OBITUARIES

Nov 6, 2016

Robert Morton Johnson, 98, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday evening, November 6, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA.

Born March 6, 1918 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Cora E. (Kleckner) Johnson. His wife of 72 years, Roberta P. (Stocker) Johnson, passed away on August 24, 2012....

Oct 30, 2016

Thomas E. Hummel, 79, of Richmond Twp, went home to be with his Lord in the early morning hours on Sunday, October 30, 2016.

Born November 14, 1936 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Rose L. (Delong) Hummel. He and his wife of 57 years, Hedy Lou (Weidner) Hummel, were married...

Oct 9, 2016

Carl I. Strause, 80, of Alsace Twp, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, PA.

Born November 29, 1935 in Bern Twp, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Stella M. (Kauffman) Strause. Carl was married for 53 years to "His Pretty", Irene (Del Santo) Strause,...

Oct 2, 2016

Mrs. Joyce L. (Kurzweg) Laucks, 84, of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home.

Born September 20, 1932 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Philemon J. and Sulie E. (Bechtold) Kurzweg. Her husband of 33 years, James M. Laucks, passed away on January 26, 1989.

Sep 10, 2016

Madeline G. (Wotring) Lantz, 89, of Topton, passed away on Saturday evening, September 10, 2016 at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, Maidencreek Twp, PA.

Born January 17, 1927 in Egypt, PA, Madeline was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Alice (Miller) Wotring. Her husband of 58 years, Warren K. Lantz, passed away on July...

Aug 28, 2016

Kiley Cathryn Steward, 16, of Maidencreek Twp, passed away on Sunday evening, August 28, 2016 at Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA in the arms of her loving family.

Born October 3, 1999 in Allentown, Kiley was the daughter of Kenneth R. and Carey E. (Naughton) Steward, Maidencreek Twp.

Kiley was about to begin her...

Aug 28, 2016

Kathleen L. (Evans) Caraballo, 48, of Reading, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Reading Hospital.

Born January 21, 1968 in Reading, Kathleen was the daughter of Anita L. (Jean) Evans and the late Elwood J. Evans.

Kathleen worked in the customer service department at Walmart, Temple, for many years. She was a member...

Aug 21, 2016

Coraline Luna Richards, infant daughter of Paige L. Montgomery and Cody A. Richards, of Richland, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 at Reading Hospital.

In addition to her parents, Coraline is survived by her maternal grandparents, Sylvia and Scott Farlee, Bloomington, IL and Jack Montgomery, Fairbury, IL and her paternal grandparents, Robert and Mary...

Aug 9, 2016

Mrs. Carolyn M. (Folk) Kemmerer, 80, of Laureldale, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 9, 2016 at Country Meadows, Wyomissing, PA.

Born February 12, 1936 in Reading, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Charles and Minnie (Long) Folk. She and her husband of 58 years, Harold E. Kemmerer, were married on July 26, 1958 at Epiphany...

Jul 29, 2016

Sarah J. (Hoffman) Kurtz, 75, of Richmond Township, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Keystone Villa, Blandon, PA.

Born April 7, 1941 in Ephrata, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Vera (Cammauf) Hoffman. She and her husband of 54 years, Norman J. Kurtz, were married on...

Jul 25, 2016

Lillian L. (Cordwell) Wagner, 78, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday evening, July 25, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born August 15, 1937 in Portage, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Bessie M. (Wills) Cordwell. She and her husband of 58 years, James C. Wagner, were married on June...

Jul 20, 2016

Billy A. Reed, 61, of Rockland Township, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at his home.

Born June 13, 1955 in Reading, he was the son of Elwood A. and Delphine O. (Pettigrew) Reed of Oley. He and his wife of 37 years, Bernita I.L. (Landis) Reed, were married on June 9, 1979 in...

Jul 18, 2016

Theodore P. "Ted" Kazmar, Jr., 78, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016, in the loving arms of his family.

Born December 15, 1937 in Mahanoy City, PA, he was the son of the late Theodore P. and Pauline (Stremba) Kazmar Sr. Ted and his wife of 21 years, Mary L. (Henderson) Kazmar were...

Jul 18, 2016

Deloris D. (Hafer) Beidler, 76, of Wyomissing, passed away on Monday morning, July 18, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born May 22, 1940 in Reading, Deloris was the daughter of the late Wayne L. and Minnie I. (Keller) Hafer. She and her husband of 53 years, Carl L. Beidler, were married on August...

Jul 12, 2016

Florin Carjan, 66, of Robesonia, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born March 23, 1950 in Romania, Florin was the son of Maria (Radasanu) Carjan, Robesonia and the late Mircea Carjan. He and his wife, Rodica (Mesinschi) Carjan, celebrated their 42 wedding anniversary on June 7, 2016.

Jul 12, 2016

Katelyn M. "Katey" Harmony, 18, of Shillington, formerly of Topton, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at home.

Born October 16, 1997 in Panama City, FL, she was the daughter of Christopher M. Harmony, Shillington and Jessica N. Jones, Panama City, FL.

Katey was employed at Getty Mart, Mohnton and had also worked at...

Jul 11, 2016

Leland T. Carl, 72, of Kutztown, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.

Born November 12, 1943 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Terrence and Martha (Gower) Carl. He and his wife of 31 years, Linda E. (Moyer) Carl were married on November 25, 1984 in Allentown.

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Jul 2, 2016

Rev. Lewis H. Bollinger, 81, of S. Heidelberg Twp, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Manor Care Sinking Spring.

Born December 23, 1934 in West Reading, he was the son of the late Walter and Myrtle (Nagle) Bollinger. His wife of 37 years, Sandra A. (Patches) Bollinger passed away on July 26, 2002.

Lewis...

Jul 2, 2016

Edmund Boniscavage, 57, of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born February 1, 1959 in Pottsville, he was the son of Eva (Billie) Boniscavage, Frackville and the late Edmund W. Boniscavage. He and his wife of 34 years, Charlene J. (Gilfert) Boniscavage, were married on November 21,...

Jun 26, 2016

Michele E. (Ruppert) Kunkel, 54, of Greenwich Twp, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born January 1, 1962 in Reading, she was the daughter of Carol (Greig) Becker, wife of Glenn Becker, Hamburg, and the late Michael Ruppert. She and her husband of 34 years, Daryl K. Kunkel,...