Obituaries
Julia Linsanbigler
Aug 15, 2010
Julia Linsanbigler, 102, formerly of Temple, died August 15, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the wife of Irvin Linsanbigler who died July 3, 1989.
Born September 17, 1907 in Ruma, Yugoslavia, she was a daughter of the late Anton and Frances (Dreer) Kadnar.
Julia was employed as a topper with Berkshire Knitting Mills.
She enjoyed bowling for many years, into...
Harry D. Sharadin
Aug 14, 2010
Harry D. Sharadin, 97, of Muhlenberg Township, died August 14, 2010 in Berks Heim.
His wife, Sadie V. (Lutz) Sharadin, died May 12, 2006.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Leroy P. and Mabel (Wentzel) Sharadin.
Harry was a technician at various heating companies, including Berks Products.
He was a member of the Goodwill Fire Company.
Harry was a U.S. Navy...
Irene M. Rohrbach
Aug 13, 2010
Irene M. Rohrbach, 87, formerly of Ruscombmanor Township, died August 13, 2010 in Manatawny Manor, East Coventry Township, Chester County.
She was the wife of John H. Rohrbach who died December 22, 2004.
Born August 18, 1922 in Weisenburg Township, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Perry A. and Mabel M. (Hamm) Hamm.
Irene was a member of Trinity Lutheran...
James T. Dunlavey
Aug 13, 2010
James T. Dunlavey, 86, of Spring Township, died August 13, 2010 in the Reading Hospital Post Acute Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Rosalie A. (Perrotto) Dunlavey.
Born in Atlantic City, NJ he was a son of the late Patrick and Agnes (Smith) Dunlavey.
James was a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser. He and Rosalie owned and operated Dunlavey and Dunlavey Real...
Thomas B. Work
Aug 12, 2010
Thomas B. Work, 88, formerly of Hamburg, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at The Highlands at Wyomissing, after an illness of several years. He was the husband of Katharine A. (Burkey) Work, whom he married on June 14, 1947. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Robert I. Work, of Hamburg, and C. Thomas Work, of Wyomissing;...
Charles R. Tasco
Aug 9, 2010
Charles R. "Chap" Tasco, 70, of Kenhorst, died August 9, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Sandra (Patterson) Tasco.
Charles was a graduate of Girard College, Philadelphia.
He worked for Textile Machine Works, Reading, from 1959 to 1970 and for the past 40 years he has been working...
Francis J. Hogan
Aug 9, 2010
Francis Joseph "Frank" Hogan, Jr., 72, passed away August 9, 2010 in his Cumru Township residence after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Kathryn T. (Griffin) Hogan, whom he married September 7, 1968.
Born December 7, 1937 in Bryn Mawr, Pa, he was a son of the late Francis J., Sr., and Mary Margaret (Lyden) Hogan.
He attended St. Thomas of...
Thomas G. Dwyer
Aug 8, 2010
Thomas G. Dwyer, 90, of West Reading, died August 8, 2010 in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township.
He was the husband of Betty Vivian (Hahn) Dwyer.
Born in Hazelton, he was the son of the late Gerard and Nan (McCauley) Dwyer.
Thomas was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years, retiring in 1982 as a Postmaster for the Mohnton Branch.
He was...
Nannette C. Moyer
Aug 7, 2010
Nannette Carol "Nan" "Nette" (Lyon) Moyer, 46, of Bernville, died August 7, 2010 in Phoebe Health Village, Wernersville.
Born April 22, 1964 in West Reading she was a daughter of Robert Allen and Sandra Louise (Kerner) Lyon of Bernville.
Nette was a 1982 graduate of Tulpehocken High School. She also received an EMT Certificate.
She was employed in the billing office of Western...
Russell R. Bingaman
Aug 6, 2010
Russell Robert "Snug" Bingaman, Jr., 64, of Reading, died August 6, 2010 in his residence, after a long courageous battle with various aggressive cancers.
He was the husband of Sherry Lynn (Brown) Bingaman whom he married in Hamilton, Bermuda July 2, 1984.
Born August 29, 1945 in Reading, he was a son of the late Russell Robert, Sr. and Josephine Lucy (Dastra)...
Marie A. Burkey
Aug 6, 2010
Marie A. Burkey, 91 formerly of Perry Township died August 6 in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center. She was the widow of Lewis P. Burkey, Jr. who died June 26, 1992. Marie was born in Windsor Township and was the daughter of the late Jacob R. and Minnie L. (Merkel) Leiby. She was a 1936 graduate of Perry High...
Tony J. Ruhnke
Aug 6, 2010
Tony Joe Ruhnke, 46, of Wernersville, died August 6, 2010 in the Penn Werner Hotel.
Born July 21, 1964 in West Reading, he was a son of the late Erwin W. and Anna (Purschke) Ruhnke.
Surviving are five siblings: John Ruhnke of Cumru Twp.; Benno Ruhnke, Sr., of Spring Township; Hans Ruhnke of Temple; Betty Ruhnke Snider of Reading and Mary A....
Russell S. Bickel
Aug 6, 2010
Russell Samuel Bickel, Sr., 98, of Shillington, died August 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. His wife of 52 years, Irene (Brown) Bickel, died November 19, 2009.
Born in Birdsboro, he was the son of the late William and Sarah Pearl (Micken) Bickel. Russell attended Birdsboro High School and was a graduate of Wharton Business School in Philadelphia,...
Leroy Klein
Aug 6, 2010
On August 6, 2010, God extended His hand and led Lee Klein from this world into the eternal life that was the foundation of Lee's faith. God fulfilled His promise made in Matthew 11:28 "Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."
Lee was born April 1, 1946 in The Reading Hospital....
Peter S. Exas
Aug 6, 2010
Peter S. Exas, 61, of Pennside, died August 6, 2010 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Anna V. (Berezowski) Exas of Wyomissing and the late George Exas.
Peter was a 1967 graduate of Reading High School.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Steven G. Exas of Lower Alsace Township.
Services...
Howard F. Wanshop
Aug 5, 2010
Howard F. "Chub" Wanshop, 77, of Reading, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 in his residence.
Born in Reading, h e was the son of the late Howard and Helen (Gehris) Wanshop
He was the husband of the late Janet L. (Graham) Wanshop.
He was employed in the plumbing and heating industry, working 44 years for Harold R. Boone, retiring in 1999. He...
Harold C. Reinert
Aug 4, 2010
Harold C. Reinert, 83, formerly of Franklin St., West Reading, of Wyomissing, died August 4, 2010 in Country Meadows of Allentown.
His wife, Akiko (Kudo) Reinert died in 2005.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Paul B. and Eva R. (Hiester) Reinert.
He worked for the Reading Eagle Company for over 14 years, retiring in 1989.
Harold was a...
Florence C. Bare
Aug 4, 2010
Florence Catherine (Kazmierczak) Bare, 80, died August 4, 2010 in her Green Hills residence surrounded by her family and her loving husband of 59 years, Robert Stanley Bare.
Born June 20, 1930 in Gibraltar, she was a daughter of the late Andrew W. and Regina (Meluskey) Kazmierczak.
She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Millmont.
Florence enjoyed cooking,...
Quinn Layton Peters
Aug 3, 2010
Quinn Layton Peters, son of M. Shane and Cathie J. (Strause) Peters of Heidelberg Township was stillborn in The Reading Hospital & Medical Center on August 3rd, 2010. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Logan R. at home, grandparents, Elaine and Richard Strause, Calvin and Pegge Edwards, Carol Peters and a great grandfather, Ruffard Peters...
Gerald K. Bricker
Aug 3, 2010
Gerald K. Bricker, 72, died August 3, 2010 in his Reading residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Carol (Miraszewski) Bricker, whom he married August 22, 1959.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Margaret (McKinney) Bricker, Hamburg and the late Theodore Bricker.
Gerry was a 1956 graduate of Reading High School and a 1960 graduate of Albright...
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