John E. Lerch
Dec 14, 2007
John E. Lerch, 83 of Laureldale, died on December 14, 2007 at 9:55 a.m. in ManorCare, Laureldale where he had been a patient since March.
He was the husband to Betty J. (Whitman) whom he married on February 11, 1950.
Born in Laureldale on June 21, 1924, he was a son to the late Charles A. and Verna E. (Degler) Lerch.
John was...
Roman F. Lux
Dec 14, 2007
Roman Francis Lux, 86, formerly of E. Waring Ave., State College, died December 14, 2007 at 8:05 am in his Wyomissing residence. He was the husband of Rita O. Lux, whom he married August 9, 1947. Born June 4, 1921 in Johnstown, PA, he was a son of the late Roman F. Sr., and Mary (Meehan) Lux. He was a...
Frances W. Carter
Dec 13, 2007
Frances W. (Worth) Carter, 80, of Mohnton, died December 13, 2007 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient for 11 days.
She was the widow of Howard R. Carter, who died March 26, 1980.
Born October 31, 1927 in Bemidji, Minn., she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Hanna (Maltrud) Worth.
She was a 1945...
W.R. Bollendorf
Dec 13, 2007
W.R. "Bob" Bollendorf, 90, of Wyomissing, formerly of Allentown and Harrisburg, died December 13, 2007 after a brief illness. He and his wife, Peg (Barry) Bollendorf, had recently celebrated 66 years of marriage.
Bob Bollendorf was born December 17, 1916, in Harrisburg, PA, a son of the late William and Anna (Furber) Bollendorf. Mr. Bollendorf was raised in Camp Hill and...
Judith Ann Szajna
Dec 12, 2007
Judith Ann (Bohanak) Szajna, 72, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, of Spring Township, died December 12, 2007 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
She was the wife of Paul Joseph Szajna, whom she married August 20, 1955.
Born in Reading, PA on August 8, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Bohanak and Mary Florence (Zialkowski) Bohanak...
Franziska Stutz
Dec 12, 2007
Franziska Stutz, 87, died December 12, 2007 in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
She was the wife of the late Adam Stutz who died August 4, 1988.
Born in Neu Futok, Yogoslavia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Beckerle) Stutz.
She was employed by David Crystal as a sewing machine operator for 12 years retiring in 1978.
Franziska was a member...
Robert G. Woolston
Dec 11, 2007
Robert G. Woolston, 84, formerly of Wernersville, died December 11, 2007 at Stone Ridge Campus of ECC Retirement Village, Myerstown.
He was the husband of Claire W. (Weeber) Woolston.
Born in Compton, CA, he was the son of the late Sidney C. and Frances M. (Maundrell) Woolston.
He was a graduate of Los Angeles High School in 1941 and the American Institute of...
Evelyn Lichtenstein
Dec 10, 2007
Evelyn (Knoblauch) Lichtenstein, 89, of Reading, died December 10, 2007 at 10:36 am in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where she had been a patient since December 8, 2007.
She was the wife of M. Edwin Lichtenstein.
Born on August 21, 1918 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Morris Knoblauch.
Evelyn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a...
Janet B. Miller
Dec 9, 2007
Janet B. Miller, 90, of Reading, died December 9, 2007 in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
She was the wife of the late James S. Miller.
Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Wilson C. and Alma E. (Adams) Fisher.
She was a 1935 graduate of Wilson High School.
Janet was a sergeant in the US Army, serving in W.W.II.
She was a...
Larry W. Brendle
Dec 7, 2007
Larry W. Brendle, 67, Whitford Hills, Muhlenberg Township, died Dec. 7, 2007, at 3:40 a.m. in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had resided since Jan. 10, 2001. He was the husband of Joyce L. (Fischer) Brendle, whom he married Jan. 6, 1962.
Born Oct. 16, 1940, in West Reading, he was a son of Winfield S. Brendle, Gouglersville, and the...
Mary L. Vasile
Dec 7, 2007
Mary L. Vasile, 86, formerly of Morgantown, died December 7, 2007 in Golden Living Center.
Mary was married July 20, 1942 to the late Paul J. Vasile. They had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary earlier this year. Paul died October 9.
Born January 30, 1921 in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Edwin L. and Florence A. (Wenrich) Feeman.
Mary was...
Beverly A. Lena
Dec 6, 2007
Beverly A. Lena, 71, of Wyomissing, PA, died December 6, 2007 in Reading Hospital.
She was predeceased by her husband, Adolph J. Lena, who died February 12, 1997.
Born in Dunkirk, NY, she was the daughter of the late Herman B. and Beatrice A. (Buck) Prue.
She was a graduate of Dunkirk High School.
Beverly worked in radio and advertising in Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
She...
Alice B. Megilligan
Dec 5, 2007
Alice B. Megilligan, 78 of Wyomissing died on December 5, 2007 in St. Joseph's Medical Center.
She was married to the late Franklin E. Megilligan who died on January 1, 1982.
Born on January 6, 1929, in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and (Goodrick) Barr.
Alice was a member of Upper Merion Baptist Church, King of Prussia.
Surviving are two...
Margaret A. Beam
Dec 4, 2007
Margaret "Meg" A. (Fosnocht) Beam, 69, West Lawn, died December 4, 2007 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
She was the wife of William R. Beam, Jr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Florence M. Fosnocht, Shillington and the late M. Grant Fosnocht.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Reading and attended Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia.
Meg was a...
Eva E. Tillman
Dec 4, 2007
Eva Ellen (Snyder) Tillman, 78 of Hyde Park, died on December 4, 2007 at 1:05 am in the Reading Hospital where she had been a patient since November 28th.
She was the wife of Thomas Norman Tillman.
Born on October 8 1929, in Alsace Twp. she was a daughter of the late John O. and Effie M. (Stufflet) Snyder.
Eva was employed as...
Francis W. Rothenberger
Dec 3, 2007
Francis Wilson Rothenberger, 88 formerly of Temple died on December 3, 2007 at 8:19 p.m. in ManorCare, Laureldale where he had been a patient since August 9, 2007.
He was married to the late Elizabeth Louise (Phillips) Rothenberger who died September 19, 1990.
Born on July 26, 1919 in Muhlenberg Twp., he was a son of the late James and Carrie (Hinnershitz)...
Ruth E. Bohn
Dec 3, 2007
Ruth E. Bohn, 85, formerly of Shillington, died December 3, 2007 in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of, Donald C. Bucher, Berks Heim. Her first husband, Earl R. Bohn, Jr. died June 22, 1984.
Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Laura (Miller) Matten.
She worked for A.B. Ebersole Insurance and Snyder Insurance, West Reading...
Louise L. Smith
Dec 2, 2007
Louise L. (Lopez) Smith, 87 of Philadelphia, died on December 2, 2007 in Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She was married on June 15, 1940 to the late John Calhoun Smith, Jr. who died March 9, 2005.
Born on September 9, 1920 in Los Lunas, NM, she was a daughter to the late Martin Lopez and Cruz Delores (Montenegro) Duran.
Louise was a...
John J. Gibney
Dec 1, 2007
John J. Gibney, 93, formerly of Wyomissing, died December 1, 2007 in the Mifflin Center.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Gertrude (Arnold) Gibney.
He was a 1933 graduate of the former St. Peters Catholic High School, Reading.
John worked for 23 years as a knitter at the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Reading, and last worked as...
Mary Phillips
Nov 30, 2007
Mary (Avanzato) Phillips, 83, of Reading, died November 30, 2007 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Monday.
She was the widow of Charles C. Phillips, who died January 9, 2006.
Born May 31, 1924 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Carmella Avanzato.
She was a graduate of Reading High School.
Mary...