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Oct 2, 2022

James R. Sterner, 61, of Robeson Township, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 1:44 pm at Reading Hospital.  He was the husband of Diana L. (Moss) Sterner.  Born in West Reading, Mr. Sterner was the son of George R. and Patricia A. (Stick) Sterner of Robeson Township.  He was employed by Brubaker Excavating as a heavy equipment operator. ...

Oct 2, 2022

Linda Katherine Wood, 74, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Born on March 30, 1948 in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine (Whitt) Neider. Linda was a beautiful soul who loved her family more than anything. She spent 34 years at RM Palmer Company, where she...

Oct 2, 2022

Barbara J. Fuchs, 71, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 1:12 am at Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  She was the wife of Roy L. Fuchs.  Born in Oceanside, New York, Barbara was the daughter of the late William C. LeBeau, Sr. and Theresa (Polan) LeBeau.  She was a parts manager for Ryder Transportation and...

Oct 1, 2022

Marjorie A. Caltagirone “Margie”, 82, of Exeter Township, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Penn State St. Joseph Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Caltagirone, of Exeter Township. Together they shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on July 29, 1940, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Eddinger and...

Oct 1, 2022

Beulah H. Screpesi, 92, of Kenhorst, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Reading Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Screpesi who passed away on March 1, 2001.

Born on April 5, 1930, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Marion E. and Mabel (Yoh) Berger.

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Sep 26, 2022

Joseph F. Perry Sr., 88, of Douglassville, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 in his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara D. Perry (Dornheim). Together they shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Emanuel and Anna (Taubel) Perry.  Joseph served proudly in the United...

Sep 23, 2022

Arlene Olmeda, 52, of Reading, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at 11:14 am in her residence.  Born in Reading, Arlene was the daughter of Adelaida (Pagan) Olmeda and the late Hipolito Olmeda.  She was a graduate of Reading High School.  Arlene is survived by her brother Hipolito Olmeda, Jr. husband of Cori Olmeda of Temple, her sister Nancy...

Sep 23, 2022

Edwin Leo Zeltzer, 87, of Wernersville, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at 10:30 pm at Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center.  He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Kramer) Zeltzer who passed away July 1, 2017.  Born in Erie, Mr. Zeltzer was the son of the late Dr. Meyer and Esther (Burgoon) Zeltzer.  He was a devout Catholic...

Sep 22, 2022

Ryder Grey Knechtle, 6, of Wernersville, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Ryder was a fighter, courageously battling, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) for 2 years. Ryder was born on September 21, 2016, and for his last birthday he celebrated with his favorite, fireworks. Ryder was best known, loved, and will...

Sep 19, 2022

Fern E. Bieber, 95, of Wyomissing, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 at 3:30 pm at Columbia Cottage of Wyomissing.  She was the wife of the late Fred A. Bieber who passed away in 2006.  Born in Gibraltar, Mrs. Bieber was the daughter of the late John H. and Miriam M. (Focht) Messner.  She was a 1945 graduate of...

Sep 17, 2022

Ellen Gail Gohacki, 74, of Cumru Township, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Berks Heim. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late Wayne Charles Gohacki, who passed away on November 10, 2021.

Born in Dover, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Philip and Dr. Harriet (Zucker) Borkow....

Sep 16, 2022

Robert W. Boyer, 84, of Reading passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Reading Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was the loving husband to Carol Ann (Haddock) for over 33 years before her passing on December 3, 1993. Born in Reading, Bob was the son of the late William Boyer and Elsie (Widenhammer). Bob was a...

Sep 16, 2022

Patricia I. (Long) Diamond, 72, of Birdsboro went to her heavenly home on Friday, September 16, 2022.  Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Elizabeth (Cazzoli) Long.  Patricia was the loving wife of Barry Diamond, together they shared 50 years of marriage.  She graduated from Wilson High School in 1968 and continued her...

Sep 15, 2022

Thomas R. Kerns Sr., 73, of Sinking Spring, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Sharon L. Kerns (Pawling). Together they shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late John and Madeline (Moody) Kerns.

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Sep 15, 2022

James “Jim” Joseph Fellin, 93, of Temple passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.  Born on September 6, 1929 in Stockton, PA he was the son of the late Gabriel and Clara (Mundy) Fellin.  Jim was the loving husband of the late Maureen (Cammarano) Fellin, together...

Sep 14, 2022

David A. Zoschke, 73, of Wyomissing, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 2:30 am in his residence.  He was the husband of Debra M. (Hallman) Dillman.  Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mr. Zoschke was the son of the late Marvin and Shirley (Aadland) Zoschke.  He was an engineer for General Battery, then was a sales manager for Reading...

Sep 13, 2022

Giuseppe Ambrosi, 86, of Reading, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 1:36 pm in Reading Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Catherine (Grande) Ambrosi who passed away February 17, 2002.  Born in Andali, Cz, Italy, Mr. Ambrosi was the son of the late Giuseppe and Carolina (Grande) Ambrosi.  He was a member of Holy Rosary Roman...

Sep 13, 2022

Claire E. McVaugh, 80, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

Born on May 29, 1942, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Thaddeus J. and Elizabeth (Matuszak) Glembocki.

Claire is survived by her daughters Elizabeth C. Ingram, wife of Richard L. Ingram, of Cumming, GA; Jacqueline  McVaugh, of GA; Melissa...

Sep 12, 2022

Rita D. Segal, 92, of Temple, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Abraham Isaac Segal and Anna Kantner Segal.

Rita was predeceased by one brother and one sister.

For almost 30 years, Rita was an assistant manager at...

Sep 12, 2022

Aaron James Rickenbach, 27, of Reading passed away suddenly at St. Joseph Hospital, on Monday, September 12, 2022.  Born in Reading,  Aaron was the son of Teresa Rickenbach and Eric Dengler.

He is survived by his maternal grandmother Rose Marie Rickenbach, and his sisters Brenna Rickenbach and Madison Rickenbach-Costa. He also has four uncles, Harry Rickenbach, Anthony Rickenbach, Timothy...