Lisa Marie Burke
Apr 3, 2009
Lisa Marie Burke, 24, of Reading, died April 3, 2009 in Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of Donna L. (Muller) Burke, Reading and the late Richard J. Burke.
She was a graduate of Wilson High School in 2004.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son, Steven D. Burke, at home and her sister, Jessica...
Raymond L. Koons
Apr 2, 2009
Raymond Lee Koons, Jr., 88, died April 2, 2009 at 6:40 am in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township, where he had been a resident since December 26th.
He was the widower of Mary Jane (Benner) Koons, who died February 27, 2006.
Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 6, 1920, he was a son of the late Raymond L. Sr., and Maude F....
William J. Garceau
Apr 2, 2009
William Jerome Garceau, 66, of Exeter Township, died April 2, 2009 in the St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since March 25th.
He was the husband of Gail A. (Marsh) Garceau, whom he married May 31, 1969.
Born in Atlanta, GA on April 3, 1942, he was a son of the late Jerome V. and Helen (Flannagan) Garceau.
He...
Bruce J. Homan
Apr 2, 2009
Bruce J. Homan, 88, of Bern Township, formerly of South Temple, died April 2, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. in the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since March 25th.
Surviving are his wife, Jeanette W. (Dailey) Homan, whom he married on October 9, 1948 and a son, Jeffrey B. Homan, with whom he resided.
Born in Reading on May 5,...
Frances G. Steger
Apr 1, 2009
Frances G. Steger, 94, formerly of West Lawn, died April 1, 2009 in Berks Heim.
She was the widow of Rudy Steger.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Constance (Szymborski) Stacherski.
Frances was predeceased by five brothers, Felix, Joseph, Clemens, Stanley and Leon; and one sister, Mary.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Services will be in...
Francis P. Flannery
Mar 31, 2009
Francis Paul Flannery, 83, formerly of Shillington, passed away March 31, 2009 in Mifflin Center.
His wife Patricia (Daly) Flannery died in August 10, 1995.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Daniel P. and Leona M. (Nally) Flannery.
He attended North Coventry High School, Pottstown.
Francis was employed by Lucent Technology.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and...
Eleanor T. Mcginn
Mar 30, 2009
Eleanor T. (Szymanski) McGinn, 81, of Morgantown, died March 30, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.
Her husband, William P. McGinn, passed away in 1999.
Born August 6, 1927 in Shamokin, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Ludwig) Szymanski.
She was a 1945 graduate of Coal Township High School.
Eleanor was a member of St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, Mohnton,...
Jesse W. Tobias
Mar 30, 2009
Jesse W. Tobias, 80, of Sinking Spring, son of the late Anna (Starr) and Edward Tobias, died March 30, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He is survived by his wife Santina M. (Brussellis) Tobias and children Cynthia (Tobias) Hettinger and husband Scott Hettinger of Drums, PA and Peggy Ann Overholtzer, Blackwood, NJ. Jesse has 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Other survivors include:...
Catherine R. Keim
Mar 30, 2009
Catherine R. "Kitty" (Ganster) Keim, 92, of Pennside, passed away March 30, 2009 in Golden Living Center.
Her husband John B. Kiem died February 21, 1991.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Leo H. and Cecelia A. (Heine) Ganster.
She was a member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mt. Penn.
Catherine is survived by two sisters, Dorothy...
Christopher J. Gibney
Mar 30, 2009
Christopher J. Gibney, 73, passed away March 30, 2009 in his Wyomissing residence.
He was the husband of Patricia J. (O'Brien) Gibney. They were married on September 7, 1963 and celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary last year.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Edward F. and Doris M. (Eckel) Gibney.
Christopher was a 1953 graduate of St. Peter's Reading...
Florence M. Miller
Mar 28, 2009
Florence "Babe" M. (Jacobs) Miller, 94, of Reading, died March 28, 2009 in ManorCare of Laureldale.
Her husband, Leon R. Miller, Sr. passed away in 1994.
Born May 15, 1914 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Howard W. and Gertrude E. (Hinnershitz) Jacobs.
Babe, as her friends and family referred to her, was honored for her participation in the Womans...
Charles Edward Marsh
Mar 27, 2009
Charles "Chuck" Edward Marsh, 78, Kenhorst, died March 27, 2009 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Esther F. (Magazzu) Marsh for 49 years.
Born in Sycamore, Illinois, he was a son of the late Elizabeth A. (Chapalonis) and Everett Wallace Marsh.
Chuck was employed by Carpenter Technology for 24 years, retiring in 1993.
He was a member of St....
Arthur C. Gaspari
Mar 26, 2009
Arthur Christopher Gaspari, 35, died March 26, 2009 in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Danielle (Iaccarino) Gaspari, whom he married July 16, 2007.
Born in St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, PA on October 31, 1973, he was a son of Peter F. and Sharon L. (Seyler) Gaspari of Muhlenberg Township.
He was a 1991 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and...
Barry L. Degler
Mar 26, 2009
Barry Lee Degler, 72, of Spring Township, died of natural causes March 26, 2009 at 3:04 a.m. in his son Daniel's Spring Township residence.
He was the husband of Edith (Schnabel) Degler, Spring Township, whom he married May 14, 1960.
Born November 9, 1936 in Reading, he was a son of the late Richard L. and Clara A. (Riegel) Degler.
Barry was a...
Jessolene L. Henne
Mar 25, 2009
Jessolene Luella (Gauby) Henne, 71, died March 25, 2009 in her Maidencreek Township residence.
She was the wife of Wayne Milan Henne Jr., of Maidencreek Township.
Born in the Reading Hospital on October 26, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Lillian Sayatta (Brumbach) Gauby.
She was a 1955 graduate of Fleetwood High School.
Jessolene was employed 15 years as a...
Ralph N. Snideman
Mar 25, 2009
Ralph N. Snideman, 102, formerly of Hamburg, PA died March 25, 2009 in Community Hospice of Texas at Burleson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys (Johnson) Snideman, on April 24, 2000.
Born in Creed, CO, he was the son of the late Dora and Carrie (Lees) Snideman. He was a graduate of Shelton Academy, in Platte Valley, Nebraska...
Sarah Nerino
Mar 22, 2009
Sarah E. Nerino, 47, Virginia Beach, VA, and formerly of West Reading and Marshall's Creek, PA, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer.
She was the wife of Michael P. Nerino, a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander and currently an assistant professor of computer information systems at Alvernia University....
Elizabeth S. Sponagle
Mar 22, 2009
Elizabeth Seidel (Rapp) "Betty" Sponagle, 96, died March 22, 2009 at 3:50 am in her Phoebe Berks Village residence.
She was married in 1963 to the late Alvin W. Sponagle, who died in December 1997.
Born September 26, 1912 in her Reading home, she was a daughter of the late Herbert M. Sr. and Helen (Seidel) Rapp.
She was a graduate of Reading...
Kenneth J. Betz
Mar 22, 2009
Kenneth J. Betz, 91, formerly of Wyomissing, died March 22, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. in ManorCare, Spring Township.
He was the husband of the late Vera R.A. (Angstadt) Betz who died November 12, 2003.
Born February 18, 1918 in Reading, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Mary M. (Manderbach) Betz.
Kenneth was a 1935 graduate of Reading High School...
Marie A. Rowley
Mar 22, 2009
Marie Agnes (Gleeson) Rowley, 77, of Berks Heim, Bern Township and formerly of Temple, died March 22, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was married May 6, 1950 in the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church to the late Joseph Patrick Rowley, Sr., who died January 17, 1970.
Born August 15, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter...