OBITUARIES

Mrs. Laura E. (Hammer) Youse

Nov 18, 2024

Mrs. Laura E. (Hammer) Youse, 43, of Kutztown, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, November 18, 2024 at her home.

Born March 13, 1981 in Easton, Laura was the daughter of Ronald and Sandra (Sbriscia) Hammer. She and her husband, Brian R. Youse, were married on July 8, 2006 in Bethlehem, PA.

Laura worked for...

Mrs. Jane (Hockenbury) Dodson

Nov 16, 2024

Mrs. Jane (Hockenbury) Dodson, 86, of Northampton, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, PA.

Born May 21, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Jane was the daughter of the late Sarah (Pickett) and Mahlon Hockenbury. Jane and her husband of 58 years, Carl Dodson, were married in 1966.

Jane worked for several factories...

Mrs. Margaret M. (Morris) Apostolos-Peters

Nov 13, 2024

Mrs. Margaret M. (Morris) Apostolos-Peters, 93, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born April 5, 1931 in Salisbury, Maryland, Margaret was the daughter of the late Jason A. and Dora (Gordy) Morris. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Apostolos, on August 21, 1997 and...

Ernest D. "Ernie" Adams

Nov 12, 2024

Ernest D. "Ernie" Adams, 82, of Pottstown, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born June 26, 1942 in Allentown, Ernie was the son of the late Daniel and Mary S. (Behm) Adams. He and the love of his life, his bride of 55 years, Nancy M. (Wotring) Adams, were married...

Sabier Mateo

Nov 8, 2024

Sabier Mateo, 20, of Leesport, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 8, 2024 at his home.

Born April 15, 2004, in West Reading, Sabier was the son of Ramon E. and Jennifer (Sosa) Mateo, Leesport.

Sabier worked as a material handler driving a stack truck at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc, at the Topton warehouse. He also worked at the Goodwill warehouse...

Paul D. Kramer

Oct 24, 2024

Paul D. Kramer, 53, of Mertztown, passed away on October 24, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born September 11, 1971 in West Reading, Paul was the son of Adrian Q. Kramer, companion of Susan D. (Breiner) Schlenker, and the late Stephanie L. (Good) Kramer.

Paul worked for many years as a machine operator at Knoll...

Cleveland E.D. "Buddy" Blank Jr.

Oct 21, 2024

Cleveland E.D. "Buddy" Blank Jr., 75, of Topton, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born March 31, 1949, in Allentown, Buddy was the son of the late Marilyn A. (Showalter) and Cleveland E.D. Blank, Sr. He and the love of his life, his wife of 55 years, Laura A. "Sue" (Reinert) Blank, were...

Joshua G. Schreffler

Oct 19, 2024

Joshua G. Schreffler, 30, of Fleetwood, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Renovo, PA.

Born March 3, 1994, in Reading, Josh was the son of Kim S. (Kemmerer) and Chris W. Schreffler, Fleetwood.

Josh was a 2012 graduate of Oley Valley High School. He attended Penn State Berks Campus for a few years and was...

Bruce A. Ray

Oct 17, 2024

Bruce A. Ray, 62, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday morning, October 17, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born November 20, 1961 in Lansing, Michigan, Bruce was the son of Bud Ray, Exeter Twp, and the late Geraldine A. (Huff) Ray. He and his wife, Teri M. (Hojnowski) Ray, spent the last 21 years together and...

John C. Burger

Oct 13, 2024

John C. Burger, 68, of Alburtis, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday morning, October 13, 2024 at his home.

Born July 7, 1956 in Allentown, John was the son of the late Dorothy D. (Kennedy) and Albert H. Burger. He and his wife of almost 24 years, Beverley H. (Heck) Burger, were married on October 22, 2000 in...

Mr. Claude F. Oesterle

Oct 9, 2024

Claude F. Oesterle, 63, of Fleetwood, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at his home. 

Born February 21, 1961 in New York City, NY, Claude was the son of the late Ida (Granwehr) and Eugene Oesterle. He and his wife of 24 years, Cynthia D. (Sayah) Oesterle, were married on March 18, 2000 in Haledon, New Jersey.

Claude was an...

Mrs. Vicky L. (Walter) Stanislaw

Oct 3, 2024

Mrs. Vicky L. (Walter) Stanislaw, 57, of Mohnton, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday morning, October 3, 2024 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.

Born January 26, 1967 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of Kay (Dorman) Gauger, Pottstown, and the late Guy Walter. She and her husband, Ronald E. Stanislaw, were...

Mrs. Mary A. (Stratford) Wilkinson

Oct 1, 2024

Mrs. Mary A. (Stratford) Wilkinson, 90, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 1, 2024 at the Lutheran Home at Topton.

Born November 5, 1933 in Newton, Kansas, Mary was the daughter of the late Ray and Audrey (Newton) Stratford. She and her husband of 73 years, Joseph L. Wilkinson, were married on June 10, 1951 in Cedar...

Richard B. Maurer

Sep 30, 2024

Richard B. Maurer, 76, of Coopersburg, passed away, with his family by his side, on Monday evening, September 30, 2024 at Laurel Center, Hamburg, PA.

Born November 20, 1947 in Ashland, PA, he was the son of the late Anna (Herring) and Leonard Maurer.

Richard served his country honorably and faithfully as a Private First Class in the...

Farbod "Fred" Rahmanian

Sep 28, 2024

Farbod "Fred" Rahmanian, 58, of Leesport, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Born July 28, 1966 in Meshad, Iran, Fred was the son of Feree Mirsepassi, Wyomissing, and the late Mahmood Rahmanian. He and his wife of 26 years, Pam R. (Schaefer) Rahmanian,...

Bruce R. Gensemer

Sep 26, 2024

Bruce R. Gensemer, 75, of Womelsdorf, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.

Born December 20, 1948 in Reading, Bruce was the son of the late Wray G. (Miller) and LeRoy R. Gensemer. He and his wife, Charmaine M. Gensemer, were married in Hawaii on April 14, 2014.

Bruce served his...

Mrs. Shirley E. (Weil) Fegley

Sep 18, 2024

Mrs. Shirley E. (Weil) Fegley, 85, of Rockland Township, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born April 15, 1939 in Emmaus, Shirley was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Koller) Weil. Her husband of 50 years, Kenneth R. Fegley, passed away on May 8, 2022.

Shirley attended Boyertown School District and went...

Jason P. Kopycienski

Sep 10, 2024

Jason P. Kopycienski, 52, of Blandon, passed away suddenly on Tuesday evening, September 10, 2024 at his home.

Born July 15, 1972 in Philadelphia, Jason was the son of Anthony F. and Jane C. (Mostiller) Kopycienski. He and his wife of 27 years, Cheri R. (Fine) Kopycienski, were married on March 9, 1997 at the Blair Mill Inn, Horsham,...

Mukesh Mahendra Desai

Sep 10, 2024

Mukesh Mahendra Desai, 72, of Macungie, passed away peacefully in the loving presence of his family, at Arden Courts of Allentown.

Born September 28, 1951 in Navsari, India, Mukesh was the son of the late Mahendra and Jayvanti Desai.

Mukesh is survived by his wife, Purnima, his daughter, Biva, his son, Shishir, his granddaughter, Divya, and his grandson, Shivam.

Funeral Services for Mukesh...

Dr. Jerold H. Price

Sep 5, 2024

Dr. Jerold H. Price, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born March 31, 1936 in Reading, he was the son of the late Irene (Yoder) and Howard Price. He and the love of his life, his wife of 37 years, Kathleen M. (Seip) Price, were married on...