Obituaries
A. Donald Cardell
Dec 10, 2010
A. Donald Cardell, 69, of West Reading, passed away December 10, 2010 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Ruth V. (Lamp) Cardell. They were married on November 6, 1971.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anthony, husband of Louise Cardell, Easton, PA and the late Virginia A. (Bedford) Reiver.
Donald was a 1959 graduate of Wilson...
Elizabeth H. Bjorkbom
Dec 9, 2010
Elizabeth H. Bjorkbom, 85, of Wyomissing, died December 9, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Her husband, John C. Bjorkbom, died in 1989.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Gertrude (Logan) Henning.
She is survived by her three children: John Bjorkbom, Wyomissing; David, VA and Karen E., wife of Joe Ferrill, Canton, MI. Also surviving...
Anna K. Wink
Dec 8, 2010
Anna K. Wink, 71 formerly of Hamburg died December 8, 2010 in the Schuylkill Center where she had resided for the past 6 years. She was the widow of Roy S. Wink who died March 25, 2009. Anna was born in Leitzweiler, Germany and was the daughter of the late A. Jacob and Anna (Naumann) Loch. She worked as a...
Arthur J. Rothermel
Dec 8, 2010
Arthur John Rothermel, Jr., 54, of Blandon, died December 8, 2010 of natural causes at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Donna D. (Allwein) Rothermel, whom he married May 4, 1981.
Born in the Reading Hospital on January 7, 1956, he was a son of the late Arthur J. Sr., and Mary Agnes (Shuman) Rothermel.
Arthur was a...
Sophie V. Kantner
Dec 8, 2010
Sophie V. (Perkowski) Kantner, 93, of West Reading, passed away December 8, 2010, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of James M. Kantner.
Born in Dixon City, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Eva Perkowski.
Sophie is survived by her son, Richard A., husband of Sandra Kantner, Otto, N.C.; her daughter, Linda J., wife of Leif...
Richard C. Holder
Dec 7, 2010
Rev. Richard C. Holder, 84, of Reading, passed away December 7, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Sally A. (Robison) Holder.
Born in Wilkes Barre, he was a son of the late Merwyn Bruce, Sr. and Louise (Mould) Holder.
Richard was a 1944 graduate of Reading High School, a 1951 graduate of Kutztown University, a 1955...
Bernadette Ann Winters
Dec 7, 2010
Bernadette Ann Winters, 64 died December 7, 2010 in her home in Tilden Township. She was the wife of William W. Winters. Bernadette was born in Philadelphia and was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Whalen. She worked for many years in Florida as a kidney dialysis technician for Gambino Dialysis and as a nurse's assistant in South...
Virginia G. Weaver
Dec 6, 2010
Virginia Grace (Henne) Weaver, 87, of Laureldale, died December 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the wife of Marvin George Weaver, Sr., who died April 2, 1980. Born in her Laureldale residence on February 16, 1923, she was a daughter of the late James M. and Lizzie M. (Seaman) Henne. She was a 1940 graduate...
Joan M. Christman
Dec 6, 2010
Joan Marie Christman, 79, of Laureldale died December 6, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was a daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (Yeager) Lerch.
Joan was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed as a server and bartender at various area restaurants and taverns.
Joan loved going to the Muhlenberg swimming pool every summer.
Surviving is a son, Randall...
Keith R. Goddard
Dec 5, 2010
Keith R. Goddard, 52, of Muhlenberg Township, died December 5, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was a son of the late Robert Fredrick and Lois Marion (Schoener) Goddard.
Keith was employed as a railroad track maker.
Surviving are three daughters: Kristina Marie Hall of Apache Junction, AZ, Melissa Goddard of Phoenix, AZ and Maggie Mae Elizabeth Goddard of Menifee,...
Mamie S. Meckley
Dec 5, 2010
Mamie S. Meckley, 92, died December 5, 2010 in her West Lawn residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Ephrata, she was a daughter of the late Stephen H. and Suzanna (Leid) Sweigart.
Mamie worked as a seamstress for various companies, retiring from Rachlin's in 1991.
She was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God, Whitfield, and a former member of...
Virginia R. Pirone
Dec 4, 2010
Virginia R. Pirone, 88, of Wyomissing, passed away December 4, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Philip J. Pirone, died in 1998.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late, William and Florence (Schaeffer) Remppel.
She was employed by Letisse Handbags, Reading for over 30 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Virginia E. "Midge" Wilkens, Scotch Plains, NJ; two sisters, Jean,...
William Lugo
Dec 4, 2010
William Lugo, 53, of Reading, died December 4, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
He was the boyfriend to Ana Reyes of Reading.
Born April 12, 1957 in Camui, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Jose Antonio Lugo and Crencencia Morales.
William's interests included drawing, motorcycles, art and crafts and cartoons.
Surviving are three children: William Lugo, Jr. of Springfrield, NJ; Lourdes Ivette...
Grace A. Cavorsi
Dec 4, 2010
Grace A. Cavorsi, 88, of Wyomissing died December 4, 2010 in Berks Heim, Bern Township. She was the wife of Matthew Cavorsi.
Born in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Elvira (Formica) Mangiacotti.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her five children: Robert C., husband of Christine Cavorsi, Lawrenceville, GA; Marie P.,...
Robert L. Newth
Dec 2, 2010
Robert Lowell "Robbie" Newth, Infant, died December 2, 2010 in the Reading Hospital.
Born November 30, 2010 in the Reading Hospital, he was a son of Robert L. and Christy L. (Pennock) Newth of Reading.
He is survived by his twin sister, Sophia Lynn Newth.
Other survivors include his maternal great grandmother, Betty J. (Brown), widow of Eugene P. Pfautz of Laureldale and...
Michael Pregmon
Dec 2, 2010
Michael Pregmon, 87, of Wyomissing, died December 2, 2010, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Marie A. (Vrabbel) Pregmon, to whom he was married for 66 years.
Born in Old Forge, PA he was a son of the late Konstantine and Mary (Burberniak) Pregmon.
He was a graduate of Scranton-Keystone Jr. College, and in 1949 he graduated from...
Aline J. Norman
Dec 1, 2010
Aline J. Norman passed away Wednesday morning, December 1, 2010 at Berks Heim at the age of 101.
Born Aline Juliet Choquette on April 1, 1909, in the small farming community of Salix, Iowa, Aline always attributed her long life, her good health and her positive attitude to being born and raised on a farm. She had many stories to tell...
Stephen M. Pauley
Dec 1, 2010
Stephen Michael Pauley, 60, died December 1, 2010 in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Janice Jo Pauley, who died January 30, 2006.
Born in West Reading, PA on December 15, 1949, he was a son of the late Gerald E. and Catherine M. (Denscheilman) Pauley.
He was a 1967 graduate of Reading High School.
Stephen was an Army Veteran of...
Robert F. Giles
Nov 30, 2010
Robert Frederick Giles, 84, formerly of Spring Township, died November 30, 2010 at 12:38 am in Berks Heim.
He was married June 29, 1946 to Jean Doris (Moyer) Giles, who died January 24, 2009.
Born in Fleetwood, PA on June 21, 1926, he was a son of the late Joseph W. Giles and Edna G. (Biehl) Dautrich.
He was a graduate of Reading...
Mary Estelle Sampson
Nov 30, 2010
Mary Estelle (Loughran) Sampson, 97, of Wyomissing, passed away Tuesday November 30, 2010, peacefully at home, after a short illness.
She was the beloved wife of Eugene A. Sampson for over 67 years.
Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leo and Katherine Estelle (Walsh) Loughran.
She was a graduate of Brighton High School, MA. and Boston Clerical...
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