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Dec 27, 2020

Patricia Lee Tezak, 78, of Reading, passed away Sunday December 27, 2020 at 4:44 pm surrounded by her loving family in her residence .

She was the wife of David F. Tezak, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. Smith and Nellie...

Dec 26, 2020

Daniel C. Fick, 82, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday December 26, 2020 in his residence.

He was the husband of Janeth F. (Schwartz) Fick, who passed away July 8, 1990.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul O. Fick and Helen E. (Manmiller) Fick.

Mr. Fick was the owner...

Dec 26, 2020

Curtis W. Manley Jr. 72, of Exeter Twp. passed away on Saturday December 26, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lancaster, Curtis was the son of the late Curtis W. Manley Sr. and Jane (Krentz) Manley. He is survived by his beloved wife Edda B. (Welak) Manley.

In addition to his wife,...

Dec 26, 2020

Russell L. Keller, 78, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away Saturday December 26, 2020 at 6:44 pm in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Janice (Moll) Keller who passed away November 1997.  Born in Reading, Mr. Keller was the son of the late Ernest L. and Mabel (Yoder) Keller.  He was a graduate of...

Dec 25, 2020

Vernie James Rissmiller Jr., 88, of Exeter Twp., passed away Friday December 25, 2020 at 8:55 pm in Manor Care Health Services West Reading.

He was the husband of Eleanor Elizabeth (Monderwicz) Rissmiller, who passed away May 1, 2019.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Vernie James Rissmiller Sr. and Beatrice...

Dec 24, 2020

Diana D. (Maimone) Gower, 82, of Shillington, peacefully passed away December 24, 2020 in the Mifflin Center. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Peter P. and Doris T. (Robison) Maimone. Diana was the wife of the late Eugene M. Gower, who passed away December 4, 2017. She graduated from Birdsboro High School in 1956....

Dec 24, 2020

Michael David Hamonko, 77, passed away Thursday December 24, 2020  in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center.  He was the husband of the late Carol J. (Porter) Hamonko who passed away February 10, 2016.  Born in Johnstown, PA, Mr. Hamonko was the son of the late Michael and Rosetta (Sunchych) Hamonko.  He was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with...

Dec 20, 2020

Kristin L. Batastini, 54, of West Reading, passed away Sunday December 20, 2020 at 5:10 am in her residence.  She was the fiancé of David G. Hetrick with whom she last resided.  Born in Reading, Kristin was the daughter of Richard M. Batastini, husband of Jill E. Batastini of West Reading and Mariealana A. (Rathman) Batastini of Shillington.  She...

Dec 20, 2020

William T. Snyder, 87, son of James and Anna (Hullinger) Snyder, deceased.  Husband of Dolores (Brunner) Snyder married June 20, 1953. Loving father of Debra Ann (Vernon) Paulsen, William Thomas Jr. (Beverly), Sandra (William) Ingham, David (Rebecca), and Michael. Loving grandfather to Scott, Sean, Taylor, Katelynn, Chris, Rebecca, Samatha, Stephen, Sara, Joshua, Keegan, and Kyle. Great grand...

Dec 20, 2020

Kathleen A. “Kay” Cusumano, 79, of Penn Township, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Advanced Subacute Rehabilitation Center, Sewell, New Jersey.  She was the wife of Salvatore A. Cusumano.  Born in Newark, New Jersey, Mrs. Cusumano was the daughter of the late Augusta and Anna (Donahue) Roemmele.  She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church...

Dec 20, 2020

Paul Washington Lerch, Jr., 76, of Exeter Township, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 7:32 am in the residence of his daughter Sherry L. Clark of Maidencreek Township.   He was the husband of the late Donna A. (Folk) Lerch, who passed away February 22, 2018.  Born in Reading, Mr. Lerch was the son of the late Paul Washington...

Dec 19, 2020

Joyce V. Griffith, 90, of Cumru Township, passed away Saturday December 19, 2020 at 6:06 pm in Penn State Health-St. Joseph Hospital.  She was the wife of Harvey B. Griffith.  Born in Reading, Mrs. Griffith was the daughter of the late J. Calvin and C. Romaine (Nase) Styer.  She was a 1948 graduate of Shillington High School and was...

Dec 17, 2020

Mary Lorraine Glausman, 97, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Keystone Villa, Blandon.  She was the wife of the late Edward C. Glausman who passed away in 1978.  Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Glausman was the daughter of the late Colonel Thomas Bailey and Mary (Lyons) Bailey.   She was a graduate of Germantown High School and was a member...

Dec 16, 2020

Casey J. Graybill, 64, of West Lawn, passed away December 16, 2020 in the Reading Hospital.  Born in Reading, he was the son of Louise T. (Suklje) Graybill and the late Jack Z. Graybill.  Casey was the husband of Kathleen (Klusewitz) Graybill, they shared 3 years of marriage and 15 loving years together.  Casey worked at Carpenter Technology as...

Dec 15, 2020

Ruth H. Patterson, 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at The Highlands at Wyomissing. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester W. and Kathryn (Barto) Hilbert. Ruth was a 1948 Reading High School graduate. During her life she was employed as a Controller for Penske Corporation for more than 20 years. She was...

Dec 14, 2020

Donna J. (Chadwin) Eisenberg, 80, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Reading Hospital after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Born in Philadelphia March 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jean Chadwin.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Sorrell Eisenberg. ...

Dec 14, 2020

Theodore A. Cieniewicz, 89, formerly of Reading, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at 10:30 pm in the Lutheran Home at Topton where he had resided after suffering a stroke.  He was the husband of the late Dorothy L. “Ducky” (Stubler) Cieniewicz who passed away May 20, 2016.  Born in Reading, Mr. Cieniewicz was the son of the late...

Dec 12, 2020

Catherine R. “Cassie” DiBlasi, 96, of Cumru Township, passed away Saturday December 12, 2020.    Born in Reading, Ms. DiBlasi was the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Lazzara) DiBlasi.  She was preceded in death by her step mother Rose (Sedoti) DiBlasi. She was a graduate of Saint Peter’s Catholic High School and was a member of Saint John...

Dec 11, 2020

E. Prescott (Pres) Hills Jr., 85, of West Lawn passed away of natural causes on Friday December 11, 2020 at Reading Hospital. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Edgar Prescott Hills Sr. and Evelyn (Broadhurst) Hills. Mr. Hills was preceded in death by his wife Nancy H. (Heron) Hills.

Mr. Hills...

Dec 11, 2020

Donald Reber, 93, of Sinking Spring, passed away Friday December 11, 2020 at 11:15 pm in the Reading Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Lebanon, PA, he was a son of the late Mark Reber and Maggie Marie  (Naftzinger) Reber.  He was the widower of Marie Elizabeth (Keffer) Reber, who passed away May 8, 1992, with...