Starr Haag
May 30, 2016
Starr L. Haag, 58, of Centre Twp., passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. She was taken there from the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where she resided. She was the wife of David H. Haag. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Richard Kline, Mt. Penn; and the late Joyce (Fetterolf) Raifsnyder. She...
Delite Kramer
May 29, 2016
Delite H. Kramer, 68, of Upper Tulpehocken Twp., passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 in Penn State Health St. Joseph. She was the wife of Harold R. Kramer, Sr. They were married on September 25, 1971 and celebrated forty-four years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Elda L. (Hein) Adam....
James Troutman
May 26, 2016
James T. Troutman, 79, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring. He was the loving husband of Dolores M. "Lola" (Gutierrez) Troutman. They were married on April 1, 1972 and celebrated forty-four years of marriage. Born in Laureldale on June 3, 1936, he was the son of the late John T. and...
Walter Drebushenko
May 24, 2016
Walter E. Drebushenko, 79, of Blandon, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. He was the husband of Janet I. (Zellers) Drebushenko. They were married on April 19, 1958 and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Wasele and Anna (Szypot) Drebushenko. Walter was...
H.Richard Hanson
May 22, 2016
H. Richard Hanson, 84, of Centre Twp., died Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp. He was the husband of Sharon C. (Becker) Hanson. They were married October 13, 1962 and celebrated 53 years of marriage. Born in Stony Creek Mills, he was the son of the late Raymond and Anne E. (Bitto)...
Tammy Hamm
May 19, 2016
Tammy L. (Henn) Hamm, 48, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 in her residence. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Hinkle. Born in West Reading on May 19, 1968, she was the daughter of Charles W., Jr. and Darlene A. (Snyder) Henn, Hamburg. Tammy was a 1987 graduate of Hamburg Area High School, where she was...
Michael Molovinsky
May 19, 2016
Michael J. Molovinsky, 52, passed away on May 19, 2016 in Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park. He had been a resident of the Hamburg Center. Michael is survived by his Hamburg Center family. A memorial mass will be held at the Hamburg Center Auditorium on Wednesday at 10:30 am with a visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Burial will be in St....
Ada Leibensperger
May 15, 2016
Ada M. Leibensperger, 95, of Tilden Twp., and a resident of the Laurel Center, was called home to her Savior on Sunday, May 15, 2016. She was the wife of Morris G. Leibensperger, who died on May 13, 2011. They were married on April 18, 1942. Born in East Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill Co., she was the daughter of the late...
Beatrice Carson
May 13, 2016
Beatrice (Bea) Ridgway Carson of Oakford, Pennsylvania, passed on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the age of 95. She was born on September 5, 1920 to the late William and Alice (Hollowell) Ridgway. Beatrice had four siblings, Alice Ridgway, Richard Ridgway, Mary Emma (Ridgway) Thompkins, and William (Bill) Ridgway. A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Beatrice graduated from Lower Moreland...
Herbert Ott
May 11, 2016
Herbert A. Ott, 91, formerly of Perry Twp., passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp., where he resided. He was the husband of Frieda L. (Gehret) Ott. Born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Harry and Nellie (Prutzman) Ott. Herbert was a U.S. Army veteran of World War...
Elfriede Lengle
May 11, 2016
Elfriede A. Lengle, 92, of Shoemakersville, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in her residence. She was the wife of William S. Lengle, who died July 2, 1992. Born in Kassel, Germany she was the daughter of the late Karl A. and Anna Elizabeth (Wagner) Schafer. She worked 39 years as a supervisor for the former Mayfair Industries, Shoemakersville and...
Elaine Heath
May 10, 2016
Elaine S. Heath, 58, of Windsor Twp., passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in ManorCare, Laureldale. She is survived by her significant other, Tab L. Merkel, Windsor Twp. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she was the daughter of JoAn (Foss) Lance; and the late Henry "Hank" L. Benton, Sr. Elaine was a person who always did the right thing....
Robert Gough
May 8, 2016
Robert O. Gough, 70, of Perry Twp., died Sunday, May 8, 2016 in his residence. He was the husband of Lucille D. (Himmelberger) Gough. They were married June 7, 1969 and celebrated 46 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late Frank and Hazel V. (Wooldrige) Gough. Robert was a United States Army veteran...
Ronald Quillman
May 8, 2016
Ronald L. Quillman, 57, of Jefferson Twp., passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016. He was the husband of Traci K. (Hartman) Quillman, to whom he was married for twenty-seven years. Born in West Reading, he was the son of MaryJane (Machmer) Quillman, Mohrsville; and the late Carl Quillman. He was a 1976 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School. Ronald...
James Perlaki
May 7, 2016
James M. Perlaki, 61, of Hamburg, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. He was the husband of Kelly T. (Marquis) Perlaki, who died February 13, 2015. Born in Newmanstown, he was the son of June (Gundrum) Perlaki, in Michigan; and the late William Perlaki. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. James worked as a diesel...
Marrietta Himmelberger
May 3, 2016
Marrietta J. Himmelberger, 85, of Orange City, Florida; and formerly of Hamburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was the wife of Kenneth L. Himmelberger, who died February 28, 1998. Born in Cherryville, Northampton Co., she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Mabel E. (Kohler) Stewart. She worked for Post Precision Castings Co., Strausstown, from...
Doris Brendel
May 2, 2016
Doris M. Brendel, 81, of Hamburg, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Twp. Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Vera (Shollenberger) Yeager. She worked as a sewing machine operator for Wright's Knitting Mill and other mills in the area. Doris enjoyed attending the Senior Center in Hamburg. Doris...
Sherwood Ritz
Apr 30, 2016
Sherwood C. Ritz, 98, of Bern Twp., passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in his residence. He was the husband of Madeline (Price) Ritz, who died April 24, 2008. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Benton B. and Bessie (Gehret) Ritz. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and receive the Bronze...
