Obituaries
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...
Thelma G. Heckman
Oct 19, 2011
Thelma G. (Sturgis) Heckman, 94, Reading, died Oct. 19, 2011 in ManorCare, Spring Township.
Mrs. Heckman resided in Wyomissing prior to living at The Villa St. Elizabeth.
She was born in Lititz, a daughter of the late Mary (Smith) Sturgis and William A. Sturgis and granddaughter of the late Julius Sturgis who started the first commercial pretzel business in the United States...
Roxanne M. Katz
Oct 19, 2011
Roxanne M. (Wink) Katz, 53 of Auburn died October 19th in Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville, PA. Her husband Steven R. Katz died October 22, 2005. Roxanne was born in Pottsville and was the daughter of Robert C. and Frances (Brommer) Wink both of Auburn. She was a 1975 graduate of Blue Mountain High School and a former member of...
Pearl Eisenbach
Oct 19, 2011
Pearl Eisenbach, 90, of West Reading, died October 19, 2011 in Spruce Manor.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.
Marilyn R. Westermann
Oct 19, 2011
Marilyn R. Westermann, 83, of Wyomissing, died October 19, 2011 in The Highlands Skilled Nursing Center.
Born in Chicago, IL, she was a daughter of the late Frederick W. and Clara H. (Schaefer) Westermann.
She is survived by her sister, Norene C. Pouliot, AZ.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at...
Sophie H. Zajac
Oct 18, 2011
Sophie H. Zajac, 92, of Tilden Township died on October 18, 2011 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was born on October 18, 1919 in Kaska, PA. (Schuylkill County) and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria (Goras) Orloff. She was predeceased by her husband Henry E. Zajac on 12/15/2003. Sophie and her late husband owned...
Adelaide K. Schach
Oct 18, 2011
Adelaide Katherine (Levan) Schach, 88, formerly of Bernville died October 18, 2011 in her son's residence.
She was married June 9, 1943 to John Howard Schach Sr., who died September 2, 2008.
Born in Reading, PA on October 26, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Alvin D. and Katherine K. (Kessler) Levan.
She was a 1940 graduate of Reading High School...
Dolores Lee Nice Webby
Oct 17, 2011
Dolores Lee Nice Webby "Lee", 79 of West Reading, Pennsylvania died October 17, 2011 in her home surrounded by her family.
Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania on July 23, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Lepera) Schlarb. Lee graduated from Sinking Spring High School, Class of 1950, and furthered her education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
For over 20...
Sheryl S. Lawlor
Oct 17, 2011
Sheryl S. "JJ" Lawlor, 62, formerly of Gouglersville, died October 17, 2011 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Shirly Faust; and raised by her grandparents, Irvin and Hulda C.B. (Shoelkopf) Faust.
She was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School in 1967.
Sheryl was a longtime listener of the Doo-Wop radio show on WRAW, where she was a...
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