OBITUARIES

Dec 26, 2022

Michael J. Reinhart, 70, passed away on Monday evening, December 26, 2022 at his home in Macungie. Born March 8, 1952 in Reading, he was the son of the late Donald B. and Janet V. (Sinsky) Reinhart. He and the love of his life, his wife, Pamela K. (Andersen) Reinhart, were married at Trinity Lutheran Church, Topton, on May...

Dec 24, 2022

Mrs. Elizabeth C. (Bucks) Adams, 79, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Kutztown. Born December 7, 1943 in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Vanetta (Newman) Bucks. Her husband of 61 years, Ronald W. Adams, passed away on October 8, 2022. Elizabeth spent...

Dec 20, 2022

Mrs. Khen T. Nguyen, 85, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. Born July 1, 1937 in Vietnam, she was the widow of Sien N. Pham, her husband of 68 years, who passed away on April 29, 2022. Khen was a homemaker who cherished her life raising her three children. She...

Dec 14, 2022

Samuel G. Borrell, 92, of Fleetwood, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA. Born November 18, 1930 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Arthur R. and Helen M. (Reinert) Borrell. He and his wife of 51 years, Cynthia L. (Schoedler) Borrell, were married on July 17, 1971 at...

Dec 14, 2022

Carl R. Kline, 70, of Mertztown, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at his home. Born July 10, 1952 in Mertztown, he was the son of Edna D. (DeLong) Kline, District Twp, and the late George W. Kline. Carl worked for many years for Bally Case and Cooler. He also worked in security at Mack Trucks and...

Nov 30, 2022

Douglas A. Zettlemoyer, 74, of Kempton, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, one day shy of his 75th birthday, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born December 1, 1947 in Lenhartsville, he was the son of the late Warren and Laila (George) Zettlemoyer. He and the love of his life, his...

Nov 20, 2022

Mrs. Grace F. (Wessner) Kunkel, 85, of Lenhartsville, entered her heavenly home and embraced Jesus on Sunday morning, November 20, 2022, in Berlin, PA. Born June 7, 1937, in Grimsville, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred (Lenhart) Wessner. Her husband of 28 years, Kenneth K. Kunkel, passed away in November 1985. Grace spent a much...

Nov 11, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our dear sister, Gloria Law, passed away peacefully on Veteran's Day, 11/11/2022, following a lengthy and hard fought battle with cancer. Glo, as she was known to family and friends, was the eldest of five children of Richard and Gloria Law of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. As the big sister to her...

Nov 4, 2022

The Lord welcomed Janet Hoffecker Moyer, age 86, to her heavenly home on Friday, November 4, 2022 following many years of suffering from dementia. Janet and her husband, Howard J. Moyer, shared 64 years of marriage and first met each other in first grade. She was a resident at Frederick Living, Zieglerville, PA for almost the last 4 years....

Nov 2, 2022

Ralph L. "Johnny" Moser, 84, of Lower Pottsgrove, and formerly of Washington Township, went home to be with his Lord on November 2, 2022. He was the loving husband of Sandra S. Moser. They were married on March 18, 1961 and celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born in Bechtelsville, he was the son of the late Beaulah and Truman...

Oct 28, 2022

Greg W. Wentzel, 59, of Hamburg, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Born December 1, 1962 in West Reading, he was the son of Bonnie C. (Williams) Gallardo, Hemet, California, and LeRoy C. Wentzel, New Ringgold, PA. Greg worked for Berks County in the mental health department and also worked...

Oct 24, 2022

Raymond A. "Ray" Ahrens, of Ephrata, formerly of Bowers, passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Monday, October 24, 2022, after a three year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Ray was the husband of Donna L. (DeLong) Ahrens, who he married July 21, 1973, at Christ (DeLong's) United Church of Christ, Bowers. He was born in Blandon...

Oct 24, 2022

Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Olson, 76, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022 at home in Maidencreek Township after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife of Richard H. Olson with whom she had shared 30 years of marriage. Elizabeth was the only daughter of Earl Cornelius Buchanan and his wife Lorena (Anderson) Buchanan, of Flemington...

Oct 23, 2022

Ruth A. (Stoudt) Glass, 87, of Reading, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born July 26, 1935, in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late John Stoudt and Ruth R. (Wielandt) Focht. Ruth worked as a secretary for many years for the Reading...

Oct 20, 2022

Mrs. Linda L. (Davis) Linderman, 72, of Reading, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born August 21, 1950 in West Reading, Linda was the daughter of Mary Jane (Borrell) Stufflet, Reading, and the late Jack L. Davis. She and her husband of 52 years, Barry N. Linderman, were married on...

Oct 8, 2022

Ronald W. Adams, 83, of Shoemakersville, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA. Born January 2, 1939, in Reading, he was the son of the late William C. and Alice (Schaeffer) Adams. He and his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth C. Bucks-Adams, were married on June 24, 1961, in St. John's...

Oct 2, 2022

Ralph A. Andriano , 89, formerly of Blandon, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Heather Glenn Senior Living, Allentown, PA Born August 29, 1933 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Marion (Napoli) Andriano. His wife of 65 years, Dolores E. (Samolewicz) Andriano, passed away on October 6, 2020. Ralph began his...

Sep 24, 2022

Mrs. Frances J. (Jahn) Fry, 90, of Emmaus, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 in Kutztown, PA.

Born December 15, 1931, in Muncy, PA, she was the daughter of the late Otto C. and Amy (Boatman) Jahn.  Her husband of 65 years, Dr. Robinson G. Fry, passed away on January 10, 2021.

Frances graduated...

Sep 22, 2022

Mary Ann Allmendinger-Hayes, age 73 of Oley, went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with illness on September 22, 2022. She was the loving wife of John Edward Hayes who was her soulmate and partner in life for the last 43 years. Mary Ann, or Mrs. A. as many knew her dedicated her life to...

Sep 21, 2022

Harold L. Smale, 90, of Pottstown, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at his home. Born January 12, 1932, in Pottstown, he was the son of the late George D. and Beatrice M. (Moyer) Smale. He and the love of his life, his wife of 47 years, Patricia A. (Paul) Smale, were married on May 3, 1975,...