James H. Sweitzer
Feb 17, 2009
James Henry Sweitzer, 73 of Temple, died February 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Henry Healthcare Center at the Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township.
He was the husband of Lois Elaine (MacDonough) Sweitzer, whom he married September 25, 1954.
Born April 5, 1935 in Reading, he was the son of the late James Albert and Elizabeth May (Haas) Sweitzer.
James was...
Cleo S. Boyer
Feb 16, 2009
Cleo S. (Jones) Boyer, 81, died peacefully February 16, 2009, in her Leesport residence with her loving family by her side.
She was the devoted wife of Dean A. Boyer whom she was married to for 62 years.
Born April 4, 1927, in Norfolk, VA., she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Irene (Mitchell) Jones.
Cleo was a member of Berean...
Mildred F. Mcdermott
Feb 16, 2009
Mildred F. McDermott, 87, formerly of Shillington, passed away February 16, 2009 in Manor Care Sinking Spring.
Her husband, F. Joseph McDermott died May 8, 1978.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Carrie B. (Stieff) Gudikunst.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Mildred was employed for 4 years by the City of Reading as a...
Joseph Bruno
Feb 16, 2009
Joseph Bruno, 73, of Reading, passed away February 16, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Helen L. (Oros) Bruno; they would have celebrated their 50th anniversary on May 2.
Born in Santo Stefano di Camastra, Sicily, Italy, he was a son of the late Anthony and Sebastiana (Nigrelli) Bruno.
He was employed for 33 years by Textile Machine Works, Goss...
Frank G. Karish
Feb 15, 2009
Frank G. Karish, 76, died February 15, 2009 in his Muhlenberg Twp residence.
He was the husband of Joan L. (Nelson) Karish.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late John and Alice (Slingsbee) Karish.
He was an electrician for Textile Machine Works and later Rockwell International for 38 years retiring in 1998.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving...
Fern M. Bonte
Feb 14, 2009
Fern M. (Shull) Bonte, 87, formerly of West Wyomissing, died February 14, 2009 in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Her husband, Richard O. Bonte, died November 25, 2003.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Florence (Moody) Shull.
Fern was employed for many years by Camp McGuiness.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara A. Dackweiler, Mechanicsburg; her...
June Lynne Keller
Feb 11, 2009
June Lynne (Mortensen) Keller, 64, of Wyomissing, passed away surrounded by her loving family on February 11, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, James E. Keller died February 8, 1994.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Roy A. and Helen E. "Betty" (Hicks) Mortensen.
She was a 1962 graduate of West Chester Jr. Sr. High School.
June was employed for...
Wilmer H. Fisher
Feb 11, 2009
Wilmer, H. "Bud" Fisher, 88, of Wyomissing, passed away February 11, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
His wife Laura (Farina) Fisher died December 6, 2006.
Born in Reading, He was the son of the late Wilmer and Matilda J. (Goheen) Fisher.
He was the president and owner of Wilmer Fisher Plumbing and Heating Inc., Reading.
Wilmer was a member, deacon and elder of St. Mark's...
Gerald J. Ramer
Feb 10, 2009
Gerald J. "Bud" Ramer, 94, Reading, entered into rest with his loving family by his side February 10, 2009, in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
His wife, Dorothy M. (Stichter) Ramer, died March 24, 2001. They were married 62 years.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Franklin F. and Mary Jane (Foley) Ramer.
Bud was employed for 23...
Abraham Carl D' Angelo
Feb 9, 2009
Abraham Carl D'Angelo, 76, of Reading, passed away February 9, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Carole A. (Wolf) D'Angelo.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Abraham and Madeline (Razzano) D'Angelo.
He was a 1951 graduate of West Reading High School.
Abraham was employed by Car Tech as a crane operator, retiring in 1998.
He was a Lodge...
Sophie S. Falkiewicz
Feb 8, 2009
Sophie S. Falkiewicz, 86, of Shillington, died February 8, 2009 in Mifflin Center.
She was the wife of Stanley J. Falkiewicz.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Grudza) Woytko.
Sophie was a supervisor for over 40 years for H. D. Oritsky Co., Reading, retiring in 1985.
She was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle...
Sandra J. Scolastico
Feb 7, 2009
Sandra June (Bratton) Scolastico, 66, of Reading, died February 7, 2009 in the Emergency Room at the St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was the wife of John Clement Scolastico Sr., whom she married December 31, 1971.
Born in Virginia on July 7, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Paul Bratton and June Bratton Freil.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran...
William A. Schweitzer
Feb 7, 2009
William Arthur Schweitzer, 70, of Reading, died February 7, 2009 in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
Born April 18, 1938 in West Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Arthur and Dorothy (Beiler) Schweitzer.
William was employed as a master technician in electronics. He was employed by Boscov's Distribution Center, Exeter Township and most recently as a cook for Kenhorst...
Roy S. Aukamp
Feb 6, 2009
Roy S. Aukamp, 98, a resident of Lutheran Home of Topton, formerly of Drexelwood , passed away February 6, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Luretta J. (Zwally) Aukamp.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Clarence L. and Annie L. (Smith) Aukamp.
He was employed by Howard Hosiery, Sinking Spring as a Full Fashion Knitter for...
Brenda Lee Auman
Feb 5, 2009
Brenda Lee (Simon) Auman, 49, died February 5, 2009 in her Shillington Borough residence.
She was born November 21, 1959 in West Reading.
Brenda was a graduate of Reading High School.
She was the owner/operator of her own cleaning business for the last 10 years.
Brenda is survived by two sons: Stephen C. Beadencup of Fairfax, VA and Shea D. Auman of Shillington.
Other survivors...
Helen H. Schwartz
Feb 5, 2009
Helen H. (Rollman) Schwartz, 98, passed away February 5, 2009 in her Spring Township residence.
Her husband, Harry D. Schwartz, died in 1967.
Born in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Weiss) Rollman.
She attended Wilkes Barre Business College.
Helen was a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy H. Schwartz, with...
Andrew D. Urban
Feb 5, 2009
Andrew Dennis Urban, 30, was pronounced dead of natural causes February 5, 2009 in his Tilden Township residence.
He was the husband of Trisha Ann (Baney) Urban, whom he married September 7, 2002.
Born in Latrobe, PA, Westmoreland County, on July 8, 1978, he was a son of Dennis J. Urban of Latrobe and the late Catherine Cora (Reed) Urban.
He was a...
Melvin Ralph Lehman
Feb 4, 2009
Melvin Ralph Lehman, 88 of Wyomissing, PA., and Avalon, N.J. died in the Reading Hospital February 4, 2009.
Born in Wyomissing, he was the son of the late Ralph H. and Elsie A. (Wiegand) Lehman. His family were founding members of Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing.
He was a 1939 graduate of Wyomissing High School as well as a graduate of McCann's School...
Dora L. Burkert
Feb 4, 2009
Dora Lucetta (Eschbach) Burkert, 84, of Reading, died February 4, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient for two days.
Born February 9, 1924 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late James N. and Susan Elizabeth (Seidel) Eschbach.
She was the wife of Ellsworth Doyle Burkert, whom she married 15...
Janice E. Bailey
Feb 3, 2009
Janice Elaine (Schmeck) Bailey, 78, of Muhlenberg Township, died February 3, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of L. Charles Bailey, whom she married April 29, 1950.
Born in Blandon, PA on November 12, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Charles S. and Emma (Williams) Schmeck.
She was employed 28 years as a laborer with...