Obituaries
Cyril V. Leddy
Aug 12, 2008
Dr. Cyril V. Leddy, Sr., 97, Spring Township and Bonita Springs FL, passed away August 12, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
His wife, Edythe L. (McMullen) Leddy died in 1975.
Born in Port Carbon, he was the son of the late James P. and Anne F. (Driscoll) Leddy.
He was a graduate of St. Stephen's High School in 1928 and...
Dorothy M. Lembo
Aug 10, 2008
Dorothy M. (Davis) Lembo, 87, died August 10, 2008, in the Allied Long Term Care Facility, Scranton.
She was the widow of Carmelo Lembo who died February 21, 2006.
Born March 10, 1921, in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Clayton J. and Jennie R. (Speicher) Davis.
She attended Ontelaunee Vocational School.
Dorothy was employed by the Berkshire Knitting Mill and the...
Gerda E. Mengel
Aug 10, 2008
Gerda E. (Fritzsche) Mengel, 87, died August 10, 2008 in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
Born May 18, 1921 in Burkhartsdorf, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Ellie (Hoffman) Fritzsche.
She was a graduate of Kutztown University.
Gerda was a teacher of Visually Handicapped children for the Berks County Intermediate Unit for 25 years.
She is survived by a son, William...
Mary E. Bentz
Aug 10, 2008
Mary Elizabeth (Schlegel) Bentz, 97, formerly of West Reading, died August 10, 2008 at 2:10 am in Sacred Heart Villa, Muhlenberg Township, where she had been a resident since January 2005.
Born in Lebanon, PA on April 4, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Elizabeth C. (Hicking) Schlegel.
She was a life long member of Sacred Heart...
Evelyn L. Weckel
Aug 10, 2008
Evelyn L. Weckel, 86, formerly of Reading, died August 10, 2008 in Berks Heim, where she had been since March 3.
Her husband, Charles J. Weckel died October 3, 2003.
Born in Clinton, MA, she was a daughter of the late Waldo and Grace (Goodnow) Smith.
She was a graduate of Lancaster High School, Lancaster, MA in 1940 and earned her Associates Degree...
Bernice Bulat
Aug 9, 2008
Bernice Bulat, 82 of Exeter Township died August 9, 2008 in Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.
She was married to the late Winfield Ernest Bulat who died, January 2, 1998.
Born December 1, 1925 in Wayne, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Hattie Ernestine (Carter) Doughty.
Bernice was employed at Sears Department Store, Wyomissing for many years as a...
Arthur Paul Schaeffer
Aug 9, 2008
Arthur Paul Schaeffer, 80 of Maidencreek Township died August 9, 2008 at 8:05 p.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he had been taken from Golden Living Center, Exeter Township, where he had been a resident since January.
He was married to Patricia Lou (Foltz) Schaeffer on January 10, 1957.
Born December 16, 1927, he was a son of the...
Louis W. Orzech
Aug 9, 2008
Louis Walter Orzech, 67, of Spring Township, died August 9, 2008 at 11:47 am in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., Spring Township, where he had been a patient since July 11th.
He was the husband of Louise (Berger) Orzech, whom he married June 3, 1961.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County on September 16, 1940, he was a son of the late Very Rev....
Harriet H. Koyste
Aug 8, 2008
Harriet H. (Gougon) Koyste, 79, died August 8, 2008 in her Spring Township residence. She was the dedicated wife of Michael Koyste, whom she married August 5, 1950. Born March 20, 1929 in Renovo, Clinton County, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Della R. (Koller) Gougon. She was a committee woman for the Democratic Party in...
Kelsey J. Naples
Aug 7, 2008
Kelsey Jaymes Naples, infant daughter of Brandon J. and Cheryl A. (Kunder) Naples of Spring Township, died August 7, 2008 in the Hershey Medical Center.
She was born July 16, 2008 at 4:40 pm in the Hershey Medical Center.
Kelsey is also survived by a sister; Peyton Jade Naples, at home.
Other survivors include her paternal great grandmother; LaJune A. (Leinbach) McDonough of...
Richard E. Behm
Aug 6, 2008
Richard E. Behm, 78, of Whitfield, died August 6, 2008 in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Dorothy E. (DeVine) Behm.
Born May 18, 1930 in Reading, he was the son of the late Karl H. and Bertha M. (Bridegam) Behm.
Richard was a 1948 graduate of Wyomissing High School, and a 1950 graduate of Penn State Extention,...
Joseph S. Barracca
Aug 6, 2008
Joseph S. Barracca, 81, died August 6, 2008, in Spruce Manor, West Reading.
He was married to Angelina (Tortorici) of Mohnton for 58 years.
Born January 27, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of James and Maria (Cosenza) Barracca.
Joseph was the owner of Joe Barracca Company of Ephrata. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
He was a...
David R. Long
Aug 5, 2008
David R. Long, Sr., 52, died August 5, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. in his Reading residence.
He was the companion of Doris Ann Gonzalez since October 4, 1984.
Born July 26, 1956 in West Reading, he was the son of Robert Samuel Long of Reading and Doris Stella (Steves) Long of Reading.
David was a 1974 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.
He was an...
Anne D. Glasgow
Aug 5, 2008
Anne D. Glasgow, 95, died August 5, 2008, in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, PA. Formerly of Verona, Virginia, she was a resident of Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, Wernersville, PA.
She was the widow of Rev. James H. Glasgow who passed away August 11, 2003.
Born June 16, 1913, in the Netherlands, she was the daughter of the...
Netha Olsen Bosler
Aug 5, 2008
Netha Olsen Bosler, 59, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away August 5, 2008 in her Wyomissing residence.
She was married to David E. Bosler October 17, 1970.
Born August 17, 1948 in Norristown, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Elizabeth (Olsen) Gruber.
She was a graduate of Norristown High School in 1966 and earned her Associate's Degree from...
Thomas G. Yeich, County Detective
Aug 3, 2008
THOMAS G. YEICH COUNTY DETECTIVE
Thomas Gordon Yeich, 61, of Maidencreek Township, died August 3, 2008 at 1:38 pm in the Reading Hospital, where he was taken earlier that day.
Born December 29, 1946 in West Reading, he was a loving son of Gordon R. and Sallie A. (Himmelreich) Yeich of Richmond Township.
He was a 1964 graduate of Fleetwood High School and...
Theodora Yianoulis
Aug 3, 2008
Theodora Yianoulis, 85, of Shillington, passed away August 3, 2008 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she had been a patient since June 17. Her husband, James E. Yianoulis died on August 10, 1973. Born on the island of Kos, Dodecanese, Greece, she was a daughter of the late John and Despina (Savaides) Ioannidis. Theodora graduated from...
Mary Lou Faust
Aug 3, 2008
Mary Lou Faust, 71 of Kutztown, died August 3, 2008 at 11:24 a.m. in Lehigh Valley Hospital, 17th and Chew, Allentown.
She was the widow of Warren Alfred Faust who died November 12, 1984.
Born February 12, 1937 in Buena Vista Village, she was the daughter of the late George Warren and Margaret (Folk) Fegley.
Mary Lou was a graduate of Fleetwood High...
R. Daniel Krize
Aug 2, 2008
R. Daniel Krize, 60, died August 2, 2008 in his Muhlenberg Twp. residence. He was the husband of Dorothy "Pokey" Elizabeth (Bobal) Krize, whom he married August 18, 1975. Born September 21, 1947 in Laureldale, he was a son of the late Robert Daniel and Jeannine Anna (Aulenbach) Krize. Dan was a 1965 graduate of Muhlenberg High School. He graduated...
Stanley J. Novashinski
Aug 1, 2008
Stanley J. Novashinski, 59 of Spring Township died August 1, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been a patient since Monday.
He the husband of Janet M. (Geida) Novashinski.
Born December 21, 1948 in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Stanley and Isabelle (Zukowski) Novashinksi.
Stanley was a graduate of Nanticoke High School.
He...
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