Obituaries

Carl R. Garr

Carl R. Garr

Feb 11, 2013

Carl R. Garr, 85, of Wyomissing, passed away February 11, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

His wife, Arlene C. (Crawford) Garr, died August 4, 2000.

Born in Olean, NY, he was a son of the late Frederick Heinrich and Mary Magdalene (Zimmerman) Garr.

He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Kent State University and earned his PhD from Case...

Janice M. Witmyer

Janice M. Witmyer

Feb 11, 2013

Janice M. Witmyer, 43, of Cumru Township, passed away February 11, 2013 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

She was the loving wife of David E. Witmyer, Jr.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of John K. Yerger, Shillington and Sharon (Rose) Orrs, Palmyra.

She was a 1988 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.

Janice was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt...

Kathryn Mae Koller Kunkel

Kathryn Mae Koller Kunkel

Feb 11, 2013

Kathryn Mae (Barrell) Koller Kunkel, 89, died February 11, 2013 in ManorCare, Muhlenberg Township.

She was the wife of Luther C. Kunkel of Wyomissing and was predeceased by her first husband, Edwin Charles Koller, who died October 22, 1981.

Born in Richmond Township, Pa on May 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Herman O. and Clara E. (Bieber) Barrell.

She...

John B. Imhoff

John B. Imhoff

Feb 9, 2013

John Berthold Imhoff, 97, formerly of Mount Laurel Road, Temple, died February 9, 2013 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.

He was the husband of Dorothy Marie (Sload) Imhoff, who died June 22, 2008.

Born August 1, 1915 in Birdsboro, he was a son of the late Alex Berthold Imhoff and Cora Agnes (Wilson) Imhoff.

John was employed as a carpenter with Alex B....

Sherrill D. Martin

Sherrill D. Martin

Feb 8, 2013

Sherrill D. Martin, 69 of Hamburg died in St. Joseph's Hospital on February 8, 2013. She was born in West Reading and was the daughter of the late Donald L. and Helen E. (Kramer) Martin. She was a 1963 graduate of Hamburg High School. She worked several years at C.N.A. Insurance, Reading as a secretary retiring in 1994. She is...

Helen Leona Gressley

Helen Leona Gressley

Feb 8, 2013

Helen Leona (Sheetz) Gressley, 91, of Marion Township, passed away February 8, 2013 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Her husband, Leon A. Gressley, died in 1995.

Born in Rockland Township, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Esther (Eckert) Sheetz.

Helen enjoyed crocheting, word puzzels, baking, gardening and loved spoiling her grandchildren with sweets. In her youth she also...

Carl W. Brumbach

Carl W. Brumbach

Feb 8, 2013

Carl W. Brumbach, 93, passed away February 8, 2013 in his Alsace Township residence.

He was the widower of Mildred A. (Himmelreich) Brumbach.

Born in Oley Township, he was a son of the late Clarence G. and Elda C. (Kiefer) Brumbach.

Carl was a 1936 graduate of Oley High School.

He worked in the Berkshire Knitting Mill for 27 years and then worked for...

Peter S. Patton

Peter S. Patton

Feb 8, 2013

Peter S. Patton, 51, formerly of Reading, passed away February 8, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He was the husband of Lisa M. (Yourkavitch) Patton, whom he married almost 31 years ago on February 14, 1982.

Born in Reading, he was a son of Shirley (Pawling) Patton Whitmoyer, Waxhaw, NC and the late Pete (Charles Francis) Patton.

He was a graduate of Reading...

Aldona A. Goletz

Aldona A. Goletz

Feb 7, 2013

Aldona A. Goletz, 63, of Spring Twp., died February 7, 2013, in Kindred Transitional Care.

She was the wife of Bill Lafean.

Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Algard J. and Anna R. (Nitardi) Goletz.

She was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, 1967 and Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing, 1970.

Aldona was an RN at Doctors Hospital, Washington...

Barbara A. King

Barbara A. King

Feb 6, 2013

Barbara A. King, 74, formerly of Shillington, died February 6, 2013.

Her husband, W. Wayne King, died September 26, 2000.

Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Emma (Edris) Royer.

She was a graduate of Manheim Twp. in 1956.

Barbara was the co-owner of King's Garage, West Reading from 1963 until her retirement in 2003.

She was a member...

Kenneth C. Hart

Kenneth C. Hart

Feb 6, 2013

Kenneth C. Hart, 89, of Wyomissing, PA entered into eternal rest on February 6, 2013 at the Reading Hospital.

Born on July 22, 1923 in Seyfert, PA, he was the son of the late John O. and M. Helen (Ruppert) Hart.

In addition to his loving wife of 66 years, Mildred E. (Hoyer) Hart, he is survived by a daughter, Janice E....

Theodore J. Falkiewicz

Theodore J. Falkiewicz

Feb 6, 2013

Theodore Joseph Falkiewicz, 90, died February 6, 2013 in Rittenhouse Senior Living, Muhlenberg Township.

He was the husband of Florence Theodora Napiecek who died on August, 7th 1992.

Born July 4, 1922 in Reading, he was a son of the late Walter and Stella (Kompa) Falkiewicz.

Theodore attended Reading High School

He was employed as a tool setter and layout operator with Western Electric...

Dominic J. Maddaloni

Dominic J. Maddaloni

Feb 5, 2013

Dominic J. Maddaloni, 86, formerly of West Reading, died February 5, 2013, in Berks Heim.

He was the husband of Jeanne D. (Wix) Maddaloni whom he was married to for 63 wonderful years.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Biagio and Marie (Volpiccini) Maddaloni.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII.

He was employed for 14 years for...

Claude M. Bayerle

Claude M. Bayerle

Feb 5, 2013

Claude M. Bayerle, 65, died February 5, 2013 in his West Lawn residence, surrounded by his loving family.

He was the husband of Janice E. (Mezyk) Bayerle.

Born in Metz, France, he was a son of Albertine Grouber, Reading and the late George Bayerle.

Claude was employed at Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, retiring in February 2012.

He was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola...

Louis P. Pipi

Louis P. Pipi

Feb 4, 2013

Louis Pasquale Pipi, 87, passed away February 4, 2013 in his Oley residence.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Lillah (deGuevara) Pipi.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Pasquale Pipi and Suzanne Cianello, predeceased by his step mother Rose (Iaquinto) Pipi.

He was a graduate of Rutgers University, School of Law.

Louis was the owner of Louis...

William S. Yonkovitch

William S. Yonkovitch

Feb 4, 2013

William S. Yonkovitch, 84, of Reading, died February 4, 2013, in Berks Heim.

He was the husband of M. Louise (Mitchell) Yonkovitch.

Born in Connelsville, he was a son of the late John and Mary (Spinik) Yonkovitch.

William was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran.

He was employed for 25 years by Carpenter Technology, retiring in 1990.

William was a member of St Margaret's Roman...

Ralph B. Christman

Ralph B. Christman

Feb 4, 2013

Ralph B. Christman, 92, of Walnut Woods, Boyertown, passed away February 4, 2013 in Reading Hospital & Medical Center.

He was married to the late Verna N. (Shafer) Christman.

Born in Oley, he was the son of the late Jonas and Mary (Bush) Christman.

Ralph proudly served in the United States Army during World War II in the 872nd Airborne Engineers.

He was a...

Raymond Edward Dietrich

Raymond Edward Dietrich

Feb 4, 2013

Raymond Edward Dietrich, 80, passed away in Laurel Center, Hamburg.

He was married to the late Betty Jane (Fetter) Dietrich for 54 years.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Edward and Virginia Dietrich.

He was a graduate of Reading High School.

Raymond proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

He worked as a Line Chief for Met-Ed...

Carmen G. Rivera

Carmen G. Rivera

Feb 3, 2013

Carmen Gladys (Rodriguez) Rivera, 72, died in her Reading residence February 3, 2013.

She was the wife of Pedro A. Rivera who died February 19, 1991.

Born September 18, 1940 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Angel and Felicita (Robles) Rodriguez.

Carmen was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.

She was very active in her community...

Edna Jane Bickel

Edna Jane Bickel

Feb 3, 2013

Edna Jane Bickel, 84, formerly of Reading and Fleetwood, died February 3, 2013, in Berks Heim.

Her husband, Donald R. Bickel, died in 2006.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Reinert) Fick.

Edna was first employed by Zipf's and Luden's and later worked for Western Electric until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran...