Obituaries
Michael W. Pinder
Apr 28, 2010
Michael W. Pinder, 20, died April 28, 2010 in his Spring Twp. residence, after a long battle with Batten's Disease.
Born in Reading, he was the son of Michael L. and Victoria T. (Pugh) Pinder, with whom he resided.
He was a 2008 graduate of Wilson High School.
Michael was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.
He...
Margaret D. Simonton
Apr 28, 2010
Margaret D. Simonton, 99, of Wyomissing died April 28, 2010 in ManorCare Sinking Spring.
Her husband, Frederick W. Simonton, died June 7, 1974.
Born in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, she was a daughter of the late George H. and Mary D. (Dolane) Douglas.
She was a 1928 graduate of Allentown High School and 1930 graduate of Allentown Business School.
Margaret worked as a bookkeeper for Huber...
Judith E. Rapp
Apr 28, 2010
Judith Elaine (Boyer) Rapp, 63, of Exeter Township, died April 28, 2010 in the Reading Hospital Post Acute Care, Spring Township.
She was the wife of Barry L. Rapp, whom she married October 7, 1967.
Born in Reading, PA on April 19, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Walter R. and Margaret S. (Brown) Boyer.
She was a 1965 graduate of...
Walter A. Swider
Apr 27, 2010
Walter A. Swider, 76, of Wyomissing, died April 27, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Rose D. (DeGeorge) Swider.
Born in Carnegie, PA, he was a son of the late Walter and Frances (Krupa) Swider.
Walter was a graduate of New Kensington Vocational High School as well as University of Pittsburgh.
He was an Industrial Engineer for...
G. Audrey Periard
Apr 27, 2010
G. Audrey Periard, 75, formerly of Morrisville died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was born in Trenton, NJ. And was the daughter of the late Ernest Wilfred and Helen Vivian (Rake) Hobson. Audrey was a longtime resident of Morrisville before moving to the Reading, PA area 5 years ago to live near her...
Leslie Manning
Apr 27, 2010
Leslie Manning, 65, of West Reading, died April 27, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born and raised in New Jersey, she was the only child of the late William and Helen (Ransom) Manning.
After graduating from Collingwood, NJ, High School in 1962, she moved to the Reading area with her family and began a 32 year career in banking...
Esther L. Carter
Apr 27, 2010
Esther L. Carter, 87, of West Reading, died April 27, 2010 in the Villa St. Elizabeth, West Reading where she had resided since 2001.
Her husband, Frank M. Carter, Sr., died in 2003.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Catherine (Hanlon) Ruggiero.
She was a graduate of Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia, where she was the Secretary...
Ralph R. Weitzel
Apr 27, 2010
Ralph Richard Weitzel, 85, of Temple and formerly of Reading, died April 27, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where he had been a resident five days.
He was the husband of Betty Arlene (Fletcher) Weitzel, who died March 15, 2005.
Born January 15, 1925 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Esther...
Marjorie F. Johnson
Apr 25, 2010
Marjorie F. Johnson, 89 of Hamburg died April 25, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She had been a guest in the Orwigsburg Manor, Orwigsburg since January 2009. Marjorie was born in Derry, PA and was the daughter of the late Marseilles and Mildred (Cummings) Campbell. She worked for the Torrance State Hospital in Westmoreland County for 17...
Frederick G. Solley
Apr 25, 2010
Frederick G. Solley Sr., 75, of Perry Township, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 in his residence. He was born in Williamsport, PA., the son of the late Reynold R. and Mildred (Wooden) Solley. Frederick was the husband of the late Marion (Miller) Solley who passed in 2002, the late Delores (Padis) Solley who passed in 1986 and was predeceased by...
Edna I. Hoffman
Apr 24, 2010
Edna I. (Schaffstall) Hoffman, 100, of West Lawn, died April 24, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of William H. Hoffman who died March 24, 1997.
Born June 15, 1909 in Lykens, Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late A. Peter and Margaret (Welker) Schaffstall.
Edna was a 1927 graduate of Lykens High School and...
Charles M. Reinsel
Apr 24, 2010
Charles M. Reinsel, 84, of Tilden Township died in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township where he had resided the past year He was the husband of Edith L. (Sunday) Reinsel who died January 25, 1997. They were married August 19, 1950. Charles was born in Tilden Township and was the son of the late Clarence D. and Mollie M. (Miller)...
Andrew J. Linette
Apr 24, 2010
Andrew J. Linette, Sr., 79, formerly of Bern Township, died April 24, 2010 in ManorCare of Sinking Spring.
His wife, Roseanne C. (Shea) Linette, died March 3, 2008.
Born in Harrisburg, he was a son of the late James P. and Madeline (Tolland) Linette. James was the owner of Linette Candies, Reading.
Andrew was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy.
He was the...
Donald Peter Dreibelbis
Apr 23, 2010
Donald Peter Dreibelbis was stillborn in the Pottsville Hospital on April 23rd, 2010. He was the son of Mark P. and Erin G. (Graves) Dreibelbis. Graveside services will be private. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Hamburg. The Burkey & Driscoll Funeral Home, Inc.,Hamburg, PA is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.burkeydriscoll.com
Donald R. Shannon
Apr 23, 2010
Donald R. Shannon, 77, formerly of West Lawn, died April 23, 2010 in Phoebe Berks.
His wife, Barbara A. (Sheidy) Shannon, died March 30, 2003.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John J., Sr. and Marie E. (Gieringer) Shannon.
He attended Central Catholic High School.
Donald was a US Navy veteran serving during the Korean War.
Donald was employed by Reading...
Samuel A. Torcivia
Apr 22, 2010
Samuel A. Torcivia, 84, of Shillington, died April 22, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
His wife Rose (Russo) Torcivia died October 20, 1981.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Frances (Piro) Torcivia.
He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during WWII.
Samuel was employed for 30 years by the City of Reading as a Police Officer, retiring...
Larry Russell Sherman
Apr 22, 2010
Larry Russell Sherman, 60, of Hamburg, died April 22, 2010 in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Kathleen L. (Haak) Sherman.
Born November 30, 1949 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Russell L. and Fern M. (Moyer) Sherman.
Surviving is a daughter, Jessica Lynn (Sherman), wife of Joel A. Bolton of Hamburg.
Other survivors include...
Marie B. Cummings
Apr 22, 2010
Marie B. (Galdun) Cummings, 91, of Mount Penn, died April 22, 2010 in the St. Joseph Hospital, Bern Township.
She was the widow of Charles H. Cummings, who died February 17, 1985.
Born in Reading, PA on November 29, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophia (Katrinak) Galdun.
She was a member of St. Catharine of Sienna Roman Catholic...
Robert H. Weidenhammer
Apr 22, 2010
Robert H. Weidenhammer, 85, of West Wyomissing, died April 22, 2010 in ManorCare, West Reading.
He was the husband of Jane L. (Richards) Weidenhammer. They were married 64 years.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry L. and Dora C. (Bowers) Weidenhammer.
He was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School.
Robert was a World War II veteran of the...
William D. Stifnagle, Cpcu, Amim
Apr 21, 2010
William D. Stifnagle, 75, of Sewell, NJ and Myerstown, PA, died April 21, 2010 in the Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury, NJ.
He was the husband of Shirley (Bashore) Stifnagle.
Born in Temple, he was a son of the late William C. and Beatrice M. (Reinert) Stifnagle.
William graduated from Muhlenberg High School in 1952 and from Moravian College, Bethlehem, where he received a...
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