All Obituaries

Anna Belle L. (Schoedler) Fisher, 99, formerly of Fleetwood and Kutztown, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Mark S. Fisher, deceased January 13, 2009. They shared 64 years of marriage.       Anna Belle was born on January 21, 1923 in Kutztown, Pa, the daughter of the late Scott H. and Flora L. (Merkel) Schoedler. Her older sister, Ellen, died in 1923 at the age of 14 when Anna Belle was only 9 years old....

Marian M. Fitzgerald, 98, of Fleetwood, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was the wife of the late George G. Fritzgerald. Born in Maxatawny Township, she was the daughter of the late Grover C. and Mary S. (Dietrich) Stein. She graduated from Kutztown High School. Marian sold Good’s chips at Renningers Margaret for ten years, worked for M. W. Wood at K.U. for ten years, and as a Nurses Aide in Henry Infirmary at the Topton Lutheran Home for twenty-three years. Marian is survived...

Margaret (Peggy) Schlenker, 96, of Kutztown PA, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. Born in Mahanoy City PA, she was the daughter of the late Arba and Ammon Lesher. She resided in Ephrata PA- before moving to Kutztown PA after she married. Margaret was preceded in death by her three sisters, Irene wife of Donald Luther of Dunellen NJ, Ethel wife of Frank Bolster and Gladys wife of Robert Dando both of Ephrata PA. and her husband Robert R. Schlenker, former owner of Schlenker Motor...

Karen L. (Schroeder) Fleisher, 63, of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation. Born February 11, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Arlan R. Schroeder and Carole L. (Fabian) Schroeder, both of Kutztown. Karen worked as an accountant and manager after graduating from Kutztown State College, now Kutztown University, in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She graduated from Kutztown Area High School in 1977, where...

Nancy L. (Miller) Seidel, 89, of Colony Park, formerly of Kutztown, passed away March 23, 2022 at Penn State Hershey Medical. Born April 23, 1932 she was the daughter of Helen M. (Balthaser) and Warren L. Miller. Her husband, Raymond A. Seidel, passed away February 11, 2011. They were married on May 10, 1953. Nancy was a loving wife, mother, and grandma. She worked side by side with her husband in the daily operations of their dairy farm. She loved to bake and garden, enjoyed reading, and...

Marion A. (Seidel) Miller, 80, of Fleetwood, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022. She was the wife of Howard C. Miller. They would have celebrated 24 years of marriage this April. Marion is survived by a son & daughter, four brothers, and one sister. Services are private. Edward J. Hildenbrand Funeral Home Inc. in charge of arrangements.

Jay C. Druckenmiller, 80, of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born in Kutztown, he was the son of the late Clarence T. and Kathryn J. (Thomas) Druckenmiller. Jay was a 1959 graduate of Kutztown High School and worked at the former Deisher Knitting Mills, Kutztown Manor, and retired from East Penn Manufacturing.  He was an assistant scoutmaster with troupe #204, now #101 for several years. He coached Little League and umpired games. Jay enjoyed going to baseball games...

JoAnn Till Burns, the Cookie Lady is now at rest having passed away on February 14, 2022 at Berks Heim. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Till and Julia (Young) Till. She was a graduate of Kutztown High school, and worked as a telephone operator at Bell Telephone, the Reading Eagle, and Sovereign Bank. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Fredrick A. Burns. She loved many things but on the top of the list was Christmas. She decorated her 15 foot Christmas...

William L. Fryer, 104, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Fleetwood, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022.  He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. (Thomas) Fryer. Born in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late William R. and Lillie E. (Price) Fryer. He was a 1935 graduate of Kutztown High School and was Superintendent of the Kutztown Foundry and Machine Shop for over 30 years. Bill proudly served his Country in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant from 1943 to 1946 during WWII European...

Larry C. Graff, 74, of Kutztown, passed away Tuesday January 18, 2022 in his home surrounded by family. Larry is survived by his wife Ardele (Focht) Graff, and just celebrated his 74th birthday and their 50th wedding anniversary on 1/8/22. Born in Reading, he was the son of Pauline H. (Moyer) Graff and the late Curtis H. Graff. Larry was a 1967 graduate of Kutztown High School and proudly served 22 years in the Army retiring in 1993.  He is survived by brother, Joel S. Graff, husband...