Obituaries
Helen R. Roesch
Mar 20, 2008
Helen R. (Owens) Roesch, 74, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away March 20, 2008, in her residence after a short serious illness.
She was the wife of Clarence H. Roesch.
Born in Camden N.J. she was a daughter of the late Philip J. and Helen R. (Hayes) Owens.
She was a 1951 graduate of St. Leonard's Academy, Philadelphia.
Helen was a member...
Helen E. Biehl
Mar 20, 2008
Helen Elizabeth (Schaeffer) Biehl, 91, of Lincoln Park, died of natural causes March 20, 2008 at 11:59 am in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital.
She was the widow of Wilson Angstadt Biehl, who died March 25, 1995.
Born April 5, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Charles Paul and Kathryn (Souders) Schaeffer.
She was a member of Christ Episcopal...
Darlene I. Edwards
Mar 18, 2008
Darlene I. ( Dundore) Edwards, 55, of Reading, Passed away March 18, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Jessie L. Edwards.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Helen Dundore.
Darlene was a member of Spring Valley Church of God, Temple.
She was employed as a bank manager for National Penn Bank, Reading.
In addition to...
Robert Andrus
Mar 18, 2008
Robert Andrus, 88, formerly of Reading and Johnstown, Cambria County, died March 18, 2008 at 6:55 pm in Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had been a resident since November 19, 2007.
Born in Johnstown, PA on August 30, 1919, he was a son of the late Stephen and Mary (Dluhos) Andrus.
He worked his whole life with...
Patricia A. Gehret
Mar 17, 2008
Patricia A. Gehret, 61, of Sinking Spring, passed away March 17, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Rea D. Gehret.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Bernard P. and Virginia M. (Rothenberger) McDevitt.
Patricia was employed for 10 years by Sears in the Catalogue Department, Wyomissing; Systems Design Engineering, Wyomissing for 10 years as a secretary...
Cecilia L. Bialy
Mar 16, 2008
Cecilia Laura (Cesarz) Bialy, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, died March 16, 2008 at 1:20 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the widow of Stanley John Bialy, who died January 17, 1999.
Born in Reading, PA on January 12, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Waclaw and Martha (Erwetowski) Cesarz.
She and her late husband co-owned Sonny's Sandwich Shop, Cumru...
Mary M. Gromis
Mar 16, 2008
Mary Matilda (Shomper) Gromis, 84 of Reading died on March 16, 2008 at 5:36 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center where she had been a patient for 2 days. She had previously been a resident at ManorCare Health Services, West Reading. Prior to that she resided at Stabon Manor for many years.
She was the widow of Walter J. Gromis who...
Grace L. Rea
Mar 16, 2008
Grace L. Rea, 97, of Reading, died March 16, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
She was predeceased by her husband, Minor E. Rea.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella S. (Klemmer) Angstadt.
Grace was a graduate of West Reading High School.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Gibralter.
Mrs. Rea was a member of...
Visitacion L. Catalan
Mar 15, 2008
Visitacion L. Catalan, 80 of West Reading, died March 15, 2008 in Reading Hospital, where she had been for four days.
She was the wife of Crispin L. Catalan.
Born in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, she was a daughter of the late Hipolito Lazam, a former provincial judge and Alfonsa Aguino Danao.
She earned her Master's Degree in Finance, Summa Cum Laude, from...
Jeffrey A. Kline
Mar 15, 2008
Jeffrey A. Kline, 44, died March 15, 2008 in his Reading residence.
Born in Reading, he was a son of Freda D. (Rader) Kline, Reading and the late Russell E. Kline.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1981; followed by a four year stint in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Nimitz.
Jeff was last employed as a bartender...
Harold F. Kalbach
Mar 15, 2008
Harold F. Kalbach, 92, died March 15, 2008 in Elmcroft Personal Care Center, formerly Outlook Point.
His wife, Annie Kalbach, died in January 5, 1997.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late John and Carrie E. (Dampman) Kalbach.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, earning a purple heart.
Harold was first employed by Berkshire...
Emmanuel H. Dimitriou
Mar 15, 2008
Emmanuel H. "Manny" Dimitriou, 74, of Wyomissing, died March 15, 2008 in Lancaster General Hospital.
He was the husband of Ann Dimitriou.
Born on May 25, 1933 in Kos, Greece, he was the son of the late Haralampis and Ekaterina Dimitriou.
He was a graduate of Reading High School, Franklin and Marshall College and The Dickinson School of Law.
Manny served in the United...
Grace A. Becker
Mar 12, 2008
Grace A. Becker, 74, formerly of Hamburg and of Berks Heim, died March 12, 2008, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Emidio and Felicia (Valeriano)Guidotto.
Grace was employed by the Commonwealth of PA, Hamburg Center.
She is survived by her son, Glenn H. Becker, Jr., Leesport and her daughters, Beverly O. Epting and...
Haylie Rae Bonacci Good
Mar 12, 2008
Haylie Rae Bonacci Good was stillborn March 12, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. in Reading Hospital.
She was the daughter of Andrew Jay Good and Crystal Rae Bonacci, both of Reading.
She is survived by maternal grandparents Julius W. Bonacci of Cumru Twp. and Gale C. (Keaveney) Bonacci Cronce of Macungie; paternal grandparents Brian J., husband of Deborah L. (Scheirer) Good of Mohrsville;...
Edwina Marie Rader
Mar 12, 2008
Edwina Marie (Balut) Rader, 62, formerly of Maywood, NJ died March 12, 2008 at 10:36 a.m. in her Muhlenberg Township residence.
She was the wife of Joseph M. Rader whom she married January 7, 1967.
Born on March 27, 1945 in Passaic, NJ, she was a daughter of Evelyn M. (Grayshock) Balut of Muhlenberg Township and the late Edward J. Balut.
Edwina was...
George Applegate
Mar 11, 2008
George Applegate, 84 of Maidencreek Township died on March 11, 2008 at Kutztown Manor.
He was the husband of LaVerne Ida (Burkhart) Applegate.
He was born on April 25, 1924 in New Jersey.
In addition, he is survived by a daughter, Gan (Applegate) Tarpey of Phillipsburg, NJ; a step-son Thomas E. Grookett of Laureldale and a step-daughter, Sharen L. (Grookett) Wixon of Shillington;...
Lydia D. Arevalo
Mar 11, 2008
Lydia D. Arevalo, 93, of Spring Township, died March 11, 2008 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
Her husband, Alberto D. Arevalo, died March 11, 2000.
Born in Manila, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Leandro Dimaano and Maria Luz Katigbak of Lipa, Batangas Philippines.
Lydia was a member of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, Whitfield.
She was employed at John Wanamaker's...
Charles F. Mccomsey
Mar 11, 2008
Charles Franklin McComsey, 76, formerly of North Heidelberg Township, died March 11, 2008 in Manor Care, Sinking Spring.
His wife, Ellen Mae (Boyer) McComsey, died January 26, 2008.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Leonard A. and Emily A. (Cole) McComsey.
He was a graduate of Shillington High School in 1950, and earned a bachelor's degree in science education...
Gary William Redner
Mar 9, 2008
Gary William Redner, 55, died March 9, 2008, in his Lower Heidelberg residence.
Born in Queens, N.Y., he was the son of Earl W. Redner, Wyomissing, and the late Mary E. (Germond) Redner.
He was the Executive Vice President of Procurement for Redner's Warehouse Markets, Inc. for 36 years, last working on Friday. He left a lasting impression with his employees and...
William Howard Garman
Mar 9, 2008
William Howard Garman, III, 49 of Trenton, NJ died on March 9, 2008 in Kindred Hospital of Philadelphia at 12:30 p.m.
Born April 20, 1958 in Reading, he was a son to Sara Jane (Huber) Garman of Laureldale and the late William Howard Garman, Jr.
William was employed as a truck driver.
Also surviving are two brothers; James W., husband of Marjorie Garman...
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