Stanley Haag
Jul 18, 2011
Stanley R. Haag, 78, of Leesport passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Jean A. (Binner) Haag. Born in Dauberville he was the son of the late Harold B. and Grace M. (Graeff) Haag. He was a 1950 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He was employed by Carpenter...
Sophia Leibensperger
Jul 15, 2011
Sophia K. Leibensperger, 99, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Berks Heim. She was the widow of John S. Leibensperger, who died on April 6, 1996 after 64 years of marriage. Born in Lebanon on December 11, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (Ebright) Georganakis. She graduate from Mahanoy...
Paul Koller
Jul 14, 2011
Paul E. Koller, 85, of Leesport, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where he was for three weeks. Born in Centre Twp., he was the son of the late William H. and Cora A. (Frey) Koller. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Paul worked for Stoudt's Ferry Preparation, Inc., Mahanoy City,...
Judy Heckman
Jul 14, 2011
Judy L. Heckman, "Wilma", 56, of Centerport, died of natural causes on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 3:31 pm in her residence. Born in Maxatawny Twp., she was the daughter of Earnest C. Kohler, Centerport and the late Beatrice G. (Christman) Kohler. Judy worked for fourteen years as a shipping and receiving clerk for Schneider Electric, Leesport, last working in...
Stacey Moylan
Jul 13, 2011
Stacey E. Moylan, 42, of Upper Bern Twp., died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in her residence. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Edward C. and Mary I. (Brinker) Selesky of Upper Bern Twp. Stacey was a graduate of North Bergen High School. She worked as an inspector for Wolfe Dye and Bleach, Shoemakersville. Stacey was an...
Ruth Heckman
Jun 25, 2011
Ruth E. Heckman, 82, of Windsor Twp., died Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Kutztown Manor where she resided since June 1, 2008. She was the wife of Lloyd W. Heckman. They were married on December 27, 1947 and celebrated 63 years of marriage. Born in Lenhartsville, she was the daughter of the late Calvin J. and Naomi S. (Sunday) Mengel....
Marian Gregor
Jun 23, 2011
Marian S. Gregor, 92, formerly of Mohrsville, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where she resided since April 2008. Her husband, George J. Gregor, died July 9, 2001. Born in Maidencreek Twp., she was the daughter of the late Clarence J. and Stella M. (Shuker) Shrom. Marian helped her husband George operate Mohrsville Sporting Goods,...
Leon Rick
Jun 15, 2011
Leon V. Rick, 90, of Muhlenberg Twp., died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at StoneRidge, Myerstown, where he resided since January. Born in Centre Twp., he was the son of the late Charles L. and Katie B. (Stoudt) Rick. Leon worked as a knitter for 25 years for Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing. He then worked for Heidelberg Nursery as a landscaper;...
Ethel Loeb
Jun 14, 2011
Ethel M. Loeb, 79, of Shoemakersville, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 8:00 am in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient since Sunday. She was the wife of Wayne H. Loeb. They were married on November 5, 1949 and celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Sallie...
Charles Hoppes
Jun 9, 2011
Charles J. Hoppes, 75, of Windsor Twp., died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:30 am in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp., where he was a patient since Monday. He was the husband of Ruth A. (Bower) Hoppes. They were married on October 27, 1956 and celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Kutztown, he was the son of the...
Clark Seigfried
Jun 8, 2011
Clark L. Seigfried, 91, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 2:30 am in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. He was the husband of Myrl M. (Stoudt) Seigfried. They were married on January 25, 1944 and celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Auburn, he was the son of the late Earl B. and Mabel C. (Hummel) Seigfried. Clark...
Dorothy Speirs
Jun 5, 2011
Dorothy M. Speirs, 58, of Centre Twp., died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 5:09 am in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp., where she was a patient since May 15. She was the wife of Kenneth L. Speirs. They were married on January 24, 1981 and celebrated 30 years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Florence...
Catherine Stump
Jun 5, 2011
Catherine E. Stump, 66, of Tilden Twp., died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 5:55 am in her residence. She was the wife of Richard S. Stump. They were married on August 2, 1969 and would have celebrated 42 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Rev. Catherine A. (Wakefield) Shubrooks, Boyertown; and the late William R....
Milton Shollenberger
Jun 4, 2011
Milton O. Shollenberger, "Nip", 90, of Tilden Twp., died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 5:15 pm in the Reading Hospital where he was a patient since May 26. He was the husband of Mildred N. (Mengel) Shollenberger. They were together for 63 years and marrried on November 1, 1952. Born in Tilden Twp., he was the son of the late...
Robert Riegel
Jun 4, 2011
Robert L. Riegel, 80, of Centerport, died Saturday, June 4, 2011 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where he was for one week. He was the husband of June R. (Machemer) Riegel. They were married on June 12, 1954 and would have celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Centre Twp., he was the son of the late Robert P....
Ronald Metzler
Jun 1, 2011
Ronald J. Metzler, 59, of Leesport, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Lancaster, Ron was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Stokes) Metzler. He was a 1969 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Ron owned and operated 61 Brew Thru in Leesport for...
Minerva Schappell
May 31, 2011
Minerva J. Schappell, 95, formerly of Shoemakersville, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where she resided since June 2004. Her husband, Earl A. Schappell, died June 7, 1993. Born in Bowers, she was the daughter of the late Edwin R. and Martha M. (Whitenight) Brobst. She worked for twenty-one years as a sewing machine operator...
Gurney Lasko
May 30, 2011
Gurney L. Lasko, 62, of Frackville, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at 10:15 pm in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, where he was a patient since May 18. He was the husband of Connie I. (Guldin) Lasko. They were together for thirty-thee years and married on November 26, 1982. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Evelyn...
Mary Blatt
May 29, 2011
Mary M. Blatt, 93, of Centre Twp., died Sunday, May 29, 2011 in the Reading Hospital after a lengthy illness. Her husband, Lloyd M. Blatt, Sr., died January 8, 2000. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles I. and Mary A. (Shuker) Miller. Mary was a member of Salem (Belleman's) Church, Centre Twp. She was a...
Linda Loose
May 24, 2011
Linda M. Loose, 63, of Centre Twp., died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center where she was a patient since May 16. She was the wife of Thomas G. Loose. They were married on April 5, 1969 and celebrated 42 years of marriage. Born in Tucson, Arizona, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Barnes...
