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Aug 14, 2019

Gerald R. Burkert, 82, of Maidencreek Township, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in his residence. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Fritz) Burkert. Born in Reading, Mr. Burkert was the son of the late Raymond P. and Mamie D. (Reinert) Burkert. He served in United States Army National Guard for 5 years and was employed by Eastern Machine...

Aug 11, 2019

Brian A. Bendel, 69, of Denver, passed away on August 11, 2019 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Harriet F. (Heath) Bendel. Together they celebrated 34 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Stanford F. and Catherine E. (Addis) Bendel. Brian attended Reading High School and Wyoming Seminary...

Aug 11, 2019

Beverly A. Hurley, 69, formerly of Shillington, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 7:30 am at the home of her sister, Wendy Noll of Leesport. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph I. Seltzer, Sr. and Joyce E. (Forred) Seltzer. Beverly was employed by Alcon Research in Sinking Spring as an optic assembler until her...

Aug 10, 2019

Nancy Taylor, 85, of Leesport, passed away on August 10, 2019 at her residence. She was the wife of Fred Alan Taylor. Together they celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born in Leigh, Lancashire County, England, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Annie (Wheeler) Parsons. While living in England, Nancy was employed as a secretary to the sales...

Aug 6, 2019

Ruben Velazquez, 65, of Sinking Spring, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 5:04 pm in his residence. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Antonio Velazquez and Gladys Mercedes Barreto. Ruben is survived by his brothers Anthony Velazquez of Sinking Spring and John Baptist Velazquez of Bronx, New York and was preceded in death...

Aug 6, 2019

Margaret M. "Peggy" Copeland, 95, formerly of Shillington, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in Berks Heim. She was the wife of the late Robert B. Copeland who passed away December 17, 2016 and to whom she was married to for 71 years. They married in 1945 in Victoria, Texas where he was stationed in the Army Airforce during World...

Aug 6, 2019

Erika M. Wagner, 96, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 2:02 pm at Columbia Cottage. She was the wife of William Wagner who passed away June 10, 2006. Born in Kleinrheinfeld, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hans and Marie (Grasmann) Hahn. Mrs. Wagner was a member of Saint Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church...

Aug 4, 2019

Margaret H. "Peggy" Allen (nee Ziegler), 88, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 6:05 a.m. in Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas P. Allen. Born in Reading, Peggy was the daughter of the late John J. and Anna Mae (Dekkard) Ziegler. She was employed by Luden's in Reading as a candy maker for...

Aug 2, 2019

Ana Fleckenstein, 77, of Cumru Township passed away peacefully August 2nd at the Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation where she had been a patient since the first week of July. Born in Pottsville, she was the eldest daughter of Alphonsus Cherry and Anna (Wyolata) Cherry. Later she lived in Harrisburg with her family when they moved there. Besides her beloved...

Aug 2, 2019

Rudolph P. "Rudy" Valeriano, 75, of Temple, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at 12:20 pm in Reading Hospital. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Betty (Bagenstose) Valeriano of Leesport and the late Jacob Valeriano. Rudy was a 1962 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and was employed by Mesa Airlines at the Reading Airport as a mechanic....

Jul 29, 2019

Carrie H. Aulenbach, 95, formerly of Alsace Township, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at 5:18 am in the Behrle Center at The Topton Lutheran Home where she resided since 2010. She was the wife of the late Franklin W. Aulenbach who passed away March 7, 2006. Born in Rockland Township, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and...

Jul 29, 2019

Rodney M. (Tiny) Snook, 87, of West Lawn, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019. He was the husband of Joan L. (Hoover) Snook. They just celebrated 69 years of marriage on July 23, 2019. Born in Reading, Mr. Snook was the son of the late H. Francis and Mary (Rist) Snook. He served in the United States Navy during the...

Jul 28, 2019

Susan Maria Dolan, 65, died on Sunday July 28, 2019 at 12:44 AM in her residence in Birdsboro. Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Charles V. and Olive (Herzer) Dolan. She was employed for 41 years by the Reading Hospital as a R.N. Medical I.C.U. Nurse retiring on April 1, 2019 and was a graduate of...

Jul 28, 2019

Susan Maria Dolan, 65, died on Sunday July 28, 2019 at 12:44 AM in her residence in Birdsboro.

Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Charles V. and Olive (Herzer) Dolan.

She was employed for 41 years by the Reading Hospital as a R.N. Medical I.C.U. Nurse retiring on April...

Jul 27, 2019

Jane H. Cote, 93, who spent her adult in Muhlenberg Park, raising her family, and volunteering with her community, died on Saturday July 27, 2019 at Columbia Cottage, Spring Twp., PA. She was born July 14, 1926 at the Reading Hospital along with her twin sister Louise, daughters of the late William and Margaret (Major) Hullinger. She was the wife...

Jul 27, 2019

Helen J. Remlinger, 94, of Wyomissing, passed away on July 27, 2019 at The Highlands. She was the wife of the late George W. Remlinger, with whom she celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born in Penn Township, Helen was the daughter of the late James J.Kirkhoff and Minnie (Himmelberger) Kirkhoff. She was a 1943 graduate of Wernersville High School, who...

Jul 26, 2019

Karl Eric Svendsen, 54, of Shillington, passed away on July 26,2019. Born in New London, CT he was the son of Karl Svendsen, husband of Ingrid and Priscilla Mekosh, wife of Joseph. Karl was a 1982 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School. He went on to serve in the US Navy, proudly serving his country during peacetime. Karl was employed...

Jul 25, 2019

Cheng Lo, 41 of Denver, PA, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019. He was the husband of Choua (Vue) Lo with whom he celebrated 18 years of marriage. Born in Nong Kha, Thailand he was the son of the late Payer Lo and Yee (Vang) Lo. Mr. Lo was the franchise owner of Coverall Cleaning Systems, Lancaster last working Wednesday...

Jul 25, 2019

Linda D. Nigrelli, 77, of Shillington, passed away on Thursday July 25, 2019 in Mifflin Center. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Arthur M.D. Geist and Dorothy M. (Bowsard) Geist. She was the wife of the late Harry R. "Ronnie" Nigrelli. Linda is survived by daughters, Cheri Lynn Nigrelli of Birdsboro, PA and Michelle D. Davis,...

Jul 24, 2019

Audrey (McBride) Brown, 91, a resident of The Highlands at Wyomissing passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Leslie and Kim were by her side. Audrey was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 1, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Margaret and James McBride. She is the granddaughter of Jessie and James Mair, "Fireman James" Paisley, Scotland....