Obituaries

Apr 9, 2026

Catherine E. Homan, 72 of Kutztown passed away Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of late Joseph T. Homan. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Albert Moyer and Lorraine (Miller) Moll. Catherine earned her GED in 1996. She was employed at Lanco, Garden State Tannery, and Walmart supercenter. She...

Apr 8, 2026

William S. Saloka, 65, of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Born in Reading he was the son of William J. Saloka Jr. and the late Margaret Mary (Maslar) Saloka. William was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School and later attended the Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts. By trade he was a master artisan in the Pennsylvania...

Mar 31, 2026

Kathy R. Lambert, 70, of Kutztown, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Beatrice A. (Geschwindt) Lambert. She was a 1974 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. Kathy was a longtime employee of DayTimers until they closed in 2012, she then worked for Kutztown Area Transport Service for...

Mar 25, 2026

Ray H. Schadler, 95, of Kutztown passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026. He was the husband of the late Marilyn L. (Moyer) Schadler. Born in Kutztown he was the son of the late Norman and Mamie (Merkel) Schadler. Ray worked for Carl R. Bieber as a driver for 23 years and is retired from Deka Battery. He is survived by...

Mar 20, 2026

Woodrow C. Kamp, 91, of Kutztown, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026. He was the husband of the late Laverne (Heffner) Kamp. Born in Albany Township, he was the son of the late William and Elmira (Reber) Kamp. Woodrow was a 1952 graduate of Kutztown High School. He worked 37 years at The Kutztown Publishing Company. He started his career...

Mar 19, 2026

Lori Ann Lobb, of Douglassville, Pennsylvania (formerly of Kutztown, Pennsylvania), passed away peacefully in her home on March 19, 2026, at the age of 58. 

She was the daughter of the late, Carl and Patricia Lobb. She is survived by her spouse, Susanna Perez and her brothers, Jeffrey, Stephen, and Wayne Lobb. As well as extended family members residing in Bangor...

Mar 9, 2026

Roger A. Cerruti, 78, of Kutztown, passed away Monday, March 9th, 2026. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Robert and Marie (Bacon) Cerruti. He was a 1965 graduate of Dieruff High School and later earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University. He proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam...

Feb 27, 2026

Angela M. (Crow) Schlegel, 53, of Battle Creek, Michigan passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 in Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospital. She was the wife of Arron C. Schlegel, formally of Kutztown, for the past 31 years. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Gerber) Crow. Angela was a 1990 graduate of Lakeview High...

Feb 15, 2026

Ruth Marie (Kunkel) Kern, formerly of Kutztown, recently residing at Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 - her 96th birthday. She was the wife of the late Kenneth K. Kern who passed on August 21, 2021.

Born on February 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Franklin L. and Emily M. (Becker) Kunkel. Ruth graduated...

Feb 10, 2026

Bettie I. (Leister) Kelchner of Fleetwood, PA, died peacefully on February 10, 2026 at the age of 86. She was born in Hanover, PA on January 30, 1940; a daughter of George R. and Mamie I. (Mummert) Leister. She graduated from Eichelberger High School in Hanover in 1957 and Reading Hospital School of Nursing in 1960.

She worked as an RN...

Feb 4, 2026

Nancy G. Lenk, 88, of Kutztown, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2026. Born in Kutztown she was the daughter of the late Norman and Mamie (Merkel) Schadler. She was a 1955 graduate of Kutztown High School and a member of St. John’s UCC Kutztown. Nancy worked at Caloric, Wenton shoe, and KATOS. Upon retirement she moved to Las Vegas for...

Jan 30, 2026

Irene E. Berkenstock, 94, of Kutztown passed away Friday, January 30, 2026, in her home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Thomas L. Berkenstock who passed in 2006. Born in Stony Run, she was the daughter of the late George and Esther (Gruber) Peters. She was a long time member of Grace Church...

Jan 28, 2026

Carolee L. Bittle, 82, of Kutztown passed away Wednesday January 28, 2026. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth B. and Anna M. (Anderson) Bittle.

She was a 1961 graduate of Muhlenberg High School & a 1964 graduate of Kutztown State College where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education

Carolee was a retired teacher with the Hamburg...

Jan 22, 2026

Carol A. Mertz, 81, of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026. She was the wife of Larry L. Mertz, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion (Stein) Fitzgerald. Carol was a graduate of Kutztown Area High School, Class of 1962.

Growing up, Carol sang in the church...

Jan 17, 2026

Mildred “Millie” Malonson, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 17, 2026. Her daughter JoAnn was at her side. Millie was born in Vauxhall, NJ. At and early age her family moved to Morgan beach, this move started a lifelong love of the water. 

Millie met the love of her life, Jack Malonson while they were on...

Jan 15, 2026

Brian L. Kerschner Sr., 69, of Germansville, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Born in New Tripoli, he was the son of the late Clayton P. and Geraldine V. (Snyder) Kerschner.

He was a 1975 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School and proudly served in the US Navy for 10 years. Brian worked in the home improvement field for nearly...

Dec 12, 2025

Roxanne R Moyer, 89, of Kutztown, passed away December 12, 2025. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur P. and Minerva A. (Geiger) Moyer. Roxanne was a 1954 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and a graduate of McCann business school. Roxanne worked in Medical Records and later as an Executive Assistant for many years until...

Nov 19, 2025

Doris R. Dreibelbis, 93, of Kutztown, passed away November 19, 2025. She was the wife of the late Carl J. Dreibelbis. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Wayne J. and Margaret (Dietrich) Gackenbach. Doris was a 1949 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. She was a 50 year member of St. John’s choir and was also...

Oct 18, 2025

Oct 10, 2025

Feryl H. Stein, 90, of Kutztown, passed away Friday, October 10, 2025. He was the husband of the late Joline M. (Ludwig) Stein. Born in Kutztown, he was the son of the late Clarence J.P. & Elda C. (Biehl) Stein.

Feryl was a 1953 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and a graduate of Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute.

He served as an Army...