Obituaries
Richard Theodore Hoffer
Jun 19, 2008
Richard Theodore Hoffer, a devoted husband and a loving, caring father, grandfather and great grandfather, 78 of Muhlenberg Township, died June 19, 2008 at 8:30 pm in The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been a patient since June 11th.
He was the husband of Natalie May (Fish) Hoffer, whom he married January 21, 1950.
Born August 14, 1929 in...
John L. Flemming
Jun 19, 2008
John L. Flemming, Sr., 81 formerly of Sinking Spring, died in his Bernville residence on June 19, 2008.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Edward and Ada (Lauter) Flemming.
He attended Williamson Trade School, Media, PA.
John was a bricklayer for Bricklayers, Masons and Tile Setters Local #21 where he was a past President of the Union from 1974-1983...
Alexander D. Gabrielli
Jun 17, 2008
A few years back, one of Dr. Alex Gabrielli's daughters asked him if he wanted to travel more often. For instance, she wondered, wouldn't he like to stand and marvel at the beauty of the Grand Canyon? It wasn't necessary, Dr. Gabrielli said. His Grand Canyon was right here, in Reading.
"What if," he said, "my Grand Canyon was my family?"
With...
Bertha L. Lacourse
Jun 14, 2008
Bertha L. (Danis) LaCourse, 87, of Spring Township, died June 14, 2008 in Phoebe Berks Health Care Center.
She was the widow of Clifford Z. LaCourse, who died October 8, 1991.
Born in Burlington, VT on December 14, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Lucienne (Campagna) Danis.
She is survived by a son, Ronnie LaCourse of Kure Beach, North...
Margaret Davis
Jun 13, 2008
Margaret (Rostek) Davis, 70, died June 13, 2008 at 12:31am in her Spring Township residence.
She was the wife of Clair Allen Davis, whom she married September 18, 1957.
Born October 18, 1937 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Pauline (Zielinski) Rostek.
She was employed 10 years as an operator with Lucent Technologies, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in 1998.
Margaret...
Catherine T. Meck
Jun 11, 2008
Catherine T. (Greenle) Meck, 88, of Shillington, passed away June 11, 2008 at the Mifflin Center.
She was the widow of Kenneth Meck.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William David and Mary Jane Elizabeth (McHugh) Greenle.
She attended Halahan High School, Philadelphia.
Catherine was employed as an IBM processor for Dana Corporation for 30 years.
She was a member of...
Suellen Resch
Jun 11, 2008
Suellen (Windle) Resch, 58, of Spring Township, died June 11, 2008 at 2:20 pm in the St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was married June 15, 1991 to the late Lawrence J. Resch, who died June 23, 2004.
Born in West Chester, PA on May 28, 1950, she was a daughter of Spencer Lodge Windle and Emily (Schmitt) Windle of West Brandywine, PA.
She...
Barbara Ann Truckermiller
Jun 10, 2008
Barbara Ann Truckermiller, 72 of South Heidelberg Township, died June 10, 2008 at 5:54 p.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
She was the wife of the late Henry Eugene Truckermiller who died August 4, 1989.
Born July 26, 1935 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Anne E. (Schmehl) Wilk.
Barbara was a graduate of Reading...
Thomas A. Lynskey
Jun 9, 2008
Thomas A. Lynskey, formerly of Rochelle Park, NJ, born to John and Rosella Lynskey on December 18, 1940 in Newark, NJ, died June 9, 2008 at age 67 in his home in Reading, PA.
He is survived by wife, Maria, children Donna and Daniel and son-in-law Brad Fox. Thomas was a 1958 graduate of Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic,...
Frieda S. Griffith
Jun 8, 2008
Frieda S. (Schroeder) Griffith, 83, formerly of East Petersburg, Lancaster County, died June 8, 2008 at 11:20 pm in Rittenhouse Senior Living (formerly St. Joseph Living Center), Muhlenberg Township.
She was predeceased by her first husband; Francis Krafft, who died in 1945 and her second husband; Herlin E. Griffith who died March 31, 1994.
Born on July 8, 1924 in Lancaster, she...
Thomas F. Ringler
Jun 8, 2008
Thomas F. Ringler, 62, of Exeter Township, passed away, June 8, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Iris N. (Gehris) Ringler. He was predeceased by his first wife, Sharon J.K. (Keller) Ringler, who died on February 21, 1986.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Ralph and Marie (Levengood) Ringler.
He was a graduate of Thomas...
Randall Paul Delp
Jun 7, 2008
Randall Paul Delp, 57, of Alsace Twp., died June 7, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. in the Reading Hospital, following a courageous battle with lung cancer.
He was the loving husband of Debra Lengel.
Born in Fleetwood, he was a son of the late Harold and Mildred (Heller) Delp.
He was a graduate of Oley Valley High School in 1970.
Randall had worked for Carpenter...
Herbert Clarence Vandegrift
Jun 7, 2008
Herbert C. Vandegrift, 85, formerly of Temple died June 7, 2008 in Berks Heim, where he had been a resident for the past three years.
He was the husband of Mary R. (Adams) Woerner Vandegrift.
Born in Philadelphia, he a son of the late Franklin G. and Lottie M. (Michaels) Vandegrift.
He was a laborer for Reading Railroad for 35 years until his...
Alice A. Knies
Jun 3, 2008
Alice Ann Knies, 70 of Laureldale, died June 3, 2008 at 12:25 a.m. in Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County after a long illness.
She was the wife of Robert Carl Knies, Sr., for almost 50 years.
Born September 9, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late William W. and Jule Ann (Gregory) Swartzman.
Alice was a graduate of Coughlin...
Patrick A. Nawa
Jun 2, 2008
Patrick A. Nawa, 56, of St. Lawrence, died June 2, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the loving husband of Paulette S. (Zaorski) Nawa. They were wed May 31, 1975 and celebrated 33 wonderful years of marriage on Saturday.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Joseph C. and Anne M. (Quirk) Nawa.
He graduated from Central Catholic High School...
Viola W. Seyler-Bouchat
Jun 1, 2008
Viola Weiler Seyler-Bouchat, 88, of Temple, died June 1, 2008 in the Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since Friday.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Edgar S. Seyler, Jr., who died December 6, 1965 and by her second husband, Bennett Bouchat, who died June 4, 1973.
Born in Alsace Township, on November 22, 1919, she was a daughter...
Todd A. Aulenbach
May 30, 2008
Todd A. Aulenbach, 43, of Oley, passed away May 30, 2008 in his residence.
Born in West Reading, he was a son of Allan Aulenbach, Shillington and Constance (Demopulos) Levan, Wyomissing.
He was employed by Schlouch as a maintenance mechanic.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Sebastian T. and Zachary T. Aulenbach, both of Reading; and two brothers,...
Shea B. Anderson
May 30, 2008
Shea Brendan Anderson, 25, of Fleetwood, died May 30, 2008.
He was the husband of Tiffany (Krick) Anderson.
Born on March 14, 1983 in West Reading, he was the son of Ronald Eugene and Diane Kay (Rider) Anderson of Cumru Township.
He last worked as a laborer with Solution Concrete, Exeter Township.
Shea is also survived by two sisters, Erin D. Anderson of Silver...
Elizabeth H. Johnson
May 28, 2008
Elizabeth H. "Betty" (Hargrave) Johnson, 91, of Wyomissing, passed away May 28, 2008 in Highlands at Wyomissing.
She was the widow of William L. Johnson, who died in 1958.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John M. and Bertha B. (Balke) Hargrave.
Elizabeth was a graduate of Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH, and Western College, Oxford, OH...
Hunter Ashley Riegel
May 27, 2008
Hunter Ashley Riegel, son of Ashley M. and Kelly (Kachurka) Riegel, Hamburg was stillborn in the Reading Hospital on May 27, 2008.
In addition to his parents he is also survived by his twin brother, Carter A. Riegel and his sister, Madison K. Riegel as well as many other loving family members.
Services will be private in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church,...
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