Obituaries

Jan 18, 2016

Gerald R. 'Jerry' Potts, 85, of Shillington, died January 18, 2016, at the Reading Hospital.

He was the husband of Shirley M. (Himmelreich) Potts, whom he was married to for 62 years.

Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Chester A. and Willa (Lutz) Potts.

Jerry was a graduate of Shillington High School in 1948 and Albright College in...

Jan 18, 2016

Thomas R. Weaver, 76, died January 18, 2016, in his Spring Township residence.

He was the husband of Joan E. (Tkac) Weaver; they had been married for over 53 years.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Pearl (Cichowicz) Weaver.

He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School.

Thomas served in law enforcement for the Borough of West Reading for...

Jan 18, 2016

Madeleine V. (Kerber) Guydish, 93, of the Manor at Market Square, 803 Penn Street, Reading, died Monday at 8:34 A.M. at the Golden Living Center where she had been a patient since January 15th.

She was the wife of Eugene Casper Guydish, who died in 1997.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Joseph J. and Bertha (Hendrick) Kerber.

Madeleine last worked...

Jan 17, 2016

Richard W. Swoyer, 77, of Shoemakersville, passed away January 17, 2016, in the Reading Hospital . He was the husband of Patricia A. (Howard) Swoyer. They were married July 25, 1959, and celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Wilmer and Ada (Emerich) Schwoyer. He was employed as a welder for 16...

Jan 17, 2016

Anthony N. Weniger, 7, of Sinking Spring, passed away January 17, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Reading, he was the son of Kimberly L. Weniger and Jason A. Kissinger.

Anthony attended Brecknock Elementary, where he enjoyed being around his friends and teachers.

He was a kind and very humorous child. Anthony loved dogs, dancing, entertaining, playing video games...

Jan 17, 2016

Dorothy (Oliveira) Bernardo, 74, of Wyomissing, died January 17, 2016, at the Reading Hospital.

Her husband, John F. "Jack" Bernardo, died on April 28, 2002.

Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Oliveira, Laura (Alves) Oliveira Roppe and her step-father, Paul Roppe.

She was a sales manager for over 20 years working at the Reading Motor Inn;...

Jan 16, 2016

Thomas R. Norman, Sr., 77, of Blandon, passed away January 16, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital.

He was the husband of Janice A. (Joyce) Norman; they were married on December 6, 1963.

Born in N. Little Rock, AR., he was a son of the late Rudolph A. and Mary Louise (Stanley) Norman.

He was a 1964 graduate of Henderson State University.

Thomas was a...

Jan 16, 2016

Jan 15, 2016

Therese A. (Brown) Zuchowski, 54, Muhlenberg Township, passed away January 15, 2016 at Penn State Health – St. Joseph, surrounded by her daughter and her family.

She was the daughter of Paul L. and Rosemary T. (Bennethum) Brown, Mohrsville, PA.

Therese is survived by her daughter, Amanda K. Zuchowski, at home.

She was a 1979 graduate of Reading Central Catholic High School and...

Jan 14, 2016

John Amos "Jack" Beard Jr., 90, of Shillington, died January 14, 2016 in the Reading Hospital.

His wife, Bernice (Derrick) Beard died on December 14, 2006.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Myrtle (Hafer) Beard.

He was a graduate of Penn State University.

Jack was a CPA and managing partner for Beard and Company.

He was a member of...

Jan 14, 2016

Jan 13, 2016

Albert W. Spooner, 85 formerly of Hamburg and currently of the Topton Lutheran Home died in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar-Crest on January 13th. He was the husband of Elaine D. (George) Spooner of Topton. Albert was born in Leyton, England and was the son of the late Frederick and Doris Spooner. He was a member of the Royal Navy of...

Jan 11, 2016

Frank E. DeCarlo II, 34, died January 11, 2016 in his Wyomissing residence.

Born in Reading, he was a son of Daniel and Patricia A. (Ciervo) DeCarlo, Boca Raton, FL.

He was a 1999 graduate of Wyomissing High School.

Frank was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.

He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran.

Frank was a member of Victor Emmanuel...

Jan 9, 2016

Ethel Marie "Sue" (Wurster) Manderbach, 93, of Wyomissing, passed away January 9, 2016, at the Reading Hospital.

She was the wife of George M. Manderbach. Her first husband, John Craig Clemmens died in 1973.

Born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel (O'Brien) Wurster.

She was a graduate of St. Peter's High School and McCann's...

Jan 9, 2016

Marion E. Schappell, 87 died January 9th in her residence. Her husband, Sylvester O. Schappell died February 1, 1965. Marion was born in Eckville and was the daughter of the late Henry A. and Lottie M. (Witman) Bailey. She worked at various knitting mills throughout the Hamburg area for many years as a machine operator. Marion was a former member...

Jan 9, 2016

Jan 8, 2016

William J. Schaeffer, Jr., 90, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away January 8, 2016, at the Keystone Villa in Douglassville.

He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Louise (nee Trostle), and sister, Katharine McCarthy.

Bill grew up in Reading, where his family owned Schaeffer's Dry Goods, and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. He served in the United States Navy in...

Jan 8, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

Iris Badat of the Hamburg Center died January 7th in St. Joseph's Hospital. She born in Philadelphia and was the daughter of the late Louis and Marion (Stein) Badat. The Burkey & Driscoll Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of arrangements.

Jan 7, 2016

Thomas Masano, 98, of Wyomissing Park, Reading, passed away January 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was the husband of the late Louise R. (Mastrolia), who passed away on May 20, 2015. They married at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church on Sept. 5, 1953.

Tom was the Chairman of Tom Masano Auto Group, which he started with his...