Obituaries
Willie C. Phillips
Mar 14, 2014
Willie C. Phillips, 28, died March 14, 2014, in his Reading residence.
He was the son of John L. and Tracey V. (Burns) King, Reading.
Willie was a graduate of Reading High School.
In addition to his parents he is survived by his siblings, Jeneake Torres, Leah Burns, Lamont Burns, Asia Harris and John L. King, Jr.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m....
Joseph Diana
Mar 13, 2014
Joseph Diana, 69, of Muhlenberg Township, died March 13, 2014 in St. Joseph Hospital, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Helen Mary (Beam) Diana, whom he married July 28, 1972.
Born in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Matthew and Jeannette F. (Cieniewicz) Diana.
He was employed as a machinist with Schaeffer Brewery, Allentown; Stroh's Brewery, Allentown and Coor's...
Shirley J. Thomas
Mar 13, 2014
Shirley J. Thomas, of Exeter Township, died March 13, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
She was the wife of George P. Thomas, whom she married June 26, 1955.
Born December 30, 1927 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Emma Potajecky.
Shirley was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was the owner and operator of Shirley...
Irene F. Prydybasz
Mar 12, 2014
Irene F. Prydybasz, 87, passed away March 12, 2014, at home, surrounded by her loving family.
Her husband of 63 years, Samuel Prydybasz, died January 11, 2012.
Born November 18, 1926 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Binasiewicz) Winskowski.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Irene worked all her life and retired as a technician from...
Mary-Jo Faller
Mar 12, 2014
Mary-Jo (Gruber) Faller, 77, died March 12, 2014 in the Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Bill Faller for 53 years, whom she married April 23, 1960 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
She was the daughter of the late Leon T. "Curly" and Veronica Gruber.
She was retired from the Travelers Insurance. Mary-Jo was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic...
Pauline Mary Schaeffer
Mar 12, 2014
Pauline Mary (Burgert) Schaeffer, 87, formerly of Maidencreek Township, died March 12, 2014 in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., Muhlenberg Township.
She was the widow of Albert Rothermel Schaeffer, who died September 12, 1997.
Born in Kutztown, PA on April 24, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Paul Noll Burgert and Helen Agnes Mae (Hieter) Burgert.
She was employed 23 years as...
Alice K Epting
Mar 10, 2014
Alice K. Epting, 80 died in the Laurel Center on March 10th, 2014 She was the widow of Clair L. Epting, SR. who died January 13, 1980. Alice was born in Reading and was the daughter of the late John and Kathryn (Kershner) Gensemer. She is survived her son, Clair L. Epting, JR. and his wife Janine Russ of Columbia,...
Donald L. Rineck
Mar 10, 2014
Donald L. Rineck, Sr., 67, of Reading, passed away March 10, 2014, surrounded by his loving family in Hershey Medical Center.
He was the husband of Linda S. (Evans) Rineck, whom he married 47 years ago on January 21, 1967.
Born August 13, 1946 in Reading, he was raised by his grandparents Paul and Mammie Trostle.
Don worked in the maintenance department of...
Marie C. Underkoffler
Mar 10, 2014
Marie C. Underkoffler, 93, passed away peacefully March 10, 2014 in her granddaughter, Donna's Sinking Spring residence.
Her husband, Walter A. Underkoffler, died in 1998.
Born November 25, 1920 in Reading she was the daughter of the late Martin and Margaret (Brennan) Potzinger.
Marie was an examiner for the Berkshire Knitting Mills for over 17 years, and then worked for over 20 years...
Rose Phyllis Cardine
Mar 10, 2014
Rose Phyllis (DeMarco) Cardine, 88, of Temple, died March 10, 2014 in Sacred Heart Villa, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Victor William Cardine who died April 12, 1997.
Born January 1, 1926 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Jo Ann (DelGaldo) DeMarco.
Rose was a 1944 graduate of Dickinson High School, Jersey City, NJ...
Edna C.` Kline
Mar 9, 2014
Edna C. Kline, 58 of Tilden Township died March 9th in her residence. She was the widow of Kenneth "Kenny" L. Kline who died May 6th, 2012. Edna was born in West Reading and was the daughter of the late Howard A. Yeager, Sr. and Frances I (Acker) Yeager. She worked as a certified Nurse's Aide for 15 years for...
Ruth L Remppel
Mar 9, 2014
Ruth L. Remppel, 90, passed away March 9, 2014 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
Born June 18, 1923 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Florence R. (Schaeffer) Remppel.
She had worked as a printer for Wilson Products, Reading.
Ruth is survived by her sister, Jean L., wife of Elmer R. Stuebner, Bernville.
A Memorial Service will be held...
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...
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