Obituaries
Genevieve Gantert
Dec 16, 2008
Genevieve (Kovach) Gantert, 90, of Reading, died December 16, 2008 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Her husband, Aloysius A. Gantert, died January 8, 1992.
Born in Dilles Bottom, Ohio on November 17, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Patka) Kovach.
She was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Genevieve is survived by two sons, Theodore A.,...
Doris M. Desante
Dec 15, 2008
Doris M. DeSante, 88, of Muhlenberg Township, died December 15, 2008 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.
She was the widow of Joseph John DeSante.
Born November 8, 1920 in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Annie May (Slack) Harvey.
Doris was a graduate of Coaldale High School, class of 1938.
Surviving are two daughters, Donna M....
Luther I. Rauch
Dec 15, 2008
Luther Irvin Rauch, 86, of Temple, died December 15, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
He was the husband of Vivian Jeanette (Stoffer) Rauch whom he married on May 10, 1947.
Born in Jacksonwald, PA on December 12, 1922, he was a son of the late Irvin C. and Edna E. (Reigner) Rauch.
Luther was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War...
Marie H. Hampele
Dec 14, 2008
Marie Helen (Amrhein) Hampele, 84, of Spring Township, died December 14, 2008 in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
She was the widow of George Washington Hampele, who died April 24, 2006.
Born in Reading, PA on May 16, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Francis Amrhein and Helen T. (Kryzanowski) Amrhein Marabella.
She was employed as a packer for six years...
Yolanda R. Rickenbach
Dec 13, 2008
Yolanda Rose (Cianci) Rickenbach, 85, of Wyomissing, died December 14, 2008 in ManorCare, Sinking Spring.
She was the wife of John Thomas Rickenbach whom she married March 2, 1946.
Born August 6, 1923 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raffaele and Mary Rose (Crocona) Cianci.
Yolanda was a graduate of Reading High School in 1941.
In her profession as a...
Josephine Mollica
Dec 12, 2008
Josephine Mollica, 100, died peacefully on December 12, 2008 in the comfort of her Reading residence with her loving daughter, Nina, at her side.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Joseph Luciani, who died on August 9, 1946 and by her second husband, Joseph Mollica, who died March 22, 1981.
Born in Reading, PA on February 28, 1908, she was a...
Elizabeth C. Kerling
Dec 12, 2008
Elizabeth Caroline "Betty" Kerling, 91, of Laureldale, died December 12, 2008 in the Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Twp., where she had been a resident for almost 5 years.
She was married to the late Herbert W. Kerling who died April, 1989.
Born January 31, 1917 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Carl F. and Carrie M. (Kress) Meyer.
Elizabeth...
Antoinette L. Schutt
Dec 12, 2008
Antoinette "Toni" Lillian (Bernardine) Schutt, 83, died December 12, 2008 in her Shillington residence.
She was married July 7, 1950 to Allen Ray Schutt, Jr., of Shillington.
Born October 14, 1925 in Reading, PA., she was an only child of the late Natale Bernardini and Mary (Zullo) Bernardine.
She was a 1943 graduate of Reading High School.
Toni was employed a number of years...
Atty. Martin W. Binder
Dec 12, 2008
Martin Walter "Marty" Binder, age 82, of Shillington, died peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2008 at home, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. He was married to Lois Marion (Lamson) Binder, from Allentown, with whom he shared 59 wonderful years. Marty was born on September 28, 1926 in Reading, Pennsylvania, son of the late Charles and Regina (Zajdowicz)...
Richard E. Fisher
Dec 10, 2008
Richard E. Fisher, Jr, 68, of Cumru Township, died December 10, 2008 in his residence.
He was married to Jane A. (Harper) Fisher.
Born in Reading November 3, 1940, he was a son of the late Richard E. Fisher Sr. and Dorothy H. (Hill) Lewis.
Richard was a member of the U.S. Air National Guard.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania Junior American...
Margaret A. Pisanick
Dec 9, 2008
Margaret Anna "Peggy" (McDonough) Pisanick, 76, died December 9, 2008 at 11:29 pm in her Reading residence.
She was married March 4, 1950 to Cyril Pisanick, of Reading.
Born in St. Joseph Medical Center on August 29, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Joseph McDonough and Margaret Ellen (McCloy) McDonough.
She was a member of St. John the Baptist de...
John S. Gilbert
Dec 9, 2008
John Sekinger Gilbert, 85, of Exeter Township and formerly of Lower Alsace Township, died December 9, 2008 in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, following a lengthy illness.
He was the husband of Helen Frances (Wanner) Gilbert, whom he married June 1, 1946.
Born July 22, 1923 in Stamford, CT., he was a son of the late Bertram C. and Carrie (Beck) Gilbert.
He...
Patrick M. Moore
Dec 8, 2008
Patrick Michael Moore, 60, of Birdsboro, died December 8, 2008 in his sons residence.
He was born in West Reading on March 3, 1948, he was a son of the late George Patrick Moore and Stella Frances (Blekicki) Moore.
Patrick was a graduate of Reading High School, where he was a member of the Basketball team.
He was a driver with Grab-A-Cab, last...
Eleanor R. Friend
Dec 8, 2008
Eleanor R. (Schadler) Friend, 78, of Spring Township, died December 8, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of Ralph A. Friend, Jr., who died August 1, 2005.
Born in Northampton, PA on April 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Harold A. Schadler Sr. and Minnie B. (Zellner) Schadler.
She was a 1948 graduate of...
Thomas G. Cober
Dec 8, 2008
Thomas G. Cober, 91, died December 8, 2008 in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
He is survived by his wife Mary (Eslinger) Cober to whom he had been married 68 years.
Dr. Cober was born in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1917. He was the son of William H. Cober and Hattie Nutt Cober.
He received his BS from California State University of...
Darlene M. Pavolaitis
Dec 7, 2008
Darlene M. Pavolaitis, 54, formerly of Reading, passed away December 7, 2008 in the Berks Heim Nursing Home.
Born in Shenandoah on September 24, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Yavorsky) Pavolaitis.
Darlene loved stuffed animals, knitting and attending church.
Darlene is survived by a brother, Joseph, husband of Carol Pavolaitis, Milford, N.H.; and two sisters, Nancy (Pavolaitis),...
Norman F. Krug
Dec 7, 2008
Norman F. Krug, 87, of Reading, passed away December 7, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary (Campitelli) Krug who celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in September.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Frederick Krug and Mary Ellen (Miller) and step-father Samuel Bowers.
Norman was employed by Lifetime Stainless Steel Cookware and Harold's Furniture as a...
Mildred J. Adam
Dec 6, 2008
Mildred J. Adam, 85, of Maidencreek Twp., died December 6, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale, where she had been since March.
Born in Greenwich Twp., she was a daughter of the late Clarence W. and Elda (Adam) Adam.
She was a lifetime member of Maidencreek Church.
Mildred was a labeler for Glidden Paints, Reading for 46 years until her retirement in 1989.
She is survived...
Ann B. Rearden
Dec 6, 2008
Ann B. Rearden, 79, died December 6, 2008 in her Maidencreek Twp. residence.
She was a devoted wife and caretaker to her husband of 56 years, Paul D. Rearden, who died May 21, 2007.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Bernard F. and Anna C. (Stahl) Richards.
Ann was a graduate of Reading Central Catholic in 1946.
She was the...
Thomas H. Bagenstose
Dec 6, 2008
Thomas H. Bagenstose, 56, of Lighthouse Point, FL and formerly of Wyomissing, died December 6, 2008 in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach FL.
He was the husband of Cynthia E. Hix.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Mabel G. (Herr) Bagenstose, West Reading and the late Donald W. Bagenstose.
He was a graduate of West Reading High School in 1969;...
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