George W. Galt
Jul 13, 2013
George W. Galt, 88, of Lower Alsace Township, passed away July 13, 2013 in St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center.
He was the beloved husband of Dorothea L. (Strausser) Galt, whom he married August 20, 1949.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late August and Mary (Micheals) Galt.
He graduated from Reading High School in 1947 and McCann's Business School...
Nicholas K. Braun
Jul 12, 2013
Nicholas K. Braun, 94, of Wyomissing, PA died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 12th 2013. He was the husband of Conchita (Perez) Braun.
Born on November 4, 1918, in Bingen, Germany, he was the son of the late Carl and Anna (Haupt) Braun.
Nicholas graduated summa cum laude from Swarthmore College in 1939 and graduated from Harvard Law...
Eugene Bollinger
Jul 12, 2013
Eugene (Gene) E. Bollinger, 78, of Laureldale, passed away Friday, July 12th at home with his wife and son surrounding him. He suffered a 34 month very courageous battle with lung cancer.
He was the husband of Barbara A. (Shalter) Bollinger.
Born in Hyde Crest, Reading, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Cora S. (Strunk) Bollinger.
As a teenager,...
Robert P. Restrepo
Jul 11, 2013
Robert P. Restrepo, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away on July 11, 2013, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading. Born in Philadelphia on June 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Octavio Jose Restrepo and Olga Ann (Hannig) Restrepo. He was married for 64 years on August 13 to the love of his life, Patricia A. (Price) Restrepo.
He...
Antoinette H. Steward
Jul 9, 2013
Antoinette Helen "Toni" (Piotrowicz) Steward, 86, of Fleetwood and formerly of Hyde Park, died July 9, 2013 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
She was the wife of the late Russell Thomas Steward who died July 18, 1991.
Born July 8, 1927 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter J. and Czeslawa (Sulinski) Piotrowicz.
Antoinette attended Central Catholic High School.
She was...
P.A.J. Prijs
Jul 8, 2013
Mrs. P.A.J. (Elly) Prijs, Huijser, 90, formerly of West Wyomissing, passed away July 8, 2013 in the Mifflin Center.
She was the widow of Mr. H. Prijs since 1989.
Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she was the daughter of Pieter and Wilhelmina (van Ommeren) Huijser.
She was a teacher and principal by profession before she married her late husband, who was employed by the...
Ann T. Cauffman
Jul 8, 2013
Ann Teresa (Kazmierczak) Cauffman, 84, of Honey Brook, Chester County and fomerly of Lincoln Park, died July 8, 2013 in Brandywine Hospital.
She was the wife of Mark R. Cauffman, whom she married December 28, 1957.
Born in Reading, PA on June 19, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Carl T. ande Helen B. (Linkowski) Kazmierczak.
She was a 1947 graduate...
Tina M. Burkey
Jul 7, 2013
Tina M. Burkey, 43 of Hamburg died Sunday, July 7th in her residence. She was born in West Reading and was the daughter of the late David L. Burkey and Janey L. Peters of Dunedin, Fl. Tina worked for 20 years at the Hamburg Center as an aide retiring in 2012. She was a 1987 graduate of Hamburg Area High...
Adalberto Sanchez-Irrizary
Jul 7, 2013
Adalberto Sanchez Irrizary, 54, of Reading, passed away July 7, 2013, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Julio A. Sanchez and Maria Irrizary.
He was a 1979 graduate of Reading High School.
Adalberto was employed as a packer for Sweet Street Desserts.
He is survived by his daughters: Stacey L., wife of Nate Rodriguez, Wernersville,...
Joseph T. Jastrzembski
Jul 6, 2013
Joseph T. Jastrzembski, 89, formerly of Pennside, died July 6, 2013 in Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Angeline G. (Guidara) Jastrzembski whom he married October, 1949.
Born January 1, 1924 in Reading, he was a son of the late Peter and Helen (Dmochowski) Jastrzembski.
Joseph was employed as a steel worker with Carpenter Technology for 32 years, retiring in 1988.
He...
Emma B. Yoh
Jul 6, 2013
Emma B. Yoh, 93, formerly of Robesonia and Reading, died July 6, 2013, in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
Her husband, Lester C. Yoh, died in 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond B., Sr. and Marguerite (Bare) Shenk.
Emma was a graduate of Reading High School, Albright College and Temple University.
She was employed as a teacher with Robesonia High...
Joyce Eileen Gring
Jul 6, 2013
Joyce Eileen Gring, 69, formerly of Berks County, died July 6, 2013, in Majuro, Marshall Islands, at her sister, Carolyn (Gring) Domnick and her brother-in-law, Charles, with whom she resided for the last 16 months.
Born March 29, 1944, in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Jean (Dengler) Gring.
A 1962 graduate of Wilson High School, Joyce...
Kenneth B. Hummel
Jul 5, 2013
Kenneth Brian Hummel, 53, of Reading, passed away in his mother's residence on July 5, 2013.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Nancy Jane (Reinheimer) Hummel, Reading, and the late Michael Paul Hummel.
He was a 1977 graduate of Reading High School.
Kenneth was employed for 15 years as a custodian with Staples, Wyomissing.
In addition to his mother, he is...
John A. Dussinger
Jul 5, 2013
John A. Dussinger, 86 of Reading died Friday, July 5th in Manor Care, Laureldale. He was the husband of Eileen J. (Rohrbach) Dussinger. John was born in Temple on December 19th, 1926 and was the son of the late Calvin B. and Bertha W. (Krick) Dussinger. He was a Navy Veteran of both WWII and Korea. He served on the...
James O. Lewis
Jul 4, 2013
James Orman Lewis, 65, died July 4, 2013 in his Wernersville residence.
He was the husband of Connie Marie (Bailey) Lewis, whom he married February 4, 1987.
Born April 26, 1948 in Renova, PA, he was a son of the late Martin and Dorthy Jean (Pharis) Lewis.
He was a 1966 graduate of Bucktail High School, Renova, PA.
James was employed in chemical production...
Harriet M. Garver
Jul 4, 2013
Harriet M. Garver, 65, of Reading, passed away July 4, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Samuel S. Garver, Sr.
Born in Collingdale, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Margaret (Goodworth) Smyth.
She is survived by her two children: Samuel Garver, Mohnton and Margaret Foresman, wife of William Meashey, New Kingstown.
Edward J. Kuhn...
Cletus N. Hamm
Jul 3, 2013
Cletus N. Hamm, 93, formerly of Laureldale, died July 3, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Virginia L. (Herbein) Hamm for 60 years, who died November 29, 2009.
Born December 16, 1919 in Lynnport, Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Perry A. and Mabel M. (Hamm) Hamm.
Cletus proudly served as a sergeant...
Shirley A. Simpson
Jul 3, 2013
Shirley A. Simpson, 77 of Wyomissing died Wednesday, July 3rd in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was born in Port Clinton and was the daughter of the late Helen I. (Koller) Heebner and the step daughter of the late Kenneth E. Heebner. Shirley worked at the former Fleetwood Multi-Video for 14 years as a secretary and last worked...
Bernard James Bohanak
Jul 2, 2013
Bernard James Bohanak, 80, of Fleetwood, died July 2, 2013 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Doris Elaine (Artz) Bohanak, whom he married September 5, 1959.
Born November 15, 1932 in Reading, he was a son of the late William James and Elizabeth (Krempasanka) Bohanak.
Bernard was a 1951 graduate of Reading High School. He attended Pratt...
Fr. Vincent D. Mathews
Jul 2, 2013
Father Vincent D. Mathews, sixty-one years a Catholic priest and a resident at Berks Heim, passed away in his sleep in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 2nd just ten days short of his 87th birthday. Father Mathews was born in West Reading on July 12, 1926, the son of the late John F. and Margaret A. (Nagle) Mathews....