OBITUARIES

Aug 18, 2023

Mrs. Anna Mae (Mengel) Weiss, 86, of Fleetwood, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, watching her beloved Philadelphia Phillies, on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born July 31, 1937, in Greenwich Township, she was the daughter of the late George and Naomi (Graff) Mengel. Her husband of 40 years, Warren D. Weiss,...

Aug 16, 2023

Ronald L. Rhoads, 86, of Mertztown, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Penn State Health, St. Joesph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born March 14, 1937, in Leesport, Ron was the son of the late Edward and Ivy (Berg) Rhoads. He and the love of his life, his wife of 61 years, Gladys J. (Harding) Rhoads, were...

Aug 12, 2023

Mrs. Lynne M. (Hyland) Hamm, 57, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born August 18, 1965, in Paterson, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William and Anne (Engels) Hyland. She and her husband, George L. Hamm, were married on June 23, 2011, in Oley, PA. Lynne worked...

Aug 11, 2023

Jordan T. "J.T." Barr, 23, of Kutztown, passed away suddenly, on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Richmond Township. Born March 18, 2000, in Pottstown, he was the son of Jenny L. (Ruoss) Barr and the late Robert T. "Robbie" Barr. Jordan was an electrician, currently working for Blessing Electrical Services, LLC. He also had worked for Bieber Electric Services...

Jul 20, 2023

Warren C. Hoffman, 76, of Catasauqua, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Coopersburg, PA. Born May 12, 1947, in Allentown, he was the son of the late William Hoffman. He and his wife, Debra L. (Guldner) Hoffman, were married on June 25, 1986, in Catasauqua. Warren worked for 30 years in the cleaning department of Cedarbrook Nursing...

Jul 15, 2023

Mrs. Ann R. (Rodgers) Gray Pooler, 78, of Newville, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Kutztown, PA, in the loving arms of her children. Born November 22, 1944, in Norwalk, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Esther M. (Powell) and John S. Rodgers. She and her husband, William C. Pooler, were married in September...

Jul 13, 2023

Mrs. Eleanor C. (Reed) Merkel, 82, of Kutztown, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Born October 31, 1940 in Fleetwood, she was the daughter of the late Clayton S. and Katie L. (Boyer) Reed. Eleanor had worked for Met-Ed and St. John's Lutheran Church, Kutztown. She was a member of Zion's...

Jul 10, 2023

Sara Elizabeth Gummo, 33, of Fleetwood, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Monday, July 10, 2023. Born May 3, 1990, in West Reading, she was the daughter of Todd R. "TR" and Jean L. (Skagen) Gummo, Fleetwood. Sara helped at Hannah's Hope Ministries, Reading. Sara graduated in 2008 as Valedictorian of Brandywine Heights High School....

Jul 7, 2023

Winifred "Winnie" (Prempeh) Boakye, 33, of Richmond Township, passed away tragically on Friday, July 7, 2023, at her home. Born February 11, 1990, in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, Winnie was the beloved daughter of Rev. Dr. Fredua Agyemang Prempeh and Mrs. Mildred Agyemang Prempeh. She was a calm and loving first born who was respected a lot. Winnie started...

Jul 5, 2023

Mark A. Woodward, 56, of Boyertown, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born October 29, 1966 in Philadelphia, Mark was the son of the late Ron and Joan (Devlin) Woodward. Mark was a senior project manager working for Facility Solutions Group, Perth Amboy, NJ for the...

Jul 3, 2023

Mrs. Doris M. (Smolensky) Ackerman, 93, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023 at her home. Born August 18, 1929 in Clifton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Adolf and Catherine (Heineke) Smolensky. Her husband, Andrew F. Ackerman, passed away on February 16, 1983. Doris was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church,...

Jun 29, 2023

Beverly A (Rodgers) Smale, 66, of Palmerton, passed away, with her daughter by her side, on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon, Lehighton. Born August 12, 1956, in Palmerton, she was the daughter of Marion (Henning) Rodgers, and the late Charles B. Rodgers Sr., of Aquashicola, PA. Beverly worked for Fernbrook Sportswear as a blind...

Jun 28, 2023

Ronald R. Moyer, 85, of Laureldale, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Born October 28, 1937 in Blandon, Ron was the son of the late Solomon Moyer and Dorothy (Goodman) Harner. He and the love of his life, his wife of 64 years, Diane J. (Conrad) Moyer, were married...

Jun 11, 2023

Mrs. Ethel S. (Mertz) Heffner, 90, of Maidencreek Township, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at her home. Born May 21, 1933 in Richmond Township, she was the daughter of the late Harrison W. and Helen E. (Kunkel) Mertz. Her husband of 47 years, Robert J. Heffner, passed away on June 21, 1999....

Jun 10, 2023

Michael J. Mohr, 58, of Bowers, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at his home. Born July 9, 1964 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Herbert and Corinne (Rossini) Mohr. He and his wife, Lynn V. (Gibus) Mohr, were married in Oley on May 9, 2014. Mike served his country honorably and faithfully as a...

May 31, 2023

Renee L. (Hess) Bentley, 52, of Auburn, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at her home. Born October 3, 1970 in Huffs Church, she was the daughter of Sharon N. (Snavely) Hess, District Township, and the late David J. Hess Sr. Her husband, Timothy M. Bentley, Sr., passed away in November 2005. Renee worked for FORTNA, West Reading,...

May 30, 2023

Michael N. Blankenship, 62, of Shillington, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born October 5, 1960, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Jimmie and Janet (Campbell) Blankenship. Michael was a maintenance technician with Rawden Joint Ventures, Lititz, for the past 13 years. He also owned and...

May 29, 2023

Mrs. Carol A. (Leone) Perry, 84, of Blandon, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA. Born on October 12, 1938, in North Bergen, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Dorothy (Hillard) Leone. Her husband of 38 years, Philip G. Perry, died on July...

May 28, 2023

Mrs. Catherine Ann “Cass” (Weidner) Houck, 93, of Fleetwood, joined her husband in Heaven on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

Born on November 8, 1929 in Fleetwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Edna (Ohlinger) Weidner.  Her husband of 58 years, Donald R. Houck Sr., passed away on May 5, 2010.

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May 25, 2023

Lance M. Babbitt, 70, of Mertztown, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Bethlehem. Born May 23, 1953 in Oneonta, New York, Lance was the son of the late Eleanor (Tubbs) and Marshall Babbitt. Lance worked for over 30 years as a civil engineer for the Lehigh County Water Authority. He was a graduate of...