Obituaries
Jack Y. Braun
Nov 22, 2011
Jack Y. Braun, 78, of Venice, FL, formerly of West Reading, died November 22, 2011 in Florida.
He was the husband of Shelia Braun.
Jack was U.S. veteran, serving in the Korean War.
He worked at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for 25 years.
In addition to his wife he is survived by four children: Jack, Sue, Brenda and Barbara. Also surviving is his...
Earl W. Price
Nov 21, 2011
Earl W. Price, 88, of Reading, died November 21, 2011 in the presence of his loving and caring daughter Carol and Earl's untiring caregiver Maria Reyes Perez.
He was the husband of that late Julia (Tacyn) Price.
Born November 9, 1923 in Reading, he was a son of the late I. Earl and Margaret (Chelius) Price.
Earl was a graduate of Reading High...
James A. Ford
Nov 19, 2011
James Aloysius Ford, Jr., 78, died November 19, 2011 in his Lower Alsace Township residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Frances R. (Eichner) Ford, whom he adored. They were married February 7, 1959.
Born June 21, 1933 in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late James A., Sr. and Esther G. (Wills) Ford.
James was a 1952...
Joseph V. Friel
Nov 19, 2011
Joseph Vincent Friel, 69, of Lancaster, died November 19, 2011 at 4:45 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., Lancaster.
He was the husband of Ann-Marie (Gery) Friel, whom he married October 31, 1981.
Born in Upland, PA, Delaware County on July 25, 1942, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Veronica M. (Houghton) Friel.
He was a 1960 graduate of...
Otto F. Sattler
Nov 17, 2011
Otto Frederick Sattler, 87, of Muhlenberg Township, died November 17, 2011 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Mary (Daniels) Sattler, whom he married February 1, 1953.
Born April 6, 1924, in Reading, he was a son of the late Otto and Mary (Komlodi) Sattler.
Otto was a graduate of Central Catholic High School.
He was employed as a welder...
Meryl S. Schmidt
Nov 17, 2011
Meryl S. (Rosenberg) Schmidt, 55, died November 17, 2011 in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Mark Joseph Schmidt, whom she married March 11, 1993.
Born March 20, 1956 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Allen I. and Dr. Janet I. (Tannenbaum) Rosenberg.
Meryl was a 1973 graduate of Lower Merion High School and an honors graduate...
Everard Anthony Joering
Nov 17, 2011
Everard Anthony Joering, Jr. "Tony", 69, of Spring Twp., died November 17, 2011 in Chestnut Knoll Assisted Living, Boyertown.
He was the husband of Jane M. (McCafferty) Joering.
Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of the late Everard Anthony, Sr. and Margaret Mary (Wright) Joering.
He earned his BCE from the University of Detroit in 1965; MS in Hydraulics from the...
Janelle L. Werner
Nov 16, 2011
Janelle L. Werner, 55, of Reading, passed away November 16, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Carl M. Werner.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Phyllis (Pennock) Stacherski, Reading and the late Neil Henry.
Janelle worked in distribution for H. Oritsky Co., Reading, for over 24 years; she then worked for Snap-On Tools until...
Carol A. Matte
Nov 16, 2011
Carol A. (Orrs) Matte, 66, of Lower Alsace Twp. passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in her residence.
Born in Reading, she was the wife of John Matte of Lower Alsace Twp, and the daughter of the late Betty (Stacherski) Orrs.
Carol was employed as a hairdresser and cosmetologist for 20 years by Beverly Manor, and worked five years for the Villa...
Thomas A. Schlegel
Nov 15, 2011
Thomas A. Schlegel, 93, formerly of Shillington, passed away on November 15, 2011 in The Glen at Willow Valley Skilled Nursing Facility in Lancaster, PA, surrounded by loving family.
His beloved wife, Louise I. Schlegel, died October 5, 2009.
Born in Topeka, KS, he was the son of the late Levi and Gertrude (Coffey) Schlegel.
He was a proud 1940 graduate of Kansas...
Marion A. Baver
Nov 15, 2011
Marion A. Baver, 76 of West Brunswick Township died November 15th in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Frank D. Baver. Marion was born in Auburn and was the daughter of the late Frederick and Stella (Kramer) Sowers. She was a 1952 graduate of Auburn High School and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Auburn....
William J. Burns
Nov 13, 2011
William J. Burns, 72, died November 13, 2011 in his Reading residence.
His wife, Kay L. (Behler) Burns, passed away in 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John William and Helen B. (Kauffman) Burns.
William retired from the Wyomissing Water Authority.
He is survived by two sons: John, husband of Debra Burns, Reading; Richard, husband of Wendy Burns, Reading;...
Regina R. Stem
Nov 12, 2011
Regina Rose (Beljan) Stem, 81, of Shillington, PA died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 at home in hospice care.
Born June 26, 1930, to Matthew (Matija) and Helena (Kwalick) Beljan in McKees Rocks, PA, she was the third youngest of 9 children.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Eugene C. (Stempkowski) Stem of Shillington (formerly of Baltimore, MD and McKees...
Earl B. Heffner
Nov 11, 2011
Earl B. Heffner, 92, of Topton and formerly of Kutztown, died November 11, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salibury Township.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of the late Oscar H. and Sallie (Beitler) Heffner.
Earl was a 1927 graduate of Fleetwood High School.
He was employed as a carpenter with Quakermaid Kitchens and Schlegel Builders, retiring in 1982.
He was a U.S....
Doris J. Lease
Nov 11, 2011
Doris J. Lease, 82, of Birdsboro, went home to be with the Lord on November 11, 2011, after a courageous battle with lymphoma, in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Hershey) LeFevre.
Doris was a graduate of Manor Millersville High School and Lancaster Bible College.
Through out her career she...
Mary Guzewski
Nov 10, 2011
Mary Guzewski, 86, left this world Thursday, November 10, 2011. She was born Mary Kozak in Reading and raised in Lower Heidelberg Twp. A devoted friend to many, she will be remembered as a warm-hearted and loving person who touched many lives.
Mary was widowed in 2000 after 51 years of marriage to her loving husband Chester (Chet) Guzewski.
Their union produced...
Muriel F. Dietrich
Nov 10, 2011
Muriel F. Dietrich, 91, passed away November 10, 2011, in her daughter Arlene's residence, after a fifty-six year battle with cancer.
Her husband, Edward J. Dietrich, passed away on April 30, 2006.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Florence (Smith) Orth.
She was a graduate of Frankford High School, Philadelphia in 1937.
Muriel was the owner/operator of Pink...
Marion Webber Schoener Johnson
Nov 9, 2011
Marion Johnson, a 68 year resident of Laureldale, passed away in the caring stewardship of the staff of Berks Heim on November 9, 2011.
Marion was born on December 6, 1916 in Stouchburg to May (Webber) Schoener of Strausstown, and Ralph Eugene Schoener of Marion Township. After living for six years in Stouchburg with her parents, Marion was raised by her...
Dora Jean Sherr
Nov 9, 2011
Dora Jean (Consoli) Sherr, 85, of Lititz and formerly of Stony Creek Mills, died November 9, 2011 in Hospice of Lancaster County, Manheim Township.
She was the wife of Charles William Sherr, a resident of Lancashire Retirement Home, Lancaster, whom she married on June 11, 1946.
Born January 14, 1926 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Victoria...
Anna M. Beckley
Nov 7, 2011
Anna M. Beckley, 87 of Hamburg died November 7, 2011, in the Laurel Center in Tilden Township.
Anna was the devoted wife of William G. Beckley, SR. who survives her.
She was born in Hamburg and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mabel (Stetzler) Mueller.
Anna was a 1942 graduate of Hamburg High School and was a member of the First...
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