Obituaries
Richard G. Hoffmaster
Mar 19, 2015
Richard G. Hoffmaster, 71, of Spring Township, died March 19, 2015 in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Jean J. (Andresky) Hoffmaster.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Donald and Marian (Merkel) Hoffmaster.
He was a 1961 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He was a three sport Varsity athlete. Whether it be on the football field, basketball...
Anna M. Sarzynski
Mar 18, 2015
Anna M. (Mazepa) Sarzynski, 87, died March 18, 2015, in Mifflin Center.
Born in and a native of Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Drunis) Mazepa.
She was a graduate of the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, and was a registered nurse for over 30 years finishing her career at Reading Hospital.
Anna is survived by her daughter,...
Michael R. Desantis
Mar 17, 2015
Michael R. DeSantis, 71, died March 17, 2015 in his Lower Alsace Township residence.
He was the husband of Cleopatra (Skias) DeSantis.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Luigi and Lucy (Sturgis) DeSantis.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1961; Shippensburg University in 1970 and he received his Masters Degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana in 1971.
Michael...
Theresa L. Decarlo
Mar 15, 2015
Theresa L. DeCarlo, 100, formerly of West Reading, died March 15, 2015, in Mifflin Center.
Her husband, Emilio DeCarlo, died December 31, 2002.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Donato and Maria (Papanno) Capozello.
Theresa was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading and was a life member of the...
Robert B. Walls
Mar 14, 2015
Robert B. Walls, 80, of Lower Alsace passed away March 14, 2015 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of Geraldine L. (Stallone) Walls whom he was married to for 55 years.
Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Robert and Lillian (Eisenhower) Walls.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy
Robert was a 1953 graduate of Reading...
Dominic Napoli
Mar 12, 2015
Dominic "Nick" Napoli, 63, died March 12, 2015, in St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was the former spouse of Mary F. (Gendall) Napoli.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Sebastian and Carmela (Prestipino) Napoli.
He was a 1969 graduate of Reading High School.
Nick was a lifetime member and employed by Boilermakers Lodge Local #13 for thirty years retiring in 2009.
He...
Vincent Ferrante
Mar 12, 2015
Vincent Ferrante, 84, passed away peacefully in Sarasota, Florida on March 12, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Born in Torrenova, Sicily, he was the son of the late Pietro and Teresa (Monastra) Ferrante. Vincent served as a military policeman in Genoa, Italy. He immigrated to the United States in 1959 to pursue the American dream. Vincent, along with...
Theresa H. Penatzer
Mar 12, 2015
Theresa H. Penatzer, 87, of Wyomissing, formerly of Drexelwood, passed away March 12, 2015 in Phoebe Berks where she had resided since June 2010.
She was the beloved wife of Paul R. Penatzer, who died in 2012, whom she married 68 years ago on
September 14, 1946.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Bernard J. and Julia V. (Coyle)...
Carl E. Fleck
Mar 11, 2015
Carl E. "Kelly" Fleck, 100, formerly of Wyomissing, died March 11, 2015 in Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown, PA.
He was predeceased by his wife, Miriam E. (Tobias) Fleck who died in 1992 and a fiancee', Helen M. Garner who died in 2006.
Born in Reading he was the son of the late Herbert H. and Dorothea M. (Nuebling) Fleck.
He was a 1932...
Franklin B. Walker
Mar 11, 2015
Franklin B. Walker, 81, of Wyomissing passed away March 11, 2015 in his residence.
Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late J.Bruce Walker and Dorothy (McCollum) Seibert.
Franklin was a 1951 graduate of Academy High School, Erie.
He was employed by Viking International as a sales clerk retiring in 1996.
Franklin was an avid sports fan with football and baseball...
Michael S. Deck
Mar 9, 2015
Michael Scott Deck, 52, passed away on March 9th, 2015 at Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
He was the beloved husband of the late Kelly P. Deck, whom he was happily married to for 25 years
Born August 18th, 1962 in Reading, he was the son of the late Peter S. and Jean R. Deck.
He was a resident of...
Lena "Lee" Constance Lucchese
Mar 9, 2015
Lena "Lee" Constance (Scioli) Lucchese, 88, formerly of Wyomissing, died March 9, 2015 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
She was the widow of Anthony Lucchese.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Angeline (Pangaro) Scioli.
She attended Reading High School.
Lee was owner and operator of Lee's Fashions, Wyomissing for 30 years, retiring in 2007.
She is survived by three...
Karl H. Knarr
Mar 8, 2015
Karl H. Knarr, 93, of Reading passed away March 8, 2015 in the Reading Hospital
He was the husband of Dorothy F. Knarr whom he married February 28, 1942.
Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Isaac and Stella (Leab) Knarr.
Karl was a graduate of Reading High School.
Karl was employed as an electrician by the Local Union 743 before...
Debra J. Schlenker
Mar 7, 2015
Debra J. Schlenker, 48 of Bethel died March 7, 2015 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the wife of Jeffrey T. Schlenker. She was born in W. Reading, PA and was the daughter of William Smith and stepdaughter of Barbara Smith, Hamburg. She was the daughter of Dolores (Wert) Younker, Shoemakersville. Debra was a 1984 graduate of...
Karl H. Letsch
Mar 7, 2015
Karl Letsch, 82, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2015 after a long and courageous battle against Parkinson's disease, his loving family surrounded him daily.
He was a resident of Wyomissing Hills for 47 years, though due to Parkinson's progression he spent the last three months under the excellent care of the staff of A-2 at Berks Heim. The family likes...
Matthew J. Dunkle
Mar 6, 2015
Matthew J. Dunkle, 48, died March 6, 2015, in his Cumru Twp. residence.
Born in Freeport, NY, he was the son of John J. and Margaret A. (Cain) Dunkle, with whom he resided.
Matthew was a graduate of Freeport High School. He was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church.
In addition to his parents he is survived four siblings: Clare, wife...
Dr. Richard J. Westcott, Md
Mar 5, 2015
Dr. Richard J. Westcott, MD, died March 5, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary E. Westcott.
Born in Camden, NJ, he was a son of the late Richard J. and Mary Ann "Jan" (Vlachos) Westcott.
He was a graduate of The George School, Dickinson College and Temple Medical School.
He was a retired Major serving in the U.S. Army.
Dr....
H. Claire Woolston
Mar 3, 2015
Claire Woolston passed away March 3, 2015 at Stone Ridge Retirement Center, Myerstown.
Born in West Reading in 1925, Helen "Claire" Woolston was the daughter of Clifford and Cora Weeber.
Claire was predeceased by her husband, Robert Woolston and her brothers Gene Weeber and Bruce Weeber.
She is survived by her children Sandra Cummings, of Mohnton, and Robert Jr., of Brooklyn, NY. She...
Irene R. Runkel
Mar 3, 2015
Irene R. (Endy) Runkel, 72, of Wernersville, died March 3, 2015, in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Claude E. Runkel.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Endy.
She was a 1960 graduate of Schuylkill Valley High School.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children: Susanne M., wife of Sheldon Henne, Wyomissing, Karen L.,...
Gordon Joseph Frazer
Mar 3, 2015
Gordon J. Frazer, 87, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2015, in Reading Hospital.
He was the devoted husband of Dolores C. (Smith) Frazer with whom he celebrated 42 joyous years in 2014.
Mr. Frazer was a long-time member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Hamburg where he and Dolores were married on May 10, 1973, by the Rev....
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