Funzo Belk
May 10, 2023
Funzo Belk, Sr. was born on October 10, 1951 in South Carolina. His parents were Willie Belk (deceased) and Willie Mae Belk (deceased). He left this world on May 10, 2023. He was the husband of Claudia Davis they had two beautiful children, Clara Mae Davis-Belk and Funzo Belk, Jr. He also had a son, Omar Belk (deceased) from Vivian...
Dalton E. Glass, Jr.
May 10, 2023
Dalton E. Glass, Jr., 52, of Tilden Township, passed away May 10, 2023, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Stacy (Jamison) Glass. They shared 15 wonderful years of marriage and were together 18 years.
Born in Allentown, he was a son of Sandra (Sipple) Kehm, Tilden Township and the late Dalton E. Glass Sr.
Dalton was a US...
W. Larry Kauffman
May 9, 2023
W. Larry Kauffman, 86, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Laurel Center in Hamburg. He married Debora S. (Large) Kauffman on October 20, 1962 and was her loving husband for 60 years.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Walter G. and Alva (Potteiger) Kauffman. A graduate of Reading High School (Class of 1955), he...
Shirley Marie Wilkins
May 9, 2023
Shirley Marie Mohler Wilkins (89) died of natural causes on May 9, 2023. Born in Spring Township in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Eli G. Mohler and the late Ruth (Long) Mohler Thawley. Wilkins was employed at Weis Markets, Wyomissing, PA, for 31 years retiring July 4, 2009.
Wilkins had been employed as an Executive Secretary for the...
John R. Bird
May 8, 2023
John R. Bird, 88, formerly of Spring Township, passed away May 8, 2023, at Poplar Run Stone Ridge Retirement Living Community, Myerstown.
He was the loving husband for over 69 years to Janice M. (Heffner) Bird.
Born in Spring Township, he was the son of the late J. Leroy and Mary C. (Young) Bird.
He was a 1952 graduate of Wilson High School.
John...
Jerome T. Reed
May 8, 2023
Jerome T. Reed, 82, passed away on May 8, 2023 at Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband to the late Judith Reed (Ackins), until her passing in August 2022.
Born in Reading, he graduated from Governor Mifflin High School and went on to join the Navy. Jerome proudly worked as a CB in the Navy and spent nine months in...
Matthew Nicholas
May 8, 2023
Matthew Nicholas, 55, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 8, 2023. He was the loving husband of Christa (Wachinski), with whom he would have celebrated their fifth anniversary on June 20.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Anthony Francis and Helen Patricia (Adams) Nicholas.
He graduated from Holy Name '86 before attending Clemson University where he played football.
Matt...
Dorothy L. Marchiani
May 8, 2023
Dorothy L. Marchiani, 65, passed away on Monday, May 8 at ManorCare in West Reading.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Blackburn) Davis.
Dorothy is survived by a sister, Betty Davis, and her long time companion, Johnny Oyola. She was preceded in death by her brothers: Scott Davis, Eddie Davis, and Richard Davis, Jr.
Services will be...
Santina E. Cerniglia
May 6, 2023
Santina Cerniglia, born in Santo Stefano Di Camastra, Sicily, to Martino and Nicolina Attinello, passed away on May 6, 2023 at the age of 75. She was our matriarch with the quiet wisdom that comes from a peaceful existence in Christ. She was calm, loving, creative, funny, surprisingly competitive and she will be truly missed. She and her husband, Santo...
Joseph Leonard Hoffman
May 5, 2023
Joseph L. Hoffman, Sr., 68, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, in his Reinholds residence. He was the loving husband of Audrey G. (Dinino) Hoffman, with whom he shared over 51 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Albert and Catherine (Stock) Hoffman.
Joe drove for MJ Earl, Inc., of Reading for 25 years until...
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...