All Obituaries

Randall C. “Randy” Entzminger, age 54, of Richland passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Reading Hospital from a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 28 years to Heather A. (Mertz) Entzminger. Born in Reading on November 30, 1968 a son of the late Ronald C. and Phyllis (Williams) Entzminger. Randy was a graduate of Wyomissing High School. He last worked at SWM International in Richland and previously worked at Kountry Kraft Kitchens as a skilled...

Cleaven E. “Bubber” Parsons, age 77, of Womelsdorf peacefully passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of 56 years to Beverly A. (Shutter) Parsons. Born in Reading on July 17, 1945 a son of the late Vernon and Margaret (Ream) Parsons. He attended Wilson High School. Bubber was the owner & operator of Temple Tire, Inc. for 47 years. He was the most generous and honest businessman, and lived to work at the successful business...

Jack Lee Rhine, 75, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, in his residence. Born in West Reading,  Saturday, December 6, 1947, he was a son of the late Heister H. & June E. (née Strunk) Rhine. He was a 1965 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School, and was a veteran having served in the US Army. He is survived by his children: Kristi (Joe) Padilla, Keith (Genie) Rhine, & Kyle (Tiffany) Rhine; 5 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; and his siblings: Thomas J....

Dorothy M. Ravert, age 93, of Robesonia passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville. Her husband, John H. Ravert died in 1996. Born in Penn Twp. on September 20, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Vernon T. and Helen I. (Davis) Bright. She was a graduate of Robesonia High School and was a self employed seamstress. Besides sewing, she was also a good cook & baker, and enjoyed quilting, doing arts & crafts, playing cards, and cheering...

JoAnne C. Leiss, 80, of Newmanstown, passed away in the evening hours Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in her residence. She was the wife of Terry R. Leiss. Born Thursday, January 28, 1943, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frank J. Teslow, Sr., and the late Verna M. (neé Gruber) . JoAnne was a faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church, Womelsdorf. JoAnne worked for the ELCO cafeteria for over 30 years. She enjoyed arts and crafts, bingo, watching wild life at Middle Creek Wildlife...

Kenneth I. Miller, 82 years of age, passed away on March 14th, 2023.  Ken was born in Reading to Russell and Venona Miller on April 15, 1940.  He is survived by his devoted wife Sandra A. (Renninger) Miller.  They were married for 36 years.  He is also survived by a son, Troy Miller and his wife Sharon with their 3 Children: Chloe, Jordan, and Luke, from Round Rock, Texas.  Also a step-son, Scott Wildermuth of Mt. Pleasant, SC.  A deceased daughter, Krista...

Joseph D. Purdin, age 77, of South Heidelberg Twp. passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023. He was the loving husband of Linda H. (Frey) Purdin whom he married on June 14, 1969. Born in Daytona Beach, FL on April 14, 1945 a son of the late Robert W. and Ruth M. (Lutz) Purdin. He was a 1963 graduate of Haddon Heights High School in New Jersey and a 1969 graduate of Millersville University. Joe was employed for 30 years with Yellow Freight, retiring as Operations Manager. He was an active...

Maria Luckenbill, age 74, of Newmanstown passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Kenneth Luckenbill. Born in Manhattan, NY on August 8, 1948 a daughter of Felicita (Cordona) Rivera, who survives and the late Pedro Rivera. Maria loved spending time with her family and enjoyed life to the fullest. In addition to her husband and mother she is also survived by her children, Richard Otero, Angel Otero (Deborah Price), and Maria Fernandez (Jessie);...

Dennis L. Reitnauer, 68, of Reading, passed away in the morning hours Saturday, March 4, 2023, in his residence. Born Sunday, June 27, 1954, in Boyertown, he was a son of the late Paul & Frances (née Hartman) Reitnauer. Dennis was a 1973 graduate of Boyertown High School.   He is survived by his siblings: Sandra Washler, companion of Tom Easley, Charles Reitnauer, husband of Etta, Brenda Frickhill, & Donald Reitnauer, husband of Donna He was predeceased by a...

Rachael Ann Renninger, age 57, of Robesonia passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at her residence. She was the wife of Brad R. Renninger. Born in Reading on August 12, 1965 a daughter of the late Richard J. and Mildred M. (Schaeffer) Raihl. She was a 1983 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School. She will be fondly remembered for her giving nature and would help anyone in need, and her love of animals.  She loved sports, especially softball and bowling and was once a swim team...