Pauline Seifrit
Mar 18, 2013
Pauline H. Seifrit, 86, of Centre Twp., died Monday, March 18, 2013 in her residence. She was the wife of George C. Seifrit. They were married on May 1, 1948 and celebrated sixty-four years of marriage. Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Esther (Degler) Zimmerman. Pauline was a graduate of Ontelaunee Vocational School...
Robert Reider
Mar 17, 2013
Robert K. Reider, 92, of Penn Twp., died Sunday, March 17, 2013 in his residence. He was the husband of Frances E. (Matter) Reider, died March 21, 2010. Born in Kutztown, he was the son of the late Oscar B. and Emma M. (Kline) Reider. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Robert first worked as a...
Mary Rose Marsh
Mar 14, 2013
Mary Rose Marsh, 90, of Perry Twp., and formerly of New York state, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 in her residence. She was the wife of Rodney M. Marsh. Born in Owego, New York, she was the daughter of the late James and Olympia Covello. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons: James E. Marsh and Terry L....
Dorothy Balthaser
Mar 13, 2013
Dorothy V. Balthaser, 89, formerly of Perry Twp., died March 13, 2013 in Sedalia, Missouri, where she resided since 2000. She was the wife of Paul A. Balthaser, died February 18, 1998. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Carl L. and Ida Mae (Smink) Gerhart. She was a 1941 graduate of Reading High School and received...
Joseph Delauretis
Mar 11, 2013
Joseph P. Delauretis, 82, of Perry Twp., died Monday, March 11, 2013 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where he was a patient since Friday. He was the husband of Anita (Sylvester) Delauretis. Born in Coaldale, Schuylkill Co., he was the son of the late Rocco and Julia Delauretis. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Joseph worked as...
Barbara Andrews
Mar 10, 2013
Barbara A. Andrews, 76, of Myerstown, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 in her residence. She was the wife of James P. Andrews. They were married on August 4, 2000 and celebrated twelve years of marriage. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Mildred M. (Hoch) Grimes. She was a 1954 graduate of Hamburg...
Donald Krott
Mar 9, 2013
Donald S. Krott, age 83, died March 9, 2013 in his Wernersville home with his loving family around him. Donald was born to the late Paul F.E. and Mabel M. (Barnett) Krott on June 22, 1929 in Shillington, PA. He is survived by his loving wife Dolores I. (Moodhart) Krott; his two daughters: Pamela S. (Steffe) Einsig, wife of Robert...
Marla Fouse
Mar 7, 2013
Marla J. Fouse, 74, of Mohrsville, passed peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was the wife of Ronald W. Fouse, died January 12, 2011. Born in Vandergrift, West Moreland County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn R. and Allene (Theiss) Knabb. Marla was a 1956...
Blanche Blair
Mar 6, 2013
Blanche R. Blair, 100, of Upper Bern Twp., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was wife of Charles E. Blair, died December 28, 1977. Born in Reading on May 30, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Benton and Bessie (Gehret) Ritz. Blanche was a member of Bethany United...
David Hall
Mar 6, 2013
David Crawford Hall, Jr. died on March 6, 2013. Mr. Hall, known to all as Deke, was a resident of Leesport, PA. He was raised in Dallas, PA and attended Wyoming Seminary Day School, The Choate School, and Princeton University. He was employed as a social worker for a number of years before enrolling in graduate school at Boston College...
Ada Spatz
Mar 5, 2013
Ada H. Spatz, 88, of Centre Twp., died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center where she was a patient since Friday. She was taken there from Berks Heim where she resided for two years. Ada was the wife of Lester P. Spatz, died August 24, 2009. Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late...
Mildred M. Reber
Mar 5, 2013
Mildred M. Reber, 85, of Hamburg, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co. She was the wife of Carl N. Reber, died November 1986. Born in Albany Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Minnie (Berk) Snyder. Mildred worked for Burkey Knitting Mill, Hamburg; and last worked as a waitress for...
Warren Balthaser
Mar 5, 2013
Warren R. Balthaser, "Whitey", 89, of Centerport, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in his residence. He was the husband of Sarah E. Ulrich Balthaser, died September 25, 2007. Born in Centre Twp., he was the son of the late Oliver R. and Herma K. (Bucks) Balthaser. Warren was a 1941 graduate of Ontelaunee High School. He worked as a knitter...
Franklin Balthaser
Feb 28, 2013
Franklin J. Balthaser, "Chut", 90, of Hamburg, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 in his residence. He was the husband of Audrey M. (Schollenberger) Balthaser. They were married on May 27, 1947 and celebrated 65 years of marriage. Born in Hamburg, he was a son of the late Frank S. and Carrie L. (Yocom) Balthaser. Chut was a 1941 graduate of...
T. John Fisher
Feb 28, 2013
Theodore John Fisher, 66, of Windsor Twp., died Thursday, February 28, 2013 in his residence. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Gertrude I. (Prussman) Fisher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. John is survived by a son: Gerald, of Orwigsburg; a daughter: Ann Marie, of Boulder, Colorado; a sister:...
Gerald Scheipe
Feb 26, 2013
Gerald N. Scheipe, 80, of Ontelaunee Twp., died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Eleanor E. (Katzenmoyer) Scheipe. They were married on August 16, 1958 and celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Reading on February 10, 1933, he was the son of the late Norman J. and Grace H. (Trout) Scheipe....
Grace Dietrich
Feb 23, 2013
Grace C. Dietrich, 85, formerly of Hamburg, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 in Country Meadows, Wyomissing, where she resided. She was the wife of Curtis W. Dietrich, died December 22, 2008. Born in Upper Bern Twp., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Amy (Degler) Seyfert. Grace was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Perry Twp., where...
Mary Davis
Feb 22, 2013
Mary A. Davis, 91, of Upper Bern Twp., died Friday, February 22, 2013 in Rest Haven Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven, where she resided since October 2011. She was the wife of Duy Davis, Jr., died May 19, 1985. Born in Upper Gwynedd Twp., Montgomery Co., she was the daughter of the late Rocco L.A. and Catherine (Pulcinello) DeLello. Mary was...
Dwain Semmel
Feb 20, 2013
Dwain G. Semmel, 65, formerly of Windsor Twp., died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville. He was the husband of Sharyn J. (Mattern) Semmel, died December 24, 1992. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Raymond and Loretta (Unger) Semmel. He was a graduate of Pottsville High School. Dwain was a U.S. Navy veteran...
John King
Feb 18, 2013
John E. King, 74, of Tilden Twp., died Monday, February 18, 2013 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Kay (Mathias) King. Born in Bern Twp., he was the son of the late John R. and Margaret E. (Engle) King. John worked at the Hamburg Broom Works; the Reading Shoe Factory; a hat factory in...
