Obituaries
Audrey J. Schlegel
May 23, 2008
Audrey J. (Schaeffer) Schlegel, 83, of Wyomissing, passed away May 23, 2008 in her residence.
She was the widow of the late Henry J. Schlegel who died March 5, 2001.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter to the late William and Mae (Wummer) Schaeffer.
She was a 1941 graduate of Reading High School. She also graduated from Reading Bible Institute where she...
Theodore A. Grater
May 23, 2008
Theodore Arlington Grater, 84 of Temple died May 23, 2008 in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
He was the husband of Emma Mae (Staver) Grater, whom he married August 27, 1948.
Born February 14, 1923 in Reading he was a son of the late Theodore and Florence (Seiders) Grater.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1940.
Theodore was employed by...
Mary Cheri
May 23, 2008
Mary (Hatzas) Cheri, 89, of Wyomissing, passed away May 23, 2008 in her residence.
She was the widow of Frank Cheri who died January 15, 1980.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Nickolas and Aphrodite (Karaces) Hatzas.
Mary was employed by Berkshire Knitting Mills as a pairer for 41 years, retiring in 1977.
She was a member of Sts. Constantine...
James M. Mcgovern
May 23, 2008
James Murray McGovern, 86, formerly of Reading, died May 23, 2008 at 10:00 pm in Berks Heim, Bern Township, where he had been a resident since June 19, 2005.
Born in West Reading, PA on November 4, 1921, he was a son of the late Peter J. and Florence M. (Murray) McGovern.
He was a 1939 graduate of Wyomissing High School.
James was...
Anna F. Adams
May 21, 2008
Anna F. (Ciervo) Adams, 76, of West Reading, passed away May 21, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the widow of John W. Adams who died on November 22, 1964.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Donato and Carmela (Pacelle) Ciervo.
Anna was employed by Palmer Candy, West Reading, as a packer for 11 years, retiring in 1990.
Surviving...
Mary R. Curro
May 20, 2008
Mary Ruth (Lewis) Curro, 76, of Muhlenberg Township, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2008 at 11:43 am in St. Joseph Hospital, Bern Township, surrounded by her family.
She was married August 1, 1952 to the late Salvatore Andrew Curro, who died November 28, 2007.
Born March 8, 1932 in Muscatine, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Dewey Lewis...
Robert Anthony Wrenn
May 20, 2008
Robert Anthony Wrenn, 46 of Spring Township died May 20, 2008 in the ER at Reading Hospital at 2:58 a.m.
He was the husband of Holly Katrina (Wright) Wrenn, whom he married May 27, 2006
Born October 8, 1961 in Fort Bragg, NC, he was a son of Bobby Gene and Nancy (Ramos) Wrenn of Fayetteville, NC.
Robert was a graduate of Westover...
Ralph L. Pierce
May 19, 2008
Ralph L. Pierce, 85, formerly of Wichita, KS, died May 19, 2008 in his Reading, PA residence.
He was the husband of Lorene (Little) Pierce.
Born in Coalgate, OK, he was the son of the late Claud Lee and Lottie (Diacon) Pierce.
He was the owner/operator of Ralph Pierce Floor Covering, Wichita, KS, for 32 years until his retirement.
In addition to his wife...
Genevieve P. Chesko
May 19, 2008
Genevieve P. Chesko, 81, formerly of Temple, died May 19, 2008 at 9:30 am in Odyssey Hospice Care, Las Vegas, Nevada.
She was married September 21, 1947 to the late Thomas L. Chesko, who died May 8, 1967.
Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County on October 12, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Adelle (Gorski) Paszkiewicz.
She is survived by...
Lawrence D. Hepner
May 18, 2008
Lawrence D. Hepner, Sr. 94, formerly of Wyomissing, passed away May 18, 2008 in his Doylestown residence.
He was the widower of Thelma D. (Barnett) Hepner, who died March 7, 2003.
Born in Hepners, VA, he was a son of the late Joseph E. and Rebecca L. (Rinker) Hepner.
Lawrence was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Wyomissing where he served in...
William G. Boyer
May 16, 2008
William George Boyer, Sr., 81 of Alburtis, Lehigh County and formerly of 308 S. 10th St., Reading, died May 16, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in Golden Living Center, Exeter Township, where he had been a patient since November 19th.
He was the husband of Florence Adeline (Kozlowski) Boyer whom he married September 30, 1950.
Born September 5, 1926 in Reading he was...
James C. Bell
May 13, 2008
James C. Bell, 64, of Wyomissing, passed away May 13, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
He was the husband of Rhonda L. (Harbster) Diamond.
Born in Birdsboro, he was a son of the late Roy and Jennie (Huff) Bell.
He was a graduate of Alvernia College.
James was the owner of Wicker Shop, Wyomissing for 11 years, retiring in 2006.
He served in the US Marines.
In...
Stuart H. Shoemaker
May 12, 2008
Stuart H. Shoemaker, 92, died May 12, 2008 in his Muhlenberg Township residence.
He was the husband of Mary R. (Hoffman) Shoemaker who died May 17, 2006.
Born October 14, 1915 in Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Oscar and Ida (Long) Shoemaker.
Stuart was employed as a reactor operator for Glidden Company for 27 years, retiring in 1978.
He served...
Mary E. Schauer
May 9, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Schauer, a.k.a. Mary E. Kuzio, 63, of Wyomissing, died May 9, 2008 in University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Theckla (Hentz) Schauer.
She was a graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School, Pottsville in 1962 and of the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Allentown in 1965.
Mary enjoyed a long career...
Robert A. Mutzel
May 9, 2008
Robert A. Mutzel, 60, of Cumru Township, died Friday at 6:45 a.m. in his residence.
He was the partner of Patricia S. Gery.
Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Esther (Miller) Mutzel.
Mutzel obtained a bachelor's degree from Elizabethtown College, a Master's degree and an A.B.D., both from Bryn Mawr College.
He was a Professor of Sociology...
Imogene M. White
May 9, 2008
Imogene M. "Jean" White, 79, of Wyomissing, died May 9, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
Her husband, Jay W. White, died in 1976.
Born in Mt. Airy, NC, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Wayne and Ada (Parries) McBride.
She was a earned her BS degree in Home Economics from Catawba College, Salisbury, NC.
Jean began her professional career as a home economics...
Alberta M. Wummer
May 9, 2008
Alberta M. Wummer, 79, of Hyde Park, died May 9, 2008 in Berks Heim.
She was the wife of Richard L. Wummer.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Frieda (Loeper) Felix.
She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1947.
Alberta worked at Mae's Flower Shop, Reading for several years before raising her children.
She was a...
David J. Piller
May 9, 2008
David J. Piller, 53, of Reading, passed away May 9, 2008 at Nags Head, N.C., were he was away on a fishing trip.
He was the husband of Carol R. (Halter) Piller.
Born in Cleveland Ohio, he was a son of Francis J. and Jean Louise (Stohlman) Piller, Lady Lake, FL.
David was employed by Exelon Corporation, Kennett Square for 13 years as...
Donald Wilmer Mensch
May 7, 2008
Donald Wilmer Mensch, 85, formerly of Reading, passed away in Riverwoods Lewisburg PA.
He was the husband of Betty Mae (Smith) Mensch.
Born in Locust Township, he was a son of the late Wilmer and Sarah (Houck) Mensch.
He was a 1940 graduate of Locust Township High School, Numidia, PA.
As a young man, he worked on the Mensch family farm, Columbia County, Donald...
Archie J. Strauser
May 7, 2008
Archie J. Strauser, 87, of Allentown, passed away May 7, 2008 in Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown.
His wife, Jeannette A. Strauser, died June 14, 1996.
Born in Exeter Township, he was a son of the late Archie J. and Anna E. (Simon) Strauser.
He was a graduate of Wilson High School in 1938 and the McCann Business School in 1952.
Archie was employed by...
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