William H. Bentz
Mar 24, 2022
William H. Bentz, 81, formerly of West Reading, Sacred Heart Villa and lately of Country Meadows of Wyomissing, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Born in West Reading to the late Nicholas and Mary Bentz, William was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
Bill retired from the grounds and maintenance crew at the Reading hospital in 2004...
Lucille M. Ertel
Mar 23, 2022
Lucille M. Ertel, 94, formerly of Shillington, passed away March 23rd, 2022 at Berks Heim. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald A. Ertel.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Anthony M. and Loretta J. (Gieringer) Krug. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1946. Lucille was employed by American Casualty and Boscov's.
Lucille was...
Ugo V. Zuccarini
Mar 23, 2022
Ugo V. Zuccarini, 93, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2022, at Canonsburg Hospital.
His wife, Elvira R. (Restauri) Zuccarini, passed away on March 11, 2018. They shared over 60 loving years together.
Born in Rome, Italy, he was the son of the late Enrico and Marianna (Ferretti) Zuccarini.
Ugo was employed by Dana Corp. for over 17 years. He...
Jared Michael Guest
Mar 23, 2022
Jared Michael Guest, 26, of King of Prussia, passed away on March 23, 2022. Born in Reading, he was the son of Scott and Amy Jo (Witmier) Guest.
Jared worked as an Analyst for SEI Investments Company.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia. Jared had a...
Thieu Quang Dinh
Mar 22, 2022
Thieu Quang Dinh, 16, of Wyomissing, passed away on Tuesday March 22, 2022, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he was a son of Thien Quang Dinh and Yeu Thi Ha.
He was a student at Wyomissing High School. Thieu treasured his close relationship with his cousins and enjoyed playing video games.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by...
Debra A. Manderewicz
Mar 22, 2022
Debra A. Manderewicz, 69, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Bruce A. and Joan R. (Miller) Troelsch.
She was a graduate of Reading High School, Kutztown University, and Hood College, Frederick MD., where she earned a master's degree in Thanatology. Debra spent her...
Albert Komlodi
Mar 21, 2022
Albert Komlodi, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home in Muhlenberg Township. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Jacob S. and Mary F. Komlodi. He was a graduate of Reading High School. Albert was a loving husband and devoted father who worked full time while attending classes at Pennsylvania...
Lynne Alice Roberts
Mar 21, 2022
Lynne A. Roberts, 78, of Wyomissing, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, in the care of Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. Hers was a long road of heart-wrenching decline at the hands of a pitiless disease. She was brave; she endured; she lived each day as only she could. She will be painfully missed by her family and friends. She...
Melissa Elizabeth Stewart
Mar 21, 2022
Melissa E. (Bartos) Stewart
Melissa E. Stewart, 45, of Leesport, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 in her residence surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was a loving and wonderful wife to Dustin Stewart. They would have been married 5 years on April 15, 2022. In addition, she was a loving and devoted...
Glenn L. Curtis
Mar 21, 2022
Glenn L. Curtis of Bernville, PA, passed away on March 21, 2022 at the age of 82. Born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1939, he was the son of Irene Elizabeth (Glaser) and John George Curtis. In high school, Glenn played on the varsity football team. He graduated from Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington, PA in 1957. He enlisted...
Shirley K. Heffner
Mar 20, 2022
Shirley K. Heffner, 91, of West Reading, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, in the care of Berks Heim. She was the widow of Willie P. Heffner, who passed away in January 2016.
Born in Rockland Township, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Amy (Kniss) Bieber. Shirley married Willie in May 1949.
She worked at various garment mills before...
Robert Popovitch
Mar 20, 2022
Robert Stephen Popovitch, 84, of Lehartsville, died on March 20th 2022, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was the husband of Constance (Higgins) Popovitch. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Stephen and Helen (Toth) Popovitch.
In addition to his wife, Robert is also survived by nine children: Robert, James, Dianne, Susanne, Stephen, Andrew, Constance, Kathryn and Helen;...
Barry E. Golembiewski
Mar 19, 2022
Barry E. Golembiewski, SMSgt., USAF (Ret) of Reinholds, PA passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, PA on August 24, 1942 to Joseph S. and Irene F. (Jablonski) Golembiewski (both deceased), he was the eldest of four children.
Raised in Reading, PA, he attended Tyson-Schoener, St. Peter's Catholic, St. Joseph's Catholic, Central Catholic, and Reading...
William Edward James, Sr.
Mar 19, 2022
William E. James, Sr., 81, of Bern Township, passed away March 19, 2022, at Penn State Health St. Joseph Hospital.
His wife, Josephine M. (Talys) James, died on December 1, 2018.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Ralph and Frances (Oden) James.
William was employed by Carpenter Technologies as a maintenance foreman.
He served our nation proudly and valiantly in...
Lawrence A. Walsky
Mar 18, 2022
Lawrence A. Walsky, 85, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022. Larry was the husband of Priscilla H. (Kelting) Walsky, to whom he was married for 62 wonderful years.
Born in Hempstead, NY, he was the son of Alphonse and Mary (Szczech) Walsky. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1958 with a degree in business administration. He worked in financial management...
Rita C. Mullen
Mar 18, 2022
Rita C. Mullen, 82, of Wernersville, died March 18th 2022 at Phoebe Village.
She was the wife of Henry J. Mullen. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Milnamow) Duffy.
Rita worked for First Pennsylvania Co., Bress Data Entry, Tidewater Oil Co., Montessori Day School, Weis Markets, and Redner's Markets.
She was a member of St. Ignatius...
Lori Ann Gerner
Mar 18, 2022
Lori Ann Gerner, 61, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, at her Leesport home. She was the wife of Todd D. Gerner; they were married on October 20, 2006.
Born in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of Ann Olga (Fedorak) Raub, Allentown and the late Roy Robert Raub. Lori graduated from Whitehall Zephyr H.S. and Northampton C.C.. She worked...
Marlene C. Hager
Mar 17, 2022
Marlene C. Hager, 86, of Ephrata, passed away on March 17, 2022, at Lancaster General.
Marlene was the first born of the late Keith K. and Eleanor L. Cook, joining their family on October 26, 1934. A graduate of John Harris High School, she was given a full scholarship to Moore College of Art in Philadelphia.
Marlene was a very gifted and...
Charles J. Sapovits
Mar 17, 2022
Charles J. Sapovits, 97, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Keystone Villa, Ephrata. He was the husband of the late Ann Elizabeth (Welch) Sapovits. They shared many wonderful years together.
Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Charles J. Sapovits, Sr. and Mabel (Ewald) Sapovits. Charles graduated with a bachelor's degree from Weidner University. He...
Lowell Archie Thomas
Mar 16, 2022
Lowell Archie Thomas, 85, of Hamburg, passed away on March 16, 2022, at Laurel Center.
Lowell was born in Troy, PA, on August 20th 1936, he was the son of the late William Alonzo Thomas and Vadys Ada (Reeser) Thomas. He graduated from Troy High School in 1954. He worked for the Hamburg Area School District as an Elementary Teacher for...