Paulette S. Wagner
Nov 4, 2015
Paulette S. "Polly" (Schaeffer) Wagner, 98, formerly of West Reading, passed away November 4, 2015, in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Her husband, Howard "Bud" Wagner, died on May 19, 2001. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Oscar S. and Sara E. (Roth) Schaeffer.
She was a graduate of West Reading High School in 1935 and...
Robert E. Hill
Nov 4, 2015
Robert E. Hill, 81, of Spring Township, passed away November 4, 2015 at the Hershey Medical Center.
He was the husband of Sandra (Schnoke) Hill. They would have celebrated 52 years of marriage on November 23.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Henry and Ida (Snyder) Hill.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Robert was a U.S. Army...
Michael A. Perate
Nov 1, 2015
Michael A. Perate, age 84, of Spring Township, died on Sunday, November 1, in the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks.
Born in Reading on January 30, 1931, he was the son of Frank J. Perate and Grace M. (Cusati) Perate.
He was the loving husband of his wife, Minnie A. (Nigrelli) Perate who he married on...
Juanita R. Sugg
Oct 31, 2015
Juanita R. "Nita" Sugg, 55, passed away October 31, 2015 in her Cumru Township residence.
She was the wife of Rolin W. Sugg.
Born in Phoenix, AZ, she was a daughter of Ted Peters, Honey Brook and Jana R. Parkhhuest Rinne, Avon, OH.
She was a graduate of Weidner University.
Nita was co-owner of Bistro 614, West Reading.
In addition to her husband, she is...
Richard E. Petersen
Oct 30, 2015
Richard E. "Pete" Petersen, 74, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away October 30, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Sandra L. (Brown) Petersen.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Richard L. Petersen and Bernice S. Kirlin.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Pete worked for over 25 years for Offset Impressions, Reading.
He was a lifelong...
James M. Andorker
Oct 30, 2015
James M Andorker, Sr. 73 of Hamburg died Friday surrounded by his loving family October 30, 2015 in his residence. James was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Frank G. and Kathryn E (. Vetrosky ) Andorker. Jim was a 1960 graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School and a 1966 graduate of Moravian College. He...
Anthony N. Meridionale
Oct 29, 2015
Anthony N. Meridionale, 84, of Reading, died in the Reading Hospital, October 29, 2015.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria B. (Nicolo) Meridionale, whom he married September 26, 1953.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Sadie (Tablone) Meridionale.
He was a member of Holy Rosary R.C. Church, Reading.
Anthony graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1949....
Jesus F. Carabajal
Oct 27, 2015
Jesus "Jesse" F. Carabajal, 68, passed away October 27, 2015 in his Reading residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Maria E. DeLuna, Reading.
Born in Uvalde, Texas, he was the son of the late Manuel and Guadalupe (Trevino) Carabajal.
Jesus was a parishioner of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.
He was a roofer by trade of profession.
Jesus loved country...
Joanne Shields
Oct 26, 2015
Joanne Shields, 81, of West Reading, died October 26, 2015 at Mifflin Center, Shillington.
Born in Chester, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Dolores (Cohill) Shields.
Joanne was a graduate of Albright College and worked as an addiction counselor for most of her life.
She was an avid reader, loved classical music and enjoyed the New York times crossword...
Ludwig Schmidbauer
Oct 24, 2015
Ludwig "Lou" Schmidbauer, 80, of Spring Township passed away October 24, 2015.
He was the companion of Joan Scribner. Lou is predeceased by his wife, Jeanette Schmidbauer.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Ludwig and Emily (Vetter) Schmidbauer.
Lou was a graduate of Reading High School and Penn State University, where he received a degree in Electrical Engineering.
He was...
Kevin S. Snader
Oct 24, 2015
Kevin S. Snader, 49, of Reading, died October 24, 2015, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading he was a son of the late Donald L. and Joan E. (Hollinger) Snader.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Kevin was employed by Harbor Freights and Wickes Lumber.
He loved hockey and was a member of Reading Stingers Dek Hockey Team; and was an avid...
Terry Lee Bortz
Oct 23, 2015
Terry Lee (Hook) Bortz, 61, lost her battle to cancer October 23, 2015.
She is survived by the love of her life, her husband Jody of 28 years.
Born in Tacoma, WA, she was the daughter of the late Linwood and Gail (Askelson) Hook.
Her pride and joy were her daughters; Marybeth Hawkins, Lakeland, FL, and Michelle Hullinger, Hamburg, PA, and her three...
Ollie L. Calpino
Oct 22, 2015
Ollie L. (Jenkins) Calpino, 89, of Muhlenberg Township, died October 22, 2015, at ManorCare, Laureldale.
Her husband, Alvin M. Calpino, died September 24, 2014; they were married on July 26, 1945.
Born in Gap of the Ridge, TN, she was a daughter of the late William Elmer and Maude Ethel (Creasy) Jenkins.
Ollie was a switchboard operator at Bell Telephone, Western Electric, Jetco...
Stella M. Tillman
Oct 22, 2015
Stella M. Tillman, 84 of Cumru Township passed on October 22, 2015 at the Reading Hospital surrounded by her loving family at her bed side.
She was the beloved wife of Charles H. Tillman who she shared 57 years of happiness.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Constantino) Sottasante.
Stella was employed for 10 years by...
Carolyn Sue Ching
Oct 22, 2015
Carolyn Sue (Walker) Ching, 80, passed away October 22, 2015 in her Wyomissing residence. She is now with her beloved brother, Franklin Walker.
She was predeceased by her husband, Clarence H. Ching in 2006.
Born in Altoona, she was a daughter of the late J. Bruce Walker and Dorothy (McCollum) Seibert.
She was employed by VF Corporation as a secretary for 12 years,...
Elsie Foushee Timberlake
Oct 21, 2015
Mrs. Elsie Foushee Timberlake of Winston-Salem, NC, died October 21st 2015 at the Highlands at Wyomissing retirement community in Wyomissing, PA. She was born in Roxboro, NC in 1926, the daughter of the late Ruth Tillman Foushee and Claude Roy Foushee. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas Talmage Timberlake to whom she was married for fifty six years, and...
Janet L. Harakal
Oct 20, 2015
Janet L. (Beane) Harakal, 83, of Reading, died October 20, 2015 at Berkshire Center.
She was the wife of the late Robert E. Bossler who died in 1974 and the late Lawrence J. Harakal who died April, 2008.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Harold M. and Frances E. (Jachle) Beane.
Janet was a 1949 graduate of Reading High...
Ruth R. Knorr
Oct 20, 2015
Ruth R. Knorr, 77, passed away October 20, 2015, in her home with her loving grandson by her side.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Brendle) Snyder.
She was a graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School.
Ruth was an administrator for Boscov's Department Stores.
She was an avid Phillies fan and loved watching movies on the Hallmark...
Beverly A. Boran
Oct 19, 2015
Beverly A. Boran, 60 of Windsor Township died October 19th in her residence. She was the wife of Jack R. Boran. Bev was born in W. Reading and was the daughter of the late Arlan N. and Dorothy M. (Himmelberger) Greenawalt. She was a 1973 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and a 1975 graduate of Allentown School of Business....
Mary Beth Johnson
Oct 19, 2015
Mary Beth (Lauenstein) Johnson, 61, passed away on October 19, 2015 in her Wyomissing residence.
She was the wife of Andrew M. Johnson.
Born in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of Jeanne (Meyers) Lauenstein, Milwaukee, WI and the late Carl W. Lauenstein.
Mary Beth earned a Bachelor's Degree from St. Norbert College.
She worked for the past 15 years for Barnes and Noble.
Mary Beth...