Mrs. Marion E. Schappell

Mar 4, 2020

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. Behm

Mar 4, 2020

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...

Mr. Michael C. Karom

Feb 25, 2020

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...

Mr. Marlowe R. Graff

Feb 24, 2020

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....

Mrs. Marie L. Bower

Feb 23, 2020

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...

Mrs. Dorothy E. Kline

Feb 23, 2020

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...

Mrs. Judith A. Murphy

Feb 21, 2020

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,...

Mr. Raymond E. Baycar

Feb 17, 2020

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...

Mr. Kenneth C Henninger

Feb 13, 2020

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. Gernert

Feb 8, 2020

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,...