Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Kutztown, PA, Berks County and Surrounding Areas
Joanne L. Spohn
Jul 4, 2026
Joanne L. (Diehl) Spohn, 93, of Kutztown, PA, passed away on July 4, 2026. She was born on August 18, 1932, in Fleetwood, PA, to the late Charles and Dora (Borden) Diehl.
Joanne graduated from Kutztown High School in 1950, where she played on the softball team.
She worked at Saucony Shoe, and later spent many years at Kutztown High School, working...
Shirley L Kercher
Jul 3, 2026
Shirley L. Kercher, 94, of Kutztown, PA, passed away on July 2, 2026.
Born on August 18, 1931, in Kutztown, Berks County, PA, Shirley was the daughter of the late Raymond Kercher and Marguerite (Glasser) Kercher.
Shirley graduated from Kutztown State Teachers College in 1953. She went on to work for the Lower Merion School District for 35 years, retiring in 1988....
Lillie E. Henninger
Jun 17, 2026
Lillie E. Henninger, 93, formerly of Albany Township, passed away June 17, 2026 in the Lutheran Home Topton. Born in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar E. and Rachel E. (Long) Greenawalt. In 1951 she married Lawson W. Henninger, who preceded her death on January 11, 1980.
Lillie is survived by her son, Jeffrey L...
Barbara A. Gomez
Jun 13, 2026
Barbara A. Gomez, 59, of Lenhartsville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026. She was the wife of Jorge Gomez. Born in Yonkers New York she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Regina (Gadonnex) Peters. She attended Kutztown Area High School. Barbara loved looking after her grandchildren, watching them grow and telling her three sons how proud she was...
Ruby Dawn Stump
May 17, 2026
Ruby Dawn Stump 83, of Kutztown, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2026. She was the wife of the late Stewart K. Stump. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Sheldon E. and Leah M. (Houck) Gernert. Ruby grew up in Lyons Station, PA, later moving to Kutztown. She was a 1960 graduate of Kutztown Area High School....
Anna S. Smith
May 10, 2026
Anna S. Smith, 89, of Lenhartsville, passed away May 10, 2026. She was the wife of the late Marlowe H. Smith. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Walter and Florence (Berger) Kramer. She was a graduate of Kutztown Area High School and Kutztown State College. She worked as a teacher at Upper Bern Elementary and Hamburg...
Paige Catherine Fulton Persky
Apr 30, 2026
Our beloved daughter, friend, and soulmate, Paige Catherine Fulton Persky, fought her last battle and lost on April 30, 2026. She chose to take on this fight alone, but her demons were tireless and relentless. Help was always available, she refused it and our world a sadder, colder, and lonelier place because of that.
Waiting for Paige are her grandfathers' Glenn...
Catherine E. Homan
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...
William S. Saloka
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...
Kathy R. Lambert
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...
Ray H. Schadler
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...
Woodrow C. Kamp
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...
Lori Ann Lobb
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...
Roger A. Cerruti
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...
Angela M. Schlegel
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...
Ruth M. Kern
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...
Bettie I. Kelchner
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...
Nancy Lenk
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...
Irene Berkenstock
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...
Carolee L. Bittle
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...
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