Local Obituaries for Families in Birdsboro, Douglassville, Union Township, Amity Township, Robeson Township, Exeter Township, Morgantown, Elverson, Pottstown, and Reading
John J. Kroutch, Sr.
Apr 21, 2025
John J. Kroutch, Sr., 90, formerly of Exeter Twp., PA, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center. Born in Mt. Carmel, PA, he was the son of the late Enoch and the late Gertrude (Scheuren) Kroutch. He was the widower of Matilda (Kubitskie) Kroutch.
John served our country in the U.S. Army. He later...
Jean M. (Foreman) Johnson
Apr 7, 2025
Jean Marie (Foreman) Johnson, formerly of Birdsboro, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 07, 2025 at the age of 79. Born in Reading, PA, Jean was the daughter of the late David Foreman and the late Marie (Bright) Foreman.
Jean worked for UGI in their Maps and Records Department and also for Community General...
Ellen M. (Bitler) Sowers
Apr 3, 2025
Ellen M. (Bitler) Sowers, 90, formerly of Exeter Twp., PA passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at Amity Place in Douglassville. She was born in Robeson Twp., the daughter of the late Benjamin A. and the late Lottie (Griffith) Bitler. She was the widow of Charles F. “TaTa” Sowers.
Ellen was a clerical worker for the former Birdsboro Steel Corp....
Ruthann M. (Devlin) Peacock
Apr 2, 2025
Ruthann M. Peacock (Devlin)
July 11, 1945 - April 2, 2025
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of Ruthann M. Peacock, 79, of Birdsboro, PA, Robeson Township. Ruth passed away with her family by her side on April 2, 2025, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Philadelphia, and raised in Bensalem, Ruth was the daughter...
George H. Care
Apr 1, 2025
George H. Care, 89, of Birdsboro, Union Twp., PA passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in the comfort of his home on the farm, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Birdsboro, the son of the late Harry and the late Helen “Nanny” (Jones) Care. He was the husband of Linda A. (Walls) Care.
George worked as a...
Ada A. Peifer
Mar 26, 2025
Ada Amelia (Livingood) Peifer, 100, of Birdsboro, Exeter Twp., PA passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Celebration Villa of Exeter. She was born in Birdsboro, the daughter of the late Robert M. and the late Minnie J. (Deturk) Livingood. She was the widow of Donald L. Peifer who passed away in 1998.
Ada was a professional homemaker, taking...
Allen Raymond Ford
Mar 23, 2025
Allen Raymond Ford, born August 22, 1944 in Montclair, New Jersey, died unexpectedly at home on March 23, 2025. He leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Patti Docker-Ford, of Morgantown, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by his daughter, Amy Ford, 39, her husband, Phillip Schlosberg, and their son, Raymond, 2 of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is also survived by his...
Ralph "Sonny" W. Keller
Mar 23, 2025
Ralph “Sonny” W. Keller, 84, of Birdsboro. PA passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the Reading Hospital. He was born in Union Twp., Berks Co., the son of the late Ralph H. and Thelma M. (Doaty) Keller. He was the loving husband of Ethel M. (Stohler) Keller for 64 years.
Sonny worked as a Welder for Birdsboro Corp. for...
Edward J. Zawora, Jr.
Mar 22, 2025
Edward J. Zawora, Jr., 85, of Birdsboro. PA passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Keystone Villa at Douglassville. He was born in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Edward J. Zawora, Sr. and the late Rosemary (Carmody) Zawora. He was the loving husband of Carole A. (Beidler) Zawora.
Edward worked most of his life as a Tool &...
Jeffrey A. Wasson
Mar 20, 2025
Jeffrey A. Wasson, 42, of Birdsboro. PA passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in his home. He was born in Reading, PA, the son of Donald A. and Janice M. (Berger) Wasson.
Years back Jeff worked as a grounds man for Lewis Tree Service, more recently he worked for Aluminum Athletic Equipment Co. He was partial owner of...
William J. Vietri, Jr.
Mar 19, 2025
William J. Vietri Jr.,80, of Birdsboro, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at the Reading Hospital. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late William J. Vietri, Sr. and the late Amelia (Chianco) Vietri. He was the loving husband of Debra A. (Kabaci) Vietri.
He served in the United States Navy. Bill loved...
Elaine V. (Dalesio) Genovese
Mar 18, 2025
Elaine V. (Dalesio) Genovese, 97, of Douglassville, Amity, Twp. PA passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late William C. and the late Veronica M. (Guilardi) Dalesio. She was the widow of Lawrence John Genovese who died in 2017.
Elaine...
Richard L. Yost
Mar 11, 2025
Richard L. Yost, 83, formerly of Douglassville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Southeastern Veteran’s Center in Spring City, PA. Born in Morgantown, WV, he was the son of the late William R. and the late Martha (Bellew) Yost. He was the widower of Mary F. (Flynn) Yost who passed away in 2023.
Richard worked for many years...
Caitlin Ann Nazaryk
Mar 10, 2025
Caitlin Ann Nazaryk, 32, of Birdsboro, PA, lost her battle with addiction on Monday, March 10, 2025. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of Beth A. (Hummel) Nazaryk and Jason S. Nazaryk.
Caitlin spent most of her time as a caregiver taking care of her grandparents. Caitlin graduated from Exeter Twp. HS Class of 2011. She played field hockey...
Betty Jo (Klick) Kennedy
Mar 8, 2025
Betty Jo (Klick) Kennedy, 69, of Seaford, DE passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at in the comfort of her home. Born in Pottstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late George E. Klick, Sr. and the late Betty E. (Davis) Klick. She was the loving wife of Russell C. Kennedy, Jr. for 52 years.
Betty Jo worked as...
Anthony M. Zampella
Mar 5, 2025
Anthony M. Zampella, 86, of Union Twp., Douglassville, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Keystone Villa at Douglassville. Born in Birdsboro, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Josephine M. (Ianniello) Zampella. He was the widower of Elaine J. (Thompson) Zampella.
Tony graduated from Birdsboro High School, Class of 1956. He was the ultimate athlete,...
Arlene L. Hiltebeitel
Mar 2, 2025
Arlene L. (Richards) Hiltebeitel, 89, of Douglassville, Amity Twp., PA passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the comfort of her home. Born in Pottstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William F. Richards, Sr. and the late Mary Ellen (Sperow) Richards. She was the widow of Paul Hiltebeitel.
Arlene was a clerk and mail carrier for the...
Chester A. Bortz
Feb 27, 2025
Chester A. Bortz, 93, of Robeson Twp., PA passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 in the comfort of his home. He was the son of the late Jonathan G. Bortz and the late Verna R. (Benfield) Bortz. He was the widower of Janet K. (Garner) Bortz who passed in 2021.
Chester worked in machine maintenance for Kiwi Shoe Polish in...
Jody L. (Mogel) Faust
Feb 26, 2025
Jody L. (Mogel) Faust, 66, of Warwick Twp., Elverson, PA passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in the comfort of her home. She was the daughter of the late George D. Mogel, Sr. and the late Caroline G. (Gechter) Mogel. She was the loving wife of Terry L. Faust, Sr.
Jody worked in Technical Support for Vanguard for 37 years....
Wayne M. Volker
Feb 25, 2025
Wayne M. Volker, 75, of Birdsboro, PA passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Complete Care at Berkshire. He was the son of the late Arlene (Gorr) Volker. He was the widower of Anna Marie (Rupp) Volker.
Wayne worked as a machine operator for the former Beacon Container in Birdsboro, before retirement. In his younger years, he enjoyed golfing, hunting,...
