Obituaries by LocationLLOYD D. HARNER
Services were held for Lloyd D. Harner, 67, of Peach Drive, Douglass Township, who died August 9 [2003] in his residence.
He was the husband of Marguerite (Seyler) Harner.
Born in Mount Carmel, he had been employed for 35 years as a laborer by Cabot Corp., Boyertown, retiring in 2000.
He is also survived by a son, David T., Boyertown; two daughters, Melanie (Harner) Rios, Red Hill, and Kimberly (Harner) Nace, Lansdale, both in Montgomery County; a stepdaughter, LoriAnn (Fry) Houser, Boyertown; and two stepsons, William P. Fry, Boyertown, and Jon W. Fry, Douglassville.
Other survivors include three brothers: Arthur, Boyertown; Elmer, Gilbertsville; and Robert, Oley.
There are also six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick Township.
The Morrell Funeral Home Inc., Boyertown, handled the arrangements.
THERESA J. LEBEAU
Services were held for Theresa J. LeBeau, 82, of Carriage Circle, Oley Township, who died August 9 [2003] in Manor-Care Health Services Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a patient.
Her husband, William C. LeBeau Sr., died in 2001.
Born in Masontown, Allegheny County, she was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Exeter Township.
She is survived by a son, William C. Jr., Daytona, Fla., and two daughters, Barbara J. (LeBeau) Fuchs, Exeter Township, and Theresa J. (LeBeau) Dowling, with whom she resided.
There are also 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a daughter.
The Lutz Funeral Home Inc., Mount Penn, handled the arrangements.
MATTHEW J. RIGHTER
Services will be Thursday for Matthew J. Righter, 47, of Main Street, Oley, who died August 10 [2003] in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Mark G. Sr. and Mary E. (Schearer) Righter, with whom he resided.
He had been employed as a stone mason, working for R. C. Beahr, Birdsboro; Eachbach Bros. of Reading and was employed in Arizona from 1995 to 2001.
Surviving are two daughters, Laura M. Righter, Laureldale, and Mary Anne Righter, Clearfield County.
Other survivors include two brothers, Mark G. Jr., Reading, and Marshall E., Westerly, R.I.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Christ & Catagnus Funeral Home Inc., Oley, with the Rev. Sharon S. Morris, officiating.
Burial will be in Oley Cemetery , Spangsville.
MILDRED E. FLECK
Services will be Thursday for Mildred E. Fleck, 83, of Gradin Avenue, Baltimore, formerly of Boyertown, who died August 9 [2003] in Northwest Hospital Center, Randallstown, Md.
Her husband, William Y. Fleck, died in 1994.
Born in Woodbine, York County, Fleck was employed for more than 40 years as a teacher; working at Palmyra High School, Lebanon County; Lower Chanceford High School, York County; Waynesboro High School, Franklin County; Daniel Boone High School; and lastly at Schuylkill Valley, retiring in 1986.
She was a member of Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, Boyertown, and Pine Grove Presbyterian Church, Airville, York County.
Fleck was a 1937 graduate of Chanceford Township High School, York County; received a bachelor’s degree in commercial education from Elizabethtown College in 1941; and completed post-graduate studies at the University of Southern California.
She is survived by a daughter, Lois E. (Fleck) Losh, with whom she last resided, and a son, Robert K., Reiffton.
Fleck was predeceased by a son, William C. Fleck.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Pine Grove Church.
Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery , Airville.
The arrangements are being handled by the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home, Pottstown.
ANNA M. TREICHLER
Services were held for Anna M. Treichler, 82, of Chestnut Street, Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, who died August 8 [2003] in Lehigh Valley Hospice Center, Allentown.
Her husband, Stanley H. Treichler, died in 1987.
Born in Zionsville, Lehigh County, she was a member of New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville, Montgomery County.
She is survived by a daughter, Janice L. (Treichler) Hartman, Bechtelsville, and six sons,: Jeremiah L., Macungie, Lehigh County; Jeffrey L., Bally; Jerome L. and Joel L., both of Zionsville; and James L. and Jason L., both of Barto.
Other survivors include two sister; three brothers; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was predeceased by two sons.
Burial was in New Goshenhoppen Cemetery , Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.
The Morrell Funeral Home Inc., Boyertown, was in charge of the arrangements.
MADELINE ANNE DODARO
Services will be held for Madeline Anne (Destefano) Dodaro, 87, of the Quakertown Center, formerly of Gilbertsville, who died August 11 [2003] in her residence.
She was the widow of Anthony Dodaro.
Born in Scranton, she was a homemaker and a member of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally.
Surviving are two daughters, Antoinette Gehringer of Gilbertsville and Patricia A. Ellis of Barto.
Also a brother; a sister; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son.
Contributions may be made to the church.
Calling hours will be held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, 111 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown.
Services will be at 10 a.m. in the Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 610 Pine St., Bally, PA 19503.
Burial will be in St. Dominic Cemetery , Philadelphia.
Roger N. Levan
Private services were held for Roger N. Levan, 56, Blue Rocks Road, Greenwich Township, who died of natural causes April 9 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since March 28.
Burial was in Jacob’s Union Cemetery , Jacksonville, Lehigh County.
Levan, born in Reading, was a son of Amela R. (Adams) Levan, Wyomissing, and the late Robert H. Levan.
Last working in December, he was employed as a heavy equipment operator by Schlouch Inc., Blandon, for 10 years. He had previously owned and operated Roger N. Levan Excavating from his residence.
Levan was a 1964 graduate of Hamburg High School, and a Vietnam War Army veteran.
Also surviving are two sons, Jason C. Levan, Burlington Township, N.J., and Devin J. Levan, Perry Township.
Other survivors include a brother, Donald R. Levan, Shoemakersville, and a sister, Lois A. (Levan) Rentschler, Perry Township.
The Leibensperger Funeral Home, Hamburg, was in charge of arrangements.
Carmela J. Adorno
Among the local survivors of Carmela J. (Stroffolino) Adorno, 72, formerly of Spring Township, who died April 11 in her Womelsdorf residence, is a sister, Rose M. (Stoffolino) Torres, Leesport.
Carol A. Bauder
Among the local survivors of Carol A. (Kulp) Bauder, 63, Chester Street, Reading, who died of natural causes April 15 in ManorCare Health Services Inc., Spring Township, where she had been a resident since Feb. 7, is a sister, Doris M. (Kulp) Rhoads, Bernville.
Miriam M. Bernet
Services were held in the Kirkhoff Funeral Home, Bernville, for Miriam M. Bernet, 86, Leisz’s Bridge Road, Muhlenberg Township, who died April 9 in Kutztown Manor, where she had resided since Feb. 9.
Burial was in Bern Cemetery , Bern Township.
She was predeceased by her husband, J. Howard Bernet, who died April 19, 1976.
Bernet, born in Bern Township, was a daughter of the late Walter and Jennie (Graeff) Stoudt.
Until retiring in 1962, she was employed as a seamer by Berkshire Knitting Mills, Wyomissing, for 26 years.
Bernet was a member of Bern Lutheran Church, Bern Township.
There are no immediate survivors.
Jeff R. Aulenbach
Among the local survivors of Jeff R. Aulenbach, 38, W. Penn Avenue, Robesonia, who was certified dead by suicide in his residence April 12 due to asphyxiation by hanging, is a daughter, Brandy L. Aulenbach, Hamburg.
Constance B. Osborne
Among the local survivors of Constance B. (Bennett) Osborne, 90, Oxford, Chester County, who died April 12 in Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown, is a daughter, Suzanne Rosell, Lenhartsville.
Ruth A. Buchta
Among the local survivors of Ruth A. (Bock) Buchta, 89, Reading Drive, Lower Heidelberg Township, who died April 14 in the Phoebe Berks Nursing Center, where she had been a patient since April 3, is a daughter, Jean A. (Buchta) Werner.
