George I. Mengel
Oct 31, 2011
George I. Mengel, 85 of Hamburg died October 31, 2011, in The Orwigsburg Manor, Orwigsburg. He was the husband of Emma L. (Haas) Mengel. George was born in Hamburg and was the son of the late Joseph F. and Irene S. (Balthaser) Mengel. Mr. Mengel was a 1944 graduate of Hamburg High School and was a life member of Union...
Howard E. Coombe
Oct 30, 2011
Howard Edward Coombe, 87, formerly of West Lawn, died October 30, 2011 in the Golden Living Center, Exeter Township.
He was married March 12, 1943 to Margaret Pursel (Harris) Coombe, who died July 14, 1995.
Born in Weatherly, Carbon County on January 14, 1924, he was a son of the late Burton and Mabel Uren (Fichter) Coombe.
He was employed 25 years with...
Kenneth D. Angstadt
Oct 30, 2011
Kenneth D. Angstadt, 63, of Alsace Township, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in his residence.
He was the husband of Roxanne (Brill) Angstadt. He will be forever missed by his loving wife.
Born in Earlville, he was a son of the late Stewart and Edna (Drumheller) Angstadt.
He attended Boyertown Area High School and was a Navy Veteran of the...
Nancy E. Reedy
Oct 30, 2011
Nancy E. (Yersak) Reedy, 67, of Sinking Spring, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 in her residence.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the wife of the late William W. Reedy, who died August 14, 2006, and the daughter of the late M. Joseph and Elizabeth (Burrows) Yersak.
Nancy was a graduate of Neshaminy High School, class of 1962, and worked as a...
Gary Drew Wood
Oct 29, 2011
Gary Drew Wood, 73, died October 29, 2011 in his Exeter Township residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Darlene M. (Cassady) Wood, whom he married in 1966.
Born in Connersville, IN, he was a son of the late Howard and Blanche (Brockman) Wood.
Gary was a graduate of Connersville High School, IN.
He worked as a quality engineer for...
Doris A. Lucas
Oct 29, 2011
Doris A. (Moses) Lucas, 88, of Boyertown, passed away peacefully October 29, 2011.
Born in Chester Springs, she was the wife of the late Frank A. Lucas, and the daughter of the late Hurford and Lottie (Emery) Moses.
Doris was employed as a seamstress for Sircom Knitting in Spring City for many years until her retirement in 1985. She was also a...
Mary V. Barden
Oct 29, 2011
Mary V. Barden, 99, of Philadelphia, died October 29, 2011 in Cathedral Village, Philadelphia.
She was the widow of Dr. Robert Barden. Her first husband, Richard J. Westcott, passed away in 1968.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Nicholas P. and Mary (Dailey) Vlachos.
Mary was a graduate of Swarthmore High School and attended Swarthmore College.
She was an...
Alyce F. Hingle
Oct 27, 2011
Alyce F. Hingle, 85, died October 27, 2011 in her Knauers residence.
Born in Coahoma, TX, she was the daughter of the late Russell F. and Vivian B. (Barton) Dorsey.
She is survived by her three children: Jody, wife of Jerry Smith, Yardley; Bill, husband of Nancy Hingle, New City, NY and Molly, wife of Charles Mantione, Knauers. Also surviving are two...
Joseph J. Desante
Oct 27, 2011
Joseph John DeSante, Jr., of Muhlenberg Township, died October 27, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Erin L. Brophy-DeSante, whom he married May 28, 1988.
Born in Coledale, Schuylkill County on September 28, 1955, he was a son of the late Joseph Sr., and Doris M. (Harvey) DeSante.
He was a 1973 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Joseph was employed 29...
Frank L. Gulko
Oct 26, 2011
Frank L. Gulko, Jr., 68, died October 26, 2011 in his Sinking Spring residence.
He was the husband of Sandra L. (Austin) Gulko, to whom he was married for 45 years.
Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Frank and Josephine (Wojciechowski) Gulko.
He was a graduate of St. Clair Area Joint High School in 1961, where he was a...
Winston L. Kline
Oct 26, 2011
Winston Larry Kline, 85, died October 26, 2011 in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Miriam M. (Kofroth) Kline, who died June 20, 1993.
Born in Reading, PA on June 21, 1926, he was a son of the late Larry and Pearl E. (Staub) Kline.
He was a member of Alsace Lutheran Church, Hyde Park.
Winston was employed 30 years as...
Harry S. Stevens
Oct 26, 2011
Harry Spence Stevens, 74, of Reading, died October 26, 2011 in his Reading residence.
Born October 4, 1937 in Reading, he was a son of the late Charlie Stevens and Sarah M. (Ketterer) Wahl.
Harry was a 1955 graduate of Reading High School.
He was retired from Gai-Tronics, Mohnton.
Harry served in the U.S. Navy from September 27, 1955 to September 26, 1961.
Surviving is...
James E. Wenz
Oct 25, 2011
James E. Wenz, Sr., 83, of Laureldale, died October 25, 2011 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of the late Pauline A. (Frankhouser) Wenz.
Born June 14, 1928 in Shoemakersville, he was a son of the late Mark and Maude Wenz.
James was self-employed as a painting and sandblasting contractor.
He followed the Rising Sun Sunners softball team for many...
Arlene Mae Sobresky
Oct 25, 2011
Arlene Mae (Graybill) Sobresky, 91, of Laureldale, died October 25, 2011 in Rittenhouse Senior Living, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of the late George Daniel Sobresky, whom she married in 1944. He was a former Mayor of Laureldale. He passed away July 9, 2003.
Born January 14, 1920 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Daniel U. and Clara...
Dennis J. Dietrich
Oct 24, 2011
Dr. Dennis J. Dietrich, 62 of Hamburg died in Lehigh Valley Medical Center on October 24, 2011. His beloved wife, Cynthia L. (McCarthy) Dietrich died October 17, 2008. Dr. Dietrich was born in Grove City, PA and was the son of the late Frank Dietrich and Mildred Heginbotham. Dennis was a 1966 graduate of East Brady High School. He was...
George H. Vernetti
Oct 24, 2011
George H. Vernetti, 91, of Reading, died October 24, 2011 in St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Ralph and Theresa (Verdone) Vernetti.
George was an assembler with the Dana Corporation for over 35 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in WWII as part of the 712th Tank Battalion in England and...
Nancy L. Wertz
Oct 21, 2011
Nancy L. (Stutzman) Wertz, 69 of East Brunswick Township died October 21, 2011 in the Schuylkill Medical Center South in Pottsville. Nancy was the wife of Gene R. Wertz. She was born in Philadelphia and was the daughter of the late Lee Stutzman and Alda (Miller) Stutzman Ryland. Nancy was employed at the Hamburg Center for many years as an...
John J. Buckley
Oct 21, 2011
John J. Buckley, Sr., 86, died October 21, 2011 in his Wernersville residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Jean G. (Williams) Buckley. They celebrated their 63rd year of marriage on September 11.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Gerald and Mary (Cavanaugh) Buckley.
John was a 1943 graduate of Reading High School.
He worked as...
Margaret M. Bailey
Oct 21, 2011
Margaret Mary Bailey, 71, of Muhlenberg Township died October 21, 2011 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation, Reading, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of David Paul Bailey whom she married September 12, 1959 in Reading. They recently celebrated 52 years of marriage.
Born November 17, 1939 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Russel Allen and Margaret...
Joseph A. Turowski
Oct 19, 2011
Joseph A. Turowski, 93, of Wernersville, died October 19, 2011, in Phoebe Berks, Village Gardens.
He was the husband of Jane A. (Roth) Turowski.
Born in Belleville, MI, he was the son of the late Anthony and Helen (Pruess) Turowski.
Joseph was a graduate of Detroit Public School and attended Lawrence Technology Institute, Detroit, MI.
He was a US Army Staff Sgt. Veteran, serving...