Obituaries
Charles R. Tasco
Aug 9, 2010
Charles R. "Chap" Tasco, 70, of Kenhorst, died August 9, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Sandra (Patterson) Tasco.
Charles was a graduate of Girard College, Philadelphia.
He worked for Textile Machine Works, Reading, from 1959 to 1970 and for the past 40 years he has been working...
Francis J. Hogan
Aug 9, 2010
Francis Joseph "Frank" Hogan, Jr., 72, passed away August 9, 2010 in his Cumru Township residence after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Kathryn T. (Griffin) Hogan, whom he married September 7, 1968.
Born December 7, 1937 in Bryn Mawr, Pa, he was a son of the late Francis J., Sr., and Mary Margaret (Lyden) Hogan.
He attended St. Thomas of...
Thomas G. Dwyer
Aug 8, 2010
Thomas G. Dwyer, 90, of West Reading, died August 8, 2010 in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township.
He was the husband of Betty Vivian (Hahn) Dwyer.
Born in Hazelton, he was the son of the late Gerard and Nan (McCauley) Dwyer.
Thomas was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years, retiring in 1982 as a Postmaster for the Mohnton Branch.
He was...
Nannette C. Moyer
Aug 7, 2010
Nannette Carol "Nan" "Nette" (Lyon) Moyer, 46, of Bernville, died August 7, 2010 in Phoebe Health Village, Wernersville.
Born April 22, 1964 in West Reading she was a daughter of Robert Allen and Sandra Louise (Kerner) Lyon of Bernville.
Nette was a 1982 graduate of Tulpehocken High School. She also received an EMT Certificate.
She was employed in the billing office of Western...
Russell R. Bingaman
Aug 6, 2010
Russell Robert "Snug" Bingaman, Jr., 64, of Reading, died August 6, 2010 in his residence, after a long courageous battle with various aggressive cancers.
He was the husband of Sherry Lynn (Brown) Bingaman whom he married in Hamilton, Bermuda July 2, 1984.
Born August 29, 1945 in Reading, he was a son of the late Russell Robert, Sr. and Josephine Lucy (Dastra)...
Marie A. Burkey
Aug 6, 2010
Marie A. Burkey, 91 formerly of Perry Township died August 6 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Lewis P. Burkey, Jr. who died June 26, 1992. Marie was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late Jacob R. and Minnie L. (Merkel) Leiby. She was a 1936 graduate of Perry High...
Tony J. Ruhnke
Aug 6, 2010
Tony Joe Ruhnke, 46, of Wernersville, died August 6, 2010 in the Penn Werner Hotel.
Born July 21, 1964 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Erwin W. and Anna (Purschke) Ruhnke.
Surviving are five siblings: John Ruhnke of Cumru Twp.; Benno Ruhnke, Sr., of Spring Township; Hans Ruhnke of Temple; Betty Ruhnke Snider of Reading and Mary A....
Russell S. Bickel
Aug 6, 2010
Russell Samuel Bickel, Sr., 98, of Shillington, died August 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. His wife of 52 years, Irene (Brown) Bickel, died November 19, 2009.
Born in Birdsboro, he was the son of the late William and Sarah Pearl (Micken) Bickel. Russell attended Birdsboro High School and was a graduate of Wharton Business School in Philadelphia,...
Leroy Klein
Aug 6, 2010
On August 6, 2010, God extended His hand and led Lee Klein from this world into the eternal life that was the foundation of Lee's faith. God fulfilled His promise made in Matthew 11:28 "Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."
Lee was born April 1, 1946 in The Reading Hospital....
Peter S. Exas
Aug 6, 2010
Peter S. Exas, 61, of Pennside, died August 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna V. (Berezowski) Exas of Wyomissing and the late George Exas.
Peter was a 1967 graduate of Reading High School.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Steven G. Exas of Lower Alsace Township.
Services...
Howard F. Wanshop
Aug 5, 2010
Howard F. "Chub" Wanshop, 77, of Reading, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 in his residence.
Born in Reading, h e was the son of the late Howard and Helen (Gehris) Wanshop
He was the husband of the late Janet L. (Graham) Wanshop.
He was employed in the plumbing and heating industry, working 44 years for Harold R. Boone, retiring in 1999. He...
Harold C. Reinert
Aug 4, 2010
Harold C. Reinert, 83, formerly of Franklin St., West Reading, of Wyomissing, died August 4, 2010 in Country Meadows of Allentown.
His wife, Akiko (Kudo) Reinert died in 2005.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Paul B. and Eva R. (Hiester) Reinert.
He worked for the Reading Eagle Company for over 14 years, retiring in 1989.
Harold was a...
Florence C. Bare
Aug 4, 2010
Florence Catherine (Kazmierczak) Bare, 80, died August 4, 2010 in her Green Hills residence surrounded by her family and her loving husband of 59 years, Robert Stanley Bare.
Born June 20, 1930 in Gibraltar, she was a daughter of the late Andrew W. and Regina (Meluskey) Kazmierczak.
She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Millmont.
Florence enjoyed cooking,...
Quinn Layton Peters
Aug 3, 2010
Quinn Layton Peters, son of M. Shane and Cathie J. (Strause) Peters of Heidelberg Township was stillborn in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center on August 3rd, 2010. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Logan R. at home, grandparents, Elaine and Richard Strause, Calvin and Pegge Edwards, Carol Peters and a great grandfather, Ruffard Peters...
Gerald K. Bricker
Aug 3, 2010
Gerald K. Bricker, 72, died August 3, 2010 in his Reading residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Carol (Miraszewski) Bricker, whom he married August 22, 1959.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Margaret (McKinney) Bricker, Hamburg and the late Theodore Bricker.
Gerry was a 1956 graduate of Reading High School and a 1960 graduate of Albright...
John T. Wilson
Aug 3, 2010
John Wilson (Jack) 61, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Reading Hospital surrounded by family, his wife of forty-two years, Sally, son, John Wilson, daughter, Saunja and son-in-law, Vince Vicari, and their six children, Andrew, Molly, Lindy, Peter, Natalee and Ellee. His sister Lucille and brother-in-law, Jim Cronin, and their children were also present.
Jack was born in Newburgh,...
Donald R. Moyer
Aug 3, 2010
Donald R. Moyer, Jr., 65, formerly of Bernville, died August 3, 2010 in Sunrise of Allentown.
He was the husband of Sandra J. (Sims) Moyer.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Donald R., Sr., and May A. (Palm) Moyer.
Donald was a 1962 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School.
He was employed for 34 years at Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading,...
Thomas J. Dopsovic
Aug 2, 2010
Thomas J. Dopsovic, 65, died August 2, 2010 in his Wyomissing residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Sue (Watson) Dopsovic, to whom he was married on October 8, 1978. Born in Easton, he was a son of Joseph J. and Theresa (Liero) Dopsovic, Wyomissing. He was a 1962 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and...
Michele Palumbo
Jul 31, 2010
Michele Palumbo, 75, passed away July 31, 2010 in his Wyomissing residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Filomena (Fratangelo) Palumbo.
Born in Taranta Peligna, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzi, Italy, he was a son of the late Giovanni and Maria F. (Lippis) Palumbo.
He was employed as a sewing machine mechanic for many years for H. Oritsky....
Thomas M. Golden
Jul 31, 2010
The Honorable Thomas M. Golden, 62, Reading, died July 31, 2010 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Penny J. (Fankhanel) Golden, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.
Born in Pottsville, he was the son of Thomas J. and Margaret V. (Murphy) Golden.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his...
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