Obituaries

Vernon B. Fronheiser, 91, of Topton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where he was a resident for two weeks. He was the widower of Dorothy Joan (Davidson) Fronheiser, who died on March 20, 2018. Born in Washington Township, PA, Vernon was a son of the late Warren…

Sara Ruth (Kohl) Heintzelman, 91, a former resident of Phoebe Terrance, Allentown, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 in Phoebe Health Care Center, Allentown. She was the widow of Clair A. Heintzelman, who died on September 13, 1993. Born in Allentown, Sara was a daughter of the late Lloyd R. Kohl, Sr. and Eleanor…

Walter C. Wiser, 90, of Topton passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 in Lehigh Valley In-Patient Hospice, Allentown. He was the loving husband of Margaret E. (Jackson) Wiser, whom he married on August 9, 1958. Born in Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA, Walter was the son of the late Cecil C. and Gwendolyn (Bond)…

Jennifer Lynn Schappell, 52, of Breinigsville, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in The Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. She was the wife of Cole E. Werkheiser whom she married in October 2019. Born in West Reading, Jennifer was a daughter of Ronald L. and Linda L. (Haring) Schappell, Kutztown. She was a member…

Clair C. Seidel, 83, of Topton, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29, 2020 in his residence. Born in Maxatawny Township, Clair was a son of the late Walter J., Sr., and Myrtle L. (Bieber) Seidel. Mr. Seidel was a member of Zion’s Union Church of Maxatawny. He was a self-employed farmer for many years until…

Kerry C. DeLong, 79, of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020. He was the loving husband of Patricia L. (Broscius) DeLong, whom he married on September 14, 1996. He was predeceased by his first wife, Patricia A. (Wagner) DeLong. Born in Reading, PA, Kerry was a son of the late Charles and Viola…

Ronald C. "Manny" Radcliffe, 79, of Mertztown, died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Saint Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. He was the widower of Margo A. (Wendell) Radcliffe, who died September 18, 2009. Born in Longswamp Township, Manny was a son of the late Stanley W. and Dorothy K. (Dankel) Radcliffe. Manny was a…

Eileen (Goebel) Hosterman, 64, of Mertztown, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Tower Health-Reading Hospital. She was the loving and devoted wife of Edwin W. Hosterman whom she married on May 20, 1978. Born in Philadelphia, Eileen was a daughter of Margaret (McDevitt) Goebel, of Philadelphia, and the late James Goebel. She was…

Amy Lynn (Hess) Wood (44 years old), who passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 19th. She was the wife of Sean Patrick Wood. They shared 15 years of marriage together. Born in Reading PA she was the daughter of Nita and the late Lester "Butch" Hess. Those who knew Amy were delighted by…

Joan G. (Grimes) Tinsman, 83, formerly of Topton and Flying Hills, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2020 in her son’s residence. She was the widow of James H. Tinsman, Jr., Ph. D., who died on January 2, 2020, and whom she married on September 8, 1956. Born in Dayton, OH, Joan was…