Obituaries
Barry L. Shellenhamer
Sep 19, 2010
Barry L. Shellenhamer, 57, of Spring Township, died September 19, 2010.
He was the husband of Karen M. (Bowers) Shellenhamer.
Born in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late Enos T. and Alberta M. (Nesbit) Shellenhamer.
Barry was a 1971 graduate of Central Dauphin High School and a 1975 graduate of Albright College. From 1974-1975 Barry played semi pro football for the...
Susan F. Marrero
Sep 19, 2010
Susan Fay (Nardo) Marrero, 64, died September 19, 2010 in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Gilberto Candelaria Marrero, Sr. whom she married November 24, 1962.
Born September 13, 1946 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Gladys D. (Zeeger) Nardo.
Susan was a member of Spring Valley Church of God, Muhlenberg Township.
Surviving are seven...
Phillip H. D'Amico
Sep 19, 2010
Phillip H. D'Amico, 50, died September 19, 2010 in his Spring Township residence after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born October 2, 1959, he was a son of the late Anthony A. "Gus" and Mary E. "Sis" (Hawkins)D'Amico.
Phillip was a 1978 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School. He graduated in 1980 from Harrisburg Area Community College with a degree in Food...
Sandra Lee Kirn
Sep 19, 2010
Sandra Lee (Hobwood) Kirn, 58, died September 19, 2010 in her Wernersville residence.
She was the wife of John R. Kirn, Jr. whom she married August 12, 1972.
Born September 20, 1951 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Carl Edward, Sr. and Marie (Clemente) Hobwood.
Sandra was a 1969 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School and a 1972 graduate of...
Lois L. Ahner
Sep 18, 2010
Lois L. (Lamoreaux) Ahner, 86, a longtime Wyomissing resident, died September 18, 2010 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
She was the wife of Robert W. Ahner, Sr.
Born in Forty Fort, PA, she was the daughter of the late Virginia A. Lamoreaux.
She was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing.
Lois was an avid bowler and golfer. She was a member of the...
Theresa M. Gordner
Sep 18, 2010
Theresa M. (Sheehan) Gordner, 80, formerly of Temple, died September 18, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Charles Wilmer Gordner who died May 9, 2009.
Born May 5, 1930 in Muhlenberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary E. (Leightham) Sheehan.
Theresa was employed in the finishing room at Temple Apparel for a...
Virginia Hall
Sep 18, 2010
Virginia (Morin) Hall, 85, of West Reading, died September 18, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born May 20, 1925 in Saco, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Louis F. and Alice A. (Letrourneau) Morin.
Virginia was a 1943 graduate of Central Catholic High School and a 1946 graduate of McCann School of Business.
She was employed as a...
Kevin J. Butler
Sep 17, 2010
Kevin James Butler, 54, of Spokane, Washington, died September 17, 2010 in Holy Family Hospital, Spokane.
He was the companion of Margaret M. Smith of Spokane.
Born September 15, 1956 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late James Joseph Butler and Kathleen (Hagan) Butler.
Kevin was a 1974 graduate of Wilson High School. He attended Wesley College in Delaware and then...
Dennis R. Fahlfeder
Sep 14, 2010
Dennis Robert Fahlfeder, 35 of Reading, died September 14, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born February 24, 1975 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, he was a son of Daniel G. Fahlfeder of Manassas, Virginia and Diann C. (Hayes) Fahlfeder of Reading.
He is also survived by three brothers: Daniel G. Fahlfeder of Manassas, Virginia; Justin G. Fahlfeder of Mount Penn and...
Mary R. Woerner Vandegrift
Sep 14, 2010
Mary R. (Adams) Woerner Vandegrift, 90, formerly of Temple, passed away September 14, 2010 in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a resident since April of 2005.
She was the wife of the late Ray N. Woerner who died in 1944 and Herbert C. Vandegrift who died June 7, 2008.
Born September 12, 1920 in Hyde Park, she was a...
Janice J. Burke
Sep 13, 2010
Janice J. Burke, 72, died September 13, 2010 in her Cumru Township residence.
Her husband, J. Lance Burke, died March 9, 2009.
Born in Wilkes Barre, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Domanski) Kus.
She is survived by her four children: Joseph L., husband of Barbara Jean Burke, Shillington; Lori L., wife of Jerome Seidel, Wernersville; Amy L., wife...
Josephine A. Mcnamara
Sep 13, 2010
Josephine A. (Russo) McNamara, 68, of Wyomissing, died September 13, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Thomas G. McNamara.
Josephine was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Nancy (Calcagno) Russo.
She was a 1961 graduate of St. Peter's Catholic High School.
Josephine was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She worked from 1978 to 2008 as a realtor...
Helen G. Haberberger
Sep 13, 2010
Helen Marie (Galazin) Haberberger, 71, of Sinking Spring, passed away September 13, 2010 in Hershey Medical Center.
She was the wife of Leonard J. Pietruszynski.
Born in Atlas, PA, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Leona (Tocyloski) Galazin.
She was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School and attended Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing.
Helen was a Licensed Practical Nurse.
She was...
Francis Henry Knause
Sep 13, 2010
Francis Henry Knause, 84, died September 13, 2010 in his Cumru Township residence.
He was the husband of Betty Jane (Klopp) Knause.
Born in Hamburg, he was a son of the late Harry J. and Ella A. (Nolan) Knause.
Francis was a 1943 graduate of Hamburg High School.
He was a draftsman for Carl Eisenhower Architecture for over 25 years. In 1989 he became...
John E. Dietrich
Sep 11, 2010
John E. Dietrich, Jr., 75, of Fleetwood, died September 11, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Enriqueta (Lauza) Dietrich.
Born in Schuylkill Haven he was a son of the late John E., Sr. and Marion (Heffner) Dietrich.
John was a supervisor for Ludens, Reading, retiring in 2002.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, retiring from the Army...
Elaine G. Nemeckay
Sep 10, 2010
Elaine G. Nemeckay, 67 of Tilden Township died in her home September 10, 2010. She was the wife of Emil J. Nemeckay. Elaine was born in Queens, NY and was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Otter) Mausser. She worked as an office manager for Webster Business Forms, Branchville, NJ for many years. In addition to her husband...
Deborah L. Steeves
Sep 9, 2010
Deborah L. Steeves, 54, died September 9, 2010 in her Reading residence.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ronald and Doris (Bortz) Lush.
She was a 1974 graduate of Twin Valley High School.
Deborah was employed as a waitress by Crystal Restaurant, Reading.
She is survived by her son, Kenny A., husband of Stacey Steeves, Reading; two brothers, Ronald J....
Florence E. Weidenheimer
Sep 9, 2010
Florence E. Weidenheimer, 84, formerly of Reading and West Lawn, died September 9, 2010 in Sutter Delta Medical Center, Antioch, CA.
Her husband, Robert M. Weidenheimer, died August 30, 2004.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Edith (Meinholz) Rathman.
She was a graduate of St. Peter's Catholic High School, Reading in 1942.
Florence was first employed by American...
Norman A. Voigt
Sep 8, 2010
Norman A. Voigt passed away on September 8, 2010 in St. Joseph's Medical Center after a valiant 13 year battle with cancer.
He was born in 1934 in Chicago, the son of Julia Voigt nee Zaines. He was a graduate from Morgan Park Military Academy in Morgan Park, IL and Bradley University in Peoria, IL where he was a member of...
Helen M. Hanson
Sep 8, 2010
Promotion to Glory: Helen Mae Hanson
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 8, 2010, Helen Mae Hanson was Promoted to Glory from the Reading Hospital. She was born and raised in Lock Haven, PA, the daughter of Sarah M. Winters and Albert A. Hamm, Jr. She graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1961.
Helen was a lifelong Salvationist, first...
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