OBITUARIES

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...

Dec 28, 2015

Vunnie V.L. "Tony" (McAbee) Rhoads, 82, of Pricetown, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Born Nov. 16, 1933 in Juliette, GA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Lillian (Puckett) McAbee. She and her husband, Ray L. Rhoads, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on Nov. 12,...

Dec 22, 2015

Obituary - Nancy M. Cunnius

Nancy M. Cunnius, 69, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Reading Hospital.

Born Oct. 28, 1946 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Gussie (Freeman) Cunnius.

Nancy was a pre-boarder for Camp Industries for many years. She attended St. Luke's...

Dec 13, 2015

Rudolph E. Donnelli, 78, of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family after a long illness.

Born April 12, 1937 in Rockford, IL, he was the son of the late Josephine (Bares) and Joseph Donnelli. He and his wife, Carol J. (Johnson) Donnelli, were married on July 29, 1961 at St....

Dec 13, 2015

Linda L. (Bucks) DeLong, 67, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at home.

Born July 2, 1948 in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Lester S. and Verna A. (Oswald) Bucks.

Linda had worked at Pizza Hut, Muhlenberg Twp, for many years as a waitress and cook. She had attended...

Dec 7, 2015

Jeffrey B. Carjan, 40, of Robesonia, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.

Born April 21, 1975 in Romania, he was the son of Florin and Rodica (Mesinschi) Carjan, Robesonia.

Jeffrey was a technician for Schuylkill Valley Engineering for over 10 years. He was a...

Dec 7, 2015

Dalton S. Reed, 82, of Lyons, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.

Born June 22, 1933 in Lyons, he was the son of the late Frank and Florence (Reppert) Reed. His wife of 53 years, Suzanne F. (Baer) Reed, passed...

Dec 4, 2015

Shirley A. (Hamm) Berger, 78, of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday evening, Dec 4, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on June 1, 1937 in Weisenberg Twp, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Minerva (Held) Hamm. She and her husband of 52 years, Luther S. Berger, were married on Sept....

Dec 3, 2015

Carol Ann (Walsh) Check, 66, of Reading, passed away on Thurs, Dec 3, 2015 at Reading Hospital.

Born on March 19, 1949 in Albany, NY, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Claire (Fairchild) Walsh.

Carol is survived by her son, Donald M. Check and his wife Danielle C. (Zummo) Check, Douglassville,...

Dec 1, 2015

Jared J. Runkle, 31, of Topton, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at home.

Born December 16, 1983 in Hamburg, he was the son of Keith J. and Catherine (Gulden) Runkle, Lenhartsville and Marsha A. (Judy) and John Cressman, Kutztown.

Jared worked for the past 10 years as a jockey at East Penn Manufacturing...

Dec 1, 2015

Haston E. "Buddy" Rauenzahn, 82, of Fleetwood, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born May 3, 1933 in Richmond Twp, he was the son of the late Hasten E. and Edna M. (Bieber) Rauenzahn. He and his wife of 55 years, Miriam (Borrell) Rauenzahn were married on June...

Nov 27, 2015

Ray M. "Carl Stuart" Schacht, 86 , of Bowers, died on Friday, Nov 27, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA.

He and his wife, Ellen J. (Salmon) Schacht celebrated their 44th anniversary on Oct 8, 2015. Born on Dec 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Rachel (McKeown) Schacht.

Carl was a...

Nov 21, 2015

Jim D. Cotter, 65, of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday evening, November 21, 2015 at his home.

Born February 22, 1950 in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late James F. and Jane A. (Adam) Cotter. He and his wife, Nancee L. (Kutchera) Cotter, were married on September 23, 1978 in Perkasie, PA.