Obituaries
Joan H. Kochinsky
Sep 11, 2012
Joan H. (Boyle) Kochinsky, " Mrs. K" 80, of Muhlenberg Township, died September 11, 2012, at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Jerome Louis Kochinsky, whom she married September 11, 1954.
Born July 12, 1932 in Reading, she was the daughter of late Thomas F. and Hildred L. (Heilman) Boyle.
Joan was a 1949 graduate of McAdoo High...
Merlin I. Snyder
Sep 10, 2012
Merlin I. Snyder, 81 of Shartlesville died September 10, 2012 in St. Joseph's Medical Center. He was the husband of Sheron E. (Matz) Snyder. He was born in Greenwich Township and was the son of the late Irwin and Mollie (Gernert) Snyder. He was a self employed farmer most of his life and also worked construction. In addition to his...
Hettie R. Witman
Sep 10, 2012
Hettie Rachel (Hepner) Witman, 87, of Laureldale, died September 10, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the widow of Leon Charles Witman who died December 23, 1990.
Born October 9, 1924 in Alsace Township, she was a daughter of the late George and Katie (Bowman) Hepner.
Hettie enjoyed crocheting.
Surviving are three children: Russel I., husband of Prudence G. Hepner of...
Mary Romaine Auman
Sep 10, 2012
Mary Romaine (Bair) Auman, 85, passed away September 10, 2012, in her Wyomissing residence.
Her husband, James E. Auman, Sr., died February 16, 1999.
Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Leon W. and Alice (Beamesderfer) Bair Griffith .
She was employed 15 years in housekeeping for Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Mary is survived by seven children: Lewis Wennerholt, III.,Mountville,...
Ruth May Waldman
Sep 10, 2012
Ruth May (Leininger) Waldman, 88, formerly of West Reading, died September 10, 2012, in Berks Heim.
Born in Cressona, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John and Edna (Bertlet) Leininger.
She was employed for 15 years by Leisure Hall Bingo.
Ruth was an honorary member of the Jaycees.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, Brenda Ziegler, West Reading; three grandchildren, Christan...
Kunalkumar K. Patel
Sep 10, 2012
Kunalkumar K. Patel, 28, of Arlington, VA, died September 10, 2012 in Somers, CT.
Born in Canton, OH, he was a son of Kiritkumar A. Patel, Laguna Niguel, CA and Manglaben K. Patel, Arlington, VA.
He was a graduate of El Toro High School, Lake Forest, CA and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
In addition to his parents he is survived by...
June D. Wurster
Sep 10, 2012
June D. (Bohn) Wurster, 84, formerly of Temple, died September 10, 2012, in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
She was predeceased by her first husband Raymond H. Meck in 1980 and her second husband, John F. Wurster in 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel E. (Hertzog) Bohn.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
June worked as...
Florence E. Keagy
Sep 8, 2012
Florence Eleanor (Wood) Keagy, 91, of Wyomissing, died September 8, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading.
She was the widow of C. William Keagy who died September 18, 1998.
Born May 5, 1921, in Roaring Spring, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Thomas and Loretta (Green) Wood.
Florence was a graduate of Altoona High School and...
Barbara Ann Secrist
Sep 7, 2012
Barbara Meyers Secrist, 63, formerly of Westport and wife of Edward Secrist passed away September 7, 2012 at Reading Hospital & Medical Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Barbara was born in Pottsville, PA daughter of the late Harold and Ann (Fatula) Harris.
She worked as a Para-legal for the Westport Town attorney for many years, in addition she was an elected official and...
Bernard F. Serina
Sep 6, 2012
Bernard F. Serina, 77 of Hamburg died in St. Joseph's Medical Center on September 6, 2012. He was the husband of Anna L. (Lazar) Serina. Bernard was born in Coaldale and was the son of the late Stephen and Mary (Kloton) Serina. He graduated from Coaldale High School in 1953 and Thaddeus Steven Trade School, Lancaster in 1956. He was...
Richard Wayne Romich
Sep 4, 2012
Richard W. Romich, 72, of Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing and formerly of West Lawn died in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, September 4, 2012.
Richard was born in Amityville, PA on May 8, 1940, the son of the late John L. and Mildred I. (John) Romich.
He is survived by a brother, Kenneth C. and wife Maryellen, Austin, Texas; a sister, Anne...
Blanche G. Kinkaid
Sep 4, 2012
Blanche G. Kinkaid, 92, of Mohnton, died September 4, 2012, in Phoebe Berks, Wernersville.
She was the widow of Andrew David Kinkaid.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Marie M. (Weis) Sausen.
She attended West Reading High School.
Blanche worked in sales for Boscov's Department Store, Reading for over 20 years, retiring in 1985. She continued to...
Emma Di Vito
Sep 3, 2012
Emma (Scarpitti) Di Vito, 79, of Wyomissing, died September 3, 2012, in Kindred Healthcare.
Her husband, Domenico P. Di Vito, died December 23, 1996.
Born in Roccasicura, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Rosa (Franceschetti) Scarpitti.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, West Reading.
Emma loved gardening and flowers; she also enjoyed cooking and baking.
She was...
Walter R. Pascoe
Sep 3, 2012
Walter R. Pascoe, 84, of Wernersville, passed away September 3, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Lottie (Faust) Pascoe, whom he was married to for 62 years.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Francis H. and Laura (Yost) Pascoe.
He was a 1945 graduate of Wyomissing High School and a proud graduate...
Eloise M. Mitchell
Sep 3, 2012
Eloise Marceil Mitchell, 81, of Temple, died September 3, 2012 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
Born in Pemberton, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Edna M. (Sheppard) Willoby.
Eloise was a 1948 graduate of Bellefontine High School, OH.
She was employed 25 years with K-Mart, Muhlenberg Township as a waitress and later as a sales associate, before retiring...
Jose A. Rivera
Sep 3, 2012
Jose A. Rivera, III, 27, of Reading, died September 3, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in North Tarrytown, NY, he was the son of Jose A. Rivera, Reading and Wanda (Garcia), wife of Luis DeJesus, Sr., Ocala, FL.
He was employed by Giorgio Food, Inc., Reading.
You were such an amazing father, son, brother, cousin, nephew and friend...your smile...
Richard E. Mcneil
Sep 3, 2012
Richard Evans McNeil, 68, died September 3, 2012 in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Lorraine Patricia (Davis) McNeil, whom he had been with for 43 years.
Born March 7, 1944 in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph Brown and Dell McNeil.
Richard attended Reading Schools and Kutztown University.
He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam conflict.
Richard...
Carole L. Routte
Sep 2, 2012
Carole L. Routté, 61, of Wyomissing, PA, passed away September 2, 2012 at 1:00 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she was a patient since August 30th.
She was the beloved wife of Reverend Luther Routté, and mother of Jesse, husband of Emily Mooney Routté, and Irene Routté and grandmother of Amani Christopher Routté. She is also survived...
Frank Louis Calpino
Sep 2, 2012
Frank Louis Calpino, 79, of Sun City, AZ died September 2, 2012.
Born November 29, 1932 in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Theresa (DeLillo) Calpino.
Frank was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.
He was a member of Christian Science Church in Chicago, where he was a soloist.
He was the owner and operator of HillN-Dale/Falco for over...
Todd J. Frownfelter
Sep 1, 2012
Todd Jeffrey Frownfelter, 52, died September 1, 2012 in his Heidelberg residence.
He was the loving husband of Daphne Diane (Wenrich) Frownfelter whom he married October 19, 1985.
Born July 12, 1960 in Lancaster, he was a son of the Dorothy (Harnish), widow of James A. Williamson, Sr. and the late William Cranston Frownfelter.
Todd was a 1978 graduate of Wilson High School...
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