All Obituaries

Carol A. (Angstadt) Diehl, 80, of Kutztown, passed away May 26, 2023. She was the wife of the late Darryl D. Diehl, who died July 21, 1997, and whom she married October 24, 1964. Born in Reading, Carol was the daughter of the late Albert and Ruth (Rhoads) Angstadt. She was the oldest of three girls and is survived by sister Cheryl Degler, wife of Jeff Degler of West Lawn; preceded in death by sister Sandra Keiser.  Carol was a 1960 graduate of Reading High School, a 1962 graduate of...

Carol A. (Daniels) DeLong, 84, of Kutztown passed away May 11, 2023. She was the wife of Alan C. DeLong. Born in Reading, Carol was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Charlotte A. (Gross) Daniels. She was a graduate of Reading High School and a long time member of Grace Church, Kutztown. Carol was a self-employed beautician serving the Kutztown area. She lived a simple life and filled her days with many passions for which she developed incredible talent. Sewing, quilting, cooking and...

Shirley L. (Moyer) Gawthorp, 75, of Kutztown, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023. She was the wife of the late Floyd L. Gawthorp. Born in Longswamp Township, she was the daughter of the late Albert S. and Lorraine E. (Miller) Moyer. Prior to retiring she was employed by East Penn Manufacturing. Shirley is survived by sons: Dwayne C. Trump, Mississippi, David T. Trump, Shartlesville, Scott L. Trump, Reading; three grandchildren; brother, Robert L. Moyer husband of Pat, Reading; sisters: Sandra...

Barbara Ann (Hillman) Newman, 85, of Kutztown and the Topton Lutheran Home, died May 2, 2023 after a 16 year battle with Parkinson’s disease and a short hospital stay. She passed away at Lehigh Valley Hospital surrounded by family members. Born July 22, 1937 in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Margaret (Hensel) Hillman. Her much loved husband of 52 years, Arnold E. Newman, died October 18, 2011. In 1959, Barbara graduated from UAlbany (then New York...

Reverend Lloyd H. Herbert, 94, of Kutztown, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023. He was the husband of the late Pauline L. (Remp) Herbert. Born in Red Hill, he was the son of the late Warren J. and Eva M. (Harpel) Herbert. Lloyd graduated from Kutztown High School in 1947 and United Wesleyan College in 1981. He assisted Hildenbrand Funeral Home since 1987 officiating services and ministering to families without a church affiliation. Lloyd was the Co-Pastor for Friedens Church from 2006 to...

Rebecca J. (Hollenbach) McFadden, 71, of Allentown, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023. She was the wife of Terrance W. McFadden they were married 35 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Joan (Rickert) Hollenbach. Becky graduated from Kutztown High School and attended Kutztown State College as a Psychology major. Throughout her career she was employed by Allentown State Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, and Cetronia Ambulance Corps. Becky was also a medic...

William H. Emore, 94, of Kutztown passed away February 10, 2023. Born in Greenwich Township, he was the son of the late Henry L. and Annie K. (Frey) Emore. He was employed at Kunkel’s Mill and served in the US Navy. Services are private. Interment Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

Ruth D. (Shade) Haring, 96, formally of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023. She was the wife of the late Arn D. Haring. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Solon and Helen (Zettlemoyer) Shade. Ruth was a sewing machine operator for J & L Factory for 22 years and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fleetwood.  She is survived by;  a daughter, Patricia A. wife of Dennis Fenstermaker, grandsons, Ryan, husband of Karen Fenstermaker and...

On Monday, January 9th, 2023 our beloved Christina went to eternal rest after a brief battle with breast cancer at the age of 61. Christina was born in Allentown, PA to the late Chester, and Carol Yoder of Mertztown, PA on September 8th, 1961. She was a graduate of Brandywine Heights, class of 1980. After graduating, she spent her working career in different factories and warehouses, gaining many friends along the way. Christina had been married to Ronald E. Feinour Jr., who later separated...

Doris Pelletier Siekmann (96) was the daughter of the late Louis Pelletier and Mary Peterson Pelletier. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank and her sister Irene Pelletier Kaeding. She had been married to Frank Siekmann for 70 years. She is survived by her three children, Ellen Forbus (Kenneth) of Bowman, Ga, Bruce Siekmann (Marie) of Fleetwood, and Matthew Siekmann of Kutztown. Two grandchildren, Anton (Ashlan), Bela, and one great grandchild Gwendolyn. She had been an active...