OBITUARIES

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...

Feb 11, 2016

Carol A. (Johnson) Kasenchak, 73, of Denver, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born June 18, 1942 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Robert M. Johnson, Bethlehem, and the late Roberta (Stocker) Johnson. She and her husband of 56 years, John W. Kasenchak, Sr., were married on June 19, 1959...

Feb 2, 2016

Eduardo Albino, 42, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, PA.

Born February 16, 1973 in Bronx, New York, he was the son of Ubides Albino, Bronx and Magdalena Cardona-Vasquez, Bogota, NJ.

He was the husband of Marysol (Jimenez) Albino.

Eduardo was a...

Jan 24, 2016

Rev. Robert R. Mitchell Jr., 64, of Oley Township, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the only child of the late Robert Russell Mitchell Sr. and Jane Margaret (Ritzman) Mitchell.

Robert was a member of Reading High School's Class of 1969. He attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, graduating in 1973,...

Jan 23, 2016

Lewis B. Woodland, 92, of Blandon, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Berks Heim, Bern Township.

Born August 8, 1923 in West Vincent Twp, PA, he was a son of the late Lewis B. Woodland Sr. and Luella (Mourar) Woodland. He and his wife of 70 years, Jane E. (Stevenson) Woodland were married on July...

Jan 22, 2016

Leah (Maier) Fineman, 91, of Blandon, passed away on Friday, January 22, at her home at Keystone Villa of Fleetwood.

Born September 16, 1924 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Jenny (Orlick) Maier. Her husband of 38 years, David J. Fineman, passed away in June of 1983.

Leah joined the...

Jan 21, 2016

Linda J. (Ottensmeyer) Rhoads, 56, of Allentown, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016.

Born February 15, 1959 in Vincennes, IN, she was the daughter of Agnes (Vieck) Ottensmeyer, Vincennes, and the late Edward J. Ottensmeyer, Jr..

Linda was a human resources recruiter for HCR Manor Care for over 12 years. She had also worked...

Jan 6, 2016

Irwin D. "Junior" Behm, 82, of Mertztown, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born July 25, 1933 in Longswamp Twp, he was a son of the late Irwin A. Behm and Edna (Grim) Behm-Bortz. He and his wife, Alice E. (Long) Behm, were married on September 26, 1964...

Jan 6, 2016

Luis R. Cintron, 52, of Temple, passed away on Wednesday, January. 6, 2016 at the Reading Hospital.

Born November 22, 1963 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Reinaldo L. Cintron and Marta Iris Cruz.

Luis was self-employed doing janitorial services.

In addition to his parents, Luis is survived by his...

Jan 2, 2016

Christine V. (Hanson) Schell, 76, of Reading, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on October 22, 1939 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Victoria (Wierzbicki) Hanson. Her husband, Robert Schell, passed away on May 2, 2014. They had been married for 35 years....

Jan 1, 2016

Lori M. (Sweitzer) Bean, 56, of Reading, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016.

Born Sept. 21, 1959 in Pikeville, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and LaRue Sweitzer. Her husband of over 20 years, Barry T. Bean, Sr., passed away in 2009.

Lori had worked as a manager at McDonald's and also...