William H. Reed

William H. Reed

Apr 23, 2012

William H. Reed, JR, 56 of Bernville died April 23rd in his residence. He was the husband of Anita K. (Hoss) Reed. Bill was born in Lebanon and was the son of the late William H. Reed, SR and Doris L. (Hacunda) Reed of Versailles, Kentucky. He was a 1974 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School. He was a fabricator...

David Mccanney

David Mccanney

Apr 23, 2012

David McCanney, 51, of Lower Heidelberg Township, died April 23, 2012 in the Highlands at Wyomissing Nursing Center, surrounded by his family, just as he was surrounded by loved ones throughout his entire illness.

David McCanney, born in Philadelphia, PA on June 12, 1960, was the husband of Allison (Kline) McCanney. He was a son of James E. Sr. and Annette...

Gene P. Shurr

Gene P. Shurr

Apr 22, 2012

Gene P. Shurr, 75, of Exeter Township, died April 22, 2012, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

He was the husband of Judith A. (Schlaybach) Shurr. They were married for 52 years.

Born in Sinking Spring, he was a son of the late H. Leroy and Dorothy (Moyer) Shurr.

He was a 1955 graduate of Wilson High School.

Gene was employed for 29 years...

Ruth M. Geisler

Ruth M. Geisler

Apr 22, 2012

Ruth May Geisler, 85, formerly of West Lawn, died April 22, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Born December 27, 1926 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus J.G. and Agnes M. (Snyder) Reifsnyder.

She was a supply aid with Reading Hospital for 12 years, retiring in 1987.

She was a long-time member of both Grace Lutheran Church...

Paul H. Reinert

Paul H. Reinert

Apr 21, 2012

Paul H. Reinert, 87, formerly of West Lawn, died April 21, 2012 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.

He was the husband of Mildred M. (Clark) Reinert who died in 1997.

Born April 24, 1924 in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul B. and Eva R. (Hiester) Reinert.

Paul was a 1942 graduate of West Reading High School.

He was employed as...

Harry J. Carse

Harry J. Carse

Apr 21, 2012

Harry Joseph Carse, Jr., 60, died April 21, 2012 in his Reading residence.

Born July 23, 1951 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Harry J. Sr., and Iona J. (Treon) Carse.

He was employed for 16 years with Hofmann Industries, Sinking Spring, last working in 1986.

Harry was an avid golfer and beachgoer.

He loved the Dallas Cowboys and the...

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...