OBITUARIES

Apr 24, 2017

Barry S. May, 56, of Laureldale, formerly of Oxford, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Manor Care Health Services, Laureldale, PA.

Born March 9, 1961 in Jennersville, PA, he was the son of the late Arlie L. and Dolly R. (Bass) May.

Barry worked for many years in home...

Apr 20, 2017

James T. Picone, 57, of Kutztown, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ.

Born December 20, 1959 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of John F. Picone, Wood-Ridge, NJ and the late Genevieve M. (Jodice) Picone. He and his wife of 32 years, Patricia Dee (Wechezak) Picone, were married...

Apr 17, 2017

Dennis B. Schaeffer, 79, of Rockland Township, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Kutztown Manor, Kutztown, PA.

Born September 24, 1937 in Rockland Township, Dennis was the son of the late Walter A. and Grace M. (Angstadt) Schaeffer. He and his wife of 58 years, Violet M. (Hixson) Schaeffer, were married on March 1, 1959...

Apr 15, 2017

Anne E. Fekete, 57, of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA.

Born April 11, 1960 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Laszlo and Daniela (Witkowska) Fekete.

Anne was a 1978 graduate of Holy Name High School, Reading...

Apr 7, 2017

M. Lawrence Smith, 93, of Upper Frederick Twp, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Frederick Living, Frederick, PA.

Born September 15, 1923 in Berne, Indiana, he was the son of the late Martin L. and Jennie A. (Tinkham) Smith. He and his wife of 50 years, Marlene J. (Ruth) Smith, were married on March 17,...

Apr 2, 2017

Terry C. Foulke, 69, of Pottstown, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born October 19, 1947 in Quakertown, Terry was the son of the late Charles E. and Arline (Sturtzbecker) Foulke. He and his wife of 48 years, Lynne A. (Seeders) Foulke, were married on November 14, 1968...

Apr 1, 2017

Norman L. Reed, 95, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 11, 1921 in Klinesville, PA, he was the son of the late George W. and Ella M. (Stein) Reed. His wife of 66 years, Verletta E. (Bray) Reed, passed...

Mar 29, 2017

Maria G. Navarrete-Galdamez, 41, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, surrounded by her loving family.

Born Dec. 12, 1975 in El Salvador, she was the daughter of Angel Navarrete and Maria Ester Galdamez, El Salvador. She and her husband, Juan C. Escobar-Pagan, were married...

Mar 9, 2017

Betty Lou (Didyoung) Stoudt, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday evening, March 9, 2017 at Kutztown Manor where she had been taken earlier in the day after being cared for at home by her loving family and Heartland Hospice.

Betty Lou was a daughter of the late Leo and Goldie (Kiefer) Didyoung. She and her husband...

Mar 7, 2017

David A. Heffner, 52, of Richmond Twp, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.

Born October 29, 1964 in Reading, he was a son of the late John M. and Alice M. (Schwab) Heffner.

David was an RN Supervisor in the healthcare industry and also worked as an Environmental...

Mar 5, 2017

Benjamin F. Lockhart, 90, of Richmond Twp, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 3, 1926 in Evansville, he was the son of the late William P. and Edna M. Lockhart. Benjamin and his wife of 66 years, Marilyn (Schoedler) Lockhart, were married on July 7, 1950...

Mar 3, 2017

Mark L. Seip, 59, of Allentown, PA passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Manor Care, Allentown, PA.

Mark was born on June 19, 1957 and was the son of the late Leon and Myrl (Dry) Seip.

Funeral Services for Mark will be private. Walbert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, PC., Fleetwood, is honored...

Feb 28, 2017

Patricia M. (Sweeney) Lewis, 86, of Mertztown, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Kutztown Manor, Kutztown, PA.

Born February 21, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Edith (Adams) Sweeney. Her husband of 39 years, Robert W. Lewis Sr., passed away on January 21, 1990.

Patricia was...

Feb 27, 2017

Helena M. (Kopicz) Heffner, 92, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at her home.

Born September 30, 1924 in Evansville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Walencina (Ziola) Kopicz. Her husband of 40 years, Roy M. Heffner, passed away on January 7, 1989. They were married on June 5,...

Feb 25, 2017

Lyla Nicole Moss, 18 months, of Maidencreek Twp, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

Born August 14, 2015 in West Reading, she was the daughter of Dustin J. & Jaymi N. (Goretzke) Moss.

In addition to her Mommy & Daddy, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Deborah A. (Rambler)...

Feb 23, 2017

Paul A. Yeager, 87, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born January 12, 1930 in Robesonia, Paul was the son of the late Paul S. and Carrie E. (Schaeffer) Yeager. He and his wife, Pearl A. (Walmer) Yeager, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on December...

Feb 16, 2017

Susan F. (Torres) Heffner, 49, of Mertztown, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born September 15, 1967 in West Reading, she was the daughter of Lucas M. and Darlene F. (Ohlinger) Torres, Mertztown. She and her husband of 28 years,...

Feb 13, 2017

Philipp J. "Papa Smurf" Ziegler, II, 73, of Saylorsburg, PA, passed away suddenly on Monday morning, February 13, 2017 at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA.

Born November 15, 1943 in Paoli, PA, he was the son of the late Philipp J. and Katie (Balle) Ziegler, and the husband of Carol I. (Ingram) Ziegler.

Phil...

Feb 8, 2017

Darryl K. Hartman, 55, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born September 12, 1961 in Kutztown, he was the son of Elaine A. (Clemmer) Hartman, Kutztown, and the late Kenneth A. Hartman. He and his wife, Darlene E. (Mason) Hartman, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on...

Feb 7, 2017

Alvin C. "Butch" Ranck, 65, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in Honey Brook.

Born January 8, 1952 in Virginia, he was the son of the late Emerson and Rhoda (Baronowski) Ranck.

Butch worked for nearly 20 years for Hoffman-New Yorker, Dushore, PA, as a finisher. He was an avid fisherman...