OBITUARIES

Paul D. Kramer

Oct 24, 2024

Paul D. Kramer, 53, of Mertztown, passed away on October 24, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born September 11, 1971 in West Reading, Paul was the son of Adrian Q. Kramer, companion of Susan D. (Breiner) Schlenker, and the late Stephanie L. (Good) Kramer.

Paul worked for many years as a machine operator at Knoll...

Cleveland E.D. "Buddy" Blank Jr.

Oct 21, 2024

Cleveland E.D. "Buddy" Blank Jr., 75, of Topton, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born March 31, 1949, in Allentown, Buddy was the son of the late Marilyn A. (Showalter) and Cleveland E.D. Blank, Sr. He and the love of his life, his wife of 55 years, Laura A. "Sue" (Reinert) Blank, were...

Joshua G. Schreffler

Oct 19, 2024

Joshua G. Schreffler, 30, of Fleetwood, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Renovo, PA.

Born March 3, 1994, in Reading, Josh was the son of Kim S. (Kemmerer) and Chris W. Schreffler, Fleetwood.

Josh was a 2012 graduate of Oley Valley High School. He attended Penn State Berks Campus for a few years and was...

Bruce A. Ray

Oct 17, 2024

Bruce A. Ray, 62, of Exeter Township, passed away on Thursday morning, October 17, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born November 20, 1961 in Lansing, Michigan, Bruce was the son of Bud Ray, Exeter Twp, and the late Geraldine A. (Huff) Ray. He and his wife, Teri M. (Hojnowski) Ray, spent the last 21 years together and...

John C. Burger

Oct 13, 2024

John C. Burger, 68, of Alburtis, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday morning, October 13, 2024 at his home.

Born July 7, 1956 in Allentown, John was the son of the late Dorothy D. (Kennedy) and Albert H. Burger. He and his wife of almost 24 years, Beverley H. (Heck) Burger, were married on October 22, 2000 in...

Mr. Claude F. Oesterle

Oct 9, 2024

Claude F. Oesterle, 63, of Fleetwood, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at his home. 

Born February 21, 1961 in New York City, NY, Claude was the son of the late Ida (Granwehr) and Eugene Oesterle. He and his wife of 24 years, Cynthia D. (Sayah) Oesterle, were married on March 18, 2000 in Haledon, New Jersey.

Claude was an...

Mrs. Vicky L. (Walter) Stanislaw

Oct 3, 2024

Mrs. Vicky L. (Walter) Stanislaw, 57, of Mohnton, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday morning, October 3, 2024 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.

Born January 26, 1967 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of Kay (Dorman) Gauger, Pottstown, and the late Guy Walter. She and her husband, Ronald E. Stanislaw, were...

Mrs. Mary A. (Stratford) Wilkinson

Oct 1, 2024

Mrs. Mary A. (Stratford) Wilkinson, 90, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 1, 2024 at the Lutheran Home at Topton.

Born November 5, 1933 in Newton, Kansas, Mary was the daughter of the late Ray and Audrey (Newton) Stratford. She and her husband of 73 years, Joseph L. Wilkinson, were married on June 10, 1951 in Cedar...

Richard B. Maurer

Sep 30, 2024

Richard B. Maurer, 76, of Coopersburg, passed away, with his family by his side, on Monday evening, September 30, 2024 at Laurel Center, Hamburg, PA.

Born November 20, 1947 in Ashland, PA, he was the son of the late Anna (Herring) and Leonard Maurer.

Richard served his country honorably and faithfully as a Private First Class in the...

Farbod "Fred" Rahmanian

Sep 28, 2024

Farbod "Fred" Rahmanian, 58, of Leesport, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Born July 28, 1966 in Meshad, Iran, Fred was the son of Feree Mirsepassi, Wyomissing, and the late Mahmood Rahmanian. He and his wife of 26 years, Pam R. (Schaefer) Rahmanian,...

Bruce R. Gensemer

Sep 26, 2024

Bruce R. Gensemer, 75, of Womelsdorf, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA.

Born December 20, 1948 in Reading, Bruce was the son of the late Wray G. (Miller) and LeRoy R. Gensemer. He and his wife, Charmaine M. Gensemer, were married in Hawaii on April 14, 2014.

Bruce served his...

Mrs. Shirley E. (Weil) Fegley

Sep 18, 2024

Mrs. Shirley E. (Weil) Fegley, 85, of Rockland Township, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born April 15, 1939 in Emmaus, Shirley was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Koller) Weil. Her husband of 50 years, Kenneth R. Fegley, passed away on May 8, 2022.

Shirley attended Boyertown School District and went...

Jason P. Kopycienski

Sep 10, 2024

Jason P. Kopycienski, 52, of Blandon, passed away suddenly on Tuesday evening, September 10, 2024 at his home.

Born July 15, 1972 in Philadelphia, Jason was the son of Anthony F. and Jane C. (Mostiller) Kopycienski. He and his wife of 27 years, Cheri R. (Fine) Kopycienski, were married on March 9, 1997 at the Blair Mill Inn, Horsham,...

Mukesh Mahendra Desai

Sep 10, 2024

Mukesh Mahendra Desai, 72, of Macungie, passed away peacefully in the loving presence of his family, at Arden Courts of Allentown.

Born September 28, 1951 in Navsari, India, Mukesh was the son of the late Mahendra and Jayvanti Desai.

Mukesh is survived by his wife, Purnima, his daughter, Biva, his son, Shishir, his granddaughter, Divya, and his grandson, Shivam.

Funeral Services for Mukesh...

Dr. Jerold H. Price

Sep 5, 2024

Dr. Jerold H. Price, 88, of Fleetwood, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born March 31, 1936 in Reading, he was the son of the late Irene (Yoder) and Howard Price. He and the love of his life, his wife of 37 years, Kathleen M. (Seip) Price, were married on...

Earl R. Moll

Aug 26, 2024

Earl R. Moll, 94, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Tower Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA.

Born October 27, 1929 in Moselem, Earl was the son of the late Earl W. and Irene (Meals) Moll. His wife of 48 years, Elsie M. (Berndt) Wanner Moll, passed away on November 22, 2016.

Earl served his country honorably and...

Mrs. Linda E.G. (Gotschall) Madeira

Aug 24, 2024

Mrs. Linda E.G. (Gottschall) Madeira, 76, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at her home.

Born February 21, 1948 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Anna Mae (Yohn) and Stanley Gottschall. Her husband of 45 years, Kenneth H. Madeira, passed away on April 1, 2024.

Linda worked as a secretary for Roadway, Inc. and Allentown Cement...

Julie Belle Meares

Aug 15, 2024

Julie Belle Meares, 3 months, of Kutztown, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Born April 24, 2024 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Amanda M. (Reinsfelder) and Brian P. Meares, Kutztown.

Julie, in her short time with her family, touched so many lives. Her Mommy and...

Mrs. Sandra L. (Behm) Beard

Aug 8, 2024

Mrs. Sandra L. (Behm) Beard, 83, of Fleetwood, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at her home.

Born April 13, 1941 in Reading, Sandy was the daughter of the late Russell P. and Kathryn L. (Schaeffer) Behm. She and the love of her life, her husband of 63 years, Rodney W. Beard, were...

William E. Gruver

Aug 5, 2024

William E. Gruver, 61, of Fleetwood, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, PA.

Born June 12, 1963 in Allentown, Bill was the son of the William O. Gruver, Richlandtown, and his mom, Catherine M. (Shapitl) Gruver, who passed away twelve hours later on August 6, 2024.

Bill was the loving husband of his wife of...