Obituaries
Fay L. Morgan
Mar 8, 2014
Fay L. Morgan, 79 of Hamburg died March 8th in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Mark D. "Max" Morgan, SR. who died June 20th, 2002. Fay was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late Ray A. and Esther (Rubright) Younker. She was a member of St. Michael's Church, Tilden...
George Anthony Pizzuto
Mar 7, 2014
George Anthony Pizzuto, 80, of Muhlenberg Township died March 7, 2014, in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Phyllis J. (Pusczykowski) Pizzuto whom he married November 28, 1975. They had been together since 1970.
Born July 2, 1933 in Reading, he was a son of the late Samuel and Mary (Leone) Pizzuto.
George was a 1951 graduate of Reading...
Rosemary Knowles
Mar 7, 2014
Rosemary "Bunny" Knowles, 87, of West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, died March 7, 2014 in Rest Haven, Schuylkill Haven.
She was the wife of Austin Lincoln Knowles, whom she married August 17, 1953.
Born May 14, 1926 in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret Jane (Wright) deFuria.
Rosemary was a 1944 graduate of Allentown High School. She attended...
Esther Katherine Gabriel
Mar 6, 2014
Esther Katherine (Masciotti) Gabriel, 97, formerly of West Reading, died March 6, 2014, in Berks Heim.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Louis Masciotti on October 9, 1975 and her second husband, J. Bruce Gabriel on April 14, 2000.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Irvine and Emma (Wallace) Zieber.
She was employed as a supervisor for 46...
Jeanne Lois Johnson
Mar 5, 2014
Jeanne L. (Hall) Johnson, 72, Cumru Township, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 1:25p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center.
Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of William Hall and Gladys (Newson) Hall.
She was the wife of the late Harold R. Johnson; married 41 years and lived in Reading, PA.
She was a 1959 graduate of William Penn High School.
Jeanne...
Detective Robert "Bill" Dunn
Mar 5, 2014
Detective Robert "Bill" Dunn, 71, passed away March 5, 2014, in his Spring Township residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Darlene Lynn (Hall) Dunn, whom he married October 30, 1998.
Born December 26, 1942 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Howard Edwin Dunn and Laura Jeannette (Orrs) Dunn. He was also predeceased by...
Harold Y Hoppes
Mar 5, 2014
Harold Y. Hoppes, 86, of Oley Township, died of natural causes on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since February 17, 2014.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Anna May (Dunn) Hoppes, formerly of Exeter Township.
Born in Oley Township on March 22, 1927, he was the son of the late...
Fern J. Carabello
Mar 4, 2014
Fern J. Carabello, 95, of Wyomissing, passed away March 4, 2014 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Her husband, Dr. Charles A. Carabello, died in 1997.
Born June 30, 1918 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Horning) Houck.
She was fourth in her graduating class of 1936 at Reading High School and class president for four...
Gilbert R Birdsey
Mar 3, 2014
Gilbert R. Birdsey, 71, of Reading, passed away March 3, 2014 in the Reading Hospital.
Born November 19, 1942 in Hartford, CT, he was a son of the late Ralph Lathrop and Millicent (Peterson) Birdsey.
Gilbert attended University of Hartford, where he studied business.
He was involved in the real estate market and was an active member of the R.E.I.A. of Berks County.
He...
Lawrence Burns Dinsmore
Mar 3, 2014
Lawrence Burns Dinsmore died at Keystone Villa in Blandon, PA March 3, 2014, where he had been living for the past 11 months. He was a long time resident of Richhill Township and East Finley Township and for many years a rural mail carrier from the West Finley Post Office. Mr. Dinsmore was born December 16, 1915 in Waynesburg, a...
Barbara Jane Mcburney
Mar 3, 2014
Barbara Jane McBurney, 89, of Wyomissing, passed away March 3, 2014 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
She was the widow of Norman McBurney.
Born April 17, 1924 in Ithaca, NY, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Florence (English) Powell.
She was an avid student and at the age of 64 she earned both an associate's and bachelor's degree in...
Grace B. Phillips
Mar 2, 2014
Grace B. Phillips, 81 of Centre Township died March 2, 2014 in her residence. She was the widow of Stanley G. Phillips who died in 1998. Grace was born in Penn Township and was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Pearl (Wagner) Boltz. She was a homemaker most of her life. Grace was a member of Belleman's Church,...
Amy Elizabeth Sell
Mar 1, 2014
Amy Elizabeth Sell, 29, died unexpectedly in her Shillington residence on March 1, 2014.
Born in West Reading on May 5, 1984, she was a daughter of Glenn Alan Sell of Alsace Township and Kay Marlene (Heffner) Kramer of Spring Township.
She was a 2002 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School and attended Reading Area Community College, Albright College and Kutztown University.
Amy...
Catherine A. Reid
Mar 1, 2014
Catherine A. Reid, 95, formerly of Hampden Heights and of Phoebe Berks, died March 1, 2014, in Reading Hospital, surrounded by her family.
Her husband, Sumner W. Reid, died December 20, 2010.
Born in Palmerton, PA, she was the eldest daughter of the late Alfred O. and Elizabeth S. (Austin) Ashman.
Catherine was a 1936 graduate of Steven S. Palmer High School, Palmerton,...
Shannon Michael Corey
Mar 1, 2014
Shannon Michael Corey, 60, of Spring Township, passed away unexpectedly in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, on March 1, 2014.
He is survived by the love of his life, Theresa (Bijold) Corey. They were married for 37 years.
Born in Yale, MI, on June 20, 1953, he was the son of the late Shannon Abraham and Hildreth Denise (Berryhill)...
Marie Patricia Wang
Mar 1, 2014
Marie Patricia Wang, 90, of Wyomissing, formerly of Greenfields, passed away March 1, 2014 at the Highlands of Wyomissing.
She was the wife of Dr. Charles N. Wang, who died December 15, 1986.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Julia M. (Egan) Schaeflein.
Marie was a 1941 graduate of Little Flower High School, Philadelphia.
She was a...
Jennifer E. Snyder
Feb 27, 2014
Jennifer E. (Kuhn) Snyder, 27, of North Heidelberg Twp, died February 27, 2014, in Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Stratford, NJ.
She was the wife of Christopher J. Snyder.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of John "Jack" R. and Lori L. (Naftzinger) Kuhn, North Heidelberg Twp.
She was a graduate of Conrad Weiser High School in 2004 and St. Joseph's University in...
Mary Theresa Milici
Feb 27, 2014
Mary Theresa Milici, 91, of Reading, died February 27, 2014 in the residence of her niece and caregiver, Barbara J. Bermudez.
Born July 14, 1922 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Nunziata (Natoli) Milici.
She was employed in the lingerie department of Pomeroy's Reading, where she worked for 46 years, retiring in 1975.
Surviving is her sister, Bonita...
Dorothy E. Krieger
Feb 27, 2014
Dorothy E. Krieger, 90 formerly of Shoemakersville died in St. Joseph's Hospital on February 27th. She had previously resided at Hearthstone, Maiden Creek. Dorothy was the widow of Henry C. Krieger who died March 6, 1991. She was born in Shoemakersville and was the daughter of the late John and Elda (Woerner) Snyder. Dorothy was a 1941 graduate of Perry...
Robert E. Hoffman
Feb 26, 2014
Robert E. Hoffman, JR, 61 of Hamburg died in St. Joseph's Hospital on February 26, 2014. He was born in Reading and was the son of the late Robert E. Hoffman, SR. and Maryann (Suranofsky) Hoffman. Robert is survived by his daughter Trisha A. Hoffman, Robesonia, a son Jason C. husband of Amanda Hoffman Southern Pines, North Carolina. He is...
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