Marion E. (Bailey) Schappell, 101, formerly of Kutztown, passed away on Wednesday evening, March 4, 2020 in Maidencreek Place, Maidencreek Twp., where she was a resident for five years. She was the widow of John L. Schappell, who died in 1982. Born in Greenwich Township, Marion was a daughter...
May C. (Trexler) Behm, 97, formerly of Topton, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in The Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township, where she was a resident for nearly ten years. She was the widow of Victor E. Behm, who died September 29, 2003. Born in Topton, she was a daughter of the...
Michael C. Karom, Sr., 93, of Longswamp Township, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at his residence. He was the widower of Mary G. (Lotti) Karom, who died on January 6, 1989.
Born in Longswamp Township, Michael was a son of the late Albert, Sr., and Fannie (Pritko) Karom. He was employed as an...
Marlowe R. Graff, 71, of Kutztown, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Tower Health – Reading Hospital, West Reading. He was the husband of Diane M. (Scheidt) Keller Graff, whom he married on May 12, 1973.
Born in Allentown, Marlowe was a son of the late George H. and Fern E. (Kuhn) Graff....
Marie L. (Gift) Bower, 80, of Kutztown, and formerly of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 in her residence at Saucony Meadows. She was the widow of William C. Bower, who died on July 22, 1999. Born in Reading, PA, Marie was a daughter of the late...
Dorothy E. (Dietrich) Kline, 87, formerly of Rockland Township, died Sunday, February 23, 2020, in The Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township, where she was a resident for 17 months. She was the widow of Leroy P. Kline, who died January 21, 2017. Born in Lenhartsville, she was a...
Judith, my wife, my life. My beloved wife of 60 years, Judith Angela Murphy, died on February 21, 2020 and is now at peace after a week-long struggle with the aftermath of a massive stroke. Judith was a beautiful woman in the best sense of that word.
She was the ultimate caregiver-she made me whole,...
Raymond E. “Ray” Baycar, 73, of Allentown, formerly of Queens Village, NY, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice, Allentown. He was the husband of Lori A. (Barrell) Baycar, whom he married on May 16, 2003.
Born in...
Kenneth Carl Henninger, 72, of Pottstown, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020, in Tower-Health, Reading Hospital, West Reading. He was the husband of Jennifer L. (Burns) Henninger, whom he married on October 8, 2016.
Born in...
Ellen E. (Schleicher) Gernert, 98, of Topton, died Saturday, February 8, 2020, in Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, where she recently resided. She was the widow of Brooke E. Gernert, who died September 21, 1998. Born in Topton, she was a daughter of the late Paul R. and Myrtle M. (Dierolf) Schleicher. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church,...