Roger Hartline
Jun 27, 2015
Roger E. Hartline, 79, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Ellen R. (Achenbach) Hartline. They were married on June 9, 1956 and celebrated 59 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Paul D. and Ruth (Hain) Hartline. Roger was a U.S. Army...
Grace Wagner
Jun 25, 2015
Grace A. Wagner, 91, formerly of Centre Twp., passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where she resided for five years. She was the wife of Clayton C. Wagner, Sr., who died August 30, 1991. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Lily R. (Henne) Reber. Grace...
Paul Schell
Jun 24, 2015
Paul S. Schell, 86, of Perry Twp., passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. He was the husband of Grace M. (Fritz) Schell, who died on December 25, 2013. Born in Shumans, Columbia Co., he was the son of the late Isadore and Ruth (Fisher) Schell. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of...
John Hill
Jun 22, 2015
John M. Hill, 74, of Perry Twp., passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 in Lehigh Commons, Macungie. He was the husband of Marie M. (Schrack) Hill. They were married on August 13, 1959 and celebrated fifty-five years of marriage. Born in Perry Twp., he was the son of the late John L. and Melva V. (Brobst) Hill. John was...
Helen Walters
Jun 21, 2015
Helen E. Walters, 100, formerly of Strausstown, passed away in Berks Heim, on Sunday, June 21, 2015, where she resided since October 2014. Helen was the wife of Eugene G. Walters, Sr., who died on July 14, 1986. They were married on March 27, 1937. Born in Lenhartsville on November 5, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Robert...
Gloria Lengle
Jun 20, 2015
Gloria L. Lengle, 63, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in her residence. She was the wife of George J. Lengle. They were married on October 17, 1970 and celebrated forty-four years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jane (Patchouli) Mervine. Gloria enjoyed going on cruises and...
Mark Seaman
Jun 14, 2015
Mark M. Seaman, 86, formerly of West Hamburg, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 in Keystone Villa, Blandon, where he had resided since December 2014. He was the husband of Jean R. (Batdorf) Seaman, also of Keystone Villa. They were married for sixty-two years. Mark was born April 18, 1929 in West Hamburg, Tilden Twp., Berks County. He was...
Robert Renno
Jun 12, 2015
Robert A. Renno, 50, of Womelsdorf, passed away in his residence on Friday, June 12, 2015. He was the husband of Lori S. (Schappell) Renno. They were married on May 21, 1988 and celebrated twenty-seven years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Elsie (Berger) Readinger, widow of Harvey Readinger, Hamburg; and the late William F....
Carol Parsons
Jun 7, 2015
Carol Ann Parsons, 59, of Windsor Twp., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015 in her residence after a long struggle. Carol was a beloved sister and daughter, artist, and Reiki Master. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Elmer L. Parsons and the late Dorothy J. (Levergood) Parsons. She graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1973 and as...
Helen Leibensperger
Jun 5, 2015
Helen M. Leibensperger, 94, a resident at Topton Lutheran Home, and formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 in Topton Lutheran Home. She was the wife of Paul W. Leibensperger, died January 22, 2000. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Herma (Miller) Yeager. She was a member of St. Luke's Church,...
E. Arline Rothermel
Jun 4, 2015
E. Arline Rothermel, 92, of Centre Twp., passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of John D. Rothermel, who died September 24, 1974. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Emma H. (Mertz) Gilmer. Arline worked as a sewing machine operator for Lyons Knitwear, Wide Awake...
Evelyn Grim
Jun 3, 2015
Evelyn M. Lasko Grim, 87, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was predeceased by her first husband: Gurney N. Lasko, died February 14, 1989; and Kermit C. Grim, died March 27, 2012. Born in Richland, Lebanon Co., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Harriet (Firestone) Fisher. Evelyn...
Carolyn Chandler
Jun 3, 2015
Carolyn M. Chandler, 90, of Hereford Twp., Macungie, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. Born in Roxborough, she was the daughter of the late Walter G. and Mildred W. (Cope) Moore. Carolyn worked as an executive secretary for the Allentown Jaycees and later Allentown City Hall, retiring in 1996. She was a member of...
Malcolm Hoyer
May 29, 2015
Malcolm D. Hoyer, 75, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away Friday, May 29th, 2015 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Sandra A. (Shappell) Hoyer, they were married March 8, 1958 and celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Nelson and Edna (Tobias) Hoyer. He was a US Marine...
Lore Stump
May 23, 2015
Lore Stump, 81, of Centre Twp., passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Suncoast Hospice, Pinellas Park, Florida. She was the wife of Ronald B. Stump, who died November 14, 2013. Born in Esslingen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Johanna (Lutz) Kienle. Lore worked as a seamstress for J.C. Gilardone, Virginville. She was a...
Sarah Loeb
May 19, 2015
Sarah L. Loeb, 41, of Maidencreek Twp., died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. She was the wife of Ronnie R. Loeb, Jr., they were married June 12, 2011. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Harold W. Kiefrider and Diane Eager, Leesport. She graduated from Exeter High School Class of 1992. Sarah was...
Terry Street
May 18, 2015
.Terry L. Street, 47, of Temple, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 18, 2015 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry David Street and Linda L. (Lerch) Bamber; and step-son of David J. Bamber, Reading. He was a 1986 graduate of Oley Valley High School. Terry worked as a machine operator in...
William Forte
May 18, 2015
William P. Forte, Sr., 62, of Tilden Twp., and formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 in Temple University Hospital. He was the husband of Carolyn P. (Oleski) Forte. They were married on June 1, 1974 and would have celebrated forty-one years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Albert and Helen...
Jacob Kessler
May 17, 2015
Jacob L. Kessler, Sr., "Jake", 74, of Hamburg, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 in the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sonia M. (Ciesielko) Kessler. They were married on October 10, 1964 and celebrated fifty years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Jacob W. and Margaret (Luckenbill) Kessler. Jacob was...
Richard Kline
May 12, 2015
Richard D. Kline, 81, of Perry Twp., passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Miriam M. (Wagner) Kline. They were married on March 30, 1956 and celebrated fifty-nine years of marriage. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Robert K. and Myrl (Keim) Kline. Richard was supervisor of Perry Twp....
