Frank J. Delpizzo
May 19, 2022
Frank J. DelPizzo Jr., 61, passed away peacefully at home on May 19, 2022 with his loving family by his side. He was the loving husband of Lisa (Talarico) DelPizzo, with whom he shared 30 wonderful years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two sons, Alex F. and Eric R. DelPizzo.
Born in Norristown, PA, Frank was...
Mary Catherine Leeper
May 18, 2022
Ronald E. and Mary Catherine Leeper passed away in their Bernville residence on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. In July they would have celebrated 54 years of marriage. Ronald was born to the late John and Naomi Leeper; Mary Catherine was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Eckroat.
Ronald graduated from Ontelaunee High School in 1954 before enlisting in the...
Ronald Earl Leeper
May 18, 2022
Ronald E. and Mary Catherine Leeper passed away in their Bernville residence on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. In July they would have celebrated 54 years of marriage. Ronald was born to the late John and Naomi Leeper; Mary Catherine was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Eckroat.
Ronald graduated from Ontelaunee High School in 1954 before enlisting in the...
Alex J. Wonderlick
May 16, 2022
Alex J. Wonderlick, Jr., 98, of Hamburg, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Seton Manor.
Born on December 9th 1923, in Shenandoah, PA, Alex was the son of the late Elick and Stella (Bogden) Wonderlick. As an older teenager, Alex joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and was sent to Washington State to work on conservation projects in the forests...
Lottie F. Pascoe
May 16, 2022
Lottie F. Pascoe, 93, formerly of Whitfield, passed away Monday, May, 16, 2022, in the care of Phoebe Berks. She was the widow of Walter R. Pascoe, who passed away in 2012 after 62 years of marriage. She will be remembered as a practical woman whose life revolved around her home and her family.
Second of the nine children of the...
Howard J. Boyer
May 16, 2022
Howard James Boyer died on Monday, May 16, 2022 at the age of 98 in Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab at Reading.
Howard was born on November 2, 1923 in Reading, PA, the longest lived child of the late Aaron Abraham and Carrie Estelle (Folk) Boyer. He was the life partner of Naomi Gutacker, who preceded him in death.
Howard graduated from...
Baruh Salinas Rodriguez
May 13, 2022
Baruh Salinas Rodriguez, 99, of Reading, died on May 13, 2022, at home. He was the husband of Margaret (Margo) Mervine Thomas.
Baruh was born in Remedios, Cuba to Matilde Mitrani Salinas and Haime Behar Rodriguez. He graduated from Havana University with a degree in engineering and after immigrating to the United States in 1949, earned a certificate of Professional Engineer...
Marguerite Mary Powell
May 13, 2022
Marguerite Powell, 91, of Robeson Township, peacefully passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, in the care of Keystone Villa at Douglassville. She was the loving wife of Robert Powell, with whom they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage last June.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Marguerite and George Hallermeier.
Marge, or Nana, as she was affectionately...
Robert L. Dipaolo
May 13, 2022
Robert L. DiPaolo, 81, of Spring Twp., passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, in the care of Rittenhouse Village at Muhlenberg. Married to Lucia V. (Memmo) DiPaolo, Bob was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Born in Reading to the late William and Filomena (Savini) DiPaolo, Robert graduated from Reading High School in 1958. He completed his Bachelor's degree in 1964...
Joel Leonard Caves
May 11, 2022
Dr. Joel Leonard Caves, 81, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at his residence in The Highlands at Wyomissing. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Verdehem) Caves, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.
Born in Auburn, NY, he was the son of James and Marjory (Bullock) Caves. Joel graduated from Phelps Central School in 1958 before going...
Carole H. Gordon
May 10, 2022
Carole Jane Gordon, 86, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Mifflin Center. She was the wife of the late Jack B. Gordon until his passing in 2020.
Born in Jeanette, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Viola (Buck) Hebrank. Carole met Jack at the age of 13 while attending Jeanette High School. At 19...
Jeanne Lorraine Swavely Tucci
May 9, 2022
Jeanne Lorraine Swavely Tucci
Jeanne was the daughter of Irwin and Minnie Brosey Swavely. She was the delight of her father's eye -continually doting on her and encouraging her. Jeanne first learned to read while sitting on her father's lap viewing the comics in the newspapers. This started her lifelong love affair with reading.
Jeanne grew up in Kenhorst, PA with her...
Linda J. Kolasinski
May 8, 2022
Linda Jean (Buzalewski) Kolasinski, 68, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at the home of her sister-in-law Grazyna Buzalewski. Born in Reading, PA on September 12, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Natalie (Dombrowski) Buzalewski. Linda was a 1971 graduate of Reading Central Catholic High School and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree from...
Kristina B. Wynne
May 8, 2022
Kristina B. Wynne, 36, of Hamburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with leukemia. She was the loving wife of Shawn C. Wynne, whom she married on October 21, 2017, under a 400 year old oak tree at a grove in Oley, PA.
Born to Kenneth Wert and Audrey Novotny...
Jose A. Rosales
May 6, 2022
Jose A. Rosales, 53, passed away on Friday, May 6th, 2022 in his Hamburg residence with his loving family by his side.
Born in Abington, he was a son of Jose Rosales and the late Rosa (Velez) Rosales. After graduating William Tennent High School in Warminster, Jose attended trade school. He was a journey lineman and a member of the IBEW...
Fred Joseph Reinhard
May 4, 2022
Fred J. Reinhard, 93, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in his Whitfield home. He was the widower of Doris A. (Hillbish) Reinhard, with whom he shared a loving marriage of 62 years before her passing in 2012.
Born August 12, 1928, in Reading, Fred was a son of the late Ferdinand and Barbara (Saffer) Reinhard, who both immigrated from...
Bessie F. Anastasio
May 2, 2022
Bessie F. Anastasio, 97, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Maidencreek Place. She was the wife of the late Dominic Anastasio until his passing in 2010.
A Reading native, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Todaro) Bianca. Bessie graduated from Reading High School and went on to work as an administrator for Raylon Corp.
Bessie was...
Bruce H. Dietrich, Jr.
May 1, 2022
Bruce H. Dietrich, Jr., 68, formerly of Reading, died on May 1, 2022, at Embrace Hospice House, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Bruce H., Sr., and Virginia (Goheen) Dietrich.
He was a graduate of Holy Name High School.
Bruce was employed for over 20 years by the City of Reading Police Department last working as...
Eleanor I. Burkart
Apr 29, 2022
Eleanor I. Burkart, 90, died April 29 at Legend of Broomfield, Broomfield, CO. Born in Hawaii to John and Julia Santos, Eleanor lived there until the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1939. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Sacramento. She graduated from St. Mary's College of Nursing in 1952 as a registered nurse and then practiced as a surgical nurse.
Eleanor met...
William J. Haines
Apr 29, 2022
William J. Haines, Sr., 92, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away April 29, 2022, in the Reading Hospital Rehab.
He was the beloved husband of the late Anna P. (Bainbridge) Haines, with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage.
William was the son of the late Kenneth and Anna (Price) Haines.
He was a graduate of Frackville High and The Wyomissing Polytechnical School where...