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Feb 6, 2011

William Robert Purnell, Jr. 70, of Robesonia, passed away February 6, 2011 at 9:30 am in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Karon R. (Gromis) Purnell. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late William Robert Purnell and Bertha(Miller) Purnell. Mr. Purnell was a truck driver for Vanguard in Denver, PA. In...

Feb 4, 2011

Trisha M. Marion, 40, of Kenhorst, passed away February 4, 2011 in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Mark K. Marion who passed away February 28, 2000. Born in Allentown on November 28, 1970, she was the daughter of Ronald R. and Carol A. (Weksner) Gober.

She was a 1988 graduate...

Feb 3, 2011

Amelia G. Forlin, 103, formerly of Shillington, passed away February 3, 2011 at 11:30 am in Berks County Home-Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Donato Forlin who passed away August 17, 1946. Born in City of Arina, Province of Belluno, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Filomena (Canal) Tommasini. Mrs. Forlin was...

Feb 2, 2011

Shirley Weidner Christman, 82, formerly of Mt. Penn, passed away February 2, 2011 at 8:44 PM in the Mifflin Center where she resided since November 2, 2010. She was the wife of Richard D. Christman who passed away July 1, 1992. Born in Reading on January 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William David Weidner and...

Jan 31, 2011

Alford W. "Billy" Spencer, 81, formerly of Reading, passed away January 31, 2011 at 7:40 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was a resident of Green Hills Manor for 24 years. Born in Reading on April 9, 1929, he was the son of the late Broderick Spencer and the late Emily Kraatz.

He was employed...

Jan 31, 2011

Gayle M. Litwin, 57, of Exeter Township, formerly of Michigan, where she resided for 30 years, passed away January 31, 2011 at 10:20 am in St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Marilyn F. (Byerly) wife of Lewis M. Keller of Exeter Township and the late Edward A. Litwin. Gayle was a 1971 graudate...

Jan 31, 2011

Gerald P. Nally, 75, of Kenhorst, passed away January 31, 2011 in Berks Heim where he resided since September 7, 2010. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Ferko) Nally. Born in Reading on May 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph and Adelaide (Mitchell) Nally.

Gerald was a 1953 graduate of Reading Catholic...

Jan 30, 2011

William Franklin Pflum, Jr. 84, of Cumru Twp., passed away January 30, 2011 at 9:11 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the husband of Mary R. "Polly" (Ross) Pflum for 61 years. Born in Reading on June 22, 1926, he was the son of the late William F. Sr. and Rozilla (Gettel) Pflum.

Bill...

Jan 29, 2011

Robert E. Eltz, 89, of Shillington passed away January 29, 2011 at 10:15 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Spring Township. He was the husband of Dawn S. (Hieter) Eltz. Born in Reading he was th son of the late Charles E. and Emma (Reinert) Eltz. Mr. Eltz was a machine operator for Curtis, Stevens & Embry in Reading for...

Jan 29, 2011

JoAnne C. Sassaman, 75, of Muhlenberg Township, formerly of Riverview Park, passed away January 29, 2011 at 12:45 am in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township. She was the wife of the late John Russell Sassaman who passed away October 25, 1994. Born in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Marie (Wanner) Leibelsperger. Mrs. Sassaman enjoyed...

Jan 29, 2011

Susan J. Carr, 63, formerly of Spohn Road, Sinking Spring, passed away January 29, 2011 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was taken to the hospital from Wyomissing Nursing & Rehab. Center where she resided for 9 years. Born in West Reading she was th daughter of the late William E. and Alice E. (Betz) Carr. Susan...

Jan 29, 2011

Helen G. White, 90, of Wyomissing, passed away January 29, 2011 at 7:26 am in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of Lawrence S. White. Born in Freehold, NJ she was the daughter of the late Lester J. and Ethel G. (Simonson) Greville. She was a 1937 graduate of Freehold High School and a 1941...

Jan 28, 2011

Brenda L. Edelman, 48, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 28, 2011 at 11:44 pm in Harrisburg Hospital of natural causes. Born in Ashland, PA she was the daughter of Barbara Lee (Kern) Edelman of Muhlenberg Township and the late Mark J. Edelman who passed away in 1991. Brenda attended Muhlenberg High School and was the owner of Edelman...

Jan 28, 2011

Josephine K. Smith, 88, formerly of Sacred Heart Villa and Cedar Top, passed away peacefully January 28, 2011 at 12:10 pm in Columbia Cottage. She was the loving wife of the late Carl W. Smith who passed away December 26, 2010 and to whom she was married to for 67 years. Born in Sheridan, PA she was the daughter...

Jan 25, 2011

Lillian Iannello, 94, formerly of Robeson Township, currently a resident at Villa at Morlatton in Amity Township, passed away January 25, 2011 at 9:10 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Pottstown. She was the wife of John J. Iannello. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late John and Sophie (Malitinsky) Smejkal. Mrs. Iannello was a...

Jan 22, 2011

James Arlington Jeffries, 67, of Exeter Twp., passed away January 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where he was a patient since January 19th. He was the husband of Ada B. (Williams) Jeffries. Born in Richmond, VA on March 4, 1943, he was the son of the late Withers E. Jeffries and the late...

Jan 22, 2011

John V. Nowotarski, Sr., 88, of Cumru Twp., passed away January 22, 2011 in Mifflin Center where he resided since June 2009. He was the husband of Helen (Michalowski) Nowotarski, who he married September 14, 1946 in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Born in Reading on March 30, 1922, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary...

Jan 21, 2011

Betty June Biondo, 70, of Brecknock Twp., passed away January 21, 2011 in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a patient since January 17th. She was the wife of Ronald A. Biondo, Sr. who passed away July 13, 2001. Born in Sunbury, PA on July 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late...

Jan 20, 2011

Kenneth Paul Dautrich, 76, of Reading, passed away January 20, 2011 at 5:30 AM in Berks County Home- Berks Heim. He was the husband of Carole E. (Coller) Dautrich who passed away December 5, 1997. Born in Kenhorst on March 9, 1934, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Evelyn G. (Davis) Dautrich.

Mr....

Jan 17, 2011

Cecelia M. Kulp, 88, formerly of Sinking Spring, passed away January 17, 2011 at Stone Ridge-Poplar Run in Myerstown.

She was the daughter of the late Frank and Barbara Moraswski, and the wife of the late Fred M. Kulp who passed away November 3, 1991.

Mrs. Kulp was employed as a...