Bruce L. Bashore
Nov 3, 2021
Bruce L. Bashore, 66, of Windsor Twp., passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Janine L. (Burkert) Bashore. They were married June 25, 2005 and celebrated 16 years of marriage. Born in Bethel, he was the son of the late Ray W. and Phyllis E. (Waxwood) Bashore. Surviving in...
Betty L. Miller Luckenbill
Oct 31, 2021
Betty L. Miller Luckenbill, 83, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of Lynn A. Luckenbill, who died May 1, 2018. Betty was also predeceased by her first husband: Arlan L. Miller, Jr., who died January 5, 1978. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Wilfred...
Patricia A. Nason
Oct 31, 2021
Patricia Ann Rentschler was the first baby born in Leesport, PA on January 12, in 1935 to Earl and Rachael Rentschler. They lived in the house of George and Ada Walborn, her grandparents. Her mother, unlike generations of women in the family, went to business school after high school graduation, and Rachael worked at the phone company until having her...
Clarence B. Kulp
Oct 26, 2021
Clarence B. Kulp, 89, formerly of Perry Twp., passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Stoneridge Skilled Care, Myerstown. He was the husband of Nancy H. (Histand) Kulp. They were married on September 14, 1957 and celebrated sixty-four years of marriage. Born in Skippack, Montgomery Co., he was the son of the late Francis and Sallie (Blank) Kulp. Clarence...
Dana M. Shingle
Oct 26, 2021
Dana M. Shingle, 75, of Penn Twp., passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in his residence. He was the husband of Carol A. (Coldren) Shingle. They were married on October 26, 1991, and celebrated 30 years of marriage the day Dana passed. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Albert and Ethel L. Shingle. He graduated from...
Alice M. Dennis
Oct 23, 2021
Alice M. Dennis, 85, formerly of Centre Twp., passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Berks Heim, where she resided for a short time. She was the wife of the late Niles L. Dennis, died September 27, 2013. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Ruby (Langley) Eiker. She graduated from West York High School...
Edward D. Parent
Oct 22, 2021
Edward D. Parent, 78, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021. He was the husband of Sarah E. (McDonald) Parent. They were married on October 5, 1963 and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage. Edward was from Fairhaven, Massachusetts and was the son of the late Edward and Marguerite F. (Rogissart) Parent. He was a 1959 graduate of Fairhaven High School....
Marie B. Lesher
Oct 19, 2021
Marie B. Lesher, 92, formerly of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was the wife of Marvin O. Lesher, who died July 7, 2016. Born in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Cora (Kerschner) Henry. Marie worked at Kutztown University for M.W. Wood, until her retirement. She was a member of St. Paul's...
Dennis George Hermansader
Oct 19, 2021
Dennis George Hermansader, 73, of Blandon, passed away, Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Karen M. (Wert) Hermansader, who he married September 27, 1969. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late George and Kathryn (Kaley) Hermansader. Dennis attended Hamburg Area High School. He was an...
Dorothy M. Wesner
Oct 19, 2021
Dorothy M. Wesner, 93, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. She was the wife of Charles S. Wesner, a resident at Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. They were married April 9, 1949 and celebrated 72 years of marriage. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late DeCosta M. and Elizabeth...
Laura K. Seip
Oct 15, 2021
Laura K. Seip, 87, formerly of Leesport, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown. She was the wife of LeRoy K. Seip, who died December 27, 2007. Born in Montgomery Co., she was the daughter of the late Raymond H. and Jenny E. (Swenson) Kulp. Laura worked in the accounts receivables department at Carpenter Technology. She...
John E. Weibel, Jr.
Oct 11, 2021
John E. Webel, Jr., 59, of Tilden Twp., passed away Monday, October 11, 2021 in his residence.
Born in Allentown, he was the son of Joan A. Gerber, Allentown and the late John E. Weibel, Sr. He was a United States Marine Corps. Veteran. He worked as a roofer and truck driver for many years, last working...
Robert L. Stoudt
Oct 10, 2021
Robert L. Stoudt, 83, of Isabella, Missouri, and formerly of Hamburg, passed away in his residence on Sunday, October 10, 2021. He was the husband of Jean A. (Hartman) Stoudt, who died January 18, 1984. Born in West Leesport, he was the son of the late George and Florence (Kerns) Stoudt. Robert worked for Penn Fuel, Hamburg; and last for...
Betty M. Stetzler
Oct 10, 2021
Betty M. Stetzler, 80, of Hamburg, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. She was the wife of Roger L. Stetzler. They were married on June 29, 1963 and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie (Dunkleberger) Bausher. Betty was a 1960...
Wayne E. Mengel
Oct 9, 2021
Wayne E. Mengel, 73, of Windsor Twp., passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 in his residence. Born in Windsor Twp., he was the son of the late Calvin J. and Naomi S. (Sunday) Mengel. Wayne worked on his family's dairy farm for a number of years, later working on Rick Phillips' dairy farm. Wayne worked at Hamburg Center in the...
Zachary T. Korch
Oct 9, 2021
Zachary T. Korch, 41, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Reading, he was the son of Bernard R., Jr. and Pamela J. (Greenawalt) Korch. Zach was a 1999 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. He worked in the machine shop at UGI. Zach...
Henry J. Trexler
Oct 8, 2021
Henry J. Trexler, 85, of Hamburg, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 in Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the husband of Eleanor E. (West) Trexler. They were married March 2, 1957 and celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard J. and Veronica (Carr) Trexler. He was a member of St....
William L. Zimmerman
Oct 6, 2021
William L. Zimmerman, "Bill," 76, of South Manheim Twp., passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Rosanne M. (Kerschner) Zimmerman. They were married November 19, 1976 and celebrated 44 years of marriage. Born in Alsace Twp., he was the son of the late Lamar and Edna (Hepler) Zimmerman....
Phares W. Fry
Oct 6, 2021
Phares W. Fry "Boyley" , 86, of South Manheim Twp., Schuylkill County, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Mabel M. (Heffner) Fry. They were married March 23, 1957 and celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., he was the son of the late Harry H....
Bernard J. Heckman
Oct 5, 2021
Bernard J. Heckman, "Hap", 93, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 in Mifflin Center, Shillington. He was the husband of Ellen M. (Hoppes) Heckman, who died in 1996. Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Lester and Sadie (Yoder) Heckman. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Bernard worked...
