Obituaries
Anthony Dastra
Apr 13, 2009
Anthony Dastra, 92, Whitfield, died April 13, 2009, in the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was the husband of Lula (Hatzas).
Born on January 11, 1917, in Reading, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary (Filingero) Dastra.
Anthony served in the U.S. Army during World War II, earning a Bronze Star at the Battle of the Bulge.
He was a...
Ronald L. Nye
Apr 13, 2009
Ronald Lee Nye, Sr., 73, passed away April 13, 2009 in his Birdsboro residence.
He was the husband of Edith I. (Conrad) Nye, whom he has been married to for 21 years.
Born April 12, 1936 in Wyomissing, he was a son of the late George and Esther (Shenk) Nye.
He was a driver for the Continental Can Corporation, Reading, for over 35...
Roger C. Lamp
Apr 13, 2009
Roger C. Lamp, 81, of Reading, passed away April 13, 2009 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Dolores M. (Ohrin) Lamp. They were married on June 14, 1950.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Melvin and Bernice (Metzger) Lamp.
He was a 1945 graduate of Wilson High School and continued his education at the McCann's...
Patricia Scargle
Apr 12, 2009
Patricia (Toye) Scargle, 76, of Whitfield, passed away April 12, 2009 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of George E. Scargle.
Born in Pittston, she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Petronella (Kenney) Toye.
Patricia was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1950.
She was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
Patricia was employed by...
Jane M. Heil
Apr 12, 2009
Jane M. Heil, 83, of Reading, died April 12, 2009 in St. Joseph's Hospital.
She was the wife of William J. Heil, whom she married on June 15, 1957.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Florence Shearer.
She was a graduate of West Reading High School in 1943.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by...
Victoria Loretta Masciotti
Apr 11, 2009
Victoria Loretta Masciotti, 84, of Mt. Penn, died April 11, 2009 in Mifflin Center.
Her husband, Nicholas Masciotti, died in 1972.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Stanley E. and Katherine (Kruk) Berezowski.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1943.
Victoria was a legal secretary for 30 years, last working for Robert F. Shapiro, Esq., Reading, retiring...
Jeanne M. Heist
Apr 11, 2009
Jeanne M. Heist, 55, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away April 11, 2009 in her Johnstown residence.
Born October 13, 1953, in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Ted and Ruth (Leickel) Heist.
Jeanne was a 1971 graduate of Wyomissing High School and attended Barbizon School of Modeling, Philadelphia.
She was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Reading as a...
Edward L. Folk
Apr 10, 2009
Edward Lloyd Folk, Jr., 82, formerly of Spring Township, died April 10, 2009 at 12:55 a.m. in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had been a resident since January 21.
He was the husband of Jennie V. (Mulutzie) Folk, whom he married April 12, 1980.
Born April 5, 1927 in Reading, he was a son of the late Edward Lloyd, Sr. and...
Josã© Ramon Santiago
Apr 9, 2009
Jose Ramon Santiago, 60, Whitfield, died April 9, 2009, in his residence with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Karen L. Flammer, whom he married on May 21, 1988.
Born on Feb. 28, 1949, in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Victor and Carmen (Alvarado) Santiago.
After graduating from Reading High School in...
Jane K. Goodhart
Apr 8, 2009
Jane K. Goodhart, 87, died April 8, 2009 in her Hyde Park residence.
She was the wife of Warren E. Goodhart.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Franklin Eagle and Beulah Bitler.
She was a graduate of Reading High School in 1940.
Jane was the credit union manager for eleven years for UGI, retiring in 1986; previously, she was employed...
Mildred E. Hannum
Apr 6, 2009
Mildred E. Hannum, 92, of Wyomissing, formerly of Laureldale, died April 6, 2009 at 1:17 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Sharon Hill, Delaware County, on November 19, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Edgar L. and Bertha M. (Yerger) Hannum.
She was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School, Helen Moore Hoffman School and the McCann's...
Evelyn Kennedy
Apr 6, 2009
Evelyn (McClain) Kennedy, 89, passed away on April 6, 2009 of natural causes at Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing, where she had been a resident since February 2008.
She was the beloved wife of Douglas O. Kennedy, Wyomissing, whom she married November 5, 1940. Evelyn and Doug were born and raised in Alabama and later lived in Muhlenberg Park, from 1960 until 2007.
Born...
Grace M. Harris
Apr 6, 2009
Grace M. (Lucas) Harris, 95, of Reading, died April 6, 2009 in Spruce Manor.
Her husband Melvin J. Harris died in 1996.
Born in Stonersville, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Grace (Welsh) Lucas.
She is survived by a step-daughter, Dolores Killinger, Reading; three step-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and three step-great-great grandchildren.
Private graveside services will be held in Schwarzwald Cemetery. Edward...
Ruth E. Coldren
Apr 6, 2009
Ruth Esther Coldren, 85, of Lincoln Park, died April 6, 2009 at 1:59 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a patient since March 23rd.
She was the wife of Charles R. Coldren, whom she married October 6, 1956.
Born in her Muhlenberg Township residence on January 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Raymond L. and...
Robert C. Reber
Apr 4, 2009
Robert Carl Reber, 61, of Reading, died April 4, 2009 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, where he had been a patient since December 17th.
He was the husband of Robin G. (Rovell) Reber, whom he married June 15, 1991.
Born in the Reading Hospital on June 29, 1947, he was a son of Marvin L. and Mary L. (Crimaldi) Reber of...
Robert John Egloff
Apr 4, 2009
Robert John Egloff, 87, died peacefully surrounded by his family in his Exeter Township residence.
He was the husband of Patricia Ann (Bisbee) Egloff, whom he was married to for 39 years.
Born in Queens, New York on November 16, 1921, he was a son of the late Charles J. and Genevieve (Kennevan) Egloff.
Robert retired from West Chemical Company in 1977.
He served...
Patricia F. Capozello
Apr 4, 2009
Patricia Louise (Frick) Capozello, 81, of West Reading, died April 4, 2009 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in West Reading, PA on December 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Kathryn L. (Lorah) Frick.
She was a 1945 graduate of West Reading High School.
Patricia was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, West Reading since 1949. She served on...
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...
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