Obituaries

Catherine T. Meck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Marie C. Mccarty

Marie C. Mccarty

May 26, 2008

Marie C. (Canonico) McCarty, 78, died May 26, 2008 at 4:40 pm in her Temple residence.

She was the wife of Paul B. McCarty, at home.

Born August 13, 1929 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mary (Macenka) Canonico.

She was a 1947 graduate of Muhlenberg High School.

Marie was employed a number of years as...

Joseph Anthony Ames

Joseph Anthony Ames

May 26, 2008

Joseph Anthony Ames, 71, master chef and food technologist died May 26, 2008 in his Exeter Twp. residence.

His wife, Maryellen (Kellar) Ames, died March 31, 2004.

Born in Lee Park, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Yakubaskas, Sr. and Albina (Lazausky) Yakubaskas.

He was a graduate of Wilkes Barre GAR in 1954.

Mr. Ames was a veteran of the U.S....

Irma E. Moll

Irma E. Moll

May 25, 2008

Irma Elizabeth (Weikel) Moll, 102, formerly of Reading, died May 25, 2008 at 10:52 pm in the Mifflin Center, Cumru Township.

She was the widow of Earl G. Moll, who died June 13, 1974.

Born in Shamokin, Schuylkill County, on December 9, 1905, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Stark) Weikel.

She was a member of St. Paul's Roman...

Helen S. Rockowicz Sharman

Helen S. Rockowicz Sharman

May 25, 2008

Helen Stella (Szwaczkowski) Rockowicz Sharman, 91, of Bern Township, died May 25, 2008 in the Reading Hospital, where she had been a patient since May 21st.

She was predeceased by two husbands; Edmund Stanley Rochowicz and Richard Reber Sharman.

Born August 24, 1916, in Reading, PA., she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Mildred (Zielaskowski) Szwaczkowski.

She attended St. Mary's Catholic...

Rosa Ugliuzza

Rosa Ugliuzza

May 24, 2008

Rosa (Pontorno) Ugliuzza, 94, of Reading, died May 24, 2008 at 11:45 pm in the Wyomissing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Reading.

She was the widow of Benedetto Ugliuzza, who died in November of 1969.

Born on March 27, 1914 in Santo Stefano, Sicily, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Alessandro and Marcella (Presti) Pontorno.

She was employed ten years as a...