James R. Amole
Sep 4, 2010
James R. Amole, 62, of West Reading, died September 4, 2010 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Luther (Red) and Antoinette (Toni), nee Palumbo, Amole.
Jim was a quadriplegic since injured in a motorcycle accident in 1970. In 1984, he was presented the Handicapped Awareness Award from Threshold Rehabilitation Services for his volunteer efforts....
Allen E. Folk
Sep 3, 2010
Allen Eugene Folk, 85, of Alsace Township died September 3, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Gloria Faust (Goodwin) Folk whom he married June 28, 1952.
Born February 19, 1925 in Reading, he was a son of the late James M. and Annie A. (Haines) Folk.
Allen was a WWII veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to...
Mildred B. Barskey Ziegler
Sep 3, 2010
Mildred Blanche (Derr) Barskey Ziegler, 85, formerly of Laureldale, died September 3, 2010 in ManorCare, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Albert Eugene Barskey, Jr., who died April 5, 1956 and Bentley Lowell Ziegler, who died March 20, 1975.
Born October 2, 1924 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Claude E. and Alice (Ross) Derr.
Mildred was employed as...
Blanche D. Wagenhurst
Sep 1, 2010
Blanche D. "Nanny Blanche" Wagenhurst, 92, of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010, in Kutztown Manor, where she had resided for the past eight months. She would have been 93 on September 2.
Born in Barto, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Alda (Barto) Scheidt, and the wife of the late Mahlon Wagenhurst, who passed away January...
Franklin P. Kalbach
Aug 31, 2010
Franklin P. "Butch" Kalbach, 70 of Hamburg died August 31, 2010 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. He was the husband of Nancy L. (Seaman) Kalbach of Hamburg. Butch was born in Reading and was the son of the late James H. and Jane F. (Smith) Kalbach. He was employed by Reading Tube as a laborer for 30 years retiring...
Robert A. Bickel
Aug 29, 2010
Mr. Bickel was born on April 15, 1928 and passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010.
Mr. Bickel was last known to be living in Durham, North Carolina.
He graduated from high school in 1946. Mr. Bickel was awarded a football scholarship to attend Duke University from 1948-1952 where he graduated with a BA degree.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he...
Florence Maria Beebe
Aug 29, 2010
Florence Maria Beebe, 91, formerly of Temple, died August 29, 2010 in Mililani, HI.
She was the wife of the Blaine C. Beebe who died December 21, 2004.
Born September 9, 1919 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Pearl Josephine (Trudnowska) Guldin.
Florence was a graduate of Reading High School.
Surviving are four sons, Blaine J., husband of Gail...
Paul Miseyko
Aug 29, 2010
Paul Miseyko, 81, of Muhlenberg Township, died August 29, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Grace M. (Schwab) Miseyko.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Mary (Terenchin) Miseyko.
Paul was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School.
He was employed as a factory worker for Prizer Painter Stoves, Brown Trailers, Clark...
G. Bradley Plunkett
Aug 27, 2010
G. Bradley Plunkett, 76, died August 27, 2010 in his Wyomissing residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Susan J. (Hill) Plunkett.
Born in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Barry J. and Dorothy (Vondersmith) Plunkett.
He was a 1952 graduate of Bel Air High School, MD and attended University of Maryland and Alvernia University.
Brad was...
Antoinette V. Amole
Aug 26, 2010
Antoinette V. "Toni" Amole, 86, of West Reading, died August 26, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband Luther W. "Red" Amole died May 26, 1982.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Nunzio and Veronica (Fecera) Palumbo.
She was a graduate of Reading Catholic High School.
Toni was employed for many years by Hardesty Quintner. She later worked for VF Factory...
Christopher George Krause
Aug 25, 2010
Christopher George Krause, 34, of Fleetwood, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital where he had been a patient since August 2.
Born in Lansdale, he was the son of Michael and Georgene Gransback Krause of Fleetwood.
He was employed as a security officer by Vanity Fair, last working in July. He previously worked for Brook Ledge in Oley...
Sheldon Dee King
Aug 25, 2010
Sheldon Dee King, 64, of West Lawn, passed away suddenly on August 25, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Grace M. (Eckert) King.
He was a 1964 graduate of Wilson High School.
Sheldon was employed as a master draftsman by Gilbert Associates for 4 years and later Baldwin Hardware for 12 years...
Kenneth C. Reinert
Aug 24, 2010
Kenneth C. Reinert, 92, died August 24, 2010 in his Sinking Spring residence.
He was the husband of Helen R. (Muth) Reinert.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles and Naomi (Tompkins) Reinert.
He was a 1936 graduate of Reading High School.
Kenneth was owner/operator of Reinert's Radio and TV Shop, West Reading. He later worked for CarTech for a...
Eugenia F. Keller
Aug 23, 2010
Eugenia Frances (Smith) Keller, 87, formerly of Reading, died August 23, 2010 in ManorCare Health Service Center, Spring Township.
Born September 2, 1922 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester S. and M. Helen (Michaelski) Smith.
Eugenia was a Den Mother for Holy Guardian Angels, Pack 161 and also the President of B'nai Brith Resident's Club.
Surviving are four children:...
Gerald L. Mckerns
Aug 20, 2010
Gerald Leo McKerns, Sr., 65, of Reading, died August 20, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born October 10, 1944 in St. Nicholas, (Mahanoy City), Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Gerald L. and Eva (Labun) McKerns.
Gerald was employed as an inspector with Carpenter Technology, Muhlenberg Township, for 31 years, retiring in 2005.
He was the author...
Conrad Joseph Kornoski
Aug 20, 2010
Conrad Joseph Kornoski, 74, of Laureldale, died August 20, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Elizabeth Louise (Pellicciotti) Kornoski, whom he married November 25, 1961.
Born February 8, 1936 in Glen Lyon, PA, he was a the son of the late Joseph and Celia (Ladishak) Kornoski.
Conrad was a 1954 graduate of Newport Township High School...
Betty M. Mensch
Aug 20, 2010
Betty Mae Mensch, 82, formerly of Reading, died August 20, 2010 in Riverwoods, Lewisburg.
Her husband, Donald W. Mensch, died May 7, 2008.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Lewis E. and Mabel V. (Kern) Smith.
Betty was a 1946 graduate of Reading High School and 1947 graduate of Hoffman secretarial School, Reading.
She worked in the library of Albright...
Monica Ann Richards
Aug 19, 2010
Monica Ann (Sedlack) Richards, 87, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died August 19, 2010 in the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, surrounded by her loving children.
She was the wife of the late Robert Earl Richards.
Born August 4, 1923 in Reading, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Rose (Scibeck) Sedlak.
She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels...
Frances G. Post
Aug 19, 2010
Frances G. Post, 97, of Wyomissing, died August 19, 2010 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
Her husband, Dr. Carl B. Post, died September 28, 1982.
Born in Steubenville, OH she was a daughter of the late Richard and Julia (McHugh) Gaughan.
She was a graduate of Steubenville High School and attended Business School in Steubenville, OH.
Frances was employed as a secretary for Ohio...
James Skoufalos
Aug 18, 2010
James Skoufalos, Sr., 75, has gone onto eternal life on August 18, 2010. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in his Birdsboro residence.
His wife, Mary (Xavios) Skoufalos, died October 31, 2007.
Born in Reading he was the son of Dorothy (Lecatsas) Skoufalos Kreisher, Wyomissing and the late George Skoufalos.
James was a 1952 graduate of Wilson High School.
He was employed...