Carolyn E. Fogel
Nov 28, 2008
Carolyn Elizabeth (Reichard) Fogel, 86, formerly of Alton Park, died November 28, 2008 at 9:55 pm in the Phoebe Berks Nursing Center, Wernersville.
She was married December 25, 1945 to the late Harold LeRoy Fogel, who died in June, 1987.
Born in Northampton, Pa on January 11, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Estella (Trankley) Reichard.
She was a...
Helen F. Defazio
Nov 28, 2008
Helen Filomena (Romagnoli) DeFazio, 90, of Reading, died November 28, 2008 in her daughters residence.
She was married February 11, 1939 to the late Paul Joseph DeFazio, who died May 30, 1987.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa on July 7, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Marinucci) Romagnoli.
She was employed 24 years as a seamstress with Custom Sportswear...
Harold P. Rissmiller
Nov 28, 2008
Harold Paul Rissmiller, 79, of Exeter Township, died November 28, 2008 in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the widower of Julia J. (Meluskey) Rissmiller, who died November 10, 2005.
Born in Hyde Park on May 27, 1929, he was a son of the late William and Mary M. Rissmiller.
He was a 1948 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
Harold was last employed for...
Evelyn M. Livinghouse Moser
Nov 27, 2008
Evelyn Mae (Showers) Livinghouse Moser, 82, formerly of Laureldale and Centre Township, died November 27, 2008 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of Richard Heber Moser also a resident of Berks Heim.
Born July 22, 1926 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elva F. (Mervine) Showers.
She was employed a number of years as a...
Robert E. Fisher
Nov 27, 2008
Robert E. Fisher, 81 of Temple, died November 27, 2008.
He was the husband of Dolores G. (Garner) Fisher.
Born July 5, 1927 in Reading, he was a son of the late Clara (Fisher) Wells Bair.
Robert was employed by Hosiery-Mills, Berks County, as a knitting machine fixer and a foreman for over 50 years, retiring in 1992.
He was a member of the...
John Paul Mensak
Nov 26, 2008
John Paul Mensak, 73, of Union Twp., died November 26, 2008 in Zerbe Sisters, Narvon.
He was the husband of Adrienne L. (Pont) Mensak.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Theodore P. and Anna (Yustak) Mensak.
He earned a BS in Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1957; John graduated from Villanova University in 1963 with...
Andrã© M Lichau
Nov 26, 2008
André M. Lichau, 86, of Spring Twp., passed away November 26, 2008 in Mifflin Center.
He was the loving husband of Anna M. (D'Agostino) Lichau.
Born in Bordeaux, France, he was the son of the late John and Rose M. Lichau.
A U.S. Army veteran, serving in Northern France during World War II.
André was a store manager for Nichols Department Store and Weis...
Helen Trevi Svenson
Nov 25, 2008
Helen Trevi Svenson, 77, died November 25, 2008 in her Leesport residence.
She was married to the late Carl Wilhelm Svenson who died August 28, 1995.
Born December 26, 1930 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Aloysius Francis and Helen Marie (Yackabonus) Trevi.
Helen graduated from Little Flower High School, Philadelphia in 1949.
She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels...
Ellen E. Ream Trout
Nov 25, 2008
Ellen Elizabeth (Epler) Ream Trout, 85, formerly of Shillington and Blandon, died November 25, 2008 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Kenneth E. Ream, who died August 16, 1978 and by her second husband, Carl J. Trout, who died January 30, 1993.
Born in Reading, PA on June 24, 1923, she was a daughter of the...
Raymond W. Jones
Nov 24, 2008
Raymond W. Jones, 85, died November 24, 2008 in his Shillington residence.
He was the husband of Jean (White) Jones.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late George W. and Johnnie B. (Bowen) Jones.
Raymond was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School in 1940.
He was a carpenter for 30 years for White Tower Corp., Stamford, CT retiring in 1980. Mr....
Maria Rosela A. Cacayan
Nov 23, 2008
Maria Rosela A. Cacayan, 41, passed away November 23, 2008 in her Sinking Spring residence.
She was the wife of Loreto L. Cacayan.
Born in San Fernando, Philippines, she was a daughter of Virginia C. Amameda and the late Alberto T. Amameda.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by...
Thelma M. Graham
Nov 22, 2008
Thelma M. Graham, 88, of Exeter Township, died November 22, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, John C. Graham died March 17, 1999.
Born October 11, 1920 in Albany, NY, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Rose (Risco) MacCormack.
Thelma was employed as an administrative professional for General Electric and Hewlett-Packard, both in King of Prussia for 20 years until...
Rosemary L. Dietrich
Nov 22, 2008
Rosemary Louise Dietrich, 68 of Leesport died November 22, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was married to the late Marvin Wilson Dietrich who died July 9, 1995.
Born April 19, 1940 in Koshonong Township, WI, she was a daughter of the late Otto W. and Frances (May) Hoge.
Rosemary was a graduate of White Water High School,...
Anne P. Heist
Nov 21, 2008
Anne P. Heist, 46, of Shillington, passed away November 21, 2008 in Reading Hospital after enduring a recent illness. She was a beloved friend, family member and co-worker.
She was predeceased by her parents, Robert T. and Marilyn C. (Scheibner) Heist. She is survived by a sister, Elizabeth M. Keller, Sinking Spring and a brother, Thomas A. and his wife, Debra...
Karl H. Hemmerich
Nov 20, 2008
Karl H. Hemmerich, 92, of Wyomissing, passed away November 20, 2008 surrounded by his loving family in The Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Nancy M. (McConnell) Hemmerich.
Born in Wyomissing, a town that his father helped establish, he was the son of the late Hugo and Lisabeth (Doerrenberg) Hemmerich.
A 1934 graduate of Wyomissing High School, Karl attended Cornell University, where...
Adolfo Lugo
Nov 18, 2008
Adolfo Lugo Jr., 73, died November 18, 2008.
He was the husband of Celida (Machdo) Lugo.
Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Adolfo and Antonia (Media) Lugo.
Surviving are three sons, Daniel; Michael, and Samuel Lugo, and two daughters, Sylvia and Nancy Lugo all of Reading.
Other survivors include a brother Raymond Lugo, PR, and a sister Morina Cruz,...
Monica E. Kane
Nov 18, 2008
Monica E. (Nierle) Kane, 92, formerly of Spring Township, died November 18, 2008 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
She was the wife of Arthur T. Kane, to whom she married on October 9, 1948.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine (O'Laughlin) Nierle.
She was a graduate of Reading Catholic High School.
Mrs. Kane was a member of...
Frederick G. Knowles
Nov 16, 2008
Frederick Guy Knowles, 72, of Muhlenberg Township, died November 16, 2008 in the St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
Born July 18, 1936 in Reading, PA., he was a son of the late Catherine May (Adams) Knowles.
He was a graduate of Reading High School.
Frederick was employed a number of years as a quality control technician with Wyomissing Paper, Muhlenberg Township.
He was...
Ruth Boyer
Nov 15, 2008
Ruth (Kantner) Boyer, 90, of Lower Alsace Township and formerly of Laureldale, died November 15, 2008 in the Reading Hospital, in the arms of her loving family.
She was the widow of Guy Kenneth Boyer, who died April 8, 1992.
Born in Fleetwood on September 26, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Rose (Zieber) Kantner.
She was employed a...
Gloria B. Borrell
Nov 15, 2008
Gloria Bernice (Skimski) Borrell, 77, beloved mother and grandmother, died November 15, 2008 in her Spring Township residence.
She was married August 12, 1950 to the late Elwood "Dove" Frederick Borrell, who died August 7, 2001.
Born in Reading, PA on August 23, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Dorothy Marie (Sell) Skimski.
She was a 1949 graduate...