Obituaries
Glen D. Brickel
Jul 24, 2012
Glen David Brickel, 41, of Exeter Township died July 24, 2012 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, as a result of a motorcycle accident.
He was the husband of Michele E. (Poorman) Brickel whom he married April 5, 1995.
Born February 25, 1971 in Pottstown, he was a son of David R., husband of Marilyn M. (Toy) Brickel of Exeter Township and...
Geraldine S. Cook
Jul 22, 2012
Known as a loving wife and mother, Geraldine (Gerry) Smith Cook, 85, of Wyomissing, PA passed away after her battle with cancer on Sunday, July 22, 2012.
Gerry is survived by her wonderful and loving husband, Irving Paul Cook, of Wyomissing, PA. They were happily married for 61 years and are the proud parents of five children, ten grandchildren, and four...
Lorraine M. Reinert
Jul 22, 2012
Lorraine Mae Reinert, 67, died July 22, 2012 in her Laureldale residence.
She was the wife of Glenn Wilson Reinert whom she married May 13, 1967.
Born January 24, 1945 in Reading, she was a daughter of Rae M. and Glenna Elizabeth (Spatz) Hix of Upper Bern Township.
Lorraine was employed as a packer, sealer and laminator with W.R. Grace, now Sealed Air...
Lisa Beth Kemp
Jul 20, 2012
Lisa Beth Kemp, 51, died July 20, 2012 in her Muhlenberg Township residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Raymond L. Kemp.
Born December 28, 1960 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Norman E. and Marian E. (Irvin) Specht.
Lisa was a 1978 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed at Hallmark until 2011.
Lisa was an...
Lloyd A. Reinert
Jul 20, 2012
Lloyd A. Reinert, 90, of Oley, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012 in the St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the husband of the late Edna R. (Hoff) Reinert.
Born in Boyertown, he was a son of the late George and Katherine (Angstadt) Reinert.
He was employed for many years with Pottstown Machine Shop until retiring. He was also a self employed...
Gloria A. Strauss
Jul 19, 2012
Gloria A. (Boaman) Strauss, 81, formerly of Spring Township and Womelsdorf, passed away July 19, 2012, in Berks Heim.
She was the wife of Raymond F. Strauss. They were married on February 2, 1957.
Born in Laureldale, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Mabel Boaman.
She was a graduate of Central Berks High School.
Gloria was a member of St. Daniel's...
Carl F. Straka
Jul 19, 2012
Carl Francis Straka, 96, of Exeter Township, died July 19, 2012 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Dorothy Teresa (Harcar) Straka, whom he married April 26, 1975.
Born in Reading, PA on January 16, 1916, he was a son of the late Morris Sr., and Mary (Andras) Straka.
He attended Mt. Penn High School.
Carl was an Army...
Frank E. Snyder
Jul 18, 2012
Frank E. Snyder, 45, of Exeter Township, passed away peacefully with his family by his side in the Reading Hospital July 18, 2012.
He was the son of Eli B. Snyder Jr., and Peggy A. (Cucinotta) Snyder of Wyomissing.
Born November 29, 1966 in Reading, PA and soon thereafter moved to New Jersey with his parents.
Frank graduated in 1984 from Middletown South...
Louise A. Eck
Jul 18, 2012
Louise A. Eck, 53, of West Reading, passed away July 18, 2012, surrounded by her loving parents and sisters in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Pottstown on January 23, 1959, she was a daughter of Ronald R. and Judy A. (Weidenheimer) Eck, West Reading.
She was employed by Prospectus-Berco from 1990 to 2007.
Louise loved going to Knoebels Park, adding to...
Roberto Soto
Jul 18, 2012
Roberto Soto, 53, of Spring Township, passed away July 18, 2012 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the loving husband of Anna K. (Stubenrauch) Soto.
Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, he was a son of Aurora (Lugo) Soto, Bethlehem and the late Tiburcio Soto.
Roberto was a 1978 graduate of Reading High School and graduated from the Reading Police Academy...
Esther A. Howe
Jul 17, 2012
Esther A. Howe, 100, of Reading, passed away July 17, 2012 in her son's West Wyomissing residence.
Her husband, Ralph Howe, died in 1990.
Born in Bernville, she was a daughter of the late James and Anna (Long) Hollenbach.
She was a fancy stitcher for the Fine Glass Shoe Co., Reading, for 36 years, retiring in 1975.
Esther is survived by her son, Lester,...
Leroy B. Hedderick
Jul 17, 2012
LeRoy B. Hedderick, 77 of Perry Township died July 17th in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. His wife Carollee (Lange) Hedderick died October 9, 2003. LeRoy was born in Baltimore, MD. and was the son of the late Carl and Ida (Tanner) Hedderick. He was a 1952 graduate of Kenwood High School and an army veteran. He then worked for...
Robert P. Loeper
Jul 16, 2012
Robert P. Loeper, 89, of Reading, passed away July 16, 2012, in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Marie E. (Thren) Loeper.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Philip and Margaret (Mayer) Loeper.
He was a graduate of Reading Catholic High School in 1940, Wyomissing Polytechnical Institute in 1942 and Cornell University in 1947.
Prior to his retirement...
Mary June Ramer
Jul 15, 2012
Mary June Ramer, 82, passed away July 15, 2012 surrounded by her loving family in her Sinking Spring residence.
Her husband, Jacque Herbert Ramer, died in 1987 and her former husband, John M. Moyer, Jr., died in 1989.
Born in Palmerton, she was a daughter of the late Guy Percy and Violet Morgan.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Mary June worked...
Albert J. Miuccio
Jul 14, 2012
Albert Joseph Miuccio, Sr., 88, of Wyomissing, died July 14, 2012 in the Hershey Medical Center.
He was the husband of Philomena T. (Pavia) Miuccio.
Born August 20, 1923 in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Sebastiana (Cavallaro) Miuccio.
Albert worked as a cement mason his entire working life before retiring in 1987.
He was an Army Veteran of...
Debra A. Pniewski
Jul 14, 2012
Debra (Osenbach) Pniewski, 49, passed away July 14, 2012, in Mercy Suburban Hospital, East Norriton, Montgomery County.
She was the wife of Zenon Richard Pniewski.
Born in Reading on June 11, 1963, she was a daughter of Edward R. and Dolores D. (Longaberger) Osenbach of Wyomissing.
Debra was a 1981 graduate of Wilson High School. She was a member of the track &...
Charline M. Allen
Jul 13, 2012
Charline M. "Dimple" Allen, 50, passed away July 13, 2012 surrounded by her loving family in her Cumru Township residence.
She was the wife of Dr. David W. Allen, M.D.
Born in St. Catherine, Jamaica, she was the youngest daughter of the late Cornelius and Ethel Maud (Lawson) McKoy.
Charline was a 1979 graduate of Martin Luther King High School, Germantown and a...
Anthony J. Baldassar
Jul 12, 2012
Anthony J. Baldassar, 82, passed away July 12, 2012, in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Pittston, he was a son of the late Michael J. and Anna (Christgnana) Baldassar.
He was a 1948 graduate of Reading High School.
Anthony was an U.S. Army veteran, serving as Sargent in the 47th infantry during the Korean Conflict. He was an instructor for...
Larry R. Kauffman
Jul 12, 2012
Larry R. "Butch" Kauffman, Jr., 53, passed away July 12, 2012, in his Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Helen M. (Rupp) Kauffman.
Born in Reading on October 13, 1958, he is the son of Betty (Noll) Kauffman, Ephrata and the late Larry R. Kauffman, Sr.
He was employed as a tow motor operator by Niagara Bottling, Fogelsville.
Butch was a member...
Arlene J. Sowers
Jul 12, 2012
Arlene J. Sowers, 80, died July 12, 2012 in ManorCare, West Reading.
She was the widow of Richard W. Sowers.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Frey, Sr. and Florence I. (DeFrees) Frey.
Arlene is survived by her children, Sandra L., wife of Rodney C. Faust, Reading and Kenneth I. McMullen, Jacksonville, FL. Nine grandchildren, Tamara, wife...
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