May 2, 2023
Louise A. (Taffera) Cavalieri, 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, surrounded by her loving family in her home.
Born in Old Forge, PA, she was one of ten children born to Louise Rose (Febo) and Alexander M. Taffera. She recently celebrated a milestone 70 years of marriage to her high school sweetheart, Sam, in April.
Louise held various positions...
Anthony F. Talarico
May 2, 2023
Anthony F. Talarico 75, born May 30, 1947 of Reading, PA sadly passed away on May 2, 2023. He was the loving husband of Jennifer Hain Talarico.
Tony grew up on 338 Chestnut street. His parents Angeline and Felix were both an important part of Talarico's Tailor shop in the city of Reading. Anthony and family attended Holy Rosary church, and...
Rosangela Waksmundzki
May 1, 2023
Sister Rosangela Waksmundzki, 96, of the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis, died of natural causes on Monday morning, May 1, 2023, at St. Joseph Villa, Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2013.
Born in Barnesboro, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Rose (Ligeza) Waksmundzki.
Sister Rosangela entered the Bernardine Sisters on August 11,...
Ernest Lee Mclean
May 1, 2023
Ernest "Ernie" Mclean, 56 of Blandon PA, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital.
He was the husband of Deleea McIean and worked for Waste Management for many years before switching companies to Whitetail Disposal. It was a stinky job but someone had to do it.
He loved his dogs Max and Bruno very much. Max was his...
Marc David Leroux
Apr 30, 2023
Marc D. Leroux, 49, passed away on April 30 2023, at a friend's residence in Hamburg. Born in Reading, he was the son of Marc D. Leroux, SR. and Judith Webber.
Marc loved working as a home health aid and was an outdoors enthusiast. He enjoyed camping, nature hikes as well as traveling. Another passion of Marc's was remote control cars...
Gerardo Perez Roman
Apr 30, 2023
Gerardo "Jerry" Perez Roman, 57, of Cumru Township, passed away, April 30, 2023, at the Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of April (McMullen) Perez.
Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Graciano Perez and Ana Perez Roman.
He was employed by Carpenter Technology for 32 years, retiring in 2017.
Family was important to him. He was a...
Lynda Lee Bohanak
Apr 29, 2023
Lynda Lee (Smith) Bohanak, 82, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Earl Bohanak, who passed in 2016.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Withrow) Smith. Lynda graduated Reading High School, Class of 1958. She worked as a bookkeeper for CNA for many years, before and...
Kenneth George Allcock
Apr 29, 2023
Kenneth George Allcock, 76, of Spring Twp. passed away on April 29, 2023, at Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Christine M. (Morton) Allcock. They were married on June 11, 1974 and shared 49 wonderful years together.
Born in Manchester, England, he was the son of the late Sydney and Alice (Massey) Allcock.
Ken attended Manchester College and finished his apprenticeship...
Bernadette Cullen Davis
Apr 27, 2023
Bernadette "Netty" Mackay Davis, 63, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2023, at her Wyomissing home. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William Paul Mackay and Patricia Ann Cullen. Netty graduated from Holy Name High School in 1977 and then Marymount University in Arlington, VA. in 1979 with a degree in Recreational Management which served her...
Timothy Alan Bowdy
Apr 24, 2023
Timothy Alan Bowdy, 64, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at his Hamburg residence.
Born in Elmira, NY, he was a son of the late Milton and Gail (Dilmore) Bowdy. Tim graduated Horseheads High School (Class of 1976). He was a confectioner at Hershey's for 25 years. After retiring in 2013, he enjoyed bartending at the East End Athletic Club...
Roger J. Evans
Apr 23, 2023
Roger J. Evans, 84, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Born in Taylor, PA , he was a graduate of Taylor High School (Class of 1956). Roger graduated from East Stroudsburg University and received his master's degree from Tulane University. He taught mathematics at Wyomissing Area High School for 40 years, where he also coached football from 1968 - 1973.
Left...
Geraldine A. Szurgot
Apr 23, 2023
Geraldine 'Jeri' Szurgot-Merinsky passed peacefully Sunday April 23rd in the home
she has shared with Victor Merinsky for the past 13 years.
Born in Reading in February 1937, Jeri was the daughter of the late Alda High. She
was a 1955 graduate of Reading Catholic High School. Jeri began working at American
Bank and Trust shortly after graduation. While raising her family through the...
Tiffany Brightbill
Apr 23, 2023
Tiffany Lynne Brightbill, 56, of West Lawn, passed away on April 23, 2023 at Reading Hospital. Born in Reading PA, she was the daughter of Robert A. Mumma, husband of Cheryl Talarico, and Sandra A. (Miller) Baker. She was the loving wife of Keith Brightbill for 22 years.
A graduate of Muhlenberg High School, Class of 1985 Tiffany continued her education...
Beverly V. Pawlik
Apr 22, 2023
Beverly V. (Bare) Pawlik, 84, of Kenhorst, passed away at Sinking Spring Nursing & Rehab on April 22, 2023.
She was the loving wife of Gerald J. Pawlik. They were married on October 8, 1960 and enjoyed over 62 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Florence (Gilmer) Bare.
She was a graduate of Reading...
Orazio Gerbino
Apr 22, 2023
Orazio Gerbino, 85, passed away in his Spring Township residence on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Born in Spadafora, Messina, Sicily, to the late Santi Gerbino and Giuseppina Dell'Acqua, he immigrated to the United States about 45 years ago.
He worked as a Textile Machine Operator, but for the past few years, he has worked at Maria Pizza.
Orazio was a member of...