Obituaries
Irwin R. Grimes
Jan 2, 2009
Irwin R. Grimes, 84, of Spring Township, died January 2, 2009 in his residence.
He was the husband of Ruth A. (Kern) Grimes.
Born in Sinking Spring, he was a son of the late Irvin K. and Emma H. (Gerhart) Grimes.
He was a graduate of Sinking Spring High School.
Irwin was a member of St Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
He was past Commander,...
Mary Ellen Guthrie
Dec 31, 2008
Mary Ellen (Wademan) Guthrie, 71 of Spring Township, passed away December 31, 2008 at 8:50 p.m. in the Reading Hospital Coronary Intensive Care Unit where she had been a patient since Tuesday, December 22.
She was married to Charles M. Guthrie, Jr., Reading, First Assistant District Attorney, who passed away in May, 1991.
Born in West Reading, August 17, 1937, she was...
Richard C. Marks
Dec 31, 2008
Richard C. Marks, D.D.S., 83, of Wyomissing, died December 31, 2008 in the Berkshire Center.
Born July 8, 1925 in West Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Earl M. and Kathryn E. (Kaley) Marks.
Richard is survived by his wife, Betty of Wyomissing. He is also survived by a brother, John W. Marks, Reading; and two sisters, Jacquelyn R....
Gerda F. Rose
Dec 31, 2008
Gerda Frida (Boehler) Rose, 93, Wyomissing, passed away December 31, 2008, in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had resided since December 2007.
She was the widow of Herman Rose, who died in 1979.
Born in Berlin, Germany on October 19, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Frida (Spitzer) Boehler.
She attended Wilson High School and was employed for...
Mary L. Clausius
Dec 31, 2008
Mary Louise (Schmauch) Clausius, 87 of Wyomissing, died December 31, 2008 at 10:30 pm in Columbia Cottages, Spring Township.
She was the widow of James Vincent Clausius, who died June 19, 2007.
Born November 3, 1921 in Tamaqua, PA., she was a daughter of the late Edward and Freda (Kellner) Schmauch.
She was a graduate of Tamaqua High School and Palmerton Hospital School...
Louise J. Sohn
Dec 31, 2008
Louise Josephine Sohn, 78 of Cumru Township, peacefully went to be with the Lord December 31, 2008, with relatives and friends at her side in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of Harry Earl Sohn, Sr., who died August 12, 1982.
Born April 30, 1930 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe Pop Antonio and...
Raymond A. Hain
Dec 31, 2008
Raymond A. Hain, Jr., 83, died December 31, 2008 at 9:25 pm in his Wyomissing residence.
He was married November 5, 1949 to Concetta M. (Matarazzo) Hain, of Wyomissing.
Born December 6, 1925 in Mohnton, PA., he was a son of the late Raymond A. Sr., and E. Catherine (Weiler) Hain.
He was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School and attended both...
Matthew A. Benz
Dec 31, 2008
Matthew A. Benz, 82, of South Heidelberg Township, died December 31, 2008 at 4:25 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was married July 3, 1948 to Pauline Anna (Wummer) Benz.
Born May 25, 1926 in Trier, Germany, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Catherine (Hoffman) Benz.
He was a 1944 graduate of Wilson High School.
Matthew was employed...
Martha W. Mull Sage
Dec 31, 2008
Martha W. Mull Sage, 86, formerly of West Reading, died December 31, 2008 in Mifflin Center.
Her husband Carl Mull died in 1971.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Jennifer (Stump) Wayne.
Martha was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1939 and attended Penn State University.
She was employed as a realtor by Carl F. Mull Real...
Josephine Ann Gulko
Dec 31, 2008
Josephine Ann (Wojciechowski) Gulko, 90, of Sinking Spring, died December 31, 2008 at 1:00 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of Frank Leo Gulko, Sr., who died January 5, 1999.
Born March 6, 1918 in Cumbola, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Cecelia (Banas) Wojciechowski.
She was employed a number of years...
Robert G. Cross
Dec 30, 2008
Robert Gene Cross, 58, of Chino Hills California, died December 30, 2008 at 9:33 pm in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born July 8, 1950 in Fontana, California, he was a son of the late Bernard and Vivian Cross.
He was a 1968 graduate of Ganesha High School, Pomona, CA and attended Mt. SAC, Pomona, CA.
Robert was...
A. Virginia Glosser
Dec 30, 2008
A. Virginia Glosser, 95, of Phoebe Berks, Wernersville, died December 30, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
Born April 1, 1913 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. and Maude M. (Jones) Renninger.
Virginia was predeceased by her husband, Dr. William E. Glosser December 16, 2001. She is survived by her sons, William E. Glosser, III, husband of Nancy,...
Jeannette Wertz
Dec 29, 2008
Jeannette Geise Wertz, 96, of West Reading, died Monday, December 29, 2008 in ManorCare, West Reading.
Her husband, Mervin Jacob Wertz, died December 22, 1986.
Born in Shenandoah, she was a daughter of the late Ervin and Rebecca (Jones) Geise.
She was the co-owner, with her husband, Merv, of Wertz's Sandwich Shop, West Reading from 1947 until her retirement in 1990.
Survivors include her...
Frank J. Lockovitch
Dec 29, 2008
Frank J. Lockovitch, 65, died December 29, 2008 in his West Reading residence.
He was the loving life companion of Kathleen Davis.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Francis and Frances (Smith) Lockovitch.
He was a graduate of Fr. Judge High School, Philadelphia in 1961. Frank was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1961 to 1965, serving...
Anne R. Leukus
Dec 29, 2008
Anne R. Leukus, 93, of Spring Twp., died December 29, 2008 in Berkshire Center.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Anthony A. and Frances (Myslinski) Leukus.
She was a graduate of St. Peter's High School in 1933.
Anne was employed by F.W. Woolworth Co., Reading for over 50 years, retiring as the Human Resource Manager.
She was a member of...
Arabelle Mae Nonnemacher
Dec 28, 2008
Arabelle Mae Nonnemacher, 93, died December 28, 2008 in The Highlands at Wyomissing.
Her husband, Earl L. Nonnemacher died in 1982.
Born in Whitehall, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Mary A. (Snyder) Clauser.
She is survived by her two daughters, Lenore McGonigle, Kutztown and Cynthia Krause, Allentown; and her son, David, New Holland. There are two brothers, Richard and...
John R. Bertolet
Dec 28, 2008
John Renninger Bertolet, 77, of Spring Township, known as Jack to his friends and family died December 28, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since December 23rd.
Born April 4, 1931 in West Reading, PA, he was a son of the late John R and Kathryn (Renninger) Bertolet.
John is survived by his wife...
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...
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