All Obituaries
Kenneth C. Smith, Sr., 83, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020 at Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown.
Born October 5, 1936 in Schultsville, PA, he was the son of the late Ernest R. and Iva M.E. (Gerhart) Smith. He and the love of his life, Mary A. (Hensinger) Smith, were married on November 3, 1956 in Niantic, PA and celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last fall.
Whether you knew him as Ken, Carl or Smitty, Ken was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and...
Kenneth C. Smith, Sr., 83, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020 at Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown.
Born October 5, 1936 in Schultsville, PA, he was the son of the late...
Mrs. Dawn R. (Werley) Burkert, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.
Born June 29, 1940 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Elizabeth Werley. She and her husband of 55 years, Earl R. Burkert, were married in St. Paul’s UCC Church, Fleetwood, on June 27, 1964.
Dawn worked for Western Electric and then AT&T as a machine operator. She also worked as a daycare...
Mrs. Dawn R. (Werley) Burkert, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.
Born June 29, 1940 in Reading,...
Alice E. (Long) Behm, 75, of Mertztown, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.
Born September 20, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Esther C. (Oswald) and Guy W. Long. Her husband of 51 years, Irwin D. “Junior” Behm, passed away on January 6, 2016.
Alice was a 1962 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and went on to study at Allentown Business School. While going to the business school, she worked at...
Alice E. (Long) Behm, 75, of Mertztown, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.
Born September 20, 1944, she was the daughter...
Susan Mary “Suzy Q” Wechezak, 50, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born November 8, 1969 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Mary Ann (Zerebak) Wechezak, Blandon and the late Robert N. Wechezak.
Suzy was an amazing woman who communicated with whomever she came in contact with through her two favorite things, “Uh Oh” and giving kisses. She had an impact on so many people, especially her aide, Sarah, who...
Susan Mary “Suzy Q” Wechezak, 50, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born November 8, 1969 in Allentown, she was the...
Donald J. “Skip” Bitting, 71, of Blandon, passed away on Friday evening, March 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born August 13, 1948 in West Reading, he was the son of the late Donald K. and Marion D. (Harpel) Bitting. His wife of 27 years, Ellen M. (Cormier) Bitting, passed away on September 13, 2014.
Skip was a Police Officer for 37 years for the City of Reading retiring in 2009. He also worked at the Wallpaper Store and Polymer Plastics. Skip was a...
Donald J. “Skip” Bitting, 71, of Blandon, passed away on Friday evening, March 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born August 13, 1948 in West Reading, he was the...
Robert W. Johns, 73, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2020 at Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
Born February 16, 1947 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late William R. and Vera (Roberts) Johns.
Robert graduated from Brentwood High School, Long Island, New York and went on to serve his country honorably and faithfully in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.
Robert was a union sheet metal worker for most of his life working...
Robert W. Johns, 73, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2020 at Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
Born February 16, 1947 in Queens, NY, he was the...
Jane L. Lantz, 60, of Topton, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born August 11, 1959 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Warren K. and Madeline G. (Wotring) Lantz. She and her husband of 29 years, James R. Springer, were married on December 29, 1990 in South Montrose, PA.
Jane and her husband, Jim, owned and operated Dunkelberger’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts, Kutztown, for over 29 years. She had also worked at Bailey, Banks...
Jane L. Lantz, 60, of Topton, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born August 11, 1959 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Warren K....
Barbara Ann (Sarangoulis) Boone, 87, of Reading, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Berks Heim Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Russell Boone and mother of the late Kerry Boone.
Born in Reading, Barbara was the daughter of Christ and Edna Sarangoulis. She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1951. Barbara was an expert at her craft of hand coating candy. She worked at Zipf’s Candies at their former downtown Reading location and then at Schott’s Candies at...
Barbara Ann (Sarangoulis) Boone, 87, of Reading, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Berks Heim Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Russell Boone and mother of the late Kerry...
Gloria M. (Schade) Schaeffer, 85, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday evening, February 23, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born August 21, 1934 in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Nester) Schade. Her husband of 41 years, Harvey L. Schaeffer, passed away on September 30, 2018.
Gloria was a waitress most of her life. She worked at Gilley’s, the Airport Diner and at Boscov’s. She was a member of St. John’s...
Gloria M. (Schade) Schaeffer, 85, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday evening, February 23, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born August 21, 1934 in Kutztown,...
Brandon T. Fuhrmann, 23, of Oley, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 16, 2020.
Born February 21, 1996 in Allentown, he was the son of Sharon L. (Reistroffer) Fuhrmann, wife of Chuck Schmidtke, Oley and Robert Fuhrmann.
Brandon worked for many years for Sprint at Broadcasting Square, Wyomissing. He also worked for Sprint and Radio Shack in Ephrata. He was a 2014 graduate of Oley Valley High School and loved to play guitar and trumpet, ride his motorcycle and also enjoyed being a...
Brandon T. Fuhrmann, 23, of Oley, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 16, 2020.
Born February 21, 1996 in Allentown, he was the son of Sharon L. (Reistroffer) Fuhrmann, wife of Chuck...
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