Obituaries

Mar 5, 2014

Maria Diaz-Meza, 73, of Tulpehocken Twp., passed away March 5, 2014 in her residence. Born in Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Mariano Diaz and Librada Meza. Maria is survived by 6 daughters Silvia, Celia, Gloria, Blanca Alicia, Carmela, Sandra and 4 sons Ambrosio, Ignacio, Miguel and Pablo. There are many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Cemetery: Burial will...

Mar 1, 2014

Joyce A. (Bosold) Esterline, 86, of Spring Township, West Lawn, PA, passed away March 1, 2014. Joyce was the widow of the late Isaac W. Esterline, who passed in April, 1996. Born in Reading, Joyce is preceded by her parents Joseph and Mabel (Houck) Bosold. Joyce is survived by her loving daughter, Patricia A. (Esterline) Hughes, widow of David J....

Feb 24, 2014

Dorothy M. Rothermel, 85, of West Lawn, passed away February 24, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late C. Ellis and Anna (Meara) Meleizen. She was the widow of Marvin Rothermel. Survivors include son: Barry Rothermel, Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 grandchildren and 2 sisters Elizabeth Verdone and Helen Reagan.

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Feb 15, 2014

Ethel E. Geist, 69, of Reading, passed away February 15, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Stanley E. Geist who passed away February 25, 2005. Born in Oley, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Hannah G. (Kilhefner) Himmelberger. Mrs. Geist was a knitter at LMT Knitting for 12 years. Ethel enjoyed playing...

Feb 12, 2014

Alberto Melendez, 53, of Reading, passed away February 12, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late German Melendez and Candida Alicea of Reading. Survivors include 3 brothers: German Melendez, Ricardo Melendez, Ivan Alicea and 3 sisters: Norma Melendez, Magaly Saez, Guillermina Saez all in Reading. Cemetery: Burial will be in Gethsemane...

Feb 10, 2014

John "Jack" E. Hivner, 81, of Shillington passed away on February 10, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Grant and Catherine (Yaklich) Hivner. Survivors include his wife: E. Annette Hivner of Shillington; Children: David Hivner, Michael Hivner, Russell Wanner, Debbie Noble, Donna Harrison, and Vicki Aquila; 12 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren....

Jan 31, 2014

Dr. Muriel "Monchy" (Apfelberg) Brownstein, 85, of Wernersville, PA passed away in the Health Center at Phoebe Berks, just after midnight on Friday, January 31, 2014. Daughter of Joseph Apfelberg and Clara (Jurgrau) Apfelberg, Muriel was born in Ellenville, NY, January 1, 1929. She grew up on a farm in the Lake Huntington, NY, area and retained a love of...

Jan 29, 2014

Michele Carannante, 72, of Kenhorst, passed away January 29, 2014 at 11:15 am in Reading Hospital. Born in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Mario and Giovanna (Esposito) Carannante. He was the owner of Romano's Pizza in Reading. He is survived by his children Joann Lanza wife of Michael Lanza of Reading, Stephanie Pauley wife of Mark...

Jan 19, 2014

George J. Sfingas, 89, of Exeter Township, Reading, PA, passed away January 19, 2014. Married for 37 years, George was the husband of Linda L. (Kelchner) Sfingas. Born in Reading, George is preceded by his parents George N. Sfingas and Lillian (Baronowski) Sfingas. In addition to his wife, George is survived by his brother, Richard Sfingas, husband of Ruth (Wertz)...

Jan 16, 2014

Elizabeth M. (Hartmann) Hoehn, 87, of Sinking Spring, passed away January 16, 2014 at ManorCare, Sinking Spring. She is survived by her daughter, Debra Lee (Hoehn) DeNearing, wife of Donald Robert DeNearing. Elizabeth was born in Brooklyn, NJ on March 19, 1926, a daughter of the late William H. and Mildred B. Hartmann. Elizabeth enjoyed crossword puzzles and reading. She...

Jan 9, 2014

Margaret A. Damato-Ringler, 73 of Reading passed away January 9, 2014 in the Reading Hospital. She was the widow of Allen Ringler, Jr. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Marie (Jones) Miller. She was employed at Juliette Originals in Reading as a handbag checker. Margaret was an avid book reader and loved making crafts. Survivors include...

Jan 8, 2014

Suzanne (Sue) Wolfe, 83, wife of the late Jerry Wolfe, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 8. She was the mother of Lynn Triebel (Harry) of Guilford, CT and Marc Wolfe (Kathi) of Reading, PA and grandmother of Sarah, Jaclyn and Katherine Triebel, Zachary (Jenna ) and Adam Wolfe; and great grandmother of Marley Wolfe. Born in Cincinnati, OH, Mrs. Wolfe...

Dec 27, 2013

Doris Ann Johnson, 73, of Wernersville, passed away December 27, 2013 at 8:46 pm in her home. She was the wife of Reginald B. "Rich" Johnson. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Galen and Ethel (Snyder) Gallagher. She was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Reading and was an EKG Technician at the...

Dec 22, 2013

Maria A. Rivera, 64, of Reading, passed away in her home Sunday, December 22, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Puerto Rico, Maria was the daughter of the late Ismale Rivera and Eufemia (Otero) Rivera. Survivors include her 2 daughters, Elizabeth (Rivera) Melendez and Eva (Rivera) Mateo; 16 grandchildren, Evemarie, Joshua, husband of Roseanne, Calizto, husband of Kimberly,...

Dec 15, 2013

Hector O. Torres, Sr., 61, of Reading, passed away December 15, 2013 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Aida Luz (Estrella) Torres. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of Osvaldo Torres of Puerto Rico and the late Emma Rodriguez. He is survived by 3 children: Hector O. Torres, Jr, Sinking Spring; Anderson Torres, Reading; Emma...

Dec 13, 2013

Vivien E. Steiger, 93, of Shillington, passed away on December 13, 2013 at her residence. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. Brown, Sr. and Blanche V. (Gilbert) Brown. The family would like to thank Sherri and David Gensley and Carol Buffington for the care they showed to Vivien during her final weeks. Vivien was...

Dec 11, 2013

Ellen P. Dodd, 59, of Marienville, PA, resident of Snyder Memorial Healthcare Center, passed away December 11, 2013. Born in Philadelphia, Miss Dodd was the daughter of Edward J. Dodd and Elizabeth Ann (Driscoll) Dodd. Survivors include brothers Edward J. Dodd, Jr. and William F. Dodd. Ellen is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by...

Dec 11, 2013

Esther Mae Goheen, 91, formerly of North Heidelberg Township, passed away December 11, 2013 at Berks Heim where she was a guest for 2 years. She was the wife of the late Warren E. Goheen , who passed away in 1990. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Ruth and Catherine (Fasig) Ruth. She was most...

Nov 27, 2013

Katherine Koch, 79, of Reading, passed away November 27, 2013 at 5:40 pm in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Leon J. Koch. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Drexel. She was a member of Praise Christian Fellowship Church. In addition to her husband Mrs. Koch is survived by her daughters Karen...

Nov 23, 2013

June VanPelt, 89, of West Lawn, passed away peacefully at home on November 23, 2013, surrounded by her devoted family. She was the loving wife of Howard VanPelt, Sr., married for 69 years. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Pelker and Ruth (Helft) Pelker. June was the first born in the Pelker family of...