Obituaries

Donna Brown
Nov 22, 2017
Donna Landis Brown, 69, of Heidelberg Township, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 9:15 pm in her home. She was the wife of Robert E. Brown. Born in Allentown, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Edwin W. and Dorothy J. (Patterson) Landis. She was a kindergarten teacher in the Allentown School District for 32 years retiring in...

Vincent Fields
Nov 17, 2017
Vincent W. Fields, 89, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Lebanon. Born in Lebanon County, he was the beloved son of Ammon Fields & Ella (Kissinger) Fields. During his life he was the owner and operator of the Pennside Laundromat for 12 years. Vincent served proudly in the United States Army...
Pearl Schaffer
Sep 13, 2017
Pearl F. Schaffer, 85, of Muhlenberg Twp., went to her heavenly home on September 13, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Stanley G. Schaffer, Sr., celebrating 66 years of marriage on June 30th. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Cecelia (Groller) Kulp. She was employed by the County of Berks, working as...

Ronald Phile, Sr
Sep 3, 2017
Ronald G. Phile, Sr., 78, of Muhlenberg Township passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 in his home. He was the husband of the late Joyce G. (Lerch) Phile who passed away January 2, 2017. Born in Pottsville, Mr. Phile was the son of the late Elwood C. and Elizabeth E. (Harris) Phile. He was a machinist at Birdsboro Steel for...

Barbara Homan
Aug 28, 2017
Barbara L. Homan, 81, a resident of Berks Heim, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at 5:50 am in Reading Hospital. Born in Reading, Ms. Homan was a daughter of the late Joseph V. and Rhea (Renninger) Homan. She was 1954 graduate of Reading High School, attended First Baptist Church in Reading and was employed by Temple Apparel as a...

Christine Bean
Aug 27, 2017
Christine A. Bean, 63, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 7:20 am in her home. She is survived by her loving companion of 29 years, John DiDominick with whom she resided. Born in Pottstown, Ms. Bean was a daughter of the late Walter R. Bean, Jr. and Anna C. (Edwards) Bean. She was a member of...

James Helm
Aug 14, 2017
James C. Helm, 93, of Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at 9:55 pm in Manor Care Health Services, Muhlenberg Township. He was the husband of Anita M. (Dry) Helm. Born in Lancaster, Mr. Helm was the son of the late Paul and Edith (Moore) Helm. He formerly resided in Lancaster, Allentown, Oley Hills and Muhlenberg...

Isabelle Hoffmann
Aug 10, 2017
Isabelle M. Hoffmann, 82, of Reading, passed away on August 10, 2017 in the care of her granddaughter. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Earl R. Levan and Fern E. (Ritz) Frank. Isabelle was employed at Stabon Manor Personal Care, retiring in 2010. She was pre-deceased by her step-brother: Olin Wait. Survivors include her children: Douglas...

Flora Walters
Aug 1, 2017
Flora B. Walters, 84, of Reading, passed away on August 1, 2017 at Manor Care Laureldale. Born in Boyertown, she was the daughter of the late William P. and Bertha (Babb) Reitnauer. She is survived by her children: Kitty Sue LeVan of Emmaus, PA; Kathryn A. Stewartz of Stowe; and Laurie Beth Smith of Reading. She is also survived by...
David Ruppert
Jul 26, 2017
David F. Ruppert, 86, of Leesport, passed away on July 26, 2017 at Penn State Health St. Joseph. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Daniel H. and Mabel A. (Moyer) Ruppert. Mr. Ruppert was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School. He was employed for 45 years for Carpenter Steel as a machinist. He was predeceased...
William Beam
Jul 20, 2017
William D. Beam, 86, of Robeson Township, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11:50 am in his home. He was the husband of Charlotte L. (Webb) Beam. Born in Parkesburg, Mr. Beam was the son of the late Frank and Loretta (Snoke) Beam. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and was a District...

Dolores Spanier
Jun 27, 2017
Dolores T. (Loeper) Spanier, 90, passed away Tuesday, June 27th, in Berkshire Center. She is predeceased by her loving husband, George, to whom she married on July 9, 1949, now together again. Born in Reading, PA on December 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Leo and Cecelia Loeper, deceased. Dolores was a member of Saint Catharine of Siena Roman...
Rosa Garcia
Jun 19, 2017
Rosa M. Garcia, 73, of Reading, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at 10:20 am in her residence. She was the wife of the late Alfredo R. Flores. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Ms. Garcia was the daughter of the late Carmen Garcia Aviles. She is survived by her daughters Tomasa Bonilla of Reading; Sonia Candelaria of Reading; Maritza Candelaria...
Raymond Speece, Jr
Jun 10, 2017
Raymond H. Speece, Jr., 74, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 10:50 pm in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of the late Susan E. (Schmehl) Speece. Born in Reading he was the son of Doris Speece of Muhlenberg Township and the late Raymond H. Speece, Sr. He served in the United States Army and was...
Hemenegildo Rivera
Jun 5, 2017
Hemenegildo Rivera, 80, of Exeter Twp., passed away on June 5, 2017 at Manor Care West Reading. Born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Roque and Ramona (Rodriguez) Rivera. He was predeceased by his wife: Carmen A. (Pagan) Rivera. Survivors include his sons: Leo, David, and Angel Rivera and daughters: Carmen A. Cuesta, Rebecca Gomez,...
Harry Passion
May 14, 2017
Harry Steven Passion, 67, of Cumru Township, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 12:50 pm in his home. He was the husband of Vida M. ( Hignett) Passion. Born in Chester Pa, Mr. Passion was the son of Ida (Jannone) Passion of Rising Sun, Maryland and the late Harry A. Passion. He is survived by his children McKenna Lee...

Alice Weinhold
May 14, 2017
Alice M. Weinhold, 89, of Shillington, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 in the Reading Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles E. Weinhold. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Hannah Kaucher and Ralph Wert. Alice was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1945. She was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church...
Alma Bankes
May 8, 2017
Alma Zimmerman Bankes, 89, of Exeter Township, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Berks Heim. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Bellman Bankes who passed away in 1993. Together they raised four daughters. Born in Reading on May 11, 1927, Alma was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Evelyn (Waid) Zimmerman. She was...
Lenoir Cherrington
Apr 28, 2017
Lenoir M. Cherrington (Sweeny) 91, of Reading, Pennsylvania, passed away April 28, 2017, at Manor Care-Sinking Spring, where she had been a resident for two years. Lenoir was born in Allentown, PA in August of 1925, and was one of three children. She graduated from Allentown High School and from the Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing in New York City....

Bernice Gray
Apr 27, 2017
GRAY, on the 27th day of April, Bernice A. Gray wife of Thomas F. Gray, of Conway, South Carolina. Aged 77 years Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Columbkill Roman Catholic Church, 200 Indian Spring Rd. Boyertown, PA 19512, Friday, May 5, 2017 at 11:00 am. Reverend Martin Kern will officiate. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery....
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