Obituaries
Yvonne Sheriff
Sep 14, 2008
Yvonne Sheriff, 48, Reading, died September 14, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
Born in Miami, FL, she was a daughter of James E. Sheriff, Reading and the late Bessie L. (White) Sheriff.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her three children, Al K., Andrea N. and John J. There are also eight siblings, James, Johnny, Wanda, Elizabeth, Patricia, Tawana, Anna...
Sidney R. Nelis
Sep 14, 2008
Sidney Rita (Mauchly) Reed Nelis, 69, died September 14, 2008 at 8:00 pm in her Lower Alsace Township residence. She was the wife of Patrick James Nelis, Sr., whom she married December 28, 1990. Born in Collegeville, Montgomery County on January 31, 1939, she was a daughter of the late John William Mauchly and Mary Augsta (Walzl) Mauchly. She was...
Ruth I. Young
Sep 14, 2008
Ruth Irene Young, 82, of Laureldale died September 14, 2008 in Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she was admitted earlier that day. She had been taken there from ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township where she was a resident since May 28th.
She was married to the late Boyd Oliver Young who died in 1991.
Ruth was a daughter of the late...
Constance D. O'Byrne
Sep 13, 2008
Constance "Tina" D. O'Byrne, of Dover, PA died on September 13, 2008 in Providence Place, Dover.
Her husband, Thomas F. O'Byrne, died May 27, 2001.
Born in Reading, on August 29, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Grace (Corolla) Sfameni.
She was employed for 20 years as a medical claims examiner with Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Camp...
Samuel D. Simonton
Sep 13, 2008
Samuel D. Simonton, 75, of Wyomissing, died September 13, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Rose M. (Pehlman) Simonton.
Born in Allentown, he was the son of Margaret D. (Douglas) Simonton, Wyomissing and the late Frederick D. Simonton.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School.
Sam was in sales in the transportation industry for over 40 years; the last 20...
Manuel Peres
Sep 13, 2008
Manuel Peres, 92, formerly of Bradenton, FL and of Shillington, died September 13, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Helen (Goglas) Peres.
Born in Belem, Brazil, he was a son of the late Pilar Peres.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, P. Linda, wife of Daniel P. Shupp, Sinking Spring, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services...
Edward Darriel Burkhead
Sep 13, 2008
Edward Darriel Burkhead Jr., 44, of Lancaster, passed away on September 13, 2008 in his residence.
He was the husband of Laura (Kline) Burkhead.
Born in Miami, Fl., he was an only son of Merita (Blizzard) Groskreutz, Robesonia and the late Edward D. Burkhead Sr.
He was employed by Lancaster General Regional Medical Center as an operating room registered nurse.
He was an Army...
Helen Zawistowski
Sep 12, 2008
Helen Zawistowski, 94, formerly of Dickson City PA, St. Petersburg FL and Wilmington DE, died Sept. 12, 2008 at the residence of her daughter in Sinking Spring PA. She is the daughter of the late John and Agnes (Szarek) Magdon of Dickson City PA and the widow of Fabian Zawistowski who died March 8, 1960 in Harrison, NJ. Helen is...
Kathryn S. Martens
Sep 12, 2008
Kathryn S. "Kitty" Martens, 92, formerly of Reading, died September 12, 2008 in The Highlands at Wyomissing. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Howard J. and Flora E. (Eichler) Stupp. She was a graduate of Wyomissing High School and West Chester University. Mrs. Martens was a Realtor for the former Howard Stupp Realty and later Martens...
Ralph A. Ginter
Sep 11, 2008
Ralph A. Ginter, 73, of Spring Township died September 11, 2008 at 6:35 a.m. in Ephrata Community Hospital.
He was the husband of Kathryn H. (Hill) Ginter.
Born February 5, 1935 in West Haven, CT, he was a son of the late Julius and Ella (Maass) Ginter.
Ralph was employed as an electrical engineer for Bechtel Corporation in Gaithersburg, MD and later as...
George L. Jobe
Sep 11, 2008
George L. Jobe, 89, Muhlenberg Twp., died September 11, 2008 in Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Stella P. (Rogers) Jobe.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John L. and Emma (Echoff) Jobe.
He was a graduate of Birdsboro High School in 1938.
Mr. Jobe was a disable veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World...
Dorothy C. Boyer
Sep 8, 2008
Dorothy C. (Bohn) Boyer, 91, of Reading, passed away September 8, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Martin A. Boyer Sr., died July 3, 2005.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Emma R. (Stitzel) Bohn.
She was a member of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
Dorothy is survived by two sons, William C. Boyer, Bernville; Martin...
John H. Wiand
Sep 8, 2008
John H. Wiand, 64, of Mohnton, died September 8, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was the son of A. Myrle (Shirey) Wiand, Wyomissing and the late Harold E. Wiand.
John was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School and attended Albright College.
He is survived by two sons, Mark J., husband of Gina M. Wiand, Reading and Scott S., husband...
Kathleen M. Hall
Sep 5, 2008
Kathleen Marie Hall, 70, died September 5, 2008 in her Muhlenberg Township residence surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Clarence Jacob Hall, whom she married July 13, 1957. They just celebrated 50 years of marriage last year.
Born July 11, 1938 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Paul Lester and Mary Louise (Lenich) Weidner.
Kathleen attended...
Helen C Bates
Sep 5, 2008
Helen C. (Maier) Bates, 96 of Wyomissing, passed away September 5, 2008 in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
She was the wife of Robert Bates Jr. with whom she enjoyed more than 66 years of happy marriage.
Born in Reading, PA on October 17, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mayme Maier.
She was a graduate of McCann's Business School...
Ingrid E. Immendorf
Sep 5, 2008
Ingrid Erna Immendorf, 75, formerly of Spring Township, died early, on the morning of September 5, 2008 in Lancaster General Hospital.
She was married August 14, 1959 to the late David Noel Immendorf, who died March 18, 1994.
Born in Reading, PA on January 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Elsa M. (Wolf) Zimmerman.
She was a...
Anna May Reeser
Sep 4, 2008
Anna May Reeser, 89 of Reading, died September 4, 2008 at 4:10 a.m. in ManorCare Health Services, Sinking Spring, where she had been a resident since 2001.
Born April 29, 1919 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luke M. Brossman and Helen Elizabeth (Beyerle) Brossman Keough.
Anna was a 1936 graduate of Reading High School.
She was employed as a...
Katie I. Oldham
Sep 4, 2008
Katie I. (Beidler) Oldham, 69, of Lebanon, passed away September 4, 2008 in Manor Care, Lebanon.
She was the wife of Jerre K. Oldham.
Born in Bern Township, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Florence (Gring) Beidler.
Katie was a Reading Area Community College graduate.
She was employed for 8 years by Premium Beverage, Wyomissing as a forklift operator.
In addition to...
John Zamkovec
Sep 3, 2008
John Zamkovec, 77, of Reading, died September 3, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
Born in Brooklyn, he is survived by his sister, Dorothy Bethell, one niece-in-law, two great nieces, 2 great-great nieces and 1 great-great nephew.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com
Joseph F. Yaklowich
Sep 3, 2008
Pearl Harbor Survivor Joseph Francis "Pappy Joe" Yaklowich, 87 of Laureldale, died September 3, 2008 in ManorCare, Muhlenberg Township.
Born March 27, 1921 in Reading, he was a son of the late James and Katerina (Tezak) Yaklowich.
Joseph was a graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
He was a member of Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Laureldale.
Joe worked for 30 years in the maintenance and...
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