All Obituaries

Obituaries act as quiet reminders of the finite nature of our lives. Yet, for those who have recently experienced the death of a family member or friend, an obituary means so much more. It is a bittersweet reminder of all we've lost, but it can also help us to remember all we enjoyed while they were alive. If you have recently lost someone you love, we hope that you will accept our condolences.

Below is a listing of all of our recent local obituaries and death notices. Both our current services and past services are available for friends and family to revisit and reflect on the memories of your loved one. Each of the local obituaries comes with an interactive online memorial. Within each memorial is the obituary/death notice of the deceased, a space to leave messages of condolence, a section to share photos and videos, a store to purchase funeral flowers and so much more.

Please browse below or use our Obituary Search to find the obituary for your loved one and feel free to share with friends and family across your social media pages. We encourage all of our visitors to leave a message of condolence or share a memory within the memorial tribute site to help others with the remembrance process and show how the deceased positively impacted so many people during their lifetime.

Dolores Valle Upper Tulpehocken Township

Dolores C. Valle, 91, of Upper Tulpehocken Township, passed away September 21, 2023 at The Gardens of Stevens where she was a guest. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Clarence L. Knarr, Sr. and Cecelia A. (Kosmoski) Knarr. Dolores worked as a packer for the former Luden’s Candy, now Hershey. She enjoyed bingo and trips to the casinos. Dolores...

Dolores C. Valle, 91, of Upper Tulpehocken Township, passed away September 21, 2023 at The Gardens of Stevens where she was a guest. Born in Reading,...

Kenneth Carpenter Cumru Township

Kenneth Arthur Carpenter, 81, of Cumru Township, passed away September 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM at his residence. Born in Ephrata, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Marion I. (Mohler) Carpenter. He was the loving husband of Peggy A. (Schwab) Carpenter. Kenneth graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1960. He was the supervisor of the former S.E. Nichols Discount City store...

Kenneth Arthur Carpenter, 81, of Cumru Township, passed away September 21, 2023 at 10:20 AM at his residence. Born in Ephrata, Lancaster County, he was...

Wynne Thomas Cumru Township

Wynne Estelle Thomas, 80, of Cumru Township, passed away September 16, 2023 at Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing where she was a patient. Born in Reading, she was the only child of the late Calvin W. and Estelle (Hollenshead) Herflicker. She was the loving wife of Henry Hayne Thomas for 59 years. A 1960 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, Wynne was a lifetime member of St. John’s...

Wynne Estelle Thomas, 80, of Cumru Township, passed away September 16, 2023 at Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing where she was a patient. ...

Doris Novak Muhlenberg Twp.

Doris A. Novak, 91, of Muhlenberg, passed away September 14, 2023 at 7:30 AM at Rittenhouse Village. She was a resident since January 2022. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul W. and Edith M. (Bachman) Craley. She was the wife of the late Lawrence A. Novak who passed away Dec. 31, 2013. They were together for 40 years and celebrated 25 years of marriage prior to Larry’s passing....

Doris A. Novak, 91, of Muhlenberg, passed away September 14, 2023 at 7:30 AM at Rittenhouse Village. She was a resident since January...

Henry Hertzog, Jr. Spring Township, PA

Henry I. Hertzog, Jr., 73, of Spring Township, passed away September 13, 2023 at 4:01 PM at M.S. Hershey Medical Center where he was a patient. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Henry I. Hertzog, Sr., and Helen (Pawlowski) Hertzog. He was the loving husband of Karen A. (Wagner) Hertzog. Henry was a self-employed carpet installer, last working for his brother at Apax...

Henry I. Hertzog, Jr., 73, of Spring Township, passed away September 13, 2023 at 4:01 PM at M.S. Hershey Medical Center where he was a...

Ronald Ray, Sr. Reading, PA

Ronald G. Ray, Sr., 68, of Reading, passed away September 10, 20213 in the Reading Hospital where he was a patient since August 21st. Born in West Chester, he was a son of the late Richard D. and Rebecca Ann (Pryor) Ray. He was the husband and loving companion of Diana L. (Christman) Bohn. He was a machine operator most of his life, last working for Wamac Industries, Inc., West...

Ronald G. Ray, Sr., 68, of Reading, passed away September 10, 20213 in the Reading Hospital where he was a patient since August...

Ralph Schaeffer formerly of Shillington, PA

Ralph H. Schaeffer, 92, formerly of Shillington, passed away September 8, 2023 in the Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City, where he was guest since November 16, 2021. Born in Reading, He was a son of the late Harry H. Schaeffer and Emma (Hoffmaster) Smith. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Waldorf) Schaeffer who passed away April 1, 2002. Ralph was a 1948...

Ralph H. Schaeffer, 92, formerly of Shillington, passed away September 8, 2023 in the Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City, where he was guest since November 16,...

Janet Tait Bern Township

Janet R. (Hoffman) Tait, 89, formerly of Park Manor, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Hospice care at Reading Hospital. Born in Pocono Pines, in 1934, she was the only child of Ira P. and Ruth Martha (Kirn) Hoffman. She was predeceased by her husband, E. Dean Tait who passed away May 19, 2020. She is survived by two daughters, Karyn L. Spengler, wife of Ryck D. Spengler...

Janet R. (Hoffman) Tait, 89, formerly of Park Manor, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Hospice care at Reading...

MaryEllen Zawaski Reading, PA

MaryEllen Rose Zawaski, 92, of Reading, passed away August 24, 2023 in her residence with her loving family by her side. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Stanley & Sophie (Sweedock) Whitecavage. She was the wife of the late John L. Zawaski who passed away July 25, 1974. MaryEllen was a graduate of Mahanoy City High School and McCann’s School of Business....

MaryEllen Rose Zawaski, 92, of Reading, passed away August 24, 2023 in her residence with her loving family by her side. Born in Mahanoy City,...

Florence "Checkers" Hummel West Lawn, PA

Florence J. “Checkers” Hummel, 96, of West Lawn, passed away of August 20, 2023. She was preceded by her husband of 59 years, Randall L. Hummel in 2006. Florence was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Teresa (Bralle) Chiodi. Florence attended Reading High and was a singer with the 1945 Castleaires dance band. She worked in numerous knitting mills and manufacturers in Reading and was a...

Florence J. “Checkers” Hummel, 96, of West Lawn, passed away of August 20, 2023. She was preceded by her husband of 59 years, Randall L....

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