Vikki J. Kantner
Jul 6, 2010
Vikki J. Kantner, 60, of Spring Twp., died July 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital Emergence Care Unit.
Her husband, James M. "Skip" Kantner died January 11, 2007.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Florence (Lange) Handel.
She was a word processing specialist retiring in 2006.
Vikki was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic...
Virginia M. Sitler
Jul 6, 2010
Virginia Mildred (Wagner) Sitler, 83, of Muhlenberg Township, died July 6, 2010 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
She was the the wife of Wilmer Edwin Sitler who died June 26, 1985.
Born January 29, 1927 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Millard and Kathryn (Herbst) Wagner.
Virginia was employed as a sales clerk with K-Mart, Muhlenberg Township for...
George E. Neubert
Jul 6, 2010
George E. Neubert, 76, died peacefully in his West Lawn residence on July 6, 2010. His wife of 47 years, Patricia M. (Rowell) Neubert, preceded him in death on April 12, 2000. He was the fiancé of Barbara A. Angstadt. Born in Osterode, East Prussia, Germany, he was the son of the late Ernst and Frieda (Karlowski) Neubert.
George was a...
Chester E. Elerick
Jul 4, 2010
Chester Edward Elerick, 63, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away July 4, 2010 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, surrounded by members of his loving family.
Born February 15, 1947 in East Mines, Pottsville, he was a son of the late Chester and Margaret A. (Mitchell) Elerick.
Chester served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.
He was employed as a maintenance...
Robert A. Redcay
Jul 3, 2010
Dr. Robert A. Redcay, 95, of Wyomissing, died July 3, 2010 in Spruce Manor.
His wife, Lynn W. (Wallace) Redcay died November 25, 2004.
Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Clair and Edna (Seiger) Redcay.
Robert was a graduate of Ephrata High School, 1933; Franklin and Marshall, 1937 and Hahnemann Medical College, 1941.
He was self employed as a family...
Jose A. Olavarria
Jul 2, 2010
Jose A. Olavarria, 65, of Reading, died July 2, 2010 in St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Anna (Lopez) Olavarria.
Born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Juan Olavarria and Maria Eugenia Arce.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his eight children: Jose A. Olavarria, Jr., Steven Olavarria, Jose...
Nancy L. Giansanti
Jul 2, 2010
Nancy L. Giansanti, 54, died July 2, 2010 in her Reading residence.
She was the widow of Gerald Giansanti.
Nancy was the daughter of Betty M. (Fisher) Showalter, Shillington and the late Harold Showalter.
She was most recently employed by Reading Area Community College as a custodian.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her step-children, Gina Giansanti and Daniel Giansanti both...
Frank E. Janiszewski
Jul 2, 2010
Frank E. Janiszewski, 81, of Wyomissing, passed away peacefully in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center on July 2, 2010.
He was the husband of Josephine M. (Nigrelli) Janiszewski. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in January.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Andrew and Bertha (Pawlowski) Janiszewski.
Frank was employed by Sunshine Brewery, City of Reading and the...
Richard L. Braun
Jul 1, 2010
Richard L. Braun, 77, of Flying Hills, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2010. Born in Reading, PA, Richard was the youngest son of Leo and Katherine (Gibney) Braun, and is predeceased by his four brothers - Edward, Frederick, Joseph and James.
Richard graduated from Northeast Junior High School and Reading Senior High School, where he excelled in basketball and soccer....
Eduardo Colon Ortiz
Jul 1, 2010
Eduardo Colon Ortiz, 83, of Reading, died July 1, 2010 in St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Elsie Colon Ortiz.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Basilio Colon Gutierre and Regina Ortiz Molina.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his two daughters: Milgors Colon and Miriam Colon and his son,...
Bart B. Hannahoe
Jun 30, 2010
Bart B. Hannahoe, 70, of Wyomissing, died June 30, 2010 in New York City.
He was the husband of Veronica E. "Bonnie" (Janis) Hannahoe.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Bart B. and Helen (Schmicker) Hannahoe.
He was a 1957 graduate of Central Catholic High School, a 1961 graduate of St. Joseph's University and an MBA graduate of Fairleigh...
William C. Hershberger
Jun 30, 2010
William C. "Willie" Hershberger, 36 of Tilden Township died in the Laurel Center June 30, 2010. He was born in West Reading and was the son of the late Cora Grace (Hagenbaugh) Hershberger and William C. Hershberger, Sr. of Tilden Township. Willie was a professional truck driver for many years and was a 1992 graduate of Hamburg Area High School....
Robert L. Reider
Jun 30, 2010
Robert L. Reider, 81, of Reading was pronounced DOA in Reading Hospital on June 30, 2010.
He was the husband of Gloria M. (Koller) Reider.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late James and Madeline (Jordon) Reider.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War.
Robert was owner and operator of the Square Deal Fruit Store, retiring in...
Nilsa Iris Cruz
Jun 28, 2010
Nilsa Iris Cruz, 34, died June 28, 2010 in her West Lawn residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Maria Milagros (Lugo) Rosario, Puerto Rico and the late Anastacio Cruz Molina.
She was employed as a massage therapist by East West Massage Therapy.
Nilsa was a member of West Lawn United Methodist Church.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by...
Robert J. Machamer
Jun 28, 2010
Robert J. Machamer, 84 formerly of Hometown went to be with his Lord on June 28, 2010. He was the dedicated and loving husband of Alice (Wolff) Machamer to whom he was married to 40 years. Alice went to be home with her Lord in 1990. Robert was born in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County and was the son of the...
Martin E. Devlin
Jun 28, 2010
Martin E. Devlin, 79, of Exeter Township, died June 28, 2010 in Villa at Morlatton, Douglassville after an accidental fall.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Carl M. and Edith (Haenchen) Devlin.
He was a graduate of Penn State University, University Park.
Martin was an Air Force veteran. He had been employed as a computer systems consultant for 35...
Joann Carabello
Jun 28, 2010
JoAnn Carabello, 77, of Blue Bell, died June 28, 2010 in Abington Memorial Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Rutolo) Carabello.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Albright College.
In 1953 she received her medical technologist certification under the supervision of Drs. George DesJardins and Jasper Chen See at St. Joseph's...
Margaret J. Zeglen
Jun 27, 2010
Margaret J. Zeglen, 86, of Reading, died June 27, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Joseph Zeglen, whom she married 60 years ago.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Leon V. and Jennie (Jarmoska) Korejwo.
Margaret was a graduate of St. Peter's Catholic High School.
She worked as an operator for Bell Telephone...
Ann R. Moyer
Jun 26, 2010
Ann R, Moyer, 77 of Hamburg died June 26, 2010 in her home. She was the widow of Robert J. "Nip" Moyer who died October 24, 1992. Ann was born in Hamburg and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ruth (Knoblauch) Wildermuth. She was a 1950 graduate of Hamburg High School and a member of Bethany United Methodist...
Richard R. Gasser
Jun 25, 2010
Richard R. (Dick) Gasser of West Reading, son of Harvey and Emma (Kissling) Gasser was born in Reading and entered Eternal Life in Reading Hospital on June 25th, exactly one month before his 91st birthday. He was a graduate of Reading High School and Wharton Business School and spent 4 1/2 years in military service in World War II, serving...