Obituaries
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...
Dorothy M. Leiby
Dec 3, 2011
Dorothy M. Leiby, 84 of Albany Township died December 3rd in the Kutztown Manor, Kutztown. She was born in Tilden Township and was the daughter of the late Leon D. and Vesta M. (Richards) Becker. She was employed for many years by the Hamburg Knitting Mill as a machine operator. Dorothy was a member of Jacob's United Church of Christ,...
Peggy A. Schaeffer
Dec 3, 2011
Peggy Ann Schaeffer (Loehrig) died December 3, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She had previously been a resident at Spruce Manor, West Reading.
She was the wife of William John Schaeffer, who died February 22, 2008 and the common-law wife of the late Charles Everett Benjamim.
Peggy was a woman who loved listening to oldies music and dancing to...
Lawrence J. Hracho
Dec 3, 2011
Lawrence J. Hracho, 63, died December 3, 2011 in his Exeter Township home, surrounded by his family and friends.
He was married on November 16, 1970 to the late Genevieve Sue Hracho.
Born on July 18, 1948, in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Engelhart) Hracho.
He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, The Pennsylvania State...
Tia Thi Nguyen
Dec 3, 2011
Tia Thi Nguyen, 87, of Wyomissing, died December 3, 2011 in Hershey Medical Center.
Her husband, Ba Van Le, died in 2004.
Born in Vietnam, she was a daughter of the late Thia Van Nguyen and Huan Thi Phung.
She is survived by her sons: Nga Van Le, husband of Lien Thi Lam, Wyomissing; Tony Le, husband of Nhon Hoai Thi Pham, Wyomissing...
Mary Ann Hartman
Dec 2, 2011
Mary Ann "Curly" Hartman, 68, of Richmond Township, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 in the St. Joseph Medical Center where she was a patient since November 22nd.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Mabel (Yoh) Berger.
She was employed as a Supervisor and Consultant for the former Parish Division – Dana Corporation, Reading for...
Donald R. Wasser
Dec 2, 2011
Donald R. Wasser, 87, formerly of West Reading, passed away December 2, 2011 in his Hummelstown residence. Survived by his wife of 63 years Matilda M. "Tillie" (Ciotti) Wasser.
Born in Reading, the son of the late Lucius and Eva (Wagner) Wasser, he was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School and a 1948 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, where...
Brian D. Yoder
Dec 2, 2011
Brian D. Yoder, 40, passed away unexpectedly, December 2, 2011, in his residence.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Sharon A. (Whitmoyer) Gehret, wife of Rea, Denver, PA and James A. Yoder, husband of Kathleen, Reading.
He was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, Shillington and Gordon Phillips Beauty Academy, Reading.
Brian worked for Aramark, Inc. as the new...
Richard G. Grab
Dec 1, 2011
Richard G. Grab, 81, formerly of West Reading and Reading, died December 1, 2011 in Spruce Manor.
He was the husband of Ann R. (Rehr) Grab.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late William Grab and Mary (Schnabel) Kroener.
He was a sales manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, West Reading for 34 years, retiring in November, 1993.
Richard was...
Warren F. Schaefer
Dec 1, 2011
Warren Frederick Schaefer, 71, of Heidelberg Township, died December 1, 2011 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Joan Ruth (Bigony) Schaefer, whom he married September 6, 1969.
Born in West Reading on November 12, 1940, he was a son of the late Carl G. Schaefer and Fern S. (Miller) Schaefer-Kruppenbach. Warren was also the stepson of...
Nicholas A. Shestok
Dec 1, 2011
Nicholas Andrew Shestok, 97, of Reading, died December 1, 2011 at 4:25 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Marjorie Adele (Young) Shestok, who died June 2, 2000.
Born in Berwick, PA on January 19, 1914, he was a son of the late Peter and Anna (Meshinsky) Shestok.
Nicholas was a self employed Insurance Broker for 61...
Gladys L. Potzman
Dec 1, 2011
Gladys Lillian Potzman, 84, of Maxatawny Township, Berks County, died December 1, 2011 in the Hearthstone at Maidencreek, Berks County.
She was the wife of John James Potzman, who died February 15, 1994.
Born January 9, 1927 in her Albany Township residence, she was a daughter of the late William and Elsie (Mohn) Kamp.
She is survived by a daughter, Debra J. (Potzman),...
Margaret J. Ziats
Dec 1, 2011
Margaret J. (Dybalski) Ziats, 64, of West Reading, died December 1, 2011, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Michael Ziats.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and S. Josephine (Flynn) Dybalski.
She was a 1965 graduate of Central Catholic High School.
Margaret was employed for the past 6 years as an emergency room telephone...
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