Obituaries
Joseph J. Kowal
Dec 28, 2008
Joseph Jan Kowal, 76, formerly of Mount Penn and Wyomissing, died December 28, 2008 in the Centra State Medical Center, Freehold, New Jersey.
He was married January 13, 1968 to Aniela (Indyk) Kowal of Reading.
Born June 2, 1932 in Poland, he was a son of the late John and Patricia (Zemba) Kowal.
He was employed a number of years with Berkshire Knitting...
Mildred R. Motacki
Dec 28, 2008
Mildred Rose "Millie" (Cassaro) Motacki, 84, of Cumru Township, and formerly of Sinking Spring, died December 28, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was married in June 1943 to the late Joseph Frank Motacki, who died August 2, 1973.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne County on April 23, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Trisa (Cosentino)...
Stephen J. Olsavsky
Dec 27, 2008
Stephen J. Olsavsky, 96, of West Lawn, died December 27, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born August 2, 1912 in Rutland, Vermont, he was a son of the late Michael B. and Susan (Stelma) Olsavsky.
He was an Army Veteran of WWII.
Stephen was a 4th degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus at Bishop McFalls in Long Branch, New...
Anna M. Landis
Dec 27, 2008
Anna Margaret (Kauffman) Landis, 94, died December 27, 2008 at 2:55 am in her Spring Township residence.
Born in Reading, PA on February 12, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Kauffman.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Mount Penn.
Anna was employed 14 years in the dietary department with the Berks County Home, Berks...
Mary L. Mcgrath
Dec 26, 2008
Mary L. (Sanner) McGrath, 47, of Maidencreek Township, passed away December 26, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Greg McGrath.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of Donald R., and Carole R. (Smith) Sanner, Spring Township.
She was a 1979 graduate of Wilson High School, and attended Cedar Crest College.
Mary was self-employed as a medical transcriptionist.
She was a...
Philip R. Askman
Dec 26, 2008
Philip Rosberg Askman, 86, died December 26, 2008 in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Anna May (Kroner) Askman, whom he married May 1, 1943.
Born February 7, 1922 in Beverly, MA, he was a son of the late Mauritz A. and Maria Theresa (Rosberg) Askman.
Philip was a graduate of Beverly High School, class of 1939. He also was a...
Mary A. Mccord
Dec 26, 2008
Mary Anna (Riegel) McCord, 93, of Reading, died December 26, 2008 in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had been a resident since November 15, 2006.
She was married May 27, 1950 to the late Warren Irvin McCord, who died November 5, 1996.
Born in Birdsboro on August 21, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Ullieni)...
Margaret F. Reider
Dec 26, 2008
Margaret Frances (Hill) Reider, 81, of Ruscombmanor Township, and formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died December 26, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
She was married June 12, 1948 to the late Edward Reed Reider, who died May 26, 2002.
Born May 9, 1927 in Leesport, she was a daughter of the late Fred D. and Bessie M. (Blackwell) Hill.
She was a Reading High...
Richard D. Mulvaney
Dec 25, 2008
Richard D. Mulvaney, 80, of Ware, Massachusettes, died December 25, 2008, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, PA.
He was married to the late Paulette A. (Cassen) Mulvaney.
Born in Ware, Massachusettes, on December 1, 1928, he was the son of the late Daniel and Julia (McGrath) Mulvaney.
Richard was a graduate of Ware High School, Ware, Mass. He served in the U.S. Army.
He...
Pauline A. Mccready
Dec 25, 2008
Pauline A. (Ackalusky) McCready, 92, formerly of Pottsville, passed away December 25, 2008 in Spruce Manor.
She was the widow of John J. McCready, who died in 1990.
Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Pauline (Zagarinsky) Ackalusky.
She was a graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School.
Pauline was a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Pottsville.
She was...
Julia A. Hunsberger
Dec 24, 2008
Julia A. (Schantz) Hunsberger, 58, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away December 24, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Paul J. Hunsberger.
Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Kathryn (Erb) Schantz.
She was a 1968 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School.
Julia was employed for 27 years by Berks Heim as a dietary aid.
In addition to...
Aida A. De Navarro
Dec 24, 2008
Aida Angelica (Ibanez) De Navarro, 59, of Reading, died December 24, 2008.
She was the wife of Edinson R. Navarro.
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, she was a daughter of Horacio A. and Josefa M. (Maury) Ibanez.
She was a graduate of Virginia Rossi High School and SENA Nursing School, both in Colombia.
Aida was employed for 20 years as a registered nurse with ISS,...
Robert M. Bronson
Dec 23, 2008
Robert M. Bronson, 93, of Robesonia, died December 23, 2008 in the Golden Ridge Assisted Living Center.
He was the widower of Ann Rudzik who died in 1978 and of Mae E. (Kahler) Thornton Bronson who died in 2004.
Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Robert M., Sr. and Ida (Hills) Bronson.
Robert was a 1933 graduate of...
Dorothy J. Diehl
Dec 23, 2008
Dorothy J. Diehl, 87, formerly of West Reading, passed away December 23, 2008 in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had been a patient for 8 ½ years.
She was the wife of David S. Diehl.
Born in Oley, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Sadie (Yoder) Herzog.
Dorothy was employed over 25 years in the capacity of vice...
Rosario Bibbo
Dec 22, 2008
Rosario "Charlie" Bibbo, 94 of Spring Township, passed away December 22, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Carmela M. (Calabria) Bibbo.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Angelina (Tesario) Bibbo.
He was the oldest retiree employed by Luden's Candy Company, Reading as a hard candy maker, retiring 1965.
Rosario was a member of St Ignatius...
Lewis Hatzas
Dec 22, 2008
Lewis Hatzas, 87, of Reading, died December 22, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born April 25, 1921 in his Reading residence, he was a son of the late Nickolas and Aphrodite (Karaces) Hatzas.
He was a member of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Reading.
Lewis was a Navy Veteran of WWII.
He was employed as a knitter with Berkshire...
Frank Oliviero
Dec 20, 2008
Frank Oliviero, 85, of Reading, died December 20, 2008, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Paul and Rose (Gergenti) Oliviero.
He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II. Frank also served in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Frank was employed by Carpenter Steel for 20 years, retiring in 1986.
He was a member of...
Sara Coco
Dec 19, 2008
Sara (Elmo) Coco, 81, of Reading, passed away December 19, 2008 in Reading Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Santo J. Coco. On April 22, they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Matthew and Pearl (Galata) Elmo.
She was a 1944 graduate of Reading High School.
Sara was an excellent...
Edgar H. Hinkle
Dec 17, 2008
Edgar H. Hinkle, 86, of Hanover, formerly of Reading, passed away in Gettysburg Hospital.
He was the widower of Rita R. (Ruoff) Hinkle.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late E. Edgar and Florence (Hoffman) Hinkle.
He was a graduate of West Reading High School in 1940 and Wharton School of Business in 1958.
Edgar was a data processer for Berkshire...
Mary A. Quartieri
Dec 17, 2008
Mary A. Quartieri, 86, formerly of Reading, died December 17, 2008 in Berkshire Center.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Sarafina (Scalise) Quartieri.
Mary was a graduate of Reading High School in 1941
She was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Mary was employed as a secretary and bookkeeper for Berkshire Knitting Mills, Berks County...
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