Obituaries

Neil M. Rader, 99, of Rockland Township, died Saturday, August 22, 2026, in the in-patient Hospice unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was the husband of Janet A. (Beard) Rader, whom he married October 17, 1970. Born in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late George A. and Gertrude (Fegely) Rader.Neil honorably…

Naomi Ruth Ring, 99, of Kutztown, PA, died peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2026 in Keystone Villa, Blandon. She was the widow of Dr. Rodney Ring who died in 1995.Born in Gresham, Nebraska, Naomi was a daughter of the late Rev. Alexander and Clara (Scheel) Korn. A graduate of Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, NE, she…

John C. Kutz, 95, of Kutztown, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. He was the husband of Evelyn E. (Schmoyer) Kutz, who died on August 3, 2003.Born in Lyons, PA, John was the son of the late George A. Kutz, Jr., and Mabel A. (Fenstermacher)…

Patricia A. (Himmelreich) Henn, 82, of Rockland Township, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Campus. She was the loving wife of Donald F. Henn, whom she married on February 23, 1969.Born in Reading, Patricia was a daughter of the late Mahlon "Shorty" Kerschner and Anna B. (Himmelreich) Hagy…

Crispin Contreras Martinez, 68, of Reading, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 in his daughter's Shillington residence. He was the husband of Margarita Martinez de Contreras.Born in San Francisco de la Cruz, Mexico, Crispin was a son of the late Federico Contreras Lopez and Anita Martinez de Contreras. He was employed by Giorgio…

Franklin G. "Benji" Adam, 91, of Longswamp Township, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 in The Lutheran Home at Topton. He was the widower of Jean S. (Greis) Adam, who died September 12, 2013 and whom he married on April 19, 1958.Born in Bowers, Benji was a son of the late George and Irene…

Ruth E. Hoffman passed away on August 10, 2026 at the Willow Brook Nursing Home, in Kutztown, PA.She was born on May 2, 1929 in Carrollton, OH. She was the daughter of the late John Bentley Grigsby and Mary Elizabeth (Hayes) Grigsby. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Paris of Kutztown, PA (with whom…

Gail S. Geist, 66, of Topton, died peacefully, Friday, August 7, 2026, in Willow Brook Nursing and Rehabilitation, Kutztown. Born in Allentown, Gail was a daughter of the late Herbert J. and Goldie C. (Heiter) Geist. She was a member of Redeemer Bible Fellowship Church, Topton, and a former member of Cedar Crest and Kutztown…

Jodi Lynn Kirstein (née Reddick), age 50, of Blandon, Pennsylvania, passed away surrounded by love on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Born on August 2, 1975, in Butler, Pennsylvania, to her loving parents, Barbara and Richard Reddick, Jodi lived a life defined by compassion, generosity, and an unwavering devotion to others. She was known for her…

Thomas P. "Rudy" Reidenhour, 67, of Kutztown, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2026 in his residence. He was the husband of Claire M. (Curry) Reidenhour whom he married on September 19, 1987.Born in Reading, Tom was a son of the late Paul J. and Marcia A. (Weaver) Reidenhour. He was a 1977 graduate of…