Obituaries
Martha E. H. Moyer
Jul 21, 2008
Martha E.H. Moyer, 87 of Longswamp Township and formerly of Richmond Township, died July 21, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in The Lutheran Home at Topton.
She was the wife of David F. Moyer of Richmond Township.
Born March 14, 1921 in Dryville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Beidler and Ellie Mae (Eidle) Heffner.
Martha was employed by Deka Battery...
Esther R. Nye
Jul 20, 2008
Esther R. Nye, 97 formerly of Robeson Township, died July 20, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. in Berkshire Center, Exeter Township.
She was the wife of the late George H. Nye who died April 2, 1988.
Born May 24, 1911 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Bertha (Guinther) Shenk.
Esther was employed by Schoener's Candy, West Reading for ten...
Frances Bernardo
Jul 20, 2008
Frances Bernardo, 88, formerly of Reading, died July 20, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had been a resident since 2001.
She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Dominic H. Bernardo who died January 8, 2002.
Born February 11, 1920 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Perrilli) Lombardo.
Frances...
Mary A. Gery
Jul 19, 2008
Mary A. (Myatt) Gery, 82, died July 19, 2008 in her Shillington residence.
Born May 31, 1926 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Alfred J. Myatt Sr. and Gertrude G. (Schlageter) Myatt.
Mary was a devout catholic who graduated from Reading Catholic High School (1944) and was a member of St. John the Baptist de La Salle Roman Catholic...
Dorothy M. Homan
Jul 18, 2008
Dorothy M. (Wells) Homan, 93, formerly of Reading, died July 18, 2008 at 8:15 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since November 7, 2006.
She was the widow of Joseph B. Homan, Sr., who died January 2, 1986.
Born in Reading, PA on September 26, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Frank Wells...
Terrence E. Connor
Jul 17, 2008
Terrence E. "Terry" Connor, 80, of Reading, died July 17, 2008 in St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since Sunday.
He was the husband of Diann M. (Mantz) Connor. The couple was renowned for their master gardening, especially of roses. They maintained the rose garden entry to the Historical Society for many years. It was named in...
Mary Karetas
Jul 15, 2008
Mary (George) Karetas, 82, of Shillington, died peacefully July 15, 2008 at 3:40 pm in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family where she was admitted earlier that day.
She was married September 20, 1946 to the late Angelo Harry Karetas, who died September 20, 1998.
Born in Reading, PA on April 10, 1926, she was a daughter...
Florence Coggeshall
Jul 13, 2008
Florence (Barrasso)Coggeshall, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, died July 13, 2008 at 5:35 pm in the Berkshire Center, Exeter Township, where she had been a resident since October 6, 2004.
She was the widow of William W. Coggeshall, who died August 12, 1969.
Born in Reading on February 2, 1919, she was a daughter of the late John and Madeline (Salvatore) Barrasso.
She was...
John N. Dehoff
Jul 13, 2008
John N. "Jack" DeHoff, Jr., of Spring Township, died July 13, 2008 in St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bern Township, where he had been since Monday.
He was the husband of Joanne (Derr) DeHoff, whom he married August 16, 1969.
Born in Flushing, NY on December 14, 1943, he was a son of Dr. John N. DeHoff, Sr., of Orangeville, Columbia County and...
Fernne L. Myers
Jul 13, 2008
Fernne Louise (Gray) Myers, 87, of Wyomissing, formerly of Monroeville, PA, died July 13, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the widow of Edward Jay Myers, who died in 1999.
Born in Pittsburgh on February 4, 1921, she was a daughter of the late James Nicoll Gray and Jessie Rhue (Hammer) Gray.
Fernne was a 1938 graduate of Swissvale...
Josephine R. Deangelis
Jul 12, 2008
Josephine "Nana" Rose (Biscanti) DeAngelis, 93, of Spring Township, died July 12, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.She was the widow of Amedeo DeAngelis, Sr., who died October 2, 1968. She was born in Garfield, New Jersey on March 25, 1915. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Biscanti and Stella (Lapi) Biscanti-Ciabattoni.
Josephine and her late husband owned an Italian...
G. Frances Zitrick
Jul 10, 2008
Gerardine Frances Zitrick, 95, formerly of East Stroudsburg, PA, died July 10, 2008 in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was predeceased by her first husband of 15 years, Herman Trinkle, who died in August of 1951 and by her second husband of 48 years, John W. Zitrick, who died May 5, 2007.
Born July 15, 1912 in Morris Park, New York, she...
Irvin G. Snyder
Jul 10, 2008
Irvin G. Snyder Jr., 62, of Sinking Spring, passed away July 10, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Gloria J. (Blankenbiller) Snyder.
Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Irvin G. and Alma M. (Hepler) Snyder.
He was a graduate of Frackville High School in 1964. He also attended Lebanon Valley College.
Irvin attended Calvary Bible Fellowship in...
Mary M. Maurer
Jul 10, 2008
Mary Wanneita (Murphy) Maurer, 82, of Heidelberg Township, died July 10, 2008 in the St. Joseph Medical Center, where she had been since Wednesday.
She was married June 24, 1961 to the late Samuel H. Maurer, who died in January 1969.
Born July 4, 1926 in Preston, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Robinson Lee and Nellie (Beckwith) Murphy.
She was...
Rosalee Marie Shober
Jul 9, 2008
Rosalee Marie Shober, 60 of Sinking Spring died July 9, 2008 at 11:02 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where she had been a patient since June 27th.
She was the wife of R. Brian Shober to whom she would have been married for 25 years, on October 29, 2008.
Born September 30, 1947, in Pottsville, she was a daughter...
Michael J. Aschenbrenner
Jul 8, 2008
Michael James Aschenbrenner, 55, died July 8, 2008 in his Wyomissing residence.
Born November 17, 1952 in Reading, he was a son of the late George Henry Aschenbrenner and Gerardine Mary (Otterbein) Aschenbrenner.
He was a graduate of St. Paul's Elementary School, Reading; 1970 graduate of Central Catholic High School and a 1974 graduate of Allentown College.
Michael was employed 25 years as...
Charles Kissinger
Jul 8, 2008
Charles "Jack" S. Kissinger, 85, formerly of West Reading, died July 8, 2008 in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had resided for the past four years.
His wife, Carmella "Millie" Kissinger, died December 3, 1996.
Born in Reading on December 30, 1922, he was a son of the late George D. and Oralea (Bitler) Kissinger.
He was a Marine Corp. Veteran of...
Lester R. Wolfskill
Jul 6, 2008
Lester R. Wolfskill, 96, formerly of Reading, died July 6, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
His wife Ruth E. (Belles) Wolfskill died January 20, 1977.
Born in Reamstown, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Boyer) Wolfskill.
Mr. Wolfskill was a supervisor for 25 years for the City of Reading retiring in 1976.
He was a member of St. Mark's United Church...
John Waltrich
Jul 6, 2008
John Waltrich, 76, died July 6, 2008 in his Wernersville residence.
He was the husband of Rosa (Lisa) Waltrich.
Born in Ujszentivan, Hungary, he was the son of the late Nikolaus and Elizabeth (Huffnusz) Waltrich.
John was a mechanic for Little Creek Mills for 15 years retiring in 1990; previously, he had been employed by Berkshire Knitting Mills for 23 years in the...
Zelma B. Pugliese
Jul 6, 2008
Zelma B. Pugliese, 86, formerly of Wyomissing, died July 6, 2008 in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center, Wernersville.
She married her beloved husband, Samuel A. Pugliese on March 4, 1944.
Born in Moline, IL, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Rebecca (Silverman) Brown.
She was a graduate of Easton High School in 1939. Following high school, Zelma joined the United States...
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