Ruth Fritz
Jan 29, 2014
Ruth B. Fritz, 92, of St. Lawrence, and formerly of Shoemakersville, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the wife of John W. Fritz, who died May 31, 1977. Born in Mohrsville, she was the daughter of the late Stella (Blatt) Dresh. She worked for the Leesport Bank, retiring as a supervisor. Ruth was a...
Kenneth Frederick
Jan 29, 2014
Kenneth A. Frederick, 65, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Molly R. (Moyer) Frederick. They were married on July 19, 1980 and celebrated 33 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Allen and Esther Frederick. He was a truck driver for AWI Shur-Fine...
Donald Hartman
Jan 24, 2014
Donald L. Hartman, 69, of Centre Twp., died Friday January 24, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Janice A. (Wagner) Hartman. They were married June 13, 1944 and celebrated 49 years of marriage. Born in West Reading he was the son of the late John L. and Ellen M. (Burkey) Hartman. He was a 1962 graduate of...
Evelyn Shade
Jan 24, 2014
Evelyn E. Shade, 82, formerly of Shartlesville, died Friday, January 24, 2014 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. She was the wife of Merritt C. Shade, who died August 29, 2004. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Alma E. (Kline) Beissel. Evelyn worked as a sewing machine operator for twenty-eight years for Glo-Ray...
Clarence Levan
Jan 24, 2014
Clarence E. Levan, 79, of Windsor Twp., died Friday, January 24, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Ida M. (Nagle) Levan, who died December 24, 1998. Born in Virginville, he was the son of the late George B. and Elda M. (Heinly) Levan. He worked as a truck driver for Lentz Milling. Clarence was a...
Milton Turner
Jan 20, 2014
Milton R. "Bill" Turner, 81, of Perry Twp., died Monday, January 20, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Joyce E. Turner. They were married on February 14, 1987 and would have celebrated 27 years of marriage. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Raymond F. and Mary R. (Daughtry) Turner. Milton (Bill) worked as...
Jennie Adam
Jan 19, 2014
Jennie R. Adam, 88, of Windsor Twp., died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the residence of her daughter Sandra. She was the wife of Clarence H. Adam, died June 4, 2013. Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha (Sayer) Dietrich. Jennie worked as an aide for twenty-four years for the Hamburg Center. Jennie is...
Clyde Shunk
Jan 19, 2014
Clyde M. "John" Shunk, 67, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in his residence. Born in Centre Twp., he was a son of the late Clyde F. and Sallie M. (Borkey) Shunk. He was an army veteran of the Vietnam War. John worked for 30 years at DANA corporation up until his retirement. He was a member of Rescue Fire Co....
Joyce Machemer
Jan 16, 2014
Joyce P.E. Machemer, 75, of Muhlenberg Twp., died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in ManorCare, Laureldale. She was the widow of Donald F. Machemer, died November 1980. Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Lester W. and Stella I. (Derr) Reidenhour. Joyce worked as a baker for Bachman's for forty years. While at Bachman's, she was also a...
William Heffner
Jan 15, 2014
William S. Heffner, 83, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Arlene V. (Adams) Heffner. They were married January 29, 1949 and celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Cressona, he was the son of the late Samuel E. and Mary (Gaydos) Heffner. Bill worked for Glen-Gery Brick as a...
Floyd Fajna
Jan 14, 2014
Floyd C. Fajna, Sr., 69, of Leesport, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in his residence. He was the husband of Darlene M. (Schlenker) Fajna. Born in Emporia, Greenville Co., Virginia, he was the son of the late William J., Sr. and Kathryn (Reigel) Fajna; and step-son of the late Pearl S. (Wrenn) Fajna. Floyd worked for thirty-five years as a...
Ernest Shappell
Jan 14, 2014
Ernest M. Shappell, 88, of Ontelaunee Township died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was predeceased by his wife Doris L. (Dunkleberger) Shappell, died December 1994. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Melvin and Edna Shappell. He was a class of 1942 graduate of Perry High School. Ernest was a...
Nancy Edwards
Jan 14, 2014
Nancy Michele Edwards, 61, of the Hamburg Center, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Connellsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Marion A. (Herron) Edwards. Nancy is survived by a sister: Carol Kara, Perryopolis, PA; two nieces; and her Hamburg Center family. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday...
Betty Schappell
Jan 12, 2014
Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great and Great-Great Grandmother (Nona), Betty J. (Reppert) Schappell, age 85, of Windsor Twp., passed away into God's hands on January 12, 2014 peacefully at home. Betty Jean (Reppert) Schappell was born to the late Irvin O. and Pearl V. (Fritz) Reppert on April 13, 1928 in Windsor Twp. She was predeceased by four brothers: Charles, Leroy,...
Donald Roth
Jan 12, 2014
Donald E. Roth, 83, of Shoemakersville, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Reading Health Rehabilitation Hospital. He was the husband of Doris E. (Wagner) Roth, who died August 15, 2004. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late John D. and Elsie M. (Dengler) Roth. Donald first worked for fourteen years for Wolfe Dye and Bleach, Perry Twp.,...
Elton Merkel
Jan 11, 2014
Elton F. Merkel, 94, formerly of Windsor and Perry Townships, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Westminster Village, Dover, Delaware. Mr. Merkel was born April 30, 1919 in Windsor Twp., a son of the late Floyd M. and Mary K. (Wisser) Merkel. Elton is survived by a daughter, Beverlyann Stewart, of Dover and with whom he lived for the...
Myrtle Koch
Jan 6, 2014
Myrtle V. Koch, 94, formerly of Hamburg, died Monday, January 6, 2014 in StoneRidge Towne Center, Myerstown. She was the wife of Charles H. Koch, died October 24, 2004. Born in Port Carbon, she was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Mamie (Mowrey) Knerr. Myrtle worked for twenty-eight years as a sewing machine operator for Argo Knitting Mill,...
Emily Haag
Jan 4, 2014
Emily K. Haag, 91, of Centre Twp., died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of Roscoe S. Haag. They were married on November 25, 1944 and celebrate 69 years of marriage. Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Alvesta (Stetzler) Strausser. She was a 1940 graduate of Hamburg High...
Thomas Ogden
Jan 4, 2014
Thomas L. Ogden, 69, of Shoemakersville, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Keith Ogden and Dorothy (Madeira) Odgen. He was a graduate of Perry High School. Thomas was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He first worked for Glen-Gery Corporation, Shoemakersville; and then worked...
Ruth Figard
Jan 2, 2014
Ruth K. Figard, 86, of Hamburg, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Charles R. Figard. They were married on September 9, 1950 and celebrated 63 years of marriage. Born in Royersford, Ruth was the daughter of the late Norman and Rebecca (Wanger) Kolp. She was...
