John F. Spillane
Feb 10, 2010
John F. Spillane, Jr., 67, of Sinking Spring, died February 10, 2010 in Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Cheryl J. "Cheri" (Greene) Spillane.
Born in Boston MA, he was a son of Edna M. (Patnode) Spillane, Weymouth, MA and the late John F. Spillane, Sr.
John graduated from Wentworth Institute and earned his Civil Engineering degree from Northeastern University.
He was...
William S. Piper
Feb 9, 2010
William S. Piper, 81, of Sinking Spring, died February 9, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Janice V. (Eschleman) Piper.
Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late William G. and Emily (Staver) Piper.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1949 and Penn State University in 1949.
Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Robert Homan
Feb 7, 2010
Robert Homan, 82, of Reading, died February 7, 2010 in his residence.
Born September 22, 1927 in Reading, he was a son of the late Bright J., Sr. and Matilda S. (Luttman) Homan.
Robert was employed as a dishwasher with Thomas' Restaurant, Reading for many years.
Surviving is a sister Miriam Arndt of Reading and several nieces and nephews.
Robert was predeceased by two...
Alice A. Rissmiller
Feb 6, 2010
Alice A. Rissmiller, 92, Hamburg died February 6 in The Schuylkill Center, Pottsville where she resided since April 2005. She was the widow of Charles Rissmiller who died July 29, 1970. She was born in Greenwich Township and was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lizzie (Freed) Wink. Alice was a homemaker most of her life, but worked part...
Helen S. Roth
Feb 4, 2010
Helen S. Roth, 87 of Hamburg died February 4, 2010 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Russell C. Roth who died September 24, 2000. Helen was born in Tilden Township and was a daughter of the late John H. and Mary A. (Sunday) Roth. Helen was a 1940 graduate of Hamburg High School. She...
Andrew J. Woodward
Feb 3, 2010
Our Beloved Andrew James Woodward passed away on February 3, 2010, peacefully in his sleep, at the tender age of 24.
Andy was a 2003 graduate from Warwick High School. He then went on to Virginia Tech where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006 in Philosophy with minors in Math and Music. His next adventure took him to Kutztown University...
Ruth H. Ackerson
Feb 3, 2010
Ruth H. Ackerson, 81, died February 3, 2010 in St. Joseph's Medical Center.
She was the widow of George F. Ackerson.
Born in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Cornelia (Venick) Paxton.
Ruth retired from F.W. Woolworth where she was a sales clerk for 40 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Ruth, wife of Kenneth Cole, Wyomissing; her...
William J. A. Rohn
Feb 2, 2010
William J. A. "Tony" Rohn, 73, of Reading, passed away February 2, 2010 in Reading Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Susan J. (Weiss) Rohn.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late William and Catharine (Strunk) Rohn.
He was graduate of Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., attended Duke University , and graduated from Albright College...
Mary L. Cianciosi
Feb 2, 2010
Mary L. Cianciosi, 97, formerly of Pennside, passed away February 2, 2010 in Country Meadows.
Her husband, Vincent Cianciosi passed away in 1996.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rosalie (Albert) Mirenna.
Mary was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mt. Penn.
She was a charter member of the Victor Emmanuel II Ladies Auxiliary.
Mary...
Sandra E. Hamaker
Feb 1, 2010
Sandra Eileen Hamaker, 65, of Alsace Township, died February 1, 2010 in the St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born March 30, 1944 in West Reading, PA., she was a daughter of the late Herbert E. and Pearl E.(Bowers) Stull. She was a step-daughter to the late Elodia Stull.
She was a 1962 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Sandra worked for over 20...
Phyllis A. Gobright
Jan 31, 2010
Phyllis A. Gobright, 73, of Shillington, died January 31, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Jack C. and Flora M. (Quinlan) Murphy.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Immaculata University where she earned a BA in English. She played varsity basketball at both schools and still holds various scoring records.
Phyllis...
Warren E. Moyer
Jan 30, 2010
Warren E. Moyer, 69, of Alsace Township, died January 30, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Gale M. (Guinther) Moyer.
Born May 22, 1940 in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Anna M. (Gruber) Moyer.
Warren was the owner of Moyer's Garage, where he started his career at 14 years old....
Kenneth O. Benninger
Jan 28, 2010
Kenneth O. Benninger, 84, died January 28, 2010 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township. Kenneth was formerly of West Lawn and was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth T. (Mriss) Benninger who died May 29, 1999. He worked for many years for the F & F Shop in Hamburg. Kenny was a WWII Army Air Corp veteran. He was...
Howard S. Hill
Jan 28, 2010
Howard S. Hill, Jr., 67, of Shillington, died January 28, 2010 in Hershey Medical Center.
He was the husband of Shirley J. (Dietrich) Hill, whom he married on February 15, 1964.
Born in Doylestown, he was a son of the late Howard S., Sr. and Jennie Hill.
He was a 1960 graduate of Central Bucks High School, Doylestown.
Howard was a U.S. Army veteran...
Jack P. Doorlay
Jan 28, 2010
Jack P. Doorlay, a retired executive with Avon Products, Inc., died after a long illness on January 28, 2010; he was 84 years old.
He was the husband of Susan (Fencil) Doorlay, Mohnton. His first wife, Irene E. (Forry) Doorlay, died in October 1992.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he was educated in Germany and also lived in several foreign countries...
Charles R. Beck
Jan 27, 2010
Charles R. Beck, 83, passed away January 27, 2010 in his Reading residence.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Howard and Hanna Beck.
Charles was the husband of Nancy (Russo) Beck.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII.
Charles was employed by the Empire Wrecking Company and Candyland Express where he enjoyed being a truck driver.
He was a...
Larry J. Weidner
Jan 27, 2010
Larry John Weidner, 76, of Fleetwood, died January 27, 2010 in Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township, where he had been a resident since November.
He was the husband of Jean Elizabeth (Yoder) Weidner whom he married August 7, 1954.
Born November 19, 1933 in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles and Eva (Dautrich) Weidner.
Larry was employed as a...
Joseph W. Atkinson
Jan 26, 2010
Joseph W. Atkinson Jr., 60 died Jan. 26 in his home in Shoemakersville. He was born in Pottsville and was the son of the late Joseph W. Sr. and Helen M (Simchena) Atkinson. Joseph was a member of St. Luke's Church Shoemakersville and a 1967 graduate of Hamburg Area High School. He was a former coach of the Shoemakersville Babe...
Clarence M. Lerch
Jan 26, 2010
Clarence Martin "Red" Lerch, Jr., 77, died January 26, 2010 in his Laureldale residence.
He was married to Carol Anne (Rogers) Lerch on June 24, 1960.
Born October 16, 1932 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Clarence M., Sr. and Rose (Unger) Lerch.
Clarence was a 1950 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
He was employed as a firefighter with the...