Edward Albert Baumener
Feb 2, 2009
Edward Albert Baumener, 92, of Shillington, passed away February 2, 2009 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
His wife, Ruth I. (Bohn) Baumener, died September 6, 2005.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Nellie T. (Hill) Baumener.
He was a 1933 graduate of Reading High School.
Edward was employed by Governor Mifflin Schools as a printer for 19...
Mildred B. Heller
Feb 1, 2009
Mildred B. Heller, 91, of Sinking Spring, died February 1, 2009 in St. Joseph's Hospital. Her husband, Roy B. Heller, died January 9, 1989. Born in Campbell, NE, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Anna (Banks) Holt. She was a graduate of Campbell High School in 1934 and attended Concordia Jr. College, St. Louis University and Kansas...
Minnie V. Schlegel
Feb 1, 2009
Minnie Vinona (Moyer) Schlegel, 80, of Richmond Township, died February 1, 2009 at 2:10 pm in Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since January 21st.
She was the wife of Kermit Charles Schlegel, whom she married March 31, 1945.
Born in Maidencreek Township on February 21, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester S. and Minnie Alice (Christ)...
Anna May Bailey
Jan 31, 2009
Anna May (Johnson) Bailey, 88, of Shillington, died peacefully January 31, 2009 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of the late Elmer Alfred Bailey.
Born December 3, 1920 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Stina (Ingeborg) Johnson.
Anna May was a 1938 graduate of Fleetwood High School. After high school she was employed for many...
Tracy L. Kressly
Jan 30, 2009
Tracy L. Kressly, 38, of Spring Township, died January 30, 2009 in St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Howard, husband of Joyce Kressly, Mohnton, and her mother Barbara Boldt, Reading.
Tracy is also survived by her former companion, Christopher J. Williams, Sr. and together they had four children: Christopher J. Jr., Anthony M., Adrian, and Damon...
Raymond J. Henning
Jan 30, 2009
Raymond J. Henning, 83, formerly of Shillington and Country Meadows, passed away January 30, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Florence M. (Apolla) Henning.
Born in Shamokin, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Adaline (Woland) Henning.
He was employed by Austin Engineering, N.Y. for 25 years as a foreman, and Bethlehem Mines Corporation, Morgantown, retiring in...
Kathleen G. Bolger
Jan 29, 2009
Kathleen G. Bolger, 82, died January 29, 2009 in her North Merrick, NY, residence.
She was the beloved wife of Joseph R. Bolger.
Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Kathleen (Billman) Garis.
Other survivors include two daughters, Sally, wife of Eugene Mason and Kathleen Bolger; and two grandchildren, Travis and Stacie Mason. There is also a...
Grace M. Endy
Jan 29, 2009
Grace M. (Mathias) Endy, 85, of Oley, passed away on Sunday, July 5h at 9:10 am in Chestnut Knoll Assisted Living Center, Boyertown, where she was a resident since April.
Her husband, Douglas A. Endy, passed away on January 29, 2009
Born in Oley, she was a daughter of the late Gretta M. Weidner
She was a graduate of Oley Valley High School...
Gloria Mills Yingling
Jan 29, 2009
Gloria Mills Yingling, 83, of Muhlenberg Township, died January 29, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of John Martin Yingling, whom she married August 31, 1962.
Born April 4, 1925 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles Adams Mills and Kathryn Marie (Hendel) Mills-Hartz.
Gloria was employed as an accounts manager at the Reading...
Robert Charles Schaufert
Jan 29, 2009
Robert Charles Schaufert, 74, of Sinking Spring, died January 29, 2009 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Sara A. (Youmans) Schaufert, to whom he married on February 24, 1964.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Anna M. (Schwambach) Schaufert.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1952; upon graduation...
Richard H. Steltz
Jan 29, 2009
Richard H. Steltz, 78, of Reading, formerly of Wyomissing, went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2009, in St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Gloria R. (Rothenberger) Steltz. The couple celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on March 21, 2008.
Born in Boyertown, he was a son of the late Herbert and Dorothy (Kolb) Steltz.
He was a 1948 graduate...
Tania Marie Klahold
Jan 28, 2009
Tania Marie Klahold, 52, of Bern Twp., died January 28, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Kimball L. Klahold, whom she married September 22, 2001.
Born February 17, 1956 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Virginia Marie (DiLorenzo) Bennett.
Tania was last employed at Glad Tidings Assembly of God from May...
Ralph J. Dronsfield
Jan 27, 2009
Ralph J. Dronsfield, 68, of Reading, died January 27, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Dorothy P. (Troop) Dronsfield.
Ralph was born December 5, 1940 in Philadelphia.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. in Walter R. Christ Funeral Home, Inc., Laureldale, with Rev. Brett Reider officiating. Burial will be in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Maidencreek Township. Friends may...
Forrest W. Hetrich
Jan 26, 2009
Forrest Walton Hetrich, 87, of Bern Township, died January 26, 2009 at 9:42 pm in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Doris Margaret (Trout) Hetrich, whom he married August 20, 1949.
Born in his Reading home on September 24, 1921, he was a son of the late Clarence and Anna (Jesberg) Hetrich.
He was a 1939 graduate of Reading High School.
Forrest...
Neva M. Churico
Jan 26, 2009
Neva Melissa (Parsons) Churico, 81, of Temple, died January 26, 2009 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been a patient for one week.
She was the wife of Frank D. Churico, whom she married July 5, 1950.
Born May 29, 1927 in McDowell, KY, she was a daughter of the late John William and Phena Frances (Akers) Parsons.
Neva was...
Craig D. Simon
Jan 25, 2009
Craig Donald Simon, 59, of Reading, died of natural causes January 25, 2009.
Born in Reading, PA on June 2, 1949, he was a son of the late Donald J. and Kathryn (Reichart) Simon.
He was a 1967 graduate of Reading High School.
Craig was employed from 1967 with Lucent Technologies, Muhlenberg Township, before retiring in 2002.
He was a member of the F&A.M.,...
E. Irene Schmidt
Jan 25, 2009
E. Irene Schmidt, 93, of Spring Township, died January 25, 2009 at 2:00 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a resident since November 7, 2008.
She was the widow of Walter Ludwig Schmidt, Jr., who died November 19, 1997.
Born November 27, 1915 in West Hazleton, PA., she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Anna (Herbst)...
John P. Maurer
Jan 25, 2009
John P. "Jack" Maurer, 76, Wyomissing, died Jan. 25, 2009, in Reading Hospital, where he was a patient for a brief time.
He was married 44 years to his loving wife, Marie Louise Maurer.
Born June 3, 1932, in Reading, he was a son of the late Robert Maurer and Marguerite (O'Donnell) Maurer.
Jack was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and...
Thomas M. Mcmullen
Jan 24, 2009
Thomas Merril McMullen III, 27, of Lincoln Park, was killed January 24, 2009 in a one-vehicle accident on Route 562 in Amity Township.
Born January 12, 1982 in West Reading, he was a son of Thomas M. McMullen Jr., and Teresa M. (Kercher) McMullen of Reading.
He was a 2000 graduate of Reading High School.
Thomas was employed as a supervisor with APEX,...
Jean D. Giles
Jan 24, 2009
Jean Doris (Moyer) Giles, 81, of Spring Township, died surrounded by her loving family January 24, 2009 in the Reading Hospital Hospice Unit.
She was the wife of Robert Frederick Giles, whom she married June 29, 1946.
Born in Reading, PA on November 18, 1927, she was a daughter of the late William Jacob Moyer and Katie K. (Stump) Moyer.
She was a...