Edward Adams
Oct 3, 2017
Edward F. Adams, 86, of Shoemakersville, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in his son's residence. He was the husband of the late Cassandra J. (Leibensperger) Adams, died April 19, 2017. Born in Leesport, he was the son of the late Raymond and Viola (Bitterman) Adams. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. He worked as a steelworker at Carpenter...
Cynthia Spayd
Oct 3, 2017
Cynthia Jean Spayd, 62, of Tilden Twp., passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in Reading Hospital. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Esther (Henne) Spayd, Tilden Twp., and the late Stuart Spayd. Cindy was a graduate of Hamburg Area High School and Kutztown University. She worked as a hospital librarian for Reading Hospital for over thirty...
Esther Hartman
Oct 3, 2017
Esther Hartman, 97, of Tilden Twp., died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Arlan L. Hartman, who died December 7, 2008 Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Joseph D. and Katie M. (Long) Bauer. She was a member of First United Church of Christ, Hamburg. She was...
Kermit Heintzelman
Sep 27, 2017
Kermit I. Heintzelman, 80, of Perry Twp., died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. He was the husband of the late Shirley D. (Bowers) Heintzelman, died January 1, 2012. Born in Sunbury, he was the son of the late Irwin J. and Gertie A. (Zeider) Heintzelman. He was a US Army Veteran. Kermit worked...
Ethel Madeira
Sep 26, 2017
Ethel M. Madeira, 85, of Muhlenberg Twp., died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. She was the wife of the late Harold G. Madeira, died June 24, 2016. Born in Shoemakersville, she was the daughter of the late Adam S. and Edith C. (Houck) Klee. She graduated from Perry High School in 1949, later...
Bertha Dietrich
Sep 21, 2017
Bertha T. Dietrich, 103, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in the Laurel Center. She was the wife of Nevin C. Dietrich, who died on October 12, 1987. Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co., she was the daughter of the late Michael Seweryn and Theresa (Shelitski) Seweryn Yanofsky. Bertha first worked at the Hamburg Tuberculosis Sanitorium for four...
John Petinko
Sep 19, 2017
John A. Petinko, 72, of Leesport, passed away in his residence on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was the husband of June D. (Shellhammer) Petinko. They were married on June 17, 1967 and celebrated fifty years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late John Petinko and Kathryn (Lengel) Petinko Blankenbiller. John was raised by...
Maryann Wood
Sep 18, 2017
Maryann Wood, 82, formerly of Shartlesville, passed away in the Reading Hospital on Monday, September 18, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Bernard R. Wood, Sr., who died October 31, 1998. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Virginia (Werner) Stock. Maryann worked in various knitting mills in...
Rebecca Hepner
Sep 15, 2017
Rebecca Sue "Becky" Hepner, 75, of Brandon, FL, formerly of Hamburg, PA, passed away on September 15, 2017 of natural causes. She was the wife of Clair R. Hepner, died in 1985 She was the daughter of the late Harold A. and Mary M. (Manbeck) Troutman. Becky was a 1960 graduate of Hamburg Area High School. She worked as a...
Kathryn Adams
Sep 14, 2017
Kathryn L. Adams, "Kathy", 67, of Newmanstown and formerly of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 in her residence. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth P. and Kathryn E. (Moyer) Adams. She was a graduate of Hamburg Area High School. Kathy previously worked at Miller's 5 & 10 in Hamburg and last...
Marion Hannahoe
Sep 13, 2017
Marion A. Hannahoe, 73, of Ontelaunee Twp., passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in her residence with her family by her side. She was the wife of Edward R. Hannahoe, Jr. They were married on August 19, 1961 and celebrated fifty-six years of marriage. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Mary (Thomas) Smith....
Jeffrey Hawkins
Sep 11, 2017
Jeffrey L. Hawkins, 57, of Tilden Twp., died Monday, September 11, 2017. He was the husband of Lynn C. (Harner) Hawkins. They were married in December 2004 and celebrated 12 years of marriage. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Donald P. Hawkins, Hamburg and the late Joan M. (Baer) Hawkins. He graduated from Hamburg Area High School...
Robert Galen
Sep 11, 2017
Robert E. Galen, 80, of Sinking Spring, passed away in his residence on Monday, September 11, 2017. He was the husband of Marian (Ernst) Galen, who died December 23, 2001. Born in Centre Twp., he was the son of the late Victor L. Galen and Elsie (Seaman) Galen. He was a 1954 graduate of Ontelaunee High School. Robert was a...
Leo Lenick
Sep 9, 2017
Dr. Leo F. Lenick, 75, of Perry Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 9, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Anderson) Lenick. They were married on June 30, 1978 and celebrated thirty-nine years of marriage. Born in Mary D, Schuylkill Co., he was the son of the late John and Anna (Popnick) Lenick. Leo...
Carole Laughlin
Sep 8, 2017
Carole S. Laughlin, 72, of West Brunswick Twp., died Friday, September 8, 2017 in her residence. She was the wife of Terry A. Laughlin. They were married September 11, 1965 and were looking forward to celebrating 52 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Martha E. (Tull) Sproul. She graduated from...
Nadine Wessner
Sep 7, 2017
Nadine G. Wessner, 56, of Pottsville, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Doris M. (Kistler) Wessner. Nadine was a graduate Kutztown High School. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army where she was a military police officer. Early on, Nadine had a passion for...
Esther Peters
Sep 6, 2017
Esther Louise (Kershner) Peters, 99, of Shoemakersville, passed away on September 6, 2017. She was the loving wife of Sherwood W. Peters Sr., who died February 16, 1993. Born in Tilden Township at the Bockmoal near Bern, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Katie (Kauffman) Kershner. Esther attended Fisher School at Bern and later the consolidated...
Nicholas Hawkins
Sep 5, 2017
On September 5, 2017, our son, Nicholas Hawkins, died from an overdose of heroin. He was 24 years old. We want to share his story in the hope that lives may be saved. Opioid addiction is a disease of the brain. Nobody plans to be an addict. As a child, Nick was always full of life and was loved deeply,...
