Obituaries
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...
Josephine J Farina
Apr 21, 2010
Josephine J. Farina, 87, formerly of Lincoln Park, died April 21, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Todaro) Farina.
She was employed by Bell Telephone as an office administrator for 43 years, retiring in 1988.
She was a member of St. John Baptist de La Salle Roman Catholic Church, Shillington.
Josephine is survived...
Glenn J. Cock
Apr 21, 2010
Glenn "Red" J. Cock, 66 of Wyomissing died April 21, 2010, in Manor Care, Sinking Spring following an extended illness. He was the husband of Diana L. (Sauer) Cock. He was born in West Reading and was the son of the late Enoch Franklin and Amy P. (Harting) Cock. Glenn was the owner/operator of Windsor Distributing, Inc., Hamburg for 30...
Paul W. Bleiler
Apr 20, 2010
Paul W. Bleiler, Jr., 74, of Temple, died April 20, 2010 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Nancy A. (Oxenreider) Bleiler to whom he was married on March 15, 1983.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of the late Paul W., Sr. and Rose (Legora) Bleiler.
He was the owner and operator of West Reading Roofing for 20 years,...
Michele D. Shober Houston
Apr 20, 2010
Michele D. (Randazzo) Shober Houston, 49, of Exeter Twp., died April 20, 2010 in the Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of William H. Houston, Jr., to whom she was married on August 30, 1997.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Benjamin A. and Katharine M. (Lord) Randazzo, Lower Alsace Twp.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1978,...
Anna M. Kauffman
Apr 20, 2010
Anna M. Kauffman, 92, died April 20, 2010 in her Shillington residence.
Her husband, Leroy J. Kauffman, died in 1979.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Laura (Klopp) Bright.
Anna attended Reading High School.
She worked for Bortz Chocolate Inc., Reading, for many years. Before Bortz, Anna worked as a sewing machine operator, sewing the gun powder charges...
Verna F. Burns
Apr 19, 2010
Verna F. Burns, 86, formerly of West Reading and of Sinking Spring, passed away of natural causes April 19, 2010 in the Reading Hospital.
Her husband Francis "Pat" Burns died July 5, 1967.
Born in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late Costantino and Anna (Devane) Marino.
She was a 1942 graduate of Birdsboro High School.
After a career of 34 years, she...
Mary P. Horner
Apr 18, 2010
Mary P. (Paris) Horner, 88 formerly of Wyomissing, died Sunday morning, April 18th at Fairfax INOVA Hospital in Fairfax VA.
Mary was the wife of Jim Horner who passed on May 4, 1999.
For the past three and a half years Mary has been living in Northern Virginia near her three sons (Richard, Rusty and Tom) and their wives and families.
Born in...
Estelle J. Yeager
Apr 18, 2010
Estelle J. (Vecchio) Yeager, 77, of Wyomissing Hills, died April 18, 2010 in her daughter's Shillington residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the widow of William F. "Wild Bill" Yeager, who died March 12, 1983. She was the companion of David Frymoyer.
Born August 26, 1932 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Leonardo and Carmela (Vecchio) Vecchio,...
Albert T. Galen
Apr 18, 2010
Albert T. Galen, 91 and formerly of Reading died April 18, 2010 in the Laurel Center, Tilden Township where he resided the past 5 years. He was born in Fleetwood and was the son of the late Earl L. and Eva R. (Hoover) Galen. He was an Army Veteran of WWII. He held a BA. in Secondary Education from Penn...
Joshua Matthew Rahn
Apr 16, 2010
Joshua Matthew Rahn, 21 of Tilden Township died April 16, 2010 in the Reading Hospital & Medical Center. He was born in Reading and was the son of Deirdre C. (Rahn) and Timothy B. Rahn. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his companion Lauren N. Flamm of Exeter and his son Ogden Felix Rahn, grandparents, Nancy A....
Carole D. Rauenzahn
Apr 16, 2010
Carole Dianne (Stufflet) Rauenzahn, 75, died April 16, 2010 in her Spring Township residence.
She was the wife of Earl R. Rauenzahn who died February 21, 2001.
Born August 22, 1934 in Fleetwood, she was a daughter of the late Claude F. and Verna (Price) Stufflet.
Carole was a graduate of Fleetwood High School.
She was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Surviving are eight children:...
Kathryn Farrara
Apr 16, 2010
Kathryn Farrara, 95, died April 16, 2010 in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., West Reading.
Born in Netcong, New Jersey on August 2, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine Farrara.
She was a member of Holy Rosary R.C. Church, Reading.
Kathryn was employed 35 years in retail sales with The Lady Casual Shop, Reading, retiring in 1986.
She is survived...
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