Obituaries
Thomas A. Willson
Jul 14, 2011
Thomas A. Willson, III, 87, of Cumru Township, died July 14, 2011 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
He was the husband of Lucia K. (Kessler) Willson.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Thomas A. Willson, II and Dorothy (Fink) Reiser.
He was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy Junior College and attended Virginia Tech.
Tom was the Vice President...
Bruce H. Light
Jul 13, 2011
Bruce H. Light, Jr., 78, formerly of Sinking Spring, died July 13, 2011 in Wyomissing Nursing Home.
He was the husband of Joanne L. (Snyder) Light.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Bruce H., Sr. and Martha (Hessen) Light.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Bruce was employed by Dana Corporation.
He was a member of St. Ignatius Roman...
Earl Mengel
Jul 13, 2011
Earl Mengel, Jr., 82, of West Reading, died July 13, 2011 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
He was the husband of Erma A. (Schlegel) Mengel.
Born in Belleville, NJ, he was the son of the late Earl C. and Sally (Wagner) Mengel.
Surviving are three children, Michael E., Mark S. and Kittyann Vogel; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc.,...
Mildred M. Barto
Jul 12, 2011
Mildred M. Barto, 90, formerly of Morgantown died July 12, 2011 in The Lutheran Home at Topton.
Her husband, Walter W. Barto, died May 25, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Esther M. (Price) Gottschall.
She is survived by her two sisters: Shirley Price and Betty Harding.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is...
Joel B. Readinger
Jul 11, 2011
Joel B. Readinger, 76, of Oley, passed away on Monday, July 11,2011 in the Golden Living Center, Exeter where he was a resident.
He was the husband of Fern E. (Hilbert) Readinger.
Born in Rockland Township, he was a son of Esta (Boyer) Readinger, of Topton and the late Earl B. Readinger.
He was employed as a truck driver by Branch Motor Freight...
Christina R. Schmehl
Jul 11, 2011
Christina Rosemary "Krick" (Gerace) Schmehl, 78, died July 11, 2011 in her Temple residence.
She was the wife of LeRoy Kent Schmehl who died February 4, 1986.
Born July 15, 1932 in Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Lucy Mary (Orlando) Gerace.
Christina was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed with Russo Wholesale,...
Lillian M. Perugini
Jul 11, 2011
Lillian M. Perugini, 91, formerly of Shillington, died July 11, 2011 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township.
She was the wife of Robert J. Perugini who died July 1, 1982. Robert was the former Athletic Director for the Reading School District.
Born July 10, 1920 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Titus J. and Sallie R. (Geschwindt)...
Jennifer A. Mowbray
Jul 9, 2011
Jennifer A. Mowbray, 59, of Wyomissing, passed away July 9, 2011 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with her loving family by her side.
She was the wife of Charles S. Mowbray, III, whom she married March 5, 1977.
Born in Conway, SC, she was the daughter of the late Angelo H. and Mary G. (George) Karetas.
She was a 1970...
Roy C. Moyer
Jul 9, 2011
Roy "Sunshine" C. Moyer, 79 of Port Clinton died July 9, 2011 in the Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg. He was the husband of Shirley M. (Witman) Moyer who died March 7, 2005. Roy was born in Port Clinton and was the son of the late Elmer and Helen (Knoblauch) Moyer. He worked at the Hamburg Broom Works for many years retiring...
Christine Schlappich
Jul 9, 2011
Christine Schlappich, 47, of West Lawn, died July 9, 2011.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Georgine (Skoufalos) Schlappich and the late Larry N. Schlappich.
Christine was a 1982 graduate of Wilson High School and a 1993 graduate of Albright College.
She was the former owner of Alex's Hair Design, West Reading, for 9 years and most recently worked as...
Georgiene J. Lord
Jul 9, 2011
Georgiene Julia (Madara) Lord, 62, of Muhlenberg Township, died July 9, 2011 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born in West Reading, PA on April 6, 1949, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Grace L. (Gockley) Madara.
She was a 1967 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Georgiene was employed 28 years as a computer analyst working for GPU,...
Nancy A. Carson
Jul 8, 2011
Nancy A. Carson, 70, of Wyomissing, died July 8, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Her husband, Ronald E. Carson, passed away December 13, 2009.
Born in Dayton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Carl E. and Edna M. (Brock) Beisel.
Nancy was a 1963 graduate of University of Dayton.
She worked as an accounting clerk for over 20 years...
Michael D. Zeiber
Jul 8, 2011
Michael D. Zeiber, 70, of Exeter Township, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011in Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, Kansas.
He was the husband of Joanne (McIlvee) Zeiber.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Hezekiah and Myrtle (Ray) Zeiber.
He was a 1959 graduate of Boyertown Area High School and attended the IBM computer school in St. Louis, MO.
He...
Jean I. Heinly
Jul 7, 2011
Jean I. Heinly, 86, of Wyomissing, died July 7, 2011 in Country Meadows.
Her husband, Carl E. Heinly, died May 10, 1996.
Born in Tremont, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Ida (Steily) Schwalm.
Jean was a graduate of Tremont High School.
She enjoyed reading and gardening.
Jean is survived by six children: Carla J., wife of Thomas P. Heckman, Reading; Mary...
Elsie G. Burkert
Jul 7, 2011
Elsie G. Burkert, 89 of Hamburg died in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday, July 7th, 2011. She was born in Richmond Township and was the daughter of the late Elwood and Katie (Gehret) Burkert. She worked as a machine operator at Wright's Knitting Mill in Hamburg. She worked over 50 years and retired in 1996. Elsie is...
Gregory M. Skuczas
Jul 7, 2011
Gregory Matthew Skuczas, 32, died July 7, 2011 in his Maidencreek Township residence.
Born September 30, 1978 in West Reading, he was a son of Larry Vincent and Sandra Ann (Wagner) Skuczas of Maidencreek Township.
Gregory was a 1996 graduate of Fleetwood High School and attended Penn State University, Berks Campus.
He was employed with Georgio Foods, Inc. for 4 years, last working...
Loretta M. Deturck
Jul 5, 2011
Loretta M. "Yetty" DeTurck, 85 Perry Township died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township on July 5, 2011. She was born in Reading and was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Myrtle (Kase) Nicholoson. Loretta was predeceased by two husbands, Robert B. Krause in 1962 and William I. DeTurck in 1990. She was employed as the first candy...
Daniel R. Zimmerman
Jul 5, 2011
Daniel R. Zimmerman, 60 of Windsor Township died July 5, 2011 in Windsor Township as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in West Reading and was the son of the late Robert C. Zimmerman and Betty (Spatz) wife of Elton I. Kerchner of Windsor Township. Daniel was a 1969 graduate of Hamburg Area High School and an...
William O'Hanlon
Jul 5, 2011
William O'Hanlon, IV, 22, of Pike Township, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in his residence.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Michelle "Gypsy" and Roland Johnson, with whom he resided and William O'Hanlon, III of Waymart, Pa.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his Brothers: Joseph Rodack and John Rodack both of Philadelphia and his...
Bernice Y. Fredrick
Jul 4, 2011
Bernice Y. Fredrick, 94, of West Reading, died July 4, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in East Stroudsburg, she was a daughter of the late William and Rozella (Bruch) Fredrick.
Bernice was a clerk for Willson Products.
She was a member of Grace and Hope Mission.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Graveside Services will be Thursday at 12...
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