OBITUARIES

May 1, 2020

David J. Hess Sr., 81, of District Township, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at his home. Born August 23, 1938 in Mertztown, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Sallie (Eshbach) Hess. He and his wife of 59 years, Sharon N. (Snavely) Hess, were married on September 3, 1960 in Christ Mertz Lutheran Church, Dryville....

Apr 30, 2020

Mrs. Joan A. (Seaman) Manmiller, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away early Thursday morning, April 30, 2020 at her home in the company of her loving family.

Born April 16, 1941 in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Russell A. and Elsie L. (Kieffer) Seaman.  Her husband of 58 years, Larry J. Manmiller, passed away...

Apr 24, 2020

Audrey R. (Nicholas) Gummo, 84, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away on Friday morning, April 24, 2020 in Kutztown, PA after a long battle with diabetes. Born November 1, 1935 in Tylersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Verius “Buck” and Margaret (Slaterbeck) Nicholas. Audrey worked for many years for Western Electric and its successors in quality control....

Apr 12, 2020

LINDA S. (STOLZ) MITCHELL, 69, of Oley Township, passed away April 12, 2020. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Herbert F. Stolz and Marian G. (Gerberich) Stolz. She is survived by her children, Rebecca Mitchell (wife of John Acquaviva), and Jonathan Mitchell (husband of Christina Mitchell), and her grandsons Evan, Joshua, and James. Other survivors include...

Apr 2, 2020

Kenneth C. Smith, Sr., 83, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020 at Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown. Born October 5, 1936 in Schultsville, PA, he was the son of the late Ernest R. and Iva M.E. (Gerhart) Smith. He and the love of his life, Mary A. (Hensinger) Smith, were married on November 3, 1956 in...

Apr 1, 2020

Mrs. Dawn R. (Werley) Burkert, 79, of Fleetwood, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born June 29, 1940 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Elizabeth Werley. She and her husband of 55 years, Earl R. Burkert, were married in St. Paul’s...

Mar 27, 2020

Alice E. (Long) Behm, 75, of Mertztown, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born September 20, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Esther C. (Oswald) and Guy W. Long. Her husband of 51 years, Irwin D. “Junior” Behm, passed away on January 6, 2016. Alice was...

Mar 22, 2020

Susan Mary “Suzy Q” Wechezak, 50, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born November 8, 1969 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Mary Ann (Zerebak) Wechezak, Blandon and the late Robert N. Wechezak. Suzy was an amazing woman who communicated with whomever she came in contact with...

Mar 20, 2020

Donald J. “Skip” Bitting, 71, of Blandon, passed away on Friday evening, March 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 13, 1948 in West Reading, he was the son of the late Donald K. and Marion D. (Harpel) Bitting. His wife of 27 years, Ellen M. (Cormier) Bitting, passed away on September 13, 2014....

Mar 17, 2020

Robert W. Johns, 73, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2020 at Broad Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.

Born February 16, 1947 in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late William R. and Vera (Roberts) Johns.

Robert served his country honorably and faithfully in the United States Air Force...

Feb 29, 2020

Jane L. Lantz, 60, of Topton, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. Born August 11, 1959 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Warren K. and Madeline G. (Wotring) Lantz. She and her husband of 29 years, James R. Springer, were married on December 29, 1990 in South Montrose, PA. Jane...

Feb 24, 2020

Barbara Ann (Sarangoulis) Boone, 87, of Reading, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Berks Heim Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Russell Boone and mother of the late Kerry Boone. Born in Reading, Barbara was the daughter of Christ and Edna Sarangoulis. She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1951. Barbara was...

Feb 23, 2020

Gloria M. (Schade) Schaeffer, 85, of Blandon, passed away on Sunday evening, February 23, 2020 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. Born August 21, 1934 in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mildred (Nester) Schade. Her husband of 41 years, Harvey L. Schaeffer, passed away on September 30, 2018. Gloria was...

Feb 16, 2020

Brandon T. Fuhrmann, 23, of Oley, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Born February 21, 1996 in Allentown, he was the son of Sharon L. (Reistroffer) Fuhrmann, wife of Chuck Schmidtke, Oley and Robert Fuhrmann. Brandon worked for many years for Sprint at Broadcasting Square, Wyomissing. He also worked for Sprint and Radio Shack in Ephrata. He...

Feb 14, 2020

Richard G. Buehrer, 93, of Shoemakersville, passed away on February 14, 2020 at Reading Hospital. Born June 14, 1926 in West Reading, he was the son of the late Frank R. and Gertrude B. (Frantz) Buehrer. His wife of 38 years, Lois A. (Miller) Buehrer, passed away on March 14, 2015. Richard served his country honorably and faithfully as...

Feb 8, 2020

Dawn Marie Schwoyer, 49, of Blandon, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from natural causes shortly after being admitted to Reading Hospital. Born March 28, 1970 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Esther K. (Kline) Greenawalt. She was the loving wife of Forrest E. Schwoyer whom she married on July 25,...

Feb 6, 2020

Charles J. “Hecky” Heck, 81, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born November 22, 1938 in West Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence J. Heck and Dorothy (Yoder) Heck-Long. He and his wife of 57 years, Barbara L. (Rubright) Heck, were married on September 29,...

Feb 1, 2020

Julian Eliseo Martinez, 3, of Reading, passed away suddenly on Saturday evening, February 1, 2020 at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia. Born February 28, 2016 in West Reading, he was the son of Maribel Soto and Waldemar Martinez. Julian is survived by his Mommy, Maribel and her boyfriend, Edwin Clemente, his Daddy, Waldemar and his three sisters, Sulianny,...

Jan 28, 2020

Lillian J. (Jennings) Greer, 86, of Allentown, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in Allentown, PA. Born July 13, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Ruby (Ayers) and Spencer H. Jennings. Her husband of 37 years, Joe E. Greer, passed away on April 3, 1989. Lillian worked as a secretary for a...

Jan 28, 2020

Stephen A. Motika, 69, of Kutztown, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at home. Born June 4, 1950 in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Dr. Stephen J. and Marie (Wasno) Motika. Stephen served his country honorably and faithfully as a member of the United States Army. Stephen worked as a chemist for Air Products...