Nicholas T. Bonetti
Dec 16, 2022
Nicholas T. Bonetti, 78, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at his Wyomissing residence. He was the husband of the late Winifred (Eaton) Bonetti.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William and Lillian (Moretto) Bonetti. Nicholas graduated Reading High School. He was employed as a press operator at Dana Corp. for over 30 years. He was...
Ann Best
Dec 15, 2022
Ann (Reider) Best,78, passed away December 15, 2022, in her Bern Township residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Malcolm J., Sr., and Mildred "Rita" (Laws) Reider.
Ann worked side by side with her sister to build the family business M.J. Reider Associates Inc., an Environmental Testing Laboratory. Her hard work and dedication helped it become what it...
Jack A. Braun
Dec 15, 2022
Jack A. Braun, 68, passed away on Thursday, December 15th, 2022 at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Mountz) Braun, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Jack and Shirley (Bast) Braun. A graduate of Wyomissing Area High School (Class of 1972),...
Ann Marie Cockrell
Dec 15, 2022
Ann Marie (Angstadt) Cockrell, 64, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022, in the care of Reading Hospital after a long battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of C. Wayne Cockrell.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Ella (Irion) Angstadt. Ann graduated from Wilson High School in 1976. She later graduated from Empire...
Barbara L. Ciervo
Dec 14, 2022
Barbara "Bobby" L. (Schearer) Ciervo, 87, of West Reading, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in the comfort of her own home. She was the loving widow of Daniel A. Ciervo, Sr., who passed away August 23, 2021.
Born in West Reading to the late Elmer and Gladys (Strunk) Schearer, Bobby was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Church where...
Emmanuel Lahaniatis
Dec 14, 2022
Emmanuel J "Manny" Lahaniatis of Pennside passed away on December 14, 2022 at the age of 84.
His wife of 56 years, Eleni E. (Hatzigeorgiou) Lahaniatis, passed away on September 18, 2020.
Born in Rhodes, Greece, he was the son of the late John and Anastasia (Thriskou) Lahaniatis.
A veteran of the Greek Navy, Manny immigrated to the United States where he found...
Warren John Steiger
Dec 14, 2022
Warren John Steiger, 65, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Doreen (Mazur) Steiger.
Born in New Brunswick, he was the son of the late Harry William and Lois Claire (Mertens) Steiger. Warren worked for over 25 years as a mechanical engineer for Fortna, Inc. He loved fishing and...
Steven Michael Reynolds
Dec 13, 2022
Steven Michael Reynolds, 48 passed away December 13, 2022, in his Spring Township residence.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of Michael Terence Reynolds, Spring Township, and the late Karen Louise (Kerchner) Reynolds.
Steven was a 1992 graduate of Wilson High School.
He was employed by Farr's Nursery and Landscaping Company as a landscaper and then later for BJ's Wholesale Club.
Steven...
Raul Mercado Gomez
Dec 12, 2022
Raul Mercado, 49, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was the companion of Brittney Soto.
Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Casiana Gomez and the late Raul Mercado. After graduating from high school, Raul was employed as a facilities keeper at Wawa.
Raul was a passionate and strong-willed person. He had a...
Lynne A. Van Reed
Dec 12, 2022
Lynne A. Van Reed, 80, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Complete Care at Berkshire. She was the widow of Richard B. Van Reed who passed April 14, 2016.
Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Lorraine Herzog. Lynne graduated from Wilson High School. She was employed as a payroll clerk at Progress...
Jean Stuebner
Dec 11, 2022
Jean L. Stuebner, 97, of Bern Township, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, in the care of Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the loving widow of Elmer R. Stuebner, who passed away on August 25, 2021.
Born in Reading to the late William and Florence (Schaeffer) Remppel, Jean graduated from Reading High School. She retired from Bell Telephone...
Andrew J. Kuzmission
Dec 11, 2022
Andrew J. Kuzmission, 86, passed away on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Beverly T. (Grohol) Kuzmission, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.
Born in Harwood, he was the son of the late Andrew and Mary (Velky) Kuzmission. After graduation from West Hazleton High School in 1954, he...
Gina Marie Pingitore
Dec 11, 2022
Gina Marie Pingitore, 60, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2022, in her Reading residence.
She was the 30 year companion of Richard Lee DaLessio.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Sally (Perfetto) Emore of Reading.
Gina attended Reading High School and earned her cosmetology degree from Empire Beauty School.
Gina was the owner/operator of Gina's Hair Designs at three locations throughout...
Karen Stout
Dec 10, 2022
Karen Anne (Brauer) Stout, 67, of Shillington, Pennsylvania, passed away December 10th, 2022, peacefully in her sleep.
She was born on December 12, 1954 to the late Walt and Anna Brauer in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Haddonfield, NJ. In her childhood, she most enjoyed summers in Wildwood Crest, NJ, where she spent her time reading, surfing, fishing, and crabbing.
Karen attended...
Paul L. Herr
Dec 10, 2022
Paul L. Herr, 89, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, in his Shillington home.
His wife, Sandra (Schymik) Herr, passed away on October 18, 2021. They were married on February 11, 1961, enjoying over 60 wonderful years of marriage.
Born in Evansville, IN, he was the son of the late Charles L. and Matilda M. (Korressel) Herr.
Paul graduated from Evansville University....
Elaine Rio
Dec 10, 2022
Elaine E. Rio, 69, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the Reading Hospital. She was the companion of Patrick Taffe for 38 years.
Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Amada Murphy and Carlos Maldonado. She was employed as a secretary for a church.
Survivors include her companion, Patrick, and two sisters, Eileen Garcia and Diane...
Stanley Eugene Michalak
Dec 9, 2022
Stanley Eugene Michalak, 90, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Bradford Oaks Nursing Home in Temple Hills, MD. He was the loving husband of Ruth Aschenbrenner Michalak, with whom he shared over 69 years.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Stanley and Anna (Druzd) Michalak. Stanley's life was defined by service, proudly serving in the...
Maria A. Payero
Dec 9, 2022
Maria A. Payero, 88, passed away on December 9, 2022, in her Reading residence surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, she was a daughter of the late Juan Ulloa and Francisca Payero.
Maria dedicated her life to her family and keeping them together was an intangible gift she gave to them every day. She always wanted to help...
Joyce Horowitz
Dec 9, 2022
Joyce "Joy" Ann Horowitz, 75, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022, surrounded by her family. God welcomed her joyously into Heaven and she was reunited with her mother, Juanita (Jones) Deal; dad, Charles Deal; brother, Dennis F. Abe; and other loved ones who passed before her.
Joy was born in Maryland and called many places throughout the US and...
Robert G. Holl
Dec 8, 2022
Robert G. Holl, 75, passed away on December 8, 2022, in his Robesonia residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Marsha G. (Schell) Holl. They were married on September 16, 1967 and shared over 55 beautiful years of marriage.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Harold H. and Geraldine M. (Bauer) Holl.
A graduate of...