Obituaries
Anne P. Wick
Dec 14, 2009
Anne Pauline (Yelenac) Wick, 92, of Muhlenberg Township, died December 14, 2009 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was married to Carl Frederick Wick whom she married September 20, 1958.
Born August 10, 1917 in Birdsboro, she was a daughter of the late George and Rose (Krisco) Yelanac.
Anne was employed as a telephone operator with Diamond Furniture, retiring in 1983.
She was...
Paul K. Lenhart
Dec 13, 2009
Paul K. Lenhart, 80, died December 13, 2009 in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Joan E. (Brown) Lenhart.
Born February 6, 1929 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Clarence S. and Eva S. (Klingaman) Lenhart.
He was employed 27 years as a lab technician with Carpenter Technology, Reading, retiring in 1985.
Paul was a...
Ronald E. Carson
Dec 13, 2009
Ronald E. Carson, 77, died December 13, 2009 in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Nancy A. (Beisel) Carson.
Born in Pittsburg, he was the son of the late Rothwell and Rita (Augustine) Carson.
Ronald was employed as a social service aide for Berks County Children and Youth Services, retiring April 13, 2000.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
In addition to his...
Leonard Cataldo
Dec 12, 2009
Leonard Cataldo, Jr., 85, of West Wyomissing, died December 12, 2009, in Reading Hospital.
His wife Angeline S. (Catania) Cataldo died January 8, 2003.
Leonard was a son of the late Leonard, Sr. and Winifred (Wolf) Cataldo.
He was employed for 20 years by DuPont, Wilmington, DE, retiring in 1984.
Leonard was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church.
He was a veteran of...
Frances Stout
Dec 11, 2009
Frances Stout, 88, formerly of Ft. Myers Beach, FL, died December 11, 2009 in the Golden Living Center.
Her husband, Ernest R. Stout, died in April of 1992.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Clara J. (Braun) Beatty.
Frances was a 1939 graduate of St. Peter's Catholic High School.
She was employed by Western Electric, retiring in...
Helen M. Moyer
Dec 9, 2009
Helen Marie (Solomon) Moyer, 91, formerly of Laureldale, died December 9, 2009 at 6:45 a.m. in Landis Homes, Lititz, Lancaster County.
She was married to John William Moyer who died in 1968.
Born April 4, 1918 in Summit Hill, Carbon County, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Bak) Solomon.
Helen was a graduate of Summit Hill High School.
She was...
Carlos Vizcarrondo
Dec 8, 2009
Carlos Vizcarrondo, 24, of Reading, died December 8th, in his residence.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of Carlos Vizcarrondo and Norma Montalvo.
Carlos is survived by two sisters, Yesenia Vizcarrondo, MD; and Karla Vizcarrondo, Reading.
Other survivors include a daughter, Analisse, 4 years old, a son Nicholas, 2 years old, and a nephew, Roberto Amaro, 4 years old.
Services will be...
G. Richard Rothenberger
Dec 8, 2009
G. Richard "Rick" Rothenberger, 67, of Centre Township and Vero Beach, FL, died December 8, 2009 in his Pennsylvania residence.
He was the husband of Melissa T. (Tierney) Rothenberger.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John F. and A. Beatrice (Young) Rothenberger.
Rick was a graduate of both Wyomissing High School, 1959, and Iowa State University, 1963. Rick began...
Alfred Pietrobone
Dec 8, 2009
Alfred Pietrobone, 85, of West Reading, died December 8, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Anna (Fabriziani) Pietrobone.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph and Concetta (Varichone) Pietrobone.
Alfred was employed as a machinist by Textile Machine Works. Later he worked for 28 years for Western Electric and AT&T, retiring in 1987.
He was a lifetime...
Donald C. Bucher
Dec 7, 2009
Donald C. "Mickey" Bucher, 90, formerly of Shillington, passed away, December 7, 2009 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Sadie (Dunkelberger) Keenan, in July, 1974 and his second wife, Ruth E. (Matten) Bohn on December 3, 2007.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Howard and Emma (Weldy) Bucher.
Donald was employed for 32...
Kermit C. Schlegel
Dec 7, 2009
Kermit Charles Schlegel, 85, died December 7, 2009 in his Richmond Township residence.
He was married March 31, 1945 to Minnie Vinona (Moyer) Schlegel, who died February 1, 2009.
Born in Fleetwood, PA on October 29, 1924, he was a son of the late Raymond and Martha (Bard) Schlegel.
He had been a self-employed farmer since 1945 and was a member of the...
Hugh Edward Bodden
Dec 6, 2009
Hugh Edward Bodden, 86, of West Lawn, passed away December 6, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
His wife Bernice Shirley (Rose) Bodden died October 10, 2009. They were married for 63 years on January 5.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Hugh A. and Kathleen (Walters) Bodden.
He was a 1940 graduate of Dumont High School, Dumont, NJ and...
Regina M. Taddeo
Dec 6, 2009
Regina M. Taddeo, 82, died December 6, 2009 in her Reading residence.
Her husband, James V. Taddeo, died in June of 2000.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Latoski) Zulkoski.
Regina was a graduate of Warrior Run High School, Wilkes-Barre.
She was employed as an examiner, first working for Rackman and then for Talbot Knitting Mill, Reading...
Paul E. Roppe
Dec 6, 2009
Paul E. Roppe, 88, of Wyomissing Hills, died December 6, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
His wife, Laura (Alves) Roppe, died October 1, 1999.
Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late Phillas and Annonciade (Nadeau) Roppe.
Paul was a graduate of Durfee High School, Fall River, MA and in 1949 he graduated from the Boston...
Edith G. Lucchese
Dec 6, 2009
Edith G. (Umbenhouer) Lucchese, 85, of Flying Hills, died December 6, 2009 in her daughter's residence.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Lucchese, in 1965.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Eva (Bowers) Umbenhouer.
She was a graduate of Shillington High School.
Edith was employed as a bookkeeper for many years by Stern's Pharmacy, Reading.
She is survived...
Kathleen D. Bailey
Dec 5, 2009
Kathleen Donna (Worrell) Bailey, 69 of Ontelaunee Township, died December 5, 2009 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was the wife of Melvin David Bailey whom she married June 13, 1964.
Born January 17, 1940 in Media, Delaware County, she was a daughter of the late Marshall and Anna (Piotrowski) Worrell.
Kathleen was employed as an examiner with Fleetwood Shirt, Inc., Fleetwood for...
Mae Focht
Dec 5, 2009
Mae (Heffner) Focht, 95, formerly of Fleetwood, died December 5, 2009 at 1:18 pm in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had been a resident for the last five years.
She was married in 1942 to Lester Clarence Focht, who died October 23, 2003.
Born in her Fleetwood residence on April 11, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Oscar...
Mary V. Mills
Dec 4, 2009
Mary Virginia Mills, 96, died December 4, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. in her Laureldale residence.
Her husband, Lloyd C. Mills, died May 3, 2008. In April of 2008 they had celebrated their 76th anniversary.
Born on September 23, 1913 in Williamsport, MD, she was a daughter of the late Norman B. and Pearl E. (Anderson) Sterling.
Mary retired in 1977 as the manager...
Dorothy Latze
Dec 4, 2009
Dorothy Latze, 93, formerly of West Reading, died December 4, 2009 in the Mifflin Center.
Her husband, John H. Latze died November 27, 2000.
Born in Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Kolson) Novak.
Dorothy was employed by CNA Insurance for over 24 years, retiring in 1980.
She was a member of Sacred Heart R.C.C., West Reading.
Dorothy is...
Alexander Hetman
Dec 2, 2009
Alexander Hetman Jr., 78, passed away December 2, 2009 in his Temple residence.
He was the husband of Ethel Louise (Nordby) Hetman, whom he married March 24, 1956 in The Chapel at Valley Forge, PA.
Born at home in Reading, January 22, 1931, he was a son of the late Alexander, Sr., and Michaelena (Neuheimer) Hetman.
He was a 1949 graduate of Reading...
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