OBITUARIES

Jun 26, 2016

Michele E. (Ruppert) Kunkel, 54, of Greenwich Twp, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born January 1, 1962 in Reading, she was the daughter of Carol (Greig) Becker, wife of Glenn Becker, Hamburg, and the late Michael Ruppert. She and her husband of 34 years, Daryl K. Kunkel,...

Jun 12, 2016

Paul A. Kline, 85, of Kutztown, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home.

Born March 4, 1931 in Tulpehocken Twp, he was the son of the late John D. and Wilhelmina (Aschenbach) Kline. He and his wife of 64 years, Marie D. (Weber) Kline, were married in Bernville on April 26, 1952.

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Jun 11, 2016

Jordan-Steffan Heinrich Oraczweski, 24, of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital as a result of an ATV accident.

Born October 4, 1991 in Allentown, he was a son of Heidi H. Von Liebenstein, Kutztown and Ronald G. Balliet Jr., Boyertown.

Steffan worked for Van Dine Construction, Emmaus as a...

Jun 8, 2016

Patrick J. Duddy, 74, of Kutztown, passed away on Wed, June 8, 2016 surrounded by family.

Born Jan. 29, 1942 in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles V. and Ozetta M. (Grab) Duddy. He and his wife, Cindy A. (Edwards) Duddy were married for 46 years.

Patrick first taught at Bethlehem Catholic...

Jun 5, 2016

Larry K. "Jay" Shalters, III, 23, of Bernville, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at home.

Born July 29, 1992 in West Reading, he was the son of Mary N. (Shiner) and Kenneth L. Moyer Jr., Blandon and Carrie (Jones) and Larry K. Shalters Jr., Red Oak, IA.

Jay was employed at East Penn...

May 28, 2016

Larry C. Moyer, 70, of Mt. Penn, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Kutztown Manor.

Born October 1, 1945 in Mertztown, he was a son of the late Elmer T. and Mae E. (Miller) Moyer. He and his wife of 48 years, Christine L. (Obarow) Moyer, were married on December 23, 1967 at Fleetwood Bible...

May 22, 2016

Joanne L. (Nein) Matz Walbert, 74, of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

Born June 6, 1941 in Reading, PA, she was a daughter of the late Clinton P. Nein & Miriam R. (Detweiler) Nein Lynn.

Joanne was a longtime office clerk at the Vinart Dealership, Emmaus, and had also worked at CPA...

May 14, 2016

Reuel E. "Tom" Thomas of Muhlenberg Twp. passed away on Sat., May 14, 2016 at his home.

Born March 12, 1930 in Williamsport, PA, he was a son of the late Claude and Elizabeth (Emery) Thomas. He and his wife, Nancy A. (Dissinger) Thomas, celebrated their 60th anniversary on March 10, 2016.

Reuel was a...

May 12, 2016

Suzanne F. (Bear) Sands, 70, of Topton, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at her home where she was cared for by her daughter-in-law Melissa, with whom she had a special relationship.

Born Dec. 1, 1945 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Norman W. and Charlotte M. (Graul) Bear.

Suzanne...

May 10, 2016

Dawn L. (Kring) Hojnowski, 76, of Muhlenberg Twp, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Kutztown Manor.

Born October 15, 1939 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Helen (Reidnauer) Kring.

Dawn was a secretary for Muhlenberg Township, working for the township for over 20 years.. She was a 1957...

Apr 29, 2016

Theresa Ann (Morris) Vandiver Lee, 48, of Port Clinton, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at home.

Theresa was born on August 21, 1967 in Philadelphia. She was a wonderful Mother to her children and had worked at Cabela's, Hamburg and Weis Markets, Hamburg. Theresa had also coached youth baseball and youth football.

Theresa...

Apr 14, 2016

Laurence J. D'Amico, 69, of Blandon, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.

Born September 22, 1946 in Germantown, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph D. and Domenica M. (Posimo) D'Amico. He was the devoted husband of Kathleen H. (Bleicher) D'Amico whom he married...

Apr 9, 2016

Joseph P. Travers, 95, of Chestnut Hill, PA, passed away on Sat., April 9, 2016 at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadephia, PA.

Born Feb. 25, 1921 in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late John C. and Margaret (Lennon) Travers. He and his wife, Dr. Eleanor May Travers, were married in New York City on August...

Apr 6, 2016

Frederick W. "Fritz" Korper, 79, of Reading, passed away on Wed, April 6, 2016 at Manor Care Sinking Spring.

Born December 9, 1936 in Reading, he was the son of the late Frederick W. Korper Sr. and Edna (Shunk) Korper.

Fritz was a bartender in the Reading area for 20 years. He also bartended at...

Apr 5, 2016

Carol M. (Schierbaum) Toye, 82, of Breinigsville, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Allentown.

Born March 31, 1934 in Englewood, NJ, Carol was the daughter of the late Fred and Martha (Gillis) Schierbaum.

Carol worked for over 10 years for M & M Candies, Hackettstown, NJ as a factory worker. She was a...

Mar 21, 2016

Allen A. Boyer, 81, of Lyon Station, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

Born Nov. 20, 1934 in Greenwich Township, he was the son of the late William J. and Esther E. (Merkel) Boyer. He and his wife, Jane D. (Conrad) Boyer were married on April 18, 1953, having celebrated their 62nd...

Mar 7, 2016

Tammy L. (White) Wrobel, 41, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, FL.

Born January 14, 1975 in West Reading, she was the daughter of Sherry L. (DeWees) Ortiz, wife of Steven P. Ortiz, Hamburg and Charles L. White, Leesport.

Tammy had worked in the St....

Mar 5, 2016

Niko William Sands, infant son of Tiffany A. Bryant and Harry R. Sands, Jr., Reading, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Reading Hospital.

In addition to his Mommy and Daddy, Niko is survived by his brothers and sisters, Brandon, Leland, Chase, Shane, Kiara and Ethan, his maternal grandmother, Berlynne (Krause) DeVoe, Reading and his paternal...

Mar 1, 2016

Tyeler Logan Barr, 18, of Blandon, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Limerick, PA.

Born on December 5, 1997 in Pottstown, he was the son of Jenny Lynn (Ruoss) Barr, Blandon and the late Robert Timothy Barr.

Tyeler had worked in several positions at Cegee's Drive-In, Blandon for two years. He attended Fleetwood...

Feb 18, 2016

Darlene C. Harris, 34, of Reading, passed away on Thurs, Feb 18, 2016 at Reading Hospital.

Darlene was the daughter of Arlene Thomas. She enjoyed cooking, dressing up, shopping and taking care of her family.

Darlene is survived by her mother, Arlene Thomas, husband Ceferino Hernandez, and children Dilanya Hernandez, Joshua...