John Messersmith
Aug 6, 2017
John J. Messersmith, II, 63, of Windsor Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 5, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Nanci L. (Petersdorf) Messersmith, to whom he was married for twenty-two years. Born in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Jonathan T. and Arlene (Noll) Messersmith. John was a 1971 graduate of Fleetwood High...
Ramona Moore
Aug 5, 2017
Ramona J. Moore, 68, of Muhlenberg Twp., passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 in the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Perry P. Moore, Jr. They were married on May 20, 1967 and celebrated fifty years of marriage. Born in Robesonia, she was the daughter of the late John M. Sweigart and Marie A. (Wartzenluft)...
Eric Dietrich
Aug 4, 2017
Eric L. Dietrich, 48, of Centre Twp., died Friday, August 4, 2017 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Leonard R. Dietrich and Sandra R. (Greenawalt) Rankin. He graduated from Schuylkill Valley High School in 1968. Eric was a United States Army Veteran. He worked as a Transportation Analyst for...
Neal Adams
Aug 4, 2017
Neal R. Adams, 55, of St. Lawrence died Friday, August 4, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Laurie A. (Clouse) Adams. They were married May 25, 1996 and celebrated 21 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Russel and Olive (Miller) Adams. He graduated from Schuylkill Valley High School in 1980....
Ernestine Lied
Aug 1, 2017
Ernestine R. Lied, 91, formerly of Shoemakersville and Reading, passed away on August 1, 2017 in the Berks Heim. Born in Pine Grove, she was the daughter of the late Clayton D. and Fannie P. (Minnich) Reber. Ernestine was a 1943 graduate of the former Perry High School and a 1947 graduate of The Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She...
Karen Adami
Jul 21, 2017
Karen L. Adami, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Rev. Charles A. Adami, Jr., died October 19, 2013. Born in Butler, PA she was the daughter of the late George H. and Florence H. (Perrin) MacKinney. Karen graduated from Butler High School in 1956. She graduated...
Betty Seidel
Jul 20, 2017
Betty L. Seidel, 91, formerly of Lenhartsville, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. Born in Lenhartsville, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Sarah W. (Reichert) Seidel. She graduated from Hamburg High School in 1943. Betty was a member of St. Paul's (Smoke) Church, Windsor Twp. At church, she...
Marian Sheipe
Jul 18, 2017
Marian D. (Kerr) Sheipe, 91, of Muhlenberg Township, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in her home. She was the widow of John A. Sheipe, who died in March of 1978 at the age of 54. She was born in Reading, PA, and was the daughter of the late George and Eva Kerr. Marian...
Bruce Akers
Jul 17, 2017
Bruce W. Akers, 62, of Maidencreek Twp., died Monday, July 17, 2017, in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. He was the companion of Gayle B. Davidson, Maidencreek Twp. Born in Portage, WI, he was the son of Virginia M. (Horswill) Overloop, Wysox, PA, and the late Owen W. Akers. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School...
Pearl Jean Lengel
Jul 17, 2017
Pearl Jean Lengel, 90, of Hamburg, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 in her residence. She was the wife of Howard W. Lengel, Jr., died October 6, 2014. Howard and Pearl Jean were happily married August 5, 1953, and celebrated over 60 years of marriage. Born in Shartlesville, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Minerva (Rentschler) Wehr....
Arthailua Pietrzyk
Jul 15, 2017
Arthailua T. "Artie" Pietrzyk, 90, of Bern Twp., died Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Adam F. Pietrzyk, died January 1, 2005. Born in Mt. Penn, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Catherine (Sparr) Yeager. She worked as a factory worker for Bachman Foods, and later for Graphica. Artie...
Dean Levan
Jul 7, 2017
Dean A. Levan, 56, of Hamburg, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Angie J. (Shollenberger) Levan, to whom he was married for twenty-six years. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Esther M. (Miller) Levan, companion of Edward Bentzel, Tilden Twp.; and the late Nevin R. Levan,...
Annabelle Diffenbaugh
Jul 7, 2017
Annabelle W. Diffenbaugh, 97, of Red Lion, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 in Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, York. She was the wife of Murld E. Diffenbaugh, died November 27, 1980. Born on her family farm, November 12, 1919 in Windsor Twp., York Co., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Blanche Belle (Bisker) Wise....
Janet Drebushenko
Jul 5, 2017
Janet I. Drebushenko, 79, formerly of Leesport, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. She was the wife of Walter E. Drebushenko, died May 24, 2016. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Victor Zellers and Mary A. (Kerns) Noll. She graduated from Ontelaunee High School in 1956. She was...
Norman Straus
Jul 2, 2017
Norman L. Straus, 90, of Bern Twp., passed away in the early morning hours Sunday, July 2, 2017, of natural causes in Berks Heim, where he was a guest for 3 weeks. He was the husband of Pauline F. (nee' Borrell) Straus. Born August 22, 1926, in Centre Twp., Berks Co., he was a son of the late Charles S....
Clementine Hoppes
Jun 28, 2017
Clementine L. Hoppes, aka "Judy", 75, of Pine Grove, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of George R. Hoppes, who died May 9, 1984. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Lewis H. and Mary (Slaceman) Yoh. Clementine worked at ManorCare, Laureldale, for six years. She then worked...
Claude Miller
Jun 28, 2017
Claude S. "Porkie" Miller, 94, formerly of Mohrsville, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in The Gardens at Stevens, Lancaster County. He was the husband of Grace I. (Bechtel) Miller. They were married April 15, 1950 and celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Temple, he was the son of the late Clayton J. and Ella M. (Smith) Miller. He was...
Gerald Tray
Jun 22, 2017
Gerald J. Tray, 86, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 in the Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the husband of Alean L. (Kress) Tray. They were married on May 15, 1954 and celebrated sixty-three years of marriage. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late William Francis Xavier Tray and Mary Antoinette (Hornung) Tray....
Stanley Strause
Jun 21, 2017
Stanley S. Strause, 81, of Mohrsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Joyce C. (Riegel) Strause. They were married on April 23, 1960 and celebrated fifty-seven years of marriage. Born in Upper Bern Twp., Stanley was the son of the late Stephen S. and Helen (Strause) Strause. He was a 1954...
Daniel Decker
Jun 17, 2017
Daniel L. Decker, Sr., 73, of Tulpehocken Twp., and formerly of Jeffersonville, Perkiomen Twp., and Lower Pottsgrove Twp., passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. He was the husband of Johanna L. (Hunsberger) Decker. They were married on January 3, 1964 and celebrated fifty-three years of marriage. Born in Norristown, he was the son...
