Obituaries
Charles J. Brubaker
Jul 11, 2010
Charles J. Brubaker, 86, died July 11, 2010 at his Mohnton residence.
He was the widower of Constance A. (Ritz) Brubaker.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles R. and Ethel (Henninger) Brubaker.
Charles was a 1941 graduate of Reading High School.
He was a supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement.
Charles was very active in community service....
Cecelia Zawislak
Jul 11, 2010
Cecelia Zawislak, 85, of Reading, died July 11, 2010 in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Her husband, Joseph L. Zawislak, died in 1996.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Kolodziejski) Wysocki.
She worked in the factory for Zipf's Chocolate, Reading for many years.
Cecelia loved spending time with her family, going to the casinos and was...
Janice E. Eisenbise
Jul 10, 2010
Janice E. (Miller) Eisenbise, 77, died July 10, 2010 in her West Lawn residence.
She was the wife of Warren F. Eisenbise who died in 1985.
Born December 7, 1932 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Clara E. (Miller) Miller, Jr.
Janice was a 1950 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed as a piano and vocal...
John Albert Leader
Jul 9, 2010
J. Albert Leader, Jr., teacher, musician, author, composer, conductor, realtor
J. Albert "Al" Leader, Jr., 80, died July 9, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Sinking Spring. A graduate of Mt. Penn High School in 1947, he also attended the former West Chester Teacher's College (now West Chester University), graduating in 1951 with a B.S. in Music Supervision. He also did graduate...
Thomas M. Jones
Jul 8, 2010
Thomas M. Jones, 63, of Shillington, died July 8, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Virginia R. (Boekenkroeger) Jones.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Edward C. and Janet M. (Peters) Jones.
He was a 1965 graduate of West Reading High School.
Tom worked for Penske Truck Leasing for over 40 years,...
James L. Rhoades
Jul 7, 2010
James L. Rhoades, 78, of Oley, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 2:45 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he was a patient since Saturday.
He was the husband of Patricia A. (Feeney) Rhoades.
Born in Grier City, he was a son of the late George and Grace (Luckenbill) Rhoades.
He was a Navy veteran of the Korean...
Barbara J. Moyer
Jul 7, 2010
Barbara J. Moyer, 70, of Sinking Spring, died July 7, 2010 in Hershey Medical Center.
She was the wife of Dale R. Moyer.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Frieda (Bansner) Fell.
She was a 1958 graduate of Reading High School.
Barbara was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sinking Spring, where she was coordinator of the...
Jean Rozycki
Jul 7, 2010
Jean "Jennie" Rozycki, 102, of Reading, died July 7, 2010 in the Berkshire Center.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Szott) Rozycki.
She worked as a pairer for the Berkshire Knitting Mill for over 50 years, retiring in 1972.
Jennie loved sewing, bingo, traveling, her family and going to church.
She was a member of St. Anthony...
John Daniel Fasig
Jul 7, 2010
John Daniel Fasig, 79, of Temple, died July 7, 2010 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Shirley M. (Frankhouser) Fasig who died September 30, 1997.
Born February 27, 1931 in Reading, he was a son of the late Daniel and Laura (Knittinger) Rothenberger.
John served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.
Surviving are eight siblings: Betty Beeman...
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...
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