Shana Katz
Nov 9, 2012
Shana Brook Katz, 33, of Hamburg, died Friday, November 9, 2012 in the Reading Hospital. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Gale A. Uberti, Hamburg; and the late Steven R. Katz. Shana was a 1997 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and also graduated from Barbazon School of Modeling, Allentown. Surviving in addition to her mother is...
Sheila Kaufman
Nov 7, 2012
Sheila A. Kaufman, 65, of Tilden Twp., died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in her residence. She was the wife of Dennis L. Kaufman, who died January 14, 2012. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Anson R. and Elda E. (Mengel) Emore. Sheila worked as a cashier for K-Mart, Muhlenberg Twp. She enjoyed gardening and putting...
Allen Bechtel
Nov 5, 2012
Allen C. Bechtel, 62, of Mohrsville, died Monday, November 5, 2012 in St. Medical Center, Bern Twp., after a short battle with cancer. He was the husband of Shirley (Quillman) Bechtel, who died in 1996. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Anna (Neuheimer) Bechtel. Allen worked for thirty-two years for Windsor Service, Reading. He...
Dorothy Kantner
Nov 2, 2012
Dorothy E.J. (Markle) Kantner, "Dottie", 95, of Hamburg, died Friday, November 2, 2012 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. She spent the past three months at Laurel Center, Hamburg and most recently resided at Hearthstone at Maidencreek. She was the wife of Harvey R. Kantner who passed away August 17, 1970. Born in Tamaqua on January 13, 1917, she...
Joseph Henne
Nov 1, 2012
Joseph P. Henne, 91, formerly of Mohrsville, died Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Stone Ridge Retirement Village, Myerstown, where he resided since March 2010. He was the husband of Evelyn K. (Yenser) Henne, who died February 10, 2011. Born in Upper Bern Twp., he was the son of the late Daniel A. and Clara A. (Bond) Henne. He was a...
June Harle
Oct 30, 2012
June D. Harle, 84, of Centre Twp., died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring. She was the wife of Elmer B. Harle who died April 19, 2004. Born in Bern Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Jennie M. (Kissling) Wayne. She worked for ten years as an electrical technician for Western Electric, Muhlenberg...
Edith Ulbrich
Oct 30, 2012
Edith Ulbrich, 79, of Windsor Twp., died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in her residence. She was the wife of Karl J. Ulbrich, who died January 20, 2000. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Adeline (Jung) Lepinat. Edith was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hamburg. Edith is survived by two daughters: Rosemary...
Larry Carter
Oct 29, 2012
MGYSGT Larry K. Carter, USMC RET., 73, of Bern Twp., died Monday, October 29, 2012 in ManorCare, Laureldale. He was the husband of JoAnn (Stoop) Carter. They were married on October 29, 1992 and celebrated twenty years of marriage. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he was the son of the late William Carter and Lois Bluebaum. Larry was a U.S....
Paul Yeager
Oct 27, 2012
Paul A. Yeager, 90, of Tilden Twp., died on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Olive H. (Price) Yeager, who died November 28, 1988. Born in Tilden Twp., he was the son of the late James P. and Florence E. (Bailey) Yeager. Paul worked as a truck driver for 40 years; first for New...
Ira Lesher
Oct 24, 2012
Ira E. Lesher, 86, of Perry Twp., died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in the Reading Hospital where he was taken earlier that day from the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. He was the husband of Margaret E. (Emore) Lesher, who died October 21, 2008. Born in Lenhartsville, he was the son of the late Augustus and Addie (Oldt) Lesher. He was...
Glenn Franklin
Oct 22, 2012
Glenn M. Franklin, 71, of Centre Twp., died Monday, October 22, 2012 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Ulrich) Franklin, to whom he was married for 50 years. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Helen (Haag) Franklin. He was U.S. Marine Corp veteran. Glenn worked in shipping and receiving for Troutman...
Edna Davis
Oct 22, 2012
Edna G. Davis, 92, of Windsor Twp., died Monday, October 22, 2012, in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of George C. Davis, who died September 23, 1996. Born in Ontelaunee Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Katie (Gehret) Burkert. She worked with her husband George on the family farm in Windsor Twp. Edna was...
Gordon Engen
Oct 20, 2012
Gordon O. Engen, 85, of Hamburg, Tilden Township, Pennsylvania, and formerly of Berrien Springs, Michigan, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11:30 pm in the Laurel Center, Hamburg, where he had been a resident since 2007. He was the husband of the late Blossom L. (Church) Engen. They had been married 61 years when she passed away in 2010. Born...
Mildred Madeira
Oct 14, 2012
Mildred I. Madeira, 89, of Centre Twp., died Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Schuylkill Medical Center East, Pottsville. She was taken there from Pinebrook Personal Care and Retirement Center, Orwigsburg, where she resided since November 2011. Her husband, Therman E. Madeira, died August 6, 1983. Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Adam S.L. and Ellen...
Scott Dennis
Oct 13, 2012
Scott L. Dennis, 46, of Jefferson Twp., died unexpectedly of natural causes at his residence on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Born in York, he was the son of Niles L. and Alice M. (Eiker) Dennis, of Jefferson Twp. He was a 1984 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. Scott was the owner and operator of Scull Hill Press, Jefferson Twp.,...
Nevin Billig
Oct 6, 2012
Nevin A. Billig, 78, of Mohrsville, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. Nevin was the husband of Mary E. (Zipp) Billig. Born in New Tripoli, he was the son of the late Stanley A. and Minnie (Burkhart) Billig. Nevin was a carpenter and millwright, working at a few different construction businesses in the area. Nevin...
Mary Yoder
Oct 1, 2012
Mary J. Yoder, 91, of Tilden Twp., formerly of Edenburg, died Monday, October 1, 2012 in the Reading Hospital. Her husband, Raymond J. Yoder, died February 11, 1985. Born in Clearfield County, she was the daughter of the late Leedill and Christine (Johnson) Johnston. Mary worked as a sewing machine operator at Windsor Knitting Mill for 36 years, last working...
Pearl Styer
Sep 20, 2012
Pearl A. Styer, 92, of Centre Twp., died Thursday, September 20, 2012 in the Reading Hospital. Her husband, Raymond L. Styer, died March 24, 2005. Born in Lobachsville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Esther S. (Bieber) Dotterrer. She was a 1938 graduate of Reading High School. Pearl worked as a clerk for Kresge's 5 & 10...
Harold Spatz
Sep 18, 2012
Harold L. Spatz, Jr., 80, of Shoemakersville, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 in the Laurel Center Tilden Twp., where he resided since August 4. He was taken there from ManorCare, Laureldale, where he was since May 31. Harold was the husband of Betty E. (Girard) Spatz. They were married on March 28, 1948 and celebrate 64 years of marriage. Born...
Elizabeth Berk
Sep 16, 2012
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Berk, 76, of Yoder Heights, Tilden Twp., died Sunday, September 16, 2012 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband Homer H. Berk, who died May 18, 2012. They were married on July 31, 1954 and celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late George...
