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....
Maude Reidenhour
May 12, 2015
Maude M. Reidenhour, 94, formerly of Windsor Twp., passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 in Hearthstone at Maidencreek where she resided. She was the wife of Daniel L. Reidenhour, who died on August 10, 1995. Born in Albany Twp., she was the daughter of the late Tilghman and Maryann (Zettlemoyer) Wessner. Maude was a homemaker and farmer with her...
Brian Lesher
May 10, 2015
Brian R. Lesher, 56, of Centre Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Heidi A. (Berger) Lesher. They were married October 14, 2000 and celebrated 14 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Ira E. and Margaret (Emore) Lesher. He graduated...
Miles Wengert
May 8, 2015
Miles Edgar Wengert, "Mike", The Shoe Man, 88, of Hamburg, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., after suffering a stroke. He was the son of the late Edgar M. and Mary Geneva (Althouse) Wengert. Born in the house on Second Street in Hamburg, where he lived his entire life, he has seen quite...
Carl Solt
May 6, 2015
Carl Emerson Solt, 40, of Auburn, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in his residence. Born in Potttsville, he was the son of Carl G. and Shirley A. (Noecker) Solt, of Auburn. Carl was a 1994 graduate of Blue Mountain High School and studied carpentry for three years at Vo-Tech. He worked for nine years at Fairmount Foundry, Hamburg,...
Gladys E. Lease
May 3, 2015
Gladys E. Lease, 78, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Roger A. Lease. They were married on July 22, 1964 and celebrated fifty years of marriage.
Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late John and Mabel (Mengel)...
Catharine Hafer
May 2, 2015
Catharine M. Hafer, 91, of Leesport, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ruth (Adams) Hafer. Catharine was a graduate of Ontelaunee High School. She worked for fifty years for Cinderella Knitting Mill, Leesport. Catharine was a member of Trinity United Church...
John Wert
Apr 28, 2015
John H. Wert, 73, of Bern Twp., passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, while vacationing. He was the husband of Joan G. (Hoch) Wert. They were married on May 4, 1974 and would have celebrated forty-one years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late C. Benton and Helen E....
Mary Keim
Apr 28, 2015
Mary O. Keim, 90, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Robert W. Keim, who died on October 3, 2003. Born in Centerport, she was the daughter of the late Elcornus M. and Mamie V. (Wagner) Wert. Mary worked as a sewing machine operator for Burkey Underwear Company and...
Pearl Lieb
Apr 25, 2015
Pearl A. "Peggy" Lieb, 87, formerly of Shoemakersville, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. She was the wife of A. Calvin Lieb, Jr. who died January 24, 2008. Born in Host, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Laura R. (Moyer) Holzman. She was a member of St. Luke's Church, Shoemakersville....
Howard Snyder
Apr 24, 2015
Howard E. Snyder, "Hoff", 91, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 in the Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the husband of Ruth M. (Lonergan) Snyder, who died July 19, 1997. Born in Eckville, Albany Twp., he was the son of the late Elmer and Minnie (Berk) Snyder. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World...
Henry Von Spreckelsen
Apr 22, 2015
Henry N. von Spreckelsen, III, 76, of Blandon, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in his residence. He was the husband of Rosemary (Maglio) von Spreckelsen, they were married July 31, 1965 and celebrated 49 years of marriage. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Rev. Henry N. von Spreckelsen, Jr. and Louise M. (Schrimpe) von Spreckelsen....
Cynthia Wetmore
Apr 22, 2015
Cynthia G. Wetmore, 85, of Windsor Twp., and formerly of Tilden Twp., passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in her residence. She was the wife of Kenneth P. Wetmore. They were married on July 31, 1947 and celebrated sixty-eight years of marriage. Born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and G. Burrl (Wood) Thurlow....
Clifford Forrester
Apr 19, 2015
Clifford N. Forrester, 86, formerly of West Hamburg, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Providence Place, Pine Grove. Born in West Hamburg, he was the son of the late Vincent Forrester and Esther (Epting) Forrester. Clifford was a graduate of Hamburg High School. He worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Fish and Game for twenty-eight years. Cliff then...
William Dinkel
Apr 17, 2015
William W. Dinkel, Jr., 72, formerly of Hamburg, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Newport News, Virginia, he was the son of June F. (Fenstermacher) Dinkel, a resident of Pinebrook Personal Care Center; and the late William W. Dinkel, Sr. Bill was a 1960 graduate of Hamburg High School. He served in...
