William Reber

William Craig Reber, 72, of Reamstown, died Saturday, Nov. 4 in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Dona Breckle Reber, with whom he celebrated 48 years of marriage in September. Born in Reading on May 17, 1951, Bill was the son of Ruby McCallum Reber and the late William Robert Reber. A graduate of Penn State University and Wilson High School (West Lawn), Bill was a newspaper editor and reporter for 40 years before retiring in 2018. He worked at the Reading Eagle, Morning Call, Times News (Lehighton) and Pocono Record, winning numerous state awards. He was a member of Stroudsburg Borough Council from 1992-2000 and served as president. Bill‘s greatest joy was traveling - holidays with family in Nashville and Oregon, Boy Scout trips to New Mexico and Canada, trips to Europe with Dona, and many bike trips in the U.S. and Europe with friends and family. He was the family's photographer, cook, and best joke teller. In his spare time he ran, rode bikes, and read library books and magazines. He watched old movies, and, when he could bear it, Penn State football. Bill is survived by his wife; sons, William Reber, of Portland, Oregon, Chris Reber, of Reamstown, and Byron Reber (Laurie), of Hendersonville, Tennessee; mother, Ruby Reber, of Sinking Spring; brothers, John Reber of Sinking Spring, David Reber (Marie) of Valley Forge, Byron Reber (Alicia) of Englewood, Florida; sister, Andrea Boerger (Matthew) of Wyomissing; nieces and nephews; and grandson Walter William Reber of Hendersonville, Tennessee. A memorial bicycle ride will take place Friday, Nov. 24 at 10:30 a.m. on the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail Trail, starting at the Winters Leadership Memorial, 200 Railroad Ave., Ephrata. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Ephrata Area Social Services or Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House.