Obituaries
Shirley P. Lascomb
Jun 30, 2008
Shirley P. Lascomb, 84, of Wyomissing, died June 30, 2008 in Berks Heim where she resided for a month.
She was a wonderful wife and mother and will be missed by her family.
She was the widow of Kenneth R. Lascomb who died in 2006.
Born in Reading she was the daughter of William Schaeffer and Teresa (Kline) Schaeffer.
She is survived by three...
Michael Yatron
Jun 30, 2008
Dr. Michael Yatron, 86, passed away, June 30, 2008 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Georgine (Ortiz) Yatron.
Born in Reading, PA on July 20, 1921 he was a son to the late Peter and Rallio Yatron.
A graduate of Reading High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English from Kutztown State College in...
Mildred C. Fick
Jun 29, 2008
Mildred C. "Milly" Fick, 98 formerly of Museum Road, Reading and Elmcroft in Exeter Township, died June 29, 2008 at 9:30 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the wife of the late John T. "Jack" Fick who died June 1, 2002.
Born January 7, 1910, she was a daughter to the late Alfred and Katie (Bortz) Genner.
Milly was employed by...
Samuel J. Giamo
Jun 29, 2008
Samuel J. Giamo, 86 formerly of Reading passed away June 29, 2008 in the Mifflin Center, Shillington where he had resided for four years.
Born in Clearfield, PA he was the son of the late Guiseppe and Nunziata (Ettaro) Giamo.
His generosity of spirit and his passion of caring for others will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Sam, who graduated from...
Cornelius J. O'Brien
Jun 29, 2008
Cornelius J. O'Brien, Jr., 70, of Spring Township died June 29, 2008 in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Janice L. (Gretz) O'Brien.
Born January 8, 1938 in Reading, he was a son of the late Cornelius J., Sr. and Helen D. (Sauer) O'Brien.
Cornelius was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1955, LaSalle College in...
Peter D. Archey
Jun 28, 2008
Peter D. Archey, 70, passed away June 28, 2008 in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Connie (Leadbetter) Archey, to whom he had been married for 43 years.
Born in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of the late Henry and Ann (Colwell) Archey.
He earned his BA from College of the Holy Cross in 1959 and his MSW from Boston...
Dorothy E. Gross
Jun 28, 2008
Dorothy E. Gross, 87, of Reading, died June 28, 2008 in Berks Heim where she resided for the past two years.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother and will be missed by her family.
She was the widow of Lloyd E. Gross who died in 1977.
Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of Peter (Michalski) Brown and Frances (Przepiora)...
Vincenza J. Cenerazzo
Jun 27, 2008
Vincenza "Zena" J. Cenerazzo, 88, of Reading, died June 27, 2008 in St. Joseph's Hospital, where she had been since May 20.
Her husband John A. Cenerazzo died March 23, 2005.
Born in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Grace (Lignelli) Ferraro.
She was a graduate of Nazareth High School and Bethlehem Business College and attended Penn State...
Ann E. Sapovits
Jun 27, 2008
Ann E. Sapovits, 83, of Douglassville, died June 27, 2008 in the Reading Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family.
Ann was the devoted wife of Charles J. Sapovits, to whom she was married on September 18, 1948.
Born in Clinton, IA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas...
Walter F. Coles
Jun 26, 2008
Walter F. Coles, 87, of West Chester and formerly of Colony Park, Reading, passed away surrounded by his loving family on June 26, 2008 in the VA hospice unit of the Veterans Hospital, Coatesville, PA.
He was the husband of Norma A. (Anderson) Coles.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Helen (Adair) Coles.
Walter was graduate...
Carol Hafer
Jun 25, 2008
Carol (McCullough) Hafer, 65, of Spring Township, died June 25, 2008 at 4:20 pm in St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, where she had been a patient since June 21st.
Born in Camden, New Jersey on April 9, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Robert B. McCullough, Sr., and Cora L. (Jones) McCullough.
She was a 1961 graduate of Wyomissing...
Harry J. Nigrelli
Jun 23, 2008
Harry J. Nigrelli, 76, of Reading, passed away June 23, 2008, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Anthony and Maria (Gogluizza) Nigrelli.
Harry was employed by the City of Reading Water Bureau for 25 years as a foreman retiring in 1988.
He was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church.
Harry was a veteran of the...
Dorothy M. Imhoff
Jun 22, 2008
Dorothy Marie (Sload) Imhoff, 89, died June 22, 2008 in her Temple residence.
She was the loving wife of John Berthold Imhoff whom she married September 4, 1935.
Born November 3, 1918 in Coatesville, PA she was a daughter of the late William Bucher Sload and Ella Virginia (Hadley) Sload.
Dorothy is also survived by two children: John Orville, husband of Marilyn M....
Susan M. Engelman
Jun 21, 2008
Susan Mary Engelman, 52, went to be with the Lord June 21, 2008 in her Laureldale residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of Wade Luther Engelman whom she married December 2, 2000.
Born March 7, 1956 in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Raymond R. and Frances (Soja) Lewandowski.
Susan was employed by Construction Fasteners, Wyomissing as...
Jean F. Lash
Jun 20, 2008
Jean F. (Becker) Lash, 78 of West Reading, passed away on June 20, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Walter R. Lash, Sr.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Mabel (Merkel) Becker.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Walter R. Lash, Richland; Robert L., husband of Candace Lash, Bernville...
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...
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