Obituaries
Anthony R. Papich
Mar 29, 2008
Anthony R. Papich, 83, of Reading, died March 29, 2008 at 11:07 a.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been since Sunday.
He was the husband of Rita E. (Drexel) Papich.
Born in Reading, he was a son of the late Martin and Agnes (Zelko) Papich.
He was first employed as a tire builder for 28 years for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.,...
Helen E. Miller
Mar 29, 2008
Helen E. Miller, 95, of Mifflin Center and formerly of Hummingbird Hill Apartments and Pittston, died March 29, 2008 in the Reading Hospital.
Her husband Joseph A. Miller died September 16, 1979. They were married on August 3, 1940.
Born in Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary A. (Andrulaitis) Evanosky.
She was a floor supervisor for...
John D. Alexander
Mar 26, 2008
John D. Alexander, 45, of Reading, died March 26, 2008, in Reading Hospital.
Born in Seaford, Delaware, he was the son of John C. and Patricia A. (Horstman) Alexander, Bernville. He resided with his fiancee, Lynn Ann T. Kinzey.
He was a graduate of Mt. Penn High School, and attended Penn State University.
John was employed by Berks Credit Collection, Inc., Temple, as...
Donata J. Okonski
Mar 26, 2008
Donata J. "Donald" Okonski, 75, died March 26, 2008 in his Reading residence.
He was the husband of Antoinette (Joffred) Okonski.
Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Roman and Leona (Klodziejska) Okonski.
Donata was a Pasting Plate Operator for General Battery, now Exide Corporation.
He was a decorated Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army.
Donata was a member of...
Stanley B. Kramer
Mar 26, 2008
Stanley B. Kramer, 89, of Wernersville, died March 26, 2008 in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center.
He was the beloved husband of the late Treva E. (Denison) Kramer.
Born June 15, 1918 in Carlisle, PA, he was a son of the late Frank D. and Adah (Basom) Kramer. Stanley was a graduate of Carlisle High School in 1937.
After working at several jobs in...
Martha S. Gilbert
Mar 25, 2008
Martha Susanna (Hess) Gilbert, 99, formerly of Camp Hill, died March 25, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. in Berks County Home - Berks Heim, Reading.
She was the widow of Harry D. Gilbert, Jr. who died March, 1988.
Born November 26, 1908 in Sunbury, PA, she was a daughter of the late David Grove and Dora Leona (Geiger) Hess.
Martha was employed by the...
Frances Parker Spangler Bisbing
Mar 23, 2008
Frances Parker Spangler Bisbing, 98, of Wyomissing, died March 23, 2008 in her apartment at The Highlands. She was the widow of Clair G. Spangler, M.D. and John H. Bisbing, M.D. She was the daughter of the late J. Heber and R. Elizabeth Clous Parker.
She is a graduate of Kent Place School and Wellesley College.
All of her life Frances was...
Robert Etzel
Mar 22, 2008
Robert Etzel, 80 of Reading died March 22, 2008 at 9:20 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center where he had been a patient for two days.
He was the husband of Bonalyn "Bonnie" Esther (Kissinger) Etzel whom he married on March 31, 1951.
Born August 10, 1927 in Reading, he was a son to the late John and Susan (Kotsch)...
Charles F. Rickert
Mar 22, 2008
Charles Francis Rickert, 92, of Muhlenberg Township and formerly of Shillington, died March 22, 2008 at 2:13 am in the Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient since March 12th.
He was the widower of Mary (Ciok) Rickert, who died March 11, 1998.
Born September 25, 1915 in Hyde Park, Muhlenberg Township, he was a son of the late Harry C....
Mary E. Harris
Mar 22, 2008
Mary Ellen (McGovern) Harris, 88, of Reading and formerly of Pottsville, died March 22, 2008 at 9:47 am in the Emergency Room at St. Joseph Medical Center.
She was born January 13, 1920 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County and was a daughter of the late George and Jennie (Holley) McGovern.
Mary was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Reading.
She was employed...
Ethel J. Fick
Mar 21, 2008
Ethel J. Fick, 87 of Temple died on March 21, 2008 at 4:48 a.m. in her residence.
She was the wife of the late Amos Wentzel Fick, who died in 2000.
Born on November 14, 1920 in Temple, she was a daughter of the late Howard Elmer and Eva (Gehris) Schmeck.
Ethel was a member of Rosedale United Church of Christ.
Surviving are two...
Isabel M. Feinour
Mar 21, 2008
Isabel Mary Paula (Smith) Feinour, 86, formerly of Lincoln Park, died March 21, 2008 at 3:20 pm in ManorCare Health Services, Inc., Spring Township, where she had been a patient for the last four weeks.
She was taken there from Country Meadows, Wyomissing, where she had been a resident since January 2007. Isabel was married July 15, 1942 to her late...
Helen R. Roesch
Mar 20, 2008
Helen R. (Owens) Roesch, 74, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away March 20, 2008, in her residence after a short serious illness.
She was the wife of Clarence H. Roesch.
Born in Camden N.J. she was a daughter of the late Philip J. and Helen R. (Hayes) Owens.
She was a 1951 graduate of St. Leonard's Academy, Philadelphia.
Helen was a member...
Helen E. Biehl
Mar 20, 2008
Helen Elizabeth (Schaeffer) Biehl, 91, of Lincoln Park, died of natural causes March 20, 2008 at 11:59 am in the Emergency Room at the Reading Hospital.
She was the widow of Wilson Angstadt Biehl, who died March 25, 1995.
Born April 5, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Charles Paul and Kathryn (Souders) Schaeffer.
She was a member of Christ Episcopal...
Darlene I. Edwards
Mar 18, 2008
Darlene I. ( Dundore) Edwards, 55, of Reading, Passed away March 18, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Jessie L. Edwards.
Born in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late William and Helen Dundore.
Darlene was a member of Spring Valley Church of God, Temple.
She was employed as a bank manager for National Penn Bank, Reading.
In addition to...
Robert Andrus
Mar 18, 2008
Robert Andrus, 88, formerly of Reading and Johnstown, Cambria County, died March 18, 2008 at 6:55 pm in Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he had been a resident since November 19, 2007.
Born in Johnstown, PA on August 30, 1919, he was a son of the late Stephen and Mary (Dluhos) Andrus.
He worked his whole life with...
Patricia A. Gehret
Mar 17, 2008
Patricia A. Gehret, 61, of Sinking Spring, passed away March 17, 2008 in Reading Hospital.
She was the wife of Rea D. Gehret.
Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Bernard P. and Virginia M. (Rothenberger) McDevitt.
Patricia was employed for 10 years by Sears in the Catalogue Department, Wyomissing; Systems Design Engineering, Wyomissing for 10 years as a secretary...
Cecilia L. Bialy
Mar 16, 2008
Cecilia Laura (Cesarz) Bialy, 89, formerly of Wyomissing, died March 16, 2008 at 1:20 am in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
She was the widow of Stanley John Bialy, who died January 17, 1999.
Born in Reading, PA on January 12, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Waclaw and Martha (Erwetowski) Cesarz.
She and her late husband co-owned Sonny's Sandwich Shop, Cumru...
Mary M. Gromis
Mar 16, 2008
Mary Matilda (Shomper) Gromis, 84 of Reading died on March 16, 2008 at 5:36 a.m. in St. Joseph Medical Center where she had been a patient for 2 days. She had previously been a resident at ManorCare Health Services, West Reading. Prior to that she resided at Stabon Manor for many years.
She was the widow of Walter J. Gromis who...
Grace L. Rea
Mar 16, 2008
Grace L. Rea, 97, of Reading, died March 16, 2008 in ManorCare, Laureldale.
She was predeceased by her husband, Minor E. Rea.
Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella S. (Klemmer) Angstadt.
Grace was a graduate of West Reading High School.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Gibralter.
Mrs. Rea was a member of...
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