Martha J. Schappell Woodhouse
Dec 17, 2011
Martha J. (Stitzel) Schappell Woodhouse, 86, died December 17, 2011 in her Palm Beach Gardens, FL residence.
She was widowed by her first husband, Marvin C. Schappell, on November 21, 1991 and by her second husband, Frederic W. Woodhouse, on February 29, 2008.
Born August 5, 1925 in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Emma M. (Henne)...
June Zerr
Dec 16, 2011
June (Frech) Zerr, 90, of Laureldale died December 16, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading.
She was the wife of Ralph E. Zerr who died October 17, 1993.
Born October 7, 1921 in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Frederick and Pearl Emily (Dengler) Frech.
June was employed as a waitress with People's Drugs, W.T. Grant...
Kevin M. Turner
Dec 16, 2011
Kevin Michael Turner, 37, died in his Sinking Spring residence December 16, 2011 at 11:15 pm surrounded by his loving family after a 13 month war with esophageal cancer.
He was the husband of Whitney Paige (Biese) Turner, whom he married March 15, 2003.
Born in Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Delaware County on January 5, 1974, he was a son of Raymond J....
Bessie L. Sullivan
Dec 16, 2011
Bessie L. Sullivan, 89, died December 16, 2011 in her West Reading residence.
Her husband, Gerald J. Sullivan died March 7, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late William and Sylvia Isett.
She was a graduate of Wilson High School.
Bessie was employed by Reading Hospital for 15 years in their dietary department until her retirement.
She is survived by her...
Joanne F. Cloeren
Dec 16, 2011
Joanne F. (Moyer) Cloeren, 45, died unexpectedly December 16, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading she was a daughter of the late Conrad T. and Margaret E. (Miller) Moyer.
She is survived by her two children, Alexandra J., a student at Exeter Sr. High and Richard V., Jr., a student at Exeter Jr. High. Joanne is also survived by many cousins...
Rudi W. Vogel
Dec 15, 2011
Rudi W. Vogel, 90, of Wyomissing, died December 15, 2011 in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center.
He was the husband of Helen M. (Viertel) Vogel.
Born in Burkhardtsdorf, Germany, he was the son of the late Emil and Lilli (Weissbach) Vogel.
He was a graduate of West Reading High School and Wyomissing Polytechnical.
Rudi was employed by Textile Machine Works as a tool maker...
Onofre Q. Villanueva
Dec 14, 2011
Onofre Quijano Villanueva, M.D., 87, of Wyomissing, died December 14, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Beata (Mistica) Villanueva.
Born June 21, 1924 in Liliw, Laguna Philippines, he was a son of the late Gonzalo and Maria (Quijano) Villanueva.
Onofre was a graduate of Laguna High School, Philippines and a 1956 graduate of University of Santo...
Marc W. Creary
Dec 12, 2011
Marc W. Creary, 54, Cumru Township, died December 12, 2011 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
He was the husband of Martha Creary, whom he was married to for 29 years.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Betty (Oswald) Creary, and the late William Creary.
He was a 1975 graduate of Reading High School, 1977 graduate of Texas Police Academy and...
Teresa F. Muller
Dec 11, 2011
Teresa F. Muller, 80, of Wyomissing, passed away December 11, 2011 in The Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing Center.
Her husband, Jacob S. Muller, died in 1999. They were married in 1949 in Munich, Germany.
Born in Havana, Cuba, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Magdalena (Kopschitz) Fath.
Teresa was the co-owner of Advanced Powder Coatings, Denver, PA, retiring in...
Thomas F. Cramsey
Dec 10, 2011
Thomas F. Cramsey, 79, Spring Township, died December 10, 2011 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, surrounded by loving family members.
He was the husband of Lillian B. (Budinetz) Cramsey. They were married for 55 years.
Born on December 16, 1931, in Allentown, Lehigh County, he was a son of the late William J. and Lottie M. (Miller) Cramsey.
Tom was employed for...
Verna A. Wunder
Dec 9, 2011
Verna Arlene (Sanders) Wunder, 97, of Temple, died December 9, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the loving wife of Charles Milton "Tale" Wunder for 57 years. He died November 13, 1993.
Born June 14, 1914 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Howard E. and Carrie Mae (Rohrbach) Sanders.
Verna was employed as a spinner with...
Jacqueline G. Straub
Dec 9, 2011
Jacqueline G. Straub, 79, passed away December 9, 2011 in her West Reading residence.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Jordan D. Straub, Sr. who died in 2008 and her son, David "Strauby" who died in 1991.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Elmer B. and Gladys L. (Strunk) Schearer.
She was a 1950 graduate of Reading...
Carl D. Faust
Dec 9, 2011
Carl D. Faust, Sr., 69 of Orwigsburg died December 9th at 8:05 PM in the Hershey Medical Center, Derry Township. Carl was born in West Brunswick Township and was the son of the late Harvey and Helen (Long) Faust and was one of thirteen children. He was the husband of Nancy L. (Kliebenstein) Faust to whom he was married to...
Cheryl Ann Coldren
Dec 6, 2011
Cheryl "Sherry" Ann (Gerhard) Coldren, 67, of Spring Township entered into rest Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in Reading Hospital. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family as she courageously finished her 15 year battle against ovarian cancer with the same grace and dignity she possessed throughout her life.
Born November 14, 1944 in Reading, she was a daughter...
Paul R. Kraatz
Dec 6, 2011
Paul R. "Dick" Kraatz, 77, of Sinking Spring passed away December 6, 2011 at 6:29 a.m. in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He had been a patient of The Reading Hospital and the Post Acute Care Center for the past 6 months fighting his illness.
He was the husband of Margaret A. (Thomas) Kraatz.
Born in Reading, he was a son...
Lori L. Myers
Dec 6, 2011
Lori L. Myers, 54 of Tilden Township died December 6th in her home. She was the wife of Ora E. Myers. Lori was born in West Reading, PA and was the daughter of the late Leroy G. and Doris M. (Bailey) Boltz. She was a homemaker and a member of Spring Valley Church of God, Temple, PA. In addition to...
Stuart T. Meck
Dec 5, 2011
Stuart T. Meck, 82 of Leesport died December 5th in St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Bern Township. He was the husband of Shirley L. (Kelly) Meck. Stuart was born in Hamburg and was the son of the late Alvin S. and Ida F. (Young) Meck. He worked for 22 years as an operating engineer for local 542, Philadelphia. He...
Harold R. Johnson
Dec 5, 2011
Harold R. "Scoot" Johnson, 68, Cumru Township, passed away December 5, 2011 at 10:40 a.m. in his home.
Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary (Cooper) Johnson.
He was the husband of Jeanne L. (Hall) Johnson. They were married 41 years in Reading, PA.
He was a 1961 graduate of Reading High School where he played...
Dolores A. Graeff
Dec 4, 2011
Dolores A. (Kudleck) Graeff, 82, formerly of West Wyomissing, died December 4, 2011, in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
Her husband, Charles H. Graeff, died November 30, 1998.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Clara M. (Borinski) Kudleck.
She was a graduate of Hamburg High School in 1947 and St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1952.
Dolores...
Kenneth T. Fisher
Dec 4, 2011
Kenneth T. Fisher, 46, of Wyomissing, passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2011, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born on April 9, 1965 in Reading, he was a son of Kenneth J., Sr. and Helen (Borelli) Fisher, Sinking Spring.
Surviving Ken is his devoted and loving wife Dina A. (Tirdell) Fisher, who just lost her beloved husband and best friend.
Ken is...