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Carl R. Bossler
Mar 2, 2019
Carl R. Bossler, 80, of Blandon, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Reading Hospital. Born March 9, 1938, he was the son of the late M. Esther (Carl) and Robert C. Bossler Jr. He and his wife of 58 years, Marilyn A. (Lorah) Bossler, were married on December 29, 1960 in Maidencreek Church, Blandon. Carl worked for...
James R. Ostrander
Mar 1, 2019
James R. Ostrander, 72, of Blandon, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. Born July 17, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Erma (Cashman) and Charles Ostrander. He and his wife of 52 years, Patricia A. (Cudney) Ostrander, were married on November 5,...
Arline M. (Adam) Leibensperger
Feb 28, 2019
Arline M. (Adam) Leibensperger, 91, of Kutztown, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. Born January 2, 1928 in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Lottie (Gruber) and David Adam. She and her husband, Charles M. Leibensperger, who passed away in 1968, were married on June 12,...
Jayce Lee Werner
Feb 27, 2019
Jayce Lee Werner, 15 months, of Mount Penn, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Born November 22, 2017 in Bern Township, he was the adorable son of Natashjia M. (Rotkiske) and Gabriel M. Werner. Jayce loved baseballs, trucks, trains and Cookie Monster and most of all, Elmo. In addition to his Mommy and...
Maria A. (Perez) Simons
Feb 21, 2019
Maria A. (Perez) Simons, 64, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday evening, February 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born May 26, 1954 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was the daughter of Melida Luzon and Juan Eve, Santo Domingo. Maria spent her life serving others. She was a trained dentist and cosmetologist in Santo...
Eleanor S. (Sampson) Collins
Feb 14, 2019
Eleanor Collins passed away at home in Fleetwood, PA, on February 14th, 2019. She was born in Boston on April 8, 1944 to Eleanor Rice Sampson and James O. Sampson and spent her formative years in Lancaster, PA. She graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in 1962 and attended Duke University as well as receiving a master's degree from Michigan...
Eugene R. Peters
Feb 9, 2019
Eugene R. “Gene” Peters Jr., 61, of Shoemakersville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at his home. Born August 23, 1957 in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of Joan L. (Goss) Peters, Clifton Heights, PA and the late Eugene R. Peters Sr. He and his wife of 26 years, Randi C. (Swenson) Peters, were married on...
John E. Eckhart
Feb 2, 2019
John E. “Jack” Eckhart, 89, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 in Trexlertown, PA. Born January 21, 1930 in Oxford, MD, he was the son of the late Elsie (McCord) and Elwood B. Eckhart. He and his wife of 67 years, Joan E. (Derricott) Eckhart, were married on June 16, 1951 in Mahanoy City, PA. Jack...
Verna T. (Taylor) Whittenberg
Feb 1, 2019
Verna T. (Taylor) Whittenberg, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born January 11, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anita E. (Perkins) and Warren F. Taylor Sr. Verna worked for over 37 years as a Manager with the Department of Service Observing, first...
Donna L. Kressley
Jan 30, 2019
Donna L. (Magill) Kressley, 58, of Blandon, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born October 3, 1960 in Pottstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Marjorie (Trollinger) and Edward Magill. Her husband of 28 years, Steven C. Kressley, passed away on November 14, 2016. Donna worked...
Maurice C. Bogia Jr.
Jan 24, 2019
Maurice C. Bogia, Jr., 85, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. Born May 8, 1933 in Wilmington, he was the son of the late May I. (Forrest) and Maurice C. Bogia, Sr.. He was the husband of Jeannie M. (Berkebile) Bogia. Maurice worked for over 40 years for the...
Isadore "Izzy" Ollar
Jan 24, 2019
Isadore “Izzy” Ollar, 75, of Alsace Township, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born November 24, 1943 in Rehrersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Bertha E. (Reber) and Isadore Olar. He and his wife of 30 years, Connie E. (Stoppard) Ollar, joined their lives together on February...
Raymond D. Teske
Jan 17, 2019
Raymond D. Teske, 76, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. Born October 17, 1942 in Benson, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Mary Ellen (Hughes) and Raymond E. Teske. He and his wife of 52 years, Carol J. (Kuhns) Teske, were married on December...
Patti J. (Romano) Frey
Jan 14, 2019
Patti J. (Romano) Frey, 61, of Robesonia, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at her home. Patti was born on March 27, 1957 and was the daughter of Patsy Romano Jr., Birdsboro, and the late Nancy Bell. She and her husband, Ronald T. Frey, were married on August 7, 1976 in Birdsboro. Patti was a para professional for...
Richard Simonsen
Jan 5, 2019
Richard Simonsen, 97, of Kempton, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born January 5, 1922 in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Lillian (Rinel) and Stanley Simonsen. His wife of 69 years, Frieda M. (Zabel) Simonsen, passed away on September 26, 2017. Richard served his country...
Rev. Dr. Angel L. (Garcia) Garcia
Dec 31, 2018
Rev. Dr. Angel L. Garcia, 60, of Reading, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Reading Hospital. Born November 28, 1958 in New York, NY, he was the son of Sophia (Guzman) Santiago, Reading and the late Rev. Prudencio E. Garcia. Rev. Dr. Garcia was an ordained minister for over 37 years. He worked with the Assembly of...
Elizabeth L. (Hille) Stauffer
Dec 15, 2018
Elizabeth L. (Hille) Stauffer, 86, of Fleetwood, passed away early Saturday morning, December 15, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born August 3, 1932, in Norristown, she was the daughter of Eleanor L. (Clements) and J. Edward Hille. The love of her life, her husband, Curvous P. Stauffer, Jr., passed away on July 16, 2001. They...
Sheila M. (Behm) Koch-Riccardi
Dec 13, 2018
Sheila M. (Behm) Koch-Riccardi, 75, of Fleetwood, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, December 13, 2018 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. Born April 7, 1943 in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Hilda E. (Rapp) Behm. Sheila spent over 30 years working...
Bruce T. Schutt
Dec 2, 2018
Bruce T. Schutt April 28, 1956 – December 2, 2018 Whether it was keeping his sons up late perfecting the grammar in their school papers, or digging into a soon-to-be Eagle Scout’s board of review, Bruce Schutt could not be rushed. So it’s no wonder that he delayed a terminal prognosis for 17 years while he inspired others and...
Raylene M. (Ballard) Ballard (Mrs. Peter Grazer)
Nov 30, 2018
Raylene M. Ballard (Mrs. Peter Grazer), 63, of Kutztown, passed away on Friday evening, November 30, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born February 12, 1955 in Mechanicsburg, PA, she was the daughter of Raymond C. Ballard and the late Janice M. (Givler) Ballard. She and her husband of 39 years, Peter P. Grazer, were married on...
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