Obituaries
Anna J. Wasik
Nov 15, 2013
Anna Jennie Toth Wasik, 96, formerly of Reading and resident of Country Meadows, Wyomissing, PA, passed away on November 15, 2013 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Anna Wasik was born May 20, 1917 in Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was a daughter of the late John A. and Anna (Safar) Toth who immigrated to the United States from Hungary. Anna was...
Harry R. Kauffman
Nov 14, 2013
Harry R. Kauffman, 93, of Windsor Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning. Born in Upper Bern Township on September 27, 1920, he was the son of the late Samuel and Alma (Rentschler) Kauffman. He was a life long member of St. Paul 's Smoke Church , Windsor Township and served on the Cemetery Board for 46 years. Harry was...
Elizabeth M. Ward
Nov 12, 2013
Elizabeth M. (Kanarr) Ward, 86, of Laureldale, died November 12, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of William T. Ward, Sr. whom she married May 7, 1966.
Born June 10, 1927 in Shavertown, PA, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Ida C. (Campbell) Kanarr.
Elizabeth is also survived by her son, William T.,...
Edward Scott Groh
Nov 11, 2013
Edward Scott Groh, 78, of Laureldale, died November 11, 2013 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Dawn Lynette (Seidel) Groh, who died July 30, 2009.
Born July 31, 1935 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Jay Oscar and Erma Ida (Bernhart) Groh.
Edward was a 1952 graduate of Reading High School.
He was employed as an electrician with...
John Calvin Reider
Nov 10, 2013
John Calvin Reider, 79, of Oley, died November 10, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Mary Alice (Griesemer) Reider, whom he married May 27, 1961.
Born on April 15, 1934 in The Reading Hopsital, West Reading, he was a son of the late Edith Glase (Manwiller) and John Sittler Reider.
John was a 1952 graduate of...
Elizabeth Seidel Shaeffer
Nov 10, 2013
Elizabeth (Seidel) Shaeffer, 88, of West Lawn, died November 10, 2013, in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Louis Shaeffer, died April 5, 1993.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late James and Esther (Winkelman) Seidel.
She was employed by Bachman's Company for over 20 years, retiring in 1989.
Elizabeth is survived by three children, Thomas, husband of Lynn, Adamstown Carl, husband...
Doris M Shafer
Nov 9, 2013
Doris M. Shafer, 97, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away on November 9, 2013 in Phoebe Berks where she had lived for the past 11 years.
She was the widow of Dr. B. Henry Shafer, who died on April 8, 1995. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Edwin U. and Kathryn (Kessler) Von Bergen.
Doris is survived by her...
Andrew John Wardenski
Nov 9, 2013
Andrew J. Wardenski, 95, formerly of Beckersville, died November 9, 2013 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
He was the widower of Hettie E. (Miller) Wardenski.
Born on October 7, 1918 in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter and Mary (Frankowiak) Wardenski.
Andrew was a foreman of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for 35 years.
He was a lifetime member of Sleepy Hallow Athletic...
Gayle Hartzell
Nov 8, 2013
Gayle (Weand) Hartzell, 78, died peacefully in her home in Laureldale on November 8, 2013. She had Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her long time companion of 33 years, Kenneth R. Lebo, and three siblings: sister, Barbara W., widow of Kenneth Kutz, Northmont, Reading; and two brothers: Barron L. Weand of Fairfax, VA, and Terry R., husband of Irene...
James E. Quinn
Nov 6, 2013
James E. "Quinny" Quinn, Jr., 79, of Cumru Township, passed away November 6, 2013, in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Sandra K. (Stump) Miller Quinn.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James Elmer Quinn, Sr., and Margaret (Smith) Quinn Differding.
He was a 1952 graduate of Reading High School.
James worked as a paper cutter for Arnold's...
Warren R. Auchenbach
Nov 5, 2013
Warren R. "Auchy" Auchenbach, 93, Muhlenberg Township, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2013 in his home in South Temple.
He was the husband of A. Evelyn Auchenbach who predeceased him on February 19, 2008.
Born in Reading on May 18, 1920, he was the son of the late Earl and Elsie (Weber) Auchenbach.
Auchy was employed by Carpenter Technology for 42 years...
Thomas Richard Smith
Nov 5, 2013
Thomas R. Smith, son of Christian R. and Mildred Lucille (Croft) Smith was born on August 6, 1939 in Bellefonte, PA. On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, he departed our world to be with the Heavenly Father. He was the beloved husband of Sharon Cantrell Smith for over 50 years. Thomas was a wonderful parent to Christian Smith, of Arizona, and...
Grace Louise Hassenbein
Nov 5, 2013
Grace Louise (Keeney) Hassenbein, 81, died on Nov. 5, 2013, surrounded by her family, at the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading on July 14th,1932, she was the daughter of the late Cormack Gallagher Keeney, (of Glenties, Ireland) and Dorothy Bridegam. She was preceded in death by her siblings: Dorothy, Bernard, Cormack Greg, Willis and Leroy Jack. She had two half-sisters: Mildred...
George Stanley Kripas
Nov 4, 2013
George Stanley Kripas, Jr., 66, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland, died November 4, 2013 in the Washington D.C. V.A. Medical Center.
Born in Pottsville, PA on September 14, 1947, he was a son of Elizabeth Adelle (Anderson) Kripas of Sinking Spring and the late George S. Sr.
He was a 1965 graduate of Pottsville High School and attended Kutztown University and Ursinus College.
George...
Elizabeth Ann Eastburn
Nov 3, 2013
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Eastburn, 87, formerly of Laureldale, passed away November 3, 2013 in Reading Hospital & Medical Center.
She was the widow of Donald Lewis Eastburn, who died September 1, 2009.
Born in Laureldale, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Emily (Krick) Kramer.
Betty attended Muhlenberg High School.
She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Betty loved spending time...
William L. Heck
Nov 3, 2013
William L. Heck, 87, of Wyomissing, died November 3, 2013, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Sylvia M. (Troutman) Heck.
Born in Glenside, he was a son of the late Carl C. and Katherine (Lonaberger) Heck.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII.
William was employed as a welder for Dana Corporation for 37 years, retiring in...
Marie Therese Timko
Nov 3, 2013
Marie Therese Timko, 89, of Cumru Township, passed away November 3, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
Her husband, John Timko, Jr., died August 16, 2001. John was the former Chairman of the Board for Foster Wheeler Corporation, Clinton, NJ.
Born in Carteret, NJ, she was a daughter of the late John V. and Adelia (Kmetty) O'Donnell.
Marie was a 1940 salutatorian graduate...
Donald Wilbert Shaver
Nov 3, 2013
Donald Wilbert Shaver, 79, of Shillington, died November 3, 2013 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
He was the husband of Barbara Helen (Spatz) Shaver, whom he married February 20, 1960.
Born in Monongahela, PA on November 12, 1933, he was a son of the late Charles Q. and Eleanore Anna (Brown) Shaver.
He was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Donald was employed for...
Nancy Joyce Dailey
Nov 2, 2013
Nancy Joyce Dailey, 82, of Mohnton, PA, passed away November 2, 2013 in Mount Saint Vincent Care Center in Holyoke, MA.
She was the widow of Lee Kenneth Dailey, who died February 21, 2006.
Born July 23, 1931, in Wanamakers, PA, she was the daughter of the late Claude R. and Helen L. (Weiss) Reinhart.
She was a 1949 graduate of Slatington High...
Mark Charles Taft
Nov 1, 2013
Mark Charles Taft, 39, passed away peacefully from heart complications on November 1, 2013, and, in his own words, ended his "reign of terror on earth".
Mark was a 1992 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.
He was born November 25, 1973 in North Chicago, Illinois, and spent most of his extended childhood in Michigan, where his extended family still lives. He...
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