Roger H. Rohrbach, 82, of Bechtelsville, passed away at Reading Hospital on October 18, 2021. Roger was the loving husband of Jean B. (Weil) Rohrbach until her passing in 2015.  Born in Oley, he was the son of Webster Rohrbach and Helen (Herbein) Rohrbach.  Roger was a general laborer who knew how to fix it all.  He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to visit the mountains. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Oley Valley Hunting Club. He also found joy in...

On Saturday, October 16, 2021, the Lord called Clyde Richard Snyder home. Clyde, of Wyomissing, was born November 2, 1946 to Lloyd Alvin Snyder and Louise Kathryn (Mack) Snyder, both deceased. He was a 1964 Reading High School graduate. Following high school, Clyde served our country by enlisting in the US Navy. After his discharge, he continued his education at Albright College, majoring in accounting. In 1972 he was awarded the John A. Beard award at the Reading Chapter, National Assn. of...

Anna Kay Seaman, 79, of Sacred Heart Villa, Muhlenberg Township and formerly of Locust Street, Reading, died October 16, 2021 in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a guest for three weeks.  Born in Reading, PA on October 28, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence S., and Mary Margaret (Klein) Seaman.  She was a 1959 graduate of Central Catholic High School.  Anna loved her church and faithfully attended St. Joseph R.C. Church, Reading almost her...

Rose Marie DiBenedetto, 93, of Fleetwood passed away October 16, 2021 in the Reading Hospital. She was the widow of former Reading council member Ronald  Eugene DiBenedetto, who passed away in 2002. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Constantino) Sottasanti.  Rose was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Reading and a Spartaco member.  She loved to cook, trips to Atlantic City where she loved to play slots. She also loved bingo...

Barbara A. Magaro, 77, passed away in September 2021 at her daughter’s house in Williamsburg, VA after a long bout with cancer. Born in Reading, PA in 1944, she was the daughter of Margaret A. (Hornberger) Laughlin and Roy C. Wolf, Jr. Barbara was raised by her grandmother, Lucille (Brant) Wolf. She was the wife of Robert A. Magaro, Sr., to whom she was married for 48 years. Barbara was proud to have received her GED in 1979. She was employed by Izod from 1968 until they closed in...

Willard Burton Hafer, 91, of Oley, died October 15, 2021 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.  He was the husband of Anna Larue (Cleaver) Hafer to whom he was married 65 years on April 14, 1956.    Born on the family farm in Exeter Township, PA on July 24, 1930, he was a son of the late Mahlon L., and Arlene (Merkel) Hafer.  Willard attended Exeter High School.  He was a member of Frieden’s United Church of Christ, Oley.  Willard was...

Martin James Polansky, 82 of Pike Township passed away October 13, 2021 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Margie Mamie (Schatz) Polansky and they were married for 49 years. Born in Coaldale, PA, he was the son of the late Martin and Agnes (Hyland) Polansky. Martin was a graduate of Coaldale High School and was employed by Agere as a pipe fitter for many years.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

William Joseph Rowe, Jr., 78, of Laureldale, passed away on October 11, 2021 at Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Linda L. (Brizek) Rowe, to whom he was married for 53 years. Born on August 25, 1943, he was the son of William J. Rowe Sr. and Florence A. (Becker) Rowe. Bill was a 1962 Muhlenberg High School graduate. Following graduation, he proudly served our country by joining the Army. After being honorably discharged, Bill became a cable splicer with Bell Atlantic and...

Karen Lee Wallace, 76, of South Heidelberg Township, died October 11, 2021 in Tower Health / Reading Hospital. Born July 20, 1945 in West Reading, PA., she was a daughter of the late Albert Ross Wallace Jr., and Louise Lauretta (King) Wallace. She was a Reading High School graduate and also graduated from Columbia State University, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Karen was employed several years as a customer service manager with Lakeland Industries, South...

Mary Marie (Wisneiski) Hernandez, 62, died October 10, 2021 in Tower Health / Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Jose Manuel Hernandez. Born in Reading, PA on September 3, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Vera (Milkins) Wisneiski. Mary was employed as a certified nursing assistant for 30 years with Berks Heim, Bern Township, retiring in 2019. She loved being surrounded by good energy and was known as the Crystal Goddess by her friends. Mary is also survived by two...