Catherine A. (Bieber) Kramer, 95, of Kutztown, died Monday, May 13, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading. She was the widow of Irwin J. Kramer who died November 7, 1997. Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Howard E. and Minnie F. (Brensinger) Bieber. Mrs. Kramer was a member of Saint...
Maurice A. “Brud” Ruelens, 81, of Rittman, Ohio, formerly of Nazareth, Northampton County, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was married to Ellen June (Bonner) Ruelens on March 24, 1957; they were married for 56 years. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was a...
Webster Heffner, 103, of Carlisle, formerly of Alburtis, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Claremont Nursing Home, Carlisle, Cumberland County. He was the widower of Catherine M. (Bailey) Heffner who died July 10, 2000. His first wife, Verna (Kercher) Heffner died in 1940. Born in Longswamp Township, he was a son of the late Edward and Katie (Moyer)...
Joan M. (Lewis) Hill, 76, of Kutztown, formerly of Maxatawny Township and Longwood, Florida, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Phoebe Nursing Home, Allentown, where she was a patient four days. She was the widow of Clifford R. Hill, who died May 21, 2008. Born in Kingston, Luzerne Co., she was a daughter of the late Robert J....
Ralph H. Berger, 89, of Richmond Township, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where he had been a resident since 2011. He was the husband of Lillian R. (Stauffer) Berger, whom he married January 14, 1950. Born in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Ellen A. (Wanner)...
Jean G. Greiss, 85, of Topton, formerly of Mertztown, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the widow of Paul R. Greiss, who died January 12, 2010. Born in Longswamp Township, she was a daughter of the late Warren A. and Neida V. (Yoder) Reppert. Mrs. Greiss was a member of Trinity...
Raymond E. Yaggie, 71, of Lyon Station, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where he was a patient since April 20, 2013. He was the husband of Dolores H. "Dolly" (Himmelreich) Yaggie. They were married August 29, 1970. Born in Darby, Delaware County, he was a son of the late Vernon R....
Ella (Bartnick) Kropa, 98, formerly of Fleetwood and Dalton, Lackawanna County, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Phoebe Home, Allentown, where she was a resident since 2008. She was the widow of Alexander A. Kropa who died June 15, 1997. Born in Factoryville, Wyoming County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Mary (Mintz) Bartnick....
Miriam A. (Moyer) Fink, 81, of Greenwich Township, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 in the home of her son, Richard L. Fink, with whom she resided. She was the widow of Richard C. Fink, who died April 24, 2004. Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late William and Sallie H. (Miller) Moyer. Mrs. Fink was...
Paul H. Bortz, 98, of Kutztown, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in HCR ManorCare, Laureldale. He was the widower of Margaret S. (Stahler) Bortz, who died December 7, 2012. Born in Breinigsville, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey E. and Estella (Fritz) Bortz. He was a member of New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Fleetwood, PA. He...