Obituaries
Irene M. Schwambach
Sep 21, 2010
Irene D. Schwambach, 77, died September 21, 2010 in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
Her husband, Francis R. Schwambach, died January 3, 2003.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John and Joy Fundyga.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Irene loved life as much as life loved her. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family.
She is survived...
Sheri Lynn Stitzer
Sep 21, 2010
Sheri Lynn Stitzer, 29, of Perry Township, died after a five year battle with kidney disease on September 21, 2010, while surrounded by her loving family in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.
Born May 5, 1981 in West Reading, she was a daughter of Earl Clinton, Jr. and Sandra Lee (Katzenmoyer) Stitzer of Perry Township.
Sheri was a 1999 graduate of Hamburg...
Mabel J. Snyder
Sep 21, 2010
Mabel Jeanne (Kanneg) Snyder, 97, of Wyomissing, died September 21, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Born November 2, 1912 in New York City, NY, she was a daughter of the late William and Henrietta (Hyatt) Kanneg.
She was the wife of Arlan Luther Snyder whom she married February 27, 1988. Her first husband, Guy Lanninghan Davis, died June 12, 1982.
Mabel was a 1928...
Scott W. Ray
Sep 21, 2010
Scott W. Ray, 47, of Spring Township, died September 21, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Brenda L. (Rothermel) Ray, to whom he married on November 3, 1990.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Gerald D. and Marallise R. (Smith) Ray, Wyomissing.
He was a 1981 graduate of Wilson High School.
Scott was a systems engineer for Air Products,...
Ellen M. Weller
Sep 21, 2010
Ellen M. Weller, 100 formerly of West Lawn, died September 21, 2010 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Her husband Leon L. Weller died January 8, 1982.
Born in Sinking Spring, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Ida (Kreitz) Harding.
She was a graduate of Sinking Spring High School.
Ellen was owner of Weller's Grocery Store from 1940-1953 and co-owner of...
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...
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