Salvatore Turrisi
Oct 26, 2013
Salvatore "Sam" Turrisi, 81, of Cumru Township died October 26, 2013 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Jean F. (Mountz) Turrisi whom he married September 24, 1955.
Born November 11, 1931 in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Rose (Marullo) Turrisi.
Sam was employed as a machinist with Dana Corp. for 34 years, retiring in 1986.
He was...
Kathryn C. Yoder
Oct 25, 2013
Kathryn C. Yoder, 99, formerly of Sacred Heart Villa, passed away October 25, 2013, at Berks Heim where she resided since May 2012.
Kathryn was born in Reading, PA on May 7, 1914, a daughter of the late Francis D. and Gertrude (Yetzer) Harter. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert H. Yoder, died January 15, 1954.
She was employed by the...
Suzanne Eleanor Gieringer Bodor
Oct 23, 2013
Suzanne Eleanor (Maberry) Gieringer Bodor, 69, died October 23, 2013 in her Shillington residence.
She was the wife of John Michael Bodor, Sr., whom she married October 7, 2007.
Born in West Reading, PA on December 17, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Nelson Maberry and Hatti (Reed) Maberry-Raker.
She was a 1961 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.
Suzanne was...
Carol A. Eckstrom
Oct 22, 2013
Carol A. (Baxter) Eckstrom, 82, formerly of Spring Township, went to be with the Lord, October 22, 2013, in Berks Heim.
Born in Warren, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Eleanor (Erickson) Baxter.
She was a 1948 graduate of Warren County High School.
Carol was employed as a receptionist for Clark and Speicher Dental Associates, Reading.
Carol gave private...
Rosemarie Kerchner
Oct 20, 2013
RoseMarie Tennerella Kerchner, 92, of Glenside, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the Rydal Park Medical Center.
Born in Reading, PA, on April 28, 1921 to Salvatore and Magdaline (Stralo) Tennerella.
She was the wife of Herbert R. Kerchner with whom she shared 64 years of marriage.
RoseMarie was a 1939 graduate of Reading High School.
She actively participated in PEO,...
Marie Castellucci
Oct 19, 2013
Marie (DeStasio) Castellucci, 91, of West Reading, passed away peacefully, October 19, 2013 at ManorCare Health Center, Sinking Spring.
Her husband, Harry Castellucci, Sr., died August 21, 2001.
Born October 15, 1922 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Theresa (Ruggiero) DeStasio.
Marie was last employed at Tersuhow, ladies fashion, retiring in 1983.
She was a member of Sacred Heart...
John C. Sincavage
Oct 19, 2013
John Sincavage, 81, who brought the 1st ice arena to the Reading area in 1984, passed away early Saturday morning October 19, 2013. His wife, Joan was with him.
John felt strongly that the youth of the area needed a new kind of activity that they and their families could enjoy and be together. "It only takes an hour or two...
John C. Trabosh
Oct 19, 2013
John C. Trabosh, III, 63 of Mohrsville in the home of his sister in Perry Township on October 19, 2013. His wife, Deborah K. (Kohler) Trabosh died September 14, 2010. John was the son of the late John C. Trabosh, Jr. and Rosetta C. (Keller) Trabosh of Hamburg. He worked as a truck driver his entire life, last working for...
Michael D. Ashcroft
Oct 17, 2013
Michael D. Ashcroft, 58, of Lower Alsace Twp., died October 17, 2013, in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Karen M. (McQuaite) Ashcroft; they were happily married for 29 years.
Born in Alexandria, VA, he was a son of, Allen J., D.M.D. and E. Ann (Roslin) Ashcroft, Spring Ridge.
He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Kutztown University, earning...
Constance Lutz
Oct 17, 2013
Connie Lutz, 82, passed away peacefully after being lovingly cared for by the staff of Berks Heim for almost two years. Formerly of Temple, Connie fought a 10 year battle and was finally healed of Alzheimer's Disease when she went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 17, 2013.
Born in San Francisco, CA on April 28, 1931 she...
Ronald James Clemens
Oct 15, 2013
Ronald James Clemens, 68 of Tilden Township died October 15, 2013 in The Reading Hospital. He was born in Chester, PA. and was the son of the late John Swithenbank and Helen Swithenbank of Tilden Township. Ronald worked as an electrician at Delaware Community College from where he retired. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his only...
Anna K. Krupa
Oct 15, 2013
Anna K. Krupa, 89, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, passed away October 15, 2013 in Rittenhouse Senior Living of Reading.
Born November 25, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Sophia (Kabala) Krupa. She was also predeceased by her brothers: Joseph Krupa and Michael Krupa; and her nephew, Lawrence Krupa.
She is survived by her nieces: Mary Jo Brown, Santa...
Cheryl A. Bound
Oct 15, 2013
Cheryl A. Bound, 55 of Port Clinton died in St. Joseph's Hospital on October 15, 2013. She was the husband of David J. Bound. Cheryl was born in Trenton, NJ and was the daughter of the late Richard and Virginia E. (Lewis) Case. She was a homemaker. In addition to her husband she is survived by 1 sister, Carol wife...
May Claire Daniels
Oct 15, 2013
May Claire Daniels, 92, of Muhlenberg Township, died October 15, 2013 in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
She was the wife of James Herbert Daniels who died January 29, 1996.
Born May 18, 1921 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Claire (Homan) Delp.
May was a 1938 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
She was employed with Western Electric for...
Marian Anna Heffner
Oct 14, 2013
Marian Anna (Angermann) Heffner, 94, died at 9:15 am on October 14, 2013 in her Lower Heidelberg Township home.
She was married June 1, 1946 to Dr. Scott Hamilton Heffner, deceased (2003).
Born July 9, 1919 in Camden, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Rudolph Angermann. and Cecilia (Dempsey) Angermann.
She was a 1937 graduate of Audubon High School, Audubon, NJ.
Heffner...
Fern M. Bryan
Oct 13, 2013
Fern M. Bryan, 83 of Hamburg died October 13th in the Weston Senior Living Center, Orwigsburg. She was the widow of William H., Bryan who died May 27th, 2013. Fern was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late Leroy S. and Viola S. (Miller) Heckman. She was a 1948 graduate of Hamburg High School and a...
Robert Roland Rothermel
Oct 13, 2013
Robert Roland Rothermel, 70, of Wernersville, passed away October 13, 2013, in Phoebe Berks Village.
He was the widower of Karen A. (Bell) Rothermel.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Katherine Pfiefly and George Rothermel.
He was a 1961 graduate of Reading High School.
Robert continued his education graduating from Real Estate Institute of Pennsylvania in 1971, Pennsylvania Real Estate...
Vivian P. Bellairs
Oct 11, 2013
Vivian P. Bellairs, 90, formerly of Wyomissing, died October 11, 2013, in the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC.
Her husband, Herbert J. Bellairs, died June 27, 2002.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy H. and Miriam B. (Coller) Price.
Vivian was a 1941 graduate of Mt. Penn High School, graduating in the top 10%...
John H. Feeney
Oct 10, 2013
John H. Feeney, passed away October 10, 2013, in his Muhlenberg Township residence surrounded by love after a lengthy illness.
He was the loving husband of Sylvia S. (Wentzel) Feeney who he was married to for 55 years.
Born in Jonestown, he was a son of the late John H. and Mary (Breton) Feeney.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
John was employed for...
Harry S. Noll
Oct 9, 2013
Harry S. Noll, 88, formerly of Spring Township, passed away October 9, 2013, in Green Hills Manor.
He was the husband of Alma (Sandow) Noll.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry M. and Catherine (Baer) Noll.
He was a Reading High School graduate.
Harry was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran serving as a Sergeant during WWII.
He loved music...