OBITUARIES

Feb 17, 2024

William W. Marvel Sr., 92, of Pottstown, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born September 20, 1931in Roxborough, Bill was the son of the late William O. and Edith D. (Dragoo) Marvel. He and the love of his life, his wife of 69 years, Geraldine...

Feb 11, 2024

Mrs. Carolyn J. (Naftzinger) Manwiller, 92, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood. Born June 14, 1931, in Centerport, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Mary E. (Freeman) Naftzinger. Her husband of 45 years, John A. Manwiller, passed away in 1997. Carolyn worked as a seamstress for...

Feb 9, 2024

David C. Brown, 69, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born October 31, 1954, in Reading, he was the son of the late Carl Chester and Olga (Kear) Brown. He and the love of his life, his wife, Rose M. (Snyder) Brown, were married on June 15, 1996....

Jan 23, 2024

Andrew Frank Baer, age 39 of Kew Gardens, NY and Easton, PA, passed away suddenly on January 23rd, 2024. He is survived by his partner Jennifer MacGregor, Emily Kitt (sister) and her husband Matt Drozdowski, and Sarah Baer (sister) and her husband Jacob Ruttle. He was the son of Frederick Baer, of Bethlehem, and stepson of the late Louise...

Jan 22, 2024

Linda L. Schadler, 53, of Topton, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, in Topton. Born March 31, 1970, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ronald R. and Anna M. (Heck) Gift. Linda worked for the past 26 years at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., Lyons, where she currently was working in Industrial as a forklift...

Jan 18, 2024

Kenneth R. Wronowski, 60, of Bethlehem, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 18, 2024, in New York, NY. Born October 8, 1963, in Pottstown, he was the son of Helen L. (Grim) Wronowski, Yulee, FL, and the late Roger J. Wronowski. Ken served his country honorably and faithfully as a member of the United States Marine Corps and the...

Jan 11, 2024

Benjamin D. Miller, 18, of Blandon, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born August 5, 2005, in West Reading, Ben was the son of Brian C. and Caitlin T. (Kravatz) Miller, Blandon. Ben was a senior at Fleetwood Area High School where he was a member of the Fleetwood...

Jan 8, 2024

Marie Thea (Roth) Youngken, 80, of Orange City, Florida, passed to eternal life on Monday, January 8, 2024, at the home of her son, Ted, with her loving family around her. Born October 22, 1943, in Hoboken, NJ, Marie was the daughter of the late August and Theresa (Bosch) Roth. Marie was a graduate of Stroudsburg High School and...

Jan 3, 2024

Mrs. Anne B. (Prince) Bock, 68, of Slatington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her home. Born April 13, 1955, in Saint Kitts, British Virgin Islands, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Pamela (Hall) Prince. She and the love of her life, her husband of 46 years, Timothy P. Bock, were married on...

Dec 28, 2023

Mrs. Jean N. (Landis) Hilbert, 83, of Kutztown, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born April 25, 1940, in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Alice (Kroninger) Landis. The love of her life, her husband of 61 years, Richard E. Hilbert, passed away on November 7, 2020....

Dec 22, 2023

Robert A. Boyer, 94, of Blandon, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, December 22, 2023, in Kutztown, PA. Born April 5, 1929, in Fleetwood, Robert was the son of the late Minnie (Hess) and Lloyd Boyer. Bob served his country honorably and faithfully as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the World War II....

Dec 21, 2023

Charles E. Rimby, Jr., 93, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Grand View Manor, Fleetwood, PA. Born October 9, 1930, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Rachel S. (Townsend) Rimby. His wife of 61 years, Retta A."Toots" (Sharp) Rimby, passed away on March 6, 2015. Charlie was a graduate...

Dec 14, 2023

George I. Allmendinger, 78, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born May 12, 1945, in Boyertown, George was the son of the late Helen M. (Mauer) and Ernst F. Allmendinger. His wife of 39 years, Nellie E. (Keyser) Allmendinger, passed away on January 7, 2022. George served his country honorably and faithfully...

Dec 13, 2023

Keriellen H. (Shirk) Heydt, age 47, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in her home in Fleetwood. Born in West Reading, she was a lifelong resident of Fleetwood, where she was raised by her mother, Donna J. (Wanner) Steigerwalt and Stepfather, Douglas D. Steigerwalt, of Fleetwood, who survive her. Keriellen was a 1994...

Dec 9, 2023

Dorothea (Dottie/Nonnie) Barris Tillman passed peacefully on December 9, 2023. Born in Newark, NJ, in 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Barris. Beloved wife to Ed, mother to Cheri and Jackie, mother-in-law to Eric and Frank, nonnie to Niko, Jovina and Anjolena, friend to more than can possibly be named here. She was preceded...

Dec 9, 2023

Richard H. "Shorty" Lord, 84, of Keystone Villa, Blandon, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Born May 13, 1939 in Reading, he was the son of the late Anna V. (Schupp) and Henry W. Lord. His wife of 53 years, Nancy L. (Hess) Lord, passed away on November 10, 2014. Shorty served his country honorably and faithfully...

Dec 6, 2023

Jodi L. (Fetterolf) McCarty, 52, of Oley, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, after a long, valiant battle with cancer. Born February 11, 1971, in Reading, she was the daughter of Ronald E. Fetterolf, Fleetwood, and the late Karen J. (Hassman) Fetterolf. Jodi worked as a manager at...

Dec 6, 2023

Carole L. Reigle, 77, of Reading, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born June 29, 1946, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Helen M. (Breidegam) Reigle.

Carole was a 1965 graduate of Reading High School and enjoyed spending time at the...

Nov 25, 2023

Mrs. Gladys J. (Harding) Rhoads, 79, of Mertztown, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at her home. Born January 13, 1944 in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Lulu (Brumbach) Harding. Her husband of 61 years, Ronald L. Rhoads, passed away on August 16, 2023. Gladys worked for many years as a seamstress,...

Nov 24, 2023

David J. Leibensperger, 61, of Blandon, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, November 24, 2023, at his home. Born August 14, 1962, in Allentown, he was the son of LeRoy and Ruth (Greiss) Leibensperger, Alburtis. David was an auto mechanic working at Earl L. Rhoads Garage, New Jerusalem, Christmans Garage, New Jerusalem, and Stanley Smith Garage,...