Richard Schappell
Dec 25, 2020
Richard E. Schappel, 81, of Tilden Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 25, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Dorothy I. (Werley) Schappell. They were married on June 27, 1959 and celebrated sixty-one years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Claude E. "Eddie" and Mary (Greenawald) Schappell. Richard worked...
Danielle Schaeffer
Dec 24, 2020
Danielle M. Schaeffer, of Hamburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Dennis J. Schaeffer, Landingville, and Connie (Stoudt) wife of Duane Bechtel, Hamburg. Danielle worked customer service jobs across her life. She always enjoyed working. She also enjoyed crafts, especially wood burning. Danielle loved her children, the beach, and making...
Margaret Marquette
Dec 24, 2020
Margaret "Peggy" Anne Atkinson Marquette, age 96, recently of Center Valley, Lehigh County, and previously of Windsor Township, Berks County, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. Peggy was born in Reading, PA, on July 16, 1924, the devoted daughter of Harold and Marguerite (Smith) Atkinson. She was the widow of John B. Marquette...
Samuel D. Kistler
Dec 22, 2020
Samuel D. Kistler, 73, of Hamburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. He was the loving husband of Bernice A. (Strause) Kistler. They were married on May 6, 1989 and celebrate thirty-one years of marriage. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Homer and Edna (Burnt) Kistler. Sam was...
Randy S. Gerhart
Dec 21, 2020
Randy S. Gerhart, 66, of Bern Twp., passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He was the husband of Anne M. (Lauter) Gerhart. They were married April 23, 1977 and celebrated 43 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Stanley E. and Doris V. "Ginny" (Yoder) Gerhart. Randy...
Arthur Arbogast
Dec 19, 2020
Arthur A. "Art" Arbogast, 80, of Honey Brook Twp., formerly of Douglassville, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was the husband of Susan M. (Nester) Arbogast. They were married October 12, 1985 and celebrated 35 years of marriage. Born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, he was the son of the late Arthur A. and Charlotte J. (Clark) Arbogast. He graduated...
Arlene A. Weaver
Dec 19, 2020
Arlene A. Weaver, 91, formerly of Mohrsville, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Maidencreek Place. She was the wife of Carl L. Weaver, who died January 31, 2001. Born in Centre Twp., she was the daughter of the late Calvin H., Sr. and Helen (Graeff) Bair. She was a 1947 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. Arlene worked for...
Joseph A. Ciccone
Dec 19, 2020
Joseph (Joe) Albert Ciccone, Jr., 90, of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of New Hope and Allentown, Pennsylvania passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born in 1930, in West Philadelphia, to Joseph and Rose Ferello Ciccone. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Norma Frank Ciccone, his sister, Marie Kolbe, brother, Robert Ciccone,...
Grace Leibensperger
Dec 17, 2020
Grace M. Leibensperger, 94, formerly of Windsor Twp., passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Maidencreek Place, from complications of COVID-19. She was the wife of Victor F. Leibensperger, who died March 13, 2017. Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Alvin C. and Helen (Fink) Kershner; and step-daughter of the late Erma A. (Fritz)...
Kenneth L. Grimes
Dec 15, 2020
Kenneth L. Grimes, 74, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 in Maidencreek Place. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Kemmerling) Grimes. They were married on September 7, 1968 and celebrated fifty-two years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late William and Mildred (Hoch) Grimes. He was a 1964...
Harold L. Miller
Dec 14, 2020
Harold L. "Freck" Miller, 90, of Hamburg, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 in Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Schuylkill Haven. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Kapanka) Miller. They were married July 18, 1987 and celebrated 33 years of marriage. Born in Hamburg, he was the son of the late Lloyd E. and Mary E. (Seidel) Miller. He...
Angelina Malinowski
Dec 10, 2020
Angelina A. Malinowski, 89, formerly of Hamburg, a resident at Orwigsburg Center, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 in St. Luke's Geisinger Hospital, Orwigsburg. She was the wife of the late Walter Malinowski. Born in Palo Alto, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Jennie (Caruso) Parry. Angelina was known for her generous heart and wonderful smile. She...
Carolyn Forte
Dec 9, 2020
Carolyn P. Forte, Tilden Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in her residence. Her husband, William P. Forte, Sr., died May 18, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Aniszczyk) Oleski. Carolyn worked for Acosta Sales and Marketing. She was a member of St. Mary R.C. Church, Tilden Twp. Carolyn...
Bonnie Henry
Dec 9, 2020
Bonnie J. Henry, 41, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after a courageous battle with Aplastic Anemia. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Lester F. and Faye L. (Gift) Henry, Shoemakersville. Bonnie was a 1997 graduate of Hamburg Area High School. She was a member of...
Garnetta R. Heckman
Dec 7, 2020
Garnetta R. Heckman, of Hamburg, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 in Orwigsburg Center. She was the wife of Ray C. Heckman, who died March 18, 2009. Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ethel R. (Baer) Savage. She worked at the Hamburg Center for 11 years, retiring June 30, 1989. Garnetta was...
Charles R. Engle
Dec 5, 2020
Charles R. Engle, 88, of Perry Twp., passed away in his residence on Saturday, December 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Joan A. (Shollenberger) Engle. They were married on September 14, 1963 and celebrated fifty-seven years of marriage. Born in Perry Twp., he was the son of the late Calvin and Ellen (Hoster) Engle....
Dorothy M. Burkert
Dec 3, 2020
Dorothy M. Burkert, 84, of Perry Twp., a resident at Maidencreek Place, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Maidencreek Place. She was the wife of the late Byron B. Burkert, Jr., passed away November 28, 2000. Born in Greenwich Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lester A. and Florence E. (Sunday) Fink. She graduated from Kutztown High...
Sandra A. Styer
Dec 2, 2020
Sandra A. Styer, 75, of Centre Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of Richard L. Styer. They were married on October 5, 1964 and celebrated fifty-six years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtie M. (Hauser) Wyman. Sandra was a graduate of Reading...
Robert P. Werley
Nov 30, 2020
Robert P. Werley, 80, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Lucille A. (Strause) Werley. They were married April 5, 1958 and celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born in Perry Twp., he was the son of the late Howard L. and Mae E. (Adams) Werley. He was a member...
Dorothy Vanbuskirk
Nov 28, 2020
Dorothy C. VanBuskirk, 92, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Grand View Manor, Fleetwood. She was predeceased by her companion, William C. Kutz, Jr., who died September 6, 2015. Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Wilhelmina F. (Convis) Cohick. Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of Hamburg High School and...
