Norman Balthaser
Jun 6, 2012
Norman W. Balthaser, 87, of Brooksville, Florida and formerly of Hamburg and Auburn, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Marcella (Shaw) Balthaser. He was predeceased by his wife, Theresa R. (Long) Balthaser, died January 31, 2003. Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Howard C. and Alice C. (Rothermel) Balthaser....
Frances Bower
Jun 5, 2012
Frances M. Bower, 93, formerly of Perry Twp., died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in StoneRidge Towne Centre, Myerstown, where she resided since April 2006. Her husband, Francis D. Bower, died February 7, 1973. Born in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Susan (Heiter) Sproesser. She worked as an examiner for Miller Underwear Company, Shoemakersville. She last...
Mary Miller
Jun 3, 2012
Mary A. Miller, 93, of Hamburg, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient since Friday. Her husband, Harold P. Miller, died November 16, 1998. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond D. and Laura M. (Baver) Rothermel. She was a graduate of Hamburg High School. She worked for 21...
Esther Ulmer
May 26, 2012
Esther L. Ulmer, 86, of Hamburg, and formerly of Reading, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient for two weeks. Her husband, William C. Ulmer, died February 12, 2005. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Edna L. (Goodman) Pauley. She was a graduate of Reading High School....
Kermit Frantz
May 25, 2012
Kermit C. Frantz, 82, of Hamburg, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at 5:37 am in the Reading Hospital. He was taken there from the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where he was for seven months. He was the husband of Jean A. (Adams) Frantz. They were married on July 9, 1947 and celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Hamburg, he...
Terry Schappell
May 22, 2012
Terry Lee Schappell, 60, of Perry Twp., died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Hayden C. and Mildred L. (Bowers) Schappell. He was a 1969 graduate of Hamburg High School. Terry was a Mercedes Benz representative for Tom Masano, Inc., Reading. He was...
Beatrice Achenbach
May 19, 2012
Beatrice B. Achenbach, 95, of Perry Twp., died Saturday, May 19, 2012 in her residence. Her husband, Elmer R. Achenbach, died October 20, 1993. Born in Mahanoy City, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Martha E. (Barnhart) Arndt. Beatrice worked as a packer for 40 years for Luden's, retiring in 1976. She was a member of...
Homer Berk
May 18, 2012
Homer H. Berk, 77, of Yoder Heights, Tilden Twp., died Friday, May 18, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Bausher) Berk. They were married on July 31, 1954 and celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Windsor Twp., he was the son of the late Mahlon A. Berk and Iva A. (Bailey) Berk. Homer...
Thelma Fox
May 8, 2012
Thelma E. Fox, 94, formerly of Tilden Twp., died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Rosegate Skilled Nursing Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, where she resided for three years. Her husband, Earl J. Fox, Sr., died December 2, 1985. Born in Perry Twp., she was the daughter of the late Clayton A. and Alvesta (Stetzler) Strausser. She was a 1935 graduate of Hamburg...
Mark Spatz
May 6, 2012
Mark E. Spatz, 41, of Centre Twp., died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Barry L. Spatz, Fredericksburg; and Patti L. Thomas, partner of Michelle Stump, Leesport. He was a 1989 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High...
Jeffrey Fontinel
May 5, 2012
Jeffrey Adam Fontinel, 30, of Kutztown, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Windsor Twp., as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Mesa, Arizona, he was the son of Linda K. Williams, Hamburg; and Richard D. Fontinel, Mesa, Arizona. Jeff was a 2001 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and Vo-Tech West. In 2002, he...
Karen Ludwig
May 4, 2012
Karen L. Correll Ludwig, 56, formerly of Hamburg, died Friday, May 4, 2012 in Schuylkill Medical Center South Jackson Street, Pottsville. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Dorothy M. (Schappell) Sayer, Windsor Twp.; and the late Joseph C. Correll. Karen was a U.S. Army veteran. She received an Associate's Degree in Computer Programming and a secondary degree...
Calvin Bretz
May 4, 2012
Calvin A. "Pat" Bretz, 79, of Windsor Twp., died Friday, May 4, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Kathryn M. (Turner) Bretz. They were married on February 14, 1966 and celebrated 46 years of marriage. Born in Washington Twp., Schuylkill Co., he was the son of the late Francis A. and Hannah R. (Faust) Bretz. He was...
Elsie Dougherty
May 3, 2012
Elsie J. Dougherty, 87, formerly of Perry Twp., died Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Lancaster Regional Hospital where she was a patient for one day. She was taken there from Oak Leaf Manor, Landisville, where she resided. Her husband, Norman P. Dougherty, died October 4, 2001. Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late Franklin M. and...
Patricia Boltz
May 2, 2012
Patricia A. Boltz, 66, of Centre Twp., died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient since April 9. Born in Bethel, she was the daughter of Rufus Z. Bashore, Penn Twp., and the late Cathaline J. (Ratlief) Bashore. She was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. Patricia worked as a nurse's aide for...
Elizabeth Seem
Apr 30, 2012
Elizabeth Marie Seem, infant daughter of John T. and Rosalind A. (Bausher) Seem, of Leesport, died April 30, 2012 in the Reading Hospital. She is also survived by her maternal grandparents: Ronald M. and Rosemary C. (Paine) Bausher, Leesport; maternal great-grandparents: Ernest and Katie (Keller) Bausher, Molltown; maternal great-grandfather: Thomas Paine, Leesport; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. Elizabeth Marie...
Charles Long
Apr 30, 2012
Charles R. Long, 64, of Ontelaunee Twp., died Monday, April 30, 2012 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp., shortly after arrival. He was the husband of Jean L. (Christman) Long. They were married on September 3, 1983 and celebrated 28 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Cyrus E. and Sara B....
Antonie Bracy
Apr 28, 2012
Antonie Bracy, 89, of Perry Twp., died Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Arden Courts, Allentown. She was predeceased by her first husband: W. Howard Bracy, died January 17, 1970. She was also predeceased by her second husband: William A. Pickering, died October 2, 1981; and her third husband: Sidney A. Chapman, died May 4, 1983. Born in Kragenhof, Germany, she...
Clair Kessler
Apr 25, 2012
Clair P. Kessler, 96, of Riverview Park, Muhlenberg Twp., died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Twp. His wife, Sabina A. "Betty" (Kimmel) Kessler, died April 2, 2002. Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Preston R. and Ida S. (Heckman) Kessler. He was a 1934 graduate of Hamburg High School. He also attended the...
Paul Faust
Apr 23, 2012
Paul R. Faust, 77, of Upper Bern Twp., died Monday, April 23, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Eleanor E. (Einsel) Faust. They were married on March 23, 1957 and celebrated 55 years of marriage. Born in Blandon, he was the son of the late Paul and Helen (Bailey) Faust. He was a graduate of Fleetwood High...
