Obituaries

Apr 5, 2020

Paul E. Auge, 85, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in his residence. Joanna D. (Watycha) Auge, 82, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. Paul and Joanna were married on March 14, 1997 and celebrated twenty-three years of marriage. Joanna was predeceased by husband: Russell I....

Apr 4, 2020

Gregory H. Krick, 57, of Hamburg, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Kim L. (Drumheller) Krick. They were married May 29, 1993 and celebrated 26 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of Robert C. and Marilyn F. (Haag) Krick, Hamburg. He was a...

Apr 4, 2020

Cynthia M. Hettinger, 45, of Douglassville, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Montrose, she was the daughter of Charles D. Hettinger, Sr., and Sharon L. (Rubincan) Hettinger. She graduated from Oley Valley High School in 1993. Cindy was owner of JnC Crafts, Douglassville, last working in January 2020. Cindy enjoyed...

Mar 28, 2020

Joan L. Piehel, 77 of Bern Twp., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Frank C. Piehel, Jr. They were married April 28, 1962 and would have celebrated 58 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and...

Mar 26, 2020

Betty Jane Levan, 87, of Tilden Twp., passed away in her residence on Thursday, March 26, 2020. She was the wife of Paul B. Levan, who died February 18, 2017. Born in Brickerville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Silva (Zartman) Fry. Betty was happy to be a farmer on the family farm in Tilden Twp. Betty...

Mar 22, 2020

Jeffrey L. Sonon, 65, of Lake Wynonah, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Denene J. (Townley) Sonon. They were married September 30, 1972 and celebrated 47 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Elmer S. and Helen L. (Wisser) Sonon. He graduated from...

Mar 21, 2020

Jerry W. Leutze, 81, of Ontelaunee Township, a resident at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Masonic Village. He was the husband of Cynthia S. (Sowers) Leutze. They were married April 19, 1963 and celebrated 56 years of marriage.

Born in Williamsport, he was the son of the late George H. and...

Mar 21, 2020

Barbara A. McKay, 77, of Richmond Twp., passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. She was the wife of Donald D. McKay. They were married on March 9, 1963 and celebrated fifty-seven years of marriage. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Daniel M. and Edith M. (Witman) Stetzler. Barbara...

Mar 21, 2020

Edward C. Selesky, 72, of Upper Bern Twp., passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Mary I. (Brinker) Selesky. They were married February 10, 1971 and celebrated 49 years of marriage. Born in Hoboken, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Sonntag) Selesky. He was a US Army Veteran...

Mar 20, 2020

Carol A. Seltzer, 72, of Adamstown, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 in Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late James L. Seltzer, passed away December 14, 2016. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Marion (Engle) Reppert. She was a member of Riverview Christian Fellowship Church, Muhlenberg Twp. She is survived...

Mar 19, 2020

Samuel C. Reber, 85, of Bern Twp., passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Berks Heim. He was the husband of Jacqueline A. (Delp) Reber. They were married May 13, 1961. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Samuel I., and Ada A. (Angstadt) Reber. He was a US Army Veteran. Samuel worked as an auto mechanic...

Mar 19, 2020

Fern A. Weist, 90, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in her residence. She was the wife of LeRoy H. Weist, who died February 8, 2008. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Annie (Conrad) Manwiller. She was a 1947 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. Fern first worked for Temple...

Mar 18, 2020

Eileen L. Noecker, 81, of Auburn, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Orwigsburg Center. She was the wife of Henry M. Noecker, who died August 7, 1999. Born in Auburn, she was the daughter of the late Clyde L. and Mildred M. (Fisher) Rogers. Eileen worked for Hubler Shoe Factory, Auburn; and Walk In Shoe Company, Schuylkill Haven,...

Mar 15, 2020

Donald A. Showers, Sr., 82, of Hamburg, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Barbara L. (Rothenberger) Showers. They were married May 28, 1966 and celebrated 53 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Allen Showers and Alva M. (Jones) Clouse. He worked for approximately 40 years...

Mar 14, 2020

In consideration of Health and Safety Precautions, the family of Daryl H. Levan has decided to cancel the public services that were originally planned for this week. A public memorial service will be planned at a later date. Daryl H. Levan, 53, of Maxatawny Twp., passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. Born...

Mar 14, 2020

Sandra Lee Merris, entrepreneur, mother, and life-long adventurer died at the age of 73 on March 14th, 2020. She valiantly fought Alzheimer's Disease for 10 years. Born in Tower City, PA on December 9, 1946 to the late Janet L. Miller (Shiley) and Marlin I. Miller, Sandy made her home in Lititz. She is survived by her two daughters and...

Mar 12, 2020

Mary L. Graeff, 75, of Leesport passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Laurel Center Tilden Twp., surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Donald L. Graeff, Leesport. They were married October 27, 1996 and celebrated 23 years of marriage. Born in Wytheville, VA she was the daughter of the late Fred L. and Margaret V. (Patton)...

Mar 10, 2020

Joanne C. Skopek, 73, of Bern Twp., passed away in her residence on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.  She was the wife of John A. Skopek.    Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John K., Sr., and Josephine (James) Weidman.  Joanne enjoyed raising cage birds and chihuahuas.  She loved her dogs.      Surviving in addition to her husband is...

Mar 9, 2020

Robert D. Kreider, 89, of Centerport, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Janet L. (Marks) Kreider. They were married on December 4, 1954 and celebrated sixty-five years of marriage. Born in Centerport on July 10, 1930, he was the son of the late John L. and Miriam M. (Keim) Kreider....

Mar 6, 2020

Shirley Ann (Mc Laughlin) DeLong, 85, of Auburn and formerly of Port Clinton, went home with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 6, 2020, along with her father Stanley and mother Kathryn, brother Donald and her Loving Fiancé Dale Runkle. Shirley worked as a clerk for Miller's 5 & 10, Hamburg for twenty-one years. She also worked...