Obituaries

Patricia J. Beadle

Patricia J. Beadle

Jun 20, 2009

Patricia Joan (Luszewicz) Beadle, 75, of Laureldale, died June 20, 2009 in St. Joseph Medical Center.

She was the wife of Albert E. Beadle, Jr.

Born September 5, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Casmir and Catherine (Tomaszewski) Luszewicz.

Patricia was employed in the retail industry for various employers; however, her most important job was as a loving and devoted wife,...

George R. Clark

George R. Clark

Jun 20, 2009

George Rodney Clark, 66, died June 20, 2009, in his Laureldale residence.

He was the husband of Bonnie (Myrick) Clark.

Born December 30, 1942 in Reading, he was a son of the late George C. and Stella (Edinger) Clark.

George was employed by various companies as an electrical designer.

Also surviving is his son, Jonathon R., husband of Jennifer Clark, Reading; his brother, Kenneth...

Catherine M. Wunsch

Catherine M. Wunsch

Jun 19, 2009

Catherine M. Wunsch, 78, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died June 19, 2009 in her West Reading residence, after a battle with cancer.

She was the wife of Eugene E. Wunsch, whom she married on March 17, 1951.

Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late George A. Gerhart and Mabel (Keeney) Hall.

She was a graduate of West...

Catherine A. Maslar

Catherine A. Maslar

Jun 19, 2009

Catherine A. Maslar, 91, formerly of Sinking Spring, died June 19, 2009 in Berks Heim.

She was the widow of Andrew J. Maslar.

Born in Sinking Spring, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Hannah (White) O'Neill.

She was a business agent for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, retiring in 1978.

Catherine is survived by two brothers, Benjamin O'Neill, Shillington and...

Charles Strohmeyer

Charles Strohmeyer

Jun 18, 2009

Charles Strohmeyer, Jr., 92, of Spring Twp., died June 18, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

He was the widower of Barbara B. (Bean) Strohmeyer.

Born in Staten Island, NY, he was a son of the late Charles, Sr., and Margaret Strohmeyer.

Charles graduated from the City University of N.Y. and attended MIT for graduate school.

He was a veteran of the...

Elwood F. Leffler

Elwood F. Leffler

Jun 18, 2009

Elwood F. Leffler, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, died June 18, 2009 in Kutztown Manor.

He was the widow of Jeannette M. (Mohring) Leffler.

Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Milton H. and Helen (Hagamayer) Leffler.

Elwood was employed for 37 1/2 years by Dana Corporation as a Press Operator, retiring in 1987.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines...

Mary Jo Georgeadis

Mary Jo Georgeadis

Jun 18, 2009

Mary Jo Georgeadis, 55, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., died June 18, 2009 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia.

She was the wife of Socrates J. Georgeadis, Esq.

Born in Warren, PA, she was the daughter of Samuel F. Bonavita, Warren and the late Rose C. (Conestoba) Bonavita.

She was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh in 1976.

Mary Jo was a first grade...

Eugene L. Budgeon

Eugene L. Budgeon

Jun 18, 2009

Eugene Lee Budgeon, 79, of Exeter Township, died June 18, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.

He was the husband of Joan Ann (Adams) Budgeon, of Exeter Township, whom he married February 18, 1950.

Born July 4, 1929 in Conygham, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Frank and Gertrude (Houseknecht) Budgeon.

Eugene was employed as a salesman for J.C. Ehrlich Company,...

Ruth J. Schwoyer

Ruth J. Schwoyer

Jun 17, 2009

Ruth Josephine Schwoyer, 79, of Laureldale, died June 17, 2009 in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since April, 2008.

Born March 20, 1930 in Pottstown, PA., she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Anna M. (Fink) Schwoyer.

She was a graduate of St. Aloysius Grade School, Pottstown and a 1948 graduate of...

Marilyn F. Wixon

Marilyn F. Wixon

Jun 17, 2009

Marilyn Florence (Hoster) Wixon, 71, of Spring Township, died June 17, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.

Born May 16, 1938 in her Reading residence, she was a daughter of the late Rueben and Grace (Giebel) Hoster.

She was a former owner of the Penn Cecil House for six years and later employed 15 years as a bartender with the West Lawn Quoiting...

Marion P. Hessler

Marion P. Hessler

Jun 17, 2009

Marion P. (Schnoke) Hessler, 91, of Wyomissing, died June 17, 2009 in Reading Hospital.

She was a daughter of the late Irvin and Mable (Schlappig) Schnoke.

Marion was employed as a seamer for 35 years by Berkshire Knitting Mills and later by Vanity Fair Outlet for a number of years until her retirement in 1997.

She was a member of Salem Reformed Church,...

Grace E. Schwartz

Grace E. Schwartz

Jun 16, 2009

Grace Elizabeth (Brown) Schwartz, 86, of Temple, died June 16, 2009 in Reading Hospital.

She was the widow of William Calvin Schwartz, who died August 18, 2005.

Born in Hyde Park, she was a daughter of the late Charles Irvin and Gertrude Isabelle (Rissmiller) Brown.

Grace was employed as a fore lady by various hosieries, last working at Leininger Hosiery, Mohnton, where she...

Matthew C. Mountain

Matthew C. Mountain

Jun 14, 2009

Matthew C. Mountain, 47 died June 14, 2009 in his Reading residence.

Born in Fort Hood, TX on January 9, 1962 he is the son of Rosemary C. (Carlin) Mountain of Shillington and the late Thomas J. Mountain.

Matthew is a 1980 graduate of Holy Name High School. He also recieved his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Kutztown University.

He was employed 15...

Elinor C. Bear

Elinor C. Bear

Jun 13, 2009

Elinor Charlotte (Thompson) Bear, 85, of Wyomissing, and formerly of Hamburg, died June 13, 2009 at the Highlands at Wyomissing.

She was the widow of Robert Solomon Bear, Esq., who died in 2003 and Milford R. Gerhart, who died in 1970.

Born November 19, 1923 in Chicago, IL, she was a daughter of the late Anton Theodore and Charlotte Olivia (Kringeland) Thompson.

Elinor...

Angel Yadiel Perez Mercado

Angel Yadiel Perez Mercado

Jun 13, 2009

Angel Yadiel Perez Mercado died June 13, 2009 in Cherry Hill, NJ.

He was the son of Louis Perez Maldonado and Dianna Mercado.

Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com

Michele B. Miller

Michele B. Miller

Jun 11, 2009

Michele Barbara "Mickey" Miller, 47, of Spring Township, died June 11, 2009 in the Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Saturday.

Born December 2, 1961 in Reading, she was a daughter of Regina Amelia (Kalinowski) Kukowski of Reading and the late Theodore John Kukowski, who died in 1996.

She was employed over 25 years as a cabinet maker with...

Doris Ann Gonzalez

Doris Ann Gonzalez

Jun 11, 2009

Doris Ann Gonzalez, 51 , of Reading, died June 11, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been since Tuesday.

She was the companion of David Robert Long Sr., who died August 5, 2008.

Born in West Reading, PA on December 10, 1957, she was a daughter of Thelma (Martin) Gonzalez a resident of the Wyomissing Nursing and...

Norman H. Pauley

Norman H. Pauley

Jun 10, 2009

Norman Homer Pauley, Jr., 48, of Muhlenberg Township, died June 10, 2009 at 2:18 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

He was the husband of Sandra Jean (Miller) Pauley, whom he married January 1, 2001.

Born in Reading, PA on August 15, 1960, he was a son of Norman H. Pauley, Sr., of Muhlenberg Township and the late Barbara Ann...

Maria Trinidad Frutos

Maria Trinidad Frutos

Jun 9, 2009

Maria Trinidad Frutos, 61, of Reading, died June 9, 2009 in Reading Hospital.

Her husband, Juan Manuel Hernandez died March 5, 1997.

Born in Calera, Guanajuato, Mexico, she was a daughter of the late J. Trinidad Frutos Medina and Maria Garcia Guzman.

She was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.

Maria is survived by her son, Juan A. Hernandez, with whom...

Doris E. Heinz

Doris E. Heinz

Jun 8, 2009

Doris E. "Debbie" Heinz, 97, of Shillington, died June 8, 2009 in the Mifflin Center.

Her husband, Miles T. Heinz, Sr., died May 28 1999. They were married in 1937.

They were long time residents of West Reading.

Born in Shanesville, OH, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Josephine (Walker) Blickensderfer.

She was a 1930 graduate of Sugar Creek - Shanesville...