Glen K. Graeff
Nov 2, 2026
Glen K. Graeff, 75, of Centre Township, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Karen E. (Good) Graeff. They were married on August 27, 1976, and recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Kenneth L. and Evelyn H. (Yeager) Graeff.
Glen...
Kerry J. Cashman
Oct 31, 2026
Kerry J. Cashman, 79, of Hamburg, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at St. Luke's Geisinger Hospital, Orwigsburg. He was the husband of Debbie J. (Ripple) Cashman. They were married on October 18, 1980, and celebrated 46 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late James E. and Marian L. (Leiby) Cashman. Kerry was...
Helen K. Ernst
Oct 31, 2026
Helen K. Ernst, 95, of Mohrsville, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026 in her residence.
Born in Bernville, she was the daughter of the late Edwin E. and Clara R. (Kauffman) Ernst. Helen graduated from Penn-Bernville High School. She worked on the family farm and babysat. Helen was an active member of Salem (Belleman's) Church, Centre Twp. She helped...
Gloria M. Yeager
Oct 30, 2026
Gloria M. Yeager, formerly of Muhlenberg Park, passed away at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, on her 93rd birthday, October 30, 2026. She was the wife of Russell E. Yeager, who died, February 9, 1997.
Born in Slatington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Franklin H. and Esther B. (Lehman) Clause. Gloria was a 1951 graduate of Hamburg...
Joe Fitzgerald
Oct 29, 2026
Joe W. Fitzgerald, 78, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Lori A. (Frey) Fitzgerald. They were married on December 29, 2016 and would have celebrated ten years of marriage.
Born in Beckley, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Troy and Ada (Wickline) Fitzgerald. Joe...
Heather L. Chase
Oct 29, 2026
Heather L. (Kerr) Chase, 47, of Leesport, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at her residence. She was the wife of Shaun D. Chase. They were married on March 10, 2017.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Mickey L. Kerr and the late Melanie D. (Piersol) Kerr.
Heather was a 1998 graduate of Hamburg...
Joseph J. Perzel
Oct 28, 2026
Joseph J. Perzel, 74, of Hamburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Donna M. (Miller) Perzel, who died May 16, 2013.Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Rita M. (Pasco) Perzel. Joe graduated from the Milton Hershey School. He worked at Glen-Gery for forty-three...
Carol A. Smith
Oct 27, 2026
Carol A. (Greth) Smith, 79, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where she was a resident. She was the widow of Leonard Lee Smith.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Helen (Check) Greth. Carol was a 1965 graduate of Fleetwood High School. She was employed...
Dorothy M. Bertschy
Oct 25, 2026
Dorothy M. Bertschy, 76, of Hamburg, and formerly of Minersville, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026. She was the wife of David W. Bertschy who passed away in 2010.
Dorothy was a kind, friendly, and loving person. She was, above all else, a caregiver.
Dorothy's journey started in the coal country of Minersville, Pennsylvania; the daughter of the late...
Kim L. Geissler
Oct 23, 2026
Kim L. Geissler, 66, of Spring Township, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, in her residence. She was the widow of Timothy L. Strausser, who passed away on February 17, 2023. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Louis F. Unger, Jr., Wyomissing, and the late Nancy M. (Smith) Unger. Kim was a graduate of Holy Name...
Frances E. Newman
Oct 23, 2026
Frances E. Newman, 81, of Upper Bern Township, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the widow of John R. Newman, who passed away on March 26, 2009.
Born in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon E. Smith and Claire E. (Hayden) Lipari.
Frances was a 1963 graduate of...
Russell E. Adams
Oct 21, 2026
Russell E. Adams, 85, of Ontelaunee Township, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Marlene L. (Ulrich) Adams. They were married on August 19, 1989, and celebrated 37 years of marriage.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William C. and Alice M. (Schaeffer)...
Kareen E. Smith
Oct 20, 2026
Kareen E. Smith, 88, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of Wiliam F. Smith, who died May 15, 2002.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Wirt D. and Kathryn E. (Wixon) Brown. Kareen was part owner of Rac's Roastbeef, Pottstown. She also worked at the Jo-Lyn...
Leslyn F. Zajdowicz
Oct 17, 2026
Leslyn Faye Zajdowicz of Muhlenberg Township passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in The Highlands at Wyomissing. She was the widow of Thaddeus Robert Zajdowicz and celebrated 54 wonderful years of marriage together before his passing on July 21, 2022.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Elwood C. and Edna M. (Rahn) Herb. Leslyn was...
David I. Martin
Oct 13, 2026
David I. Martin, 77, of Hamburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Donna M. (Hirst) Martin, who passed away on December 7, 2024.
Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late William W. and Esther A. (Seip) Martin.
David was a 1967 graduate of Hamburg Area High...
Steven C. Gilbert Sr.
Oct 1, 2026
Steven C. "Steve" Gilbert, Sr., 77, of Centre Township, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Vicki L. (Kochan) Gilbert. They were married on April 29, 1967.
Born in Harrisburg, Steve was the son of the late Charles H. Gilbert, Sr. and Viola N. (Smith) Gilbert. He attended Muhlenberg High School.
Steve...
Faye A. Sailer
Sep 29, 2026
Faye A. Sailer, 78, a resident of Laurel Pointe Senior Living, Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Topton Lutheran Home. Faye was the widow of Larry R. Sailer, who passed away on February 7, 2017.
Born in Reading, Faye was a daughter of the late Lester S. Hoffman and Kathryn M. (Rubright) Hoffman. She was a...
Robert S. Railing
Sep 29, 2026
Robert S. "Bert" Railing, 68, of Sunbury, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Harrisburg, Bert was a son of the late John R. Railing and Doris J. (Katz) Railing. He was a 1976 graduate of Central Dauphin High School. Bert recently retired following a 50-year career with Giant Food Stores, where he worked as...
Nancy E. Goodwin
Sep 28, 2026
Nancy E. Goodwin, 93, formerly of Whitehall, of Stoughton, MA, was called home to be with her Lord on Monday, September 28, 2026, at her residence. She was the widow of Robert F. Goodwin, who passed away on December 4, 2019.
Born in Allentown, Nancy was the daughter of the late Willard and Hilda (Clauser) Clauser. She was a 1951 graduate...
Alvin F. Shade Sr.
Sep 28, 2026
Alvin F. Shade, Sr., 74, of Hamburg, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, at St. Luke's Geisinger Hospital, Orwigsburg.
Born in Berks County on August 3, 1952, Alvin was a son of the late James W. Shade, Sr. and May E. (Ludwig) Shade. Alvin worked as a painter for Allen H. Shade Painting, Reading, for more than 35 years...
