All Obituaries

Richard A. ”Rick” Beissel, Jr., 67, of Centre Township, passed away in his residence July 20th surrounded by his loving family. Rick was married for 46 years to the love of his life Deborah A (Seisler) Beissel. Born in the MacDill Air Force Base Hospital, Florida on May 18, 1952, he was the son of the late Geraldine E. (Hottenstein) Salvatore and Richard A. Beissel Sr. widower of Adele A. (Kulasinski) Beissel. Rick was a 1970 graduate of Reading High School and received his...

Mary Lou Ginder, 81, of Shoemakersville PA, passed away July 20, 2019 in the Manor Care, Laureldale, PA. She was the life partner of Earl DeVine, Jr. for 45 years. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Carl Celmer and Ethel (Fredericks) Watt and stepfather Wallace watt. She worked at the former Belann Manufacturing Co., Reading. She is survived by a daughter, Debra A., wife of Jeff Anderson Sr., Temple. Also surviving are her four sisters: Jackie Miccicke of Lebanon, Donna...

Rayanne Rauenzahn, 59, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away July 20, 2019 in the Thomas Jefferson Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Jeff R. Rauenzahn and they were married for 32 years. Born in Reading, PA on May 3, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Wilber “Red” and Margaret (Mitchell) Denton. Rayanne was a 1978 graduate of Reading High School and was a member of Good Shepard Lutheran Church, Reading. She was employed as a teacher’s...

Theresa A. Nowotarski, 89, of Reading, died July 19, 2019 at Tower Health – Reading Hospital, West Reading. Born, February 18, 1930, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Adam John and Mary A. (Lesko) Nowotarski. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Reading. Theresa was employed as a registered nurse for over 40 years, retiring from Wernersville State Hospital. She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels R.C. Church, Hyde...

Clifford J. Bechtel, 92 formerly of 3219 McKently Street, Laureldale, died July 15, 2019 in the Keystone Villa at Fleetwood. He was married March 8, 1947 to Arlene C. “Fritz” (Brown) Bechtel, who died December 20, 2013. Born in Muhlenberg Township, on November 10, 1926, he was a son of the late John C. and Helen M. (Heckman) Bechtel. Cliff was a 1944 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He was a member of Rosedale United Church of Christ, Laureldale. Cliff was employed 33 years as...

Lucinda “Cindy” Ella Crim, 51, died July 15, 2019 in her Reading, PA residence. She was born February 15, 1968 in Ilion, New York and was a daughter of William V. Crim of Myerstown, PA and Agnes E. (Bowie) Crim of Mohawk, New York. She was a 1986 graduate of Mohawk Central (N.Y.) High School. Cindy was last employed as an aide in nursing homes in New York. She was a member of Mohawk (N.Y.) Reformed Church. Cindy was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, American Legion...

Robert Keehn Reinert, 86, of Oley, passed away July 13, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Pauline (Handwerk) Reinert, with whom he would have celebrated 64 years of marriage in August. Born May 28, 1933 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Rev. Webster and Mary (Levengood) Reinert. Robert proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he taught Sunday school and was...

Mary E. Martin, 83, of Wernersville, passed away peacefully in her home on July 13, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She is the wife of Chester A. Martin, Jr., they would have celebrated 66 years of marriage in September.  Mary would have celebrated her 84th birthday this week. Born July 16, 1935 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Queena (Bohn) Ulrich.   She was employed by Lower Heidelberg School as a lunch aide and library assistant for 30...

Robert Daniel Shipe, III, 74 of Temple died July 7, 2019 at Tower Health-Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Lyndell C. (Rentschler) Shipe, to whom he was married November 25, 1967. Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert D., Jr. and Gladys M. (Yiengst) Shipe. Bob was a 1962 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a 1966 graduate of Kutztown State College, where he received a B.S. in education.  He also went on to earn his Master’s Degree. He taught with Reading...

Petrina B. Yonchuk, 80, of Pennsburg, died July 2, 2019 at Pennsburg Manor. Born November 28, 1938 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Antoinette (Natoli) Bruno. Petrina was a 1957 graduate of Reading High School.  She was employed in various occupations over the years from banking, to retail, to being an administrative assistant. Petrina’s pride and joy was her grandson who she cared for full-time in his early life.  She also loved the beach,...