Alan C. Welder
Apr 3, 2011
Alan Charles Welder, 66, died April 3, 2011 in his Cumru Township residence.
He was the husband of Rosalie Ann (Mohn) Welder, whom he married September 14, 1968.
Born in Bristol, England on June 20, 1944, he was a son of the late Charles B. and Kay (Lockyer) Welder.
He was a 1962 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School and attended Elizabethtown College.
Alan...
Betty H. Kauffman
Apr 2, 2011
Betty H. Kauffman, 88 of Hamburg died April 2nd in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township where she had resided the past 4 years. She was the widow of Paul M. Kauffman, who died April 28, 2007. Betty was born in West Reading, PA and was the daughter of the late Lewis E. and Esther S. (Snyder) Shollenberger. She worked for...
Edward C. Hilbert
Apr 2, 2011
Edward C. Hilbert, 89, of Reading, died peacefully at 10:45 a.m. April 2, 2011 in Spruce Manor where he had been a guest for seven months.
He was the husband of Leona K. (Unger) Hilbert to whom he had been married for 67 years..
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Irvin C. and Grace (Brown) Hilbert.
He was a...
Jay D. Swavely
Apr 2, 2011
Jay D. Swavely, 53, of Narvon, passed away April 2, 2011 in Golden Living Center, Exeter.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Mary Ellen (Hafer) Swavely, Narvon and the late Leonard E. Swavely.
Jay was a graduate of Exeter High School.
He was a mechanic for Hafer's Nursery and Garden Center.
Jay raced dragsters and then micro sprints for over 20 years....
Cecil G. Solley
Apr 2, 2011
Cecil G. Solley, 93, formerly of Stony Creek Mills, passed away on Saturday morning, April 2, 2011 in the Laurel Center, Hamburg, where he was a resident for 4 days.
He was predeceased by his wife Jane L. (Fritz) Solley.
Born in Clearfield, he was a son of the late James L. and Emma (Gambler) Solley.
He was the Owner and Operator of...
Janice M. Dewald
Apr 1, 2011
Janice M. Dewald, 70, of Bern Township, passed away April 1, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Craig T. Dewald with whom she recently celebrated 50 fantastic years of marriage. She was the love of his life.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Nellie (Decant) Baer.
Janice enjoyed life...
Roy Bilger
Mar 31, 2011
Roy R. Bilger Former Coach at West Reading High School.
Roy Bilger, 85, of Wyomissing, died March 31, 2011 in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary (Speigelmire) Bilger.
Born June 12, 1925 in Selinsgrove, PA, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Martha (Renninger) Bilger.
Mr. Bilger was a graduate of Selinsgrove High School and Susquehanna University.
During WWII,...
Cloyte B. Jones
Mar 31, 2011
Cloyte B. Jones, 87, went to be with the Lord, on March 31, 2011 in Berks Heim.
Her husband, Leon Briggs, died March 3, 1978.
Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Betsy (Grayhouse) Pennington.
She was a packer for Draper's Canning Factory, Milton, DE for 30 years until her retirement.
Cloyte is survived by four sons,...
Cecil G. Botsford
Mar 31, 2011
Cecil G. Botsford, 85, of Ephrata, died March 31, 2011 in Fairmount Homes, Ephrata.
He was the husband of Eleanor V. (Gehris) Botsford.
Born in Renovo, Clinton County, he was a son of the late Doris (Botsford) Miller.
He retired from the maintenance department for American Color and Chemical, Corp., Reading.
Cecil loved hunting, fishing, gardening and was known for his great sense of...
Geraldine E. Russo
Mar 30, 2011
Geraldine E. Russo, 87, Reading, died March 30, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of the late Samuel M. Russo.
Born in Wyoming, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Ann Margaret (Shatrouski) Kunz.
Geraldine worked at the Reading Hospital as a dietitian from 1950 to 1956. During that time, she met Samuel M. Russo and they...
Charles H. Ziegler
Mar 29, 2011
Charles H. Ziegler, 82, died March 29, 2011 in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Betty L. (Keffer) Ziegler. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 18.
Born in Port Carbon, he was the son of the late Charles H., Sr. and Nella M. (Brown) Ziegler.
He was a graduate of West Reading High School in 1946 and served his...
Joanne G. Kramer
Mar 29, 2011
Joanne G. (Gray) Kramer, 75, of Exeter Township, died March 29, 2011, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of John Barton Kramer.
Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marjorie Gorsuch.
Joanne earned a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in English from Widener University.
She was employed as a senior editor for ASTM (American Society...
Mary E. Hoch
Mar 27, 2011
Mary E. Hoch, of Hamburg died March 27th in the Kutztown Manor. Mary was the widow of Charles A. Hoch who died in 1983. Mary was born in Hamburg and was the daughter of the late George and Mamie (Hafer) Rissmiller. She worked for the Frank Reeser Restaurant for 21 years and last worked for GBC on the assembly line...
Irene Mahon
Mar 27, 2011
Irene (Costello) Mahon, 96, formerly of Scranton, PA died March 27, 2011 in the Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Reading.
She was the wife of William Henry Mahon, who died December 19, 1959.
Born in Scranton, PA on August 20, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mary (Kenahan) Costello.
Irene is survived by three children: William...
Richard L. Stricker
Mar 27, 2011
Richard Lee Stricker, Jr., 54, died March 27, 2011 in his Muhlenberg Township residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Rhonda Lynn (Koch) Stricker whom he married October 12, 1974.
Born January 12, 1957, in Reading, he was a son of Richard Lee, Sr., husband of Shirley K. Stricker of Muhlenberg Township and Jacqueline F. (Saul), wife of...
Beth A. Donghia
Mar 26, 2011
Beth Anne (Stitzel) Donghia, 39, died suddenly March 26, 2011 in her College Township, (State College) Centre County residence.
She was the wife of Patrick Andrew Donghia, whom she married August 6, 1994.
Born in West Reading, PA on August 22, 1971, she was a daughter of Richard A. Stitzel, husband of Eileen M. (Muschko) McKemy-Stitzel of Wyomissing Borough, Berks County and...
Larry W. Keim
Mar 25, 2011
Larry W. Keim, 85 of Hamburg died March 25th in Berks Heim, Bern Township where he had resided since March 4th, 2011. He was the husband of Mary (Williams) Keim. He was born in Perry Township and was the son of the late William and Mabel (Muntz) Keim. He was a 1944 graduate of Perry High School. He worked for...
Frederick G. Scheidegger
Mar 25, 2011
Frederick George Scheidegger, Jr., 63, of Spring Township, died March 25, 2011 in Lebanon VA Hospital.
He was the loving life partner of Joan L. (Hammond) Hanley.
Born February 7, 1948 in West Reading, he was a son of Ruth Theresa (Breen) Scheidegger of South Heidelberg Township and the late Frederick George Scheidegger, Sr.
Fred was a 1965 graduate of Central Catholic High...
Anthony F. Stubler
Mar 25, 2011
Anthony F. Stubler, 93, of Villa St. Elizabeth, formerly of Reading, died March 25, 2011, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
His wife, Jeannette (Becker) Stubler, died in 1986.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Frances (Planic) Stubler.
He was a 1935 graduate of Reading Catholic High School.
Anthony was employed as a plumber for Wilmer Fisher Plumbing,...
Horace N. Setzler
Mar 24, 2011
Horace N. Setzler, 79, of Bethel, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 4:30 am in the Laurel Center, Hamburg, where he was a resident.
Born in Chester County, he was a son of the late Arthur and Helen (Lanute) Setzler.
He was employed at Phoenix Steel, Phoenixville for many years prior to retiring
He was an Air Force Veteran and was...