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Arthur Jones
May 15, 2016
Arthur R. Jones aka Jihad Mufarradun Jones, 58, of Harrisburg, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 in Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburg. Born in Reading, Mr. Jones was the son of the late Tinnie Roosevelt Jones and Barbara Price. He served in the United States Army and was a member of Greater Harrisburg Islamic Society. Mr. Jones is survived by his...
Russell Blatt
May 14, 2016
Russell H. Blatt, 96, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away on May 14, 2016 at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center. Born in Sinking Spring, he was the son of the late Harvey E. and Margaret S. (Miller) Blatt. Russell was a US Army veteran, proudly serving his country during WWII. He went on to be employed as a dyer at Berkshire...
Rita Krause
May 13, 2016
Rita E. Krause, 89, of Cumru Township, passed away Friday, May 13, 2 016 at 8:30 pm in Mifflin Center. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Krause. Mrs. Krause was born in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Daugirda. She was a member of Saint John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic...
Ray Levan
May 12, 2016
Ray Levan, 86, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 9:30 am in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara E. (Noll) Levan. Born in Oley Township, Mr. Levan was the son of the late Victor and Emma (Hassler) Levan. He was employed by Empire Steel Company in Reading as a furnace operator...
Marlene Weiss
May 12, 2016
Marlene S. Weiss, 81, of Madison at Exeter, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. Born July 17, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Rose Soltz. She was married for 57 years to George I. Weiss, Exeter Township. Mother of Gary I., husband of Adele, Sewell, NJ; Jeffery R., husband of Randi, Chattanooga, TN;...
Ardelle Herzog
May 11, 2016
"It's fun to go away, but it's always good to come home," Ardelle would say after returning from a vacation or even just a day out of the house. A woman who never undervalued the comforts of home, Ardelle L. Herzog, 87, of Brecknock Township, went peacefully to her eternal home on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 11:07 am. She...
Thelma Zuber
May 10, 2016
Thelma M. Zuber, 95, of Exeter Twp. and formerly of North Waverly St., Shillington, died Tuesday May 10th at 11:45AM in the Reading Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday May 2nd. She was the wife of Morris H. Zuber Jr. who died March 30, 1992. Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late John and...
Ole Pertet
May 8, 2016
Ole R. Pertet, 57, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 2:28 pm in Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster. He was the husband of Judy L. (Holmes) Pertet. Born in Ngong Nairobi, Kenya he was the son of the late Moila and Juliet (Bewanganga) Pertet. Ole worked for the Kenya Postal Service as his first job....
Harold Stefl
May 7, 2016
Harold F. Stefl, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on May 7, 2016 at Arbor View of Willow Valley. Born in Dunbar, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Margaret A. (Stemmler) Stefl. Harold was a US Navy veteran, proudly serving his country during WWII. He went on to attend Bucknell University and later Temple University, where...
Gary Keim
May 7, 2016
Gary M. Keim, 80, of Wyomissing, passed away May 7, 2016 in The Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Colleen G. (Shoff) Keim; together they celebrated 53 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Melvin B. and Fannie E. (Titlow) Keim. Mr. Keim was a 1954 graduate of West Reading High School...
Patricia Kulaga
May 7, 2016
Patricia A. Kulaga, 77, of Reading, passed away May 7, 2016 in The Reading Hospital. She was the wife of John J. Kulaga, Jr. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Minerva (Reaser) Biondo. Patricia worked in sales at The Reading Farmer's Market for many years. Surviving in addition to her husband are her...
Nancy Merten
May 7, 2016
Nancy Lee Merten, 80, formerly of Wyomissing, entered into the loving arms of Her Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 1:11 pm surrounded by her family in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. Nancy was the wife of the late Kenneth F. Merten who passed away July 27, 2008. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late...
Robert Bruno
May 4, 2016
Robert P. Bruno, 49, of Brecknock Twp., passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center after a courageous 2 year battle with esophageal cancer. Born in Reading, he was the son of Ingelore (Philippsen) Bruno and the late Vincent P. Bruno. Bob was a graduate of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He was...
Ruth Gilbert
May 2, 2016
Ruth J. "Nana" Gilbert, 91, of Bern Twp., passed away May 2, 2016 in Mifflin Center. She was the widow of Melvin R. Gilbert who passed away July 17, 1996. Born in Jacksonwald, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob M. and Sadie L. (Ritter) LeVan. Mrs. Gilbert was a 1942 graduate of Mt. Penn High School. Surviving...
Christopher Esposito
May 2, 2016
Christopher D. Esposito, 57, of Red Hill, passed away on May 2, 2016. Born in Reading, he was the son of David and Jeanne L. (Newhart) Esposito. Christopher was a 1977 graduate of Reading High School. He went on to be a Salesman for B & J Saylor and a convenience store manager, last working for Top Star in Pennsburg....
Leon Martin
May 1, 2016
Leon R. "Cracker" Martin, 90, of Reading, passed away on May 1, 2016 at The Mifflin Center. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William and Cora (Borkert) Martin. Leon was a US Marine Corps veteran, proudly serving his country in WWII. He went on to have a career as a furnace operator at CarTech Corp. In...
Dolores Stroud
Apr 30, 2016
Dolores Stroud, 69, of Brecknock Township, passed away at home on Saturday, April 30, 2016 after a long fight with cancer. She was born in the small town of Benavides, Texas in 1946 the daughter of the late Rufino and Lamar (Garcia) Vela. She attended Texas Woman's University and received a degree in Occupational Therapy. While there she met her...
Joan Ellis
Apr 28, 2016
Joan D. Ellis, 83, of Spring Township, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 6:38 am in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township. She was the wife of Richard H. Ellis. Born in Reading, Mrs. Ellis was the daughter of the late John W. and Mae S. (Musket) Adams. She was a 1951 graduate of Reading High School and a 1954...
Shirley Armstrong
Apr 27, 2016
Shirley A. Armstrong, 75, of Myerstown, passed away April 27, 2016 in Penn State Health-St. Joseph. She was the widow of Robert W. Armstrong, who passed away August 16, 2005. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Alma (Leisey) Long. She was employed by the former Mary Macintosh in the laundry department for over 10...
Terrance Bowen
Apr 27, 2016
Terrance A. Bowen, 66, of Stony Creek Mills, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 6:27 am in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. Born in West Reading, Terry was the son of John R. Bowen, Sr. with whom he resided and Jean E. (Mosser) Gaspari of Robesonia. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era and was...
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