Obituaries

Sep 13, 2023

Richard A. Beggs, age 92, died Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at his home in Maxatawny Township, PA.  He was born in Confluence, PA on September 21,1930 to Emily K. and Charles D. Beggs. He is survived by Patricia, his wife of 64 years, daughter Tracey and son-in-law Gregg Kelly, as well as many nieces and nephews. His son Peter...

Jul 13, 2023

Irene B. (DeTurk) Berg, of Kutztown, passed away on July 13, 2023, while in hospice care at Reading Hospital. She was 94.

Irene was born and raised in Topton, the daughter of Lloyd P. DeTurk and Pearl E. (Carl) DeTurk Nester. After graduating from Kutztown High School in 1946, she became a bookkeeper for Atlas Minerals and...

Jun 28, 2023

Del A. Schappell, 68, of Reading passed away June 28,2023 in the Reading Hospital. Born in Reading,  he was the son of the late Karl W. and Shirley M. (Buck) Schappell. Del is a graduate of Kutztown Area High School and was enlisted in the Navy from 1972-1975. He is survived by his brother Dana Schappell of Kutztown. Services...

Jun 16, 2023

Jean E. Strauss, 91, of Breinigsville, passed away Friday June 16, 2023, 9 days before her 92nd birthday. She was the wife of John L. Strauss. They would have been married for 66 years on June 29th . Born in Stony Run, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Alma (Stump) Leibensperger. Jean was a 1949 graduate...

May 26, 2023

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...

May 13, 2023

James Edward Snook, 78, of Escondido, California, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023 at home.  He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, youngest son of the late Joseph A. and late Mary R. (Wirtz) Snook, formerly of Kutztown and Wyomissing, PA.  Jim was preceded by his older brother, the late Joseph A. Snook, Jr., who died in 2016.

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May 11, 2023

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...

May 6, 2023

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,...

May 2, 2023

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...

Mar 27, 2023

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...

Mar 24, 2023

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...

Feb 10, 2023

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.

Jan 22, 2023

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...

Jan 9, 2023

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...

Dec 17, 2022

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,...

Dec 7, 2022

Gail A. (Gressley) Rothermel, 68, of Alburtis passed away in her home December 7, 2022. She was the wife of Scott N. Rothermel. They were married 35 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Harold S. and Anna Marcella (Moyer) Gressley. Gail was a 1972 graduate of Brandywine High School and worked as a systems...

Dec 1, 2022

Shirley Ann (Guth) Geiger, 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Health Care Center (Kutztown Manor) where she was a resident. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn N. and Helen M. (Gaumer) Guth. Shirley was a loving mother who enjoyed playing Bingo, square dancing, Saturday outings...

Nov 19, 2022

Robert “Bob” Schappell, 84, of Kutztown, passed away on November 19, 2022 after hospice illness at Maidencreek Place in Reading. He was born in Kutztown PA to Clarence and Evelyn Schappell and was the husband of the late Sandra (Nester) Schappell for over 60 years, having been together since high school. He worked for his father’s Kutztown food market...

Nov 18, 2022

Grace M. (Balthaser) Balthaser, 90, formally of Virginville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022. She was the wife of the late Ray L. Balthaser. Born in Windsor Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Florence (Dutt) Balthaser. Grace was a 1950 graduate of Kutztown High School and a 1954 graduate of Kutztown Teachers College in Elementary...

Nov 12, 2022

Kenneth C. Dietrich, 77, of Kutztown, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022. He was the husband of Darlene M. (Bennicoff) Dietrich. Born in Kutztown, he was the son of the late Frank and Ruth (Hagemeyer) Dietrich. Kenneth was a graduate of Kutztown Area High School class of 1964 and Williamsport Technical College. He was a past Kutztown Grange Master,...