Mar 25, 2019

Ernest R. " Ernie " Kemp, 84, of Mertztown , passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 in his residence. He was the loving husband of Marie F. ( Fichter ) Kemp, whom he married on October 20, 1984. Born in Hereford Township, Ernest was a son of the late Esther Brensinger , and was raised on the family...

Mar 23, 2019

Christa E. (Arnold) Buergin , 91, of Eatontown , NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019, surrounded by family. She was the widow of Lt. Col. Allan A. Buergin , who died on September 4, 2018, and whom she married on March 8, 1952. Born in Munich, Germany, Christa was a daughter of the late Otto and...

Mar 23, 2019

Barbara A. ( Wilhelmi ) LaFrado , 79, a resident of Laurel Center, Hamburg, and formerly of Philadelphia, PA, and Vera Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Genesis Health Care -Laurel Center, Hamburg. She was the widow of Vincent M. LaFrado , Sr. Born in Philadelphia, Barbara was a daughter of the late Albert and...

Mar 22, 2019

Donavan Michael Gieringer , 23, of Topton , died on Friday morning, March 22, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident in Longswamp Township. Born in Allentown, Donavan was a son of Michael F., husband of Wendy L. (Doll) Gieringer , Mohrsville , and Christina M. ( Dolny ), wife of Ricky Dey, Oley .

Donavan...

Mar 22, 2019

Betty J. Bauer, 91, of Macungie , passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the daughter of the late Clarence E. Bauer, Sr. and Edna M. (Hoffman) Bauer, and was raised in Longswamp Township by her Maternal Grandmother, Stella Hoffman.

Betty was employed as an Assembler at Allen Organ...

Mar 21, 2019

Grace A. Lantz , 100, of Longswamp Township, died peacefully Thursday, March 21, 2019, in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of W. Charles " Charlie " Lantz , whom she married February 24, 1982. She was pre-deceased by her first husband Herman L. Snyder in 1964. Born in Longswamp Township, she was a...

Mar 17, 2019

Heaven received another angel on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Ruth J. (Trexler) Kistler, 94, of Topton, passed away in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the widow of George W. Kistler, who died August 25, 1981. Born in Topton, Ruth was a daughter of the late Harry A. and Erma B. (Derr) Trexler. She was a member of...

Mar 16, 2019

Geraldine E. (Kunkel) Leiby, 86, a resident of Berks Heim, and formerly of Kutztown, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Tower Health – Reading Hospital, West Reading. She was the widow of George C. Leiby, who died on July 17, 2015. Born in Kempton, Geraldine was a daughter of the late Arthur and Viletta (Henninger) Kunkel. Mrs....

Mar 16, 2019

Audrey L. (Sander) Hoffman, 81, of Kutztown, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Kutztown Manor Nursing Home, Kutztown, where she had been a resident since July, 2017. She was the companion of Edwin J. Shade, Lyon Station. Born in Perry Township, Audrey was a daughter of the late Harvey A. and Esther L. (Focht) Sander. She was a member...

Mar 12, 2019

Patricia A. (Moyer) Barr, 82, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Cape Coral, and Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Joanne's House of Hope Hospice, Bonita Springs, Florida. She was the widow of Melvin F. Barr who died July 4, 2011. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Paul J., Sr., and...