All Obituaries

Sir Winfield Alfred "Ted" Eshbach Sr., 76, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, PA. Born January 30, 1947 in Huff's Church, he was the son of the late Junior Eshbach Sr. and the late Olivia (Derr) and George Schoenly. He and his wife of 29 years, Betty L. (Smith) Eshbach, were married on June 26, 1994 at the Appalachian Campground in Shartlesville, PA. Ted worked as a maintenance supervisor at Mrs Smith's Bakeries,...

Mrs. Ingrid H. (Merfeld) Gorda, 83, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Maidencreek Place, Blandon, PA. Born November 4, 1939, in Wiesbaden, Germany, Ingrid was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Erma (Alexi) Merfeld. Ingrid was a homemaker and enjoyed painting and drawing. Ingrid is survived by her son, Robert M. Pafchek, husband of Heather T. (Smar) Pafchek, Blandon, by her grandchildren, R. Joshua Pafchek, Los Angeles, CA, Bradley D. Pafchek,...

Mrs. Gale E. (Guldner) Remaly, 70, of Sinking Spring, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at her home. Born March 2, 1953 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Joyce (Case) Guldner. She and the love of her life, her husband of 51 years, Arlan R. Remaly, were married in Catasauqua on October 23, 1971. Gale worked at Wilson School District for 22 years. She started out working in the cafeteria and later was a custodian. She was a...

Mrs. Sun P. (Kang) Wagner, 81, of Blandon, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 0at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born May 5, 1942, in Busan, South Korea, Sun was the daughter of Ja and Do Ye (Kim) Kang. Her husband of 54 years, Frank R. Wagner, Jr., passed away on March 30, 2022. Sun worked for many years in production at Godiva Chocolatier, Exeter. She was a past member of the Exeter Bible Church and truly dedicated her life to her children and...

Robert W. Reaser, 88, of Lewisburg, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at his home. Born July 23, 1935 in Reading, he was the son of the late Frank and Carrie (Englehart) Reaser. His wife of 58 years, Gloria L. (Rahn) Reaser, passed away on December 10, 2019. Robert served his country honorably and faithfully as a member of the United States Navy. He was a graduate of Reading High School. Robert worked as a tool and die machinist for Rockwell...

Bonita C. (Kurtz) Solorio, 68, of Topton, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born March 19, 1955, in West Reading, Bonnie was the daughter of Shirley I. (Burkert) Kurtz, West Grove, PA, and the late Melvin G. Kurtz. Bonnie worked as program coordinator in mental health for Apis Management, Exeter, for 19 years. She also worked at Giorgio Foods, R.M. Palmer Chocolate Company, and as a private caretaker. Bonnie was a...

Ruth H. Heffner, 83, of Oley Township, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at her home. Born March 20, 1940 in Maidencreek Township, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Helen (Moyer) Davis. Ruth was a 1958 graduate of Fleetwood Area High School. She went on to work at the Fleetwood Shirt Factory for 45 years as a presser. She also spent 10 years as a presser at Paul Frederick, Fleetwood. Ruth spent her life serving others and volunteering. She was a life member of the...

Richard Rosenberg, 95, of Bechtelsville, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born March 31, 1928, Richard was the son of the late Mendel and Mary Rosenberg. His wife of 59 years, Shirley A. (Buch) Rosenberg, passed away on September 3, 2019. Richard served his country honorably and faithfully as a corporal in the United States Army during the Korean War. Richard spent his career as a press photographer. He worked for the Bethlehem...

Dennis J. Deisher, 74, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his home. Born August 20, 1949, in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy Deisher. He and his wife of 53 years, Ann A. (Alexander) Deisher, were married on April 25, 1970, in Jacksonville, Florida. Dennis served his country honorably and faithfully in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Dennis worked for Barta Bus for 22 years as a mechanic and also did the body work on vans, buses and...

Mrs. Fern A. (Blank) Romig, 89, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. Born November 15, 1933 in Alburtis, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Goldie (Smith) Blank. Her husband of 37 years, Bruce W. Romig, passed away on November 24, 1990. Fern worked at the Royal Sewing Factory, Alburtis and also worked at the shoe factory in Macungie and sold tickets at the Alburtis Park. She was a former member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Alburtis, and...