Obituaries
Emma M. Allison
May 19, 2009
Emma M. (Parolini) Allison, 84, formerly of Camp Hill, died May 19, 2009 in her Spring Township residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Gordon E. Allison, they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary the day she passed away.
Born in Fern Glen, PA, she was a daughter of the late Louis D. and Edith J. (Ziller) Parolini.
She was...
Edward W. Schappell
May 19, 2009
Edward W. Schappell, 82, died May 19, 2009, in The Highlands at Wyomissing Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of M. Alice (Kenney) Schappell, whom he married October 7, 1951
Born Tuesday, May 10, 1927 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, he was the son of the late Philip E. and Margaret (Williams) Schappell.
Edward was a 1944 graduate of Reading...
O. Robert Priebe
May 17, 2009
Otto Robert "Bob" Priebe, 86, died May 17, 2009 at 8:50 am in his Kenhorst Borough residence.
He was the husband of Dolores E. (Hidalgo) Priebe, whom he married July 12, 1958.
Born in his Reading residence on August 11, 1922, he was a son of the late Otto C. and Ruth L. (Weidner) Priebe.
He was an Army veteran of WWII.
Bob was...
Adam Franklin Krantz
May 16, 2009
Adam "Red", "Poppy" Franklin Krantz, 89, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jean L. (Bittle) Krantz whom he was married to for 62 years.
Born on February 18, 1920, in Brandonville, Schuylkill County, he was the son of the late William Casper and Catherine Rebecca (Lindenmuth) Krantz.
He was a member of Alsace...
Violet G. Kunkelman
May 15, 2009
Violet G. (Nagle) Kunkelman, 84, died Thursday, May 15, 2009 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
She was the widow of Walter H. Kunkelman.
Born in Reading, on November 13, 1924, Violet was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith (Schaeffer) Nagle.
Violet was employed as a baker by Sussex County School District in Delaware for over 25 years.
Survivors include a son, James E.,...
Wayne H. Bohr
May 15, 2009
Wayne H. Bohr, 93, of Hyde Park, died Friday, May 15, 2009 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
He was the widower of Fern E. (Dietrich) Bohr.
Born in Hyde Park, he was the son of the late Irvin H. and Minnie (Genslinger) Bohr.
Wayne was employed as Chief Deputy and County Controller over 8 years. He was also employed at the Walter R. Christ Funeral...
Bonnie N. Price
May 15, 2009
Bonnie N. (Salley) Price, 66, died May 15, 2009 in her Mertztown residence.
Born October 13, 1942 in Pleasant Hill, LA, she was a daughter of the late Meady Malbry and Naomi Evelyn (Berry) Salley.
Bonnie was employed as a hairdresser.
Surviving are two children, James A., husband of Gwen of Douglassville and Lori L. (Hart), wife of Thomas Bebb of Mertztown.
There are...
Gary P. Moyer
May 15, 2009
Gary Paul Moyer, 64, of Reading, died May 15, 2009 in his residence.
Born, September 19, 1944 in Allentown, he was a son of Paul Robert Moyer and the late Eleanor Elmira (Schauer).
Gary was a graduate of Reading High School in 1975 and Kutztown State College in 1975, where he received a B.S. in Education, majoring in Social Studies and History....
Donald W. Dahms
May 14, 2009
Donald Wayne "Poppy" Dahms, 79, Temple, passed away of natural causes May 14, 2009, at home. He was the husband of Lin J. (Hoffa) Dahms, his best friend and loving wife, whom he married July 2, 1965.
Donald was born Feb. 26, 1930, in Pottstown, a son of the late Grace R. (Werner) Dahms and Paul E. Dahms Sr.
He was a...
Elizabeth A. Hollingsworth
May 13, 2009
Elizabeth A. Hollingsworth, 74, formerly of Rome, GA, died May 13, 2009 in Berkshire Center, Reading, PA.
Her husband, Richard J. Hollingsworth, died in 2000.
Born in Rome, GA, she was a daughter of the late, Olin and Leita (Black) Smith.
She is survived by four children, Richard P. Hollingsworth, Rome, GA, Linda A. Hollingsworth, Reading, PA, William B. Hollingsworth, Augusta, GA and...
Anna Jane Carr
May 12, 2009
Anna Jane (Wentzel) Carr, 81, of Laureldale, died May 12, 2009 in her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the loving wife of Frank R. Carr who died in 1997. She was also predeceased by a son, Benny Carr.
Born October 3, 1927 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Bolton) Wentzel.
Anna was employed by...
Arlene Mae Miller
May 12, 2009
Arlene Mae Miller, 76, of Laureldale, died May 12, 2009 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of George Donald "Boots" Miller, who died November 7, 1987.
Born March 1, 1933 in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of the late Nelson and Genevieve Smith.
Arlene was a graduate of South East High School in Washington, D.C.
She was employed...
Arlene M. Long
May 11, 2009
Arlene Mae (Hunsicker) Long, 91, died Monday, May 11, 2009 in Lancaster General Hospital where she had been a patient since Saturday. Formerly of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, she had been a resident of The Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown since October, 2002.
Her husband of 37 years, Harold H. Long, died in July, 1997.
Born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania on August 9, 1917, Arlene...
Lottie Mary Gregonis
May 10, 2009
Lottie Mary Gregonis, 85, died May 10, 2009 in her Exeter Township residence.
Born November 14, 1923 in Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Steiney and Frances (Prorokow) Gregonis.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Walter R. Christ Funeral Home, Inc., 3300 Kutztown Road, Laureldale. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services. Burial will...
Joseph A. Orlando
May 10, 2009
Joseph A. Orlando, Jr., 83, of Bern Twp., died May 10, 2009 under the caring, professionals at Berks Heim; he had been there for 3 1/2 years.
He was the husband of Ruth C. (Ehman) Orlando, to whom he was married for 60 years, last November 27.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Guiseppe A. and Antonina (Crisci)...
Ira H. Rimby
May 9, 2009
Ira H. "Bud" Rimby, 83, of Mt. Penn, passed away May 9, 2009 in Reading Hospital surrounding by his loving family.
He was the widower of Rita E. (Thren) Rimby.
Born in Stonetown, he was a son of the late Ira H. and Tillie Blanche (Keinard) Rimby.
Ira was employed as a foreman for 40 years by Mrs. Smith's Pies, Pottstown, retiring in...
Richard D. Feltenberger
May 9, 2009
Richard Donald Feltenberger, 78, died of natural causes, May 9, 2009, in his Laureldale residence.
Born December 31, 1930 in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Theodore C. Sr. and Alberta M. (Williams) Feltenberger.
He was employed 34 years with the Stanley G. Flagg Company, Stowe, retiring Mach 16, 1990.
Richard was a Corporal with the United States Marine Corp.
He...
Charles W. Gordner
May 9, 2009
Charles Wilmer Gordner, 81, formerly of Temple, died May 9, 2009 at 2:06 a.m. in the Reading Hospial and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Theresa M. (Sheehan) Gordner, whom he married September 9, 1950.
Born October 10, 1927 in Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Charles Henry and Hannah Marcella (Sweitzer) Gordner.
Charles was employed by Molly Company,...
Eileen L. Dunkelberger
May 9, 2009
Eileen L. Dunkelberger, 59, of Cumru Twp., died May 9, 2009 in Mifflin Center.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Arlan Dunkelberger, Wernersville and the late Colleen (Spatz) Dunkelberger.
She was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School.
Eileen was employed by Arrow Intl. for 18 years, last working in January as a welder. She had previously worked for both Sharpoint...
Mae M. Bellini
May 8, 2009
Mae M. (Greco) Bellini, 92, died May 8, 2009 in the Zerbe Sisters Skilled Nursing Center.
Her husband, Carmen Bellini, died in 2005.
Mae is survived by two children, George L. Bellini, Birdsboro and Connie F. Roggio, West Chester and a sister, Connie Buttacavolli, Ambler. Six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren also survive her.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at...
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