Fern E. Wertz

Fern E. Wertz

Apr 21, 2012

Fern Elizabeth Wertz, 80, of Wernersville, died April 21, 2012 in Henry Health Care Center at Phoebe Berks, Wernersville.

She was the wife of Frederick Robert Wertz, Jr. who died November 26, 1967.

Born March 7, 1932 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late John Daniel and Ada Irene (Miller) Gehris.

Fern was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.

She...

Marie C. Walley

Marie C. Walley

Apr 20, 2012

Marie C. Walley, 76, of Spring Township, died April 20, 2012 in Reading Hospital.

She was the wife of Robert F. Walley, whom she married on August 10, 1957.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Loretta (Schindlbeck) Henrich.

She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1954 and the St Joseph Hospital School of...

Carl H. Hinnershitz

Carl H. Hinnershitz

Apr 20, 2012

Carl Harold Hinnershitz, 86, of Perry Township, died April 20, 2012 in Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township.

He was the husband of Martha Carolyn (Hoppes) Hinnershitz who died June 2, 1993.

Born October 28, 1925 in Shoemakersville, he was a son of the late Harold Meck and Mabel May (Strausser) Hinnershitz.

Carl was a 1943 graduate of Perry High School.

He was self...

Verna Hinkle

Verna Hinkle

Apr 19, 2012

Verna (Correnti) Hinkle, 87, died in Reading Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday morning April 19, 2012.

She was the wife of Donald I. Hinkle, Sr., Shillington. They celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on April 8, 2012.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Lucia (Calatabiano) Correnti.

She was a member of St. John Baptist de...

Frederick L. Hawk

Frederick L. Hawk

Apr 19, 2012

Frederick L. Hawk, 66, of West Reading, died April 19, 2012 in ManorCare West Reading.

Born in Reading, he was a son of Dorothy M. (Knause) Hawk, West Reading and the late George M. Hawk.

Fred worked in the environmental services department of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center for 43 years, retiring in 2011.

He was a member of Grace Bible Fellowship...

Helen V. Rowe

Helen V. Rowe

Apr 19, 2012

Helen Violet Rowe, 80, of Shillington died April 19, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

She was the wife of Jack Charles Rowe, Sr. who died March 8, 2010.

Born July 30, 1931 in Kempton, she was a daughter of the late Glancy J. and Estella Emma (Kunkel) Hamm.

Helen was employed as a machine operator for many years, retiring February...

Nancy Mae Ostrom

Nancy Mae Ostrom

Apr 17, 2012

Nancy Mae Ostrom, 79, of Lincoln Park, died April 17, 2012 in St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, PA.

Born in Voorhees, NJ, she was the eldest daughter of the late Charles A. and Virginia (Niles) Ostrom formerly of Mishawaka, IN.

She was a 1951 graduate of Wyomissing High School and attended Purdue University.

Nancy worked as a teller for Reading Trust Company...

Doris Luella Hacker

Doris Luella Hacker

Apr 16, 2012

Doris Luella Hacker, 90, of West Reading, died April 16, 2012 in ManorCare West Reading.

She was the wife of Raymond Harvey Hacker.

Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Brey and Hilda Anna (Sensenderfer) Nester.

She and her husband owned the School House Hotel, Wernersville and Dining West, Wernersville. She also worked for the Reading Hospital for over...

Evelyn M. Seaman

Evelyn M. Seaman

Apr 16, 2012

Evelyn M. Seaman, 80, of Ruscombmanor Township, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she was a patient for a week.

She was the wife of Harold R. Seaman

Born in Oley, she was a daughter of the late Webster and Esther Sheetz.

She was a 1949 graduate of Oley Valley High School and was...

Robert P Wagaman

Robert P Wagaman

Apr 15, 2012

Robert P. Wagaman, 58, of Hamburg, died Sunday in Schuylkill County. He was the husband of Gloria A. (Dozitsky) Wagaman. Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Paul E. & the late Anna M. (Moyer) Wagaman. Mr. Wagaman was employed by Dana for 25 years retiring in 2008 and for Case/New Holland as an engineer. He...

Robert Lee Etchberger

Robert Lee Etchberger

Apr 15, 2012

Robert Lee Etchberger, 64, of West Reading and formerly of Reading, died April 15, 2012 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.

Born March 3, 1948 in Leesport, he was a son of the late Claude and Katie (Trivell) Etchberger.

Robert was employed with Carpenter Technologies until 1994. He was also employed with Grafika Commercial Printing, Sinking Spring as a web assistant.

Surviving...

Larry D Reichard

Larry D Reichard

Apr 15, 2012

Larry D. Reichard, 69, of Hamburg, died Sunday in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was the companion of Ellen M. Drumheller. Born in Center Valley, Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Ralph A. & the late May Ellen (Meese) Reichard. Mr. Reichard was a self-employed mechanic & independent truck driver. He was a member of...

V. Theora Denaro

V. Theora Denaro

Apr 14, 2012

V. Theora "Teddi" Denaro, 76, of Bern Township, passed away April 14, 2012 in the Reading Hospital surrounded by family.

She was the wife of Joseph I. Denaro. They recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.

Raised in Bernville, but a graduate of Reading High School, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Marberger and Verle Marberger (nee Whitacre).

A graduate of Drexel...

Carolyn F. Hesser

Carolyn F. Hesser

Apr 14, 2012

Carolyn Florence (Long) Hesser, 84, of Temple, died April 14, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services, West Reading.

She was married May 29, 1948 to Robert Ellsworth "Beetle" Hesser, who died June 29, 2002.

Born in Birdsboro, PA on June 8, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Florence (Seifrit) Long.

She was a 1945 graduate of Birdsboro High School and...

Robert J. Smith

Robert J. Smith

Apr 13, 2012

Robert Joseph Smith, 74, of Muhlenberg Township, died April 13, 2012 in the Reading Hospital.

He was the husband of Nancy Carolyn (Vath) Smith, whom he married October 17, 1959.

Born in Reading, PA on April 3, 1938, he was a son of the late Stanley G. and Elizabeth M. (Maurer) Smith.

He was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church,...

Paul R. Phillips

Paul R. Phillips

Apr 13, 2012

Paul R. Phillips, 82 of Hamburg died April 13, 2012 in the Lutheran Home at Topton. Paul was the husband of Marian Anna (Rentschler) Phillips of Hamburg. He was born in Walnuttown and was the son of the late Ralph and Ella (Keiter) Phillips. Paul was a Marine Veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of St. John's Evangelical...

James J. Gallen

James J. Gallen

Apr 12, 2012

James "Jim" J. Gallen 83, of Shillington died April 12, 2012 at home in the care of his loving family. He was the husband of Sara "Snooky" (Boyle) Gallen. James was born in Reading, August 15, 1928 the son of A. Joseph and Anna (Strain) Gallen. A fond lifelong resident of Shillington, he attended Sacred Heart Elementary School in West...

E. Richard Ziegenfuss

E. Richard Ziegenfuss

Apr 11, 2012

E. Richard Ziegenfuss, 92, of Laureldale died April 11, 2012 in his daughter's Laureldale residence.

He was the husband of Regina (Caruso) Ziegenfuss who died November 7, 2010. Geannie was the love of his life for over 68 years. She was his partner, friend, and lover.

Born November 8, 1919 in Reading, he was a son of the late Ralph W. and...

Lucy P. Napoli

Lucy P. Napoli

Apr 11, 2012

Lucy (Scornavacchi) Napoli passed away peacefully at Berks Heim on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

Born in Reading on February 12, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Paulina Scornavacchi.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Joseph Napoli.

She is survived by her son, Santo, his wife, Judy (Eshenaur), her granddaughter, Shelly Kinsey, her husband...

George Edward Scargle

George Edward Scargle

Apr 10, 2012

George Edward Scargle, 81, Whitfield passed away April 10th at home. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia (Toye) Scargle (April 12, 2009).

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George Edward Scargle and Bertha James Scargle. He graduated from Northeast High School. In 1949 he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force National Guard Unit. He trained...