Grace Yoder
Jul 19, 2020
Grace V. Yoder, 102, formerly of Shoemakersville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Grand View Manor, Fleetwood. She was the wife of the late George E. Yoder. Born in Windsor Twp., she was the daughter of the late Oscar A. and Verna S. (Rentschler) Stitzel. She was a member of St. Luke's Church, Shoemakersville. She was a member of...
Carl R. Heckman
Jul 17, 2020
Carl R. Heckman, 76, of Reading, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Windsor Twp., he was the son of the late Morris and Sadie I. (Herber) Heckman. Carl worked for Pennsylvania Steel Foundry, Hamburg. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Perry Twp. Carl is survived by two siblings: Ernest E....
Curtis Lash
Jul 14, 2020
Curtis E. Lash, Sr., 93, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., passed away in his residence on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was the husband of Irene M. (Henn) Lash, who died October 16, 2017. Born in West Hamburg, he was the youngest child of the late Clarence and Kate (Moyer) Lash. Curtis attended Hamburg Schools. He first worked in a foundry...
Grace Kemmerling
Jul 13, 2020
Grace I. Kemmerling, 92, formerly of Tilden Twp., passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 in the Berks Heim. She was the wife of Miles A. Kemmerling. Grace was predeceased by her first husband, Stanley S. Seaman, who died October 4, 1968. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Helen C. (Degler) Stamm....
Richard H. Flammer
Jul 12, 2020
Richard H. Flammer, of Maidencreek Twp., went home to be with the Lord on July 11, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Sandra L. (Miller) Flammer. Born March 18, 1943, he was the son of late John A. and Mildred T. (Sattler) Flammer. He is predeceased by his brother, Steven C. Flammer. Richard graduated Reading High School and spent...
David Werley
Jul 10, 2020
David O. Werley, 74, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Thomas G. And Alice (Ramberger) Werley. He was a 1963 graduate of Hamburg High School. David was a career over-th-road truck driver. He was a member of St. John's...
Mary Lambert
Jul 6, 2020
Mary R. Lambert, 71, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of Arthur R. Lambert. They were married November 25, 1972 and celebrated 47 years of marriage. Born in Hazelton, she was the daughter of the late John and Verna (Sterrick) Pavlick. She graduated from Manville High School (New Jersey)...
Leah Flammer
Jul 6, 2020
Leah A. Flammer, 85, formerly of Centre Twp., passed away in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., on Monday, July 6, 2020. She was the wife of James H. Flammer, who died June 20, 1993. Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Glancy J. and Stella E. (Kunkel) Hamm. She worked as a cutter for Hamburg Knitting...
Anna M. Spease
Jul 6, 2020
Anna M. Spease, 90, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of Floyd A. Spease, who died May 22, 2009. Born in Windsor Twp., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Pauline (Strausser) Krommes. Anna first worked as a cook for the Hamburg Center, and then for...
Wayne M. Schlottman
Jul 3, 2020
Wayne M. Schlottman, 50, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Lisa L. (Salvati) Schlottman. They were married on September 23, 1995 and would have celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son and step-son of the late Elizabeth (Kulp) Weidner and Robert Weidner. Wayne...
Grace Peters
Jun 25, 2020
Grace R. Peters, 84, of Hamburg, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Ralph P. Peters, died April 25, 2011. Born in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Richie J. and Lois J. (Everett) Ellis. She graduated from Perry High School in 1954. She was a...
Kenneth K. Weist
Jun 23, 2020
Kenneth K. Weist, 81, of Centre Township, finished his journey on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his devoted family. He was the loving husband of Sherry L. (Phillips), with whom he shared over 33 years of marriage; and a loving father of three daughters, Missy L. (Weist) wife of Brad Kopicz of...
John Wolfe
Jun 22, 2020
John I.D. Wolfe, 86, of Perry Twp., passed away Monday, June 22, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Diane J. (Leibensperger) Wolfe. They were married July 3, 1985 and celebrated 35 years of marriage. Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was the son of the late Daniel and Alice (Smith) Wolfe. He graduated from Schuylkill Haven High School...
Barry Tolomei
Jun 17, 2020
Barry A. Tolomei, 71, of Spring Twp., passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Linda L. (Leahy) Tolomei, whom he married in 1975. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Anthony and Ethel (Kauffman) Tolomei. Barry was a self-employed barber. He had owned and operated the Tulpehocken Hotel,...
Richard Stump
Jun 16, 2020
Richard S. Stump, 85, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. He was the husband of Catherine E. (Shubrooks) Stump, who died June 5, 2011. Richard was predeceased by his first wife Jeanette (Schmoyer) Stump. Born in Laureldale, he was the son of the late Wayne A. and Mamie (Noll) Stump....
Donald G. Miller
Jun 15, 2020
Donald G. Miller, 85, of Leesport, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center after a short but vigorous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Mary R. (Mitchell) Miller. They were married July 11, 1959 and celebrated 60 years of marriage.Born in Centerport, he was the son of the late Clark T. and Dorothy...
Ralph Blew
Jun 14, 2020
Ralph W. Blew, Jr., 62, of Hamburg, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020. He was the companion of Janet E. Trate. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Ralph W., Sr. and Betty J. (Minnich) Blew. Ralph enjoyed fishing, motorcycles, and going to the casinos. He was known to be an Elvis impersonator. Ralph was a...
William T. Stichter
Jun 13, 2020
William Thomas Stichter, 29, of Hamburg, was sadly taken away from us on June 13, 2020. He was born in Monterey, CA at Fort Ord Army Base on June 20, 1990. He attended Hamburg Area High School until 2008. He currently was working with Paul Strause. Willy loved baseball, especially the New York Yankees. He enjoyed basketball, weight lifting, and...
Kenneth F. Delussey
Jun 12, 2020
Kenneth Francis DeLussey, 58, of Leesport, was sadly taken from us on Friday, June 12, 2020 after a hard fought battle with Leukemia. He was a loving husband to Susan K. (Blakeney) DeLussey, for twenty-five years; father to Megan, wife of Milton King; and Jillian, wife of Paul Heckman; and grandfather to Kyle and Bryce Heckman; and a granddaughter expected...
Annette Fitterling
Jun 7, 2020
Annette S. Fitterling, 59, of Womelsdorf, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Darrell L. Fitterling, died September 2006. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Janet F. (Bieber) Greusel, a resident at Phoebe Berks, and the late William E. Greusel. Annette graduated from Schuylkill Valley High School in 1978....
