Fern R. Lamm
Oct 30, 2007
Fern R. Lamm, 86, of West Lawn, formerly Shillington , died October 30, 2007 in Wyomissing.
Born in Shillington, she was the daughter of the late J. Calvin and Annie May (Row) Lamm.
She was a manager of Delta Hosiery Outlet, Reading retiring in 1997.
Fern was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Congregational Church, Shillington.
She is survived by a sister Mary (Lamm)...
Raymond T. Selig
Oct 28, 2007
Raymond Thomas Selig, 58, died October 28, 2007 at 4:45 am in Spruce Manor, West Reading, where he had been since February 23, 2002.
He was the husband of Sharon Selig of Reading.
Born December 3, 1948, in West Reading, he was a son of the late Sam and Sarah (Brown) Selig.
Raymond was employed two years as a driver with Reading Metro...
Guy E. Lebo
Oct 28, 2007
Guy Edward Lebo, 89, formerly of Noble Street, West Lawn died on October 28, 2007 in his Womelsdorf residence.
He was the husband to Jeanne Ellen (Long) Lebo whom he married on September 28, 1940.
Born on April 10, 1918 in Rehrersburg, he was a son of the late Harry D. and Esther S. (Bickel) Lebo.
Guy was a 1937 graduate of Wilson...
Ellen A. Koppenhofer
Oct 28, 2007
Ellen A. Koppenhofer, 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2007, surrounded by her entire loving family in her Wyomissing home. Ellen fought a courageous battle against ovarian cancer never losing her faith, her dignity, her beauty and her boundless love for her family.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Roy and three sons; Paul husband of...
Thomas W. Heck
Oct 27, 2007
Thomas W. Heck, 89, died October 27, 2007 in his Laureldale residence.
His wife Rose M. (Barbera) Heck died February 17, 2007.
Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Thomas and Sally (Hauck) Heck.
He was a maintenance mechanic for Western Electric for 25 years retiring in 1983.
Thomas was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He was...
Sarah M. Kline
Oct 27, 2007
Sarah M. (Blatt) Kline, 97, formerly of Laureldale, died October 27, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Home at Topton.
She was the wife of Frank Kline, also a resident of The Lutheran Home at Topton. They were married on June 27, 1936.
Born on April 14, 1910 in North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late...
Edward W. Mench
Oct 26, 2007
Edward W. Mench, Sr, 83, died October 26, 2007 in his Laureldale residence.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Peter W. and Frances Anna (Stenekinious) Mench.
Edward owned his own beer distributorship in the early 1950's; the first distributor in Laureldale. Later he worked at Parrish Press Steel for a number of years. He finished his career as...
Giuseppe Pitruzzella
Oct 25, 2007
Giuseppe Pitruzzella, 65, of Cumru Twp., died October 25, 2007 in Frederick, MD.
His wife, Antonia (Leggio) Pitruzzella died September 24, 2000.
Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Salvatrice (Ragusa) Pitruzzella.
At the age of 21 Giuseppe came to the United States and began working in factories in Brooklyn as a tailor. There he met his wife...
Mary A. Zuber
Oct 24, 2007
Mary Alice (Cronrath) Zuber, who would have celebrated her 98th birthday today, died October 24, 2007 at 7:20 a.m. in Kutztown Manor where she had been a patient since December of 2000.
Her husband, Paul W. Zuber, died January 2, 1993.
Born in Ruscombmanor Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Sarah (Hunter) Cronrath.
Mary was employed by Gehrke Embroidery...
George J. Miller
Oct 23, 2007
George John Miller, Jr., 79, died on October 23, 2007 in his Robeson Township Residence.
He was the husband of Shirley D. (Batdorf) Miller whom he married on January 29, 1949.
Born on September 10, 1928 in Stowe, PA, he was a son to the late George J. Miller, Sr. and Sara E. (Romick) Hadley.
George was employed as a painter for Boyertown...
Charles R. Farina
Oct 23, 2007
Charles R. Farina, 87, of Reading, died October 23, 2007 in St. Joseph's Hospital.
His wife, Jennie B. (Jarsocrak) Farina died July 11, 2006.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Anthony and Catrina (Todaro) Farina.
He was a machinist for Textile Machine Works retiring in 1982.
Charles was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
He was an U.S....
Leung Pan Chan
Oct 22, 2007
Leung Pan Chan, 75, of Spring Township, died October 22, 2007 at 7:28 pm in St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was the married in March, 1965, to Man Fong Wong, of Spring Township.
Born October 4, 1932 in Fuchou, China, he was a son of the late Jiam Li Chan and Pei D. Fhie.
He is also survived by two sons, Shui Lan...
John M. Hottenstein
Oct 21, 2007
John M. Hottenstein, 93, died October 21, 2007 in the Highlands at Wyomissing.
His wife Lois E. (Scherer) Hottenstein died October 15, 1997.
Born in Lehighton, he was the son of the late Ira and Beulah (Reichard) Hottenstein.
He was the president of Gai-Tronics, Mohnton for 15 years retiring in 1983. Previously he was the Plant Manager for I.T.E. Circuit Breaker, Co., Philadelphia...
Richard J. Beam
Oct 20, 2007
Richard J. Beam, 70, of Spring Twp., died October 20, 2007 while on a hunting trip in Colorado.
He was the husband of Loraine M. (Addesso) Beam.
Born in Palmyra, he was the son of Stella (Mikoni) Beam, Lebanon and the late Nevin Beam.
He was an electronics technician for 39 years at the former Western Electric and retired from Agere in 2002.
Richard...
Frederick L. Reicheneder
Oct 19, 2007
Frederick Lawrence Reicheneder, Jr., 82, of Muhlenberg Township, died October 19, 2007 in the Reading Hospital, where he had been since October 2, 2007.
He was married for 60 years to the late Betty Jane (Dunlap) Reicheneder, who died January 2, 2007.
Born in West Reading on May 22, 1925, he was a son of the late Frederick L. Sr. and Marie...
Pasha Beamesderfer
Oct 18, 2007
Pasha Beamesderfer, of Hershey Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, October 18th. She was the daughter of the late, Rev. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Beamesderfer. Pasha was a graduate of Central Dauphin East High School, Harrisburg Pa and the Barbizon School of Modeling, New York City. She held positions as an administrative assistant for the British Broadcasting Company in London, England and...
Virginia E. Born
Oct 18, 2007
Virginia Elizabeth (Barnett) Born, 81, of Robeson Township, died on October 18, 2007 in St. Joseph Medical Center where she had been a patient since October 17.
She was the widow of Lawrence I. Born who died, March 3, 1983.
Born on November 8, 1925 in Parkersburg, WV, she was a daughter to the late George and Lillian (Grim) Barnett.
Virginia graduated from...
Lawrence D. Gaston
Oct 17, 2007
Lawrence D. "Rusty" Gaston, Jr., 62, of Germantown, MD died October 17, 2007 in Springfield, Virginia.
Born on October 5, 1945 he was a son of the late Lawrence D., Sr. and Mabel (Wooton) Gaston.
Lawrence was a 1963 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and a 1969 graduate of Albright College.
He was employed by the Accounting office at the U.S. Government Accountability...
Mary Kauffman
Oct 17, 2007
Mary (Carrozza) Kauffman, 95, of Crestwood, Exeter Township, died October 17, 2007 in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where she had been a patient for one month.
She was the widow of C. Lloyd Kauffman, who died January 22, 1977.
Born August 12, 1912 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Theresa (Lia) Carrozza.
She was a member of St....
Jason J. Moyer
Oct 16, 2007
Jason James Ramer Moyer, 32, died October 16, 2007 in his Reading residence.
Born in Minneapolis, MN, he was the son of Guy W. and Vicki L. (Ramer) Moyer, West Lawn.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1994.
Jay was an electrician for Blatt and Zafferty, St. Lawrence and was most recently a landscaper for Kohl's Landscaping, Leesport, last working...