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Deborah M. Murphy
Dec 16, 2023
It is with great sadness that the family of Deborah (Debbie) M. Murphy, 75, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, share of her passing on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
Born on April 20, 1948, Deborah M. Noss, she lived in the Harrisburg/Middletown area most of her life, until she met and married William M. Murphy whom she lovingly referred to as...
Robert Rouse
Dec 16, 2023
Robert Rouse, 83, formerly of Shillington, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 11:45 am at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Carol J. (Dalton) Rouse who passed away January 3, 2021. Born in Marion, South Carolina, Mr. Rouse was the son of the late Amos and Mary Grace (Shaw) Rouse. He served in...
Gerald A. Lorah
Dec 16, 2023
Gerald A. Lorah, 91, of Cumru Township, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 7:34 pm at Mifflin Center. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Delp) Lorah. Born in Reading, Mr. Lorah was the son of the late Ira and Carrie (Knittinger) Lorah. He served in the United States Air Force and was a grinder...
Scott R. Taylor
Dec 13, 2023
Scott R. Taylor, 72, of Exeter Township, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Susan G. (Leonard) Taylor. Together they shared 46 years of marriage. Born on January 31, 1951, he was the son of the late Samuel and Jane (Ramsey) Taylor. Scott received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology...
Ovelinda Perez-Perez
Dec 9, 2023
Ovelinda Perez-Perez, 86, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away in her home on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Horentica Perez Lopez and Jesus Perez Delado. She was the loving wife of the late Julio Luis Ortiz-Alvarez, together they shared 50 years of...
Chad Jay Weller
Dec 7, 2023
Chad Jay Weller, 56, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at The Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband to Carolyn Joy (Weaver) whom he shared 33 years of marriage with. Born in Reading, Chad was the son of Phillip Martin Weller and Nancy Louise (Grumbling). Chad was a graduate of Governor Mifflin, class of 1985....
Elaine J. Koch
Dec 2, 2023
Elaine J. Koch, 76, of West Lawn, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 5:00 am in her residence. She was the wife of Maynard B. Koch. Born in Reading, Mrs. Koch was the daughter of the late David and Doris (Smorey) Snyder. She was a member of West Lawn United Methodist Church. Mrs. Koch was employed by RJ...
Gladys Marie Painter
Dec 2, 2023
Gladys Marie (Emerick) Painter, 80 years old, passed away at home on December 2, 2023.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Earl B. & Eliza Jane (Craze) Emerick, the tenth of eleven children. She grew up in State Hill and was a graduate of Wilson High School. In addition to her favorite role as...
Lisa A. Harris
Dec 1, 2023
Lisa A. Harris, of Bernville, PA passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, December 1 after a year-long battle with cholangiocarcinoma. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Lisa was born on March 18, 1966 to the late David D. and Mary L. (Thomas) Shaner. She had a long term career at Travelers Insurance,...
Richard E. Reitz
Dec 1, 2023
Richard E. Reitz, 87, of Kenhorst, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at 1:30 am at Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Christine A. (Turner) Reitz. Born in Reading, Mr. Reitz was the son of the late Elmer S. and Margaret (Schlegel) Reitz. He was a member of Saint John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church and...
Christopher Michael Macomber
Nov 30, 2023
Christopher Michael Macomber, 52, of Exeter Township, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 7:42 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital. Born in West Chester, Christopher was the son of Sarah A. (Gains) Macomber of Birdsboro and the late John F. Macomber, Jr. He was a pre-school educator at Malvern Montessori School(Willistown Country Day School). In addition to...
Malvin P. Homan, Jr.
Nov 30, 2023
Malvin P. Homan, Jr., 89, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 1:40 pm at Keystone Villa-Douglassville. He was the husband of the late Gail R. (Hamaker) Homan who passed away October 2018. Born in Reading Mr. Homan was the son of the late Malvin P. Homan, Sr. and Francina (Kurtz) Homan. He was employed by Western Electric/AT&T in...
Mary V. (Weik) Giles
Nov 29, 2023
Mary V. (Weik) Giles, 102, of Sinking Spring, passed away surrounded by her loving family on November 29, 2023, in the Reading Hospital. Born in Newmanstown, she was the daughter of the late Emma (Froelich) and Harvey Weik. She worked as a machine operator at Textile Machine Works before retiring. Mary was an avid reader and loved the...
Charles Frank Maurer
Nov 28, 2023
Charles Frank Maurer, 87, of Exeter Township, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Marcia A. Maurer (Seyler), who passed away on October 21, 2021. Together they share 60 years of marriage.
Born on March 25, 1936, he was the son of the late Frances Smeltz.
Charles...
Nicholas C. Feola
Nov 28, 2023
Nicholas C. Feola, 83, passed away Tuesday November 28, 2023 at 1:12 am at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, Douglassville, PA. He was the husband of Mary S. (Crognale) Feola for 58 years who passed away January 3, 2023. Born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Mr. Feola was the son of the late Emil and Mary (Calabria) Feola. He was a...
Yvonne E. Scholl
Nov 28, 2023
Yvonne E. Scholl, 87, of Boyertown, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 12:15 am at Laureldale Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Edgar R. Scholl who passed away September 2011. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Florence (Care) Walleigh. Mrs. Scholl was a laundromat operator last working at...
Karen R. Kelly
Nov 27, 2023
Karen Renate Kelly (Bender) passed away on Monday, November 27th at Laureldale Skilled Nursing, where she had been a patient for several weeks.
Karen was born in Reading PA on February 14, 1948. She was the youngest of 5 children of Jacob P. and Marie Bender of that city. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister Renate...
Joseph P. Bryner
Nov 27, 2023
Joseph P. Bryner, 91, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully in his residence on Monday, November 27, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Beatrice (Boyle) and Henry Bryner. He was the loving husband of Gale (Winters) Bryner, together they shared 46 years of marriage. Joe graduated from La Salle...
Linda Lee Paone
Nov 26, 2023
Linda Lee Paone, 77, formerly of Reading, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 2:00 pm at Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Carmello A. “Carmen” Paone who passed away October 24, 2004. Born in Reading, Mrs. Paone was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Dorothy M. (Lee) Wetzel. She was a member of...
Nicholas Platanos
Nov 22, 2023
Nicholas Platanos, 81, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 4:48pm in Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, Connecticut. He was the husband of the late Kathryn A. (Wepsic) Platanos who passed away February 18, 2021. Born in Lesbos, Greece, Mr. Platanos was the son of the late Christomos and Felicia Platanos. He was a member of Saint...
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