Obituaries
Sophie M. Matthews
Sep 24, 2011
Sophie M. Matthews, 92, formerly of West Reading, passed away peacefully September 24, 2011, surrounded by her loving family in their Wyomissing residence.
Her husband, David L. Matthews, Sr., died July 25, 2006.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late George and Helen (Kollar) Kalina.
She was a graduate of St. Peter's High School.
Sophie was the quintessential homemaker, taking great...
Gloria M. Reppert
Sep 24, 2011
Gloria M. Reppert, 85 of Alsace Township, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in her residence.
She was predeceased by her husband, Clifford E. Reppert.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Phares B. and Gladys N. (Ruth) Fink.
She worked as an antique dealer and refinisher for many years.
She was a member of Zion (Spies) Evangelical Reformed Church...
David F. Moyer
Sep 23, 2011
David Franklin Moyer, 89, of Richmond Township, died September 23, 2011 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
He was the husband of Martha E. (Heffner) Moyer who died July 21, 2008.
Born January 6, 1922 in Richmond Township, he was a son of the late Herbert S. and Hannah (Heffner) Moyer.
David was a 1939 graduate of Fleetwood High School.
He was employed as...
Jeanette May Heckman
Sep 23, 2011
Jeanette May (Hueston) Heckman, 72, of Temple, died September 23, 2011 in Reading Hospital. She had been taken there from Kutztown Manor, where she had resided for the last 6 years.
She was the loving wife of William C. Heckman whom she married July 21, 1973.
Born January 31, 1939 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Kathryn...
Grace E. Martin
Sep 22, 2011
Grace E. Martin, 89, of Reading, died September 22, 2011 in Berkshire Commons.
Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, she was a daughter of the late Dr. William N. and Grace E. (Snyder) Martin.
She was a graduate of Wyomissing High School, attended Duke University, and then graduated from Abington Memorial Hospital.
Grace worked in the nursing field, private and general duty,...
Emmie Lou Steeley
Sep 22, 2011
Emmie Lou (Faust) Steeley 1916-2011. Emmie Steeley, 95, formerly of Hamburg, passed away peacefully, on September 22, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospice, 17th & Chew Sts. Allentown. She had been a patient there since September 8th, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Irene A. (Schinkel) and G. Clayton Faust. She was the wife of the late Harry Steeley...
Elvia Maynez Cataldo
Sep 20, 2011
Elvia M. (Maynez) Cataldo, 72, of Wyomissing, died September 20, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Anthony Cataldo, who she married on January 25, 1964.
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Alberto and Rita Maria (Grajales) Maynez.
She earned an Associate's Degree from Gordon College in Mexico City.
Elvia was simultaneously a tax consultant for...
Dawn B. Roth
Sep 19, 2011
Dawn B. Roth, 77, of West Reading, died September 19, 2011 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Kenhorst, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Myrtle M. (Hill) Werner.
Dawn was a graduate of West Reading High School.
She was an I.T. Manager for Astor Industries, Reading, from 1965 to 2001.
Dawn was an avid bowler, camper and...
Linda I. Mauger
Sep 19, 2011
Linda I. Mauger, 46, of Stonersville, passed away on Monday evening, September 19, 2011 in the Reading Hospital where she was a patient.
She was the fiancée of Dwight Boyer
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Paul Pavelick of Muhlenberg Township and Lena (Moser) Pavelick of Douglassville.
She was a lover of music, fishing and spending time with her loving family...
Josephine A. Chelius
Sep 19, 2011
Josephine A. "Aunt Jo" Chelius, 89, of The Highlands at Wyomissing, died September 19, 2011 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Leo N. and Mary L. (Kerr) Chelius.
She was a graduate of St. Peter's Catholic High School in 1940.
Josephine was an office manager for HH Bealler Company, retiring in 1988.
She was a member...
Jean L. Shaw
Sep 18, 2011
Jean Louise (Hagenman) Shaw, 70, of Muhlenberg Township, died September 18, 2011 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Charles G. Shaw, Jr. They would have celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on September 27th.
Jean was predeceased by her first husband, Robert C. Young, who died March 12, 1966.
Born in Reading, PA on April 1, 1941, she...
Kathleen M. Tolen
Sep 18, 2011
Kathleen M. (Wimer) Tolen, 91, formerly of Sinking Spring, died September 18, 2011 in Cornerstone Living, New Tripoli.
She was the wife of William C. Tolen, who died in 1995.
Born September 14, 1920 in Durbin, WV, she was a daughter of the late Arlie D. and Stella A. (Orsin) Wimer.
Kathleen was a 1938 graduate of Williamsport High School.
She was employed as...
Gicardo Jean- Baptiste
Sep 18, 2011
Gicardo Jean-Baptiste, 18 died September 18th in St. Luke's –Miner's Center Hospital, Coaldale. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and is the son of Gerald and Marie Martha (Michel) Jean- Baptiste of Huntington, NY. He is survived by two sisters, Valiola and Gecardy Jean-Baptiste. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:15 AM from the Burkey & Driscoll Funeral...
June Betty Gieringer
Sep 18, 2011
June "Betty" Gieringer, 91, formerly of Oley, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2011 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring where she was a resident since July 2010.
Her husband, Leonard K. Gieringer passed away on December 1, 1981.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John W. Grim and Rosa (Seiders) Grim-Pflum
She and her husband owned and operated L.K....
Robert D. Phillips
Sep 17, 2011
Robert D. Phillips, Jr., 77, of Shillington, died September 17, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Claire A. (Guest) Phillips. They were happily married and the best of friends for 57 years.
Born May 18, 1934 in West Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Robert D. and Catherine E. (Borneisen) Phillips.
Bob was a 1952 graduate...
John J. Liptock
Sep 17, 2011
John Joseph Liptock, Jr., 50, died September 17, 2011 in his Lower Heidelberg Township residence surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was the husband of Justine A. (Shuman) Liptock whom he married May 14, 1988.
Born November 21, 1960 in West Reading, he was a son of John J., Sr. and Shirley (Stahl) Liptock of Shillington.
John...
Alma S. Blatt
Sep 16, 2011
Alma S. Blatt, 101, formerly of Reading, died September 16, 2011 in her daughter's Port Charlotte, FL residence.
She was the wife of Luther M. Blatt, who died in 1991.
Born June 27, in Reading, she was a daughter of the late _________ and ________________ Dunkelberger.
Alma was a member of Epler's United Church of Christ, Bern Township.
Surviving is a daughter, Carol, wife...
Raymond J. Thren
Sep 15, 2011
Raymond J. Thren, 88 of Hamburg died September 15, 2011, in Pinebrook Assisted Living Center where he had resided the past three years. Raymond was the husband of Kathryn S. (Boltz) Thren who died June 6, 2002. He was born in Reading and was the son of the late Paul and Mary (Henry) Thren. Raymond was a member of St....
Mary N. Montanaro
Sep 13, 2011
Mary Nora (Bressan) Montanaro, 89, formerly of Swarthmore, Delaware County, died September 13, 2011 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of Samuel Montanaro who died February 25, 1987.
Born April 22, 1922 in Pittston, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Natale and Anna Maria (Teodori) Gammaitoni Bressan.
Mary was a 1940 graduate of Pittston High School and...
Mark Anthony Dianna
Sep 12, 2011
Mark. A Dianna, 54, of Reading, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011 at Reading Hospital.
He was the son of the late Ralph A. Sr. and Joan (Latchford) Dianna.
He is survived by a sister, Michele Dianna of Muhlenburg Twp., and a brother, John Dianna of Bern Twp. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph A. Dianna, Jr. and Ralph...
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